Waiting to drop below £250 mark, possible 2.1% tcb (although never works for me so I ll not even bother, offer them my cashback)
Latest comments (55)
0011728
30 Sep 17#53
what headphones did you get with this, B&O?
TurboCrane to 0011728
30 Sep 17#54
Believe it's the LG Quadbeats, they're decent. I've only heard bad things about the B&O ones and they were given out during a promotion IIRC, the promotion is long over.
shkurti to 0011728
30 Sep 17#55
I didn't.
tchau
26 Sep 17#49
So much for being worried about ordering from theses guys. I ordered on sat and its due for delivery tomorrow via DPD. I guess the warranty may still be an issue but I have home insurance for that.
TurboCrane to tchau
27 Sep 17#50
The V20 isn't even sold here so it's pretty much impossible to get warranty from LG on this phone in the UK anyway. Mine should be with me this afternoon.
Cepultura to TurboCrane
27 Sep 17#51
Exactly, your taking a chance for a phone thats worth a hell of a lot more than £250.
Ive only ever had one phone break on me that I can remember (LG G4 bootloop) but the V20 is meant to not have the boot loop issue.
Let us know if it comes in one piece when its delviered.
TurboCrane to Cepultura
27 Sep 17#52
Phone has come in, everything looks to be in order.
Cepultura
25 Sep 17#47
Anyone receive a despatch email yet?
TurboCrane to Cepultura
25 Sep 17#48
Yep, got mine this morning.
htslough
25 Sep 17#46
Price gone up to £253 now
wilt
23 Sep 17#45
I've had one of these since launch. Initially it was great, but over time it's become sluggish and delays in reacting to touches. The mic for phone calls has no packed in and can only make them through speaker phone or bluetooth now. The automatic screen brightness has a mind of it's own, even when not switched on. I've had the LG G3,G4,G6 and now the V20, everyone of them has gave me problems, I kept giving LG another chance. The LG V30 looks epic but i think it's time for me to move back to Samsung, last Samsung i had was an S4.
DADSCAB
23 Sep 17#44
This or a 2nd hand Oneplus 3 off flea bay?
Master_Yoda
23 Sep 17#41
Never used or heard of Toby Deals before - just did some research on them and would stay well clear. Lots of people saying stuff against them online. They don't respond to emails and also the items get shipped from Hong Kong, and if the items get lost or damaged in transit, their policy is to not pay out and to tell you to claim from the courier lol (you won't get your money back from the courier) - it sounds like a scam to me. Also they illegally charged restocking fees etc. to people for returning faulty items etc.
Cepultura to Master_Yoda
23 Sep 17#42
However, ive found threads online saying no problems, even on this site. So I guess it varies, and as always, a negative voice will be louder than a positive voice.
Master_Yoda to Cepultura
23 Sep 17#43
Taken from their own terms and conditions on their website:
'Note: 1) When choosing "Standard Shipping Method", service
during transition of good is solely the liability of courier companies.
Courier companies only cover physical loss or damage of goods during
transit subject to the maximum liability specified in the terms of
conditions of their service'
It also states in their terms and conditions that if you expect a refund for lost items, you have to pay an extra £20 insurance fee when playing your order for 'premium shipping'. This they state is the only option which entitles you to a refund if the item gets lost in transit. Shockingly they even state they won't refund the fee back if your item gets lost(??) - wow. These are their own terms and conditions and not even people's comments lmao.
I can't even begin to wonder what fun and games happen regarding warranty claims months later should you receive your product.
Just.Wondering
23 Sep 17#36
I totally wanted one of these phones, but no notification light killed it for me. Perfect phone otherwise for my needs
Cepultura to Just.Wondering
23 Sep 17#39
Err it doesn't need one when it has the far Superior secondary small LCD screen at the top which covers all notification and time etc
Just.Wondering to Cepultura
23 Sep 17#40
I found it too be too dimm, didn't look good to me
Cepultura
23 Sep 17#38
Does this come with the fancy bang and oulfsenn earbuds ?
locktheworldout
23 Sep 17#31
I've had one of these for a while - here are a few observations;
bright clear screen, but blacks look a bit washed out Speaker quality only average battery life pretty bad - under 4 hours of SOT for me Second screen not that useful, and difficult to reach WiFi signal good, mobile signal only average No waterproofing Quad DAC (to my ears) overrated. Slight improvement in sound and volume, but not mindblowing Build quality good Removable battery good (and necessary) Camera excellent, especially in manual mode Wide angle rear camera is useful but no good if you pixel peep, and poor in low light Selfie camera only average Video recording excellent (especially sound), but OIS not great
On the battery front, I did a side by side with my Lenovo P2 (yes I know it will win) streaming the same 1080p movie on Youtube.
1h 55m movie - maximum brightness (manual)
P2 started at 41% finished at 33% V20 started at 47% finished at 8%
I'd still recommend it as a good all rounder at a great price, but warranty concerns (given LG's poor track history) and poor battery life should be noted.
A highlight battery-wise is minimal standby drain - I unplugged at 100%, 10 hours later still 100%
cjp64 to locktheworldout
23 Sep 17#37
Great observations. Thanks.
pavel76
23 Sep 17#35
£246.99 at eglobal with GIVEME5 code
iDealYou
23 Sep 17#34
Thanks for the info ... as I'm thinking of replacing my ZUK Z2 with this. :thumbsup:
iDealYou
23 Sep 17#32
I read somewhere that to get the best from the DAC you need to use high impedance headphones.
locktheworldout to iDealYou
23 Sep 17#33
That's true. My understanding is there's 3 modes. 'basic' mode for headphones under 50 Ohms, Aux mode which boosts the output and quad Dac mode for 50 ohm and above.
When I got mine, I simply tried the B&O earphones and being under 50 Ohms the quad Dac didn't kick in, and volume wasn't loud enough.
There's a hack to force aux mode, this made it louder, but for comparison my old iPhone 3G sounded better.
I then bought an impedance adapter to trick the quad Dac into action. Again, an improvement but nothing breathtaking.
I've now tried it with 2 different high impedance sets (admittedly they're not massively expensive ones) and used 24 bit flacs as the source.
Don't get me wrong, it sounds good, but to my ears it wasn't night and day better - just louder.
Of course it's only my opinion and every reviewer raves about it.
I maybe should have managed my expectations.
cjp64
23 Sep 17#30
Thinking of replacing my LG G2 with this. Will I notice much of a difference between the two?
tchau
23 Sep 17#29
I finally decided to give this a go and ordered one this morning after sleeping over it. Annoyed I could only pay via PayPal as I wanted to be covered by section 75 in case it broke or something. Looking forward to an upgrade of my aged and worn out Moto x Play
rheumatoid
23 Sep 17#28
Anyone any experience of getting hit with import duty with Toby deals?
hamzahuk
22 Sep 17#21
OP this deal is playing with my head lol, one of the best smartphones of last year (even this year) for £250 is making me hard to resist even though I've had my Xperia X for just a week.
idrishussainw7 to hamzahuk
23 Sep 17#22
leave it.
hamzahuk to idrishussainw7
23 Sep 17#25
I decided that too, just remembered how good the xperia x's camera is and made me change my mind espically at the bargian price of £150 I got it for.
idrishussainw7 to hamzahuk
23 Sep 17#26
it's one the very best deals one can get within the price range. Good one, whilst you got Xperia X I purchased HTC ONE MAX, i think you know why :smile:
pwel to hamzahuk
23 Sep 17#27
For me it was an easier decision as I needed a decent phone with removable battery and good camera on a budget, not many option available(the next one,v30,has non-remov. battery, so this its probably the last). As a bonus has very good sound recording quality, also useful for me, as I said want to use it on a gimbal and try to edit short travel clips. Its the price that makes it a good deal, otherwise there are a lot other better phones out there, including Sony's. If I wasn't after these features, I probably would have gone for a mid-range chinese firm phone.
skotluis
22 Sep 17#1
Talk about depreciation. Paid over 400 for this at the beginning of the year. Great phone, pitiful battery life.
idrishussainw7 to skotluis
22 Sep 17#2
Depends how you use the phone. I had it and it was equally good to my ZTE AXON 7 and better than my galaxy s8 and LG g6.
hamzahuk to idrishussainw7
22 Sep 17#12
Axon 7 better than a s8 and lg g6??, not sure how in as they both got better specs apart from audio.
idrishussainw7 to hamzahuk
22 Sep 17#13
Battery wise if you want to talk about other specs just ask I will tell you
TurboCrane to idrishussainw7
22 Sep 17#14
How's the camera compared to the S8 and G6?
Adidas.Addict to TurboCrane
22 Sep 17#15
hamzahuk to Adidas.Addict
22 Sep 17#17
I think he ment compared to the axon 7, but wow that lg v20 camera though :heart_eyes:
idrishussainw7 to hamzahuk
23 Sep 17#23
is equally good if not little subdued picture quality and that's only by looking directly at the images through the phone's screen compare to galaxy s8 i had for over a month and a half.
TurboCrane to Adidas.Addict
22 Sep 17#18
Thanks, that's exactly what I wanted to see. I was thinking about getting this since yesterday's deal and this nailed it, got the battery case as well. I have a decent camera but it's so convenient if your camera is in your pocket, going to use this as my secondary phone.
For anyone interested why I asked this question, see the below studio condition low light set up: gsmarena.com/pic…852 Of course it's going to look better than real life because it's in a studio! But look at the £10 note's quality, the v30 is the new phone and it looks tragic compared to the v20!
hamzahuk to idrishussainw7
22 Sep 17#16
Phone is still really good (2016 flagship), how much did you get it for?
I just bought my xperia x for £187, but got it discounted to £150 because it didn't come as expected, if I could get the axon 7 for £200 I woulda jumped at it, but cheapest one on amazon was £350...
idrishussainw7 to hamzahuk
23 Sep 17#24
LG V20 I had it in titan grey, rose pink and at last silver all of them within 3 months of use. I bought them for over £280 and below £287 depended on the colour. Xperia X was been on my list for couple of months aswell good deal. I got my ZTE Axon 7 like new from CEX in early december for £265.00
pwel to skotluis
22 Sep 17#6
True, that's why I always buy gear when I really need it. I still got my doogee I bought almost two years ago, still going strong despite the abuse went through. But its time for an upgrade to a decent camera to use with my gimbal.
Although I don't thing the price will drop considerably more, the v10 still sells at £160-170.
I order also this, cheaper than anywhere else, so never have to put my phone on the charger, or charge half-empty battery.
I'm not quite sure why a phone is placed in av, phones and computers...
Agharta to taras
22 Sep 17#20
It seems to be the way that the refreshed website spams itself with a legion of pointless keywords thus leading to one deal showing up in 3 or possibly more categories leading to massive clutter. It used to be useful browsing by category now that's been seriously compromised. And that really annoying way the main menu slides down as if designed by one of the morons at Apple. I blame Brexit.
nebno6
22 Sep 17#19
Just bought this a few days back from eGlobal, arrives Monday, wanted an upgrade for my note 4 I can get an extended battery for.
Diggler01
22 Sep 17#11
£9,999.00 for the case is slightly disappointing though
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Ive only ever had one phone break on me that I can remember (LG G4 bootloop) but the V20 is meant to not have the boot loop issue.
Let us know if it comes in one piece when its delviered.
The mic for phone calls has no packed in and can only make them through speaker phone or bluetooth now. The automatic screen brightness has a mind of it's own, even when not switched on.
I've had the LG G3,G4,G6 and now the V20, everyone of them has gave me problems, I kept giving LG another chance. The LG V30 looks epic but i think it's time for me to move back to Samsung, last Samsung i had was an S4.
'Note:
1) When choosing "Standard Shipping Method", service during transition of good is solely the liability of courier companies. Courier companies only cover physical loss or damage of goods during transit subject to the maximum liability specified in the terms of conditions of their service'
It also states in their terms and conditions that if you expect a refund for lost items, you have to pay an extra £20 insurance fee when playing your order for 'premium shipping'. This they state is the only option which entitles you to a refund if the item gets lost in transit. Shockingly they even state they won't refund the fee back if your item gets lost(??) - wow. These are their own terms and conditions and not even people's comments lmao.
I can't even begin to wonder what fun and games happen regarding warranty claims months later should you receive your product.
bright clear screen, but blacks look a bit washed out
Speaker quality only average
battery life pretty bad - under 4 hours of SOT for me
Second screen not that useful, and difficult to reach
WiFi signal good, mobile signal only average
No waterproofing
Quad DAC (to my ears) overrated. Slight improvement in sound and volume, but not mindblowing
Build quality good
Removable battery good (and necessary)
Camera excellent, especially in manual mode
Wide angle rear camera is useful but no good if you pixel peep, and poor in low light
Selfie camera only average
Video recording excellent (especially sound), but OIS not great
On the battery front, I did a side by side with my Lenovo P2 (yes I know it will win) streaming the same 1080p movie on Youtube.
1h 55m movie - maximum brightness (manual)
P2 started at 41% finished at 33%
V20 started at 47% finished at 8%
I'd still recommend it as a good all rounder at a great price, but warranty concerns (given LG's poor track history) and poor battery life should be noted.
A highlight battery-wise is minimal standby drain - I unplugged at 100%, 10 hours later still 100%
When I got mine, I simply tried the B&O earphones and being under 50 Ohms the quad Dac didn't kick in, and volume wasn't loud enough.
There's a hack to force aux mode, this made it louder, but for comparison my old iPhone 3G sounded better.
I then bought an impedance adapter to trick the quad Dac into action. Again, an improvement but nothing breathtaking.
I've now tried it with 2 different high impedance sets (admittedly they're not massively expensive ones) and used 24 bit flacs as the source.
Don't get me wrong, it sounds good, but to my ears it wasn't night and day better - just louder.
Of course it's only my opinion and every reviewer raves about it.
I maybe should have managed my expectations.
For anyone interested why I asked this question, see the below studio condition low light set up:
gsmarena.com/pic…852
Of course it's going to look better than real life because it's in a studio! But look at the £10 note's quality, the v30 is the new phone and it looks tragic compared to the v20!
I just bought my xperia x for £187, but got it discounted to £150 because it didn't come as expected, if I could get the axon 7 for £200 I woulda jumped at it, but cheapest one on amazon was £350...
Although I don't thing the price will drop considerably more, the v10 still sells at £160-170.
I order also this, cheaper than anywhere else, so never have to put my phone on the charger, or charge half-empty battery.
tobydeals.com/en_…tml
It used to be useful browsing by category now that's been seriously compromised.
And that really annoying way the main menu slides down as if designed by one of the morons at Apple.
I blame Brexit.
tobydeals.com/en_…tml
Was wondering how they compare to eGlobal which I believe rep is not that great.
This have band 20 for uk carriers?
Also are they shipping from abroad any risk of custom charge?
Thanks
Hot price for deal btw.
It's the 64Gb, dual-SIM, quad-DAC version, so yes, it'll have B20 as well.
Edit: another thing I'd strongly recommend is paying by credit card (or, if no CC at least by PayPal).
good luck good pric