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LG Considering Exit From Smartphone Business, Halts LCD Production for iPhone
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Very recent study done by CBC suggests LG phones have the most problems.
Which smartphone, laptop and tablet brands break down the most? We asked over 3,000 Canadians to find out | CBC News
A CBC Marketplace survey that asked more than 3,200 Canadians about smartphone, laptop and tablet breakdowns and repairs revealed that an overwhelming majority of them are dealing with broken technology that is too difficult or too expensive to repair.
They spent hundreds of millions on UI development on Android and developing useless apps and functions to keep up with Samsung. All of that UI development is unnecessary since Jelly Bean and has been counterintuitive to the user experience.
All of that is greed. They saw's Samsung's attempt at de-Googling Android and getting user's slowly used to the idea of Samsung and TouchWiz as a brand AND platform, and chased it ever since. Even Samsung backed a bit away by renaming their platform to One UI. When LG backed away from radically rethinking Android's UI, they still spent a ton of money developing a UI that sort of looked like stock but still was not.
What a waste.
All of that is greed. They saw's Samsung's attempt at de-Googling Android and getting user's slowly used to the idea of Samsung and TouchWiz as a brand AND platform, and chased it ever since. Even Samsung backed a bit away by renaming their platform to One UI. When LG backed away from radically rethinking Android's UI, they still spent a ton of money developing a UI that sort of looked like stock but still was not.
What a waste.
Love my G7 and other LG phones I've had in the past. Main issue is that their lineup was never a clear "good-better-best" choice. Having the G and V series compete for flagship position was confusing. They should have reduced the number of models.
It is curious that in the smartphone market there are just a few dominant players. You look at most other products and customers have not coalesced around just a few names. There are hundreds of different cars for sale, for example, and none seem to have the market dominance of Apple or Samsung. Toyota and VW have huge shares but that is because they sell so many different brands. Different regions of the country buy vastly different vehicles.
No flaws in my thinking bubba! I think possibly yours may be flawed. Let us begin.
Do you live in a bubble? Because it appears you think I do. Your comparison/review of Apple is blindingly obvious. There are a ton of companies that make one product that they are "good at" and do just fine where they are. Another flaw I will mention is that what I said is more of a saying then an actual statement. But .... Since you caught me on an even numbered day.
let's analyze your thinking now. What if the services Apple created were a flop (similar to LG phones)? Would you keep pushing them or continue to lose money? Careful I'm shareholder. In LG's case over 4 billion dollars. I'd stick with what I'm "good at", meaning whatever products do make money and stop the bleeding by dumping the ones that don't. Pretty sound, at least in the short term.
Now let's repair the broken logic at hand. These questions will help you with reasoning and logic for future conversations.
- There are three houses. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. If the red house is to the left of the house in the middle, and the blue house is to the right of the house in the middle, where is the white house?
- A boy and a doctor were fishing. The boy is the doctor's son, but the doctor isn't the boy's father. Who is the doctor?
- Tanya is older than Eric.
Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff. If the first two statements are true, the third statement is? - is Andy Dufresne Obtuse?
I really hope that the people pressing that disagree button know that I’m teasing around...Apple should buy them and start an Android line. Play both sides to sell services.
I would buy your phones again, just allow for bootloader unlocks again so I can fix your ugly/slow Software. My V30S was great without LG's skin/kernel on the phone.
Please dont say that...I just bought brand new OLED TV, washing machine, fridge and A/C from LG...
There are too many player in the smartphone business and almost all profits goes to Apple...it has been this way for 10 years. LG is good in engineering and manufacturing and has been a great brand for many home appliance products and I think they should focus this way instead of just trying to penetrate into different businesses to get less than 1% market share.
I had an LG G3 years ago and it was a pretty solid phone. Never had any issues with it.
Not at all surprised, My LG V20 and Nexus 5X just lasted 1 year and 1.5 years and died of a boot loop issue. LG deserves it !!
LG is considering exiting the smartphone business entirely amid declining shipments and accrued losses of $4.5 billion over the past five years (via The Korea Herald).
LG CEO Kwon Bong-Seok cautioned staff earlier today that the company is re-evaluating its presence in the smartphone industry:
He added that regardless of any change, the company will retain its current employees from the smartphone division and reassign them elsewhere.
LG has seen rapidly declining smartphone shipments in recent years, and the company is now believed to hold a market share of just two percent. LG has posted major financial shortfalls in its smartphone segment for 23 consecutive quarters, reaching a total loss of $4.5 billion.
When taking office as CEO in January 2020, Kwon pledged to turn the company's smartphone business around. The CEO's latest comments therefore appear to be an admission of failure to make the segment profitable.
At the same time, LG is reportedly ending its production of LCD displays for the iPhone, according to The Elec. LG Display had previously attempted to supply LCDs for the second-generation iPhone SE, but failed to meet Apple's requirements, leading to Japan Display and Sharp being selected as suppliers instead. LG's factory that previously made the components will be repurposed to manufacture automobile display panels.
Earlier this month, LG unveiled one of the world's first rollable smartphones at CES, as the company has endeavored to explore unusual designs to lure in customers. The future of this device, and other LG smartphones such as the LG Velvet and LG Wing, are now highly uncertain.
Article Link: LG Considering Exit From Smartphone Business, Halts LCD Production for iPhone
All products have varying degrees of problems. People decide if the pro(s) outweigh the con(s). For example, iPhone 12 Pro Max has frame dips/lag when playing Need for Speed No Limits. If someone doesn't game on their phone then they might opt to live with it for, say, the camera. On the other hand, keyboard is the primary MacBook input so it's understandable people would have zero tolerance for keyboard design defects. And, any lithium battery has potential to combust including iPhones.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...ne-hawaii-washington-anna-crail-a6944416.html
Yikes, I bought a refrigerator from them this year. I usually buy GE, but this one looked nice.
And salesman and other people told me they are good. 😕
It’s true. LG appliances have known issues plaguing there lifespan, or they don’t nearly last as long and their parts are extremely expensive to have replaced if they’re outside the warranty/if you didn’t purchase an extended warranty. Don’t get me wrong, I think LG makes a really sharp looking refrigerator, [as I’ve looked into one], but some of the reviews are horrendous.
I got extended warranty... I was researching between Samsung and LG and a lot of people told me LG was better.
Ugh! And it was an expensive one too. It costed me as much as a new 27" iMac nicely configured.
I had a G3 and it was one of the best phones, and certainly the best Android phone, I have ever had. Sadly, when I switched carriers and had to update to the G4, that was a painful year that sent me right back to the iPhone ecosystem, and I haven't gone back since.
Good screen panels are one thing, but their truly dreadful software will always handicap their TV's.
Yeah I know, I was just trying to see if anyone remembered those cheap consumer electronics in the 80s and 90s.I think they've shed those old days very well, but I'm old enough to still equate the two
They make excellent appliances. Highest rated in consumer reports and never seen for repair. I have been an appliance tech for 15 years. Though they did have an issue with linear compressors.
I normally enjoy lg products. Multiple lg phones have been excellent as well. Reading this on a lg.