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8 Reasons to Wait for the LG G8 & 6 Reasons Not to

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Don't Wait If You Can't Wait Until April/May

Don't Wait If You Can't Wait Until April/May

Also, don't wait for the LG G8 if you can't wait at least 4-5 months. 

The LG G7 was unveiled back in May of 2018, but didn't get released for over a month until sometime in June. This is a bad decision LG continues to make. They announce phones, then take FOREVER to actually release it to the public. 

By the time they do, a new Galaxy S phone, Moto devices, or something like the OnePlus 7 will arrive with a lower price. 

And while we're already hearing reports of an LG G8 release in late March, don't get your hopes up. We think the company will announce the phone at Mobile World Congress at the end of February, or the first week of March, but that doesn't mean it'll be released and available in the US anytime soon. Plus, for what it's worth, the Galaxy S10 will be announced on February 20th. So, LG might want to hurry.

If the March release rumor is true for the G8, it'll be in South Korea only, and we'll probably have to wait over a month before US carriers have it.

So if you can't wait until around April, or even May, go ahead and get something else now. Or, get the Galaxy S10 when it arrives on March 8-9th.

We do think the new head of LG will speed things up, but just keep this in mind while you're waiting. You never know how long the wait will be with LG. 

3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. Ellory

    12/27/2018 at 7:36 pm

    Great article, so thanks! My Wish for LG is that they keep the high-end audio/speakers and DAC, and then bump that storage amount up to 128GB or higher. That and a better battery. I have a G5 and it’s a lemon, since I love good audio I’m definitely sticking with LG.

    • Cmgalaxy

      12/29/2018 at 12:45 pm

      It’s definitely a lemon. It was also before it’s time in many ways. I keep buying new batteries. What’s nice is you can charge extras on a cradle, then pop them in if you need to. This has been a lifesaver at times, especially in long runs.

  2. Cmgalaxy

    12/29/2018 at 12:42 pm

    Also a G5 owner, having owned the G3 prior. My hope is they continue leading or regain lost ground with camera superiority. I thought the original iPhone plus had LG camera hardware. Funny you could find multiple sources eluding to this till it was out for a while. My biggest complaint is the GPS has been buggy on all of my G series phones by LG. My G5’s GPS recently stopped working entirely. I did love using my phone to control my LG flatscreen. I’m holding out for the next release, knowing current releases include 600mhz (tmobile spec), and hoping there’s no notch. It’s like buying the cheap ticket to a game. View obstructed. Bad idea.

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