LG’s past few years in the smartphone market have been less than impressive and it seems things are just getting worse. At CES 2020, though, one LG chief vowed that the company’s mobile division would turn a profit by next year.
LG doesn’t have a huge presence in the Android world that it once had, but the company is still putting out some decent Android devices. Today, the first leak of LG’s 2020 flagship, the LG G9, has hit the web showing us what to expect later this year.
LG was once one of the biggest players in the Android space, but things clearly haven’t been going as well for a while now. This week, LG detailed how it built its ASMR mode for its LG G8X ThinQ. Why does this exist? Because LG said it could do it.
Earlier this month, the flagship LG G8 ThinQ began to receive its Android 10 update, but only in South Korea. So far in the US, LG’s devices have stayed on Android Pie, sometimes to the point of being humorous. The LG G7 One, based on Android One, is receiving an update to Android 10, which is actually rolling out through carriers in North America.
Some Android tablets are good, but others are a complete joke. LG isn’t helping the latter with its new G Pad 5 10.1, an Android tablet running on a three-year-old chipset, which has some hilariously bad marketing images, too.
LG has been experimenting with some quirky ideas for smartphones lately, and today its latest device is getting a release date in the United States. Starting November 1st you’ll be able to get the LG G8X ThinQ for $699.
LG’s track record with major Android updates isn’t exactly great, but the company is getting started on its Android 10 update. This week, it announced a beta program for Android 10 on the LG G8 ThinQ.
Google released Android 10 on its Pixel devices earlier this month, but it will be some time before many other OEMs catch up, because they each want to bring their own look and feel to Android. LG, one of the many phone makers working on an update, has had multiple Android 10 screenshots leak out, showing their progress.
The LG G8X ThinQ builds upon a premise that we want to carry two separate displays with us at all times but manages to — at least after our short hands-on time — fail in many regards.
LG has been trying out some new ideas in 2019, and at IFA, the company has debuted the LG G8X ThinQ. Following up on its earlier flagship, this new option offers a second screen, a new fingerprint sensor, and more.
LG has released an 8-bit style teaser video ahead of IFA 2019 that shows what appears to be a dual-screen phone slated for a September 6 launch date.
LG still isn’t doing so good with software updates but with that said, if you’re a US-based LG V35 ThinQ owner, you’ll be pleased to hear that the Android Pie update is now rolling out.
The smartphone market as a whole is continuing to see less demand and that’s leading to harder times for almost every OEM. That’s especially the case for OEMs who weren’t in a great place before these times, including LG, who continues to see its sales slowing in Q2 of 2019.
LG really doesn’t make life easy for themselves. They make some solid hardware, but stall massively in updating their devices. The LG V30, V35, and V40 were supposed to get Android Pie by June, but that initial deadline has come and gone. We have some good news, though, as an early Android Pie beta has leaked for the LG V30.
The long-awaited, long-rumored LG Pay has now touched down in the US, but in typical LG fashion, is only initially available on one device — the LG G8 ThinQ.
Despite being part of the Android One program in some regions, the LG G7 ThinQ hasn’t had quite as much love as it should have in the software stakes. The device is still stuck on Android Oreo but that is about to change as the long-overdue Android Pie update for the LG G7 ThinQ is now rolling out (via Reddit).
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LG’s latest release, the LG Stylo 5 is now available in the US with certain colors available as carrier exlusives.
The LG W10, W30 and W30 Pro have been officially unveiled as an Indian exclusive. All three handsets are most definitely catered toward to mid-to-low end of the market and clearly designed to help boost LG’s fortunes in one of the world’s growing smartphone markets. Oh, and they come with an actual customizable notch.
As Verizon pushes forward with 5G, it’s also launching more devices to support the faster network. Later this week, the LG V50 ThinQ 5G lands on Verizon Wireless as its second smartphone with 5G built-in.
Android Pie has expectedly had a slow rollout, but some companies are slower than others. LG has been working on Android Pie upgrades in recent weeks, and today the company has started rolling out its second Pie upgrade to the LG V40 ThinQ in the US… on Verizon.
LG is a company whose products I once adored. Over the years, though, the company has fallen behind in some major ways, and it’s paying for that dearly. Unfortunately, its new LG G8 ThinQ doesn’t do much to buck that trend. Instead, it’s a phone with some genuinely great ideas, ruined by a bunch of bad ones.
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The LG V50 ThinQ made its somewhat unexpected debut back at MWC 2019 with a fairly imminent debut scheduled for soon after. However, LG has just announced that, in its home country of Korea, the LG V50 is being delayed until further notice.
LG has been painfully slow to updates recently, not updating a single one of its devices to Android Pie. That is, up until now. This week, LG has finally kicked off the Android Pie update for the LG V35 ThinQ.
With profits declining in recent years, things are looking rough for LG. Today, a report claims that LG is suspending smartphone production in its home country of Korea, reallocating that work to another location.
