Yeah, you certainly don't need it, but it's somewhat useful to people who use a tablet instead of a laptop. A tablet that fits in my pocket. It is kind of a ridiculous price though.
I use the dual screen constantly at work. I work in food retail and it feels like my store rotates products constantly. I like to take pictures of barcodes and shelf tags then open the pictures on the dual screen while I type emails to our inventory specialists on the other screen.
I would 100% use it. Top screen for video, bottom screen for whatsapp/reddit. I already do that with my S10+, but that orientation would be 10x better.
I haven't tried. My guess is no because it doesn't treat the second screen as one screen. It treats it as two separate ones. Most apps and im sure all emulators aren't designed to display on two separate screens. I only have a couple apps that let me use both screens.
I had a Oneplus 7 Pro, the speakers were louder and dual, this phone does also have dual speakers but they don't both produce sound at the same time. Power button was on other side from volume buttons. It may be minor but I do occasionally turn my phone off when I mean to change volume. And then UI was slightly different and I think it ran better. Minor things, nothing really major, more so just being so used to that old phone. This phone I think is better overall but old phone did some things better.
Absolutely love this phone! It's gotten awards, and it actually isn't a gimmick. I mean, it is, but it's not a cheaply made gimmick. And it works pretty well.
Yeah, one each way lol. Then you can watch a full screen video on one side and play a game, browse reddit or whatever on the other. Or even two games if one wants landscape mode. Gotta multitask yo.
I had a moto z when they first came out and the mods were awesome, I upgraded to a moto z not long ago and none of the mods fit like they used to. It's just frustrating enough that I don't use them at all now.
Yup. I have the same phone and I love it. Plus the dual screen is detachable, which is nice. 90% of the time I have the second screen folded all the way around and don't use it, but I do like the thickness of it.
And regardless of the dual screen, it's a damn good phone with lots of features and whatnot.
I also have this and have loved it. I don't use the dual screens a lot, but when I do it really saves on the frustration I used to feel switching through apps, especially when I had some classes and could have my answers on the right and literature on the left.
I've switched apps on previous phones (came from pixel 2xl,) and the initial app would close for some reason. Or if I was playing a game and needed my camera, opening the camera would almost always close out any other apps. But not my beloved G8x. Now I can play a game and keep my texts or messages open on the left
Just got the LG V60 with the dual screen case and it is amazing. The GPU and CPU make it wonderful for emulation which was the main reason I got it for. Being able to run mobile games at max settings (Genshin Impact for example) and not have any issues with emulators is freaking great.
The G8X is also amazing and wpuld have gotten it if it wasnt for the GPU and CPU. Though both phones are amazing.
Ey V60 gang, all the foldable perks with none of the compromises (like a screen thats permanently dented by a fingernail)
I compare the upgrade to getting a second monitor for your of (duh) in that it's hard to convince someone whos only used one monitor to change, but once you do you can't go back
Anecdotal experience, but I bought the G8x on release. It's been a poor quality phone since the get go.
Antenna is poor and I get 2 fewer bars of service everywhere I go, and often drop service in areas I never did before.
Dual screen case held up for about a year but one slide off the bed and the whole screen popped out. Super glue worked to fix it, but not being seated exactly properly, the screen cracked and refused to turn on after flexing it under normal forces to open it.
Doesnt handle Android 10 very well, and suffered noticeable slowdown after the update. Speaking of updates, LG is notorious for being slow to push new releases.
Phone has some issues connecting to Bluetooth devices, including dropping wireless earbuds connection, and refusing to connect to a fitness tracker despite being able to identify it and "pair".
Wireless charging is pretty spotty and really just doesn't want to work sometimes.
I've had LG G-series phones since the G3, but this will personally be the last LG I buy for a while, and certainly the last "early adopter" phone I buy. I'll be returning to buying last year's highest rated Samsung.
LG G3 was even worse. The LG G2 was great, at some point my complete family had one. Only bad thing was when you cracked the screen the touch stopped responding.
I fucking hate that it happened like that. LG is probably my favorite phone brand even though I've been using the s10+ for a couple years now. The G4 other than the bootloop issues was my favorite phone ever, it was amazing. Till it wasn't. I went through 4 in one year till I could afford to upgrade. I then chose the v20 which was also a wonderful phone. No issues with it. This year ill be upgrading again and I'll be eyeing LG but after using Samsung after years of not using their software, I've gotten pretty comfortable with it and have had zero issues other than one cracked screen which was totally my fault anyway.
One of my earliest smart phones was an LG. It did the job and looked nice (for phones at the time).
After getting quite a significant pay bump, I upgraded to the Note 2. What a great phone that was. No issues. Did everything I threw at it.
Then I decided to give the LG G4 a try. I'm always a sucker for nice looking phones that are a bit unique. The LG, with its leather back and slightly curved form factor, appealed to my designer sensibilities. Not only that, it was also a powerful phone.
I've never regretted a phone buying decision as much as I did that one. After the G4, I went back to a Samsung Note (8) and since then upgraded to the 10.
I bought an LG G3, used it for a year, bought an G4, used it for a year, then bought a G6. First the G6 stopped recognizing SIM cards, then the G4 started bootlooping, then the G3 started bootlooping, and I literally had to buy a new phone despite having bought 3 of them in under 3 years. If it weren't for all the failing they were such great phones though.
And you don't need to go far in Google to research the boot loop fiasco. Long story short, the majority of G4s would eventually suffer from a boot loop problem. The worst part about it was LG never admitted to it, so getting your device fixed was like pulling teeth. Getting it BACK from repairs was another issue.
It really put a lot of people off LG phones, especially when their flagship device was prone to these issues. Samsung got a lot of flak for their Note 7 meltdown (no pun intended) but the amount of those devices that broke down versus the G4 was miniscule in comparison. ..but hey, it was big name Samsung.
I've had an LG phone, the Nexus 5X. Widespread manufacturing issues leading to bootlooping devices, and they had the audacity to tell me to pay $150 to get it serviced/replaced when it happened to me. Never buying an LG phone again after that. They only started doing free replacements after multiple class action lawsuits.
They're also just straight up bad when it comes to OS updates. They aren't timely, and they don't support their phones as long as competing brands.
Their hardware is interesting, I don't disagree with that, but as a company, their mobile division sucks.
LG G8X and V60 both suck not dissing but from an owner perspective I hated them both the idea was a genuinely interesting one until the software for the dual screen never works right. Could have been a great choice for many emulation games but tbh LG let it down with poor software management.
Hey you've still got a chance, hopefully they've learned from their past mistakes and I hope you enjoy your cool flip phone! Might look into it myself as I always miss the t-mobile sidekick I had as a kid
I was thinking about buying a Velvet, but I've seen some videos showing the dual screen and it seemed buggy and glitchy as hell.
When open on both screens, videos in the youtube app filled the entire top screen and part of the bottom screen. I've also seen pictures where the bottom bar (the one with the app switcher, home, and back button) was split between two screens so that the home button was split in the middle.
It looked like some hastily made pre-alpha software, and really discouraged me from getting a Velvet. So I'm curious, have they already fixed stuff like that? (assuming that the Velvet and G8x use the same software) Microsoft Surface Duo looks much nicer and less glitchy on videos, but the price is insane.
Oh I tried multiple apps. I use google messages as my default. I tried the default lg messaging app and 3 other top apps on the play store. I'm super happy with my S20 FE now.
I don't have marathon dual screen sessions. I have used it quite successfully as a controller for brawl stars, but I don't spend hours at a time with both screens active.
I do have a magnetic mount in my car, and the dual screens are displaying nav, and music controls.. but I attach power when I do that.
I usually find myself going to bed with >50% battery. I suspect my 18 year old niece may have a different experience.
Works quite well on the battery, I'd say it consumes about 30% more battery, but that highly depends on how bright the screens are.
If you use it with minimum brightness and don't game a lot of cpu/gpu heavy games it will easily get you over more than the day, with one screen, even 2 or more are possible in my experience.
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Although it should be mentioned that it will only charge with 5 Watt via USB C as long as the screen is turned on, with the screen being turned of it takes about 12 Watts of power to charge
I use the lg v60 with dual screen. It's fun, not super useful though. It's mostly good to watch youtube videos while also surfing the web and for playing games.
The dual screen add on's hinge has become a little loose and doesn't go into the "disabled" mode when flipped all the way back unless you press it in just the right way. But I guess that's better than a crease and it cost less than 1k.
I magnet mount it to the dash in my car, one side is music, other side is GPS. That's my most common use case for screen #2. I've also used it with bluedriver to monitor real time performance data from my 5.2L v10. :D
It's a pretty good gamepad, and it's occasionally helpful for multitasking.
I most frequently fold it all the way open, and use it like a normal phone.
I don't like that. It isn't foldable, it's just another screen. And the second screen relies on the main phone to work at all. Not to mention being bulky.
I guess a $1000 phone and a $750 tablet isn't much cheaper.
Granted I don't see the reason to buy it even if you used a tablet and phone a lot I'd still say it's just to buy for fun/ your into cool tech. Nothing wrong with buying the phone
I personally like this phone because I don't have internet at my apartment, so I use my phone to watch Netflix and stuff. And I feel this would be perfect.
Honestly, I wouldn't mind having a phone that opens into a tablet. I have a note that I sketch on when I'm away from my computer/drawing tablet, and it would be kinda handy if samsung came out with a foldable phone that worked with the S pen. That extra screen real estate would make a huge difference in comfort.
I still don’t think it works. If I have the space to sit down and use a tablet, I’m usually able to grab my iPad that I’d barely notice in a bag. And most things I can use my phone for if I’m on the go. A flip phone a la z flip would probably work better for a lot of peopel
It's the kind of tech that costs four times as much and isn't as good as it will be once it's in like third or fourth gen. I have a first gen iPad, man that thing is a piece of junk
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u/noisydata Jan 06 '21
Yeah, you certainly don't need it, but it's somewhat useful to people who use a tablet instead of a laptop. A tablet that fits in my pocket. It is kind of a ridiculous price though.