LG G8 ThinQ - 128GB - Aurora Black - LM-G820UMA (Renewed)

I ordered this cell phone back in March, and HavEarly fulfilled the order, and I got it several days early. They accidentally shipped the wrong model, but they were prompt and helpful, emailing me a return label and then shipping the proper item to me. The G8 they sent me is in incredibly good condition. It's an AT&T unlocked device like I requested, and it works like new. Apart from a few very minor abrasions on the metal frame that you can barely see, it's nearly in new condition. The battery must be new as well, because it lasts all day with no problem for a 2019 smartphone.

I switched from a Galaxy s9 plus to this phone, I find it comparable in almost every way. The screen is noticably smaller, I prefer the graphics on this phone however. The colors are much more true than the s9. I prefer the camera on this phone HANDS DOWN. I can now take pictures at almost pitch dark, and they look Great! Same with the video. The only real issue I have had so far, is it got wet by the pool (only splashed) and it thought I was using headphones for about 4 hours, and I could not use the speaker or microphone. (Phone calls were impossible) After it dried out, everything was back to normal. Overall I'm very impressed with this phone, and have no intention of switching back with my son. (I bought this when he broke his, and told him I would use this one and keep my favorite. He's fine with the s9 which is also a good phone if you don't mind Samsung float ware and BIXBY which I hated)

The G8 was one of Last years flagships. It was panned, not for doing anything poorly, but for not wowing with any of it's features. It retailed for around $850 and the popular consensus seemed to be that it was a winner @ $650. This has made for a delightful situation when it comes to the value-oriented consumer. While the Samsung S10's are still selling in the $450-$500 range, here is a phone that has the same system internals (Both are powered by the Snapdragon 855 in the US) and similar, if somewhat lesser camera and screen for $198. And when I say lesser, it's academic. If you take a pic of the same subject/time/location and scrutinize, you can tell a difference. However, you will never shoot with this and say "That would have looked better on an s10" It's like a GPU that gets 300fps vs. one that gets 250fps. You can objectively tell the diff, but in RL, you will never notice. Same story with the screen. Samsung is definitely better, but you can't tell if not a side-by-side. Both have amazing screens and cameras ( I appreciate that if this doesn't seem dated in a gen or 2 that something terrible has become of the phone industry). If you enjoy quality audio on a phone, then the situation goes sideways for Samsung. My audio experience for the S line comes from the S10+ but I doubt it's worse than the S10. The G8 is far superior in respect to audio. If you no longer plug in headphones, it won't matter, but if you use your phone as an audio source, the G8 is it. I admit the "Quad DAC" deally sounded like marketing wank, but whatever they are doing, they are doing it right. I can't directly compare battery life as my S experience was from the larger and more expensive S10+, but battery life seems very good. I'm not the kind of person who trys to go as long as they can between charges. I have chargers everywhere around me, so I never really let phones die. Immediately updated to Android 10 OTA as well. Phone came is seemingly flawless condition with charger, cord, and sim key all equally pristine. At $198 or less (at the time of writing) I don't think you can get a better deal on a phone. The price does seem to fluctuate as things do on Amazon. As of this writing its a little high, but hold off a bit and it'll go back down. Couldn't be happier with this purchase!

Love the phone. Absolute great value compared to purchasing new from AT&T. Reason for -1 star, screen was scratched up a bit. Reading other reviews, not all phones got scratches like mine. But once I put the glass screen protector on I don't see the scratches. I would buy again.

Cam very sub par, Love listening to music on this thing. But here is the Big thing when i bought this phone it said it was unlocked with all the info on this page back when i bought it in May. I'm glad the page now says locked but it does me no good now as i ended up leaving cricket for reasons now i'm stuck using a old phone that was unlocked and i have to pay to get this one unlocked. My fault though i guess didn't think i leave cricket any time soon

Any time you buy a refurb your rolling the dice but I tried this and am glad I did. Its fast, seems to be built pretty tough the battery life RIGHT NOW is pretty decent and we will see whats its like a year or two from now. Unfortunately I am stuck with all the google garbage and atnt bloatware and crap sucking the life out of it but we will see. Electronically speaking though its a powerful phone with ample storage space for my needs and it does well in places I used to have problems with my galaxy and the apps required where I work. Best of all you cannot tell its a refurb at all and there was absolutely no problems with the setup and transfer. May very well be the best electronic investment I have made this year and I build and sell PC's and electronic devices for a living and I am pretty critical of things. This goes beyond what I had expected and then some. If your trying to decide on one of these, just buy it!

Good value for money

I was given a phone that could not make or receive calls. ATT told me the previous owner had the same problem. This means it was returned and not fixed, but sent to me. Very unhappy!!!!! I will not order again from this supplier.