Which phone should I buy?

mikestratford2003 · Jan 8, 2018

I'm after a phone that's reliable and can run smoothly , has a good camera and runs reliably . Battery isn't an issue nor is price. I have narrowed my choice down to LG V20 or Moto G5s Plus. Baring in mind the LG is much older but higher specs while the Moto is much more new and has lower specs. Which should I buy?

dan330 · Jan 8, 2018

if both are new.. with warranty?

then i would get the LG... because it has higher specs.
and paired with a LG bluetooth headset.. like the LG Platnum.. gets you great sound.

mikestratford2003 · Jan 8, 2018

dan330 said:
if both are new.. with warranty?

then i would get the LG... because it has higher specs.
and paired with a LG bluetooth headset.. like the LG Platnum.. gets you great sound.

Is the LG v20 reliable? And won't develop problems over time as do many old devices

dontpanicbobby · Jan 8, 2018

Well it came out just before the LG G6 so that can only be good. None of those G5 issues I heard about

dan330 · Jan 8, 2018

mikestratford2003 said:
Is the LG v20 reliable? And won't develop problems over time as do many old devices

?? over time? that is an iPhone issue...

JoeyMarie · Jan 14, 2018

I just bought an LG k20 plus and honestly, I hate it. It's too light and even though all the sites say it's rootable, I'm having a hell of a time doing so. The sound is really good though.

PhilipX20 · Jan 15, 2018

If you're after a budgety but good, Geotel Note 4 is a phone I'd recommend. I've not experienced any lag as long as I've had it and am quite happy with it.
But there's that it's a Chinese brand so a few apps recognize it as a 'rooted' phone when it isn't. Android Pay does that but I never use it.

mikedt · Jan 15, 2018

PhilipX20 said:
If you're after a budgety but good, Geotel Note 4 is a phone I'd recommend. I've not experienced any lag as long as I've had it and am quite happy with it.
But there's that it's a Chinese brand so a few apps recognize it as a 'rooted' phone when it isn't. Android Pay does that but I never use it.

When it comes to China phones I've always stuck with and recommend going with the main well-known brands, like Huawei(Honor), ZTE, Oppo, Lenovo(Motorola), Vivo, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Meizu, and the like. If apps recognised the phone as rooted, that could effectively make it useless as a smart-phone to me.

dontpanicbobby · Jan 15, 2018

WaahWay. Love saying that!

Six phones have been mentioned.
I think we're confusing OP.

Go with the LG V20 @mikestratford2003.

mikedt · Jan 15, 2018

dontpanicbobby said:
WaahWay. Love saying that!

Six phones have been mentioned.
I think we're confusing OP.

Go with the LG V20 @mikestratford2003.

Close enough. :thumbsupdroid:

Sure that's why they introduced the "Honor" brand for their phones, it's familiar, easy and consistent.

luan22 · Jan 15, 2018

Lg v20 is currently very good price compared to what it brings. I will choose Lg v20

Hadron · Feb 9, 2018

The number of pixels tells you very little about camera quality. If you care about that read some reviews and look at real world shots taken with the camera (full resolution, no filters) in different lighting conditions and decide whether they are good enough.

For smartphone cameras the image processing is more important than the sensor (unless the sensor is truly rubbish) and the sensor size and technology are both more important than the pixel count. Since spec sheets tell you nothing about the software (and unless you are an expert, not much about sensor quality) you genuinely cannot judge camera quality from the specs - though if you see a small sensor with high pixel count you should expect noise (pixel size is a better indicator of possible quality than the number of pixels). So there really is no alternative to looking at sample shots and judging for yourself whether it's good enough for you.

no one · Feb 9, 2018

tube517 · Feb 9, 2018

Is the V20 still available new and did they fix the bootloop issue now that the lawsuit has been settled?

I have no idea as I don't follow the LG stuff day to day.

I bought a used LG G3 on Ebay back in 2016 as a backup phone and it still works fine.

Which phone should I buy?

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