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I can only think of a few reasons that LG couldn't make it, and none of them are enough to sink a brand: * Lack of updates * Occasionally non-flagship hardware
by unethical_ban 6y ago
I can only think of a few reasons that LG couldn't make it, and none of them are enough to sink a brand:
* Lack of updates
* Occasionally non-flagship hardware
* That Nexus issue many years ago
Their UI is better than Samsung. They're less intrusive than samsung. Their flagships are usually pretty good and come at good discounts soon after release.
I have an S21 now, and the number of bloatware samsung apps has me wanting to move back to Oneplus or even Apple, maybe. I only bought it because I wanted a flagship high-refresh phone under 6.5".
I'll miss LG a bit, it isn't as if we need fewer competitors in the Android space. It's Chinese brands, Samsung, and Google now pretty much, no?
- VHRanger 6y ago> Their UI is better than Samsung. Is there any UI that is *worse* than samsung? They have ads in the menus now. And their UI layer adds significant touch latency.
- mdoms 6y agoOppo is much, much worse than Samsung ui.
- summm 6y agoThe missing updates was enough to kill the brand for me.
- jessriedel 6y agoThe Samsung boatware is outrageous, but LG's was also pretty bad. The reason I got an LG, which I've been mostly happy with, is that they offered an Android One certified model (the LG G7 One) that came with nearly stock Android. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_One
- Marsymars 6y agoSadly, the Android One program looks to be nearly dead. G7 One owner, don’t want a larger phone, so looks like the Pixel line is the only remaining option for my next phone.
- jessriedel 6y agoYes, this is my exact situation too, and if I want a headphone jack then I'm stuck with the Pixel 4a which has only 128GB of storage and other deficiencies :(
- _carbyau_ 6y agoI ended up with a Nokia 7.2. It worked fine until an Android OS update. Now it works mostly fine but some minor issues regarding Adaptive Brightness, Bluetooth laziness and camera not saving pictures when running from locked screen. Maybe these can be fixed with app-data wipe or permissions fiddling, but I can't be bothered as they impact me little. But Nokia seems to keep going with Android One. I will end up buying another at this rate.
- HeavyStorm 6y ago> I'll miss LG a bit, it isn't as if we need fewer competitors in the Android space. It's Chinese brands, Samsung, and Google now pretty much, no? Does this means that Motorola is now considered a fully Chinese brand?
- rickdeckard 6y agoOf course. Just like Alcatel isn't french anymore, but a brand of TCL China...
- stjohnswarts 6y agoYeah I think the only thing it shares with the historical company is the name and the patents they got along with it. I would consider it owned by the CCP at this point and act accordingly to what you consider acceptable as far as security if you have one of their phones (remember software update backdoors can be nearly as bad as hardware backdoors)
- dizzystar 6y agoIf you want minimal bloatware with Android, why not get a Pixel? I've the Pixel 3a for 2 years now. It's the longest-lasting smart phone I've ever had, and there are no indications that it is falling over. The 4a is 6" and has a headphone jack.
- AdrianB1 6y agoBecause Pixel is not available in most countries, including more than half of Europe. I had the Nexus 5x, I wanted a Pixel and the only option was the gray market at double the price.
- dizzystar 6y agoAh. I learn something new today
- exikyut 6y agoWow. I'm genuinely curious as to why.
- AdrianB1 6y agoIt is Google's decision. I guess it may be related to consumer protection laws in Europe that sets the minimum warranty to 2 years; I had 2 defective Nexus 5X (boot loop), fixing or replacing it is costly for Google. I replaced one on warranty, it was bought locally, the other one was bought from USA and I could not RMA it.
- _carbyau_ 6y agoI have Nokia, where does that fit in the brand spaces?