LG gets a fraction of the love of heavier hitters like Samsung and Apple, but it\u2019s not for lack of trying. The company makes good — and in many cases..<\/b>
\nLG gets a fraction of the love of heavier hitters like Samsung and Apple, but it\u2019s not for lack of trying. The company makes good \u2014 and in many cases envelope-pushing \u2014 phones. Recall the company\u2019s recent forays into dual-lenses and new aspect ratios. Heck, the company even released a modular phone before it was cool \u2014 sure, it kind of stunk, but it was definitely interesting.
Maybe the company will have a little more luck this time out with the release of the V30. After all, it\u2019s probably going to prove the biggest announcement out of IFA this year \u2014 a distinction that\u2019s been up for grabs since Samsung decided to go its own way with the Galaxy Note a few years back. And the V30 definitely goes a way to push smartphone imagery even beyond what many of its competitors have done in the past.
The V30 has a pretty compelling audio-visual one-two punch. The company added a quad-HD six-inch screen in the 18: 9 aspect ratio it began pushing so heavily last time around. The color replication is great, and yes, the black is very black. That\u2019s paired with a solid on-board audio experience, as far as on-board smartphone speakers go.
The company has added the big screen while still keeping the phone\u2019s size under control. The overall design is really quiet nice, as well. I did some blind testing with TC staff members, and all were pretty taken with what is a quite sleek build. The phone is IP68 water-resistant and covered in Gorilla Glass on both sides for added drop protection.
That said, photography\u2019s really the thing here. The phone\u2019s got a great lens and does a bang-up job processing HDR images. LG\u2019s also tossed a bunch of solid filter options into its camera skin. Those software enhancements apply to the video side, as well, with highly customizable settings and on-board editing.
Of course, it\u2019s getting harder and harder to distinguish yourself on the photography front. Flagship smartphone cameras are pretty good, almost across the board. Aside from a few different configurations of the dual-camera setup and a push toward better depth sensing (see: augmented reality) , most of the differences between manufacturers come down to software. And those sorts of subtle tweaks are often lost on mainstream phone buyers. That said, I did enjoy fiddling around with the V30\u2019s settings \u2014 the phone has a wide range of different video recording options that take a couple of taps to access.
The V30 is another well-rounded phone from LG. The company hasn\u2019 t really sacrificed any features for the sake of forcing in others. From the time I\u2019 ve spent with it, the handset seems poised to run with flagships from the competition \u2014 whether the company finds a compelling way to sell it is another question entirely.<\/p>\n

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