What is LG doing?

[Mike Dee]

I thought so too. But I played with the iPhone 8 plus today and was stunned by how much I actually liked it. And the camera on that thing... WOW.

Get the X...

 

[anon(903870)]

I thought so too. But I played with the iPhone 8 plus today and was stunned by how much I actually liked it. And the camera on that thing... WOW.

This is the phone I'm thinking about getting next.


Im not interested in a better selfie cam and the oled screen isn't a selling point for me. So the X is kind of off my radar.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Get the X...

X was on my radar, but I just don't know if I could adjust to that notch cut out.

 

[Mike Dee]

X was on my radar, but I just don't know if I could adjust to that notch cut out.

Yeah... Forgot about that

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

This is the phone I'm thinking about getting next.


Im not interested in a better selfie cam and the oled screen isn't a selling point for me. So the X is kind of off my radar.

Yeah the oled screen while welcome, is old hat for us Android vets. Plus it will put to shame by the V30 screen at a much cheaper price.

Truthfully, if you had told me a month ago that any old iPhone design would have jumped to the top of my list, I would have laughed. But here we are.

 

[sydneycooper1979]

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[al23]

I don't get it, it was released mid October last year and will be this year, why is everyone freaking out. My unlocked version V20 came out mid November, I'll have to wait a while. Rushing to sell it faster won't help. Remember the Note 7 did that and look what happened, a disaster.

For me it's the announcing then absolute silence for two months. I would not be complaining if LG said they were going to announce the phone in mid-October and release it two weeks later. I compare their strategy to Samsung (release three weeks later?) and Apple (release ten days later or, in the case of the Iphone X, at least a definite release date). The absolute silence and absence of details is what makes no sense. LG provided preview units to tech reviewers who posted reviews on You Tube. Most of us here have probably seen several of these. But I doubt the casual user will. So that is not the best way to get the word out.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

For me it's the announcing then absolute silence for two months. I would not be complaining if LG said they were going to announce the phone in mid-October and release it two weeks later. I compare their strategy to Samsung (release three weeks later?) and Apple (release ten days later or, in the case of the Iphone X, at least a definite release date). The absolute silence and absence of details is what makes no sense. LG provided preview units to tech reviewers who posted reviews on You Tube. Most of us here have probably seen several of these. But I doubt the casual user will. So that is not the best way to get the word out.

I think you best explained it.

It's the utter silence on this important piece of info that's getting really annoying. If you follow LG on the major social networking platforms, you'll see them promote the V30 left, right and center, but they won't tell you when it's coming and if you read the comments, there are people asking them when it is launching officially worldwide.

 

[MA2GA28]

They didn't sell those units, those are preview units they probably have to ship back eventually. The reviewers will have to buy their own retail version of it, they can't actually do a review with a preview unit. JerryRigEverything was flown to NY to do a quick teardown video, he'll have to buy his own to do a full review. This is good marketing because it'll get people interested, the YouTube reviewers actually convinced me to get a V20.

Wasn't my point. I know the review units are freebies that need to be returned. My point was that all these review videos are hitting over the last two weeks...when we don't even have a pre-order date. So, someone will see a good review, and look up where to buy the phone. When they can't find that information, there's a chance they move on to another phone.

Crappy Marketing 101.

 

[sunriseshell]

And while they may have been first(almost?) with nougat, they don't really worry about updates. My V20 is still running Nougat 7.0! No updates after a whole year. Just the android security updates coming months late.
Despite this I'm still likely to get the V30, though I may try to wait a few months until the price comes down a bit.

 

[Mike Dee]

And while they may have been first(almost?) with nougat, they don't really worry about updates. My V20 is still running Nougat 7.0! No updates after a whole year. Just the android security updates coming months late.
Despite this I'm still likely to get the V30, though I may try to wait a few months until the price comes down a bit.

That is bad....is that a carrier model.

 

[TheMarcus]

That is bad....is that a carrier model.

Mine is so probably his is, too. Are the unlocked versions on a higher version?

I'm convinced LG doesn't care about point updates because they don't change much that most consumers will actually notice. From my experience, they skip point updates and only worry about security updates and major OS updates.

 

[Mike Dee]

Mine is so probably his is, too. Are the unlocked versions on a higher version?

I'm convinced LG doesn't care about point updates because they don't change much that most consumers will actually notice. From my experience, they skip point updates and only worry about security updates and major OS updates.

Correct...I never saw a point update with the G5

 

[flyingkytez]

I mean let’s be real for a few.

If you are really set on the V30, you’d be waiting really patiently for it, regardless of how long it will take to launch into the hands of consumers.

But this whole strategy of announcing without a firm release schedule aside from a vague “coming soon” at one of the busiest times for smartphone launches when new Notes, iPhones and Pixels are announced is just not a good way to launch a product. Like I said above, this strategy just does not work well in a competitive industry.

This is not the first time LG did this either. The V20 was launched with barely any launch info and it took a long while for the phone to reach US shores, at which point the “first phone with Android Nougat out of the box” ended up arriving later than the Google Pixel. LG had a lucky break when Samsung discontinued the Galaxy Note7 due to all the battery fires, but the awful launch undermined that stroke of good luck and this year, there is a Note8, and it’s selling in stores in many countries as of right now.

I’m also going to drag the iPhone X in here, because I feel that Apple did it right. Although it won’t arrive until November, Apple did say exactly WHEN you could pre-order, the 27th of October.

I’m really disappointed by this because I know that the V30 will be an excellent phone and likely the best LG phone in years. But LG’s launch strategy would have certainly made it another case of a great product ruined by shoddy marketing.

So they need to get started on the V40 RIGHT now if they want to catch up? There we go rushing again. People will buy the Note 8 because they were loyal Note fans from years ago no matter what. LG still has a long way to go to build up that mainstream fan base and I think pricing and features will get them there.

 

[flyingkytez]

I think you best explained it.

It's the utter silence on this important piece of info that's getting really annoying. If you follow LG on the major social networking platforms, you'll see them promote the V30 left, right and center, but they won't tell you when it's coming and if you read the comments, there are people asking them when it is launching officially worldwide.

Wouldn't matter. The S8 Active was never announced and there was absolutely no word on it. Then out of nowhere it was released. If people know it's coming and like it, they'll buy it.

 

[flyingkytez]

I think I might go with an iPhone instead.

Enjoy the $150 Air Pods while dancing pop n lock moves

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Wouldn't matter. The S8 Active was never announced and there was absolutely no word on it. Then out of nowhere it was released. If people know it's coming and like it, they'll buy it.

S8 Active is a Samsung device. LG doesn't have the same name brand impact.

 

[benjamminh]

S8 Active is a Samsung device. LG doesn't have the same name brand impact.

It's also a niche device available on one carrier so it's not a good comparison.

 

[chriskwarren]

The guys over on XDA are saying that the G6 is on the July 1 security patch for my carrier (Bell Canada), while the Galaxy S7 I have is on Aug. 1, so not too much difference there for me.

 

[Thegreatone3]

https://twitter.com/JohnLegere/status/913389068615950336

Finally!