Anyone get Note 8 just to kill time till the real king arrives, LG V30!

[ajb1965]

I will probably get the V30+. I had the V20 and the V10 and liked the cameras a lot, especially the wide angle lenses which I miss on the S8+ and will probably miss on my Note 8 as well.

 

[jsk0703]

hell no does the v30 have a s pen ....hell no an the UI is still a hot mess already ordered my n8

No but they compensate in a fair way. LG ui is meh but you can customize it. And while there is no s-pen, I've found capture+ to work reasonably well for certain things.

Not saying LG is great, but after using the V20 for almost a year I have much more respect for them. It's been a solid experience. But I have been patiently waiting for Note 8 so I'm switching back.

 

[rushmore]

The V30 isn't the first phone with an OLED display by LG.

Well then, we have gone from presumptuous to flat out wrong.

Ironic the that LG are going the curved long display route. Seems for differentiation LG should have went 16X9 and flat. I would be interested then

 

[Mexico619]

I'm getting the Note 8, but if the V30 has the 600MHz band for T-mobile then I'll jod to that since my area is getting the new coverage by the end of the year if T-mobile pulls through.

 

[recDNA]

Why would I spend almost a grand for a Note 8 to play with for just a few months before buying a cheaper LG V30?

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

I'm getting the Note 8, but if the V30 has the 600MHz band for T-mobile then I'll jod to that since my area is getting the new coverage by the end of the year if T-mobile pulls through.

The Note 8 will have band 71/600mhz band as well. It's compatible with the Snapdragon 835.

 

[eshropshire]

Why would I spend almost a grand for a Note 8 to play with for just a few months before buying a cheaper LG V30?

No idea, does not make any sense to me.

 

[David Martrano]

I'm dying to see what the sales numbers are gonna be with the V30? Without the removable battery and secondary display it will be interesting. But with quad DAC and a 1.6 camera & OLED display will see what happens. Personally, I think LG has lost quite a few fans due to bootloop & trust issues!

 

[dlgus]

Cant help but be disappointed in the Note 8. Sure it has 6gb instead of 4gb and an S Pen compared to the s8+, but im underwhelmed. At least as an S8+ owner. The smaller battery is also a turn off. I ordered on JOD anyway since its $0 down but im more hyped for the v30. First OLED phone display, great design, quad dac, dual screen. Anyone else killing time?

Never understood the mishegas over battery life...don't all Samsung phones come wit battery management software?

 

[NotAnAppleGuy]

Cant help but be disappointed in the Note 8. Sure it has 6gb instead of 4gb and an S Pen compared to the s8+, but im underwhelmed. At least as an S8+ owner. The smaller battery is also a turn off. I ordered on JOD anyway since its $0 down but im more hyped for the v30. First OLED phone display, great design, quad dac, dual screen. Anyone else killing time?

Nope. Bought the Note because it is the King.

 

[slackerjack]

"first phone with an oled"


.../smh

 

[Nakrohtap]

I'm unconvinced of the V30 camera capabilities until we see how it really performs. They've given lots of buzzwords before.

Agreed. It's not just about the lens or sensor, either. The image processing has a lot to do with the picture quality.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Sorry LG has never been the King maby a pawn

 

[Nate512]

Nope owned V20 after the note 7 debacle. Great phone but lots of issues, not to mention camera was lowest at best for a 2017 phone.

 

[racedog]

The Note 8 will have band 71/600mhz band as well. It's compatible with the Snapdragon 835.

Qualcomm issued a qualifying statement to their 835 compatibility statement. To be 600mhz compatible a phone needs to have enabling hardware and the Note8 and neither S8 model has that hardware. They will never be 600 MHz capable. No software upgrade will be able to make them so.

 

[Aquila]

Qualcomm issued a qualifying statement to their 835 compatibility statement. To be 600mhz compatible a phone needs to have enabling hardware and the Note8 and neither S8 model has that hardware. They will never be 600 MHz capable. No software upgrade will be able to make them so.

That's unfortunate

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

Qualcomm issued a qualifying statement to their 835 compatibility statement. To be 600mhz compatible a phone needs to have enabling hardware and the Note8 and neither S8 model has that hardware. They will never be 600 MHz capable. No software upgrade will be able to make them so.

Hmm, they state on their website otherwise. I hope I'm right, not for my sake but for T-Mo users.

 

[Almeuit]

Hmm, they state on their website otherwise. I hope I'm right, not for my sake but for T-Mo users.

That looks to be from 4/25 -- It has changed since then.

If you don't have T-Mobile 600MHz support now, you won't ever | Pocketnow

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

That looks to be from 4/25 -- It has changed since then.

If you don't have T-Mobile 600MHz support now, you won't ever | Pocketnow

Ok, thx. That's a shame. Especially since they said they would support it.

 

[kirksucks]

Nope. I'll still get the V30 but Samsung will still be top for me cuz of Samsung Pay and the SPen.

Oh crap Samsung Pay! This might be the thing (besides the SPen) that keeps me on a Note.