Sort of mixed this in another person's thread, so in case anyone wants another opinion on making the upgrade, here is mine:
Having switched from the V20 to the V30...as logical as it is, lol..I'll describe the improvements as incremental.
Surprisingly I haven't missed the feature I thought would bother me most, the removable battery. I'm def what you would consider a power user and I'm getting great life with the V30. Plus with fast charging, throwing it on a charger for 20 min gives you a surprising amount of charge. This should only get better with Android O.
The camera....this is tough for me, because I don't use the wide angle at all. The regular I would say is better, but how much, I'm not sure. Took some pics at an NHL game a few days ago, and no blur during action shots. They aren't Sports Illustrated quality shots but are useable.
The music part is a nice improvement. The quad dac is amazing and the audio/video recording capabilities are really good. Took some video and audio only at a rather loud Third Eye Blind concert and was quite pleased.
The overall speed is definitely faster running the web or programs on the V30.
So that's my take right now. I wouldn't consider this a "must have" upgrade if one is loving the V20, but it's good. Had I been a more patient user who doesn't always need the latest and greatest, going from the V20 to the V40 probably would've been a lot more noticeable and made more sense, but with the $200 visa card and free Google VR stuff, to me was worth it... but I'll say just barely. The actual feature I saw that I really wanted was in a review video, the audio playing from YouTube was not only coming from the bottom firing speaker but also the earpiece speaker. Alas, was not included and no one seems to know why.
Final verdict...I'm ok with the upgrade enough that I won't go back to the V20, but it just barely made the cut for me. NOT blown away by it, but enjoy it enough to keep it.
Having switched from the V20 to the V30...as logical as it is, lol..I'll describe the improvements as incremental.
Surprisingly I haven't missed the feature I thought would bother me most, the removable battery. I'm def what you would consider a power user and I'm getting great life with the V30. Plus with fast charging, throwing it on a charger for 20 min gives you a surprising amount of charge. This should only get better with Android O.
The camera....this is tough for me, because I don't use the wide angle at all. The regular I would say is better, but how much, I'm not sure. Took some pics at an NHL game a few days ago, and no blur during action shots. They aren't Sports Illustrated quality shots but are useable.
The music part is a nice improvement. The quad dac is amazing and the audio/video recording capabilities are really good. Took some video and audio only at a rather loud Third Eye Blind concert and was quite pleased.
The overall speed is definitely faster running the web or programs on the V30.
So that's my take right now. I wouldn't consider this a "must have" upgrade if one is loving the V20, but it's good. Had I been a more patient user who doesn't always need the latest and greatest, going from the V20 to the V40 probably would've been a lot more noticeable and made more sense, but with the $200 visa card and free Google VR stuff, to me was worth it... but I'll say just barely. The actual feature I saw that I really wanted was in a review video, the audio playing from YouTube was not only coming from the bottom firing speaker but also the earpiece speaker. Alas, was not included and no one seems to know why.
Final verdict...I'm ok with the upgrade enough that I won't go back to the V20, but it just barely made the cut for me. NOT blown away by it, but enjoy it enough to keep it.
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