Probably Huawei and Xiaomi would survive. I think Samsung would still be the largest though.Too many Android device makers in the market to be sustainable. It’s the lasting effect of commodity handsets that first took out Blackberry, Palm and Nokia. Now it’s cannibalism.
Expect to see the number of Android handset makers whittle down to just one or two Chinese companies.
LG makes excellent TVs and monitors but mediocre phones. None of them had any ground-breaking features that turned me away from Samsung or Apple.LG phones never got my attention. LG HDTVs and monitors, on the other hand, are some of the best and most reliable. Our family always had great experiences with LG TVs, the Samsung ones (which are pushed by the sales people at Best Buy etc) gave us problems or died prematurely.
I've still got an LG TV working in my dining room. It's over 10 years old and still going strong.LG phones never got my attention. LG HDTVs and monitors, on the other hand, are some of the best and most reliable. Our family always had great experiences with LG TVs, the Samsung ones (which are pushed by the sales people at Best Buy etc) gave us problems or died prematurely.
Their appliances are still considered the best in the industry. Their OLEDs lead the pack, and their customer service is good. I just wish they’d change their hideous logo.LG is a great company. They have a lot of other things going for them so they’ll be alright. Maybe one day they’ll come back.
Agreed. My first decent (i.e. not top of the line) smart phone was an LG 41C. It was good phone and I definitely got my money's worth out of it.Sad. Their phones weren’t bad.
Yes, not too different from the race to the bottom by the commodity PC makers a while back.Too many Android device makers in the market to be sustainable. It’s the lasting effect of commodity handsets that first took out Blackberry, Palm and Nokia. Now it’s cannibalism.
Expect to see the number of Android handset makers whittle down to just one or two Chinese companies.
I feel / felt the same way about Microsoft phones (well, the later variations). I had a Lumia 640 XL and an Alcatel Idol 4S and really liked both the phones and the version of Microsoft's phone OS at the time. But when it came time to consider replacing the Alcatel it was clear that Microsoft had put there phone efforts on the back burner, so I got another Android phone (Motorola Moto g6).I really wish there was a viable third mobile operating system. I was a massive Palm fanboy in the late 90s into the 2000s, but like so many others, they blew it.
Yup you’re 100% correct. I bought my first LG product back in September. A nice UHDTV and absolutely love it! Then I bought 1 of their cordless vacuums haha.Their appliances are still considered the best in the industry. Their OLEDs lead the pack, and their customer service is good. I just wish they’d change their hideous logo.
Some of them still are. I recently got a new LG V60 and I was surprised to see Made in Korea on it. Great phone by the way.LG G2 was a beast ! Also nobody remembers that LG smartphones used to be made in KOREA and not China for years... Pretty sure costs were high due to this...
Yeah but that doesn’t seem feasible right now. What sustains them today is economies of scale. We are lucky Apple’s Mac is still in the game with the iPhone and other new products saving Apple from extinction.I really wish there was a viable third mobile operating system. I was a massive Palm fanboy in the late 90s into the 2000s, but like so many others, they blew it.
Sad. Their phones weren’t bad.
Yes, their OLED TVs are magnificent, i have had mine for 4 years and a definite worthy successor to my Sony Trinitron. The logo isn’t that bad, i have seen worse. Besides it’s not bad for a company that started life as Lucky Goldstar.Their appliances are still considered the best in the industry. Their OLEDs lead the pack, and their customer service is good. I just wish they’d change their hideous logo.
That really isn't good.We will end up with Apple & Samsung & Chinese smartphones only.
Samsung is still better than LG.LG were always a second rate Samsung. That said it’s sad to see the earlier players in the android market go out.