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Trip: good writeup. Much of your complaints, its hard for me to identify with (or it just doesn't really bother me, aka the notch factor or the clock positioning) as I have exclusively for several phone generations now used both (a) Swiftkey and (b) Nova Launcher, so I'm used to Swiftkey certainly and always customize the layout/etc to my preference (and have prediction history as well that's tied to my Gmail account) and get a consistent experience there. And, consistency of experience especially plays in with the Nova Launcher usage....I always read/hear reviews about how bad LG's home screen/etc are, but i never bother experiencing them anyway because I prefer to stick with what I know - which also has a *ton* of customization ability within it. I used it dating back to Samsung GS phones (the 5 is the last one I used I think before I flipped to the LG G5 in early 2016), so regardless of which brand of Android you're using, if you save/import your layout from your prior phone after you've restored all the apps you've created shortcuts for, other than maybe re-configuring widgets if you use those, you're good to go almost immediately. If you've never tried it, I highly recommend it.

5 days in - loving this phone. If I don't plug in my phone at work now all day, by the time I'm walking out I'm maybe at 85% still worst case depending on how much I may have had time to use the thing through the course of a busy day. With the G7 depending on usage that might have been 40-55% before. The larger G8X battery size vs. the G7 accounts for some of that, but I can also say at least both at work and at home combined (with caveat of where I live), this is a notably better all-around in-building RF performer in my experience thus far than the G7 was too in terms of if I make a call from my desk. The doubled internal storage size is a huge plus as well. Negatives: The above having been said, apparently LG no longer supports moving apps to SD card with this phone (not sure if that's also true of the regular G8) - not a huge issue but the total lack of option is still a negative comparatively. The change from back button to in-screen (bottom) fingerprint sensor is a qualified negative - the G7's hardware based sensor could be finicky as well, but the in-screen sensor definitely has its moments where you can nail it exactly the right spot 5 times in a row and still have to unlock via your alternative method.

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Scout Cookies

I don't care how experienced this guy is, he seriously needs a lobotomy for doing this. Assuming he's still alive now.

Now that I've moved to the LG G8X, if anyone either still has a G7 or looking to pick up a used one on the cheap and would like a free used one of these SupCase Unicorn Beetle Pro cases, PM me - my wife (who will be inheriting the G7 now) prefers wallet style phone cases with a wrist strap, so I have no use for my old case now, but I highly recommend this series if they make them for your phone: https://www.amazon.com/SUPCASE-Full-body-Holster-Protector-Release/dp/B07CZ97FQ2/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=supcase+unicorn+beetle+pro+lg+g7&qid=1583529136&sr=8-2

Also as a side note, I can't recommend this SupCase Unicorn Beetle Pro line of rugged cases enough (this one for the G8X, I had one on my G7 too): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0832Q6C2N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&pldnSite=1

Picked mine up yesterday and finished up transitioning everything over to it/setting up apps/etc. Love it so far, which I still like the G7 too, but one thing that's an instant improvement for me is the always-on display - not only is it finally sufficiently bright compared to prior LG phones that had this (dating back to the G5), it actually has *color* to it on the clock part. I know for some that's probably like an 'eh...big deal' reaction, but the AOD was always kind of a love-hate thing for me before because no matter if I maxed the brightness setting before it was always still too dim to me. The other thing I've noticed in instant comparison (admittedly less than 24 hours in however) is that the battery drain even with all my apps reloaded on the G8X is considerably less thus far. Heck the thing sits on 100 for a good 30-45 minutes on a full charge before it moves off that at all. From 6:45am to now I'm only at 88% and that's with several reboots/fair amount of app setup play. Also oddly, here in Shentel land and sitting at home in the basement like I always do, I suddenly had SCP reporting T-Mobile LTE Band 66 this afternoon - not sure if that's purely a coincidence or the new phone (or both), but have never seen more than the very very rare B4 connection show up for them before.

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Ah had stopped checking until you posted TS, it kept showing consistently sold out. Glad to see its available again, for those that might want to pick one up. Your math right but I'm not sure where the other ~$50 is coming from on their end. You *do* have a $30 activation fee plus tax, but that's not part of the phone cost. Also for some reason on my order the monthly payment showing is actually $6.27 vs. $6.16, but that's only $2.64 difference all total.

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In case it does, it should be noted for anyone interested: the deal is only for the phone itself, not the dual screen setup.

Courtesy of info/tip-off from Trip in the V60 thread, great deal on this phone right now via Best Buy for anyone interested: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-g8x-thinq-black-sprint/6383371.p?skuId=6383371 I bit on it, will be picking it up next week.

Wow, thanks for the heads up on that one - believe I'm definitely going to jump on that deal for sure.

Trip: How much? I'd been looking into getting a used regular G8 or V50 possibly to update with before and pass my G7 to my wife (who's still on a G5), but if its reasonable enough I might look into the G8X.

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Believe I read somewhere that they're flipping the releases between the two lines from previous years, so the V60 comes first, then the G9 later in the year.