[LG V10 General] Nitemare3219:
My unit looks perfect to me. I really can't complain. It's not PERFECT (complete darkness use) like the S6 Edge or anything because a backlight is always going to bleed light compared to pixel light emitting displays, but in any room or area with a bit of light, and you shouldn't be noticing the backlight being obtrusive.

Light bleed isn't "bad" unless you think it's bad. In my case, I knew I couldn't live with a hotspot in a corner for however long I have this phone, so I exchanged it right away.

Further expanding on my JOD from the Note 5.

Processor/speed

Yes, the Note 5 has a faster processor, but I have yet to notice this in normal usage. If anything, the V10 feels faster because it actually keeps apps in RAM rather than killing them left and right like the stupid Note 5 does. Gaming performance is going to be a lot worse on the V10, but I never game on my phone (might change a bit since I finally have a ton of storage with 64 GB + SD card).

Audio performance

The only thing I seem to have noticed so far is that the V10 seems to have better bass on my Westone W30 IEMs. I need to tweak the EQ (where do you do this - even stock music app shows audio effects as NORMAL and grayed out?) for treble like I did on my Note 5 to get it just how I like it (I prefer a brighter sound - seems more clear to my ears), but otherwise no complaints. Still trying to figure out how to exactly make sure the ESS DAC is working with certain apps. Sometimes Google Music pauses when switching it on/off (assuming this means it works), and sometimes it doesn't. Maybe a software bug or I need to get my entire library local as mentioned by someone else.

Display

Damn superb for an LCD. In the ~3 months I had the G4, I was impressed coming from a Note 4 SAMOLED. I love being able to adjust color saturation on Samsung's devices and having perfect contrast (so much that I now have an LG OLED TV and will never use an LCD TV again), but the V10 has not left me lusting for that. In 95% of conditions I've used it (basically anything other than PITCH BLACK ambient settings), the blacks are so dark that they look to be of AMOLED nature. I was worried the second screen wouldn't blend in well to the bezel, but I was wrong - my app shortcuts, recent apps, and music controls look like they are floating on top of the main display. When the screen is off and the second screen on, I can't see the backlight unless it's completely dark in the room or outside. The low end brightness manual % could be brighter as typically has been a problem with LG devices, but max brightness is fantastic. Also, this display doesn't have the ****ty annoying LINES running through it visibly like the G3 and G4 had. I don't know if this was the digitizer in the past as one might expect, and not many people noticed or complained about it, but I sure did. It made the display almost look grainy and strange on bright content - this no longer happens as far as I can tell on the V10!!!

Battery life

So far seems abysmal to be honest... I fast charged my device to 65% before going to the gym today, and an hour later I was at 35% - no clue how, may be an app issue, or the ESS DAC/amp is a battery hog. The G4 was a deep sleep low drain king, so I hope the V10 is the same way. I'm not too worried because I have fast chargers everywhere, and will have that spare battery eventually, but I at least want 4 hours SOT.

Bluetooth

Performance is much better than the Note 5. When I would hit the next/previous/pause/play track buttons either in the car or on the phone, the audio delay in the car was almost 2 seconds. With the V10, it is no more than HALF a second. A small, but very noticeable, difference.

Camera

I haven't got to play with the camera yet, but that was the biggest thing I missed about the G4 when I jumped from it. I love the LG camera app, and the camera itself, especially at night - no contest here.

The fingerprint scanner is a little wonky sometimes. Might need to add my fingerprint again under a second print to get more angles of recognition. The button itself feels a little loose compared to how the G4 or G3 felt, but nothing to cry home about. The ruggedness of the phone feels great, and it's nice to not NEED a case for once. I might use one at the gym and when going to other certain places, but will certainly rock it naked most of the time and not worry about it.