[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] Ali Mirza:
Mine is a Platinum Grey, Got it from B&H for 650$, with freebies like AVODA screen protector & AVODA semi transparent Case. I also got the headphones which came in the box, where I thought non carrier G7s wouldn't have the headphones included. Awesome pricing by LG for a 2018 flagship, because, the upcoming LG V40 wouldn't be affordable for more than 6 months due to it's launch. Been a fan of LG for a few years such that other brands aren't exciting as LG and I will always stick to LG forever due to it's innovation (not copying others) & I hope future LG flagships wouldn't be underrated as the current. Was coming from an LG G4. Sadly LG doesn't unlock bootloader except on US & EU single SIM variants, so I might be one of the few Indian customers to own US Unlocked variant, (Very impatient that EU has root as well as bootloader unlock and it's been 2-3 months, the G710ULM hasn't got bootloader unlock!). Aware of the launch date of the G710ULM was on 11th July, I was expecting official bootloader from LG in 1 month's time i.e mid August 2018!. Did LG stop supporting US unlocked since the LG V30?? Because before the V30, the previous US models got official unlock!. I was on V10B on unboxing the hyped beast, now currently on V10F (Android Security Patch is JULY 2018).

THE FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE AMAZING. ALSO MIND BLOWING.

The DISPLAY is super crisp, incredibly bright under bright conditions. Superior viewing angles with ZERO color distortion and screen bleed. Wow, kudos to LG for such a display. MLCD I prefer over to AMOLED.

The SOUND from the BOOMBOX speakers is stunning clear and loud, hardly some distortion at max. I also tested the DTS X 3D Surround when connecting to the wireless Bluetooth headphones. Wow it offers an audio experience that had stunned my friends who were foolish Samsung fanboys.

PERFORMANCE, One of the fastest in 2018, is the Speed You Need. not the overrated One Plus 6, I prefer the LG UX over Stock Android, it's close to Stock Android but with more features, the Samsung Experience or TouchWiz is ugly, laggy, cartoonish UI. LG UX for the win. The beast is smooth and snappy and will improve better with software updates. If the damned LG had unlocked the bootloader, the devs would give us custom kernels, play with the CPU Governors, imagine getting even better smooth performance from a rooted device. Also full control of it. Devs please allow us to utilise the beast with more freedom since we paid full price for it. I personally don't like custom ROMS like Lineage , a stock custom ROM with custom kernel together would be incredible. I'm waiting for root for G710ULM, waiting, waiting, waiting! (Settings/Developer Options/ tick on "Force GPU Rendering" & "Disable HW Overlays" makes the beast smoother, snappier.

BATTERY LIFE is incredible, yes I vary between 5-6 hours of SOT (also AccuBattery app states between 5.30-6 hours, so it's almost accurate), better than expected, a big 6.1 MLCD with WRGB display is supposed to be battery greedy, we all know LG optimises battery life, software performance, camera, everything better than it's competitors. It's no LED display, but LG did it's wonders. The charge speeds is just rapid, but it's no DASH CHARGE. A heavy user here, I have not noticed lesser battery life with Facebook installed, no complaints from a 3000 mAh but if I owned Galaxy S9, it's little worse than 2018's best. Wonder what will LG V40 gives?

CAMERA is smart and addictive to use, the stock AI cam understands your needs before shooting a picture, Low light shots? The Super Bright Camera at very dark conditions blew me, I have no problem with the principle the 4 pixels combining to UltraPixel resulting to lesser detail, but compensates to epic low light shots. Then I downloaded GCam from cstark27 at XDA, the details are even equal or better than the King Google Pixel 2 XL, I feel it can compete with the upcoming Pixel 3, who knows. The wide angle of the GCam (Google Camera) makes me go crazy, just love the LG G7 even more! On both modes, there's no loss in detail at picture zoom. Easily mind blowing.

The biometrics such as Face Unlock or Finger Print scan. They are super fast, not any millescond of delay. To my joy, I watched some of the downloaded videos from YouTube at 4K60 FPS, the viewing is insane! The Snapdragon 845 is a monster. Some of you complaint of LG's slow updates such no 4K60 FPS recording, I found it at video's manual mode, I hope for timely updates from LG, like smoother software, 4K60 at auto mode etc. I love the AOD, wished it was a little brighter, the quick controls of the AOD like torch is convenient. For a faster LED notification blink, app called "Light Flow" works well. If there was root, BBS app can help us find out the wakelocks, on what's draining the battery. So, people, stop complaining that your model didn't get root etc. Do some research and get either USA or EU single SIM from LG. Make the full use of it. Helps us understand our devices even better.

So this is the perfect smartphone before the launch of the LG V40. Period! :highfive: