LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

Post by juliand » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 10:12 AM UTC

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I am a s10+ user and recently I ditched all the different google version of my phone apps. I decided to use samsung's version of the calculator, calendar, files and contacts apps. They seem solid enough for me and some of them present better integration with the Samsung ecosystem . Those apps are also integrated with different third party providers including google . I still despise bixby but I'm very satisfied with…

> I am a s10+ > very satisfied with the rest of the phone. The plastic glass of the back camera in my Samsung s10 cracked in the first 2 months of using the phone, it cracked from laying it on flat surfaces.

Post by Moru » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 10:15 AM UTC

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For others wondering about KnockON > With Knock ON you can set the phone to turn the screen on by quickly double-tapping the screen. Double-tap an empty area in the Home screen, Status Bar, or Lock screen to turn the screen off. -- https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-knock-...

Huh I thought that was a stock android thing since mi UI (xiaomi) also has it.

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 10:18 AM UTC

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Wondering if the Android phone market can be still considered a Google-led mobile "ecosystem" when Samsung is the only big player left with competitors dropping out or struggling, and the big Chinese manufacturers being forced out. Not meant as a snark (owned HTC phones in their heyday and also Samsung S5 and S8); just wondering if Samsung shouldn't aim for a larger influence on Android or even fork, for better or wo…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 10:20 AM UTC

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>removable batteries aren't that important now If you like throwing out your phones every two to three years, then sure.

My phone is from May 2019, so just under 2 years and I am still seeing basically the same battery performance from when it was new - something I didn't get with my earlier devices that had a removable battery. Besides, getting a battery replacement for an iPhone costs sub 80 bucks, which is probably about the same as we would have had to pay for batteries for the older models - and they were more likely to break beca…

Post by Macha » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 10:23 AM UTC

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They're obsessed with making money. No 3.5mm means you're more likely to buy bluetooth earbuds. No SD? Cloud services. Battery? You'll get a new phone after 18-24 months. No charger? Wireless charging pad. Apple can "get away" with it because to a lot of people it's a luxury/lifestyle brand. Android vendors copy them because they want to create new revenue streams by removing features/out of nothing too!

Then why wasn't there massive commercial success for the phones that kept these features, like a headphone jack an SD card? Samsung tried to market it for a few years, but eventually surrendered to the same trends like the rest of the market. If this was really so bad for consumers, they would've chosen the alternatives that were available at the time.