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I think they started allowing it recently, june 2nd.
Edit: I guess it is only for europeans, lg's page doesn't list the US as able to unlock bootloader.
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Yeah good for US customers. Thankfully EU users have 2 years as standard.
A company that stands behind their product, who would have guessed? This is pretty powerful stuff IMO, not even Apple stands behind their products like this.
http://phandroid.com/2017/06/16/lg-g6-sprint-beast-buy-deal/
Umm...does anyone know if the Sprint Lg G6 works on Verizon??
Umm...does anyone know if the Sprint Lg G6 works on Verizon??
My Wife got the G6 last month, it is a nice phone, great size and body to screen ratio, phone is nearly all screen, with just enough bezel to hold it altogether, without having the gimmicky edge displays like the Samsung's Galaxy line, which I am not a fan of at all. So the overall size of the G6 is near prefect, it's not a large phone at all, feels like a much smaller phone, and is one hand friendly.
But the OS is very generic, and it is slightly laggy, and has some hiccups. Still nowhere near as smooth as my old Nexus 6P, which is has dated hardware, but my 6P running PureNexus ROM runs circles around the G6, no comparison, and my 6P is smooth as silk, whereas the G6 is ok, but just not as smooth as stock Android.
But the OS is very generic, and it is slightly laggy, and has some hiccups. Still nowhere near as smooth as my old Nexus 6P, which is has dated hardware, but my 6P running PureNexus ROM runs circles around the G6, no comparison, and my 6P is smooth as silk, whereas the G6 is ok, but just not as smooth as stock Android.
I believe the USA variants, especially Verizon version has more hiccups & general GUI misbehaviours than the H870DS international variation or H870 European variant.
My G6 is slightly behind my Pixel GUI smoothness wise but is ahead of my S8 in overall smoothness for me (based on my usage).
The Korean variant I first got though was very problematic.
My biggest gripe with the G6 so far has been the fact I am still on April security patch and 7.0 rather than June and no sign of 7.1.2 update. So I am concerned with LG & their updates especially going forward.
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The older I get, and longer I've owned smartphones over the years. I think there's really only 2 phones in the market in my opinion.
If your an Apple fan, then the iPhone 7 Plus is the best phone to get as of June 2017.
And if your an Android guy, nothing bests stock Android and the Pixel XL IMO is still king. Stock Android gets updated the fastest, plus has monthly security updates. As old as the Pixel is, compared to newer flagships, its still smoother and lag free against the Android competition.
If your an Apple fan, then the iPhone 7 Plus is the best phone to get as of June 2017.
And if your an Android guy, nothing bests stock Android and the Pixel XL IMO is still king. Stock Android gets updated the fastest, plus has monthly security updates. As old as the Pixel is, compared to newer flagships, its still smoother and lag free against the Android competition.
Yeah I am hoping the Pixel 2 will replace all my other androids in one go, assuming it provides similar flat bezel reduced display and dual cameras - I'll be in nirvana. (I would be happy with stock android running on the G6 tbh).
The Google pixel I do love (especially the camera, and just general smoothness and knowing updates are forthcoming), but that being said I have had some persistent issues with Bluetooth - which despite 3 different pixels, all have had the exact same problem of breaking / staccato playback of audio and occasional wifi tantrums where had to either reboot or toggle airplane mode on and off.
The G6 running stock Android with the latest SD835 chipset would be near perfect for 2017.
SMH, LG.... still no 835 but now has 128GB storage, quad dac on all models(?), and new color options...
LG to release an enhanced G6 "plus version" alongside a software update bringing new features
LG to release an enhanced G6 "plus version" alongside a software update bringing new features
I don't understand the point of this. If this model is released to all regions, they're basically saying to their customers "You're a sucker if you buy anything from us out of the gate."
yeah, pretty bad slap in the face to first adopters. I'd be able to accept it a little better if it had the 835 chip, but still with the 821? come on LG.
Dependent on price I would be tempted to sell off & trade up to the blue colour. It looks lovely. However I imagine this will kill resale value of the G6 current if this model is available in most regions.
This is what the original G6 should have been, what was even the point of them releasing it the way they did the first one with all the different variants with different features!?
Honestly even with a Snapdragon 821 LG had a great device out in the G6, they ruined it with all the damn variants, rather just keep it simple, release the same device globally, it just makes more sense, now this is becoming a mess.
Now I'm wondering will there be a LG G6++ with Snapdragon 835 to? I mean really LG, get it right the first te round, rather than P*** off customers who supported you early.
Thankfully G6 was never released in Ireland so was will remain fairly niche which means it will likely remain at around €400 resale value for a while and the G6+ will certainly not be released here - so it is more of a case of whether I want to import from U.K. again.
TBH they likely will overprice it too if it is released in Europe and more I think about it, I don't need extra storage space as I have a microSD and I can't really tell the difference audio wise from the Korean model with the Quad DAC and the European model without on my decent Bose Headphones.
So really then other than colour what would I be getting. Plus they seem to indicate the software improvements would be available on both G6 & G6+ and with same CPU/GPU and battery there isnt really any need for me to spend on this.
I would be better served putting my money towards something else.
Beat S8 to market: release G6
Try to steal sales of S8 post release: release G6+
It seems they'd be ok to piss of their current customers if it means they can take some sales away from Samsung. Also, there very well may be some die hard LG fans that will buy both and not care one bit. But quite an interesting strategy.
It's terrible strategy IMO.
Rather build a solid device with all those specs before the competitor arrives, that way you get to your competitor's customers before the competitor.
Had the LG G6 arrived with Snapdragon 835, 128GB internal memory plus that DAC, the Samsung S8 would be truly under pressure and would have lost many customers to LG easily.
LG need to stop allowing Samsung to get away so cleanly. S8 and S8+ have now solidified their standing in the 2017 top Devices, Samsung now are working on Note 8, in all this LG look like they are trying to desperately catch up.
Releasing it with an 835 would just make it worse, imo. We all accept that there will be a new better thing in tech just around the corner but I feel as though when a company releases something they designate as their flagship for the year, a customer should have a reasonable expectation that they're buying the best that year from that company. Releasing a better version just a few months later is shady. It's one reason I'm hesitant on the OP5, for instance.
We don't know where they will release the device however. It may not be widely available at all - so really the strategy is no different to Samsung with their S8/S8+ Pro (6gb ram, 128gb storage) model they are releasing to Korea / Taiwan and some parts of Eastern Europe.
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Honestly given my own experience of the two devices S8 & G6 - the 835 / 821 in normal day to day usage outside of maybe gaming makes no really discernible difference. Even battery wise I see no major difference despite the LG G6 using more power LCD over AMOLED, battery life is near identical. Given LG are supposedly going to be adding new software feature to take advantage of a new lower power feature of the 821 that Qualcomm implemented, the 835 really would only serve to appease one crowd - the 'spec whores'.
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for sure but this is the same strategy Samsung gets blasted for...fragmentation and releasing soo many handsets with barely any difference between them.
Then why for goodness sakes not include the SD835?
Most articles I have read about this says it will be coming to the US and Europe after the debut in S Korea.
The G6+ also comes with 32-bit Quad DAC and better ear phones and facial recognition software
Don't get me wrong I don't like the strategy. Its a lousy one.
But the point was in response to "why do the when going after Samsung", the point I made to that was that Samsung also do the same thing - it isn't just restricted to LG. It still sucks and is never well received by consumers it only leaves a bad taste in their mouth and acts as a big disincentive for those who did buy the current model, to buy their new handset at launch in the future.
A better strategy would have been to add those extras to the V30 and make sure it is released globally - something the V10/V20 suffered with as they had extremely limited regional release. Almost as bad as the Pixel.
Technically, you're probably right about the differences but that's not really the point. Although I do question if, say, on the Verizon version the improved chip might make a difference.
If this new plus version is released to all regions, then it's a shady practice. If it's a purely regional specific move, sure, nothing to see here.