Does it make sense to get LG G7 ThinQ today?

[fuzzychicken]

Hello folks,

Son dropped my phone and broke the screen. It is not worth spending money to fix the screen. I am looking for a newish phone but in the current job climate, I do not want to spend more than $150. While going through Swappa listings, I found a few LG G7 Thin Q listed below $150.

I was wondering what is the scenario on this board with regards to rooting and ROM availability for this device. I have been going through various threads but I am not clear about it. So does it make sense to spend $150 on getting Lg G7 ThinQ or I should be looking at other devices like Pixel 2 or something?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Warcos]

I have the same question, I can buy a lg g7 thinq or a mi 8 at the same price and idk what could be the best.

 

[shatheone]

i feel like g7 gives you the best bang for your buck from what i see

 

[manuhuelva]

I can tell u the g7 is worth, but be sure u buy the 710Em version (eur/global) that is the version that will give u all his power. Other versions live t-mobile are hard soft blocked, u need to do some tricks to get 1% of all the dev there are here. Trust me u will no get the same quality on other devices at same price or on the same SOC, lg did his work hard with this mobile. Im not a fanbpy, but every day i discover new things about my phone that makes it wonderful.

 

[kakawak]

Hi,

I bought the G7+ dual sim EAW version with 6gb ram and 128gb storage only had it 4 weeks and i dropped it resulting in the black screen of death. The cost to replace screen was £70 which i fixed myself. Apart from this it is a very good phone for the specs it has. Very good screen with boost for out in the sun. I can watch stuff without screwing up my eyes with ease. As for battery life its ok but i bought my self the battery case that gives it a total if more than 2 days use using both internal and external battery.

Well worth considering if buying another phone.

 

[docfreed]

Definitely Worth Buying

I bought a mint used one from Swappa - it's fast enough for my purpose, battery is certainly good for my all day usage. Excellent screen, fits my hand well for one hand use (and I have small hands). Great reception on T-Mobile.

Unless you're going to root it you can disable most of the crap that you do not want and even on the T-Mobile model I have no issue with RAM. Compared to the specs for the G8, it wouldn't make sense to upgrade.

Only issue is that the morons from LG will never provide timely updates - no wonder LG loses money.

 

[rhythm_dx]

I second @docfreed. The LG G7 is a great phone overall. You won't find many other rootable phones that also have an SD slot and headphone jack. If the battery was easily replaceable, it'd be darn near perfect. My wife and I have had our rooted G7s for a year or two, and they've performed admirably. My charge port is giving out, so I'm actually looking around at other options, and I keep coming back to the G7. You just get a lot of bang for the buck.

Let me know if you have any questions.