PC Magazine 08.2019

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amount of bloatware it comes with. Since we tested only
the Sprint version, we can’t comment on what you’ll
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most of them can be uninstalled.


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the past. Last year LG announced a new initiative and
software center in South Korea to speed updates to its
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CONCLUSIONS
LG consistently delivers solid hardware, and the V50
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STEVEN WINKELMAN


PC MAGAZINE DIGITAL EDITION (^) I SUBSCRIBE (^) I AUGUST 2019
Our test unit
had nearly
two dozen
extraneous
apps installed;
fortunately,
most of
them can be
uninstalled.

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