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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obarcelo:
Love this phone. However coming from the N4, the small amount of support with Official Roms (still waiting on a an official cyanogen build) and Kernels on T-Mobile is a bit of a let down so far.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unheady:
No Regrets at all. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus... I had a Note 3 for 13 days, then waited a week for Nexus 5 announcement which then pushed me to get the G2.

I have similar battery performance as the N3, and both devices blew the GNexus away in battery life. I really laugh how I used my GNexus differently due to 1) Living off the charge, 2) constantly swapping batteries. The G2 is just a beast... made it 15 hours one a charge, 7 hours of screen time. Amazing.

I prefer stock android, but, the LG UI isnt that bad, and it's not running as heavy as TouchWiz. Same apps on both phones (note 3 and the G2) and the same amount of free ram on both (between 700-1gig). Just makes me laugh at the 3 gig note 3, but Touch wiz chewing up most of the Ram.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysAdmNj:
You came over from a N3, wow this LG G2 is really underrated lol. When I tell people what model device I'm using they have no clue what I'm talking about. I think I like it that way better. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martindar:
I don't regret buying the G2 at all ! look at the design and compare the two together, the G2 is designed with flair look around the bottom and speaker arrangement and see how it all flows together and then look at the N5 its just functional a bland slab, the G2 just looks better quality and it should do as it costs more

ive got to say I think the N4 looks better than the N5- but that's just my thoughts
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woof123:
I would regret if i was waiting to get a worse phone lol
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atkhobby:
Hey, just got the Diztronic case. What a beauty. I had a Diztronic on my Gnex but this is a good step up in quality. Highly recommended. And lighting delivery too.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysAdmNj:
Cool, I had a diztronic on my past 4 devices. I just like how they dont add hardly any bulk yet they do a good job at protecting your device. I've dropped my g2 like twice and this case saved me twice :thumbup:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lumpysherman:
no regrets

Considering the N5 won't be coming to VZW the G2 was my decision over the smaller MotoX. Very happen with this phone. Even if the N5 was coming to VZW I would like to think I would still have purchased the G2 based solely on the battery and camera specs but who knows for sure.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mittenman:
Nope, considering I only paid $200 for my G2:cool:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kutavyz:
No regrets, I've paid 420€, only 10 more than the Nexus 5 32Gb

Enviado desde mi LG-D802 mediante Tapatalk
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Utacka:
I have my nexus 7 to be on the latest greatest, I want my phone to last long so I will probably use what LG gives me, else there is always AOSP alternatives I can choose if I ever get bored. Lets be honest here, in my opinion LG has done an awesome job with G2 stock.

If I were to buy the N5, it would be for development purposes only. Will still use my G2 as my current phone.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abnesher:
The announcement of Nexus 5 was what made me finally buy the LG G2. The N5 battery was a deal-breaker for me, and Ive now had my LG G2 for 5 days, and I cant believe the battery-performance of this phone! I'm so happy that I got the LG over the N5 :D

Only downside on the LG G2 is the camera...it takes great looking pictures, but as soon as someone moves just a tiny bit, its all a blur....even my SGS2 could take a pic of people moving.

Luckily for me, the camera isnt the most important feature in a phone :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xenovias:
No regret at all

Not a big fan stock android because is plain and boring

With ton's of feature on G2 and surprisingly not heavy like touchwiz i'm ok with G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkotoric:
im on tmobile and can get a g2 for th e same price as a nexus 5 so gaving a really hard time deciding

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PHug:
I waited till Nexus 5's launch day and was about to buy.

Tried to order a 32GB Nex5, play store said I had to wait 2-3 weeks for delivery. Total price was $437.62

So I got on Ebay and bought a new-inbox 32GB LG G2 for $490 total shipped.

Bigger screen, bigger battery, IR blaster, better cameras & wireless storage for $52 more.

I win!

You can always upgrade the G2's software to get what the Nex 5 has but you can never upgrade the Nex 5's hardware.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rodeojones:
When it went on sale last week I nearly bought one. I'm still within my 14-day return period for my G2. But then common sense took over. Sure, I'd like the latest version of Android almost immediately after it's released. But aside from that I couldn't think of any reason that the Nexus 5 would be a better choice when compared to the G2. No buyers remorse here.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyko.Tech67:
kit kat was confirmed on the g2 so its going to be rolling out no matter what in the next month or two november-december not regretting it at all
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkotoric:
im buying a g2 brsnd new for $400 today which is $33 cheaper then buying a nexus 5 and just cant justify buying the n5 when the hardware js superior on the g2 and ill be running cayanogenmod on both either way

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danny6514:
G2 has better spec and all, there is nothing wrong with the phone. But as a flasholic, I'm really really disappointed with development on the d803. If it wasn't because of the pathetic 14 days refund restriction, it would be back in store again.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkotoric:
interesting I feel the same but I onky flash cayanogenmod so ill be running either on both devices

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Guys my nexus 5 just arrives 2 min ago. Gonna unbox it, use it and give you my honest to God opinion between the 2!

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Nice size, not as light as I thought it would be though after having read all the reviews saying how light this is.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carver1:
I have a feeling I know how your review of the N5 will turn out lol

The way I've seen you talk about it before even having it in your paws.. had me wondering why you even wanted it in the first place :D
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Trust me I'm very objective when I actually own the device. My opinion was based off what I saw and the reviews I watched and read. I have no personal gain in praising or bashing this phone so stay tuned, trust me when I say I will be fair. I initially bought this for a friend but he decided to stay with it's current phone so I get to keep it lol.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carver1:
Ahh I see.. I've been reading the G2 section and seen your post.. it confused me if you wanted the phone or not lol

But I've been researching because I'm still in the market for a new phone as well the G2 is one of my options
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I understand. Will give a comparison soon.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carver1:
I currently own the N5.. but I should say I'm always in the market for a phone :eek:

In the past couple months been from the HTC One, 5s, Note 3, and currently on the Nexus 5..

My favorite of the 3 was the HTC One. The battery life was the worse of them all.. but I think I enjoyed it because there was a lot going on in the development section.. I was allowed to flash anything and everything I wanted. The 5s was more an experiment because I've been with android so long it was a change of pace for me.. returned it cause it was too boring adn locked down for me.. The note 3 was a good device again with great battery.. but the lack of anything going on in the development section really put a bad taste in my mouth. I sold it and currently rocking the N5.. which I know in a month the development section will be flooded with roms/kernals and everything else I need.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Honestly guys it looks like I may keep the nexus 5 and sell the G2. The performance of the nexus 5 is iPhone 5s like. It's INSANELY FAST.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carver1:
wat
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butthurtlocker:
Not a chance!

Im brand new to XDA and but have been using it to help me with my many android devices so decided to register and start donating the same day I bought my G2 on craigslist so it was a grand day...till i heard about the Nexus 5 and was actually at the play store early enough to have time to buy one. I decided not to and looking back I'm really glad I didnt. This phone is the carlton banks of phones, i totally mean that in a good way, it's battery is redonculous!! No way the N5 can compete in that sense and the larger display and thinner bezels have me a happy camper (not to mention the boosted camera)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malek777:
I totally agree that development has been slow plus the d803 is getting no love from developers. But compared to the z1 and the note 3, theres more going on in terms of development.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yep
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midnightslide:
Interesting review, barondebxl ... Although, regardless of the device, there always seems to be a "brand new toy" thing that happens whenever I first play with a new phone. It always seems so much smoother and faster, regardless of the specs. The Nexus hype probably plays into it a bit as well.

I have always been a vanilla Nexus fanboy. I've owned every iteration of the Nexus, and loved the fact that I would be receiving every update before any other device. With that said, there is definitely something different about the G2. It feels extremely snappy, and is loaded with features. I've recently discovered the clipboard that saves all of the things that I've copied for quick reference. Then, there's the knock-on feature that should be the way that all phones are turned on, in my humble opinion. The innovative button placement took a bit of getting used to, but I find it to be more and more intuitive as time goes on.

I can definitely agree that the battery life is a huge selling point to me, and the G2 takes the cake in that department. The only thing that I can "knock" about the G2 is the camera. Although it takes some AMAZING pics, the camera has the tendency to blur anything that isn't standing completely still (as previously mentioned in a post above mine). I am a Photoshop junkie, and the pics almost seem like a de-noise filter has been applied to them. Speaking of filters, the camera modes are all pretty interesting, and the multi-burst feature is pretty cool. The camera definitely needs some improvement, but all-in-all, it is pretty remarkable for a cell phone.

So, long story long, I am not at all disappointed that I didn't wait for the Nexus 5, and am completely content with my decision to pick up the G2. If this thing had front-facing speakers (HTC One), it'd be absolutely perfect.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi,

@ midnightslide, this ;)

I agree with all your points (even if my Nexus 5 is on the way). And I had the previous two Nexus, Htc One (yeah!!!, the speakers... It's something... :eek: :cool: :good:).

In short since I love my G2 (except for the ugly buttons in settings :p), I keep it and bought the Nexus 5...

So I don't regret to have bought the G2 :)

:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr8cture:
Got wireless charging on the Verizon version. :p
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
There's lots of little things I'm finding after purchasing the phone that I didn't know before that I really like. The clipboard is really useful and I like how everything you copy can go into one place for you to paste it elsewhere. I also really like the wireless tethering for transferring files over network and knock-on. Although the knock-on feature doesn't seem to be 100% (getting maybe 60% success rate) I think the knock-on feature is so good that it should be standard on every phone.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
I'm getting a 99% success rate with knock-on: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2493849
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] innocencio:
i waited patiently for the nexus 5. on every f*ing network except verizon! and now i own a G2! thanks google!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr8cture:
I could have told you months, even years ago verizon wasn't getting it...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OMEiAM:
Actually the Nexus 5 launch is what made me order the LG G2. I love the price point of the Nexus 5, but the battery is smaller than I thought it would be. I at least thought it would be 2600mAh. Also I thought about why I really wanted the Nexus 5 and all I could think of were fast Android updates, but the G2 is supposed to get Kit Kat by December so that throws that out of the window.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Your reviewing of devices are confusing, I remember you on the G2 vs Note 3 thread, saying how much smoother the Note 3 was over the G2 and you was going to sell the G2. Then you said the Note 3 was to big and its size got annoying. Then you said you love the features of the Note 3 over the G2. But then you sell the Note 3. And now you're saying the N5 is fast and you're planning on keeping it over the G2.

What exactly are you looking for from phone? I personally think you're just a person who falls in love with whatever device is the newest.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Yes there's always that new feel of a device, no doubt and the excitement plays a role I admit. But in terms of speed, no, not at all. At least in this case. I mean the nexus 5 is clearly faster, don't know how else to say it. It does not seem faster, it is. And it so much smoother. Been comparing them side by side all day long.

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You can think what you wAnt, does not bother me in the least. Also you can interpret whatever you want how you want it :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offenberg:
I couldn't resist. Ordered a N5. 300 $ in my country. Let's see if I like it more then my G2. A used G2 is sold for 375-400 $. So if I end up selling it I earn.

But I really have to say. I love my G2. I've owned all the previous nexus' and I guess I'm that stock android guy. But LG really did some amazing work with the software. Just wish I liked the look of it too.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xb0n3z:
I would say for someone looking for a bargain price for an excellent phone, the Nexus 5 can't be beat. However, I love my T-Mobile LG G2 so much, I don't even want custom roms, KitKat will be great when it's released. This is the best phone I've ever used and just keep finding more and more features that LG put in, that I don't think N5 can beat.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amankapoor4:
Nexus 5 has only advantage of being cheap, in my country that is also negated. KitKat will come when it has to, even if some one gives me an option to trade my phone with Nexus 5 for free, i won't do it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TNT321BOOM:
I couldn't be happier with my G2. I really wouldn't be satisfied with the battery life on the N5. I am a heavy user, and I frequently make it to 30% or less. The N5 would probably die on me more often.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaki67:
As soon as it was announced that the n5 has a 2300 battery I got the g2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azturbomini:
No regrets at all.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eagle1967:
If the nexus is faster its simply software that will be updated before the end of the year for most but verizon that should come by 2015.

But we will have aosp 4.4 which is what the nexus 5 is anyway.

There is noway the phone itself hardware wise is faster its the software improvements

G2 is on 4.2.2 We already know 4.3 is faster and suppose 4.4 is faster yet.

so in a couple months g2 owners that wish will have the same software with the bump in battery, Camera and with g-ram used by stock LG rom will be at least and most likely faster due to the g-ram.

and on Verizon we have 32 gig and wireless charging.

Not questioning what you feel is best side by side at this time.

But your comparing old OS (2 pretty major releases behind)

G2 will be upgraded to latest software the nexus can not be upgraded to G2 hardware.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djkinetic:
I'm gonna chime in.….first what ROM are u running on your g2 (stock/cm/aosp). I have both the n5 and g2, I been using both extensively side by side...I can tell you there is no real world performance difference between the two when the g2 is running 4.3 aosp/cm...(benchmarks prove nothing if your gonna support your statement with them...all they are, are randomly generated numbers).. So you saying the n5 is insanely fast is just you sounding like a nexus fanboy...stop its not considerably faster when the two are running aosp Roms...the soc on the n5 is clocked a whole 40 MHz faster then the g2...holy crap 40 MHz….with that much difference the n5 has to be considerably faster right??? A 40mhz difference is ludicrously insigiificant..If there's any difference in speed its due to 4.2.2/4.3 vs 4.4 as already mentioned, if there is its negligible...I'll post a video when i get the chance showing the two in action..meanwhile please don't quit ur regular job to become a device reviewer...thanks.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
No problem. But first let me say that I find it strange that ppl get a little upset when someone says that a phone is faster then another. Thanks for the advice, I won'tt quit my job :)

Before I speak on why I'm impressed by the nexus 5 let me give you a little history that way it'll answer both you and shook. I had the note 3, absolutely loved that phone. But I always wanted to try the G2 so I sold it and got it. I liked many things about my first G2 but it was suffering quite a bit of lag. So I went back to the note 3. Then someone offered me a ridiculous amount off money for the note 3 cause they were impatient and wanted the phone right there and then so I sold it to them and bought a second G2 because although I loved the note 3,itss kinda big and I don't use its features AT all. Not even multi window. So I said might as well get a cheaper device and slap nova launcher on it. So got the G2 again and I was pleased (still am).

Then a friend of mine who lives overseas asked me to buy him the nexus 5 ( I had ZERO intention of buying it for me cause I never been a fan of stock android, never) so I bought it. A few days later my friend tells me that unfortunately he can't buy the nexus because he has some personal issues to deal with which sucks for him. So I tried canceling the nexus ordered but it was too late as I received the shipping notice the same day he told me he couldn't get the nexus. So when the nexus arrived (and keep in mind that I just wanted to sell it, was gonna put it on swappa) I was curious to unbox it and try it, I did. I was so impressed by the speed of it that I changed my mind and now my G2 is on sale.

Now to answer your question, I'm running Cleanrom XE, I'm not running any aosp Rom on the G2. Again, never been a fan of stock android and I prefer a stock Rom deodexed, zipaligned with all the extra features. And by the way, the G2 wins almost all benchmarks.... So I was very pleased with the G2 but when you compare them side by side with the nexus 5, the nexus is SIGNIFICANTLY much smoother and definitely faster in many areas, that's a fact. Is it because it's stock and runs kit Kat? Of course but the fact remains that it is faster. Personally that's what made me want to keep the nexus over the G2, nothing to do with any stock android fanboyism trust me. In fact you can read a few pages back when I explained why I wouldn't pick the nexus over the G2 ( that's before I had the nexus in hand). So yeah, ppl will get upset when you dont speak in favor of their phone. I love the G2 but I prefer the nexus. It's my choice, if someone don't like it, they know what to kiss.

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I agree.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djkinetic:
Must have missed the part when I said I have both, they're both great phones and perform great...so no I'm not upset that you were speaking against the g2...you can't compare the lg ROM with aosp...ya its stock but its completely different in terms of the frameworks added and such...you need to compare aosp vs aosp in order to get an accurate representation...don't believe me test an s4 with tw and one with also (Google edition), the difference is night and day... Tw made that phone a laggy pos..Clean ROM might not be carrier bloated but it's still based on lg frameworks and code, which as I stated you cannot compare to aosp.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xstewiegriffinx:
I was waiting to see if the Nexus 5 came to Verizon. Shock of the year, it didn't. Looked around and decided a G2 would be my best bet. I've had Samsung phones and really enjoyed them, but the guts of the G2 really had me interested. Only had the phone for a day though, so I haven't been able to see what it can really do yet. Having some trouble finding rom links that aren't broken. :( When I get it up and running though I'll post back and let people know how it's doing.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomGuy982:
What browser are you using? I was having issues with downloads being corrupt using Chrome. I checked the md5 on the same file downloaded 5 times, and got a different number each time, none of which matched the one stated that is should be. I had to use ie10 to get a good download :eek:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
I don't own either of these phones although I would be happy with either one, but reading through it made me think of one thing. My first decent Android phone was the HTC desire. I upgraded to a one s after 2 years and shortly after sold it after buying a cheap 3 year old Nexus one. While I liked it too despite being the same phone almost as the desire it seemed like the desire had a way better selection and quality of roms even though I almost always used aosp. So the situation may be the same in this case if the g2 is out selling the nexus at least.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Norside:
Can't say that im regretting it. When I saw that the nexus 5 was going to have a 2300mah battery I didnt regret at all.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midnightslide:
I forgot to mention the wireless tethering and the IR blaster. Makes watching TV much more convenient when you can't find your remote anywhere and your phone is sitting right next to you. :p

I'm having about an 85-90% success rate with the knock-on feature. Seems like it takes a bit of getting used to, and the only time that I seem to have a problem is when I'm either in a rush, or when the phone is lying flat on my desk. I've found that when it is on the desk, I have a much higher success rate when I tap it a bit softer.

I agree 100%. I've always found phones to be at their best without custom UI's and all the bloat associated with them. The only thing that would keep me from doing that with the G2 is T-Mobile WiFi calling, and some of the awesome features that LG has implemented into this phone. It's unfortunate that most AOSP roms (at least the one's that I've found) don't have support for T-Mo's WiFi calling. Either way, I can't really ask any more of the G2, as it's already a solid performer.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RJS5689:
I've had the same experience/observations with knock-on. After using the phone for a bit I've almost got it down.

I'm glad I didn't wait for the Nexus 5. Why, you ask? Because I'm on Verizon.