LG G8X ThinQ with dual screen: another foldable phone | PhoneArena reviews

At IFA today, LG unveiled the latest entry of its G Series phones, the LG G8X ThinQ, alongside a more advanced version of the LG Dual Screen, which we have seen for the first time at the MWC earlier this year. The company's goal with these two products, and in particular the dual-screen assembly, is to provide new, more comprehensive methods to multitask on a mobile device. The LG G8X ThinQ is the last major entrance of the company's flagship flagship series, the G Series, and Although its name suggests an incremental update over its predecessor, the LG G8 ThinQ, it generates enough heat and introduces a handful of welcome enhancements to be able to stand out as a significant upgrade.

Design and display

At first glance, the G8X ThinQ obviously carries the design DNA of its predecessor, although it immediately presents itself as a larger device: it has a 6.4-inch OLED screen, while the G8 ThinQ has a 6.1-inch panel. The other big difference is the notch at the top of the screen, which has moved from the iPhonesque design of the previous model to a waterfall style notch that's a lot less annoying.

At the back, the similarities of design between the old and the new model persist, because the LG G8X ThinQ is equipped with two main devices: ordinary and ultra-large, just like the G8 ThinQ, but it does not There is no fingerprint reader under the camera. the new model. This is because the new phone is equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader.

The new 6.4-inch OLED screen "FullVision" that adorns the front of the G8X ThinQ is sharp and dynamic for the most part, although we learned from LG that it was not an HDR10 + panel. On the other hand, it uses the phone's ambient light sensor to adjust contrast and gamma and contrast, to provide a more accurate picture during the day, or activate a blue light filter if it is dark. Of course, this can be turned off if it's not to your liking.

Configuring the familiar camera with some software tips

The LG G8X ThinQ is equipped with two cameras at the back: a standard 12 MP snapper with a f / 1.8 lens and an ultra-wide 13 MP camera with an f / 2.4 aperture. In the foreground, nestled in a rather low notch at the top of the screen, is a selfie camera, probably more impressive, with a resolution of 32MP and a pixel size of 1.6 microns. No matter how you turn it, it's far from a revolutionary combination in 2019, even with the high-resolution front-facing camera taken into account, but at least LG has taken care to add new ones software tips at the table.

So, on the software bells and whistles then. There is a new ASMR mode for video recording. We know that ASMR is not exactly the cool thing right now, but LG has decided to include this fun new mode on the G8X ThinQ. Increasing the microphone's sensitivity by about three times during recording allows you to capture your whispers and other quiet, relaxing sounds with greater clarity. You can also switch between the rear camera and the front camera to shoot, which is actually a very useful feature, especially for vlogging.

Other features include an accelerated 4K mode and a new image stabilization software called Steady Cam, which we are very interested in testing, especially since the EIS is implemented at the sensor level in this phone for even more fluid videos.

The last bastion of the headphone jack

The headphone jack seems to be finally out of the market of high-end smartphones. Samsung has maintained its position by retaining the 3.5mm jack in its flagship Galaxy product until the S10, but the Note 10 did not, and future Gakaxy S series phones will not be neither.

LG, however, is proud to manufacture smartphones capable of making high-end audio. The 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC has become one of the core products of LG phones. It's also (probably) the only reason the company's latest flagship product has an analog audio jack. After all, audiophiles are, coincidentally, the same people who really can not do without wired headphones, and LG seems to have reached an agreement with them.

Aside from that, the LG G8X ThinQ is equipped with two 1.2-watt speakers delivering a punchy sound, even though the show's true star is audio quality via the headphone jack.

LG G8X ThinQ specs

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