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[Nexus 5 General] hikarugo:
Did you watch the video completely? He compared both phones at full brightness too and Nexus 5's screen still looks brighter in the video

His video is about screen comparison of both phones. The purpose of a comparison is to state similarities and differences. Brightness is a characteristic of a screen and it is different on both phones, hence he compares the brightness of Nexus 5's screen with G2's. He notices Nexus 5's is noticeably brighter in comparison with G2's.

He never stated that Nexus 5's is better. It is just that his Nexus 5's screen is brighter that his G2's. But yeah, brightness is in fact also one indicator of screen quality, but not the only one.
[Nexus 5 General] Cst79:
From all the screen brightness comparison threads, I can't help noticing how much bigger the LG G2 screen is in real life, in the same form factor.
[Nexus 5 General] jshamoon:
I have owned both. Nex5 wins in software/updates, Google integration and most importantly to me, it's MUCH easier to hold. G2 wins in screen clarity/brightness, battery (by a LONGSHOT), headphone jack on the bottom (which I love) and very important to me, sound quality in every aspect. Not only does the speaker sound good, the audio DAC in the device is killer. Sound output is crazy good, on par with Wolfson devices (iphone, note2). G2 is in amazing phone, no doubt. In fact, the battery life on the Nex5 is very disappointing to the point I am thinking of possibly switching back.
[Nexus 5 General] Carver1:
How often do you use your phone throughout the day? The last two days I've gotten 16+ hours and 4 ost which is enough for me. I'm wondering do some of you really look at your phone 6-8 hours a day?
[Nexus 5 General] jshamoon:
My phone is off the charger at 530am. I have 2 push email accounts with Google now on. Typical screen time in a day is ~2 hours, but the Nexus will drain in standby. I get under 20% by 3pm. The G2 under the same conditions would have 40% left at 11pm. Yea, it was that good/efficient.

I really want to keep this phone, I love the goog. I just wish the battery....:(
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
Honestly: Do you really need the push mail? Doesn't it suffice to launch the mail app manually every 1 or 2 or whatever hours?

I find that many people who complain about unusable battery life are using too many apps which drain battery and are too little thinking about what could be a reasonable optimization without sacrificing comfort.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
So at the chance of getting flamed hard,

who of you with both is considering going back to the G2?

I am really torn myself. Just curious what those of you in the same boat are feeling. They are both excellent phones, each with its own set of pro's/con's when compared. Some of it is personal preference of course, nonetheless I would love to hear what direction you are all leaning.
[Nexus 5 General] samomamo:
I just got the Nexus 5 and my G2 has a better screen and viewing angles.
[Nexus 5 General] Jess813:
Never understood viewing angles argument... I look at my phone head on... never at an angle.

I have the G2 and a guy wants to trade me for the N5 plus $50 on top... I'm sure it's due to the battery life and Speaker issue. The thing is that I know for a fact that Google will fix the camera issue quicker than lg will on the G2. On the G2 it's impossible to get a great shot at a moving object... I assume it's the same thing on the N5(duh same company).

I know for a fact that devs will make the camera better and the speaker louder. However the only thing holding me back is the battery life.

Hmmmm...
[Nexus 5 General] kaywalker23:
If you're having problem with idle drain, root your phone and install SetCPU and set your processor frequency to minimum when the phone is locked. That's if you wana go through that trouble of course you can just return the phone, get a G2 and not worry about it. You can also use widgets that literally take fractions of a second to turn data and wifi on or off. I have been sitting here for 2 hours and my phone has only drained 1 or 2% idling.
[Nexus 5 General] DammitCubs:
Wow. Great feedback and comments from this thread. I have been gone for 2 days.

So here some more information or clarification. I can't do any more tests because I sold my phone today (LG G2). I think I'll clarify this comparison. First off, both are awesome phones. My choice of selling the G2 is more about changing carriers than really the phone.

For the G2, for some reason it doesn't seem as sharp as the N5 and i really hated LG's font choice and font size. I can't wait for everyone to make the G2 into the google edition phone it should of been. So why do I prefer the N5, it's the brightness. Because, it gives me alot of choices in the low end of the spectrum. The fact that 20% brightness = MAX on the G2 tells me something about how brightness I really need on my N5. I just need about 10 percent with auto brightness turned off and this can help with the more inferior battery.

The biggest feature i miss.....Knock on. and its not even close, that's the best feature I had on a phone in a long time.

Alot of factors go into battery life, but I know that I ran my N5 Standby test. 100 percent at 2am .....92% at 10am. I would do a complete overnight standby test and see what your true drain is.
[Nexus 5 General] hasenbein1966:
Knock on is just exactly the same as "doubletab to wake" (dt2w) which is available for many devices (including in the near future the N5) via custom kernels or special apps. Absolutely no G2 specialty!

And while Knock On is reported to work not 100% reliably every time on the G2, it at least works totally flawlessly on a Sony Tablet Z, for instance.
[Nexus 5 General] hamad138:
Im not a expert but lg g2 has mucchh better screen

Nexus 5 screeen sux, colours are washed out,compare to iphone and lg g2 u will see

There are too many fanboys here
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Personally I agree that the G2 has a better screen, but it is personal preference, and to say the N5 screen sucks is extremely false.

Some people hate saturation, and they are going to like the N5 screen better. Personally I prefer a balance like the G2 or Lumia 920, but to each their own.

In time, just like with the Nexus 4, you will be able to control colors and more importantly gamma and it will become a lot better for those of us not enjoying the washyness.
[Nexus 5 General] Cst79:
Yes and no. In order to avoid battery drain, the hardware for the screen capacitive sensor must be specially adapted to be always-on. You can get this feature by software on other phones, but the battery will be drained quicker.
[Nexus 5 General] osugsxr:
Have offer for att lg g2, if unlocked will it receive hspa on T-Mobile
[Nexus 5 General] m0bster:
I believe they have the same DAC (part of the 800 chipset): WCD9320.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Kernels will fix the standby
[Nexus 5 General] jshamoon:
I need my corporate email 24x7, I work in a business that needs prompt attention where 99% of communication happens via email. Not having email come through the instance it is sent isn't an option.

G2 had no issues handling push Gmail/Exchange.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
I think I might like the G2 better
[Nexus 5 General] Ajfink:
Yeah, I need push email for my job, too. My N5 with T-Mobile hasn't hiccupped in this regard.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] sblantipodi:
so it is confirmed that android 4.4 does not support push email on the default email client?
[Nexus 5 General] atticusmas:
Baahahahahahahhahahahahahga
[Nexus 5 General] lwfb:
Push email works just fine with my exchange account and the default mail client on my nexus 4 running 4.4.

I don't see how it would be any different on the nexus 5 I'll be receiving on Monday.
[Nexus 5 General] sblantipodi:
I'm not talking about exhange but normal IMAP Idle.
[Nexus 5 General] lwfb:
Oh, I see. Disregard then. Sorry I couldn't be more help, I can't confirm IMAP because I only use exchange for work.
[Nexus 5 General] LNJ:
Owning the Optimus G, I can say that the N5 is warmer but not to the point of yellow like my old GNEX.

I don't think that the N5 is washed out, I just think that the contrast is not as strong and the shadows are better.

The G2 is probably calibrated to look more like them AMOLED and the N5 looks more like a plasma screen with much more shadow detail!
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
I have both devices and I really wish the g2 had the plastic of the N5
[Nexus 5 General] Ajfink:
Yeah I was going to say...Exchange works fine for me.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Woah you have both too?? Who was holding out on who here!! :p
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Haha yup got my G2 on Friday :D:thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I sold mine yesterday and I'm keeping the nexus 5. Never thought I would have done that.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
What made you pick the Nexus over the G2?
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
I am thinking to do the opposite. Wifi antenna seems to have a very limited range. Speakers are very low quality and seems like google again throttled cpu which sucks.
[Nexus 5 General] byhoung:
Thanks for the awesome reviews guys! It seems like most of the cons with the g2 people have been listing can be easily fixed with software (ie. stuttering, ui, memory mgmt) while the nexus 5 cons are more hardware-related (ie. smaller battery, smaller screen, bad speakers).

I'll be ordering a g2 tonight!
[Nexus 5 General] konawayne:
I have both phones also and I am keeping the g2. Battery life is the final determinant for me, I hate having the feeling of needing to charge my phone and I'm not one of those people that panick about battery life when there phone goes below 40% either. Only real advantage of the n5 to me is that it is easier to handle with its candy bar like shape and the mod community.
[Nexus 5 General] Manbot27:
Email updates are a necessity, not a luxury.. You honestly don't expect a modern phone to at the very least be able to receive emails without you having to manually check?
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Smoothness and speed. Not even comparable in my opinion.

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Yes the nexus 5 isn't perfect but neither is the G2 and every other phone out there. Its about compromise. I'm gonna miss the battery life of the G2 so much and also the bigger display and the back keys plus knock on. But at the end of the day for me the nexus really impressed me and it won me over.

I never liked stock android cause I think it lacks features that manufacturer skins overlays provide, but when I compared side by side my G2 vs the nexus 5, theres a clear performance gap between the two. Forget benchmarks, the nexus 5 is so smooth at everything vs the G2 that stutters occasionally. Plus the nexus is faster in almost everything else (app opening, scrolling, web browsing) and smoothness is almost iphone like.
[Nexus 5 General] byhoung:
Ultimately can't you just install a more optimized ROM on the g2 when it comes out? Your complaints seem to be aimed at the LG UI not being optimized. It sounds like you're giving up a lot more by switching over to the n5.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Yes. I have been comparing my N5 to the G2 both on stock and PA (both with stock kernels). While lag and such is obvious comparing G2 stock vs N5 stock, if you compare the g2 with aosp (PA) vs N5 stock it is almost a draw. Still the N5 foes feel just a hair smoother but its real close. I would be willing to bet that once the G2 has AOSP KitKat it will be identical.

Still stock the G2 is once of the fastest phones I have used pre-N5, but it does still have some UI hesitations and such. Turning off animations on both gives you a better idea when comparing them.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
That's true, my issues are more with the stuttering than anything else. I mean the hardware on the G2 is top notch only bested by the note 3. But then I took into consideration that the nexus support is gonna be fantastic and that also was part of what made me choose it over the G2. Also I can't kill the nexus battery in one day with my personal usage. I unplug the phone at like 9am and I'm still at 40% at midnight with 3 hours of screen time. That's more than enough for me.

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True. But if I use a G2 I don't just want it cause of its hardware but also its software (LG's UI). If the UI is stuttery then it becomes annoying.
[Nexus 5 General] ctbearz:
How are you able to buy a T-Mobile G2 for the same price as a Nexus 5?? Sounds like an awesome deal....I'm interested :D
[Nexus 5 General] Jess813:
I got my N5 last Friday and have no regrets, I traded some guys on Craigslist for my G2 plus $ on his side. To me it was more about the Nexus line, yes the G2 is awesome but I cant stay away from the Nexus line, i just cant.

When i read that people said that this thing is FAST, they were not lying it is freakin fast, yes the battery life is better on the G2 but thats a no brainer. I can live with the battery life of the N5. The speaker is fine, can i t be louder? Yes but not a huge issue for me, the camera seems to be on par with the G2.

The only other phone i would trade my N5 right now would be for the Moto X 2 Or the HTC Two...which both obviously come out next year.
[Nexus 5 General] kcharng:
G2 currently stuck with 4.2.2. Anyone that move from galaxy nexus will remember how bad 4.2.2 was. 4.3 was a major improvement not to mention that nexus 5 runs 4.4

Once G2 received its own 4.4 I think all the stuttering will dissappear.

-LG G2
[Nexus 5 General] xdp:
The LG's software is basically a non-starter IMO, it's that bad. So that means it comes down to either the N5 or the G2 running CM11. While I'm sure it'll be possible to get a decent experience with CM, I personally don't feel like using potentially unstable nightlies for months while we wait for an M or RC build of KitKat, and all the problems and time that can go along with that. I think the G2's battery, camera, and speaker are all possibly moderately better, but maybe not significantly, and you are paying a 65% higher price to get it. So to me the Nexus is the best combo, great features, great price, and no hassles.
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
I couldn't agree anymore. That's why I sold my G2 and I'm keeping the Nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] samomamo:
G2 is a better phone. I'm going to send the N5 back.

Slow camera, and bad front cam vs the Lg g2

small screen,

small battery

Looks like too much lost from G2 to Nexus 5.

Only pro Nexus has and that's for now is the 4.4 that's all.
[Nexus 5 General] byhoung:
If price weren't an issue the G2 is the winner imo.

Good thing my company is paying for it!
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Um, in that case you forgot to add a another phone to your list. I would take the Nexus 5 (2014) edition over the HTC One 2 or the Moto X 2 if we want to talk about phones due in the next year. lol

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You could say smaller screen then the G2 but I wouldn't quite call a 5" screen small. It is actually a great size for a device with on-screen buttons although I do not know why Google doesn't make the buttons a drop smaller.

On a 4.7" inch screen the on-screen buttons always felt like they dominated the screen, not so much on a 5 incher.
[Nexus 5 General] bigup7:
i have the nexus 5 and thinking of selling it to buy a G2

am i mad?

who else has done this and not regretted it?
[Nexus 5 General] kepapas:
Lg g2 great battery life what I mean 14 hours at 75% witch my nexus 5 was at 29%
[Nexus 5 General] mistahseller:
LG g2 is 525 off contract from AT&T minus tax

32 GB nexus $399 minus tax

If you wanted a g2 that bad, why not get it in the first place?

" I'm getting rid of my N5, and will be using the G2 as my main device. I prefer the better hardware, especially the screen. There's always custom roms I can use to the newest software. The G2 will eventually get 4.4."

They both have snapdragon 800, 2gb of ram 1080p screen. I don't get it. The g2 will get 4.4 from AT&T probably in march if not later. Trust me YOU will not notice the difference of a subtle .02 GHZ or whatever the actual clock of the processor is compared to the other. The nexus 5 was never going to be THE PHONE. It has a specific following from people like us and on a larger scale the entire nexus following is probably .005% of the entire android community. Take your stuff to the g2 forums and get off the nexus 5 general then.

Not everyone has an organ to donate to purchase a phone.
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
the g2 is unique because its bigger screen..camera and battery but IMO the n5 takes as good pics as the g2..despite the fact it is only 8mp but having more mp does not mean better quality does it? even samsung admits that its touchwiz isnt that good compared to other phones and confesses that it is better at designing hardware than it is at developing software..so if u like the ugly touchwiz go for it
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
Don't get your panties in a bunch, everyone here has their own opinions and thoughts on the 2 phones, nobody here is bashing either phone. Everyone has been civil no reason for you to go and change that and get the thread heated. This is a G2 vs Nexus 5 comparison, and he was comparing his experiences, tell him to "take your stuff to the g2 forums and get off the nexus 5" forum is rude and unnecessary and his post was VERY relevant to this thread. It is you who needs to take your stuff elsewhere if you can't handle someone's opinion differing from yours on the TOPIC AT HAND.

The price difference is important to some, not important to others. Personally $450 (after tax shipping) vs ~$550 (tax pick up in store) is not a big deal to me, but I realize that $100 is a big deal to others. $100 for 30% more battery, a bigger screen, and a better camera is nothing to sneeze at. What matters is if that is important to you, worth it to you, or if official update priority matters to you. Along with other things such as what screen calibration you like better or which feels better in your hand to you. All personal preference, and there is NO wrong answer. Anyone who picks either of these phones is choosing an amazing phone that is right for them.

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What? Where did TouchWiz conversation come from? This is about the LG G2 vs Nexus 5, neither is samsung and neither uses touchwiz.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
So given the choice of the Nexus 5 and G2 with only 25$ price difference. Would you all choose the G2?
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
I think you will find the decision pretty split (for those that have actually owned both). It really comes down to what you want and what is important to you. If you care more about roms and official updates, or having KitKat now, then the N5 is a clear winner. if you care more about screen size and battery life, the G2 is a clear winner. Look/feel/screen colors/etc.. are all personal preference, nobody can help you with that either :).

I still haven't decided which I am keeping.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Yeah battery life is important to me but compared to my Galaxy S2 it's a huge upgrade lol. I'm going to order the Nexus 5 and if i don't like it I'll just return it and get the G2 from a distributor I know who's giving me a nice discount :D
[Nexus 5 General] hello00:
g2's ui is a copy of the samsungs touchwiz knock off
[Nexus 5 General] djkinetic:
Here's my thoughts in short I own both the G2 and N5.

The G2 has this going for it, screen size, battery, camera takes slightly higher res pics. The N5 timely updates from google, Kit Kat, unlocked BL, cheaper.

In regards to hardware nothing is better on the N5 except for a slightly higher ppi screen which your eye will not notice anyway, 445ppi vs 429 ppi. Here's the thing after seeing both side to side and having used 3 different G2s and 2 different N5s, to me the build quality of the G2 is better than the initial batch of N5s. There are multiple reports of defective vibration motors, volume/power keys being wobbly, rattling sounds from things like the speaker, several dead pixels and dust under the screen. To me the most noticeable thing is the quality of the display. LG decided to use a panel made by JDI instead of their in house LGD panels, on both my 32 gb N5s there is noticeable light bleed on a couple corners, uneven distribution of backlight on bottom left of one which causes that area to display washed out text and colors, and an extremely warm temperature display on each to the point it makes everything seem yellowish...Needless to say the two have been RMAed..

The G2 will get Kit Kat, but if you want AOSP now there are 4.3.1 (CM, PA, Slim, AOKP, Vanir, Carbon) that can be flashed. On each of my 3 g2's (I bricked 2 testing roms and stuff for devs on IRC) the display was flawless, no light bleed, even distribution of backlight, and a much more cool temperature, i realize color temp is subjective but most would agree overly warm displays are not very good to look at. Text and colors are crisp and vibrant on the LGD panel vs the N5s JDI panel. Also volume/power key are solid no wobble on the G2, speaker doesnt rattle and I havent seen any issues regarding the vibration motor.

I will say that most the issues I've heard are coming from the 32 gb variant, seems the 16 gb displays are a different batch then the 32s and dont exhibit near the amount of flaws. Either way its disappointing that LG didnt QC as much as they did with the G2 it seems. Also disappointing is their outsourcing the display of the N5 (LG makes some of the best LCD panels in the industry, thats not opinion thats a fact). Both are great phones, the nexus 5 especially for the price, but given my personal experience with both, if I had to get only 1 phone, it be the G2 over the N5 simply because I dont trust that the N5 I would get wouldnt be without flaws.
[Nexus 5 General] crawlgsx:
While I agree both are aesthetically unattractive, they are in no way related. LG's UI is not using any form of TouchWIZ or any of its coding. They are developed 100% independently and while LG may have stolen some of Touchwiz's (ugly) aesthetics that is about the end of the comparison.
[Nexus 5 General] jeff5347:
Ummmm do tell?!!
[Nexus 5 General] xdp:
I stand by my original statement regarding the N5 being a pretty good overall package for the price and the best choice if you prefer easy and AOSP, but the battery life is killing me more than I expected. It barely feels any better than my GSM GNex. So now I too feel crazy even thinking about exchanging my N5 for a G2. Never thought I'd say such a thing. However I insist on using AOSP. So what do you guys think about buying the $525 G2 from ATT and flashing CM? Good, stable, easy? Are there any chances of boot loader unlock not working with new OTAs?
[Nexus 5 General] caribouxda:
Move to apple. Android is not for you if you really mean that battery on nexus 5 is barely better than the gnex.
[Nexus 5 General] IamFlynn:
Only 3.5 Hours screen on time?? My Epic 4g Touch with 1800 battery gets steady 3.5-4 daily
[Nexus 5 General] barondebxl:
Your epic 4G touch has a resolution of 480 by 800 vs those phone that have 1920 by 1080. Way more pixels to push.
[Nexus 5 General] HotInEER:
I have wanted a G2 from day 1, however being on Sprint the G2 was released later to add the tri band so I got the N5 and I do like it, especially the wireless charging and KitKat however I find the screen to be pretty bad coming from my HTC One and find myself wanting the G2. Between the screen, horrible speakers [ I miss texts and calls because I barely hear it] I'm torn.
[Nexus 5 General] toprock23:
I had the first Optimus G for Sprint and lemme tell u it was not dev friendly. A couple devs bailed. Camera issues took several months to fix. CM has gotten stable, but had annoying bugs. I just had enough and hopped on the Nexus. If flashing roms especially AOSP is ur thing then be prepared for setbacks and annoyances. Hopefully LG has opened up more, but we'll see.