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One of the most powerful phones of the year. One of the best multi-media experiences available. One of the best options for mobile content creation. All that and a 5G radio, for the same price as an iPhone 11 Pro with half the storage and an Intel LTE radio.
It’s an absolute monster of a phone. At once super underrated, and also ahead of its time.
So why aren’t more people talking about this phone? Continue reading “LG V50 Review: The Monster Sleeper Phone of 2019”
True wireless earbuds are all the rage, but we shouldn’t discount the practicality of a good neckband. LG refreshes their Tone lineup, with Meridian tuning and excellent support for your phone’s voice assistant. A cleaner design, and refined build. Can LG make a little noise with some new headphones? Continue reading “LG Tone Flex Bluetooth Earbuds Review: Return of the NeckBand?”
Don’t let EIS BLUR your video! Software stabilization and “super steady” modes can look AMAZING in great light, but as soon as you shoot in slightly dimmer or darker conditions, video gets foggy and shifty. Shooting indoors or at night, here’s a quick tip for producing the smoothest and clearest video you can. Continue reading “Stop Software Stabilization from BLURRING Your Video!”
It wouldn’t be an LG review without some bizarre regional issues. Phones that get features in some places, but are removed in other places. The V50 continues that proud tradition with one of the signature accessories for the phone. Living with the second screen case for a week, was this a deal breaker omission? Has it changed my opinion of folding phones? Let’s take it for a spin… Continue reading “LG V50 Dual Screen Case: TWO screens in one! -OR- Why I still don’t want a folding phone!”
Sprint just fired up their 5G network in Southern California! TK Bay and I were invited to take this new network for a test drive! Here’s part of our livestream (from the LG V50 on 5G), sharing some thoughts on infrastructure, tower deployment, and the new phones that support 5G! Also I was REALLY hungry when I shot this… Continue reading “Sprint 5G in Los Angeles Test Drive with my buddy TK Bay!”
FIGHT! Sure. Some companies spend a TON on advertising a “pro” camera, but then cut manual controls which pros might care about. I just got the V50 in house, and before I have to send the XPERIA back to Sony, I shoehorned in a little camera comparisons. Better than just advertising a “professional grade” camera, these two companies really offer up the goods. Which camera takes the top spot? Let’s battle!
Continue reading “LG V50 vs Sony XPERIA 1: The REAL Pro-Grade Camera Showdown!”
What happens when you cut two cameras off a V40, and spruce the auto modes a little? You get the LG G8! Previous LG’s have been fantastic for pro modes and manual controls, but have often suffered at the friendlier auto modes. Has the G8 fallen into the same trap? Here’s the camera conclusion for LG’s newest phone! Continue reading “LG G8 ThinQ Camera Conclusion: Master of All (Rounders)”
Better late than never DXO?
The V40 has been ranked and scored at DXO, and the results aren’t what LG fans might have been hoping for. A combined score of 93 places the V40 well outside the top ten list of current phones. It’s just above an iPhone 8, and just below a Note 8 in DXO’s ranking.
LG fans are understandably “not thrilled” with this conclusion, especially for how long the phone has been out. Sort of adding an insult to the injury of delaying their review this long.
The thing is, based on the way DXO shoots and analyzes image quality, they’re not wrong. The DXO testing suite is very consistent.
They just might not test for what you use…
Continue reading “A response to the DXO review of the LG V40: They’re not wrong, but…”