LG releases budget G7 at IFA: LG G7 One

[Commodus]

10 hours ago, dizmo said:

A little off topic, how do you like the Essential Phone? Was thinking about picking up one myself.

It's good, but not great.  The build quality is stellar, of course, and it's already running Android Pie.  The screen is great, too.  The main challenges: at least in my experience, it occasionally churns (Gmail will periodically refuse to load until I close and relaunch it, for example), and the camera isn't really usable until you use a third-party app, like that modified Google camera app.  The default camera software is still pretty awful.

[dizmo]

33 minutes ago, Commodus said:

It's good, but not great.  The build quality is stellar, of course, and it's already running Android Pie.  The screen is great, too.  The main challenges: at least in my experience, it occasionally churns (Gmail will periodically refuse to load until I close and relaunch it, for example), and the camera isn't really usable until you use a third-party app, like that modified Google camera app.  The default camera software is still pretty awful.

Ah nice, sounds like it'll work for me then. I'm not too concerned about the camera right now, as where I live and what I'm doing I'll hardly ever use it.

[D13H4RD]

13 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Ah nice, sounds like it'll work for me then. I'm not too concerned about the camera right now, as where I live and what I'm doing I'll hardly ever use it.

Still a lot of phone for the money

[dizmo]

5 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Still a lot of phone for the money

I don't see $250 as a lot of money for a phone at all *shrug*

[D13H4RD]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

I don't see $250 as a lot of money for a phone at all *shrug*

I meant it’s $250.

 

For that, you’re getting a supreme quality build, 2017-era high-end internals, exquisite design and such.

 

It’s not flawless but you’re getting a heck a lot more than $250

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I meant it’s $250.

 

For that, you’re getting a supreme quality build, 2017-era high-end internals, exquisite design and such.

 

It’s not flawless but you’re getting a heck a lot more than $250

.....

It's been a rough couple days for my body haha, I read that completely wrong.

Yeah, when it goes on sale for $250 it's an absolute steal. Titanium, ceramic, tons of storage. Camera isn't great but I live in the north and there isn't much to photograph.
I'm sure it'll do foodie pics just fine

[Drak3]

42 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Still a lot of phone for the money

Actually, it's exactly 1 phone for the money.

[poochyena]

22 hours ago, dizmo said:

$400 is a budget, yes. They didn't say low budget. It's a budget phone compared to something of a flagship caliber.

what do you think mid-range is then?

[Techstorm970]

On 9/4/2018 at 1:01 PM, suicidalfranco said:

LG G7 One

My Dell G7 15 7588:

 

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, poochyena said:

what do you think mid-range is then?

$500 - $750.

1 hour ago, Techstorm970 said:

My Dell G7 15 7588:

 

To be fair, LG has been using that nomenclature for a while. If anything Dell copied them.

[Quadriplegic]

23 hours ago, Arika S said:

stupid everything.

 

i miss when phones looked different and not just everyone copying apple

You mean everyone copying Apply who was copying everyone?

[bobhays]

23 hours ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I wished the Note9 and S9 weren't the only high end options not directly aping the trend of no headphone jack + notch 

The OnePlus 6T looks interesting. It has a small notch similar to the essential phone and I don't mind those as much. The wide notches mean I can't see a lot of notifications or icons but the small ones don't take much away. Of course you may not like that, just something to consider.

 

4 hours ago, poochyena said:

what do you think mid-range is then?

I personally consider mid range is 300-500. At 500+ you should be getting top of the line specs and the difference is in the build quality / camera.

[D13H4RD]

29 minutes ago, bobhays said:

The OnePlus 6T looks interesting. It has a small notch similar to the essential phone and I don't mind those as much. The wide notches mean I can't see a lot of notifications or icons but the small ones don't take much away. Of course you may not like that, just something to consider.

I actually used the shell of which the 6T is based on. I can actually be fine with this sort of notch design.