How are you using it now after a few years?

[Mooncatt]

LG G5 for me, but same difference. The key one being the replaceable battery. I turned on adoptable storage for it to increase the ram.

Adoptable storage doesn't increase RAM, it uses the SD card as if it were additional internal storage. There's also a number of downsides to doing so, namely the likelihood of the card corrupting and losing your data.

 

[Mooncatt]

I used mine for 3 years. Replaced the battery once. 2nd battery was on its last legs when I traded it in on a Samsung S10e last month. The ATT salesgirl promised me t would be erased/ wiped clean before being resold. A week later I started getting Google alerts that someone in Vietnam was trying to log into my email. The hassle of changing all my passwords wasn't worth the $45 trade in value. Id have been happier just taking a hammer to it. ATT needs to rein in their staff. Not sure how an unerased phone made it to Vietnam fraudsters.

That's why you're supposed to sign out of all accounts, then factory reset your phone before trading in, selling, etc. If you did do that, then it wasn't anything to do with the phone causing those alerts, just an unfortunate coincidence.

 

[martesque]

Just put a new battery in mine. It's been 3+ years. I've used for business and photography. Love the cameras. It was a little wonky for a couple of weeks - overheating except in safe mode. After an update, it's been fine. My next upgrade will be to 5G, so I'm looking to get a little more mileage out of it.

 

[kenrico]

LIke some others have not found a 'better ' phone..newer yes, but not better. I like the old aspect ratio and not curved screen , the dac and hrafphone jack.

The only shortcomings i can say after all this time is that outdoors..amoled competitors are better.

LG in thier race to find the next must have feature have forgotten the basics that the v20 had in droves ..build a good phone, and support it...its a flagship. The v20 got One os update and it was much later than the rest. Post v20 they made a promise for support and they wont keep it. Hey LG looked how fast HTC became totally irrelevant after trying to compete head to head with sammy.

Anyway am on my 3rd screen with my very serviciable v20.. They are like $40 bux now including frame and digitizer ..can do yourself with small screwdriver and some small bits of adhesive .. Had bought one real battery from lg and now they stopped selling again.

Kenny

 

[Ozman_15]

I'm starting to get some lag to the point of being annoying and apps being forced closed that shouldn't be. I'm a power user and I think I'm starting to hit the RAM limits, causing them to close out. Otherwise I'm still happy with it and there's no true upgrade for it that I've seen yet.

Yeah, that was my issue, forced me to upgrade last week I just couldn't take it anymore.

Google Assistant had the worst lag for me. I would say ok, and by the time I would hear the chime the microphone had already turned off, or if it did hear me, it would take what seemed like days to activate the command. Really it was only 15 seconds but it seemed like 3 years , it was long enough I would try the command again, and again. My neighbors probably wonder why the lights were turning on and off 3 or 4 times in a minute.

 

[cerchiarax]

My Lgv20 is still my daily driver and it's actually faster then when I originally bought the thing. After some tinkering it gets better then average scores on GeekBench, even beats average G6 scores if you can believe it. The only thing that made me even think of changing this phone was Android auto problems I initially had. But now I got it working with this phone and works like a charm every time I plug it in to my Kenwood AA head unit.

 

[Dean Richard E Desroches]

switched from nokia 735/929 to LG V20 and very surprised I waited soooooooooo long to switch. Great size, customer my launcher to windows tiles and quite satisfied indeed!

 

[Whitemanfromtowne T]

In my opinion, the Gpro Gpro2 and V20 we're the best phones LG ever produced. I've had all three devices and still have my V20 and I will not be changing my V20 until the Motorola Razr prices drops down to $200 or less. That's how long I'm gonna keep my V20.

 

[Lonerock44]

I upgraded last year to the v20. I previously had a Samsung s5 (which still works) but needed more internal storage plus the primary thing was the removable battery, I was able to buy a new v20 cheap plus found a cheap used one for cheap as a backup. The new nhad some problems but covered under warranty and after 4 attempts they fixed it (hence the backup phone)

It's a shame that they don't have removable batteries anymore and replacing it in a new phone can cost $85, if it can be done at all.

Will stick with v20 until it dies of old age.

 

[LarryASilva]

A few months ago, I decided to retire my Samsung Galaxy S5 as I was repeatedly running out of APP room with the S5's paultry 8gb of internal memory....and my 200gb micro SD card in the S5 cannot be used as program memory for many apps. I wanted to buy a Verizon compatible phone for use with the Total Wireless carrier. (If you want Verizon coverage and pay much less than Verizon...u must check check Total Wireless. They lease the Verizon system and the coverage is the same). When I began searching for a new phone....I was disappointed that there are NO flagship phones with removeable batteries. During research, I discovered that the two year old design flagship LG V20 has 64 gigs of internal memory, a great two lens front camera system, removeable battery, and takes my 200gb micro SD card just fine. Best of all...I was able to buy 2 of them from Amazon (actually overstock.com) for CENSORED each. The refurbs arrived in new condition but without headphones. So now I have a nice big flagship smartphone running all my countless apps I do not really need......and I do not have to worry about having a nervous breakdown over dropping a CENSORED phone. If I ran over my LGV20 today, I would try to get another one for around CENSORED. I hope I can make this phone last until the truly useful bendable displays begin to invade our pockets in a few years. Oh yea....those replacement batteries for the LGV20 can be had for around CENSORED a pop. Excellent !

 

[Hardlinesix]

It's still got a good camera, but for whatever reason the phone became slow. I tried rooting it and installing a custom rom on it, which was fun for a while, but eventually thought it became too outdated and slow. So I sold it a few days ago, got a Pixel 2 XL, I've had LG phones since the Galaxy S3, happy to finally move on to a Google phone, which is shockingly quicker and much smoother.

 

[Phillip Baum]

I'm starting to get some lag to the point of being annoying and apps being forced closed that shouldn't be. I'm a power user and I think I'm starting to hit the RAM limits, causing them to close out. Otherwise I'm still happy with it and there's no true upgrade for it that I've seen yet.

Try clearing the app cache and some junk files and it'll run like new again

 

[henfetchit]

Just replaced the battery in mine with a 4200mAh by AexPower off Amzn - it fits with the V20 back and lasts me all day+ most days. And it works perfectly with LG and Anker chargers. Having that extra life fitting inside the LG back means the Poetic case fits too - really liked the iPossible battery, but the case was just too easy for the grandkids and such to remove (they like the bubbles on the lock screen).

 

[Threecardtrick667]

I'm a power user too and it's only been in the last few weeks that it's slowing down. It may be time to upgrade or to hard reset but I haven't seen anything that would make me run out and get. The changeable battery and the 2nd screen are just inspired in today's phones. I've rarely lasted a full day on 1 battery.

 

[talon1189]

I have had my V20 since day one. I have always used mine "naked" and it is almost like new looking. I have 3 spare batteries. I have not had any problems with the phone. I love the DAC and removable battery. Like what was mentioned above, there is nothing that is comparable that also offers a head phone jack, and can be used as a remote control for your stereo and TV

 

[henfetchit]

I've had my V20 for at least a couple years now and loving it. The performance is really good, though a recent google update was laggy at first. My one phone without a replaceable battery was, oddly, the LG G2 and swore I'd never do THAT again.

Don't see any reason to downgrade to newer phones made to be disposable if anything happens to them - i.e. run down battery, cracked screen.... They cost WAY too much to be disposable just because the battery runs down after a couple years. And pretty glass backs just make repairs nearly impossible, so not even a consideration.

I saw a foldable phone, the screen already showing signs of a crease - no thank you. Really, I have a laptop if I want a large screen or a TV at home.

Just replaced the V20 battery with a 4200mAh by AexPower off Amzn - it fits with the V20 back and lasts me all day+ most days. And it works perfectly with LG and Anker chargers. Having that extra life fitting inside the LG back means the Poetic case fits too. Really liked the iPossible battery, but the case was just too easy for the little ones to remove (they like the bubbles on the lock screen when they touch it, another cool LG feature).

Overall, the V20 doesn't miss a beat. The pics are great (I use the manual mode), call quality is great, and the Quad DAC sound is unbeatable. Bluetooth sound is okay (meaning BT not the phone), so I plug an aux cable from the V20 to the car for amazing. I have Sony & AKG phones and both sound great on the V20 (The car speakers and these phones are totally weak tea on my friend's s9 by comparison).

I much prefer the interface for the LG, vs Samsung, especially the manual controls for the camera & video. And the mics do just an incredible job of recording. When I first got it I was blown away at the detail captured and that they don't top out with loud concert sound.

As to buying NIB or used. I got mine in a panic through a nearby Phone Clinic. The G4 I was using died & I needed something immediately. They had a used V20 handy so they transferred everything and it didn't miss a beat. Ironically, I went to register it via LG and found it had never been used on any network - so new. And it only cost me $250. Been super happy since.

BTW, I hate phones with powerbuttons on the side as I would constantly press it with my thumb accidentally just holding them. So the power button on the back, well placed below the cameras, works perfect for me and having that also as the fingerprint scanner is a perfect combo.

 

[Mooncatt]

Google Assistant had the worst lag for me.

I don't even use Google Assistant, except for voice dialing while driving. If there were other options available, I'd disable the Google App all together. The voice dial has been buggy for months now, even with app updates. I currently have updates uninstalled, so still waiting to see if that fixes it. That's not even counting the confusion it has determining if I'm wanting to call a business in my contacts (which is ALWAYS the case), or doing a search for it online and calling whatever random number it finds.

 

[Johnnv]

I'm starting to get some lag to the point of being annoying and apps being forced closed that shouldn't be. I'm a power user and I think I'm starting to hit the RAM limits, causing them to close out. Otherwise I'm still happy with it and there's no true upgrade for it that I've seen yet.

 

[MiakireHi]

Saw this post via Google News..literally signed up right now just to comment. i still use my LG V20. I truly believe it was ahead of its time and it still is. Its not too thick yet not to thin and the weight in my hands is just perfect. It still out performs my samsung galaxy 6 in performance via mobile gaming and media. But alot of apps force close now. I thought my device was about to tank because it was slow but when i put a new battery it was good to go..... before the lg v20 i was religious iphone user.... never again. Lol

 

[Xavier HS]

Daily user. I'm a traveling salesman. Roaming with dual SIM, Microsoft apps etc. drain batteries, being able to swap in a spare battery before going back out to avoid having to carry a bag for cables and power banks is immensely useful.

Love the fish eye for group shots and tight spaces.

Resetting the phone after Android updates and keeping location etc off when not in use keeps it running smoothly.

No replacement for it on the market.