LG V30 Android Flagship Arrives On AT&T And Verizon Wireless October 5

by Brandon Hill — Thursday, September 28, 2017, 04:03 PM EDT

If you've read our hands-on preview of the LG V30, then you know that we're incredibly excited about what the device brings to the flagship Android smartphone market. Today, we're learning that AT&T and Verizon Wireless will begin selling the LG V30 on October 5^th, which is one week from today.

The LG V30 has a retail price of $809.99 at AT&T, and can be purchased on a NEXT plan for $27 per month for 30 months. AT&T will also be offering a Buy One, Get One Free promotion with the LG V30 for qualified customers. For those with a qualifying NEXT plan purchasing two LG V30 smartphones, you will have a $27 bill credit applied to your bill over 30 months to slowly pay off the full retail cost of the device.

“When you buy your LG V30 on our AT&T Unlimited Plus or AT&T Unlimited Choice wireless plans, you’ll enjoy the best in unlimited entertainment with HBO included,” said Kevin Petersen, SVP for Device and Network Services Marketing. “With a sleek design, immersive OLED display and high-quality sound, the LG V30 from AT&T offers a remarkable entertainment platform for watching your favorite shows, movies and sports on DIRECTV.”

Verizon hasn't yet announced its pricing for the LG V30, although the first-place wireless provider confirms that the device will be available for purchase on October 5^th. Neither AT&T nor Verizon will open up preorders for the smartphone.

For those that need a refresher, the LG V30 has a 6-inch 18:9 FullVision QHD+ OLED display with minimal bezels all around. It features Qualcomm's ultra-fast Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable to 2TB via a microSD slot). The smartphone supports wireless charging for the integrated 3,300 mAh battery, and is both water and dust resistant (IP68).

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Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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