Our quick take
LG G8 ThinQ - 4.0 / 5
Safe design
- Compact size: 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.4mm; 167g IP68 weather sealed (MIL STD 801G)
Display shifts to OLED
6.1-inch OLED display, 19.5:9 aspect ratio 3120 x 1440 resolution (564ppi) HDR 10 compatible
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A novel speaker approach
- Crystal Sound OLED speaker, uses screen as ear speaker Quad DAC, DTS:X 3D Surround Sound 3.5mm headphone socket
Performance and hardware
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB RAM 128GB storage, microSD expansion 3500mAh battery capacity
Let’s talk about biometrics
Front time-of-flight front camera Palm unlocking Fingerprint scanner
What is a ToF camera and which phones have it? Time-of-Flight camera explained
G8 cameras - and a surprising twist
- 12MP main camera, f/1.5, OIS 16MP wide-angle camera (107 degree), f/1.9, OIS 8MP front with ToF sensor
Software is getting better
- Android 9 Pie LG skin
To recap
Ultimately, for all of LG’s efforts, the LG G8 struggles to be class-leading in any area. That results in a phone that’s just, well, fine - but also not special.
