LG G8 Launches mid-April on All Major US Carriers
Mar 28, 2019, 11:41 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social
updated Mar 28, 2019, 1:38 PM
In two weeks, the LG G8 ThinQ will be offered by all major US carriers, with several offering major discounts at launch. This flagship phone from LG has a unique 3D depth camera on the front, supporting mid-air gestures, hand vein scanning, and 3D face scanning. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular, and Xfinity Mobile will carry the G8, as well as Best Buy and B&H. The standard retail price is $820, although some carriers are offering significant discounts and deals. Read on for carrier deal specifics, color options, and pre-order dates.
Verizon is offering several separate deals (which can be combined): When activating a new line and buying the G8 on a payment plan, customers will get a $350 discount. Customers new to Verizon, buying the G8 on a payment plan and signing up for an eligible unlimited plan will receive a $200 prepaid MasterCard. Old-phone trade-in offers include $450 on a new line or $200 on an existing line. Customers purchasing an accessory bundle ($100 or $150) with their G8 will receive a $100 Verizon gift card.
Verizon will carry the Aurora Black and Platinum Gray colors. Verizon will accept pre-orders starting April 1st, with full launch on April 11th.
T-Mobile is offering a flat $200 off the phone price, whether paid up front ($620) or via a payment plan ($25.84/month for 24 months). T-Mobile is also offering an additional half off ($310) in monthly bill credits when customers get the G8 on a payment plan and either: add a new line or trade in an eligible smartphone. (The full $310 is only available with newer-model trade-ins, including iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G7, or Google Pixel. Older models qualify for smaller discounts.)
T-Mobile will offer the G8 in Aurora Black or Carmine Red. T-Mobile will accept pre-orders starting April 5th, with full launch on April 12th.
AT&T is offering a 2-for-1 deal: when customers buy an LG G8 on a 30-month payment plan and add a new line, they get a free LG G8.
AT&T is accepting pre-orders tomorrow, March 29th, with shipments arriving in less than five business days. It will be available in stores April 12th.
About the author, Rich Brome:Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
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