LG is getting out of the mobile phone business

Post by manishjhawar » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:28 PM UTC

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I have a Samsung phone that used to be their top of the line. I have never updated it because I know the next update disables call recording. I believe any subsequent phone has non-working (probably not in every region) call recording so that is a deal breaker for me. It seems like they got lobbied by insurance companies who scam people over the phone (they promise options that turn out to be a lie) and you can't rea…

By the way, there is a great call recorder in F-Droid. If your phone doesn't have built-in support, you can always get it there.

Post by summm » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

unethical_ban wrote: post #591

I can only think of a few reasons that LG couldn't make it, and none of them are enough to sink a brand: * Lack of updates * Occasionally non-flagship hardware * That Nexus issue many years ago Their UI is better than Samsung. They're less intrusive than samsung. Their flagships are usually pretty good and come at good discounts soon after release. I have an S21 now, and the number of bloatware samsung apps has me wa…

Post by summm » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:36 PM UTC

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What happened to the Android phone ecosystem? Android phones used to offer unique and useful features like removable batteries, headphone jacks, IR blasters, SD cards, etc. Now it seems that Samsung and Google are obsessed with copying whatever Apple does, even their controversial decisions like removing the headphone jack, even after making fun of Apple for doing it. No thanks, why would I buy a shittier iPhone with…

I recommend Motorola phones. They have headphone jacks and (almost) stock Android

Post by lostlogin » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:39 PM UTC

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I'm not the parent author but they're both state sponsored enterprise. I can't speak about wherever they're rebrands though, you'd have to take all their phones apart to figure that out.

Shouldn't the government own the majority of the shares for it to be a state sponsored enterprise? Or does it just have to offer tax breaks and subsidies?

Post by jonny_eh » Mon, Apr 05, 2021, 6:42 PM UTC

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Most non-technical people I know opt for iPhones because they know they can use them for 5-6 years with 1-2 battery swaps (that costs 30 EUR where I live). And for display quality. I keep hearing this adage of "iPhone as a status symbol" and I have legitimately never in my life seen it. Only ever saw people on the internet talking about it. An anecdotal data point for you, if it's useful.

Let me give you some perspective. It might not be a status symbol in the US and Europe but in the rest of the world it definitely is. I’ve lived in the uk for a while and no one cared that was wearing an iPhone. But as soon as I moved back to my home country everyone thinks I’m rich. And they’re right to think this way as the price of iPhones in my country is completely absurd. Everyone thinks an 800 pounds phone is…