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LG V20 telco price plans revealed and compared

By James Lu - 5 Nov 2016

LG V20 telco price plans revealed and compared

LG's latest flagship smartphone, the V20, will be available officially from Saturday, 5th November. The phone will retail for S$998 and will be available in Titan (dark gray) or Silver.

For more info on the V20, check out our hands-on article here.

All three telcos will also be offering the V20 at a subsidized price when you sign up or re-contract for a 2-year plan. Here's how they compare:

Value plans comparison

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Lite Combo 1 4G 300M
V20 price S$628  S$718  S$699
Monthly subscription S$28   S$27.90  S$27.90
Local outgoing mins  100 100  100 
Local SMS  500 500   500
Local data bundle  300MB  100MB  300MB
Total cost over two years S$1,300  S$1,387.60 S$1368.60 

 

Basic plans comparison

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Lite+ Combo 2 4G 3
V20 price

S$528

S$598 S$599
Monthly subscription S$42 S$42.90 S$42.90
Local outgoing mins 200 200 150
Local SMS 1,000 1,000 1,000
Local data bundle 3GB 2GB 3GB
Total cost over two years S$1,536 S$1,627.60 S$1,628.60

 

Mid-tier plans comparison 

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Reg Combo 3 4G 4
V20 price

S$298

S$298  S$299 
Monthly subscription S$62 S$62.90 S$62.90
Local outgoing mins 300 300 350
Local SMS 1,200 1,200 1,200
Local data bundle 4GB 3GB 4GB
Total cost over two years

 S$1,786

 S$1,807.60 S$1,808.60 

 

Mid-high tier plans comparison

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Reg+ Combo 4 4G 5
V20 price

 S$198

 S$168 S$199 
Monthly subscription S$82 S$82.90 S$82.90
Local outgoing mins 400 400 450
Local SMS 1,500 1,300 1,300
Local data bundle 5GB 4GB 5GB
Total cost over two years

 S$2,166

 S$2,157.60 S$2,188.60 

 

High-tier plans comparison

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Max Combo 6 4G 6
V20 price

S$98 

 S$0  S$49
Monthly subscription $102 $102.90 $102.90
Local outgoing mins 800 700 700
Local SMS 2,000 1,500 1,500
Local data bundle 7GB 6GB 6GB
Total cost over two years

S$2,546

 S$2,469.60 S$2,518.60 

 

Premium plans comparison

  M1 Singtel StarHub
Plan name Max+ Combo 12 4G 12
V20 price

S$0

 S$0  S$0
Monthly subscription S$228 S$239.90 S$220
Local outgoing mins Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Local SMS 5,000 Unlimited Unlimited
Local data bundle 13GB 12GB 12GB
Total cost over two years

S$5,472 

 S$5,757.60  S$5,280

 

Quick analysis

For most people (in the low to medium tier brackets) M1 offers the best phone price and the best monthly subscription price.

Once you get to the mid-high tier, Singtel actually charges much less for the phone, however it's worth noting that while Singtel's monthly plans are on par with StarHub's prices, you generally get less data each month.

In the Premium category where the V20 is free at all three telcos, StarHub's much more affordable 4G 12 plan is the best option.

This is a rare price plan comparison where all 3 telcos have a noteworthy plan - depending on your usage needs.

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