![]() ![]() Quick memo, cell broadcast, FM Radio, LG Backup, Video Editor, File Manager, and Quick Translator to name a few. The selection of preloaded apps on this phone was rather vast. LG did manage to maintain one of my favorite features of Android 4.X, software buttons – even if their skinned to LG’s liking. There were some major inconsistencies with the UI – different sized icons, alternating fonts, and graphics that seemed to blend into one another. ![]() However, the overall skin did begin to clash with some of Android’s design language. Coming from a stock Android user, it was a nice breath of air using a device that wasn’t 100% holo. LG is no exception, with a very “playful” skin that introduces bouncing animations and vibrant colors. It’s clear that device manufacturers want to have their own custom UIs over Android. With the G2, I ended a day of heavy use (full brightness, email, web, and video) with 40-50% of battery left. Looking back just 2 years ago, if your Android device even made it a full day of light use, you were lucky. To keep everything going you get a non-removable 3000mAh battery which is perfect. Pairing all of that together, and you get a phone that wrecks benchmarks and just flies in everyday use. The snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, and Adreno 330 graphics. To the power the 5.2” screen, LG has filled the G2 with the best specs possible. As basic of a feature that is, I would really like to see more phones having that ability. And long-pressing the volume down would launch the camera. When you press and hold on the volume up key, you would immediately open up the Quick Memo app. While the positioning of the buttons weren’t my favorite, I did enjoy the shortcuts they provided. But I don’t think rear-mounted buttons are a feature we “need”. It was relatively easy to get use to the buttons and the positioning does help since the phone is pretty big. It’s not that I am unsure if I like the buttons, I’m just not sure if they really make a difference. After using the phone day-to-day I am still a little unsure. A month ago when I first picked up the device I didn’t really know how I felt about the buttons. Probably the most notable feature on the G2 are the buttons, which you can find on the back of the phone. What’s really interesting about this screen is that it fills up the entire front of the phone. The screen colors are most definitely not washed out, and the overall contrast is nice. LG placed a beautiful display on this phone, It is a 5.2 inch IPS panel with a full HD resolution. Luckily, most of my gripes with the phone end there. It is by no means a small phone, but it doesn’t quite hit that “Galaxy Note” territory. There is a nice heft to the device and it fits well in my hand. When you pick up the phone, plastic or not, it does feel very solid. However, LG has decided to nix the removable battery as well as the expandable storage, oh joy. With that said, the trade off for a plastic body usually means you usually get a removable battery. Not that the phone feels bad in the hand, I just think it could feel better. Unfortunately that’s the case with the G2, plastic. Apple and HTC tend to use higher quality aluminum, while Samsung and LG use plastic. We have seen countless types of materials wrapped around phones. Actually, in a lot of ways, this phone feels like an S4 with LG branding, not counting the rear-mounted volume/power buttons. It has a large HD screen, 13MP camera, and a ton of software features that rival those on the Galaxy S4. Since they're both the same price, It makes it really hard to decide what I should do.LG has done a lot to this device to resemble the key characteristics of a “great phone”. Right now, with the VERIZON30 code I can walk out the door with either phone being $169.99. I know no phone is, but LG doesn't have the track record, nor does Verizon. No sort of guarantee it will ever get OS updates. People say its not bad, but I love stock. We're talking almost the size of a Note, but the phone isn't that big. Apparently on par with the Moto X according to some, up there with the MAXX.īig screen. Insanely fast, but with great battery life. LG G2 seems to have popped up lately with people pointing out some amazing things: 'Lower specs' could hinder it over the next two years of the device if Android updates and requires more power.ĪMOLED sometimes has burn in. Whatever it is, I figure its enough, but could be questionable. Some say awesome, some say not the full day. The battery life is getting mixed reviews. More than likely going to receive updates since Google put their name on this phone. I've been reading the reviews on the G2, and all of a sudden I am split.Ĭlosest to stock Android on Verizon right now. ![]()
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