Anyone get Note 8 just to kill time till the real king arrives, LG V30!

[bhatech]

Did the V30 improve the potato front camera on G6 or still the same?

 

[Almeuit]

Did the V30 improve the potato front camera on G6 or still the same?

Not sure. Check out the Hands On to see what Daniel thinks so far .

https://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-v30/830130-lg-v30-ac-hands.html

 

[donm527]

Secondary 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size

Other news...

Interesting when you go to the LG site... notice where it says V30+?? Future model?

LG V30: Release Dates, Specs & News – Sign Up Today | LG USA

Did the V30 improve the potato front camera on G6 or still the same?

 

[blopez24]

I used to enjoy LG products then i had the LG Nitro and they lost me. Since then ive only bought Samsung phones or motorola. Although the v30 does look nice ill stick with the note 8

 

[dov1978]

Did the V30 improve the potato front camera on G6 or still the same?

Same and it truly was awful

 

[Tsepz_GP]

As the thread starter I feel the need to come back and say , What say you now??? This phone looks incredible. Aside from the S pen it has everything the Note 8 has and even better. Awesome improved DAC, Wide angle lens vs useless zoom lens on note 8, crazy manual controls and modes for video never seen on a smartphone, faster and more accurate face unlock based off early impressions, same size battery as note 8 with a smaller 6 inch screen, and they have given everyone wireless charging in every region as well as the standard IP68. At around $700 which is the predicted price, unless you got the Note 8 for $550 with the Note 8 promo, the v30 looks like the better buy. Will use the Note 8 until the v30 releases then ill JUMP to it.

Disagree.

Note 8 has Dual OIS, 2GB more RAM, larger BRIGHTER Display (1200 nits) and the SPen.

The V30 is more like a G6 Plus.

Personally I value the SPen and Dual OIS greatly. The V30's 2nd camera is fixed focus and no OIS, truly disappointing, IMO.

I'll stick to my Note8 until the Note9.

 

[Tsepz_GP]

I can see your point but the story isn't told on paper. Yes, on paper the V30 is comparable in many areas. The V20 was also comparable in many areas to the Note 7, but the overall experience lacked significantly. The launcher wasn't as good as Samsung's so I used Nova. The highly vaunted camera was overrated. The battery life was terrible and started to deteriorate and shut down at 15% only 5 months into ownership. Looking at the paper stats, yes the two were very similar. But paper stats only go so far. I doubt the V30 is going to be any different. LG phones are what they are at this point. And until they make some serious improvements they will remain a tier or two behind Samsung.

Exactly!

Did LG even bother to focus on Battery Deterioration? Samsung at least promised that the S8 range and Note8 will retain 95% of their capacity over 2years.

 

[bhatech]

Secondary 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size

Other news...

Interesting when you go to the LG site... notice where it says V30+?? Future model?

LG V30: Release Dates, Specs & News – Sign Up Today | LG USA

They explained in the LG event the V30+ is the same with just more memory. They didn't go into detail but that's the only thing they said about V30+

 

[Tsepz_GP]

Display size on an OLED is not the determining factor, it's # of Pixels, and they're roughly the same. Pixels are turned on and off, not the whole display. But more important to battery life, is display efficiency (Samsung is the master of this, possibly the master's god), kernel efficiency and processing/resource management. Both LG and Samsung suck at the latter, but the Note series has traditionally done very well at prolonging battery life to tweaks to the kernel. If I was a betting man, my money would be on the Note 8 not just winning on battery life, but blowing LG out of the water.

Yep.

Especially the Exynos Note8 which is what I am getting will easily outperform the V30 in battery.

 

[swazedahustla]

I never needed, or was looking for validation. As I currently have a note 8 on preorder I have every right to express my opinion and comparisons between the 2. Im excited to get my Note 8 but I cant ignore that aside from the S pen there really isn't anything setting them apart and a $230 difference for an S Pen isn't something that seems logical.

Thats just simply your opinion, and doesn't seem like there are too many who feel the same. But have fun with it when you get it.

 

[ChuckLIII]

Anyone get Note 8 just to kill time till the real king arrives, LG V30!

No. Next silly question?

 

[ajb1965]

I've always had a soft spot for LG, and really like what they did with the V line. After seeing the initial hands on videos, it looks like this is their best effort yet. The V series has been my Fall phone for the last 2 years, usually my go between until the next Galaxy S was unveiled but getting the Note is going to mess up my schedule lol

 

[ahaxton]

Disagree.

Note 8 has Dual OIS, 2GB more RAM, larger BRIGHTER Display (1200 nits) and the SPen.

The V30 is more like a G6 Plus.

Personally I value the SPen and Dual OIS greatly. The V30's 2nd camera is fixed focus and no OIS, truly disappointing, IMO.

I'll stick to my Note8 until the Note9.

Not to mention, because people frequently forget or downplay it, Samsung Pay. It's one of the major reasons I'm considering the Note 8 after a year on the Pixel XL.

 

[TechnologyTwitt]

Im excited to get my Note 8 but I cant ignore that aside from the S pen there really isn't anything setting them apart and a $230 difference for an S Pen isn't something that seems logical.

LG has a lot of catching up to do - the stats are clear. Since Samsung is the (current) number 1, they can charge a premium with confidence.

 

[Katrina White1]

Just watched a V30 review. Stuff they're so ohhh ahhh over has been in Samsung devices 2 years. I was like, is this new? I'm not an LG user so idk if some of the features are brand new to LG or just new to the V30. At any rate, I'm unimpressed.

 

[SHIVA77]

Hi Katrina, I think for LG the V30 is a big deal. It also has some cool video features, like slow-zoom.
But right now no one can compete with Samsung, they are the king by far. They spend the most money on R&D, make stuff for the iPhone as well and basically they are the "edge" in cutting-edge. haha

 

[Katrina White1]

Hi Katrina, I think for LG the V30 is a big deal. It also has some cool video features, like slow-zoom.
But right now no one can compete with Samsung, they are the king by far. They spend the most money on R&D, make stuff for the iPhone as well and basically they are the "edge" in cutting-edge. haha

Yes, it sounds like it's really big deal. I know not everything is for everybody so... Even in the comments people were flipping about a feature that - I don't remember what is was! Lol. I was wondering what they had been using because it was something I had on the N5, so it would've been on the S6 as well. But, to each his own. I'm glad they've found a device to flip about cuz I'm sure flipping over having a Note back in my life.

 

[strikeIII]

I have had the V20 and G6 and both camera apps suffered from serious lag and the photo processing wasn't that good. Had some grain the photos even in sun light. The cool thing the V30 has is the Quad DAC but I don't really use high-end headphones regularly enough to really want that feature. The wide angle lens was a cool feature too. I hope they've corrected the camera performance and processing in the V30. I will pick one up to check it out but I'm not overly hyped about it.

 

[Gray Area]

LG have been using a pen for years already with the LG Stylus and LG Stylus 2

I have the LG stylo 2 and it's pen capability is not even on par with the Galaxy Note 1. Just being honest it's an ok device but in no way is it even remotely on par with any note that has ever come out.

 

[donm527]

It may not be new... but it sounds like there is a phone that is as featured pack as the S8 and gives people an option. As Marques says it checks all the boxes no other smartphone really has for 2017 except 'maybe' the $1000 Note and made a couple of references to Samsung.

Yeah it may not impress S8 owners because they already have a compareable phone... but to the ones that don't have one and are shopping... side by side, feature for feature, it may come down to little things like... do I want Quad DAC, or curved glass, or the FPS in the right place.

The G6 had potential to compete better against S8 but came up short in some areas. But V30 possibly took care of all that if initial positive reviews hold up V30.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8F3_olFvA

Just watched a V30 review. Stuff they're so ohhh ahhh over has been in Samsung devices 2 years. I was like, is this new? I'm not an LG user so idk if some of the features are brand new to LG or just new to the V30. At any rate, I'm unimpressed.