Farewell, LG Mobile: 20 Years Of Doing Phones Differently

MrMobile [Michael Fisher] April 6, 2021
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Mobile technology videos for the discerning gadget enthusiast, brought to you by Michael Fisher. My name is Michael Fisher. I’m a writer, sailor, podcaster and recovering actor whose childhood obsession with science fiction never quite faded. A quarter-century later, the technology that I coveted as a kid – from folding-screen phones to wearable tech – is woven into the fabric of everyday life. I’ve spent the past 15 years making videos that strive to uncover the truth of these products through detailed reviews. Welcome to MrMobile!

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From “Lucky Goldstar” to “Life’s Good” to … Last Gasp. That’s the rough trajectory of LG Mobile: a technology brand that over the past twenty years went from a strong second choice for American dumbphone buyers, to the only game in town if you wanted the hottest messaging phones available, to a case study on how to do Android smartphones differently – for better, and for worse. Join Michael Fisher for a MrMobile retrospective on LG Mobile. From the LG Chocolate to the LG Wing (and the Pradas, Rumors, Flexes and Optimii in between) we’ll re-live LG’s highs and lows, and try to extract a useful lesson from its 2021 withdrawal from the mobile tech space. [SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp... [ABOUT THIS VIDEO] This video was produced with the aid of a number of LG Mobile phones, a mixture of review samples from LG Electronics and vintage units purchased by MrMobile/Future plc. Neither LG nor any other company furnished compensation, provided editorial input, or received an early preview of this content. This video features extensive coverage from Michael Fisher’s days reporting at Pocketnow, used with permission. Visit and subscribe at the link below. [LINKS] Why Did LG Phones Really Die? [MKBHD]: https://youtu.be/CAmZXCZ-e94 LG Wing Real World Test [TheUnlockr]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9rVXA8v6E Pocketnow [YouTube]: https://youtube.com/pocketnow “Samsung Rising” by Geoffrey Cain [Amazon]: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Rising-Inside-Korean-Conquer-ebook/dp/B07T9WTTZC G posts $224 million loss as ‘weak’ selling G5 smartphone drags it down once again [TechCrunch]: https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/24/lg-q4-2016/ LG finally acknowledges LG G4 ‘boot loop’ problem [TechRadar]: https://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/lg-finally-acknowledges-g4-boot-loop-problem-and-it-s-offering-a-fix-1313769 LG smartphone bootloop issues [Wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_smartphone_bootloop_issues [SOCIALIZE] http://facebook.com/themrmobile http://instagram.com/themrmobile http://twitter.com/themrmobile http://mrmobile.tech [DISCLOSURES] This post may contain affiliate links, which afford MrMobile / Future plc a commission if you make a purchase. Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here: https://mrmobile.tech/ethics #lg #lgmobile #smartphones #tech #lgwing #lgvelvet #lgchocolate

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