LG and Sprint's First 5G Phone: The V50 Ultra Luxe Experience

It's here - LG's first 5G phone, starting at nearly $1150, with a price tag that's $200 more than last year's V40. This significant increase is due to the phone's faster processor, twice as much built-in storage, a bigger battery, and of course, 5G connectivity. However, unless you live in an area where this high-speed coverage exists or will exist soon, you can't really take advantage of it if you're not on Sprint. The phone will come on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile later.

The V50 is a big ultra-luxe phone, featuring a huge 6.4-inch OLED display that's great to view photos and video. However, the phone is actually kind of slippery, and I would notice it slide around every time I put it on a flat surface. In fact, one time it even fell from a footstool about a foot off the ground - while it didn't get any scratches, it did fall on this corner and ended up getting scratches on the back of the phone when I put it on a rocky surface. The phone is water-resistant too, and it survived a 30-minute dunk in a bucket easily.

The V50 has a total of five cameras on the back, including a 12-megapixel standard camera, a 16-megapixel wide-angle shooter, and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera. It's a similar setup to the Galaxy S10 Plus, but with one notable difference: its field of view isn't as wide as the Galaxy S10 Plus' wide-angle camera lens. The colors captured by the V50 had more pop compared to the Oneplus 7 Pro Portrait photos, and the fallout between the 4 and background looked smooth across all three phones. As for portrait shots with the front camera, I preferred the Oneplus 7 Pro since it looked sharper skin tone on its screen. However, the V50's skin tone looked more natural than the Galaxy S10 Plus.

The V50 features a Snapdragon 855 chipset, which is the same used in the Galaxy S10 Plus and the Oneplus 7 Pro. Benchmark tests were pretty much comparable across the three phones, with the V50 beating the S10 Plus by just a hair on all four benchmarks. However, I wouldn't get caught up on these numbers because in real-world testing, I didn't notice much of a difference between any of these three phones.

As for its battery, anecdotally, the V50 lasted more than a workday with heavy usage. When I started testing the phone's 5G speeds in earnest back in Dallas, it started at 82% at 1 p.m. by 4:39 p.m., when I finished data tests, the phone was at 32%. During our lab tests for continuous video playback on airplane mode, the V50 lasted 17 hours and 49 minutes - a great run, longer than the Oneplus 7 Pro, which clocked in at 15 hours and 50 minutes.

However, both phones couldn't beat the Galaxy S10 Plus' impressive 21 hours. I won't go too much into the phone's 5G capabilities since I go over all that in an earlier video. To sum it up, my experience testing Sprint's 5G speeds in Dallas was vastly different from what you might experience if you have 5G or will get 5G soon - there are many variables to consider, like how many people are on the network, what time of day you're using it, and even the weather.

Other V50 features include a Google Assistant launch button, a headphone jack which is a pretty rare thing in high-end phones these days, and wireless charging. Overall, the V50 is a fantastic phone - big, fast, and capable of taking lots of cool, fun pictures with its five cameras. However, it's expensive, with a price tag that's over $1150. If you're thinking of getting it to jump on 5G, know that Sprint and other carriers have pricier phone plans just for 5G. If you currently don't have 5G, I say skip the V50 and go for a cheaper phone like the Oneplus 7 Pro or even the LG G8. And if you do live in an area with 5G or will get 5G soon, I still say skip it - the network is in its early stages, and coverage isn't as widespread or reliable as it will be in the near future. Unless you have a big budget or you absolutely need to be on the bleeding edge of network technology, I think investing in this 5G phone now is just not worth it.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe LGV 50 thin queue is notable for one reason it's LG and Sprint's first 5g phone starting at nearly eleven hundred and fifty dollars it's $200 more than last year's v40 that's because it has a faster processor twice as much built-in storage a bigger battery and of course 5g connectivity but unless you live in an area where that high-speed coverage exists or will exist soon you can't really take advantage of that if you're not on Sprint the phone will come on Verizon AT&T and t-mobile on a later date the v50 is a big ultra luxe phone it features a huge six point four inch OLED display which is great to view photos and video the phone is actually kind of slippery though and I would notice it slide around every time I put it on a flat surface and one time it actually fell from a footstool about a foot off the ground and while it didn't get any scratches it actually fell on this corner it ended up later getting scratches on the back of the phone when I put it on a rocky surface the phone is water-resistant too and it survived a 30 minute dunk in a bucket easily the phone has a total of five cameras on the back is a 12 megapixel standard camera a 16 megapixel wide-angle shooter and a 12 megapixel telephoto camera it's a similar setup to the galaxy s 10 plus and the V 50 captures bright vibrant shots the wide-angle lens is also useful for when I wanted to fit more content in the frame though its field of view isn't as wide as the galaxy s 10 plusses wide-angle camera the colors of V 50 captured had more pop compared to the 1 + 7 pro portrait photos with the rear camera were clearer and the fallout between the 4 and background looked smooth across all three phones as for portrait shots with the front camera I preferred the 1 plus 7 pro since it looked sharper skin tone on the V 50 looked more natural though than the Galaxy S 10 Plus the v50 features a snapdragon 855 chipset which is the same used in the galaxy s 10 plus and the one plus seven pro benchmark tests were pretty much comparable across the three phones the the V 50 did manage to beat the s 10 plus by just a hair on all the four benchmarks I ran but I wouldn't get caught up on these numbers because in real world testing I didn't notice much of a difference between any of these three phones as for its battery anecdotally the V 50 lasted more than a workday with heavy usage when I started testing the phone's 5g speeds in earnest back in Dallas it started at at 82% at 1 p.m. by 439 p.m. when I finished data tests the phone was at 32% during our lab tests for continuous video playback on airplane mode the V 50 lasted 17 hours and 49 minutes which is a great run and it's longer than the 1 plus 7 pro which clocked in 15 hours and 50 minutes both phones however couldn't at last the Galaxy S 10 Plus which clocked in an impressive 21 hours I won't go too much into the phone's 5g capabilities since I go over all that in an earlier video but to sum it up I got to test Sprint's 5g speeds in Dallas but your experience if you have 5g or will get 5g will be vastly different than mine there's a lot of variables to consider like how many people are on the network what time of day you're using it and even the weather and this is all compounded by the fact that 5g is still in its nascent stages and that goes across all the carriers so keep that in mind other v50 features include a Google assistant launch button a headphone jack which is a pretty rare thing these days and high-end phones and wireless charging overall the v60 is a fantastic phone it's big fast and you can take lots of cool fun pictures with its five cameras but it's expensive it's over a thousand dollars and if you're thinking of getting it to jump on 5g know that sprint and other carriers have pricier phone plans just for 5g if you currently don't have 5g I say skip the V 50 and go for a cheaper phone like the 1 + 7 Pro or even the LG G 8 and if you do live in an area with 5g or will get 5g soon I still say skip it the network is in its early stages and coverage isn't as widespread or reliable as it will be in the near future so unless you have a big budget or you absolutely need to be on the bleeding edge of network technology I think investing in this 5g phone now is just not worth itthe LGV 50 thin queue is notable for one reason it's LG and Sprint's first 5g phone starting at nearly eleven hundred and fifty dollars it's $200 more than last year's v40 that's because it has a faster processor twice as much built-in storage a bigger battery and of course 5g connectivity but unless you live in an area where that high-speed coverage exists or will exist soon you can't really take advantage of that if you're not on Sprint the phone will come on Verizon AT&T and t-mobile on a later date the v50 is a big ultra luxe phone it features a huge six point four inch OLED display which is great to view photos and video the phone is actually kind of slippery though and I would notice it slide around every time I put it on a flat surface and one time it actually fell from a footstool about a foot off the ground and while it didn't get any scratches it actually fell on this corner it ended up later getting scratches on the back of the phone when I put it on a rocky surface the phone is water-resistant too and it survived a 30 minute dunk in a bucket easily the phone has a total of five cameras on the back is a 12 megapixel standard camera a 16 megapixel wide-angle shooter and a 12 megapixel telephoto camera it's a similar setup to the galaxy s 10 plus and the V 50 captures bright vibrant shots the wide-angle lens is also useful for when I wanted to fit more content in the frame though its field of view isn't as wide as the galaxy s 10 plusses wide-angle camera the colors of V 50 captured had more pop compared to the 1 + 7 pro portrait photos with the rear camera were clearer and the fallout between the 4 and background looked smooth across all three phones as for portrait shots with the front camera I preferred the 1 plus 7 pro since it looked sharper skin tone on the V 50 looked more natural though than the Galaxy S 10 Plus the v50 features a snapdragon 855 chipset which is the same used in the galaxy s 10 plus and the one plus seven pro benchmark tests were pretty much comparable across the three phones the the V 50 did manage to beat the s 10 plus by just a hair on all the four benchmarks I ran but I wouldn't get caught up on these numbers because in real world testing I didn't notice much of a difference between any of these three phones as for its battery anecdotally the V 50 lasted more than a workday with heavy usage when I started testing the phone's 5g speeds in earnest back in Dallas it started at at 82% at 1 p.m. by 439 p.m. when I finished data tests the phone was at 32% during our lab tests for continuous video playback on airplane mode the V 50 lasted 17 hours and 49 minutes which is a great run and it's longer than the 1 plus 7 pro which clocked in 15 hours and 50 minutes both phones however couldn't at last the Galaxy S 10 Plus which clocked in an impressive 21 hours I won't go too much into the phone's 5g capabilities since I go over all that in an earlier video but to sum it up I got to test Sprint's 5g speeds in Dallas but your experience if you have 5g or will get 5g will be vastly different than mine there's a lot of variables to consider like how many people are on the network what time of day you're using it and even the weather and this is all compounded by the fact that 5g is still in its nascent stages and that goes across all the carriers so keep that in mind other v50 features include a Google assistant launch button a headphone jack which is a pretty rare thing these days and high-end phones and wireless charging overall the v60 is a fantastic phone it's big fast and you can take lots of cool fun pictures with its five cameras but it's expensive it's over a thousand dollars and if you're thinking of getting it to jump on 5g know that sprint and other carriers have pricier phone plans just for 5g if you currently don't have 5g I say skip the V 50 and go for a cheaper phone like the 1 + 7 Pro or even the LG G 8 and if you do live in an area with 5g or will get 5g soon I still say skip it the network is in its early stages and coverage isn't as widespread or reliable as it will be in the near future so unless you have a big budget or you absolutely need to be on the bleeding edge of network technology I think investing in this 5g phone now is just not worth it\n"