I still use mine for music. It's got a cracked screen, the battery drains quickly which it did since the first Android update. I think it's on 12 now. It isn't too large for pockets and it's a better shape than the Sony Xperia iii in using now. The audio quality through headphones is noticeably better than the Sony. It cost a lot less, too. I put in a 1.5 tb micro sd card. No problems reading it. I've used it to edit audio, play around with audio programs. The camera is fine. Reception was better than the Sony. It cost a lot less, too. I don't know why people on tech blogs hated LG so much. There is one despicable thing they did. They glued the battery in such a way that removing it, not only makes it easy to destroy the phone, it bends and cause physical harm to people who try to remove it. Planned obsolescence should be banned but the way things seem to be heading these days, it's democracy that'll be banned. By the way, I'm writing this from a V20.
Here's a counter-take on this flashback:
The LG G8 was, in hindsight, one of the company's finest phones. You see, LG phones weren't made to be appreciated right when it was released, with its direct competitors at the time. It was made to be appreciated years later, when you can see the phone selling for $100-200, refurbished or new.
They did absolutely nothing wrong with this phone. They just didn't make the phone appealing to the masses, which is a win in my book. Crowd pleasers are for attention seekers. LG knew what made a phone good, and it stuck with it.
bund, 29 Oct 2023I had G7 for about 3 years, easily best phone I ever had. I'm sad I sold it. You can ... moreYes I agree, S20FE is good for the trash.
LG phones are still amongst the best, though the velvet was just a upper mid ranger but, all other past Flagships were Lit, I pray they shock the world and come back Strong
I had G7 for about 3 years, easily best phone I ever had. I'm sad I sold it.
You can compare it to Samsung phone, only if Samsung is using snapdragon chipset. Otherwise is LG all day.
I switched to S20FE after G7 and it was such a downgrade. S20FE overheated, it shut down on me, camera was the worst, and it stuttered.
G7 has an outstanding camera, ultra wide is actually ultrawide not like s20fe garbage. Never overheated, I could do 4k recording for at least 10 minutes. Colors between the 2 camera where very similar. No stuttering or restarting ever.
I can hardly believe that S10 was even close to the quality of that LG.
FeederEater, 19 Oct 2023It's honestly ridiculous how funny you are making yourself to be. Its always easier to ju... moreYou are funny, bootloop funny
Osiris, 17 Oct 2023Yeah, way ahead in bootloop qualityIt's honestly ridiculous how funny you are making yourself to be. Its always easier to just read the titles of articles and comments of other ignorant people then to research by yourself, right? You are all the same. If you had even given a few tens of minutes of your time for research, you would have known that LG solved bootloops entirely with LG G5 and LG V20 (while number of cases was way lower with them than with G4 and V10). Also you would have found out that Samsung is also famous for still having bootloops, just nobody talks about it. And i know that from experience since i repair phones.
Sam N8 808 owner, 17 Oct 2023^ And this is the only negative opinion, that's any valid. I fully respect this because i... moreYeah, that's what killed them, bad quality, so many problems in those years
PanRT, 15 Oct 2023Branding aside, LG was also falling behind the competition in terms of design too. Just check ... moreYou are actually wrong. LG G8's notch ia packed with proximity sensor, depth sensor, infrared camera, infrared emitter and normal camera. It actually need room for those.
I had the first Optimus phone way back.. the name is awkward, thats why it never succeeded.
Osiris, 17 Oct 2023Yeah, way ahead in bootloop qualityOld information. Bootloop existed in G5 or before that. I myself own G8x, no bootloop.
One more thing was bothering me,
How come we completed an article on G8X without mentioning dual screen and QuadDAC and audio quality?
I think its a biased article.
I still use my LG V 60 ThinQ since it's launch, and I have zero complaints!
Good battery
Micro SD
3.5 mm jack
Hi-Fi Quad DAC, unmatched by others
5G
...
It's a pity that LG is not making phones anymore, they were decently priced.
...
The same features on a phone are incorporated by Sony, but at a huge price.
Hg, 16 Oct 2023Gsmarena blasted g7 and g8 for nonsensical reasons then.... and are doing the same now. While ... moreYeah, way ahead in bootloop quality
0odle-noodle, 16 Oct 2023LG Mobile made some of the best smartphones for their time, its such a shame that they went ou... more^ And this is the only negative opinion, that's any valid. I fully respect this because its the truth.
People bashing LG here over some 2005 moisture resistance experience, are you literally living in the past? The people who owned the V40 or G8x or the recent phones are appreciating, this only shows that like any other company, LG too improved over time.
And forget GSMArena's opinion, they're the ones who say that any phone can give splendid audio quality if you can match the impedance, and almost all of them are best, and you can't detect any difference without lab equipment. Such unchallenged misinformation.
Let actual owners talk.
P.S. you can buy a refurbished LG G8 for around $130 now on Aliexpress. Would highly recommend it.
Had one for several years - liked it very much.
Best sound for wired headphones.
SD card.
Perfect size.
Good, simple, intuitive UI
The feature where you could set it to automatically mute your phone based on gps position.
RIP LG.
Lol, okay I have to admit the ThinQ name was pretty cringe, but as bad as LG's marketing and design team is, their phones were made with good intentions, and that's what matters :)
They were the only company that actually cared about giving consumers everything we wanted, and weren't ashamed about trying out new experimental features.
I had 2 LG phones back in the 2000-2010 era.
One of them a flagship died because I had it in my pocket and sweated. That's right it died from moisture in my pocket on a sunny day.
Another budget phone was nice for its small size...spilled coffee on the table one day, the phone got splashed and never worked again.
LG didn't know how to design phones for everyday use. The Samsung, even without advetised moisture resistance never did this.
Went to Samsung and Motorola and never considered an LG phone again. I'm sure this happened to enough people that they just couldn't sell a phone that wouldn't last 3 months.
RIP and good riddance.
Of course many "Goldstar/LG" products have the same reputation . Read the reviews before you buy!
LG Mobile made some of the best smartphones for their time, its such a shame that they went out of buisness. Too many smartphones and not enough marketing is what eventually led to their demise. RIP LG Mobile
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