LG snubs EU with V20

Europeans don’t want big screens, which is news to us

LG has decided that Europeans don’t want big screen phones and are not issuing the V20 in that region.

According to the Korean Herald an LG executive said that while Americans want their phones to match their waist sizes, Europeans like their phones smaller.

This is a bit of a problem for Europeans who disagree and actually want one – particularly now that the Galaxy Note 7 is going to be tied up in recalls for a couple of months.

It seems that LG has missed an opportunity here. The LG V20 is similar to the Galaxy S6 Edge than the Galaxy Note series in design and ality. Anyone taking a refund from Samsung may be looking for a big-screen Android alternative. The V20 is the first with Android Nougat, the latest version of Google’s OS, already installed.

Of course LG could change its mind but with its typical luck it will decide to go into Europe when it is too late. By the time it gets off its arse and gets the phones into the EU there will be more Nougat rivals and Samsung will have got its act together.

What a pity that LG listened to the rather silly marketing department with its rather weird stereotypes.