02-25-2018, 10:18 PM
(02-25-2018, 07:12 PM)RolloTheGreat Wrote:(02-24-2018, 08:03 AM)SickBeast Wrote: I love phones and I use mine so much that I figure I might as well have a good one. I get the LG phones cheap here in Canada. I currently have a G6. I can't wait for the G7, codenamed "Judy". It will have a 6.1" display. I expect it to have a full body display like the iPhone X. I have a feeling LG is going to hit this one out of the part and finally outdo Samsung.
My phone is my primary device as well, used for most of my internet, text, phone, and GPS needs as well. I'm just saying that going from the Note 5 to the S8+ was not a "Ooohh! Wow!" moment, and going from whatever LG phone I had to the Note 5 wasn't that either. The changes are becoming very incremental.
I do like using Google Maps through Android Auto/Infotainment more than the strange navigation system in my last truck, Google Maps is the best GPS in my opinion.
What I find is that there are so many incremental upgrades with the newest device that it makes a big difference overall. I just went from a G5 to a G6. The processor is pretty much the same, the G6 has a Snapdragon 821 instead of the 820 on the G5. So the CPU is about 10% faster. However the phone also has drastically better build quality. I have never owned a device this premium and IMO it has the best industrial design of any device on the market. LG has also upgraded the battery life and they included wireless charging, plus the phone is waterproof, shock proof, and dust proof. I really like it. The screen is also bigger on a similar sized device that feels better in your hand.
The G7 codenamed "Judy" is supposedly going to have a 6.1" display which I assume will be a full body display like the iPhone X. It will also have the Snapdragon 845 processor. I will be buying one. What has been happening here is that every year on Black Friday the LG flagship phones go on sale for ridiculously cheap. I got my G6 for $270CAD. That's insane. It's their flagship phone and it only came out ~6 months before that. The G7 has been delayed so I will probably have to wait until Boxing Day or else 2019.
I think this could be the year that LG dethrones Samsung. I am hearing that the S9 has practically the same design and the same screen size as the S8. If the G7 packs in the 6.1" full body display I can see a lot of people going that route instead. However the S8 should be coming out very soon. A lot of people will buy them before the G7 even comes out.