[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
After ~24 hours of having my Nexus 5 and AT&T LG G2 side by side it is still a very close call.

Feel in the hands is a tradeoff. I like the quality and feel of the back of the N5 better, but I don't care for the outward beveled bottom/side. I prefer the rounded edge shape of the G2. I am very happy to have the power button on the side. This is in my opinion the best placement. Top is annoying, and back is just awkward. Overall they are very close here for me, maybe the N5 winning by a hair.

Touch screen seems more responsive on the N5. Touching the home button never misses. Really nice. It just FEELS more fluid, part of this may be OS/software specific, but either way I give it to the N5.

I personally prefer the colors on the G2 vs the N5. Again this is just personal preference, some will call it over saturated. I think the G2 is a nicer compromise but that is just me. I felt the exact same way about my N4 and after some kernel tweaks I was very happy with it, I suspect in time this will be the case here. Brightness is definitely better on the N5. G2 is still plenty bright, I was happy with it, but the N5 is even brighter. I also miss the extra .2" but I think that is also due to not having PIE so I really currently am like .4"-.5" down. I would still gladly have the .2" back and it be 1mm larger like the G2 but that is minimal, the 5" is big enough and still a sweet screen. I still give this one to the G2.

Speed goes to the N5. The G2 is no slouch, even on stock LG Bloat it is quite snappy. Running CM/PA the G2 flies! But to be honest I think the N5 is still yet even faster stock. While I did experience a slight bit of lag/hesitation when I first powered the device, once it had time to settle in and such it just smooth, smooth, smooth!

Camera is close. Both are pretty "meh" to me. Now this is not because of picture. They both do just fine in quality, IF you can capture a quality picture. They are both REALLY slow at focusing and taking a picture. Taking a picture of something moving, IE my cat, is near impossible. I have to hope I can get him to sit still long enough or it just isn't going to happen, regardless of settings. They both use the same technology so it just software and 8mp vs 13mp. Daytime sitting still object, I would pick the G2. Low-Light Still object - N5. Moving Object - I'd find another camera.

Battery is really no comparison. G2 all day long. It is too early to give my final conclusion/thoughts on the N5, but that said the N5 is still really not bad at all so far. Easily will make it a full day with my usage. It doesn't look like I am going to be going back to every other day charges like the G2 but that is ok.

I am not going to compare software because that is really not anything to do with the phone. Yes N5 has kitkat, but my G2 has PA which I will still take any day of the week. Give it a little time and the N5 will have PA/CM/etc.. and in time the G2 will have Kitkat. It's really not worth the comparison. N5 will get official updates first, and official AOSP support. G2 will get official LG software and official LG updates. LG Software will always have a few more features (useful or not) but always be slower. That is about all the comparison you need.

Bluetooth/wifi works great on both, no real +'s or -'s for either. I have had 0 problems with either one. LTE / call quality / signal strength again about the same. I have not noticed any difference with either. Both work great at home and at work and on the road. Speeds are averaging the same on both. Tie

Speaker is "meh" on both. It's not the worst I've had on a phone, but it is nothing impressive either. I will however give the win here to the N5, because unlike the G2 at least it doesn't go so loud as to distort. The G2 will go up to a "louder" setting but it sounds like garbage at that volume. Headphones work amazing on both. Jack is a little funky on N5 but it is fine.

Overall I really like both of them. There is no wrong choice for sure. I will definitely need more time with both before I can decide for myself.