A full release for the phone will follow soon for Brazil, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Spain and Turkey. A UK release date is not yet confirmed and seems unlikely given the original LG G8 has still not come out here.
The phone will sell bundled with the Dual Screen case for $699, a great price and a sign that LG might have cottoned onto the fact its previous flagship phones were too expensive. For comparison, the LG V50 is currently $899 from Best Buy without its own second screen case accessory (although that phone is admittedly 5G compatible).
On its own the G8X has the Snapdragon 855, a high-quality headphone jack with DAC that LG is known for, an in-screen fingerprint sensor, 128GB storage with 6GB RAM and a large 4,000mAh battery. It also has LG’s signature wide camera, something the Pixel 4 lacks.
It means the phone looks like a Nintendo 3DS when held in landscape and could open up some fun gaming options as well as being able to run two apps in portrait. We hope to get our hands on the phone again soon to give it a full review.
Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
