LG V20

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Just back from holiday. Used 2 sim cards. Finally a phone that can support 2 sim without sacrificing microSD. Standby for both sim for calls and sms. You can toggle easily which to use when you are calling/sms from the top-swipe-down menu. For data you also can set which sim to use but this one need to go further into the data network menu as they assume you dont need to change often. Note that sim1 is 4G and sim2 is 3G only so you need to decide which sim card to go where. There's even a call cost saving mode where u can set a particular contact to use your chosen sim1 or sim2, useful if you have plans that allows free calling to specific numbers.

Hope this helps.

Ok so it is not 4G/4G capable, only 4G/3G. Do you think the 2nd sim 3G only can be upgraded to 4G through a software upgrade?

When you said standby, meaning when i call or sms both numbers, both will get through without the user setting a particular sim to be the active one?

For the sms are there 2 sms apps? Otherwise how you know for which sim was the sms intended?

Thanks for the great reply.
 
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Just back from holiday. Used 2 sim cards. Finally a phone that can support 2 sim without sacrificing microSD. Standby for both sim for calls and sms. You can toggle easily which to use when you are calling/sms from the top-swipe-down menu. For data you also can set which sim to use but this one need to go further into the data network menu as they assume you dont need to change often. Note that sim1 is 4G and sim2 is 3G only so you need to decide which sim card to go where. There's even a call cost saving mode where u can set a particular contact to use your chosen sim1 or sim2, useful if you have plans that allows free calling to specific numbers.

Hope this helps.

I think you are slightly wrong regarding the sim slot networks.

Sim 1 can be 3g if sim 2 is on 4g and vice versa.
 

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Ok so it is not 4G/4G capable, only 4G/3G. Do you think the 2nd sim 3G only can be upgraded to 4G through a software upgrade?

When you said standby, meaning when i call or sms both numbers, both will get through without the user setting a particular sim to be the active one?

For the sms are there 2 sms apps? Otherwise how you know for which sim was the sms intended?

Thanks for the great reply.

Currently no phone in the market will support 4g/4g has 4g does not support voice.

Any device without volte will have to use h/3g/2g for voice instead.

Volte is more like voip but instead of eating into your data it eats into your voice mins in stead.
 

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Ok so it is not 4G/4G capable, only 4G/3G. Do you think the 2nd sim 3G only can be upgraded to 4G through a software upgrade?

When you said standby, meaning when i call or sms both numbers, both will get through without the user setting a particular sim to be the active one?

For the sms are there 2 sms apps? Otherwise how you know for which sim was the sms intended?

Thanks for the great reply.

Both sims are active. Callers and messages can reach both your sims.

However, before you sms or call, just need to ensure correct sim used. You will know which u are using cos the sim icon at status bar is boxed to indicate your choice.

There is only one sms app. Against every text, there is a display showing sim 1 or sim 2.
 
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Both sims are active. Callers and messages can reach both your sims.

However, before you sms or call, just need to ensure correct sim used. You will know which u are using cos the sim icon at status bar is boxed to indicate your choice.

There is only one sms app. Against every text, there is a display showing sim 1 or sim 2.

Thanks for the direct to the point answers.
 

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You are also given the option to inactivate one or both sim.

Lastly, you can also rename sim1 and sim2 to something more familiar (eg. Work and Personal) for you to know which of the sim ur using to make/receive calls/sms. Less confusing than remembering which is which.
 

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Hello, are you using version LG990DS or 990N? Coz I got mine online and it is DS. Not sure what is the local version. Currently I only have 1 nanosim so I can't test the dual sim feature.

Same. 990ds as well from Starhub.
 

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Can anyone suggest/recommend an external battery or battery kit for the lg V 20 phone ?

I bought from here if that's what you need: http://www.qoo10.sg/gmkt.inc/Mobile/Goods/Goods.aspx?goodscode=499423466

External battery as in powerbank? I swear by Xiaomi's so far and nothing else 😂
 

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Just take note that this phone is on dsds and not dsda.

So when 1 sim is being used for voice call, the other sim will be suspended.
 

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The external battery damn useful. No need to wait for hp to charge. Miss it so much since previous phone no removable battery.
 

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anyone here using privacy screen protector? any recommendations, price and places to buy?
 

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Can't really take good photo in auto mode. What is the best setting for manual mode?

Any samples to your not good photos?

Read in this thread that you can use the auto mode in manual mode. Seems to perform better than the auto mode in auto mode.
 

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Just take note that this phone is on dsds and not dsda.

So when 1 sim is being used for voice call, the other sim will be suspended.

correct that is why we will need to use smart forward in settings to enable call forward to make sure u dont miss the idle sim call.
 
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