LG Electronics V20 64GB GSM Phone Titan Grey Factory Unlocked

This phone is absolutely amazing. I came from the LG V10, and I always loved that phone. I was waiting forever to upgrade to this phone. Finally received it on Nov 11th!This phone is very sleek and beautiful. I rarely care about that, but it really is a nice looking phone.Having a removable battery is in my top 3 needed things. It is the only thing that I sometimes budge on when buying a phone, but I hate to, it is so handy to be able to just swap batteries and in less than 30 seconds have another whole full charge. The new Battery Cover release button is awesome and I love the new metal battery cover. I purchased a LG Genuine extra battery and charger kit on eBay, shipped from Korea. Well worth it. I also love the USB Type C plug, fiddling in the dark is no longer a problem! The Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 is very fast and convenient as well. My Anker PowerCore+ 10000mah Portable Battery Charger with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 comes in handy when I'm not wanting to completely drain my battery. So between that and my second battery. I am set for a long time of use.This phone is snappy, not only does Android 7.0 Nougat make it better, but I am very happy with it's performance. My only wish was that it would have had 5GB or 6GB of memory instead of 4GB like the V10 had. It's always nice to have a slight upgrade.The second screen is by far in the top 3 coolest features of the phone. Always having the time and date available while the main screen is off is sweet. I also use the flashlight using the second screen while the main screen off a lot. You can control your music that way too. Saves battery and time. While the screen is on I have some contact shortcuts on it, and I love being able to answer and hang up a call from it while I'm in other apps. The main screen is also very high quality, loving the 5.7" Quad HD IPS.I love the new fingerprint sensor and being able to unlock the phone with my fingerprint without having to press the power button. The V10, I could unlock with fingerprint, but had to press the power button first. I use fingerprint to unlock and get into secure apps very very frequently. Love this feature.One thing I'm not sold on yet is the movement of the volume up and down buttons. I really did like having them on the back of the phone. Made one handed use even easier. I've been having some issues/getting used to the new location. Not even close to being a disappointment though.Having an unlocked non-carrier version is the best thing ever. No carrier bloatware, and no carrier bootup screen. It's wonderful, and I love that I can use it on almost any carrier in the US.I'm excited to use the camera more, the V10 camera was outstanding, and I can only imagine how much better this one will be. Being able to save photos to the MicroSD is awesome too. If the phone ever crashes I have all my photos on the MicroSD and can remove it. I also upload my photos to Dropbox, and using Google Photos with their unlimited free photo storage.LG Backup is an amazing app, it really is. Between that app and what Google backs up, settings etc. Transferring phones was a breeze. I went from my V10 to my V20, in less than an hour and a half . Minus a few apps that had to be relogged in, or permissions having to be regiven. I highly recommend LG Backup to anyone.Capture+ is very useful to me, to be able to quickly clip any part of my screen to share, instead of having to do a full screenshot. Nice feature of the QuickMemo+ app, otherwise, for notes I usually use notePad by niceSprite.LG allows so many OS customization's that most manufacturers don't. I love the option to change the order and color of the soft touch buttons. I also noticed the addition of Phone Themes! This is awesome, I changed mine from the normal white to the Black High Contrast, and really like it. I also like that I can change and organize my status bar shortcuts. See photos. As you can notice, I use Nova Launcher, so I can't comment on the new LG launcher without an app drawer. But I think I did notice that LG has an option to download their old Home Screen and Launcher App.I love having the Hi-Fi Quad DAC output through my treasured Headphone port (Sorry iPhone 7 users). I use Bluetooth in my car, I have a bluetooth beanie, a JBL Charge, and a JBL Micro Wireless, but I still use the headphone port while mowing the yard and whenever else I need to. I've also used the headphone port to plug in an external microphone using an adapter. So no Apple, it's not outdated and I still want it. I'm also excited to try the HD Audio Recorder that allows recording over a separate track.Finally getting to Android Nougat, the best new feature in my opinion is direct reply notifications. This allows you to respond to emails, sms, instant messages, etc right from the notification tray. Very handy.I probably missed something, I will add more if I think of it. But I would recommend this phone to anyone looking to upgrade to a new phone. It's one killer device.

better late than never, as they say, so here's my review.first and foremost i was looking for sound quality. i'm an audiophile and have been so since 1978 (my first stereo).secondly, value was a huge concern.so after looking everywhere i found that LG was the only manufacturer to cater to audiophiles. then much to my joy, i found that last year's model (2016) LG V20 has the same DAC as the LG V30.boom! i wishlisted the sucker until the price was lowered by the actual release of the V 30.now for the slightly confusing bit... i was a bit put off that an "unlocked" phone had an ATT box, but i went ahead and put in my nano-sim and sd(xc) memory.well the phone boots with ATT world buullcrap...i was even more worried. then the LG walk thru was pleasantly brief....okwell more bloatware set up that's unavoidable.now i was planning on going to the ATT store to have them unlock this locked "unlocked" phone -until the phone rang. my buds to the rescue lol.the phone works just fine.Make sure you find the APN's of your service so you can enter them in settings under network. otherwise no data.OK real review. the LG V20 freaking rock and rolls. literally if you are playing a lossless 24/192 track - which it does with aplomb and style.in order to find a dac that can compete with the sound of the V20 you have to go to the Chord Hugo... which may or may not be equal, given the same amplification. and that's double the price of the LG V20 in Nov. 2017. the V20 makes hash out of lesser dacs, the implementation of the ESS Sabre Quad DAC (dual differential in other brand speak) is spotlessly executed.the one weakness is not from the DAC, it's from the amplification. my moderately hard to drive Focal Listen has to be in the 85% volume range before the stunning power and definition of the bass is realized.the expansive spaciousness, smoothness of the highest frequencies, pinpoint detailing and rock solid imaging along with the highly musical and engaging midrange is there at any volume. i would recommend that those using headphones known to be hard to drive use a quality amp - not a DAC/amp as the outboard DAC would have little to no value. i'm using the Focal Listen in the 85% volume range instead of the 65% volume i was planning on. For the IEM's , i'm using the 1MORE triple driver which has no problem at all. earbud and IEM users can ignore my gripes about the output level of the amp.For desktop audio a solid win - all it needs is powered speakers or bluetooth. no other DAC needed except for the highest end, i.e. going over your super audiophile friends house who has $1k + DAC, plus matching gear, then you just whip out the USB cable and use your phone as the drive.or if you're like most, you just turn on the bluetooth...which is finally listenable. the wifi antenna in the V20 is awesome as is the overall speed of operations and ease of use. the LG implementation of Android is very close to spot on.given the power of the cpu and the screen size i can see power users might complain about battery life...but hey this phone has the ability to switch out a fully charged battery for a used one if you buy the extra battery kit (well worth it).i'm doing that and a power bank anyways so it doesn't bother me.oh yeah a phone protector case is highly recommended. i bought the zizo case in black for $10 and it works great.