Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


caldazar

459 posts

Ultimate Geek


#242560 3-Nov-2018 15:32
Send private message

Any word if the LG V40 will make it to New Zealand?

I'm a bit of a fan of the LG V series. The headphone jack with quad DAC sounds amazing and I also like the camera setup LG offers.

The LG V40 looks great and I'm keen to give it a try. Hopefully PB Tech will pick it up like they have done for the past models?

Create new topic
happyheme
26 posts

Geek

Trusted

  #2119204 3-Nov-2018 17:03
Send private message

I’m sure it’ll make its way here, especially seeing as the prior V-series phones (along with the latest G7) have made it here and have been sold by PB Tech.



caldazar

459 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #2121696 7-Nov-2018 16:44
Send private message

Hopefully. I guess it's up to LG. I don't see anything announce in Australia either.


Hanova
1 post

Wannabe Geek


  #2121906 8-Nov-2018 00:30
Send private message

No Announcement yet here but the V40 is clearly the king of video recording! in terms of mic quality.




Geektastic
17942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2124481 12-Nov-2018 22:27
Send private message

I've been using a G7 for a few months and I am reasonably impressed to be honest. The most liked feature for me is the Quad DAC and headphone amp. I plug Sennheiser HD 6XX 300 ohm headphones into it and it sounds fantastic. Screen is great - I can't say I have much missed it not being OLED. Battery life is a lot better than I expected - and the management is good. It often sends me little messages suggesting apps that have not been used which are using power and suggesting ways to deal with that, for example.

 

It does everything I want it to do, really and ended up costing me $700 as I sold the headphones that came with it which I did not need. For $700 it's a darned good phone!






TeaLeaf
6325 posts

Uber Geek


  #2124581 13-Nov-2018 08:43
Send private message

There is the v40 thinq

1.4um large pixels at f1.5, so expect it to be extremely good in low light.

https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-lg-v40-thinq

 

1440p OLED HDR is where its at for media consumption. Gone is this over the top 4k thinking. IMO even with TVs 1440p is where my eye rests and IQ improvement. Obviously OLED provides more rich colours and deeper blacks and HDR content just takes things to a new dimension. Much the same as the Galaxy S9 to be honest.

 

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_v40_thinq-9300.php

 


Much like the nokia 7.1 plus, was due in October, not to be seen yet.


TeaLeaf
6325 posts

Uber Geek


  #2124585 13-Nov-2018 08:49
Send private message

Geektastic:

 

The most liked feature for me is the Quad DAC and headphone amp.

 

 

Seriously undervalued feature of the LG for quite some time. Keeping in mind it only works with wired head/ear phones. A $50 pair of top end Asian market earphones equal my $200 Audio Technica in ears. When I had an LG for a short period, the difference between quad dac and not was night and day, even with the included ear phones.

 

If anyone is interested in Asian market earphones Ill post the forum/review site. Much like phones they are astonishingly good value. Ive not tried headphones though. I have a pair of open ADKs and dont want to know something can beat them for 1/4 the price ;-p


Geektastic
17942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2124639 13-Nov-2018 10:31
Send private message

TeaLeaf:

 

Geektastic:

 

The most liked feature for me is the Quad DAC and headphone amp.

 

 

Seriously undervalued feature of the LG for quite some time. Keeping in mind it only works with wired head/ear phones. A $50 pair of top end Asian market earphones equal my $200 Audio Technica in ears. When I had an LG for a short period, the difference between quad dac and not was night and day, even with the included ear phones.

 

If anyone is interested in Asian market earphones Ill post the forum/review site. Much like phones they are astonishingly good value. Ive not tried headphones though. I have a pair of open ADKs and dont want to know something can beat them for 1/4 the price ;-p

 

 

 

 

Yes, I agree.

 

There are several threads around on sites like Head Fi comparing the built in DAC on an LG with some separate USB portable units costing more than the phone - and the LG owners announcing they will be selling the separate units forthwith!






 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.
caldazar

459 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #2134314 26-Nov-2018 11:35
Send private message

I get the feeling the LG V40 isn't coming to AUS/NZ. 

 

Even in Singapore and Hong Kong I didn't see any mention. Possibly they are just focusing on Korea and US market for now. 

 

Ah well maybe it will have to be Galaxy S10 for me.

 

 


Geektastic
17942 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2135537 27-Nov-2018 22:33
Send private message

I'm surprised but tend to agree. 

 

The G7 has been a fine performer; no particular pluses other than the DAC which is excellent for music lovers, but certainly no great downsides either.

 

I'm probably not the person they aim most of these things at though; I can't shake off a certain amount of feeling that the marketers are doing much the same thing as camera company marketers in creating a belief that your phone will be rubbish if it is more than 12 months old, does not have X instead of Y and so on.

 

For example, I cannot for the life of me work out why the speed of the chip in a phone is important beyond the point where the phone functions smoothly. Having a chip that is 40% more powerful than that seems just silly - you aren't about to open a full version of Photoshop and start creating Layer Masks on a phone.

 

I actually mostly use a phone to check email, surf when I am bored and not at my desk, listen to music when travelling and make phone calls. The rest is largely unimportant and seems to exist just so companies can play one upmanship rather than for genuine reasons. As I said, I am not really their typical consumer..!

 

For that, the G7 is more than adequate really and any change I make would be solely because I fancy a new toy, not because I need a better one!






caldazar

459 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #2135757 28-Nov-2018 10:00
Send private message

Yeah, G7 seems a decent all rounder.

 

Main reason I wanted the V40 is that the camera sensor in the V40 is a big upgrade vs G7. That and the extra Telephoto lens can't hurt. If I already had a G7 (I don't) though I wouldn't upgrade.


Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.