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LG G6 sidegrade to V20 - worth it ?

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5 hours ago, gepowr said:

 

Well i'm currently using 1&1 in germany which should be telefónica, that might change however. I've read that the H918 is the better option for custom roms while the H990N has more bands + dual sim. So i'm probably getting the H990N since it should work with any carrier here in germany (right?).

Yeah the H990N would probably be the better option as then you would not have to go through the effort of unlocking the phone (as the h910 and the h918 are phones produced for the American carriers AT&T and T-Mobile) and according to what I found on the web (the listed carrier bands and the phone bands) the H990N should be compatible.

Okay so this is really tough for me right now. In december 2017 i decided to upgrade my beloved LG G3 to the G6. I was stunned by the design of the G6 and didn't really care about the features (i was well aware that the H870 severly lacks features - no 32bit dac, no wireless charging) at that time. Well, a little over a year into the G6 i'm realising that i'm really missing the LG G3's features i used to use on a daily basis. The IR blaster, wireless charging but most importantly i really miss the removable battery and i would definitely love the high quality dac and amp (i got a few decent headphones (DT 990, Teufel Aureol Massive, B&O in ear). While i mostly get through the day with my G6, living in germany, with probably the worst mobile network strengh in europe, makes it impossible to get through the day while on mobile data. I didn't care with my G3 because i could always just pop in my secondary battery and was good to go. I still have my G3 and it's going strong with official Lineage OS 15.1, but 16GB rom and only 2GB ram is definitely lacking in 2019. Still my favorite phone probably.

The LG V20 didn't sell in europe so my only option would be importing it via ebay. There currently is a seller with a decent reputation who sells the H990N model completely new for 200€ (~227usd) including shipping. I heard that the V20 is officially entitled to receive Android 9 in Q3 2019.

Do you think switching to the V20 is worth it ? 

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16 minutes ago, gepowr said:

Okay so this is really tough for me right now. In december 2017 i decided to upgrade my beloved LG G3 to the G6. I was stunned by the design of the G6 and didn't really care about the features (i was well aware that the H870 severly lacks features - no 32bit dac, no wireless charging) at that time. Well, a little over a year into the G6 i'm realising that i'm really missing the LG G3's features i used to use on a daily basis. The IR blaster, wireless charging but most importantly i really miss the removable battery and i would definitely love the high quality dac and amp (i got a few decent headphones (DT 990, Teufel Aureol Massive, B&O in ear). While i mostly get through the day with my G6, living in germany, with probably the worst mobile network strengh in europe, makes it impossible to get through the day while on mobile data. I didn't care with my G3 because i could always just pop in my secondary battery and was good to go. I still have my G3 and it's going strong with official Lineage OS 15.1, but 16GB rom and only 2GB ram is definitely lacking in 2019. Still my favorite phone probably.

The LG V20 didn't sell in europe so my only option would be importing it via ebay. There currently is a seller with a decent reputation who sells the H990N model completely new for 200€ (~227usd) including shipping. I heard that the V20 is officially entitled to receive Android 9 in Q3 2019.

Do you think switching to the V20 is worth it ? 

This depends, how much do you care about the Quad DAC, the camera, the removable battery, the 64 GB of storage, the IR blaster, and the Hi-Fi mics? If the answer is you really care about it, then I can highly recommend this phone as a owner/user. But if you don't well then don't get it. Honestly though I love my V20 and currently have no plans to upgrade.

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2 hours ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

This depends, how much do you care about the Quad DAC, the camera, the removable battery, the 64 GB of storage, the IR blaster, and the Hi-Fi mics? If the answer is you really care about it, then I can highly recommend this phone as a owner/user. But if you don't well then don't get it. Honestly though I love my V20 and currently have no plans to upgrade.

Thanks for your opinion! I'm going for it then! Which version would you personally choose ? I have 3 options available on ebay: H910, H918 and the H990N.

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5 hours ago, gepowr said:

Thanks for your opinion! I'm going for it then! Which version would you personally choose ? I have 3 options available on ebay: H910, H918 and the H990N.

Pick the one that has the bands you need. 

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20 hours ago, gepowr said:

Thanks for your opinion! I'm going for it then! Which version would you personally choose ? I have 3 options available on ebay: H910, H918 and the H990N.

Which carrier do you plan to use?

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On 3/20/2019 at 6:26 AM, dizmo said:

Pick the one that has the bands you need. 

 

14 hours ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Which carrier do you plan to use?

Well i'm currently using 1&1 in germany which should be telefónica, that might change however. I've read that the H918 is the better option for custom roms while the H990N has more bands + dual sim. So i'm probably getting the H990N since it should work with any carrier here in germany (right?).

Main Rig:

CPU: i7 4790k -> Scythe Mugen 5 (Dual Arctic P12)

MoBo: Asus Z97 Pro Gamer

RAM: 32GB DDR3 1866MHz Crucial Ballistix Sport

GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Gaming -> Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo ii

PSU: Bequiet Pure Power 10 700W

Case: Bequiet Pure Base 600 

 

Mobile Gaming 1: (XMG Fusion 15)

CPU: i7 9750H

RAM: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz

GPU: RTX 2070 MAX-Q

 

Mobile Gaming 2: (XMG P502 Pro)

CPU: i7 3740QM 

RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz

GPU: GTX 675MX 4GB

 

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5 hours ago, gepowr said:

 

Well i'm currently using 1&1 in germany which should be telefónica, that might change however. I've read that the H918 is the better option for custom roms while the H990N has more bands + dual sim. So i'm probably getting the H990N since it should work with any carrier here in germany (right?).

Yeah the H990N would probably be the better option as then you would not have to go through the effort of unlocking the phone (as the h910 and the h918 are phones produced for the American carriers AT&T and T-Mobile) and according to what I found on the web (the listed carrier bands and the phone bands) the H990N should be compatible.

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On 3/21/2019 at 6:14 PM, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Yeah the H990N would probably be the better option as then you would not have to go through the effort of unlocking the phone (as the h910 and the h918 are phones produced for the American carriers AT&T and T-Mobile) and according to what I found on the web (the listed carrier bands and the phone bands) the H990N should be compatible.

Thank you, i just ordered the H990N, can't wait to check it out. Thank's again for your help.

Main Rig:

CPU: i7 4790k -> Scythe Mugen 5 (Dual Arctic P12)

MoBo: Asus Z97 Pro Gamer

RAM: 32GB DDR3 1866MHz Crucial Ballistix Sport

GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Gaming -> Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo ii

PSU: Bequiet Pure Power 10 700W

Case: Bequiet Pure Base 600 

 

Mobile Gaming 1: (XMG Fusion 15)

CPU: i7 9750H

RAM: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz

GPU: RTX 2070 MAX-Q

 

Mobile Gaming 2: (XMG P502 Pro)

CPU: i7 3740QM 

RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz

GPU: GTX 675MX 4GB

 

Ultrabook: (Dell Inspiron 13 5378)

CPU: i5 7200U

RAM: 16GB DDR4 2133MHz

GPU: HD 620

 

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MoBo: Gigabyte/Dell 4GJJT

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8 hours ago, gepowr said:

Thank you, i just ordered the H990N, can't wait to check it out. Thank's again for your help.

Your welcome! Happy to help! I hope you enjoy your new phone!

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