What Happened to LG Phones?

The LG Wing was one of the most unique smartphones ever made, featuring a swiveling screen that turned heads and pushed boundaries. But despite its bold design, it became one of LG’s final attempts in the smartphone market. What went wrong? In this video, we dive into the rise and fall of LG smartphones—from groundbreaking innovations like ultra-wide cameras and double-tap-to-wake, to the missteps and challenges that led to their exit in 2021. Join us as we explore LG’s ambitious journey, their unforgettable ideas, and the lessons their legacy leaves behind.

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[bindedvision]

The flop of LG phones might be the bootloop issue trauma. Early models had a bootloop issue but didn't resolve it

[Anderson-ywks]

My iphone 12 had a NAND problem. So I went back to my LG G6 that I left almost 3 years ago. This G6 is a phone I love, despite its flaws. Sad that the brand stopped producing phones.

[Yassified]

I was a big LG fan, had the LG Q6, LG G6 and the LG G8.
But after that I switched to a Huawei for about 2 years and after that to Apple's 14 Pro and now 16 Pro.

[interrobangings]

I miss LG. I've since switched to a Sony Xperia 5 IV, but they were some of my favourite phones. V20 (gave away to a friend in Cuba), V35 (battery life reached an unusable level), and V60 (fell off a boat) were some of my favourite phones. It's shocking how a headphone jack, IP6X, HDR, 90hz, and OLED are apparently a big ask nowadays.

[EminenceAmienghemhen]

LG was a part of my childhood when my parents had those phones. they still own LG Velvets to this day too!

[xperiag]

I’m surprised bootloop issues in G3, G4, G5, and even G6 weren’t mentioned in the video. They couldn’t fix this problem for so many years (or just didn’t care), and it was too late when it was finally resolved. Also, G5 and G6 used the same processor, which was a very awkward decision, resulting in the G6 feeling like a one-year-old flagship phone.

[darrellsimon]

The V series felt like they finally had something cooking and could have been their own

[jegocalderone]

still using my LG V60 as my daily driver (for more than a year now) and my LG Wing as my secondary phone

[Rebel-hicq]

I think the height of LG's era was the G6/V30 series because their designs rivaled the samsung galaxy s8 series which is why i had a hard time choosing which phone to get

[NaveX]

This video felt like a thorough in depth analysis at LG's failures, yet also plenty successes with phones and a decent tribute at the simultaneously.

I still remember the G3, which still remains my favourite LG phone to this day 🩶

[corey]

Still using the lg v30 and lg v20 to this day. Both amazing devices

[TechPark-vj]

LG doesn't know how to name and mange prices, also LG, the name doesn't instantly come in your mind as a 'Maker of good smartphones'

[SimplemanOfficial-uu]

I love my g2 mini. With its button in the back under the main camera. The most immersive display you can get at that price. I almost forgot that i had one loong time ago

[MrMic_Makanaki]

Absolutely loved the LG V60. Super super camera and specs overall ❤️

[BLKWRDRMN]

LG's phones always made you happy to see the new phones of the year. They've always pushed the envelope when it came to design. One of LG's major issues though was how frequently their phones would lock up and get stuck in bootloop. Having industry leading displays, amazing battery life, functional quality of life features and much more sounds like a recipe for long term success but LG always has that one issue for some reason each generation of their phones there was always a considerable amount that would end up bootlooping. To the average consumer that's probably just filing an insurance claim to the seasoned techie this means going on forums and figuring out exactly what is wrong with your device and how to fix it. There's been points where you just completely throwing out your device was the best case scenario just because of how frustrating it is. I had most if not all LG phones from the G1 all the way to the v60 DS and I've had to deal with a bootloop at least half of those times did I fix it Yes but it's very obvious that was an issue through and through. There's also the fact that LG can never really get people fully on with the thinq system and it just felt like more of an afterthought on most devices but overall LG walked so a lot of these newer companies could run.

[darkshadowu_]

I used a lg v10 from south korea. Everything was set to korean. And i have a lg k10 2015 for some reason. And your script is mostly based on mr.whostheboss. and i respect that

[MiggsonMonday]

My first smart phone was an LG Leon I'll always have a special place in my heart for LG

[xkhem]

When ur from LG and switch to Samsung u feel like it’s same OS

[mypraystation]

The LG wing was the last phone they made guess you can say they ascended from the phone making business with that one.

[ruzzelladrian]

LG's hardware was very creative, especially the LG Wing, however, it's difficult to introduce a new form factor in the age where a smartphone's success is determined if developers support and build applications for it. So LG had to make their own software to make their new Wing function. If you're not Apple or Google, it's very difficult to get developer support. Google has been trying since 2011 to get developers on-board to develop apps for its Android tablets. Now we have the foldable form factor, and Google and Samsung have been encouraging developers to support their new hardware. That's why phones are so boring right now, everything has to be uniformed like developing one app to fit all display sizes, so hardware makers made it easy by making 9:16 the standard. Now the new standard is somewhere close to 9:18, which means all phones look the same, just taller. LG tried their best to make third-party apps play well with their wing display, but without wide third-party support that's not enough these days and people will see it as a gimmick and just revert to using the regular portrait mode. Remember edge displays on flagship Galaxys? Weak software support, so Samsung had to build software to play well with the edge display like those mini applications that gave you information at a glance, but they were party tricks. And in 2024, no more edge displays for Galaxys which was the coolest differentiator for Samsung's flagships.