<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G8	I-Application
ThinQ	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2018	O
LG	B-Application
G7	I-Application
ThinQ	I-Application
4G	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G8	I-Application
ThinQ	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
metal	O
chassis	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
IP68-rated	O
for	O
water	O
and	O
dust-resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8	O
features	O
a	O
1440p	O
FullVision	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
a	O
diagonal	O
size	O
of	O
6.1	O
inches	O
and	O
a	O
19.5:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
G	B-Application
series	I-Application
phone	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
as	O
this	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
reserved	O
for	O
V	O
series	O
phones	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
V30	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
855	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
6	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
models	O
will	O
support	O
Qualcomm	O
Quick	O
Charge	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
time-of-flight	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
called	O
the	O
Z	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
line	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
G7	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
similar	O
to	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Bixby	B-Application
button	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
remapped	O
,	O
it	O
launches	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
when	O
held	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
different	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
tapping	O
the	O
button	O
launches	O
Google	B-General_Concept
Lens	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
an	O
8	O
MP	O
selfie	O
shooter	O
lives	O
inside	O
the	O
notch	O
,	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
time-of-flight	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
used	O
for	O
depth	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8	O
ThinQ	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
"	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
LG	B-Application
's	I-Application
UX	I-Application
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
LG	O
began	O
to	O
release	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
for	O
the	O
G8	O
ThinQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
G8	O
a	O
73	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
wasted	O
opportunity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
gave	O
the	O
G8	O
an	O
8.5	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G8	I-Application
ThinQ	I-Application
is	O
an	O
objectively	O
great	O
phone	O
...	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
price	O
tag	O
and	O
no	O
standout	O
features	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
portrait	O
mode	O
for	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8x	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
7	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
,	O
a	O
74	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
an	O
8.3	O
from	O
CNET	O
,	O
4	O
stars	O
from	O
TechRadar	O
and	O
3	O
stars	O
from	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
triple-camera	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
G8	O
received	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
96	O
on	O
DxOMark	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
a	O
photo	O
score	O
of	O
99	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
score	O
of	O
89	O
,	O
tying	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
OnePlus	B-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
smartphone	B-Application
cameras	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
its	O
score	O
is	O
a	O
13-point	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
a	O
2-point	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
V40	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G8s	I-Application
ThinQ	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
select	O
markets	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
Africa	O
and	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G8s	O
has	O
a	O
triple	O
camera	O
setup	O
in	O
all	O
markets	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
camera	O
sees	O
some	O
slight	O
downgrades	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
and	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
while	O
having	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
ultrawide	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	O
G8x	O
ThinQ	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
with	O
newer	O
LG	B-Application
UX	I-Application
9	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dual	B-Device
Screen	I-Device
accessory	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
connects	O
via	O
the	O
USB-C	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
monochrome	B-Application
panel	I-Application
on	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
shows	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
date	O
,	O
battery	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
notification	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
as	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
V50S	I-Application
ThinQ	O
with	O
5G	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
