Unfortunately it went back

[Todd Anthony1]

Love this phone overall. Coming from the note 7 on basic mode , it's subpar in display quality in my opinion which is taking some getting used to, with low setting in comfort mode seems to make it acceptable.. Although this phone kills my old note 7 in performance and battery. Pretty happy so far.

I give my V20 a B+ overall. Only thing I'm not really happy with is the camera (which was their main selling point). Too delayed, overexposed and unable to capture a decent shot in lower light (unless the subject is completely still. Unfortunately my 5 year old doesn't understand what it means to sit still so "Daddy can get a decent shot.")

Too spoiled by my Samsung cameras.

Phone is an A, camera is a B-. Guess I'm in the grading mood lol

 

[skippyg]

I give my V20 a B+ overall. Only thing I'm not really happy with is the camera (which was their main selling point). Too delayed, overexposed and unable to capture a decent shot in lower light (unless the subject is completely still. Unfortunately my 5 year old doesn't understand what it means to sit still so "Daddy can get a decent shot.")

Too spoiled by my Samsung cameras.

Phone is an A, camera is a B-. Guess I'm in the grading mood lol

Yes the camera isn't all too high a performer in low light . Especially when comparing to the Samsung's . In daylight it's not too bad with hdr enabled

 

[amyf27]

Love this phone overall. Coming from the note 7 on basic mode , it's subpar in display quality in my opinion which is taking some getting used to, with low setting in comfort mode seems to make it acceptable.. Although this phone kills my old note 7 in performance and battery. Pretty happy so far.

So you feel it's quicker overall in operating? That's something I'm interested in

 

[skippyg]

So you feel it's quicker overall in operating? That's something I'm interested in

Very much so. The only stutter I've encountered is when I'm updating a ton of apps . Switching between apps and scrolling in apps is by far much smoother. In my opinion of course.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Try manual mode when taking pics in low light.. A slight tweak and the pics will come out great.. Takes a bit of a learning curve but worth it.

 

[carme4]

I saw the other day you are from San Diego. Come down to Del Mar Dog Beach someday and give an old lady a quick lesson on using manual mode on that camera!!! My dog won't hold still long enough either to get a good shot!!!

 

[tadpoles]

Low light is not bad. May need to speed up the shutter or put in "sport mode" (or the equivalent) for moving subjects which may make the shot darker. That's to be expected.

 

[Guyinbox]

I give my V20 a B+ overall. Only thing I'm not really happy with is the camera (which was their main selling point). Too delayed, overexposed and unable to capture a decent shot in lower light (unless the subject is completely still. Unfortunately my 5 year old doesn't understand what it means to sit still so "Daddy can get a decent shot.")

Too spoiled by my Samsung cameras.

Phone is an A, camera is a B-. Guess I'm in the grading mood lol

This is one thing I will miss if I give up the s7 edge. I would constantly miss shots of the kids in low light indoor areas with the v10 because it would take so long to focus. I'm not really interested in messing with manual controls to get good pictures.

That being said, I don't take enough pictures to let the camera weigh too heavily in my decision, so I still may end up picking up the v20 down the road.

 

[amyf27]

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Low light is not bad. May need to speed up the shutter or put in "sport mode" (or the equivalent) for moving subjects which may make the shot darker. That's to be expected.

Is that a picture of your mug? I have a Puggle at home that looks similar

 

[jdfry15]

So you feel it's quicker overall in operating? That's something I'm interested in

I never thought my note 7 was slow or stuttered too bad, but I think the v20 is noticeably faster in day to day use. It feels much smoother to me.

 

[jdfry15]

So you feel it's quicker overall in operating? That's something I'm interested in

I never thought my note 7 was slow or stuttered too bad, but I think the v20 is noticeably faster in day to day use. It feels much smoother to me.

 

[reintgenrc]

Put the display on Comfort View on the low setting and it will fix the cool display.

 

[Mike Dee]

Put the display on Comfort View on the low setting and it will fix the cool display.

I'm confused because I like the display as it is out of the box

 

[stan23]

No amount of changing the color adjustment will fix the white balance. I feel I need to address a few things:

1) I think the V20 is a great phone, but the display is not accurate.
2) It has nothing to do with AMOLED vs LCD. It has to do with color accuracy. I came from Samsung, but I used Basic Mode (the most color accurate mode). It's not "over saturated" or "punchy". It's accurate. My other devices are a Pixel C, iPad Pro 12.9, Nexus 6p (being replaced with a Pixel), an Acer 4K PC monitor, and an Acer Predator PC monitor. I have calibrated both PC monitors with an Xrite colorimeter.
3) Every other display I use is calibrated, so the V20 NOT being calibrated stood out more than I thought it would.
4) I'm not trying to convince anyone to not enjoy the phone. I know plenty of people will, but I see some people around here saying things like "you can fix the display". Well, plain and simple, no you can't. You need to decide if you're ok with a display that can't display accurate colors. The vast majority of people probably will be. Will LG release an OTA to "fix" this? Possibly, but they have not done that historically. I held out a sliver of hope that they would have an sRGB mode in Dev Options like the Nexus 6p but they don't.

I didn't post to try and change anybody's mind. I hope everyone gets the phone they want and enjoys it. The display is/was (for me), the only real negative I found with the device.

Funny stuff. I actually work in the display field and use a $30K Minolta spectroradiometer to do measure color and luminance.

That said, it's a phone. I'm not expecting or wanting perfect sRGB color calibrations. For fun, I can actually measure sRGB + white and black levels to see where the v20 stands, but again. it's a phone. I'm not using it to critically edit photos.

 

[Mooncatt]

I'm confused because I like the display as it is out of the box

Some like it warm, some like it cool (default). Set it how you like it and call it a day.

 

[tadpoles]

Is that a picture of your mug? I have a Puggle at home that looks similar

Yeah, that's my little BudBud, the Original Naughty Sausage.

 

[amyf27]

Yeah, that's my little BudBud, the Original Naughty Sausage.

My mini sausage lol

 

[Todd Anthony1]

Try manual mode when taking pics in low light.. A slight tweak and the pics will come out great.. Takes a bit of a learning curve but worth it.

Yeah, will definitely have to do that.

 

[Ca_lvn]

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My mini sausage lol

Looks like a slight over bite mite consider braces , just kindling cute pooch

 

[tadpoles]

Very cute indeed.