Speaking of Android flagship, if there is no LG V series, it is almost funny. LG always has large brain holes and likes to make some alternative designs. They still maintain the tradition of detachable batteries. Although the LG V20 does not use the detachable chin design opened by brain holes like the LG G5, its back cover is still detachable and made of aluminum alloy, It is also equipped with a pop-up button. Although the back cover is detachable, this treatment does not make us feel low or out of step with the times, but rather makes us feel very interesting.
V20 was born with a feeling of natural pride and slapping G5. The built-in DAC of LG G5's proud B&O audio chin was hanged by LG V20's built-in four stereo channel 32bitDACES9218. We don't mean that LG G5's B&O audio chin is too bad, but LG V20's is too strong.
Specifications
In terms of configuration, V20 uses a 5.7 inch 2K IPS screen+160 * 1040 secondary screen., The SoC is Snapdragon 820 (2.15GHz), 4GB RAM+64GBROM, the front camera is 5 megapixels, and the rear camera is 16 megapixel IMX298+8 megapixel IMX219 (wide-angle). It is equipped with rear fingerprint identification. The fingerprint identification key takes into account the power key function, and supports up to 9V/2A fast charging (QC3.0). The battery capacity is 3200mAh. In terms of Hi Fi, the 32bit independent DAC chip ES9218 with four stereo channels of higher specification than the B&O audio module of LG G5 is adopted.
appearance
The packaging of V20 is still the simple design used by LG.
After opening, it uses a form of "turning the page" to open. The left side is the phone, and the right side is the accessories.
Turning over the inner layer, you can see that the accessories are composed of four small parts. The packaging design is quite innovative and three-dimensional.
Take out the small box of the headset, you can see B&O The logo of Play, this time V20 comes with a B&O tuning headset, which is said to be worth 1400 Hong Kong dollars.
Open all accessories. In addition to the regular earphones, data cables, and power adapters, there is an OTG adapter and a Type-C to microUSB adapter. LG seems to follow Samsung in accessories. Since V20 is designed with replaceable battery, there is a special battery in the package.
The data cable still looks full of materials, but it has become a flat design.
Battery capacity 3200mAh It is a battery made in China and produced by LG.
The earphone attached with B&O is of in ear design. The upper part of the splitter is made of plastic material, and the lower part of the splitter is a braided shell.
The earphones are made of ordinary materials. The whole wall, including the conduit, is made of plastic. It seems that the quality is not very high, so the author is also suspicious of the value of HK $1400.
Back to the mobile phone itself, at first glance, V20 is very different from V10 in design, but there is still a QHD（ 2560*1440 ）Grade 5.7 inches IPS screen, another one 160*1040 The secondary screen of.
Many people say that V20 is a "copy" of the BlackBerry Z10. In fact, it is a historical model of LG that they do not know much about. Obviously, V20 is more likely to be launched as early as 2011 Optimus 3D Salute.
The earpiece is designed to be very convergent. The upper and lower edges of the front panel glass have a certain radian, but the curvature is not as large as that of G5.
Although V20 also has three layers of chin (including virtual keys), the height of the area below the screen is well controlled.
We know that V10 uses two front facing cameras, one of which is wide-angle, enabling multiple self portraits, while V20 can also achieve this function. The difference is that it can be achieved with one camera. This is a 5 million Pixels, F/1.9 The aperture of the camera is larger than that of the V10. On the right side of the camera are the light sensor and distance sensor.
The shape and functions of the auxiliary screen are not very different from those of the V10. With the cooperation of the sensor, the auxiliary screen has three states when it is in standby: high brightness, low brightness and completely off.
Because the V20's frame is not narrow, plus the 5.7 inch large screen, it will be a little difficult to hold it with one hand, and the sandblasting process+arc surface on the back makes it not very reliable to hold it, and it always feels like it needs to slide out, which should be particularly careful.
The design of the back, V20 and V10 are also very different, and it can hardly be seen that they are a series of products.
The dual camera design reminds us of the G5. Due to the great difference in the body structure, the V20 is different from the V10 and G5, and the rear cover is a three-stage design.
After three generations of G4, V10 and G5 products, LG has finally updated the configuration of the rear camera and replaced the sensor with one that is very popular this year IMX298 , the secondary camera is replaced with an 8 megapixel IMX219 。 The remaining features such as optical anti shake, laser assisted focusing, dual LED fill light and F/1.8 aperture are retained.
The sandblasting process is very delicate and feels good. Some versions also have a "belief logo" of B&O on the back cover (Korean version V20 in the picture).
There is a key on the side of the V20 body. At first, it was thought to be a photo shortcut key, but actually it is a cover opening key. After pressing it, the V20 metal back cover will automatically pop up, facilitating the removal of the back cover.
The back cover is made of aluminum alloy, and the surface is sandblasted. The dark gray looks low-key and restrained.
It also looks full of texture. There are NFC Coil.
LG has insisted on the replaceable battery design for many years. It is estimated that there is only one high-end mobile phone of mainstream brands. What is commendable is that the V20 still guarantees the reliability of the mobile phone while maintaining the detachable structure 7.6 mm The thickness of.
The Korean V20 supports a nano SIM and a microSD card. The two card slots overlap on the right side of the power key.
There is a noise reducing microphone on the top of the fuselage. Fortunately, infra-red The sensor is retained.
Bottom center Type-C Connector, 3.5mm headphone connector, microphone and loudspeaker are respectively set on both sides.
There is a volume key on the left side of the body. It can be imagined that it would be a bit awkward to use the traditional screen capture method.
Although the detachable rear cover is used, some joints on the V20 fuselage are OK, and the gaps are not too large.
screen
Color standard under sRGB color gamut
Color standard under NTSC color gamut
LG V20 screen test data:
Contrast: 2500:1 Default color temperature: 8400K Maximum brightness: 550nits NTSC gamut: 77.5% sRGB gamut: more than 100%
Average color accuracy of 104 colors in sRGB color gamut: 3.2
Average color accuracy of 104 colors under NTSC color gamut: 6.4
Brightness of each part of the screen under manual maximum brightness: 500~550nits
system
V20 is global First pre installed Android 7.0 The mobile phone of the system was on sale before the first batch of Pixel was delivered, which is also a rare case that non parents stole the first launch of the system. The system allows the user to choose whether there is a secondary menu. The drop down bar combines the original Android style, but the shortcut switch has become 4 * 3, a total of 12.
The system setting style has not changed much, and the system is based on Android 7.0 Official edition.
The system has a large number of applications from local Korean operators, but most of them can be uninstalled successfully. LG also has a function similar to Samsung's "intelligent manager", called Smart Doctor, but it is much weaker in function and cannot cut off the self startup of applications. In V20, after cleaning all the background, the remaining 4GB of memory is 1.45GB.
The secondary screen can be set automatically for the opening and closing of the main screen. Compared with G5, the screen setting has more functions. The display mode of reducing blue light is added, and the function option of "advanced setting" is added.
performance
The overall configuration of V20 and G5 is basically at the same level Snapdragon 820 Standard edition（ 2.15GHz+1.6GHz ）, GPU is Adreno 530@624MHz 。
In terms of performance, V20 uses the classic combination of Snapdragon 820 (2.15GHz standard version)+4GB. Its performance is the same as that of LG G5 and BOC S7 edge, which also use Snapdragon 820 standard version. No more explanation will be given here. In terms of reading and writing, the V20 is a little faster than the LG G5, which is in the upper middle level of the current flagship.
photograph
Left: LG V20 photography manual mode Right: LG V20 photography automatic mode
Left: LG V20 recording manual mode Right: LG V20 recording settings
LG is a very dedicated manufacturer of photographing functions. The rich manual modes unique to the V series greatly increase its playability in photographing. LG has used Sony IMX234 (16 million pixels 1.12 μ m) The LG V20 of this generation uses the IMX298 (16 million pixels 1.12 μ m）。 The LG V20 inherits the tradition of the V series, and the video recording also supports the manual mode (the G series does not support the manual recording mode, including the LG G5). Moreover, the audio quality of the video recording is also a Hi Fi level high-definition recording.
S7 edge, Pixel XL, iPhone 7 Plus and LG V20 are selected for photo comparison. Among them, only LG V20 is 16 million pixels, and the rest are 12 million pixels. In addition to Pixel XL, the rear cameras of the other three machines are equipped with optical anti shake. In addition, due to the outstanding HDR+effect of Pixel XL, only Pixel XL uses the full range HDR+mode for shooting.
daytime
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
Normally, there should not be much difference between daytime samples. Because the light is sufficient, and the pixel gap is not large, even if there is, it should be the LG V20, a relatively high pixel machine, that has the advantage. But in fact, in the first group of samples, the best effect is Pixel XL. Please pay attention to the five words "three ways in science and technology". Only Pixel XL shows a high resolution and obvious sharpening effect. On the contrary, S7 edge has smeared the line of pinyin under "three ways in science and technology" together. We also noticed that although the font of the signboard in the Pixel XL sample is high in sharpness, the background is not pure.
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In the second group of daytime dim light, when we zoom in, the distant dim light exposure of LG V20 is the lowest among the four mobile phones, while the highest font resolution is still Pixel XL, and the background of Pixel XL is also not pure.
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7Plus LG V20
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In this group of daytime buildings, the difference between the four mobile phones is mainly reflected in the white balance. The white balance of the iPhone 7Plus is the most accurate, followed by Pixel XL, and finally S7edge and LG V20.
at night
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In this group of green leaf samples, LG V20 has the strongest resolution, and partial overexposure of S7edge leads to loss of details.
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
The glare control in this group of samples: iPhone 7 Plus>Pixel XL>LG V20>S7 edge. Because the lens with oil stains will have a great impact on the glare performance, so in this group of samples, we have repeatedly wiped the lens of four mobile phones to ensure that all four mobile phones can play normally.
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In this group of samples, LG V20 has the highest picture exposure and good noise control. Although the iPhone 7Plus has the lowest exposure in this group of samples, it is the closest to being visible to the naked eye.
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In this group of samples, although the white balance of S7edge is distorted, the overall appearance is better. In terms of details, S7edge is still heavy handed, losing the details of the font, so it has a strong sense of oil painting. However, LG V20 still has strong parsing, followed by Pixel XL.
S7 edge Pixel XL iPhone 7 Plus LG V20
Top left: iPhone 7 Plus Bottom left: LG V20 Top right: S7 edge Bottom right: Pixel XL
In this group of samples, please look at the sky part and the blue building luminous part. The highest purity of the sky part is LG V20, followed by S7 edge, followed by iPhone 7 Plus, and the worst Pixel XL has a lot of noise. In terms of detail retention, it can be seen that only the building grid of the iPhone 7Plus and Pixel XL has retained the blue light-emitting part, and the grids of LG V20 and S7edge have been smeared out.
Photo summary:
Although the S7 edge has the worst analytical power, it is colorful, smeared, and not magnified to please the eye. It also has the fastest focusing and shooting speed.
LG V20 has strong analytical power and strong smearing, but the white balance is relatively poor, the photo taking experience is general, the focus is slow, and the shooting is still delayed in weak light.
The performance of iPhone 7 Plus is relatively balanced in all aspects, and the white balance performance is the best.
Pixel XL has strong resolution and high sharpness, but less smearing, poor noise control, and focusing is only better than V20.
Note: For the photo comparison between LG V20 and LG G5, and the effect of the wide-angle camera of LG V20, we Love to play computer games Please pay attention to a separate photo evaluation.
Hi-Fi
LG V20, like LG V10, has its own impedance detection, although the official has not announced the operational amplifier it uses (possibly ES960X). From the actual test, its thrust is not small. The LG V20 will adapt to the impedance of the earphone. After the author inserts the Shure SE535, the LG V20 displays "normal audio equipment". When the high impedance earphone is inserted, the LG V20 will automatically switch to the high gain mode, with greater thrust.
We used ZTE Tianji 7 (AK4490EN DAC) to compare with LG V20, and found that the ES9218 of the four stereo channel has a strong resolution. The resolution of LG V20 is significantly stronger than ZTE Tianji 7. The tuning style of V20 is close to that of LG V10, which is relatively plain, unlike vivo XPlay 6, which will highlight the low-frequency part. Therefore, LG V20 can generally adapt to popular, ACG and other styles of songs we often listen to.
Endurance&Charging
In terms of endurance, the LG V20 performs moderately, which is below the average level among flagship mobile phones.
LG's fast charging speed has always been poor. Many smart phones in the market that use fast charging can charge 2% in one minute when the battery is low. However, the LG V20 is obviously not in the same echelon with them, charging only 29% in 20 minutes.
summary
Since the LG V20 is not sold in China, you can only buy the Hong Kong version, Korean version and other versions of V20. For example, our Korean version V20 has its own Google service and some Korean apps, and cannot be uninstalled. Although the American version of V20 has been released with ROOT, the Korean version of V20 cannot be ROOT for the time being. The LG V20 is a real flagship. It is not like some domestic mobile phones, but its performance has reached the flagship. Its Hi Fi and photo taking are not comparable to domestic flagship. But even so, it is not suitable for everyone. The current price of the V20 is still high, and there is no national line, so there is no warranty. LG's always like to dive, Everyone should understand this.
