As usual, when I get a new phone and join its sub, I have to talk about it.
TL; DR? Seriously? Well: IT IS THE BEST PHONE I'VE EVER OWNED. And the best part? It's used and it was just a little over $$140 It has some of the pickiest choices about charging, the camera is insane (even though I haven't tried it properly), and somehow I managed to make it slow one of these days.
LG V60 ThinQ 5G UW. The largest named phone I've ever owned. Worth it though.
First things first: I'm a relatively new LG user. My first one was a Sprint-variant LG G8X ThinQ. It was amazing for what I had before (the trio of 1st gen Moto Zs: Moto Z, Z Force, and Z Play). As usual, it got SIM locked in the first software update (thanks Sprint), but after a friend managed to unlock it, it was the perfect daily driver. That dream ended when, after buying a used Moto Z2 Force for an uncle, I had to change it with the LG since that Moto wasn't working ok (and well, good guy me, I just told him to keep the LG. He's happy with it). The Moto Z2 was "fixed" (it works, but it isn't flawless. Still with me though), and the problem started...
What kind of phone can surpass that LG G8X at $80? That was the biggest dilemma (also the fact that I didn't want to have the same phone as him... And later learn that particular G8X isn't the best choice for an outside-US user).
I considered going lower, to a Galaxy S9. It's good-looking, and it kinda works... Nah! I wasn't too happy about owning again a Samsung, especially one older than the G8X. Buying the G8X again was also on the list but apart from my uncle owning it, the fact that Verizon was the only carrier that didn't have the phone (and the only one I know too well that doesn't lock phones when they get updates unless it is a prepaid I think) made me discard it. I didn't know the V50 is basically the same phone, and it has a Verizon variant, so that could've been a good option... Until I saw its successor.
The LG V60 was a stupidly good-looking phone, huge (but I didn't know how huge and heavy it was), with all the specs I was looking for (and then some), it had good coverage here on Reddit and YouTube so I was very well informed about it before buying (but I'm still learning so many things about it) and finally, the price: $145.34 on eBay from the guys at SoonerSoft. They gave me a 5% coupon and before that, the phone had a price drop (it was like $169 before. Nice). After paying $7 to my courier to bring it to Venezuela and just two weeks later, I had the best phone I've ever owned so far.
The things I liked right away:
Do you see all this emphasis on the Verizon variant of this phone? Well, it isn't because 5G (in Venezuela that's a work in progress. Who knows when that it's going to be available, but at least my phone looks like it's going to be compatible). It's all about software updates. I don't know what's the order on Verizon but right away I was able to upgrade from Android 11 to 12 without too much fuss (apart from my slow internet connection. Some friends helped me get the firmware from LG-Firmwares.com, and copied it to another faster server, I downloaded it and put it on the LG utility that comes with the phone (like all other Verizon phones). The update went smoothly and, while I didn't see any interface changes (whatever, that doesn't matter), I also didn't see any performance or battery draining issue. Also, it didn't get SIM locked or unable to update like on Sprint or AT&T variants. Bloatware? Not that much (ADB commands and "Chao!"). This isn't a sponsored thing or something but I noticed that Verizon-branded phones are normally the most compatible ones in my country at least, and the most friendly when it comes to updates. I haven't tried T-Mobile variants... But I don't need to either.
Software. It is stupidly fast (yes, stupidly. Even with animations and going just 60Hz because this screen isn't that fancy... Or is it?). The fact that now I have 8GB of RAM, instead of the previous 4GB of the Moto made my experience so much nicer, the same way or even better than it was on the G8X. I can't even imagine how it would be if I get the Wacom pen... Or if I get that BaseUs dock... Or even the dual display accessory. Who knows? This is just very good and I'm just getting started.
That OLED screen. The only thing I liked the most from my previous Samsung (Galaxy S4, twice), the Nokia 822 (I thought the 920 was AMOLED, and I was wrong... But it was very close), all of the Moto Zs I had, and the LG G8X was the OLED screen they had. I remember one time that I showed a friend of mine a video from LG on YouTube where they show off their displays (like the videos you normally see on a TV store on every TV) in his LG G4 that had the weird bug that turned off the device screen. When it worked though, it was beautiful. It can't hold a candle to current LG displays though: A YouTube LG video for 4K displays and 60FPS was all it took. I was in awe! That looked beautiful. The darkest blacks on any display I've ever seen to this moment. There's a reason why I always chose OLED vs IPS panels on my phones and this is definitely it.
The sound. You can say whatever you want about LG's legendary audio DAC... But for me? I don't have the right set of headphones to actually make good use of it. That's probably not happening for me for a long time (especially after having bought the LG FREE Tone FN4 earbuds). But what everyone misses to talk about is the sound of the speakers. They sound amazing for phone speakers. They're loud if you want, the EQ looks like it really does something to them. You kinda get immersed sometimes with some kinds of music or videos (which is pretty good. I don't know how to explain it better, but sounds like you had speakers behind you sometimes when you watch something for instance).
The camera is one of the smoothest I have seen before (maybe the iPhone 13 was even better? Maybe by not that much?... I need to confirm). I wanted to retain some of the good things I had on the G8X like the ultrawide and the focus peaking and they're there so I'm good with this. But there are so many things to explore that I can do with this phone. 8K video? 4K 60? All the manual controls? There are a lot of features to keep testing. People here are taking some insane night shots with theirs that I want to try and learn how to do that too.
Finally, battery. There are too many things I love about the phone, but not having to worry about the battery is one of the biggest ones. Even at 100+ apps, the fact that at the end of the day, I can still have between 40-20% left, while I didn't even fully charge the phone it's quite impressive. This is the first phone I have that, even with its pickiness about chargers (more on that below), I don't have to worry too much about charging it at night. It is the first phone that I just charge it fast in the morning for an hour to 70-80ish% and that's enough for the whole day. And that's also great for the battery I'm told, so win-win? No battery drain after the Android 12 update just tops it off.
Well, the not-so-good (because it isn't perfect, is it?)
The charging situation. I was told in my first post in this subreddit that this phone had a tendency to get its USB-C port damaged quite easily. I was worried this was what happened when I connected my USB-C cable from my computer (the one that I've always used to charge the Z without issues, even today). The phone does not like it at all. Then, trying the fast charger from a Redmi Note 9S... Nothing? Slow charge? Why? (that was the fastest charger at home). Some people here suggested buying a certain Belkin 27W QC 4.0+ charger, which seems appropriate for this phone so I may consider it. As of now, I'm using an off-brand charger that does it to 100% (the only 3 or 4 times I managed to get there at all) at around 2 hours from 20% and uses a "Belkin" cable (I can't confirm if it is actually original, but it works for both data and charging). There's also the wireless charging option which I will need to keep searching for good options. Yes, it's weird that the phone is so picky about chargers but, hey! At least I don't need to charge it that frequently (and I abuse the heck off the phone when I do so, sometimes)
Minor things like the weight and size of the phone that can't fit on most jeans I use, the fact that a beautiful sandwich of glass looks so good, but that "should" be using a case (I'm careful, but accidents do happen. Maybe an excuse for the dual display one?) and that well, uses Android... And Android memory management isn't that great (8GB of RAM and I can make it go slow sometimes in just a few days?). That last one is weird when it happens, but it may be just me that I'm getting used to not close the recent apps. Who knows? I'll keep testing that.
That's all I have to say from my current daily driver as of now. It has been amazing and I will continue to explore things to do with it. Guys like Juan Bagnell or the Tech Preacher praise this phone so much and I can see why. It is insane that this is so underrated. For me the craziest part was to buy it over a new phone from any other company, and get this lovely surprise. I really like it and I can't recommend it enough if you're even considering it.