LG V35 is out, are you getting it?

[recDNA]

Does xfinity even carry it?

 

[flyingkytez]

I wish phone still had the replaceable battery. I really don't care for underwater photos.

Same here, but the majority rules.. we are a small niche market unfortunately.. the G5 was proven unsuccessful and nobody bought the extra battery, the V20 was voted the ugliest flagship phone (I don't think it's ugly however). This is the future I guess: materialistic people with shiney phones they wear around their neck like a piece of jewelry. I don't blame LG, they gotta stay in the game. They're trying to outlast their competitors: HTC and Moto which are doing poorly (sold a part of themselves to Google, Google takes their patent and dumps them). They helped Google make the Pixel 2, which did poorly in sales. People are buying phones less and less, it's a fact nobody wants to keep buying phones every year. I do praise LG for adding new features and still try to be different and still retain a slim & sleek design.

 

[flyingkytez]

Are you serious about this? You'd have more inferior audio just for a couple more bars? I get a faster connection via LTE anyway in my home so I don't even use the wifi.

I agree, just maybe wait a little bit, maybe the frequency bands on the new phone is far superior, your hometown is still catching up with the new bands.

 

[flyingkytez]

Where is the notch?

Hidden, it's optional. It's called "new second screen". Good thing it's an LCD so you can have the notch display icons and notifications without burn in. I bet you $100 the AMOLED notch phones will get burned in so badly cause' of the static notifications and icons (iPhone has a disclaimer for it).

 

[flyingkytez]

Well of course it doesn't, the USB C port is a digital out, so it would use the DAC of whatever device you connect it to. Just buy a high quality auxiliary cable and you're golden. I listen to my V30 on my bedroom surround sound system and can't tell the difference in clarity between Spotify on it and my Xbox One which uses an HDMI connection (the XB1 was just louder and louder doesn't equate to being better).

My V20 with the HiFi DAC connected to two studio Mackie MR5 MK3 + a Polk Audio subwoofer using a 3.5mm aux cable, sounds better than actual live performance music, music sounds "3D" like it's right there in your room. My V20 actually beats the soundcard in my laptop which is supposed to be better but it's not. I have an external DAC for my TV which I connect to via analog and it sounds really good too.. but wow, having a DAC in a small phone is still amazing.

Watch 10 years from now, Apple and Samsung will reveal a Quad DAC in their phones.. old technology which LG been having. They are a trend setter, the LG G series actually started the whole small bezels trend (LG G2 & G3). They've been trying weird things like the curved screen phone but finally got things right.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Hidden, it's optional. It's called "new second screen". Good thing it's an LCD so you can have the notch display icons and notifications without burn in. I bet you $100 the AMOLED notch phones will get burned in so badly cause' of the static notifications and icons (iPhone has a disclaimer for it).

lol

 

[flyingkytez]

Removable/sealed battery doesn't impact anything that has to do with underwater photos. There are zero phones that are "safe" to use underwater, including for taking photos. Water resistance can be done in conjunction with removable battery, which has been done by Samsung. But the water resistance, regardless of the type of back, does not test or certify for any scenario which would involve the device being used while wet, let alone submerged and moving.

I've had and seen waterproof phones fail.. the Galaxy S7 Active had a defect and people's phones were getting water damaged. Samsung actually does NOT advertise using the phone underwater (anymore) because they keep getting slammed for false claims. Salt walter and chlorine water will damage the phone's parts, corrode the metal parts. Your best bet is a sealed waterproof bag, much more reliable and protects the phone completely, while still allowing photos to be taken. The waterproof feature is for rainy weather and accidental spills. I wouldn't trust a $900 phone near water even if it is IP68 rated, maybe splashes are OK.

 

[pounder001]

Had a line upgrade so I decided to go for it and I've had my AT&T V35 for a few days now so far so good

 

[LPRodgers]

Had a line upgrade so I decided to go for it and I've had my AT&T V35 for a few days now so far so good

Yea me too it is a great phone I haven't found any compromises with it so far, from sound to cameras they fixed, to OLED screen, to feel in hand, to a great microphone system, they finally nailed it...albeit a bit too late because they're marketing sucks. Parked my s9+ I feel the v35 is a much better phone (aka no Bixby or bloat) they won't sell any but at least they finally built a good phone.

 

[pounder001]

Yea me too it is a great phone I haven't found any compromises with it so far, from sound to cameras they fixed, to OLED screen, to feel in hand, to a great microphone system, they finally nailed it...albeit a bit too late because they're marketing sucks. Parked my s9+ I feel the v35 is a much better phone (aka no Bixby or bloat) they won't sell any but at least they finally built a good phone.

Agree with everything you said - I said goodbye to my V30 today at the AT&T Corporate Store and got a $400 account credit that AT&T offered for buying the V35

 

[spandres]

I am curious if anyone else with the V35 has had this issue. I bought mine yesterday from AT&T, and this morning it turned off and started restarting itself every 5 or so minutes. It also kept switching between having signal and no signal every couple minutes
Less than 24 hours owning the phone and I exchanged for a new one. I've had the new one for 5 hours now but it randomly restarted once. I'm afraid it is going to start bootlooping again.

 

[cohoman]

I am curious if anyone else with the V35 has had this issue. I bought mine yesterday from AT&T, and this morning it turned off and started restarting itself every 5 or so minutes. It also kept switching between having signal and no signal every couple minutes
Less than 24 hours owning the phone and I exchanged for a new one. I've had the new one for 5 hours now but it randomly restarted once. I'm afraid it is going to start bootlooping again.

Are you saying that the 2nd V35 you now have is randomly restarting? Wow, that's not a good sign. I was holding off on possibly upgrading to the V35 until I read some real user reviews, so this will make me reconsider upgrading.

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[cohoman]

I was at the ATT store yesterday getting a cheap Android phone to use as a temp phone while my LG G6 is sent off to the LG factory for repair (USB Port moisture issue) and I saw the V35 on display. It really looked like a Samsung S9 in appearance and feel. I'm not so keen on the curved edges of the screen, but the OLED screen looked very sharp and clear. Much different than my G6's LCD screen, so I'm not sure if I like the OLED better yet. I was thinking of upgrading to the G7 but ATT doesn't offer it, so next was the V35. Although now I'm a bit soured on the idea of upgrading to the V35 after having the false USB Port moisture problem with my G6.

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[pounder001]

I am curious if anyone else with the V35 has had this issue. I bought mine yesterday from AT&T, and this morning it turned off and started restarting itself every 5 or so minutes. It also kept switching between having signal and no signal every couple minutes
Less than 24 hours owning the phone and I exchanged for a new one. I've had the new one for 5 hours now but it randomly restarted once. I'm afraid it is going to start bootlooping again.

I have had my V35 since Friday and have had no rebooting/bootlooping issues at all

 

[pounder001]

Are you saying that the 2nd V35 you now have is randomly restarting? Wow, that's not a good sign. I was holding off on possibly upgrading to the V35 until I read some real user reviews, so this will make me reconsider upgrading.

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Real user here (had mine since Friday June 8th) and had zero issues for what its worth

 

[cohoman]

Real user here (had mine since Friday June 8th) and had zero issues for what its worth

What phone did you upgrade from?

 

[spandres]

I might just be severely unlucky. My second one start bootlooping this morning, then it stopped, now it won't get signal.
For the second V35 I got yesterday, I didn't make any changes, I just kept the phone as it is when you first turn it on to see what would happen, and it still does it. I'm just going to return it and move on. This was my first (and last) foray into LG phones

 

[LPRodgers]

Could be a sim issue have them give you a new one that's terrible luck!

 

[pounder001]

What phone did you upgrade from?

Swapped my AT&T sim between a LG V30 and a Samsung S8+

 

[pounder001]

Yea me too it is a great phone I haven't found any compromises with it so far, from sound to cameras they fixed, to OLED screen, to feel in hand, to a great microphone system, they finally nailed it...albeit a bit too late because they're marketing sucks. Parked my s9+ I feel the v35 is a much better phone (aka no Bixby or bloat) they won't sell any but at least they finally built a good phone.

Let me know if you find a case (a real case not a V30 case) that fits the rear camera correctly on the V35. So far I have bought 2 off of Amazon that were marked V30/V30s and they both did not fit the rear camera correctly although would work