buying another phone - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Hello guys my screen on my h932 is messed up and even though i love this phone i dont want another lg phone nor want or need a 1000 dollar phone all i need is a phone that is as vanilla as possible and can play good music like the v30 does.
Any idea what device can do those?
I dont mind flashing custom rom to get those beautiful sounds

The Razer Phone 2 is pretty good, BUT you need a dongle.

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The Razer Phone 2 is pretty good, BUT you need a dongle.
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Thanks man ill check it out

el.quechon said:
Hello guys my screen on my h932 is messed up and even though i love this phone i dont want another lg phone nor want or need a 1000 dollar phone all i need is a phone that is as vanilla as possible and can play good music like the v30 does.
Any idea what device can do those?
I dont mind flashing custom rom to get those beautiful sounds
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Don't think there's any non LG phone with this good audio. Try and see if Axon phones have a high quality dac
Otherwise I'd say redmi k20 pro is a pretty solid phone for the price of around 350$

I was also thinking about maybe replacing the screen but i see that tmobile v30 costs almost the same as a replacement screen

el.quechon said:
Hello guys my screen on my h932 is messed up and even though i love this phone i dont want another lg phone nor want or need a 1000 dollar phone all i need is a phone that is as vanilla as possible and can play good music like the v30 does.
Any idea what device can do those?
I dont mind flashing custom rom to get those beautiful sounds
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Get another V30 -- especially V30+. Are you a T-mobile customer? Even T-mobile customers often use US998 instead of T-mobile H932. The Dev who rooted the T-mobile H932 sold it, briefly got a crappy OnePlus, then came back to V30 but got US998 V30+. He's a T-mobile customer.
You can get MINT US998V30+ for like $130 on eBay.

ChazzMatt said:
Get another V30 -- especially V30+. Are you a T-mobile customer? Even T-mobile customers often use US998 instead of T-mobile H932. The Dev who rooted the T-mobile H932 sold it, briefly got a crappy OnePlus, then came back to V30 but got US998 V30+. He's a T-mobile customer.
You can get MINT US998V30+ for like $130 on eBay.
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Thanks a lot man i will be doing that buying right now
Edit: ordered already that quality of music from v30 cant keep me away from it

I cracked my V30 screen too, couldn't stand looking at it anymore so I grabbed a mint condition V40 for $180. The screens only .4 inches bigger but that lil bit makes a huge difference. Plus the colors/resolution are much better too. V50 is nearly identical except for 128GB vs 64GB, a lil bigger battery and 5G, everything else is same, chip, RAM, screen, size.. Still use the V30 though for root apps.

This is what I would get if my V30 died today:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362882303051

Talysdaddy said:
I cracked my V30 screen too, couldn't stand looking at it anymore so I grabbed a mint condition V40 for $180. The screens only .4 inches bigger but that lil bit makes a huge difference. Plus the colors/resolution are much better too. V50 is nearly identical except for 128GB vs 64GB, a lil bigger battery and 5G, everything else is same, chip, RAM, screen, size..
Still use the V30 though for root apps.
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My two US998 V30+ are both 128GB.
2018 V40 (Snapdragon 845) has completely different chipset from 2019 V50 (Snapdragon 855).
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This is what I would get if my V30 died today:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362882303051
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Nah. Notch.
If you're going to get a 2018 LG 64GB Snapdragon 845, get the LG V35 not the V3l40
V35 is a V40 in a V30 case, but with no notch.
V35 is also less expensive than the V40, but same internal specs. Not only sold by AT&T, but Amazon, several Latin America variants and North American Open Market, all of which can be cross flashed.
Drawback is the only ones available are 64GB. I have one mint, still in the box.
Brazil got 128GB V35+, but I can't get one online.

ChazzMatt said:
Nah. Notch.
If you're going to get a 2018 LG 64GB Snapdragon 845, get the LG V35 not the V3l40
V35 is a V40 in a V30 case, but with no notch.
V35 is also less expensive than the V40, but same internal specs. Not only sold by AT&T, but Amazon, several Latin America variants and North American Open Market, all of which can be cross flashed.
Drawback is the only ones available are 64GB. I have one mint, still in the box.
Brazil got 128GB V35+, but I can't get one online.
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Are either of the V35 or V40 bootloader unlocked yet? That would be a major dealbreaker for me.

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Drawback is the only ones available are 64GB. I have one mint, still in the box.
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LMFAO man, when my V30 dies I'm going to PM you to buy a V30 from you. You have about 10.
Sent from my LG-H932 using XDA Labs

ldeveraux said:
Are either of the V35 or V40 bootloader unlocked yet? That would be a major dealbreaker for me.
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EU V40 has the LG official bootloader unlock.
All others including V35 have paid root through TeamViewer, which may or may not include Bootloader Unlock. People remote into your PC and work on your phone through your PC. Costs like $20, I think?
Or you can buy a used phone, already rooted from China seller.
This is why V35 in particular never took off in this forum (unlike V30), and has no custom ROMs, etc.
Dev runningnak3d started working DYI Bootloader Unlock and Root on the V35, then gave up.
V35 is a better phone than the V40. It's sad that LG caved into the notch on the V40.

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EU V40 has the LG official bootloader unlock.
All others including V35 have paid root through TeamViewer, which may or may not include Bootloader Unlock. People remote into your PC and work on your phone through your PC. Costs like $20, I think?
Or you can buy a used phone, already rooted from China seller.
This is why V35 in particular never took off in this forum (unlike V30), and has no custom ROMs, etc.
Dev runningnak3d started working DYI Bootloader Unlock and Root on the V35, then gave up.
V35 is a better phone than the V40. It's sad that LG caved into the notch on the V40.
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So no, they aren't That's a shame, there's no way I'm letting someone into my PC on TV, that's insane. Still rocking the 128GB V30+ so guess I'll stick with it forever!

how about the lg g8 ( unlocked from sprint/verizon ) ? any possibility of flashing stock rom on that?

I went with the v30 im getting it today the 998 version 128gb just 130 dollars didnt want to spend too much money been happy with v30 when the new one dies ill get v40 maybe

el.quechon said:
I went with the v30 im getting it today the 998 version 128gb just 130 dollars didnt want to spend too much money been happy with v30 when the new one dies ill get v40 maybe
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That's called the V30+ and you've made the right choice.

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Get another V30 -- especially V30+. Are you a T-mobile customer? Even T-mobile customers often use US998 instead of T-mobile H932. The Dev who rooted the T-mobile H932 sold it, briefly got a crappy OnePlus, then came back to V30 but got US998 V30+. He's a T-mobile customer.
You can get MINT US998V30+ for like $130 on eBay.
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Now $125 from same seller:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-US998-128GB-Titan-Black-Unlocked-Smartphone-9-10/183795406681

Got my baby it looks brand new

I am in the same boat: My H932 V30+ is finished, digitizer got wonky to the point where I couldn't use it anymore. I didn't want to spend $150 to repair it this time, but also not sure what to choose instead.
Following are my thoughts:
1) I love V30+ and would buy another in a heartbeat if I could get a new one at a reasonable price with 2 years warranty. Between my wife's and my own V30 I've seen enough issues that I want (need) that warranty. Buying used or "seller refurbished" I'd assume that either the battery is in poor shape, OR the phone has been opened and lost IP68, OR both. I don't trust ”mint" to mean anything other than "no deep scratches". I am not ruling it out, but it has to be cheap compared to the alternatives.
2) I always found V35 a great alternative, being a V30 with 6GB/SD845. I really kick myself for not buying one of those unlocked Cricket/AT&T units for $149 last summer. Right now it's probably my best bet at ~$275-300 new (2 years warranty). Downsides are just 64GB (not much on an A/B slot phone). And it would be an AT&T model which cannot be updated without cross-flashing -- which will lose that 2 year warranty anyway. Non-AT&T variants (ULM/GFI) are overpriced.
3) I've looked at G8, which is now $4-500 new for TMO/AT&T variants (more for factory unlocked QM7 variants). Solid specs with 6GB/128GB/SD855. It also supports Band 71 which I would like: If TMO ever goes live with B71 where I live, I'll switch my Red Pocket plan from AT&T to TMO and gain VoLTE. (V30 and V35 don't have B71, except H932 which I would never buy again). But G8 price is still too high for me. And I hate that power button on the side, love V30's fingerprint/power combo on the back. I am OK with G8's form factor and notch, although not as elegant as V30/V35. I also found my V30 screen to be better than G8, even after adjusting color and brightness settings.
4) I don't really need root: I can uninstall bloat and trackers with ADB, and I am more concerned about warranty anyway. But I hate not having the OPTION to root after the warranty period. That of course means V30 > V35 > G8: I don't expect G8 will ever get root. I am not ruling out remote root of V35, though I dislike it as much as the next guy. And I doubt there will ever be custom ROMs to keep V35 relevant after LG stops updating.
5) Unfortunately Quad DAC is less of a priority for me than it was: In just a couple months Meniere's disease has killed my ability to listen to music at anything but the most rudimentary level. I am still hoping I can beat it or improve it over time, so having the Quad DAC would be nice. But if such a wonderful thing were to happen, I could just buy a USB DAC or Shanling M0. Most of my listening is (was) at home anyway.
6) I checked OnePlus 7T in a TMO store and would consider it (not from TMO, of course) if it cost less (currently $599); and more importantly, if the form factor wasn't so ridiculous: It's narrower than V30 and about 12 inches long (well, maybe not quite ) The OnePlus notch is the best I've seen, and I could live with it.
I've been using my old Nexus 5 backup phone for the last few weeks, hoping some deal will come out to sway me one way or another. But that may not happen until after MWC in late February...
Any thoughts or input are much appreciated.
Edit: I saw the eBay listing linked by @ChazzMatt and wrote the seller to ask if he can say anything about battery and whether the phones have been opened. I imagine he bought them bulk, so may not be possible for him to answer -- which I can understand.

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Does anyone know when the V30 may be available from Amazon (Verizon Version)? Thanks.
Also - any other recommendations for where to purchase the Verizon V30 from - looking for a vendor who has a longer return policy in case I don't care for the phone.
Thanks.
koozer said:
Does anyone know when the V30 may be available from Amazon (Verizon Version)? Thanks.
Also - any other recommendations for where to purchase the Verizon V30 from - looking for a vendor who has a longer return policy in case I don't care for the phone.
Thanks.
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Good question. Not even most NY AT&T retailers have it in stores. I've been all around southern NY looking. No dice. I'm starting to think it doesn't exist and the internet has fooled me haha
I'll sale got my 5 day old v30. I'll be swapping back to my g6 most likely. Good I the 3 cases I got for it already too
lg3FTW said:
I'll sale got my 5 day old v30. I'll be swapping back to my g6 most likely. Good I the 3 cases I got for it already too
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Why are you switching back to G6? Are there any issues with V30?
lg3FTW said:
I'll sale got my 5 day old v30. I'll be swapping back to my g6 most likely. Good I the 3 cases I got for it already too
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harrids said:
Why are you switching back to G6? Are there any issues with V30?
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The V30 is what the G6 SHOULD have been. Better CPU, and ALL the specs: more storage, Quad DAC, Qi wireless charging -- which LG only put in a few G6 and there was no model that had it all. They did make a G6+, but only the South Korea G6+ had all the specs, but it still had the Snapdragon 821.
With the Snapdragon 835 you have must faster CPU and gigabit modem speeds.
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Why are you switching back to G6? Are there any issues with V30?
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#1. the g6 for me feels better in hand, I've got average sized hands and for a 5'8 guy. it's not that the phones huge or my hands are donald trump small.
but I really like the security and the solidity of the build of the g6. the 100% flat screen and the thicker sides. I'm very outdoorsy person and I really don't want to risk dropping or breaking my phone when reaching for it to take photos. I love the camera, the speed, the PLED screen. the v30 is amazing basically everything about it beats the g6. The camera software, the bluetooth music quality. IDC about the Q-dac truly. I use 64gb Sd card anyhow so the v30 being 64gb internal over the 32gb of the g6 is not a big deal.
But think about it would I rather have a "better" phone as a daily driver that I'm constantly worrying about dropping or breaking or a SOLID 100% great phone that I have no worries over and also the
v30 is seemingly a SOB to get a nice GLASS screen protector for. I've ordered 5 from amazon and shall see which ones work with cases without being too small to fit the full screen. I hate the ones with gaps on the side. There's no issues at all with the v30 100% great phone 2017 flagship. the g6 is a great phone but a year late truly .but I'm okay with that. I'd rather not have a great phone that I possibly break vs a really good phone that i've got no issues with.

LG G7 will you buy it?

Where only possible 3 or 4 months away from the launch of the G7 obviously it not going to have the Snapdragon 845 thank to Samsung.
My guess at specs.
Snapdragon 835
4GB of ram
64GB of storage as standard
Micro SD
18:9 5.7" POLED display at 2k
Quad DAC on all G7's variants
Improved dual camera with a more upto date sensor.
Headphone jack
USB Type C
ip68
Wireless charging on all G7 variants
Basically it more likely be a smaller version of the V30, unless they go for even slimmer bezel's this time around.
So will you buying one or will you wait for the V30 which will eventually drop in price & probably cost less than the G7 when that launches.
G7 will have snapdragon 845
I have my 870DS since August, why should I buy a new one if it's gonna die in 3 years, then I will think about a G10
ric84 said:
I have my 870DS since August, why should I buy a new one if it's gonna die in 3 years, then I will think about a G10
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I traded mine 2 weeks ago , from Huawei p10 plus to my actual lg g6 ... Couldnt be happier , better battery life , good photos ... Great phone
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
ric84 said:
I have my 870DS since August, why should I buy a new one if it's gonna die in 3 years, then I will think about a G10
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Same to me...
Shifted from G3 to G6 after 2 happy years.
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I'm waiting for :
6GB of ram.
I'll probably wait for LG V40
Don't really see what could be an upgrade at this point.
Sure, you can always go faster processor, more RAM yadda yadda...
But let's be true here: the G6 is already a beast and you can hardly get it to stutter with normal usage (even with an realtively "old" processor).
So "upgrading" from G6 to a possible G7 seems odd.
Maybe from older devices, yes.
I've had my G6 for less than two months. G7?
I don't know. Not without the latest and greatest processor.
I wouldn't buy one with an 835 in it.
Daaaaaaamn these smarpthone versions releases are rolling like hot cakes... shiiit Just got the G6 & V30 just been released holy madre...
For me if the G7 comes with better of all inclluding the Cine Log feature from V30 and a way better front Camera as well as improved or better Back camera and if, only if it comes to Videotron here in Quebec/Montreal as this time, Videotron Marketing guys were stupid enough to not get the LG V30 but instead they got Exlusive Pixel 2 & 2XL and they're not selling at all.. yeees i'd buy the G7 and also if the form factor of the overall phone is a bit wider in the feel of the hands as the G6 seems a bit thinner in terms of grip I find. And would be nice if Videotron could get LG phones that comes with DAC features
By the way, those who own a G6, did you guys noticed that Instragram has been pre-installed? If yes, how can I fully un-install it, i mean fully without leaving any trace of it so I can go and install some Instagram Mods??
Thanks guys
never buying lg until lg lets users unlock their bootloaders..
dhanmohan said:
never buying lg until lg lets users unlock their bootloaders..
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If you buy the unlocked versions (US or international) you can unlock the BL.
If they are carrier branded, the carrier decides if the BL can be unlocked.
But I guess you won't be buying Samsung either. KNOX is a pain.
I'll probably keep my G6 for another year or so. I think after that I'll hop over to a pixel phone.
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If you buy the unlocked versions (US or international) you can unlock the BL.
If they are carrier branded, the carrier decides if the BL can be unlocked.
But I guess you won't be buying Samsung either. KNOX is a pain.
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well I'm from india..here only locked bootloader available..and even if i import the device bands wont match and data gives me trouble..and I'm using my old Samsung note5 kept the g6 aside from almost 2 months
Will never buy an lg phone ever again...for the simple fact that most versions are not boot unlocked. Especially in canada where I am. I got the lgg6 and still no news about a root. Ill go back to samsung.
dhanmohan said:
well I'm from india..here only locked bootloader available..and even if i import the device bands wont match and data gives me trouble..and I'm using my old Samsung note5 kept the g6 aside from almost 2 months
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I understand.
Here in the US, Samsung is even worse.
h4x3r101 said:
Will never buy an lg phone ever again...for the simple fact that most versions are not boot unlocked. Especially in canada where I am. I got the lgg6 and still no news about a root. Ill go back to samsung.
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Hi,
Good to find some Montreal folks here By the way, I don't know if my information is correct but with Videotron or with the new law that has pass here in Quebec, when you buy a new smartphone, 2 months after you can call your carrier and tell them to fully "Unlock" your phone, meaning the BL. Just bought a week and half ago my LG G6 (coming from Nexus6P, had to change cuz battery draining fast now, gonna change the battery) and I asked the question to the seller and he confirmed to me, that in December, just call Videotron or come by and will make the call for you to get your LG G6 fully unlocked. And I told him, if ain't true i'm going back to kick his ass. And thats when he also mentioned me about the new law as well. So I don't know if this applies to other carriers (should be as long as you're in Quebec/montreal etc..) but you should double check.
By the way, are you saying that Samsungs phones when you buy them here either Videotron or Bell etc.. they are already Unlocked??? Can you confirm??
Also whats the reason you got the LG G6?? Me its mostly the Wide Angle feature. I was battling between Note8 & LG G6 and I went with the LG G6 even though I know that in terms of quality, Samsung Note 8 camera has an edge over the G6 and I heard that Note8 takes also two pics when you take a pic including a wide one but Note8 from what i've research does NOT have that WIDE ANGLE feature LG has... am I wrong???
Very curious
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Hi,
Good to find some Montreal folks here By the way, I don't know if my information is correct but with Videotron or with the new law that has pass here in Quebec, when you buy a new smartphone, 2 months after you can call your carrier and tell them to fully "Unlock" your phone, meaning the BL. Just bought a week and half ago my LG G6 (coming from Nexus6P, had to change cuz battery draining fast now, gonna change the battery) and I asked the question to the seller and he confirmed to me, that in December, just call Videotron or come by and will make the call for you to get your LG G6 fully unlocked. And I told him, if ain't true i'm going back to kick his ass. And thats when he also mentioned me about the new law as well. So I don't know if this applies to other carriers (should be as long as you're in Quebec/montreal etc..) but you should double check.
By the way, are you saying that Samsungs phones when you buy them here either Videotron or Bell etc.. they are already Unlocked??? Can you confirm??
Also whats the reason you got the LG G6?? Me its mostly the Wide Angle feature. I was battling between Note8 & LG G6 and I went with the LG G6 even though I know that in terms of quality, Samsung Note 8 camera has an edge over the G6 and I heard that Note8 takes also two pics when you take a pic including a wide one but Note8 from what i've research does NOT have that WIDE ANGLE feature LG has... am I wrong???
Very curious
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Hey man
Well Bootloader lock is not the same as carrier lock. The carrier lock thing you are talking about I already know about it. Its not the same thing. Everywhere in canada there will be no more carrier lock on any phone starting December amd you can call to unlock for free if u had a phone before that.
A boot lock is not the same tho. I went with LG instead of samsung cuz at the time the note 8 and s8 wasnt out yet...i was always a Samsung guy... Also the g6 looked nice and had a big screen...wht i didnt know tho is that lg has menu buttons on screen that you cannot hide unless u buy an app and they eat away from the screen making it a small screen size after all. Also lg has a bad history of not unlocking bootloaders and i didnt know that...samsung on the other hand, I was able to root on day one! All the samsung notes i had from the first nite to the note 5.
I've been trying to sell my g6 and get a note 8.
But aside from all that...the g6 is a great phone...battery life is crazy on it...it lasts a full week on one charge with heavy use. But lets face it...we are all here because we want to root and customize our phones not just to talk how nice they are haha.
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Hey man
Well Bootloader lock is not the same as carrier lock. The carrier lock thing you are talking about I already know about it. Its not the same thing. Everywhere in canada there will be no more carrier lock on any phone starting December amd you can call to unlock for free if u had a phone before that.
A boot lock is not the same tho. I went with LG instead of samsung cuz at the time the note 8 and s8 wasnt out yet...i was always a Samsung guy... Also the g6 looked nice and had a big screen...wht i didnt know tho is that lg has menu buttons on screen that you cannot hide unless u buy an app and they eat away from the screen making it a small screen size after all. Also lg has a bad history of not unlocking bootloaders and i didnt know that...samsung on the other hand, I was able to root on day one! All the samsung notes i had from the first nite to the note 5.
I've been trying to sell my g6 and get a note 8.
But aside from all that...the g6 is a great phone...battery life is crazy on it...it lasts a full week on one charge with heavy use. But lets face it...we are all here because we want to root and customize our phones not just to talk how nice they are haha.
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Hey man, thanks for your reply and for explaining the difference btw the two Bootlaoder & carrier lock. Appreciate . Thats one other reason why I always had Google signed phone whether developed by Huawei or LG etc.. but with google phones I could as well UNLOCK them instantly.
True about LG G6 menu button on screen but for me that does NOT really bother me to be honest. First thing I did when I got my G6 is install Nova Prime Launcher and make it look like Stock android Oreo period and the rest stays LG style. You see I didn't know much about LG's bad history in regard to unlocking bootloaders
For me, I had and still have an amazing offer DEAL for the Note8 with Videotron but as long as Note can't have that G6 Wide angle option camera, I can pass the Note8 and maybe wait and see what the S9 will bring. Cuz honstly the G6 is a stunning phone just the screen is stellar. Sucks that Videotron ain't getting the V30 this time, they decided to get Pixel phones.
Oh well, lets crossfinger that a working unlock bootloader of G6 or LG will come soon
Best,
Since I like snappin photos, especially in low light conditions and I am pretty dissapointed with how lg treats its european costumers I'll definitely go for a samsung or google phone.

Which V30 to buy? (US) (carrier unlocked)

@caseyryback21 opened one of the difficult Q&A format questions yesterday, then asked it be deleted -- but the question itself is valid, so I'm reposting it in a "regular" discussion thread, along with my answer.
caseyryback21 said:
What version of the phone is the ideal model to purchase that it's carrier unlocked, and able to be bl unlocked/root?. The LG V30 seems like just what I'm wanting, but there are so many variants I am simply to afraid to purchase in fear of getting a less than ideal model.
From the reading and searching I've done, it seems that I can buy almost any of the iterations, then just convert it to a us998. I just can't figure out which one I should to get, to ensure that it's carrier unlocked, and able to be bl unlocked, and root.
I'm currently on T-Mobile prepaid and still have the 5gb, ul text,and just 100 minutes for only $30/mo. I have switched to Straight Talk (att mvno) when I've needed more talk time or traveled to certain places where the coverage is a little more reliable.
Lastly, what added to my confusion was that I was looking at a us998 for sale, but the listing indicated it was locked to US Cellular. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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EDITING SOME OF MY REPLIES IN THIS THREAD AS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN AUGUST 2018. STUFF HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN.
Any LG V30/V30+/V30S on the planet can be bootloader unlocked and rooted. But some V30/V30+ sold in other parts of the world do not have the bands you need for your carrier. So, for North America carriers with bootloader unlock and root, you want any North America variant.
V30+ (128GB) has more internal storage than V30 (64GB), if that's important to you. The V30S has more RAM (6GB vs 4GB), but right now the V30+ seems to be the sweet spot in price between the three "V30" (code name Joan) series models. For the rest of this discussion, I'm only going to be talking about V30/V30+.
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For the WTF bootloader unlock exploit you need Oreo and fastboot flash commands. North America US998 V30/V30+ has fastboot flash commands, while the other North American variants do not.... But there's no need to specifically buy that US998 V30/V30+ variant, if you can easily convert a less expensive carrier variant bought off eBay to that model (except for T-mobile H932). For instance, right now you can get MINT LS998 V30+ (128GB) on eBay for $315. eBay often has flash 10%, 15% off sales you can take advantage of, to lessen the price even more. In 10 minutes time that LS998 V30+ can be converted to US998 V30+ and then you're ready for bootloader unlock and root.
Yes, you can Frankenstein an AT&T H931 V30, Canadian H933 V30, Verizon VS996 V30 and Sprint LS998 V30/V30+, or regional carrier AS998 (any of them) to be carrier unlocked US998. Or you can buy carrier unlocked US998 V30/V30+ to begin with... I've done both: I bought three "original" US998 V30/V30+ (from B&H Photo) and I've since bought two LS998 V30+ off eBay and converted them to US998 V30+.
The US998 is the carrier unlocked model, and it's sold by both US Cellular carrier as well as being sold as official "open market" model by 3rd party retailers on behalf of LG (like B&H Photo). Whoever said it's locked to US Cellular has no clue what they are talking about -- UNLESS it's a specific seller who signed a contract with U.S. Cellular and has not finished paying for that phone. (I doubt that; I think they just don't know what they are talking about.) But any U.S. Cellular US998 fully paid for at purchase are carrier unlocked. Tons of people bought them to use on other carriers before LG released the "official" open market US998 V30/V30+ in December 2018.
Only the official "open market" US998 (sold by authorized 3rd party retailers like B&H Photo) are eligible for LG's Developer website bootloader unlock code (IMEI and DEVICE ID are registered with LG) -- but we don't need LG's permission anymore since @TxanMoe discovered the Oreo WTF bootloader unlock exploit back in May 2018. It's easier, takes less time and you can buy almost any phone you want. LG has tried to patch that exploit with recent "security" updates, but it's very easy to downgrade back to pre-July 2018 firmware for bootloader unlock. Afterwards, you can then update back to latest firmware, once bootloader is unlocked.
US998 can be used on T-mobile, as it's the official carrier unlocked model and works on any North American carrier. The only quibble is you may or may not get T-mobile's new band 71 on US998. Some people with root said they have gotten it, others say they do not. I do not know as I use AT&T. There's various threads where it's been discussed in depth.
Thanks so much for reposting this. I don't make a lot of posts and felt like such an idiot opening up a Q & A. Your info was really great and as a matter of fact I just got my ls998 in the mail this afternoon.
Next step is just to convert it to a us998 then bootloader unlock and root
Another question I was going to ask, but will find out here soon enough, is whether or not a T-Mobile SIM will work in an LS 998 as is. Or must you first convert to a us998 before using it on another carrier?
Thanks so much, your post is full of so much info and definitely helped me make my decision.
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Next step is just to convert it to a us998 then bootloader unlock and root
Another question I was going to ask, but will find out here soon enough, is whether or not a T-Mobile SIM will work in an LS 998 as is. Or must you first convert to a us998 before using it on another carrier?
Thanks so much, your post is full of so much info and definitely helped me make my decision.
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You're welcome for the information.
For the LS998, you'll need to convert to US998. Almost all LS998 are carrier locked to Sprint. Unless the seller guarantees it's carrier unlocked. Still better to convert to US998, even if just for updates. Sprint won't release KDZ for their updates, and US998 KDZ are readily available.
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You're welcome for the information.
For the LS998, you'll need to convert to US998. Almost all LS998 are carrier locked to Sprint. Unless the seller guarantees it's carrier unlocked. Still better to convert to US998, even if just for updates. Sprint won't release KDZ for their updates, and US998 KDZ are readily available.
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One more thing you might want to add is that not all converted V30s can run AOSP ROMs. This might affect some people on which one to choose. I am not sure which ones, I believe H931 (att) and mine for sure, H932PR can't. But had I known before hand that by going with a different model I could run stock Android, I would have.
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One more thing you might want to add is that not all converted V30s can run AOSP ROMs. This might affect some people on which one to choose. I am not sure which ones, I believe H931 (att) and mine for sure, H932PR can't. But had I known before hand that by going with a different model I could run stock Android, I would have.
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EDIT: all V30/V30/V30S can run AOSP ROMS. But H931/H933 needs extra prep work. If that's too much bother, stick with US998/LS998/VS996 for North American variants.
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Yes, I've heard that. But I'm still on stock rooted firmware, so haven't thought about that.
The eBay mint LS998 V30+ ($315) are the best deal, so that's the most popular. I may buy another for a family member.
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Yes, I've heard that. But I'm still on stock rooted firmware, so haven't thought about that.
The mint LS998 V30+ are the best deal, so that's the most popular. I may buy another for a family member.
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Can those run AOSP roms after conversion? If they can I might get one and flip mine. I'm just worried I get a lemon. Mine is still in pristine condition and no issues with the screen.
I got the us998 model, too bad I upgraded to far so I can't root anymore but I really don't want root. Kind of miss my s7 edge.
patstar5 said:
I got the us998 model, too bad I upgraded to far so I can't root anymore but I really don't want root. Kind of miss my s7 edge.
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You can still root. Just temporarily downgrade to US998 20B or 20A via dev patched LGUP (it's attached to post #1 of the US998 KDZ thread). Unlock bootloader via WTF bootloader unlock method, then upgrade back to current firmware.
With unlocked bootloader, then install TWRP and root.
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Can those run AOSP roms after conversion? If they can I might get one and flip mine. I'm just worried I get a lemon. Mine is still in pristine condition and no issues with the screen.
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EDIT: both H931 and H933 can run AOSP/LINEAGE ROMs once additional prep work has been done.
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The original AT&T H931 and I believe the original Canada H933 are the only two that have issues with AOSP ROMS once converted to US998. But you can still run stock-based ROMs on those, as well as have just rooted stock firmware.
All the other North America variants are fine. It's not just "original" US998 that are running AOSP ROMs. All the Sprint guys especially are running them. And Verizon, even former LS998 converted to US998, (rooted) then converted sometimes to VS996... Even original VS996 converted to US998 and back to VS996.
@SGCMarkus, can you give some details? I read through the AOSP ROM threads, but you're the dev for all those ROMs.
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The original AT&T H931 and I believe the original Canada H933 are the only two that have issues with AOSP ROMS once converted to US998.
All the other North America variants are fine. It's not just "original" US998 that are running AOSP ROMs. All the Sprint guys especially are running them. And Verizon, even former LS998 converted to US998, (rooted) then converted sometimes to VS996... Even original VS996 converted to US998 and back to VS996.
@SGCMarkus, can you give some details? I read through the AOSP ROM threads, but you're the dev for all those ROMs.
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Can those run AOSP roms after conversion? If they can I might get one and flip mine. I'm just worried I get a lemon. Mine is still in pristine condition and no issues with the screen.
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Yeah, H931 and H933 (even converted to US998) will bootloop for atm unknown reasons on AOSP :/
I dont think ive heard anyone report anything yet about the H932PR?
On the H930DS (Dual Sim) SIM Cards wont be recognized, and some people reported something similar for the 3 Korean variants (even though other people then said again it worked )
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Yeah, H931 and H933 (even converted to US998) will bootloop for atm unknown reasons on AOSP :/
I dont think ive heard anyone report anything yet about the H932PR?
On the H930DS (Dual Sim) SIM Cards wont be recognized, and some people reported something similar for the 3 Korean variants (even though other people then said again it worked )
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H932PR is from Claro Latin America, specifically for Puerto Rico. While we have three of the four major carries (Att, Sprint and Tmobile), Claro is the fourth major provider, but they actually were Verizon many years ago. They tried to enter the local market some time ago but failed and Claro bought their oprations. The thing is, Claro bring phones different than those on the other carriers. Their Samsung phones for example, are mostly the exynos versions and almost always are bootloader unlocked.
Thanks for the information. Just to be clear, is this the phone you mean when you say the V30S from B&H?
neverfox said:
Thanks for the information. Just to be clear, is this the phone you mean when you say the V30S from B&H?
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Yes. The V30S from B&H Photo is US998R -- it's just another US998. You'll need pre-July security patch KDZ firmware for the V30S to downgrade back to Oreo bootloader unlock exploit.
The people who initially unlocked bootloader on V30S was right after release. LG has since patched the exploit. But V30/V30+/V30S has Oreo KDZ you can temporarily downgrade to using the WTF bootloader unlock instructions. Then upgrade back to latest firmware using TWRP-flashable zips. V30S uses same firmware as the other US998. The B&H Photo US998 V30S official name is US998R (for more RAM).
I know this thread is older and it was a snapshot in time. I was hoping to switch to an ATT MVNO but after more research I'll stick with T-mo in an area that uses band 71. Unbelievably, T-mo is the only big 4 carrier that is native here in the "middle of nowhere" WY where I live as their tower is at the edge of town. I want the H932 for band 71 as well as to have all the T-mo bands when I travel.
On ebay, there are a bunch of sellers from Hong Kong that say their stock is in NJ. Reading some reviews some people call their phones fake others say they are selling used V30s. Anyone here deal the the Hong Kong sellers saying they ship out of NJ? Anyone know of a reputable seller on ebay that has H932 models reasonably priced. I'm leaning new but an open box might be OK if I can ship it back if I don't like it. A V30+ would be even better.
Thanks,
BH
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I know this thread is older and it was a snapshot in time. I was hoping to switch to an ATT MVNO but after more research I'll stick with T-mo in an area that uses band 71. Unbelievably, T-mo is the only big 4 carrier that is native here in the "middle of nowhere" WY where I live as their tower is at the edge of town. I want the H932 for band 71 as well as to have all the T-mo bands when I travel.
On ebay, there are a bunch of sellers from Hong Kong that say their stock is in NJ. Reading some reviews some people call their phones fake others say they are selling used V30s. Anyone here deal the the Hong Kong sellers saying they ship out of NJ? Anyone know of a reputable seller on ebay that has H932 models reasonably priced. I'm leaning new but an open box might be OK if I can ship it back if I don't like it. A V30+ would be even better.
Thanks,
BH
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Yes, the New Jersey/Hong Kong dealers sell refurbished phones and some are totally fraudulent. I returned mine and got refund because I specifically was paying for new-in-box this time.
* Was 64GB V30 in 128GB V30+ box. I paid for new US998 V30+. Wasn't new, wasn't V30+.
* had previous owner's 128GB SD card still in the phone...
* had "B&O" branded headphones -- which don't come with North America US998. If legit North American V30+, should have come with LG-branded headphones.
Thanks, once again, ChazzMatt for the insight. Reading between the lines, it sounded like they were selling refurbs (many of which appear to have broken issues.).
I got a really good deal on a vs996 this week from ebay for $164 refurbished in "good" condition. I bought the 2 year Square Trade Warranty on top of that for $38.99 in case anything happens. Got phone yesterday and honestly, looks basically new.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-VS9...xWYu7FUH-sak82Q:sc:USPSFirstClass!91351!US!-1
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I got a really good deal on a vs996 this week from ebay for $164 refurbished in "good" condition. I bought the 2 year Square Trade Warranty on top of that for $38.99 in case anything happens. Got phone yesterday and honestly, looks basically new.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-VS9...xWYu7FUH-sak82Q:sc:USPSFirstClass!91351!US!-1
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I bought mine from YYWireless on ebay for 190 ls998 converted to a us998 looks fairly new, literally has one small scratch you cant see with the screen on so I'm happy. Plus no burn in, and finger print scanner still works so probably never been taken apart! https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-US9...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 plus I mean if you do not like it they send you a return label already printed out with the phone.
First, I went back and edited some of my answers in this thread as it was first written in August 2018, and some information was outdated. T-mobile H932 was not rooted yet back then and the fix for H931/H933 to run AOSP ROMs was not discovered yet. Ignore any prices mentioned back then, as that was last year.
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Cobra11Murderer said:
I bought mine from YYWireless on ebay for 190 ls998 converted to a us998 looks fairly new, literally has one small scratch you cant see with the screen on so I'm happy. Plus no burn in, and finger print scanner still works so probably never been taken apart! https://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-V30-US9...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649 plus I mean if you do not like it they send you a return label already printed out with the phone.
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I used that eBay seller several times and have recommended them before in other threads. Their "9/10" listing is the one to look for, like you have. That seller has other others in various quality, like "8/10", "7/10" but with increasing dents, scratches. Two of the 9/10 I got were flawless, while the third had a slight ding on the side below the volume button no one would ever see with a TPU case on it.
From other sellers, there are allegedly still "new" V30/V30+ inventory out there but be very careful. Some are shoddy refurbished being touted as new or outright frauds:
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Yes, the New Jersey/Hong Kong dealers sell refurbished phones and some are totally fraudulent. I returned mine and got refund because I specifically was paying for new-in-box this time.
* Was 64GB V30 in 128GB V30+ box. I paid for new US998 V30+. Wasn't new, wasn't V30+.
* had previous owner's 128GB SD card still in the phone...
* had "B&O" branded headphones -- which don't come with North America US998. If legit North American V30+, should have come with LG-branded headphones.
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ChazzMatt said:
First, I went back and edited some of my answers in this thread as it was first written in August 2018, and some information was outdated. T-mobile H932 was not rooted yet back then and the fix for H931/H933 to run AOSP ROMs was not discovered yet. Ignore any prices mentioned back then, as that was last year.
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I used that eBay seller several times and have recommended them before in other threads. Their "9/10" listing is the one to look for, like you have. That seller has other others in various quality, like "8/10", "7/10" but with increasing dents, scratches. Two of the 9/10 I got were flawless, while the third had a ding on the side below the volume button no one would ever see with a TPU case on it.
From other sellers, there are allegedly still "new" V30/V30+ inventory out there but be very careful. Some are shoddy refurbished being touted as new or outright frauds:
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Right, I figured well if it's that bad I can send it back. But it really is new condition. I've tested everything imaginable now getting ready to upgrade it to 8.0 as I wanted to make sure it was a good phone. Also if you buy the phone while eBay has it's 8% or more back even better deal!.

Rooted V30 or V40??? Which would U choose?

Hey all.
So lets take a little poll...
Now that the V40 has officially been announced; I was just thinking about opinions from the experts.
If you had to choose one or the other to be your daily driver; would you opt for a the new V40 or would you rather keep your rooted V30?
Obviously, V40 remains to be tried & tested, but likely will prove to be very satisfying in the end.
Cheers!
i'd rather save some money and get a V35. Reviews of the V40 say the telephoto lens is not good. Plus I never cared to have a telephoto lens. The wide angle lens on the V40 is 107 degrees (like G7), from V30/35's 120 degree. V35 has SD845 and 6GB ram just like V40.
Edit: LG keeps dropping the wide angle lens degree. I guess to minimize the fisheye effect.
G5/V20: 135
G6: 125
V30: 120
G7/V40: 107
if the V40 has the ugly notch like the G7 and every new iPhone then i will stick with the V30+ or go to the V35 if offered on Sprint
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYoGMsImJhw
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i'd rather save some money and get a V35. Reviews of the V40 say the telephoto lens is not good. Plus I never cared to have a telephoto lens. The wide angle lens on the V40 is 107 degrees (like G7), from V30/35's 120 degree. V35 has SD845 and 6GB ram just like V40.
Edit: LG keeps dropping the wide angle lens degree. I guess to minimize the fisheye effect.
G5/V20: 135
G6: 125
V30: 120
G7/V40: 107
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Yeah, if you're talking having a non rooted phone, I'd take the Snapdragon 845 V35 over the V40. V40 only comes in 64GB by the way. I don't see a V40+ announced.
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Hey all.
So lets take a little poll...
Now that the V40 has officially been announced; I was just thinking about opinions from the experts.
If you had to choose one or the other to be your daily driver; would you opt for a the new V40 or would you rather keep your rooted V30?
Obviously, V40 remains to be tried & tested, but likely will prove to be very satisfying in the end.
Cheers!
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Right now?
v30+ - unlocked/twrp/rooted - $300
v40 - locked - $1000
Ask me again when the v35 or v40 is unlocked and rooted and down to $300
Alibaba0101 said:
Right now?
v30+ - unlocked/twrp/rooted - $300
v40 - locked - $1000
Ask me again when the v35 or v40 is unlocked and rooted and down to $300
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Exactly. 128GB V30+ with TWRP and PIE right NOW for $300.
vs WHAT? 64GB Oreo locked down V40 for $1000? With an almost-wide angle lens? Ours is 120°. V40 is 107°. Why?
I've had several people on here as well as friends and brother in law who are amazed at the "mint" $300 V30+ on eBay.
V30 all the way. I personally can't live without root but seriously, why would you ever want a phone with a notch? It's bad design and a compromise done by apple and blindly copied by everyone else.
Also the v30 is almost too big for me and the v40 is even bigger...
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V40 only comes in 64GB by the way. I don't see a V40+ announced.
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PCWorld writer Michael Simon has two articles about the V40 and they both state there is a 64GB and 128GB version - Meet the LG V40 ThinQ: More screen, more battery, more cameras, and more fun and Android Confidential: The LG V40 is a better G7, with an OLED display and an extra camera.
what about samsung s9 plus on 845 snap? T
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PCWorld writer Michael Simon has two articles about the V40 and they both state there is a 64GB and 128GB version - Meet the LG V40 ThinQ: More screen, more battery, more cameras, and more fun and Android Confidential: The LG V40 is a better G7, with an OLED display and an extra camera.
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OK. It's just I read three articles yesterday and scanned a couple of others, and they said 64GB. I admit I'm not doing as much deep reading so I did on the V30.
Last year I was looking for a replacement phone for my 2014 Moto Maxx (international version of the Droid Turbo, but had more LTE bands). Early in the year, I made an XDA thread with my needs -- and listed all contenders with pros and cons. I wasn't even looking at the LG V30, but the LG G6 was an early favorite until LG unveiled their idiotic regional specs scheme.
I thought I was going to be forced to get a Note 8... Then the V30 happened, which was what the G6 SHOULD have been. It hit almost every box on my checklist. I even specifically held out until December to buy it, to get the Open Market variant that could be officially rooted (and LG screwed screwed the US998 V30+ owners on that and they tried to screw the US998 V3O owners by never officially listing it on the LG bootloader unlock website...
Luckily we got WTF in May 2018.
@ChazzMatt maybe it is little offtop, but can I ask you what US carriers have lte bands B3 and B7 in their smartphones? As I know ATT and Verizon have this bands.
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@ChazzMatt maybe it is little offtop, but can I ask you what US carriers have lte bands B3 and B7?
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None, I'm aware of, but those are the primary bands in Brazil and several other Latin America countries. I visited Brazil 6 times in 10 years, and plan to go back again, so helps to have a phone that works there.
My 2014 Moto Maxx XT1225 (QUARK) had bands 3 & 7, but also had all the AT&T LTE bands (2/4/5/17). Which is why I would not buy the sibling Moto Droid Turbo sold here in the US. It didn't have as many bands, especially for AT&T. So, even though I imported three from another country, the Moto Maxx was a fantastic "AT&T" phone. (Not branded AT&T, but in actual use.)
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None, I'm aware of, but those are the primary bands in Brazil and several other Latin America countries. I visited Brazil 6 times in 10 years, and plan to go back again, so helps to have a phone that works there.
My 2014 Moto Maxx XT1225 (QUARK) had bands 3 & 7, but also had all the AT&T LTE bands (2/4/5/17). Which is why I would not buy the sibling Moto Droid Turbo sold here in the US. It didn't have as many bands, especially for AT&T. So, even though I imported three from another country, the Moto Maxx was a fantastic AT&T phone.
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I know that US carriers use other lte bands, but in ATT and Verizon there're no lock as I know and ATT or Verizon phones can works in Ukrainian carriers with LTE.
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I know that US carriers use other lte bands, but in ATT and Verizon there're no lock as I know and ATT or Verizon phones can works in Ukrainian carriers with LTE.
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Right, Verizon phones are NOT SIM card unlocked since 2012, due to order of FCC. Not going to go into why. But a lot of people here remember when Verizon DID lock down their phones (like Sprint) and some people still don't understand they are no longer locked.
However, AT&T phones are SIM card locked to AT&T, but when you buy them in Ukraine the dealers must have already unlocked them. It's not hard to SIM card unlock an AT&T phone.
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@ChazzMatt I know about locked and unlocked. I always buy unlocked phone, but now in Ukraine is LTE (only last year, it's crazy but true) and if I buy unlocked phone from t-mobile or sprint they does't have b3 and b7 as I know, but ATT's and Verizon"s have it. Is it right?
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@ChazzMatt I know about locked and unlocked. I always buy unlocked phone, but now in Ukraine is LTE (only last year, it's crazy but true) and if I buy unlocked phone from t-mobile or sprint they does't have b3 and b7 as I know, but ATT's and Verizon"s have it. Is it right?
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Ah, I see where your coming from. You want bands 3 and 7 in Ukraine. I was puzzled how you knew I wanted bands 3 and 7 for Brazil.
Yes, AT&T and Verizon typically have bands 3 & 7 because of either U.S. territories that might use them or international roaming agreements.
But for the V30, you CAN buy a Sprint phone. Frankenstein it to US998 and it will be SIM card unlocked and have these bands. You can even use WTF to bootloader unlock and root. I bought TWO Sprint LS998 V30+ and converted them to US998.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
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Ah, I see where your coming from. You want bands 3 and 7 in Ukraine. I was puzzled how you knew I wanted bands 3 and 7 for Brazil.
Yes, AT&T and Verizon typically have bands 3 & 7 because of either U.S. territories that might use them or international roaming agreements.
But for the V30, you CAN buy a Sprint phone. Frankenstein it to US998 and it will be SIM card unlocked and have these bands. You can even use WTF to bootloader unlock and root. I bought TWO Sprint LS998 V30+ and converted them to US998.
http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-US998-Unlocked-v30
US998
CDMA: 800 MHz CDMA
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS (HSPA):850/900/1900/2100 MHz
4G LTE Bands: 1/2/3/4/5/7/12(17)/13/20/25/66
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Thanks for the answer. Yes I have already use lg v30 v300s(or k) converted to H930 and I have all LTE bands in Ukraine.
But I think about galaxy s9 plus (with snap of course) after v30. What do you think about it? It has better main camera for lowlight and fastest focus. What do you think about it? I don't like g7 and v40 because they have notch. I also like v35 but it is without root.
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Thanks for the answer. Yes I have already use lg v30 v300s(or k) converted to H930 and I have all LTE bands in Ukraine.
But I think about galaxy s9 plus (with snap of course) after v30. What do you think about it? It has better main camera for lowlight and fastest focus. What do you think about it? I don't like g7 and v40 because they have notch. I also like v35 but it is without root.
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I'll let you make that decision. I do admire Samsung for not caving into the stupid notch design. Apparently the V40 lets you HIDE the notch, in which case why have it in the first place? I think Google forced LG to do it, because THEY wanted the notch for the Pixel 3 XL so they continue down their path to copy Apple. Which is why Google brought back Qi wireless charging after having dumped it, when they were early adopters back in 2012. Apple FINALLY went to Qi wireless charging and now Google is going back after idiotically dropping it. But since the Pixel 3 XL uses the same display as the V40, just like the Pixel 2 XL/V30, LG then had to have a notch in the V40.
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V30 all the way. I personally can't live without root but seriously, why would you ever want a phone with a notch? It's bad design and a compromise done by apple and blindly copied by everyone else.
Also the v30 is almost too big for me and the v40 is even bigger...
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I agree on the notch, but you can minimize the look by turning the two sides black. Kinda like the second screen with the v20. That was a notch, the notch was just on the left.
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no root or bootloader unlock
Crazy side glass which is pretty bad
screen is smaller or at least appeared to be when i put the phones side by side
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@ChazzMatt maybe it is little offtop, but can I ask you what US carriers have lte bands B3 and B7 in their smartphones? As I know ATT and Verizon have this bands.
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At&t does not use either band.
I'm liking the input so far!
Alrighty then, lets expand our field...
Now you've just won a poker hand and get to(have to) select to be YOUR ONE & ONLY for the next 6-12 months; sitting on the table free of charge:
S9 plus; Note 9; Mate 10 pro; iPhone XS MAX; V40; Pixel 3 XL or keep your rooted V30+.
Which would U choose???

LG v30+ 128 GB and sd card question

There used to be unlocked LG v30 128 GB on eBay available for a reasonable price, but today the only reasonable price I see is from Hong King
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Sea...998-128GB-6-0-4G-LTE-Smartphone-/143130360675
Should I take the risk? 96.5% review ratings
Can I get a 64 GB version and add a 128gb sd card and use sd storage for everything like apps, pictures, videos, etc.? I know on my android tablet the sd card expansion was not very useful at all.
I want more storage because I am completely done with low 32 storage that is a pain always running out always having to delete apps and pictures.
Also maybe someone can suggest me another smartphone that is similar to lg v30 and has good storage? I generally don't like a notch but it also depends. I really liked the lg v30 design
Geforcefox said:
There used to be unlocked LG v30 128 GB on eBay available for a reasonable price
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$110 mint LG V30+.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173665613177
And
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183795406681
I keep those two bookmarked.
ChazzMatt said:
$110 mint LG V30+.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173665613177
And
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183795406681
I keep those two bookmarked.
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Great price, but I am a little worried that the battery could be used up a lot and not hold a charge that well. What do you think?
Geforcefox said:
Great price, but I am a little worried that the battery could be used up a lot and not hold a charge that well. What do you think?
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That was exactly my concern. But I've now bought 3 from that seller, and they were all in good condition. One was in superb condition, including just 137 charge cycles on the battery (now my primary phone). The others were still really good, although more charge cycles on their batteries. One I returned, promptly refunded.
The seller accepts free returns for any reason. A prepaid shipping label is included with the phone. It really is quite excellent service.
The phones all come with Pie US99830b. It runs fine, I haven't had any of the instabilities reported here by people who upgraded to Pie. But it's slower than Oreo was on my old H932 (though much faster after removing LG root trackers). And a few of my apps don't work on it, so I plan to roll back to Oreo when I get some time. I may root while at it, although I have no real need for root.
Edit: One curious difference I noticed between my wife's H932 and this US998 (converted LS998) is that the H932 displays one extra bar of signal on the status bar with exactly the same measured Signal strength (dBm as displayed under Settings and by LTE Discovery). Both phones are on Pie, connected to same tower, same LTE band.
IOW T-Mobile's marketing people are trying to fool customers into believing they get better coverage than they actually do. Pathetic
Geforcefox said:
There used to be unlocked LG v30 128 GB on eBay available for a reasonable price, but today the only reasonable price I see is from Hong King
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-in-Sea...998-128GB-6-0-4G-LTE-Smartphone-/143130360675
Should I take the risk? 96.5% review ratings
Can I get a 64 GB version and add a 128gb sd card and use sd storage for everything like apps, pictures, videos, etc.? I know on my android tablet the sd card expansion was not very useful at all.
I want more storage because I am completely done with low 32 storage that is a pain always running out always having to delete apps and pictures.
Also maybe someone can suggest me another smartphone that is similar to lg v30 and has good storage? I generally don't like a notch but it also depends. I really liked the lg v30 design
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If you mean using the option: format internal as sd card, that's not available on LG phones on stock ROM.
I'd suggest go for the one that Chazzmatt linked with 128 storage.
You can still use sd card for everything except apps, so 64gb should be enough for most people I guess.
ChazzMatt said:
$110 mint LG V30+.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173665613177
And
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183795406681
I keep those two bookmarked.
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TheDannemand said:
That was exactly my concern. But I've now bought 3 from that seller, and they were all in good condition. One was in superb condition, including just 137 charge cycles on the battery (now my primary phone). The others were still really good, although more charge cycles on their batteries. One I returned, promptly refunded.
The seller accepts free returns for any reason. A prepaid shipping label is included with the phone. It really is quite excellent service.
The phones all come with Pie US99830b. It runs fine, I haven't had any of the instabilities reported here by people who upgraded to Pie. But it's slower than Oreo was on my old H932 (though much faster after removing LG root trackers). And a few of my apps don't work on it, so I plan to roll back to Oreo when I get some time. I may root while at it, although I have no real need for root.
Edit: One curious difference I noticed between my wife's H932 and this US998 (converted LS998) is that the H932 displays one extra bar of signal on the status bar with exactly the same measured Signal strength (dBm as displayed under Settings and by LTE Discovery). Both phones are on Pie, connected to same tower, same LTE band.
IOW T-Mobile's marketing people are trying to fool customers into believing they get better coverage than they actually do. Pathetic
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How do I check the ammount of charge cycles on a smartphone?
Is it relatively easy to downgrade back to Oreo from Pie? On a converted ls v30? I would need to find a us998 Oreo software? Do I need root to downgrade back? Do I need that twrp recovery program?
Can you tell me what root trackers are and how they are removed?
I liked speed and stability for sure.
Geforcefox said:
Is it relatively easy to downgrade back to Oreo from Pie? On a converted ls v30? I would need to find a us998 Oreo software? Do I need root to downgrade back? Do I need that twrp recovery program?
Can you tell me what root trackers are and how they are removed?
I liked speed and stability for sure.
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You don't need root to downgrade back to Oreo from Pie.
You don't need TWRP to downgrade back to Oreo from Pie
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The WTF instructions do tell you how to unlock Bootloader, install TWRP and root. In doing so, they also tell you how to disable LG root checker file.
Geforcefox said:
How do I check the ammount of charge cycles on a smartphone?
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Depends on the phone. US998, enter hidden menu (dial *#546368#*998#, change last digits for other V30 models) -> SVC menu -> Battery Test.
Geforcefox said:
Is it relatively easy to downgrade back to Oreo from Pie? On a converted ls v30? I would need to find a us998 Oreo software? Do I need root to downgrade back? Do I need that twrp recovery program?
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As already answered by Chazz, follow the guide in his Pie KDZ thread, using LGUP. You can simply roll back from Pie to Oreo, but that has known to cause some issues, as I understand because of partition changes made in Pie. So I flashed to US998 Nougat, then to H933 Nougat (which forces partition changes), then back to US998 Nougat, then to Oreo. I'm still having some problems with LTE on Oreo, which I didn't have on Pie. Working on that.
Geforcefox said:
Can you tell me what root trackers are and how they are removed?
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In addition to the rctd root tracking service mentioned by Chazz (which requires root to be removed) uninstalling the SRTC root checking and MLT tracking apps will speed up the phone considerable. You can use ADB for this without having root.
adb devices
adb shell
# SRTC LG Root Checker
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.srtc
# LG LDB/MLT (tracking service)
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.mlt
A terminal app should work as well, though I haven't tried it.
TheDannemand said:
In addition to the rctd root tracking service mentioned by Chazz (which requires root to be removed) uninstalling the SRTC root checking and MLT tracking apps will speed up the phone considerable. You can use ADB for this without having root.
adb devices
adb shell
# SRTC LG Root Checker
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.srtc
# LG LDB/MLT (tracking service)
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.mlt
A terminal app should work as well, though I haven't tried it.
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Doesn't work on terminal apps. Tried terminal emulator and termux, both gave the following:
$ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.srtc
android.os.DeadObjectException: Transaction failed on small parcel; remote process probably died
at android.os.BinderProxy.transactNative(Native Method)
at android.os.BinderProxy.transact(Binder.java:766)
at android.os.BinderProxy.shellCommand(Binder.java:820)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runShellCommand(Pm.java:334)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.runUninstall(Pm.java:735)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.run(Pm.java:174)
at com.android.commands.pm.Pm.main(Pm.java:107)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:284).
Dont mean to derail. I have the 64gb with 128gb sd. More than enough. You might want to get a bigger sd card as they got a little cheaper. Dang im looking at amazon and the 256gb https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Micr...d_r=QJSR76DXK02XMDSB4GA8&psc=1&qid=1582769324 cost what my 128gb cost when this phone first came out. I put everything in my sd card which makes transferring files to another phone easy when that time comes.
Mystogan said:
Doesn't work on terminal apps.
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Thank you for testing that and reporting. Dunno why it wouldn't work with terminal apps, but admittedly, I haven't used those in years. It definitely works with ADB, I've done it many times - including in the last few days after rolling back my US998 to Oreo. And it definitely makes the phone run smoother.
TheDannemand said:
That was exactly my concern. But I've now bought 3 from that seller, and they were all in good condition. One was in superb condition, including just 137 charge cycles on the battery (now my primary phone). The others were still really good, although more charge cycles on their batteries. One I returned, promptly refunded.
The seller accepts free returns for any reason. A prepaid shipping label is included with the phone. It really is quite excellent service.
The phones all come with Pie US99830b. It runs fine, I haven't had any of the instabilities reported here by people who upgraded to Pie. But it's slower than Oreo was on my old H932 (though much faster after removing LG root trackers). And a few of my apps don't work on it, so I plan to roll back to Oreo when I get some time. I may root while at it, although I have no real need for root.
Edit: One curious difference I noticed between my wife's H932 and this US998 (converted LS998) is that the H932 displays one extra bar of signal on the status bar with exactly the same measured Signal strength (dBm as displayed under Settings and by LTE Discovery). Both phones are on Pie, connected to same tower, same LTE band.
IOW T-Mobile's marketing people are trying to fool customers into believing they get better coverage than they actually do. Pathetic
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Also I had one more question for you, do you think the lg v35 new with 64gb is a good buy for $230?
I have only really found att unlocked models.. Do you know if the att models are able to be rooted and also what about custom software support.
Can you flash the us998 software onto them?
Is the jump from snapdragon 835 to 845 noticeable in daily use?
Geforcefox said:
Also I had one more question for you, do you think the lg v35 new with 64gb is a good buy for $230?
I have only really found att unlocked models.. Do you know if the att models are able to be rooted and also what about custom software support.
Can you flash the us998 software onto them?
Is the jump from snapdragon 835 to 845 noticeable in daily use?
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To me V35 is some of the best hardware from LG yet: It's the perfect form factor of V30, but with 6GB RAM (which I believe is the bottleneck of V30) and a slightly faster CPU (which I don't think makes a big difference). Unfortunately it only comes with 64GB storage (except a rare South American V35+ variant).
I was very tempted to buy a V35 as replacement for my defunct V30 H932. That was back in January, when I could buy a new unlocked V35 AWM (AT&T model) on Amazon for $275-300, which would give me 2 years of LG warranty. I really kick myself for not buying one from Cricket last summer when they were just $149. Warranty is important to me, since I have yet to own an LG phone that didn't have a hardware failure within its first 2 years (including my V30+, my wife's V30, my old Nexus 5 and my old Optimus V). I've generally avoided eBay phones since LG doesn't honor warranty on them.
The downside to V35 is that it's much harder to root and (consequently) there is no developer support for them. They CAN be cross flashed (which is the only way you'll get updates for an AT&T model) and they CAN be rooted, but only by remote 3rd party service (a security concern). Study the XDA V35 forum and you'll get an idea.
So I ended up buying two V30s instead from eBay seller YYWireless, for less than one V35 would have cost me. And I am happy with my purchase. But if Cricket (or anybody) were to have another super sale on new, warrantied V35, I'd still say it's attractive.
Edit: No, you cannot flash V30 software onto V35. But you can cross flash firmware from Google Fi or Amazon variants on it.
TheDannemand said:
That was exactly my concern. But I've now bought 3 from that seller, and they were all in good condition. One was in superb condition, including just 137 charge cycles on the battery (now my primary phone). The others were still really good, although more charge cycles on their batteries. One I returned, promptly refunded.
The seller accepts free returns for any reason. A prepaid shipping label is included with the phone. It really is quite excellent service.
The phones all come with Pie US99830b. It runs fine, I haven't had any of the instabilities reported here by people who upgraded to Pie. But it's slower than Oreo was on my old H932 (though much faster after removing LG root trackers). And a few of my apps don't work on it, so I plan to roll back to Oreo when I get some time. I may root while at it, although I have no real need for root.
Edit: One curious difference I noticed between my wife's H932 and this US998 (converted LS998) is that the H932 displays one extra bar of signal on the status bar with exactly the same measured Signal strength (dBm as displayed under Settings and by LTE Discovery). Both phones are on Pie, connected to same tower, same LTE band.
IOW T-Mobile's marketing people are trying to fool customers into believing they get better coverage than they actually do. Pathetic
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TheDannemand said:
To me V35 is some of the best hardware from LG yet: It's the perfect form factor of V30, but with 6GB RAM (which I believe is the bottleneck of V30) and a slightly faster CPU (which I don't think makes a big difference). Unfortunately it only comes with 64GB storage (except a rare South American V35+ variant).
I was very tempted to buy a V35 as replacement for my defunct V30 H932. That was back in January, when I could buy a new unlocked V35 AWM (AT&T model) on Amazon for $275-300, which would give me 2 years of LG warranty. I really kick myself for not buying one from Cricket last summer when they were just $149. Warranty is important to me, since I have yet to own an LG phone that didn't have a hardware failure within its first 2 years (including my V30+, my wife's V30, my old Nexus 5 and my old Optimus V). I've generally avoided eBay phones since LG doesn't honor warranty on them.
The downside to V35 is that it's much harder to root and (consequently) there is no developer support for them. They CAN be cross flashed (which is the only way you'll get updates for an AT&T model) and they CAN be rooted, but only by remote 3rd party service (a security concern). Study the XDA V35 forum and you'll get an idea.
So I ended up buying two V30s instead from eBay seller YYWireless, for less than one V35 would have cost me. And I am happy with my purchase. But if Cricket (or anybody) were to have another super sale on new, warrantied V35, I'd still say it's attractive.
Edit: No, you cannot flash V30 software onto V35. But you can cross flash firmware from Google Fi or Amazon variants on it.
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Yea I really love the v30 form factor, stunning and elegant with no notch.
For you was 4gb ram enough for you? How much open apps can you switch between before the apps start restarting?
Yea I didn't find any 128gb v35 sadly.
Geforcefox said:
Yea I didn't find any 128gb v35 sadly.
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I can't find one either. V35+ was only sold in Brazil, and apparently no dealers on eBay have any.
The V30S also has 6GB RAM, but while it can be found, the price difference is too great from the mint US998 V30+ (currently $110). V30S is basically 128GB V30+ with 6GB RAM. Sold for few months in early 2018.
Geforcefox said:
For you was 4gb ram enough for you? How much open apps can you switch between before the apps start restarting?
Yea I didn't find any 128gb v35 sadly.
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4GB is fine, it's not as if V30 has a memory problem as such during daily use. What I meant was I believe an upgrade to 6GB would do more to speed it up than upgrade of the CPU from SD835 to SD845.
The V30S is golden: It has the 6GB RAM and 128/256GB storage, while being compatible with V30 firmware and easily rootable. But as Chazz mentioned, they're impossible to find at reasonable prices. B&H had two used ones last I checked, each listed for one million dollars or some ridiculous amount

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