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LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

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Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

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Post by paxys »

villgax wrote: post #29

Can manufacturers do a wedge like design with a thicker top & tapered bottom edge? That way there is no camera bump & the device sits flat on a desk & a bit raised towards you as well. Bonus camera points coz the lenses are along the same axis horizontally & closer to the centre of the device than in one corner, likewise for the front facing camera too, which could just be shoved into one corner without leaving a hol…

Camera bumps are all cancelled out by cases anyways. What you are describing sounds uncomfortable to carry around in the pocket.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

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Server6 wrote: post #122
VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #110

At this point there are basically no non-Chinese mobile phone makers aside from Samsung and Apple. And even those devices are still manufactured in China, right?

Here's a list: Apple – American Samsung Mobile – South Korean Nokia Mobile – Finnish Google Pixel – American Sony Mobile – Japanese LG – South Korean BLU Products – American Lava – Indian Sharp – Japanese Fairphone – Dutch Philips Mobile – Dutch Yotaphone – Russian BQ – Spanish Acer – Taiwanese Asus – Taiwanese HTC – Taiwanese Essential Products – American Cherry Mobile – Philippino DoCoMo – Japanese Panasonic Mobile…

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Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

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Post by pjmlp »

ohazi wrote: post #66

I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung always wanted to do things their way -- different (shitty) UI, Samsung versions of all the core Google apps (but worse), reorganizing preferences for no reason, the stupid bottom button placement, non-remappable Bixby button, aggressively killing apps for power management and breaking widgets, etc…

Because using stock Android is like the phone version of year of Linux Desktop.

It is so ugly from UI/UX perspective, that almost everyone ends up installing a theme anyway.

Then Google only does the minimum in features, and their software is crap.

For many years, if you wanted proper music software, Samsung phones with their custom real time audio SDK were the only option on Android ecosystem.

Same applies to the quality of Vulkan drivers.

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Post by sanxiyn »

VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #110

At this point there are basically no non-Chinese mobile phone makers aside from Samsung and Apple. And even those devices are still manufactured in China, right?

Samsung mobile phone manufacturing left China long time ago. Most Samsung mobile phones are manufactured in Vietnam these days.

Re: LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

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Post by blackoil »

axaxs wrote: post #21

Can't say I blame them. Phones are really close to being commodities. Samsung and Apple have the top end on lockdown. Xiaomi will obliterate you on the low and mid range. So your only real option is to dump huge amounts of cash into top photo and app folks and try to fight with the big two.

Samsung has a decent mid range A/M series and you can replace Xiaomi with 'Chinese companies' but comment otherwise stands true.

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Post by BardRT »

ehsankia wrote: post #55
shp0ngle wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is lots of weird Android stuff on AliExpress.

You don't even need to go that far. - ASUS is on it's 5th? gaming focused phone (with attachable fan and all) [1] - You have folding, flipping and stretching [2] phones - You still have plenty of great niche hardware keyboard phones [3] The issue is that these mostly fill niches, as the majority of people are happy enough having the a clean simple phone. [1] https://rog.asus.com/phones/rog-phone-model/ [2] https://ww…

Whoa. Thank you SO MUCH!

I'd completely despaired of ever finding a modern smartphone with a full physical keyboard on it. It's been 8 years since I had one.

Now to do some research and find a US carrier that it'll work with.

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Post by reader_mode »

blackoil wrote: post #112
ohazi wrote: post #66

I never understood why Samsung phones were constantly receiving praise by tech reviewers while LG got crapped on. Samsung always wanted to do things their way -- different (shitty) UI, Samsung versions of all the core Google apps (but worse), reorganizing preferences for no reason, the stupid bottom button placement, non-remappable Bixby button, aggressively killing apps for power management and breaking widgets, etc…

Google Apps aren't gold standard. I own a Samsung phone I have replaced launcher (MS launcher) /SMS (SMS organizer). Contacts and Phone app maybe Samsung's but they never troubled me. Only Settings search is unexplicably slow which annoys sometimes. In terms of hardware/updates Samsung is good enough. Only Chinese phones may give better value for money but they come with too many software quirks, which I don't like.

OnePlus has decent value and while being Chinese it doesn't have a lot of quirks and is geared towards western markets.

Motorola also has some decent phones in the budget category. Pixel a series are also great value.

I got a Samsung last generation and gave Samsung ecosystem a go (smart watch, buds, TV). They do great hardware but they should just leave software alone - tizen os is a major PITA on TV and Watch (lacks apps, Bixby is retarded).

I had one plus before this and I'll probably go back if I stay on Android - software is just much better

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