Bought one on amazon but has no radio app installed and cant find one
Phone connoisseurs ask for advice: LG G8S ThinQ or OnePlus 7T for the same price.
Alitaghavi, 14 Mar 2021Hello please anyone who has or had this phone tell me about experience and is it a good device... moreIt is a good phone but you will struggle with finding nice cases and good screen protectors, also replacement parts are very hard to find, I managed to break the screen glass on mine and I can't find only the glass, I have to buy the whole glass-display assembly which is not cheap but not as expensive as a samsung flagship one , the sound quality is pretty good but the headphone jack is pretty useless, it doesn't have a Quad DAC and the sound quality through the jack is just normal, not even flagship level, my old Asus Zenfone 3 has better jack quality, the cameras are quite good, using the UltraCVM version of google camera you can get some really good shots of sunsets and not only but the camera app is good enough to not need gcam, the ultrawide camera is awesome, it is wider and better than a lot of other ultrawide cameras out there but the 2x zoom is pretty bad in my opinion, you can't use it in low light, it switces to the main camera and uses digital zoom and when you have plenty of light the quality of the pictures taken by the 2x sensor isn't that great... the main sensor is good.
The battery is decent, the phone is not so power hungry and I keep all the things turned on all the time because why not.
Here are some bad aspects : Not so great GPS signal, it's almost impossible to use in a town/city, it is very unaccurate, at least mine is so
The back glass started to lift off the frame on the buttons side, removed it without using heat and reattached it using special glue so do not trust this phone around water, I noticed this problem 2 monts after buying it.
The jack gets loose fast, I really didn't use it that much because I still have my old phone which I use for music because the jack quality is better on that one, still my g8s has a loose jack, it's pretty easy to get a bad contact by just moving the wire and the music stops randomly, it gets pretty annoying..
Overall it's a good phone, it doesn't overheat while gaming, the OS is pretty well optimized, I didn't get too many bugs and most of them got fixed with the updates that came, I got android 10 very late compared to other phones, I also have a huawei mate 20 lite which got android 10 way before my g8s got it... I don't think we'll be getting android 11
It's quirky, it's strange, it's nice, it has some 'issues' if I can say it that way, it's the g8s :D
I'd buy it again if I had the chance to go back in time...
Anonymous, 15 Mar 2021As of right now, it's a pretty good choice in terms of performance, main cameras, even ba... more🙏
Alitaghavi, 14 Mar 2021Hello please anyone who has or had this phone tell me about experience and is it a good device... moreAs of right now, it's a pretty good choice in terms of performance, main cameras, even battery, not to mention that you can get good deals because prices have dropped... Only if you are happy with 4G+ max data speed. If you want 5G and top cameras look for something else like Samsung if you can afford.
Hello please anyone who has or had this phone tell me about experience and is it a good device to buy?
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2021What about the quality of the cameras?(rear&front)The front camera is pretty average, nothing special, but the rear cameras are great in the right hands. If you like to take good pictures on your phone, then the manual mode feature in the camera app is excellent, and gives you absolute control o your shot.
Impossible to buy in europe. Too late :(
I bought this phone about 6 months ago for $500 AUD ($390 USD) and here are my findings. Pros: screen, processor (SD 855), battery life, stereo speakers, sound through headphones, compact size. Average: cameras not the best but does the job, charging time could be faster. Cons: notch, software not to my taste but it's a learning experience. Verdict: Would say it's a great upper mid-range phone way better than any offering from Samsung and others in this price range. Would recommend at this price for people interested in buying.
What about the quality of the cameras?(rear&front)
LukedaDuke, 17 Feb 2021A local store is offering the phone for 190 Euros (NEW), that is about 230 Dollars. Should I b... moreLG has a bad track record. You might like it, you might not.
babak, 16 Feb 2021i plan to buy this handset, i currently use note 9 pro. how is the battery life of the g8s? 6-6.5h SOT, without gaming
A local store is offering the phone for 190 Euros (NEW), that is about 230 Dollars. Should I buy or let it go?
i plan to buy this handset, i currently use note 9 pro. how is the battery life of the g8s?
I scored 5820 in 3dmark sling shot extreme test. Amazing !
Hello guys, I'm planning to switch phones from Nokia 8 to this one, I can get a good deal for a new unused G8s. What do you think, is it a good idea to get this LG?
Also what about the 8 Mpx selfie camera, does it take good photos?
I received December security patches in my Indian unit with incremental changes.
RishiGuru, 16 Dec 2020LG has cut corners in G8S to make the phone cheap. The thermals are not properly taken care he... morePerformance isn't a problem, even while overheating. Just the radio. It dosn't switch from 4G to 3G, hence problems with calls and SMS.
Performance, screen, speakers... all that is great, but useless if I cannot make calls or am unreachable for work and older family members.
schubiD, 16 Dec 2020My G8S has a strange issue.
With intensive use (mobile data, long call...) it starts to overh... moreLG has cut corners in G8S to make the phone cheap. The thermals are not properly taken care here which is resulting Snapdragon 855 to overheat and throttle severely until it cools down. SD855 is a flagship SoC, capable of providing flagship performance. Heat is the byproduct of performance. More performance more heat.
SD855 needs dedicated copper heat-pipe inside the phone to absorb the heat. G8S does not have any. So the mid-frame metal chassis of the phone is burdened to take all the heat and hence the phone heats up considerably. When it crosses the thermal threshold the SoC starts to throttle proving a choppy user experience.
In contrary the LG G8X uses the same SD855 but comes with dedicated heat pipe and aluminium frame. Thats why even on extended use, my G8X never crosses the thermal threshold.
My G8S has a strange issue.
With intensive use (mobile data, long call...) it starts to overheat.
When its hot, you cannot make calls - caller is open, but there is no dialing for 2minutes. After 2 minutes, the call drops.
When its hot, the number is not reachable. It fails to switch to 3G calls. You cannot receive SMS messages. VoLTE is not available for this model in my country.
The phone is fully updated.
Its out of warranty, unfortunately.
Any ideas?
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