[LG] Very nice deal LG G8 ThinQ free $200 visa card :D + free warranty

Lg g4 boot loop. Sent for a repair and was denied. Then they kept my phone without shipping back.

Lg5 battery died and they won’t send a replacement. Was within a year

Same here, both G4 and Gpad3 bootloop all time like crazy! Never buy LG again, rather pay more to buy P30pro or S10+ will not get any wrong.

Most phones have about 4-5 years before they became worthless or near zero resale value. Now due to the fact that phone's batteries are no longer easy to replace, the 4-5 years may soon replaced by 2-3 years. Let's say by Summer, the G8 is about $400 from Koodo and about twice for a P30 Pro or S10+. It is a no brainer for me, LG or no LG.

Too bad I don't belong to the breed that don't mind paying for a new $1,000 phone every 2-3 years.

zod wrote: ↑ I want to buy an LG because they're one of the few cell phones with a high quality DAC in them (the hardware that converts digital audio files into analog audio you can hear). Unfortunately I'm on Koodo (With a plan to good to give up) and they seem to have dropped LG's flagship phones. If they did have it I'd wait til Black Friday for a severely discounted deal on it

An alternative is getting this for better headphone sound, it's like $32 on Amazon:

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... gle-review

the cameras on these phones sux, if the cameras garabage then no way, no how im justifying paying hundreds of dollars for a phone

lcwman wrote: ↑ Same here, both G4 and Gpad3 bootloop all time like crazy! Never buy LG again, rather pay more to buy P30pro or S10+ will not get any wrong.

The GPad3 bootlooped as well?! I have one and so far it's been good. I did have the G3, several G4s (family) and G6s. The G4s bootlooped but they addressed it no problem. I've generally been satisfied by LG phone as they're solid but unspectacular (much like myself!). I do wish they focused more on beefing up stuff like the camera rather than this hand gesture and vein reading stuff.

It's so difficult to find that 'one phone to rule them all' when you're looking for an Android phone with SD and removable battery (wishful thinking at this point). It seems that Pixel and P30 Pro have the best camera apps, but Pixel doesn't have SD and I don't trust Chinese phones (particularly Huawei). I might just sideload GCam onto a S10 or G8 and call it a day, but I don't know what the ports are like -- are they seamless or does it require some 'work'? My wife's a Luddite when it comes to tech so I'm trying to make it as stock feeling as possible.

slash407 wrote: ↑ the cameras on these phones sux, if the cameras garabage then no way, no how im justifying paying hundreds of dollars for a phone

Not true, LG phones always had great cameras.

The caveat is that they don't want to pay DXOMark's protection money, so DXOMark gives them bad scores.

In actual use they are certainly amongst the best.

Poutinesauce wrote: ↑ Not true, LG phones always had great cameras.

The caveat is that they don't want to pay DXOMark's protection money, so DXOMark gives them bad scores.

In actual use they are certainly amongst the best.

Honestly, I'm not so sure -- and I like LGs. My G6 camera doesn't seem as fast as my old G4 (auto or any preset settings, not manual), so I always get blurrier action photos. Night shots are marginally better. The saving grace is the wide angle lens, which was a game changer. I was disappointed that the North American G8 doesn't include the third lens, which is included in other countries. As I noted in my previous post, with Pixel and P30 Pro pushing the envelope in photography, so LG does need to step-up its game.

Poutinesauce wrote: ↑ Not true, LG phones always had great cameras.

The caveat is that they don't want to pay DXOMark's protection money, so DXOMark gives them bad scores.

In actual use they are certainly amongst the best.

They've never had a great camera. They had decent cameras (except for the G6 front cam which was terrible) but terrible software slow to load, slower to focus, inconsistent quality and overall just bad compared to flagships. Very much like Sony phones

LG software is terrible and updates are non existent

StatsGuy wrote: ↑ LG software is terrible and updates are non existent

x1000

they haven't rolled out pie for the G7 yet... with the G8, you'll be stuck with pie
definitely moving on LG after i'm done with the G7. waiting to see what Google does later this year

sumtimw0ng wrote: ↑ last year, the G7 was 0 upfront with a $360 med tab during summer. I'm expecting this price at koodo. maybe around $500 at freedom? most are saying the phone is not worth the premium price as it doesn't feel like a flagship phone

I am debating between getting the g7 for $6 or this one for $25 tab ($200 makes it $17~ tab). I am considering waiting till end of May to see if any price drop. If S9 goes for $6 that will be better lol, it doesn't make sense for freedom to do $15 s9 and $20 s10e

What turned me off about the G8 is the hand gesture. I cannot stand silly gimmicks which might be popular in the far east but are totally useless in real world. Also the camera on the G7 was horrendous. I went to Bell store and took a photo of an apple with the Sammy S9 and the G7. The G7 photo has absolutley no details. The Sammy S9 was very detailed to the point you could see every small imperfection with the apple.

vanclty wrote: ↑ So between now and until 31st may, if you purchase lg from carrier etc, you get $200 visa card.


This phone is quite comparable to S10e and cheaper.

And to sweeten the deal more, LG is pleased to give you second year warranty for free upon registration. \

Enjoy your new LG device!

Life's good

EdwardS050 wrote: ↑What turned me off about the G8 is the hand gesture. I cannot stand silly gimmicks which might be popular in the far east but are totally useless in real world. Also the camera on the G7 was horrendous. I went to Bell store and took a photo of an apple with the Sammy S9 and the G7. The G7 photo has absolutley no details. The Sammy S9 was very detailed to the point you could see every small imperfection with the apple.

Its a phone. A phone primary use is to make phone calls. If you need a great camera then buy a DSLR.

Leyogi wrote: ↑ Its a phone. A phone primary use is to make phone calls. If you need a great camera then buy a DSLR.

true but if g8 and s10 are at same price, then obviously s10 is better.

g8 should be priced lower for its lack of software/hardware features. The face unlock is nice, but not many apps can use it unlike apple. Hand gesture is just a bonus, for that once in a month thing. But primary function i guess is face unlock.

I wish they spent more times fixing their software isntead of working hard on hand gesture. Now they have to spend more time fixing hand gestures bugs.

just because you've experiences issues with your phones doesnt mean we have and have to follow your trend. Ive owned the optimus g, g2, g3 and now the v20. None of these phones have failed harwarewise. However I am sick of LG's cockblocking the bootloader and having terrible software optimization. Those are the reasons I would sway people from making the decision.

I've only RMAd one product in my life and that was a samsung laptop which they butchered on the way back after being "lost in transit" and retrieving it 5 months later.

Samsung? kthx

I have rma my s7e for a screen burn.. Process was really really easy and VERY VERY FAST. 2 days and i got my phone back with a brand new screen.

I love samsung phone... But cannot say the same about their cloth washing and drying machine, curiously LG perform very well on those machine.