Re: WC 150K Post Challenge - You Ready?!
So over two weeks in with the G7...
Design wise, I still don't think it needed to be this tall. It isn't as tall or as narrow as a S9(+), and I welcome the not as curved screen. In reality though, it isn't much taller than the XZ2 - the reduction of the bezels that gives more real estate in comparison between both of those devices. I appreciate the lightness, which to me doesn't make the device feel cheap. I still preferred the V35/V30 design.
I think Samsung noticed that asking people even with bigger hands to juggle these taller narrower phones requires a reworking of the skin. LG has to do the same as it is still a pain to access the top of the screen. LG also has to be better with software updates. I'm on the November 2018 patch, which isn't bad, but having used an unlocked V20 that went a year between updates didn't make sense.
Camera is solid. Love the versatility and the wide angle. The smaller micron size was a mistake. I'm waiting to see how the G cam port runs on this when smoother (the port is in better working shape for the V35).
Audio had been worth the price of admission. Just as I remember from the jack.
I wish LG had gone to 128GB +6GB internal this year. Or had gone with the 64GB internal + 6GB RAM (and save the 128GB + 6GB for Korea) from the V35 as the global standard variant. I wish they had their old international model with the radio configuration. When I get signal, it's good. On wifi, it runs heavenly. But lacking the US radios on the international model just sucks.
Battery life has been decent. Kinda similar to the XZ2. I think the radio situation + me running 3 Bluetooth devices at once didn't help. I run the screen on 1080P and that works fine for me.
In summary, this works for what I want it to do. I can see why it's same old forgotten LG. It's a very good handset, but people don't find reliable all rounders to be appealing.
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