[G2 General] $had0w:
Got the 32gig LG G2 today @ 41.5k incl the flipcover, I bargained it down to 41k but then I had to pay via card, so lost 500 there. I could have possibly gotten it for about 40.5k but the shops that quoted those prices looked a bit shadowy, hence I went for a reputed shop.

I didn't get the screenguard as its still not available locally, so the shopkeeper put on some makeshift matte screenguard(S4??) that completely destroys the luminescence of the screen, will get the official screenguard after I reach hyderabad. Being a L9 user I had very high expectation from LG and frankly it didn't let me down.

I had originally went to the shop to buy the GPro, but when I tested it I found its not possible to use the GPro with one hand, and the way I use my phone, I'll drop it every day and break it, forget one handed operation, so I jumped the cliff and bought the G2.

Pros:

1. Screen is absolutely gorgeous, I compared it with S4 screen side by side, the reds on S4 looked cartoony with an orange hue, something amoleds are great at doing, and 1080p on a 5.2" means I couldn't find any jagged edges no matter how hard I tried, and all the icons look as if they are infused with the top layer of the glass, gives it more like a painting feeling rather than a screen, epic.

2. Camera is a monster, night shots come out as good as cheapest POS cameras, I took a few indoor shots, the quality in low light is awesome, will check daylight photos tomorrow, this means I don't have to lug my bridge with me wherever I go.

3. Speed is great, no lags, previously with mt L9 there is a substantial lag when I try to open the phone app, a few secs at times, the G2 never shows any lag, not at all.

4. Battery is monstrous, after a few hours of updating apps over wifi and screen on maximum time I have it just down to 91%, whereas my L9 would surely go to 80% by now.

5. Quick window feature is also awesome, zero lag in transitioning, but I would have like some apps, specially the calling app, not just answering calls. oh well, xda to the rescue I hope.

6. IR remote took my Voltas AC and Phillips TV flawlessly, looks like I'd throw away the remotes soon :P

Cons:

1. No SD card, I knew this while buying but an extra 64GB never hurts.

2. The knock on system has a small issue, it involves deep sleep, when you lock with double tap you can tap it as fast as you like, but when its in deep sleep the first knock activates the phone, and it waits some time to see if its accidental, if you tap it too fast it will not wake up, but if you tap it slower it will wake, about 90% of the time, rest 10% it screws up and you have to knock it twice again to activate it, and its not consistent, LG should fix this asap. Not that big an issue for me as I have the flipcover and it unlocks the phone for me, but others may suffer. I have tested this by locking and unlocking the phone countless time, if I try to unlock it withing say 2 secs of locking, it will take my tapping 100% of the time, if I wait about 10 secs, then I have to knock it 2x2 times at times, what I believe is that the phone turns off the touch panel or puts it in some low power state and that is the issue. Most likely a software problem.

3. Developer option is missing? How a I gonna debug cpu issues now. Gimme back my developer mode :(

4. The build quality is not very good, its miles better than the S4 though which honestly feel like a plastic toy, but L9 had the best build quality/looks so far(using plastics that is), they could have made this more like the L9, curved edges don't suite me at all, I like a phone with sharp edges, not that big issue anyway.

5. The soft keys on front takes up some screenspace, useful if they gave us the option to make it smaller, they are a bit too big for my test.