First day with the V20, observations vs Mate 9

[Fred98TJ]

After a full day now with the V20 here are some observations compared to my Huawei Mate 9:

- first kind of a disappointment regarding signal strength. Granted the signal is bad in my house (Globe Telecom, Philippines) however the Mate 9 always manages to obtain signal inside the house, usually 1 or 2 bars. The V20 often shows "no service".

- The display on the V20 is much better, as expected. Slight disappointment as I find no way to adjust the color balance on the V20 though.

- The V20 is certainly easier to hold and operate compared to the Mate 9. Much lighter and overall a little bit smaller.

- The V20 seems more responsive to touches. The Mate 9 is known to have a very aggressive palm rejection and sometimes that causes having to tap an icon a couple of times.

- I'm a little surprised at the speed difference between the two. The Mate 9 is a speed demon. I really have no complaints though with the speed of the V20.

- Haven't really had time with the cameras yet, just a little testing. Noticed that (in manual mode where I usually shoot) the V20 has no metering adjustment. The Mate 9 has eval, center weighted and spot meterings available. With the few test shots I'm liking the camera of the V20 a little more than the Mate 9, though I do miss the ability to adjust the metering modes. Focus peaking on the V20 is great. Very useful for me.

- Obviously haven't had enough time to really check the battery life. Setting everything up and playing some I'm getting a little more than 1 hour of SOT for each 10% of battery use. That's certainly good. Side note, because I've not seen it mentioned anywhere before, mine came with two batteries.

Anyway the kind of major disappointment is the crappy signal quality of the V20.

I'll probably post up more in a few days after I've had time to ride the V20 longer.

 

[Brent Michael]

After a full day now with the V20 here are some observations compared to my Huawei Mate 9:

- first kind of a disappointment regarding signal strength. Granted the signal is bad in my house (Globe Telecom, Philippines) however the Mate 9 always manages to obtain signal inside the house, usually 1 or 2 bars. The V20 often shows "no service".

- The display on the V20 is much better, as expected. Slight disappointment as I find no way to adjust the color balance on the V20 though.

- The V20 is certainly easier to hold and operate compared to the Mate 9. Much lighter and overall a little bit smaller.

- The V20 seems more responsive to touches. The Mate 9 is known to have a very aggressive palm rejection and sometimes that causes having to tap an icon a couple of times.

- I'm a little surprised at the speed difference between the two. The Mate 9 is a speed demon. I really have no complaints though with the speed of the V20.

- Haven't really had time with the cameras yet, just a little testing. Noticed that (in manual mode where I usually shoot) the V20 has no metering adjustment. The Mate 9 has eval, center weighted and spot meterings available. With the few test shots I'm liking the camera of the V20 a little more than the Mate 9, though I do miss the ability to adjust the metering modes. Focus peaking on the V20 is great. Very useful for me.

- Obviously haven't had enough time to really check the battery life. Setting everything up and playing some I'm getting a little more than 1 hour of SOT for each 10% of battery use. That's certainly good. Side note, because I've not seen it mentioned anywhere before, mine came with two batteries.

Anyway the kind of major disappointment is the crappy signal quality of the V20.

I'll probably post up more in a few days after I've had time to ride the V20 longer.

I'm glad you like it so far. I'd give the phone a week or so to settle in. As far as color adjustments, under the general tab, click accessibility>vision>screen color adjustment. I personally love the camera on manual, auto not as much. As far as signal quality, never had any problems, hopefully it works itself out for you. Enjoy the phone!

 

[huungryshark]

I like the V20 camera more than the M9

Yes , Huawei Honor has the advantage with signal reception and I like the WiFi + but the V20 is good enough for me.

They are manufacturer of mobile network infrastructure etc so no surprise here.


Overall I like the LG V20 better because removeable batteries, infrared blaster , durability , camera setup , working WiFI Direct / Miracast ( thumps up , LG) and the secondary screen is growing on me!


The B&O Hifi Quad Amp is AMAZING when you listening with hi-res B&O Headsets - woooooooow

IPhone 7 plus is a boring phone against the V20 , I tell you...

 

[Fred98TJ]

I'm glad you like it so far. I'd give the phone a week or so to settle in. As far as color adjustments, under the general tab, click accessibility>vision>screen color adjustment. I personally love the camera on manual, auto not as much. As far as signal quality, never had any problems, hopefully it works itself out for you. Enjoy the phone!

Thanks for the tip for color adjustment. Found it.

 

[Fred98TJ]

I like the V20 camera more than the M9

Yes , Huawei Honor has the advantage with signal reception and I like the WiFi + but the V20 is good enough for me.

They are manufacturer of mobile network infrastructure etc so no surprise here.


Overall I like the LG V20 better because removeable batteries, infrared blaster , durability , camera setup , working WiFI Direct / Miracast ( thumps up , LG) and the secondary screen is growing on me!


The B&O Hifi Quad Amp is AMAZING when you listening with hi-res B&O Headsets - woooooooow

IPhone 7 plus is a boring phone against the V20 , I tell you...

Please, no one take my comments as complaints about the V20, just noting my observations vs my M9. I really have no complaints.

For whatever reason, signal reception is better today inside the house.

Played with the camera a little more and am liking it. I shoot with raw but haven't had time yet to mess with the raw files. Out of the box, manual mode, I'm liking the jpgs from this camera, more than from the M9. The camera on a phone is one of the most important features to me, at least for stills.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Good luck and welcome.

 

[caveman84]

I picked up mate 9 at best buy three days ago and now comparing it to my v20 and g5. I relly want to like mate 9 especially its giant battery. Will see how this goes.

 

[Brent Michael]

Thanks for the tip for color adjustment. Found it.

Of course! Glad I was able to help!

 

[rushmore]

For Verizon US at least, the V20 has weaker signal than the Note 4 and about equal to the Note 7. For perspective, the Note 7 had weak signal overall, but fine in good signal areas. Sucked for medium to low signal areas.