LG V30 - user opinions and reviews
- joe nodden
- j5{
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2023Will you recommend to buy fearly used one in this 2023?Actually wait I changed my mind, no. Anyone considering this should just get the V35. It's this but with more RAM, an upgraded SoC, and better cameras. The price difference is negligible.
- vozaldi
- XW9
Lately my LG V30 is breezing cold, only getting warm when playing some games. I noticed increase of battery life during the day, and often ended my day with 30% of battery left. Sadly the screen is not very nice as it getting older.
- Venky
- rJj
chonmegai, 11 Feb 2023Just bought one new seal from a Japanese dealer.
It's fantastic with custom rom.
Still ... moreIs it tuned by B&O, will support DSD and Hi-res music?
Which custom rom you installed and version?
- chonmegai
- fDk
Just bought one new seal from a Japanese dealer.
It's fantastic with custom rom.
Still a very good phone and fantastic music player in 2023.
I will try to keep it as long as possible and maybe bought one LG G8 just in case.
- venomtail
- pL6
Hanif Fikri, 30 Jan 2023Wow 200$ that's expensive, i bought it for only rm300 or under 80$.. with 150$ i could ge... moreI'm out of touch really with modern phone's these days, since you know, I've had one for 5 years with no real reason until now to upgrade.
$200 is probably a lot, when you can get pretty decent brand new phones around the $250 price range, just that I bought mine for about $800 at the start of 2018. On second thought, I'd probrably not recommend it. Lack of RAM makes daily multitasking slow and old OS isn't safe nor that usable, too many new apps/updates just break.
- Hanif Fikri
- K18
venomtail, 06 Jan 2023Had this phone since it came out for about 5 years and the construction of the phone is superb... moreWow 200$ that's expensive, i bought it for only rm300 or under 80$.. with 150$ i could get lg v60
- GP
- rKQ
realy this is good phone. now my mobile toch was brkn, that is much price, battery backup only the problem in this mobile
- theokyr1
- 3Am
RishiGuru, 06 Oct 2021V30 is one of those LG's masterpieces. I have two of them, and will keep and use unti... more100% agreed!
- theokyr1
- 3Am
kek, 27 Dec 2022You used 60HZ screen for decades. 120HZ won't do sh*t for you, only waste battery. Wh... morecorrect
- Anonymous
- XBA
Anonymous, 17 Jan 2023Depends on the price. If you are okay with using custom ROMs, then you can get updates for ... moreThanks I really appreciate,I care more about battery life,I think I will rather go for v50 or v60
- Anonymous
- vG7
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2023Will you recommend to buy fearly used one in this 2023?Depends on the price.
If you are okay with using custom ROMs, then you can get updates for it. Lineage 20 (Based on Android 13) is available for it now on XDA. Performance in day to day tasks is acceptable. Camera quality is good, but if you're using custom ROMs, be ready to process images by yourself since the available camera apps can't match the processing of the stock app, and for the most part, don't have god features or processing. Display is great, the phone itself is very light, build is great, size is almost perfect but charging, by modern standards, is a bit slow.
A personal huge plus is that it has a headphone jack and a SD card reader, so no compromise in audio quality and storage.
The only major concern would be battery life. These phone were made a while ago, so their batteries have degraded. If you are willing to take that compromise, given a decent price, it might be a good value.
- losalamos
- nSM
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2023Will you recommend to buy fearly used one in this 2023?No, since it hasn't been receiving any software updates long time already => security is compromised.
- joe nodden
- j5{
Anonymous, 15 Jan 2023Will you recommend to buy fearly used one in this 2023?Depends on the condition and price. Can't give you any advice without those two factors.
- Anonymous
- XBJ
joe nodden, 07 Jan 2023I too have had the phone for about the same amount of time. My front and back glass are als... moreWill you recommend to buy fearly used one in this 2023?
- joe nodden
- j5{
venomtail, 06 Jan 2023Had this phone since it came out for about 5 years and the construction of the phone is superb... moreI too have had the phone for about the same amount of time.
My front and back glass are also smashed to pieces but the display works just fine. I wonder if P-OLEDs are more durable. Camera isn't cracked and works fine. (underwhelming by today's standards but works fine)
Fingerprint sensor also stopped working on mine like probably 2 years ago. They should've recalled them if this was an issue.
The screen on mine has zero dead pixels or burn in. Not even at the top where notification icons are displayed. I thought P-OLEDs might just be immune to burn in but I guess your situation proves otherwise.
RAM is 100% not enough.
Battery for me isn't great but I get about 4 and a half hours of screen on time in a day. The phone dies at about 2% and only starts draining a tad bit quicker than normal at around 7%.
Volume buttons work fine for me, like new. Charging port and headphone jack need to be cleaned or something because they both suck.
I've got Android 9.0 on mine. Gets the job done.
Would not recommend at $200, that's a pretty terrible price. You can get them for under a hundred on eBay.
- venomtail
- Li9
Had this phone since it came out for about 5 years and the construction of the phone is superb. No other phone has survived past the 2 year mark before.
Screen and back is smashed to pieces but still works. A major plus compared to cheap phones that stop working at the first crack across the screen. Back panel is just about to pop off because the glue on the edges is barely holding on. Camera is cracked, knocked and misaligned so photos are a blur but still good quality in of itself.
Fingerprint sensor was superb, extremely quick, stopped correctly reading a few months ago, phone's disabled it now (even settings page has been removed) so just now a power button.
Screen is great but struggles in direct sunlight. Still great for movies and casual content. 1440p is crisp clear. Severe burn in and several dead pixels. A yellow hue all around, especially notifications and navigation bar.
RAM is not enough, 2nd app always goes to pagefiles. Slow, really bad for browsing as the pages are constaly reloaded.
Battery is on it's last legs. Some 40% health. Have to charge it around 4-5 times a day. At least only takes 15 minutes to charge to 60% (in reality that's some 25% factory) that will last me some 2-3h~.
Volume down is now loose and so is headphone jack, charge port.
For some people, 8.0 Android might be too old as some apps won't work. None that I needed. Struggles with multi tasking, especially now that every app is so much more demanding than they were back in 2018/2019.
5/5 phone. Would still recommend it to people if they found a good quality used one for like $200~.
- RishiGuru
- utg
Rey, 28 Dec 2022Hi all, I have the LG V30+, since 2018. The performance is still solid including the battery.... moreIn short, a masterpiece flagship from LG. It has one of the best aesthetics and symmetry on a phone.
- Rey
- HXY
Hi all,
I have the LG V30+, since 2018. The performance is still solid including the battery. The screen now is showing signs of burnt out, but doesn't really bother me. If it finally dies, might change the screen. Don't know yet see how it goes. But definitely the best phone I ever had.
- joe nodden
- j5{
kek, 27 Dec 2022You used 60HZ screen for decades. 120HZ won't do sh*t for you, only waste battery. Wh... moreIt's surfing FB or Instastagram or other stuff that makes 120hz good. It feels better, more fluid. By your logic, you should be using a 5hz screen because it saves battery. I mean idk why you're even complaining about battery consumption. Phones no longer have little 3300mAh batteries. My Redmi K40 lasts me about 2 days at 120hz. While my 60hz LG V30 sometimes won't even get me through a day.
- kek
- GBh
joe nodden, 14 Dec 2022Imagine buying a phone with only a 60hz screen in 2022 or 2023. I mean it was dumb to do that ... moreYou used 60HZ screen for decades. 120HZ won't do sh*t for you, only waste battery.
Why do you need 120Hz to surf FB or Instagram???? And if it's for games, most games work just ok at 60FPS. Stop being super greedy and asking for nonsense.
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