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[LG V30 Real Life Review] CHH2:
As someone else has pointed out, there are some settings that need to be readjusted first. No idea why but the Koreans love their skin smoothing butter face processing. Second of all, you are correct. This phone was sold as a creatives device and real creatives rarely accept a SOOC experience. To compare phones to stand alone cameras, this would be equivalent of shooting with a DSLR versus a point and shoot camera. Shooting with a DSLR usually ends up doing post processing where as people shooting with point and shoots usually can't be bothered with that. So if you're looking for the creative/DSLR experience, you buy the V30. If you just want to simply point and shoot, you're in the iPhone/Pixel camp. It's that simple. The V30 can most definitely turn out a damn fine photo from any of its cameras. (I have beers once a month with a nationally respected photography curator and I've slid some past his eyes. Finally convinced him to try traveling without his film gear on a trip. That's huge!)
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
If you base your phone purchase on how good it takes a selfie, you should seriously re-evaluate your life.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Mr CATFISH:
I see you posted this some time ago, but I noticed your avatar. I am watching the Eagles struggle against the Seahawks right now.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] EVOme:
Brooooooo.....it's killing me!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Mr CATFISH:
I'm shocked! Then again, I'm a steelers fan, so I have become numb to these things. It's always tough in Seattle.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] DizturbedOne:
If that's all you took from my statement, you should seriously re-evaluate your reading comprehension. Go troll someone else, child.

The skin smoothing and lighting isn't the problem. Of course I've turned all that off.

THE SENSOR IS NOT GOOD. I shoot and edit in RAW and the sensor just is not good. Period. They SAY the hardware is good, but it's a lie. I've had great success editing RAW from several Canons, a Nikon, a Panasonic (mix of super zooms and dslr rigs) and dozens of cell phones over the years.

This thing is not good. It has AWESOME software.

That is all.

But... I can usually buy that for a lot cheaper than 900 bucks.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
You've been talking about selfies the most, you dedicated the whole paragraph to it.

Another thing, the stock camera software is all about the manual mode, and the pics on auto do come out mediocre.

However, people have been using Google camera port with great success, which proves the hardware isn't bad at all.

I'm not claiming you don't know how to take pics, but most of the reviewers don't agree with you.

The auto mode may be its weak spot, but the camera is nowhere near bad.

Also "... child. " - You lost. Goodbye.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] CHH2:
You can't shoot RAW with the selfie camera. This is not an option.

I have been shooting for over 30 years and I can tell you that most of the people I've shot would be mad at me if I gave them photos with as much detail as I can get in photos taken with the selfie camera. (I even have certain lenses that models I work with know to never ask to see the photos from SOOC unless they want to be depressed about what all they're picking up.)
[LG V30 Real Life Review] CharlzO_2000:
I've definitely found that the selfie quality out of the box, and even after adjustment, is definitely a step backwards. However, I did notice that the quality in the camera app, was still a lot better than actual apps, like snapchat. It was as if I was suddenly in half resolution when trying to access the front camera from within another app. And it's also very subject to any hand shake as well.

Until this morning. I snapped one on my way to work in SC, and had to pause for a second, because it actually came out fine. I took a few more. Now, there were no updates, I didn't reboot, and I have zero explanation as to what happened. But somewhere along the line, it cleared up. Maybe I had a smudge on the camera and assumed it was just the quality issue? Who knows, but I can now say that my selfie quality is somehow right back to the same as my V20.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] DizturbedOne:
You lost. By actually acting like a petulant child, and trying to turn it into a pissing contest from the get go. I simply pointed it out. Your passive aggressive posturing is... Interesting. Yes, I moved on to talking about both cameras without actually mentioning it. Funny that you even knew this but decided to ignore it and use it as a talking point for proving your own point. You have issues, investigate. Moving on.

Sorry guys, but I don't make excuses for something I bought, I don't do tribalism or branding. That seems to be a common problem and seems to generate false positive opinions. This phone camera does not stack up to any of the other phones in its price range... and it was the main selling point.

Inexcusable, IMO. my wife' s Note blows this cam out of the water.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] lenith:
Bought V30+, Front camera is horrible, too much grainy in low light. When compared to my Oneplus one in same low light condition, LG stands no where near it. Though Oneplus one front camera is not that great but when compared to what V30+ is delivering with, quality of Oneplus one sems much superior than what V30 is delivering.

Video shooting is fun and love the IS. Tried with walking and with Camera holder while driving. It's smooth and no shake in video.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] ferez:
Front camera is sub-par, well, what can you expect from a 1/5" sensor size? I believe they used a tiny sensor because nothing bigger could fit in the thin bezels, so it's kind of a trade off.

Using GCam yield much better selfies, much more detailed than what the stock app can output, even though they are quite noisy either way.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] astonmartin214:
even the reviewers said the selfie cam is trash
[LG V30 Real Life Review] whyzee:
I wish I had taken this thread seriously. Just spent around ₹ 30k for this trash front camera and I can’t return it. LG should be ashamed to ever have released a phone this bad.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
- says the front camera is trash

- draws conclusion that the phone is bad based on one thing

Nice one.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] asvaberg:
If you are that dissatisfied with the selfie-camera (no, it's not good, but it's not that bad), why don't you use the main camera with a timer countdown setting for selfies?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] whyzee:
Wish it was that simple, but I can’t see myself or accurately judge the angle when doing that way. (Btw you can use volume buttons too instead of the timer.)

Also low light selfies are actually *that* bad. In good lighting I agree that it’s just acceptable.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
Also, use the google camera because it does wonders for the quality. It's still THE worst selfie camera on a modern flagship, but at least it's not trash.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] ChazzMatt:
Also, you can turn on the "cheese" shutter button where a handful of words will trigger the rear camera. I use that to take pictures of equipment (serial numbers, etc) in tight spaces.

You can use the volume buttons, hands-free (except for holding the camera) is better, in my opinion. Oreo improved the selfie camera some, believe it or not. Also turning the light setting to zero helps. You can also mess with the smoothness adjuster. With Nougat, turning that to zero also helped, but maybe you don't have to do that with Oreo.

Either I didn't notice before or the settings have even changed between 20A and 20D on the US998 for the selfie camera. I don't take many selfies but I do wish LG had included a better one (V35 had 8MP for instance) just so people would shut up about it. ;)
[LG V30 Real Life Review] mwake4goten:
Where can I get the gcam version for V30?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] ChazzMatt:
Are you serious? You didn't even look in the V30 apps section whatsoever. ;) V30 has the most famous of all the Gcam ports, by @ cstark27. Started last February 2018 as a dedicated thread, as being discussed in ANOTHER THREAD. I

suggested he create his own thread

, and the rest is history. Currently has over 400,00 views.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] trqster:
Stock selfie camera quality is ****! No way around it.

Solution: G-Cam port and all the sudden it's a decent camera! A true miracle!!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Mohzuned:
Nice . It's pretty nice
[LG V30 Real Life Review] trqster:
It is indeed but only if you use Google camera port app.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the LG V30 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the LG V30's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the LG V30 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
Honestly I feel like this is not quick charge 3.0 even though the 835 processor and the device supports it. The charger that comes in the box is only 1.8amps output. Compare that to 2.0amps output with my Galaxy S7 charger and even 3.0amps output on my Nexus 6P charger. So it's not really more than the standard 1.5amp output of most cell phone chargers today and less output than other chargers that come with quick charge compatible phones.

Over all it takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes to charge it from 20% to 100% with the charger it comes with. Keep in mind that's if you're not using it while it charges. If you are using the phone while it charges on about 70% brightness, then about double that time to charger from 20% to 80%. I might try with the Nexus 6P 3.0amp charger later to see if it makes any difference.

So right now I give this only a 6 out of 10 for charging. So 3 stars.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] qualitymove13:
How did using the different charger workout for you?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Bootup:
Ran my phone down to 3%. Hooked it up to my QC 3.0 charger. Doing a timed 60 minute charge, I unplugged the phone at 82%
[LG V30 Real Life Review] baric88:
To be honest my last phone was a note 5 I just upgraded to v10 an I personally think that it charges just as fast, I put my my old samsumg fast charger to my USB-C an it registers at fast charging, charges while I play mmorpg, so GG I'm happy
[LG V30 Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
I only tried it with a Samsung Galaxy S7 charger, which is

2.0 amp output instead of the stock V30 charger at 1.8amp output. So slightly more output.

It looks like no matter what charger you use above 1.8amp output, then the V30 is still going to only use 1.8amp charging rate. I think the phone is programed to limit it. Which is sad because I do not think it charges quite as fast as my S7 Edge.

When I plug the stock V30 charger with the phone at 5% it gives me a ETA of 1 hour 46 minutes. That seems awfully long time for quick charge 3.0 on a battery that is only 3300mah. It should be about 20-25 minutes LESS than that I think. According to LG it should be faster from their graphic at the release show of the V30. See attachment.

Although its possible a future software update could fix this though. So lets hope. I also might reach out to LG and ask them about this.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Killua96:
Does the quick change icon appears? Because that's the time that I see on my G6 with a normal 1.8A...
[LG V30 Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
The little lightning bolt with a circle around it? Yes.

It also says "fast charging" in the notification instead of just normal "charging" when I plug in a regular charger.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Killua96:
Don't know then...
[LG V30 Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
When you or anyone elses plugs your V30 in at 5-10% battery. Then how long does it say until full?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Killua96:
Don't have a V30 right no, i've just compared the speed with the one seen on my G6, a 5-10% i have 1:50 for full charge without QC, for V30 you'll have to wait someone else...
[LG V30 Real Life Review] meryguadelupe:
quick charge feature is available only with original charger or by using power bank too ?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] BozQ:
The Galaxy S7 adapter charges only at 9V/1.67A, for 15W of power.

The LG should come with a 9V/1.8A, for about 16W of power. Also, it may only quick charge with the screen off. It will drop to 5-10W with the screen on.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] gbb14:
ummm...you should always check the voltage, not only the amps... (voltage multiplied by current equals power).

the best way to check is by using one of those USB thingies which measure V and A.

I'm pretty sure that v30 comes with qc 3.0 charger, so it definitely is a fast charger for that 3300mAh battery.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] BozQ:
If I am not mistaken, the supplied charger is Quick Charge 3.0 compliant. But LG limited the charging to just 9V/1.8A, for total power of 16W.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Shruti sunder:
The estimate on my v30+ at 7% battery is 1 hour and 43 min. In 15 min it charged 11% only.

Definitely slower than the galaxy note 4 I had previously.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] bluehawks206:
The charger mine came with is 3amp and takes 45 min to fully charge
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
Ok I'm not saying you're bullshittin', but 3A gives 3Ah per 1h, or 3000mAh in one hour and since the V30 has 3300mAh battery, it must take over an hour to fully charge (even if it charges max speed constantly 0-100%), so yeah you're bullshittin'.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] AndroidPurity:
Yes! Very good point! What I have found is that it does charge pretty fast with the stock charger when you are NOT using the phone at all. Charges around 45% in 30 minutes from my testing. So pretty good!

However when I'm using my phone it takes about double the length of time. About an hour to get the same 45%. So I did a test to see what the heck was going on.

First I bought an Anker quick charge 3.0 18W adapter. So it is rated 2 watts higher than the stock LG charger. The Anker charger has output ratings of

3.6V-6.5V / 3A, 6.5V-9V / 2A, 9V-12V / 1.5A

I also bought a nice braided JSAUX cable rated up to 3Amps to make sure I am also using a cable that does not restrict the charge flow.

My results are about the same with that charger and cable despite it being rated 2 watts higher than stock LG charger. About 45% in 30 minutes when not using the phone and about 45% in 60 minutes when actively using the phone.

I also used an app to measure the charging current when not using the phone and when using the phone, and you are right. LG is for some reason limiting the Amps to only about 1.2A and 5V when using the phone, but then about 2.4A and 5V when not using the phone. I never saw the voltage go higher than about 5.1V. Assuming the app was accurately measuring the charge.

So I guess LG limits the charge when the phone is in use to keep the battery and phone from over heating while processor and display is working more? If so, it's obvious to me that they limit the charge while the phone is in use a good bit more than my 6P or S7 edge did. Hopefully with the upcoming Oreo update the charging rate is increased a little while the phone is in use.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] BozQ:
When I had the phone, I measured with a USB meter. I was using a charger that's similar to your Anker, up to 18W.

With the phone or screen off, it charges at 9V/1.8A.

With the screen on, it charges at 5V/2A for 10W. But depending on what you're using the phone, eg. Watching videos or playing games, and your screen brightness, the effective charge is likely lower than 10W.

Since then, I've always developed the habit of not using my phone while charging.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] S3ckshun8:
9V X 1.8A is good enough for QC 3.0 Fast charging

It is still pretty good fast charging it is only a higher voltage so the amperes can stay the same since most phones with QC3 charge at close to 18Watts or more.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Killua96:
If the time is the same as the normal 1.8A charge without QC icon, then no, it's not Quick Charge.

Anyway don't know why you quoted me, I've no problems on my part, the other user was having problems xD
[LG V30 Real Life Review] hanni2301:
sorry, but you're wrong aswell.

if his charger does 3A at 5V, the device could charge at the voltage of the cell (3,7-4,0V) with 4,0 to 3,75A.

so it COULD charge the 3.3Ah battery in 50 Minutes. but keep in mind that this is a non real calculation because of the not ideal efficiency rate.

Some of you understand the fact that LG is rating the charging speed in function to temperature. Also it isn't healthy to charge a cell from starting and end-voltage with the full load of amps.

In conclusion you can only achieve the full chargingspeed somewhere at 20-80% +-10%

that is the reason why not everyone can confirm the high charging speeds and the low charging times which were advertised at some post's above.

i'm happy that LG chooses the way to do not blow the battery in every situation to save some lifetime of itself e.G not like samsung

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[LG V30 Real Life Review] Arcide:
Nope, there's no way you're ever gonna see it hit more than 3A. At least not for a long period.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] umx:
so wouldnt say using a belkin 24 charger be faster then?

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Charge...rd_wg=TOgSK&psc=1&refRID=1Q1ZY407MW4D9QN7TDN7
[LG V30 Real Life Review] hanni2301:
A V30 isn't doing so, because it would shorten the lifetime by far.

I was hoping that you understand the fact that it is in theory possible to charge with a 5V 3A charger a 3,3Ah battery in less than an hour because of the lower voltage of the battery itself.

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[LG V30 Real Life Review] WaxysDargle:
ya, oneplus dash charging is the only way i know of to get a higher amperage without compromising battery
[LG V30 Real Life Review] hanni2301:
that is right.

op does spot the heating area in the charger plug unit.

but it only takes effect on thermal issues like using the phone while charging.

the battery technology can't get charged faster with 'dash charging'

the aspect of healthy and long time powet of the unit is uneffected as well.

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[LG V30 Real Life Review] WaxysDargle:
i can't speak to that. what i can tell you is that my OP5 charged much faster than any device i've ever owned
[LG V30 Real Life Review] 4tune:
VOOC from Oppo :good:
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Sony92:
can someone tell me if i can use my induction charging station from samsung (EP-PG950) for my LG v30?
[LG V30 Real Life Review] acefr:
Regular wireless charging will work, but given its max output is 9V 1A, it probably will not trigger fast wireless charging on your V30. You need 15W output for that.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Sony92:
but if it loads at normal speed that's okay. I just do not want to break my battery, that's what I am
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Wolfsbane58:
The software/hardware on the V30 is backward compatible, so it should work at normal BPP wireless charging speed.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the LG V30 before depleting the battery.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[LG V30 Real Life Review] pankey:
First full charge, 100% to 7% I got over 7 hours of screen on time.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] RojasTKD:
Yeah I've heard several YouTubers mention their pre-production unites where giving them very good battery life.

They may be one of the biggest upgrades in the V30, as the V20 had horrid battery life (at least mine did).

If these reports keep rolling in, it will make the V30 much more desirable in my yes.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] vipercode:
I have yet to make it below 20%, and I'm seeing over a full day (24+ hours) of usage on a single charge!

This is with my phone sitting on my desk, AOD enabled, and my usage being reddit, instagram, snapchat, allo, and texting with a few wifi calls.

I'm on Day 3 now, I've only charged the device twice(when I first got it, and yesterday morning). I'm still at 46% this morning.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] erwaso:
Hoping someone does a full battery drain test with a game or video running until it dies

Seen just one on YouTube but a pre production unit.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] SuhasTheBest:
The battery life on this phone is amazing! Better than anything I've ever used, even better than my LG G2 which was extraordinary back in the day.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Shuthefrontdoor:
The g2 was extraordinary for it's time, easily hitting 6 hours sot when all competitors were averaging 3.5-4
[LG V30 Real Life Review] chrisrj28:
Like said before best battery life I have ever had on a phone. My GF has a Galaxy S7 Edge and I've always been envious of her battery.

So this battery life was just doing normal stuff, listening to music, watched a few YouTube videos. Spent time on Wi-Fi, decent lte signal.

Amazing. This phone is absolutely amazing and trumps the G6 (a great phone in its own right) in every single way.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] chrisrj28:
Forgot to mention, this is with AOD (with sleep time between 11pm and 6am) and Bluetooth on connected to my moto 360
[LG V30 Real Life Review] snafufx:
My results are the same as others, incredible battery life. I purchased this on the 6th and lowest percentage I had before bed was 48%. Off charger at 0600 and put it on charger at 2200. No other phone has lasted anywhere close to this. My S7 Edge was impressive, this blows it out the water. Being a Samsung guy, LG hit a home run with the V30. Tonight I'm not even going to charge to see how long it lasts. Not a power user but aod on, bluetooth on, everything synced, slacker radio, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube land. Also have to give props to Verizon, the screen protector they offer works like a champ and easiest install. Had a hard plastic outer shell that you drop onto the phone, lay protector on and it slides right in place with no effort.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] Sheldor1967:
I'm always amazed that some people get such great SOT. I am getting around 5 hours. For me, this is a WIN. I have old eyes and like my screen bright. I also shoot a LOT of photos outdoors and crank up that brightness to see my results. At the end of my time with the S7 Edge (not even a year), I was lucky to get 4 hours of SOT. As an aside, I owned the Note 8 for a couple of weeks. It held things in memory better than the V30 because it had 6 gigs of RAM, but I really don't notice any lag between the two...
[LG V30 Real Life Review] pankey:
i've still consistently gotten 6.5-7.5 hours SoT over the week now i've had it, even on lte for a good chunk of the day. enabled dev options and turned the animations to 0.5x across the board but even with every social account under the sun syncing and bluetooth connected to my huawei watch, it still performs incredibly. hitting 20% on my pixel I used to shift into panic mode now i'll still play some clash royale 2v2 and not even worry. the only thing I do absolutely dislike is the auto brightness.
[LG V30 Real Life Review] chrisrj28:
So I pushed it today to see how far I could go. I've never gotten this much screen time ever on a phone. This battery is amazing.

And this is with AOD and Bluetooth connected to my watch. Streamed 2 movies and some Netflix shows while at work.