Here is the G7 ThinQ

[flyingkytez]

It's an interesting phone. The big temptation for me is the audio. One of my biggest disappointment on my G6 is the speaker. But then again it replaced a Moto X Pure Edition with great stereo speakers.

I think I'm going to have to visit a store this year to do some side by side comparisons. I almost jumped on the S9+ for the size and stereo speakers, then heard about the G7 (I'm going omit the that other Thin.. K) would have some sort of "BoomBox" thing which everyone assumed would be stereo. Now that I've seen it, at least in a video, it's intriguing. I'm waiting for a few more reviews to come out.

Anyway. I've got a few issues to deal with. I'm really disappointed with LG, my G6 might finally get Oreo in a few weeks, maybe. The "Launch" of this G7 was, at best, pitiful. I got one email with the date, no link to a live stream, when I did find one, it was 9to5 Google wandering around the display phones. From what I got, LG wasn't really enthusiastic about this launch. No release date, no pricing information, no specific pricing, not even a suggested price. The tech media devoted exactly half a day to coveage.... there were more articles about the 128/256 S9 than there were about the G7.

So will I buy one?? Probably
I like flat screens and I like LCD, if the brightness is there, I'm in. If the audio is what they claim, I'm in. Am I going to be first in line, not a chance. Not after the $150 price drop on the G6 hit a month after I bought mine. Sometime around July somebody is getting my money, probably LG/T-Mobile. But, a lot can change between now and then.

Oreo is definitely coming to the G6.. but highly likely sometime soon after the G7 release so that it can be a "hot new phone with newest OS" and sell a couple off the shelves first.

 

[flyingkytez]

This is a nice phone but unfortunately I think LG will be late again. ( I had LG V30 and really like the phone)
1. No release date yet again (I don't know why LG always announced the phone with pre-production software and no release date) Big Company like Apple , Samsung , You can pre order the phone within 3-4 days and the phone will ship in 2 weeks.
2. Upcoming Oneplus 6 ( Oneplus will announce the phone on May 16 and you can buy the phone right away if you have chance to go to pop-up shop and I think you can pre order the phone after announcement and the phone will ship within 1 week.
3. 3000mah is looking small than competition.

I really like the phone and may buy one but I think this phone will be forgotten again.

OnePlus 6 = no microSD slot. Also mediocre audio, no wide angle camera.. probably an AMOLED screen so annoying burn-in. No special features on the OnePlus, it was never meant to be anything special, just a great alternative.

 

[eak1570]

OnePlus 6 = no microSD slot. Also mediocre audio, no wide angle camera.. probably an AMOLED screen so annoying burn-in. No special features on the OnePlus, it was never meant to be anything special, just a great alternative.

I have Oneplus 5T and no burn in at all because you can choose to auto hide nav bar and the display yes 1080p but good looking panel without any blue shift.

Camera I agree LG probably have better camera.

I like LG phone but trust me Oneplus gonna sell much better than LG G7.

I am not a fanboy. I buy a lot of new phone. I might get the G7 if they have bigger battery.

 

[Almeuit]

I am not too hype about it.

 

[Mr Segundus]

Guess what, battery size will decrease in the future as optimization and efficiency goes up. iPhones have 1800 mAh batteries but they're known to have very good battery due to optimization (same with RAM optimization). I had a Galaxy S7 Active with a 4000 mAh battery.. a smartphone lovers dream right? Wrong, the phone was thick as a brick and the battery life was average, still unreliable battery. BTW AMOLED screens eat more battery when displaying white pixels, LCD screens are known to be more efficient in comparison (I'm also speaking from experience with AMOLED vs LCD, I feel like LCD uses less battery though people think otherwise).

Yeah, there's no way that LG will have the same optimization as Apple. I have an S9+ with a 3,500mAh battery and the battery life is average at best and the screen doesn't get as bright as the G7 ThinQ.

Again, the G7 is going to have awful battery life and I want nothing to do with it.

 

[bhatech]

I have the XZ2 compact currently with SD 845 and 2800 mAh battery. It gets great battery life, and I have had almost all flagships to compare the battery life. But Sony, HTC are known for their great software optimization but LG not so much. I might be proven wrong after the device comes out but initial guess is that G7 will have not have great battery life just like the smaller S9.

 

[TwitchyPuppy]

I like the notch, it’s original! I wonder where they got that idea

 

[blessedred]

It's an interesting phone. The big temptation for me is the audio. One of my biggest disappointment on my G6 is the speaker. But then again it replaced a Moto X Pure Edition with great stereo speakers.

I think I'm going to have to visit a store this year to do some side by side comparisons. I almost jumped on the S9+ for the size and stereo speakers, then heard about the G7 (I'm going omit the that other Thin.. K) would have some sort of "BoomBox" thing which everyone assumed would be stereo. Now that I've seen it, at least in a video, it's intriguing. I'm waiting for a few more reviews to come out.

Anyway. I've got a few issues to deal with. I'm really disappointed with LG, my G6 might finally get Oreo in a few weeks, maybe. The "Launch" of this G7 was, at best, pitiful. I got one email with the date, no link to a live stream, when I did find one, it was 9to5 Google wandering around the display phones. From what I got, LG wasn't really enthusiastic about this launch. No release date, no pricing information, no specific pricing, not even a suggested price. The tech media devoted exactly half a day to coveage.... there were more articles about the 128/256 S9 than there were about the G7.

So will I buy one?? Probably
I like flat screens and I like LCD, if the brightness is there, I'm in. If the audio is what they claim, I'm in. Am I going to be first in line, not a chance. Not after the $150 price drop on the G6 hit a month after I bought mine. Sometime around July somebody is getting my money, probably LG/T-Mobile. But, a lot can change between now and then.

You'd might be interested in the next HTC phone or at least sounds like it. They do audio well and their LCD's are great and it won't have a notch.

 

[flyingkytez]

I have Oneplus 5T and no burn in at all because you can choose to auto hide nav bar and the display yes 1080p but good looking panel without any blue shift.

Camera I agree LG probably have better camera.

I like LG phone but trust me Oneplus gonna sell much better than LG G7.

I am not a fanboy. I buy a lot of new phone. I might get the G7 if they have bigger battery.

OnePlus only caters to a small market of enthusiasts, LG is a national brand selling their phones in actual retail stores. OnePlus is learned about through recommendations or discovering about online, otherwise no one knows what it is. LG is in the top 5 top selling manufacture. OnePlus doesn't have any TV commercials, LG has a few (Joseph Gordon-Levitt?). OnePlus was meant to be a cheap and affordable flagship killer, now going to cost over $600. Plus their charger block is not universal.

 

[flyingkytez]

You'd might be interested in the next HTC phone or at least sounds like it. They do audio well and their LCD's are great and it won't have a notch.

Great sorry but no headphone jack.. the usonic ear buds are still ear buds.. using a dongle is annoying and will reduce audio quality. HTC wonders why sales are plummeting, maybe it's because people are mad about the 3.5mm jack.

 

[flyingkytez]

I like the notch, it’s original! I wonder where they got that idea

It's sorta annoying, should've just brought back the 2nd screen from the V20. I guess if you could hide it, it's not that bad.

 

[flyingkytez]

I have the XZ2 compact currently with SD 845 and 2800 mAh battery. It gets great battery life, and I have had almost all flagships to compare the battery life. But Sony, HTC are known for their great software optimization but LG not so much. I might be proven wrong after the device comes out but initial guess is that G7 will have not have great battery life just like the smaller S9.

I disagree, LG has a very optimized OS, actually many claim that the OS is one of the smoothest and does not lag (like Samsung's Touch Wiz). The battery life has gotten much better through efficiency and new Android OS. Sony is great but lacks innovation/features, HTC also lacks features and still has a fat bezel from 2013, plus no headphone jack caused sales to plummet..

 

[ffejjj]

Yeah, there's no way that LG will have the same optimization as Apple. I have an S9+ with a 3,500mAh battery and the battery life is average at best and the screen doesn't get as bright as the G7 ThinQ.

Again, the G7 is going to have awful battery life and I want nothing to do with it.

Lol. The V30 has one of the best performing batteries in a cell phone but somehow you know that the G7 battery will be awful. Okay sure lol

 

[gendo667]

Lol. The V30 has one of the best performing batteries in a cell phone but somehow you know that the G7 battery will be awful. Okay sure lol

Agreed. I'm on the S8. Same size battery. No issues.

I think it comes down to usage case. In my case I'm good with 4 hours SOT. If you need more, look elsewhere. It doesn't make it bad.

 

[ffejjj]

Again, from the V30 point of view on paper, in my opinion it's not worth it. You did ask for our opinion/comments.

To me burn in is irrelevant. I've never had burn in. My 6 year old S3 has no burn in, and I won't start worrying now.

The increased contrast on an OLED makes the need for a brighter screen in sunlight less needed, but LG is not there yet with Samsung. They do make very good LCDs though. The iPhones and V20 had the best LCDs I've seen (LG made ones).

The speaker is irrelevant to me. It's still not stereo, and I rarely use my speakers at max volume anyway. 50% is almost always good enough. So the speaker isn't attractive to me. And from the impression of the reviewer of it is tuned for bass lovers which I am not.

The Quad DAC is an irrelevant point because the V30 also has it.

As I said, if you already own the V30 there's not much of a reason to upgrade. The only upgrades are the RAM, Proc, and the speaker.

This is essentially the Note 8 vs S9+ in LG clothing. There's really not much difference to make it a compelling choice, that I'll be just as happy to just get the cheaper last year's version. It is better in some ways true, but considering the price tag, that marginal difference isn't worth it if you ALREADY OWN a V30.

That said, as in my first post, if you are coming from anything else LG than a V30, like a G6 or G5, it's a no brainer to get this instead.

Again this is my opinion. If you want to buy it, go ahead. It's your money. All I'm just saying is that if you're coming from a V30, don't go complaining that it didn't wow you.

I tend to agree. I wouldn't move from the V30 to the G7. The wide angle camera took a big hit on the G7. This is my first OLED phone (V30) and I really like it, more than I thought and whatever magic LG used when optimizing the battery, I hope they do the same for the G7.

If I didn't own the V30+ today I would still probably buy it over the G7

 

[JHStewart1023]

it's an LG product.... no offense their G line is always underwhelming... looks nice though... I will stick with my s9 plus.

 

[Mr Segundus]

Lol. The V30 has one of the best performing batteries in a cell phone but somehow you know that the G7 battery will be awful. Okay sure lol

The G7 has a display that gets 1,000 nits with only a 3,000mAh battery is going to have like a 1/2 hour battery life before plugging in. No amount of software optimization will prevent the battery from depleting quickly with a display that bright. That is a fact.

 

[chanchan05]

The G7 has a display that gets 1,000 nits with only a 3,000mAh battery is going to have like a 1/2 hour battery life before plugging in. No amount of software optimization will prevent the battery from depleting quickly with a display that bright. That is a fact.

The Note 8 has a 1000nit capable screen too. It's not like most people always run at full brightness. Not sure as well if it works like other devices where true max brightness is reachable only on limited outdoor mode.

 

[ffejjj]

The G7 has a display that gets 1,000 nits with only a 3,000mAh battery is going to have like a 1/2 hour battery life before plugging in. No amount of software optimization will prevent the battery from depleting quickly with a display that bright. That is a fact.

Educate yourself. The screen will only maintain 1000 nits for approximately 3 minutes when triggered otherwise the screens 100% is somewhere between 6-700 nits.

Would I like to see more than 3000 mAh? Sure. But too blindly say it'll be insufficient and claim it to be fact. Nah, I'll wait too see some real world results first.

 

[Mr Segundus]

Educate yourself. The screen will only maintain 1000 nits for approximately 3 minutes when triggered otherwise the screens 100% is somewhere between 6-700 nits.

Would I like to see more than 3000 mAh? Sure. But too blindly say it'll be insufficient and claim it to be fact. Nah, I'll wait too see some real world results first.

I don't need to go to a pig farm to know it stinks.