![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike the Moto X where the game is all about simplicity, LG has tried to combine a simple UI with features that will satisfy both photogs and casual users. With the G2’s camera, you have options for most manual settings like focus, brightness, ISO, and white balance, but LG has also included pre-set modes for Burst, Beauty, Dual camera, etc. At 13MP and with 9-point autofocus, you should see plenty of detail and not the over-processed and de-saturated photos we saw the Moto X take during our testing period. We’re talking instant shutter with very few reasons to ever need to re-take a photo. In my testing, I’ve found the camera to be quicker than any other smartphone camera to date, while still being able to produce completely acceptable results. So far, Tim and I have had nothing but great things to say when it comes to the 13MP Sony IMX135 Exmor sensor in the G2. And if you want to out-duel your friends with benchmarks, they’ll struggle to keep up. If you want to shoot pictures in an instant, you can without hesitation. If you want to multi-task, the G2 won’t even hiccup. While running a suite of benchmarks that tested out items like GPU performance, you rarely see the phone’s frame rate dip below 50 fps, even on the heaviest of virtual 3D environments. Thanks to the quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.26GHz and 2GB RAM, the G2 is buttery smooth no matter what you are doing. When you think about the ultimate specs list, LG checked all the boxes with the G2. The screen is as good as it gets, the processor is the most powerful on the planet, and the camera includes the next movement in mobile photography. We talk a lot about “future proof” phones that can last you the life of a contract without slowing or becoming obsolete or behind-the-times – the LG G2 may last three or four years before it shows signs of aging. Then you add on the 5.2″ FHD display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera with OIS (optical image stabilization), 4G LTE, 32GB of storage, and 3,000mAh battery all tucked into a frame that is only 8.9mm thick, and you have a smartphone that few will come close to matching for months (which is an eternity in smartphone terms). To power it all, you have the latest quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor from Qualcomm clocked at 2.26GHz with an upgraded Adreno 330 GPU. LG tried to create the ultimate powerhouse with the G2 and succeeded. If you were looking for the best display a smartphone has to offer at the moment, I’d say that you can stop looking now that the G2 is out. The side bezels are almost non-existent, the top and bottom areas are small enough, and you truly feel like you are holding nothing but one giant smartphone panel in your hand without any extra fuss. When you talk about a full-screen experience, the G2 beats everyone, and it’s not even close. What takes the experience even further over the top, is the absence of bezel around the front of the device. It’s viewing angles aren’t quite as good as those with AMOLED displays, but it’s whites are certainly whiter. In the shots below, you can see how the 1080p display reproduces a variety of colors when compared to that of the Moto X, Nexus 4, and Galaxy S4. The panel itself leans slightly to the cooler side of display temperatures, whereas the AMOLED in a device like the Moto X clearly comes off warm. Videos look like true 1080p on a small screen should, games are full of amazing detail, and to the touch, it feels almost soft as you swipe, gesture, and tap. When you first boot the G2, you will more than likely be blown away by its beauty. At a resolution of 1920×1080 with 423ppi, the sharpness, accuracy of color, above average viewing angles, and clarity are unlike almost any other smartphone display I have ever seen. The 5.2″ IPS LCD display on the LG G2 is gorgeous. Let’s talk about all of that and more, to help you decide if the G2 is your next phone. The display is insanely good, the camera might be our favorite to date, and the UI over the top of Android isn’t as awful as we thought it would be. So when we finally got our hands on it, our concerns weren’t about the display quality or performance, they were going to be about the ecosystem that LG was trying to create with its new app suite, whether or not the camera could live up to its fancy spec list, and if those oddly placed volume and power buttons could win us over.įor the most part, I can easily say that LG has won us over on a number levels with the G2. LG teased it for weeks, even announcing the phone’s Snapdragon 800 processor, display tech, and name before it ever took the stage to make the phone official. We knew that when the LG G2 arrived, it would be a smartphone more powerful than any we had seen before it. ![]()
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