The LG V20 is the Korean’s mid-year flagship, taking a more refined step from the successful LG V10. It’s unique approach of a multimedia based smartphone with flexibility makes it still a unique smartphone to own even today. So with that, here are our points why the LG V20 is still a good catch even for 2017.
The LG V20 is designed to fall apart into three pieces if it happens to accidentally slip in your hands. Due to this build setup, the force of impact is dissipated into the back metal case and eventually decreases the chances of a shattered screen.
At the same time, the V20’s 3,200mAh battery can be swap replaced anytime when needed. This setup is now rare in today’s smartphone generation and perhaps the V20 might be the last of its kind.
Some may call this feature as gimmicky, but we saw the potential of the secondary screen as a shortcut maven. The power to have quick access commands such as launchers of an app, copy, paste, camera mode and even notifications is a big help to avoid getting distracted by the 1st screen.
The V20 has the dual camera implementation of a 16MP f/1.8 aperture regular lens and an 8MP f/2.4 aperture 135-degree wide angle lens.
Photos result to be color rich and focusing is on-spot given you have a favorable arm that is stable. The camera is a bit noisy in less light favorable situations, but the LG V20’s camera interface is great and flexible to compensate if you know how to work the pro mode.
The 135-degree wide-angle camera can simply tell more stories that any other camera. Similar to an action camera, it gives you a more in-depth story of a place simply an ordinary camera can’t.
The Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB ram is still worthy for the applications today. It fairly scores respectively in recent benchmark scores like AnTuTu. In our experience, the V20 is still fluid like any 2017 flagship smartphone we tested.
Combine that with the improved audio entertainment capabilities and gorgeous screen, it’s definitely a more immersive experience as compared to other 2K screen smartphones.
The V20 has better audio with Hi-Fi Quad DAC, this means that audio is processed similarly to high-end audio systems. Giving you a more rich and satisfying audio experience, of course, if you have good earphones to pair it with.
It also has 3 microphones to record Hi-Fi Audio, beyond noise canceling it even has a lossless audio recording for audio junkies. It’s a good video camera as you can re-focus the sound from something farther or nearer so you would get the audio you want.
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The LG V20 retails for Php35,990 here in the Philippines, you even get it for up to 24 months 0% interest. Cash price is also available for Php32,990. It’s even said to be just Php29,999 at stores like MemoXpress, so it might be a sign you need to get one.
If you’re serious about good audio, with desire for a wide-angle camera then we think you should get the V20. The additional bonus will be the rigid body with pop-up back cover for drop safety, a very useful thing for on-the go junkies like you.
