Get the Brand New LG G8 ThinQ!
LG’s bringing not just one, but two phones to Mobile World Congress 2019. Just a few months after releasing the LG V40 ThinQ comes the V50 ThinQ, which brings 5G connectivity, and then there’s the new LG G8 ThinQ, which uses strange air gestures to control the phone.
While the V50 ThinQ has a lot to offer, the G8 ThinQ is the phone many people will consider buying in the near future — and for good reason. It boasts excellent specs, an improved camera, and will likely be cheaper than the 5G-ready phone. Here’s everything you need to know about the LG G8 ThinQ, and check out our full review for more in-depth impressions.
The display on the phone supports HDR10 and has a resolution of 3,120 x 1,440, which equates to an impressive pixel density of 564 pixels-per-inch.
It’s true that 2018 was the year of the notch, but it looks like that trend will continue well into 2019. The LG G8 ThinQ has one, and it closely resembles last year’s G7 ThinQ. There’s a similar 6.1-inch edge-to-edge screen, with the notch cutout at the top for what’s known as the Z Camera (more on that later), along with a small chin bezel at the bottom. Apart from that, however, there seems to be slim bezels all around, and it overall looks elegant.
Interestingly enough, the notch at the top isn’t for a speaker — it’s only for the camera. The phone instead uses LG’s new Crystal Sound OLED, or CSO, technology, in which a piezoelectric vibrator behind the display replaces the earpiece. Thankfully, there is still a Boombox speaker on the bottom, allowing you to get loud stereo sound. Not only that, but because the screen vibrates on higher volumes when using CSO, it’s almost like bone-conduction technology — which is helpful in a loud environment — when you press the device to your ear.
The back of the phone looks pretty sleek, too. It features a glass build with a dual-lens camera and the G8 ThinQ logo. That glass is actually slightly different on the back compared to the front (Gorilla Glass 6 over Gorilla Glass 5), and the cameras are set under it, rather than sitting in a separate module. There’s also a fingerprint sensor on the back, so LG isn’t following the in-display fingerprint sensor trend just yet. On the bottom, there’s a USB-C port and a headphone jack.
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