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[G2 General] vansderp:
Go for the G2

Both the G2 and S4 comes with fairly fanciful and bloated UI, however the LG G2 performs much smoother than the S4 does. I guess it's due to the optimizations as Samsung always treat their customers for beta testers for their software gimmicks. The raw camera on the S4 is 13 megapixels which is the same as the G2, however the G2 comes with OIS and a better driver for its camera. The software also allow faster and more accurate focusing as well as better colour reproduction. And needless to say, the larger Stacked Battery and GRAM technology really made my G2 last longer than I need.

One phrase to sum it up: BUY THE LG G2. :D:D:D:D
[G2 General] matheus_sc:
Yes, i see my s4 3g, my worst top devices because of crapwiz.
[G2 General] jordanprudent:
I agree with the majority that the s4 would have a better camera.

I can from a galaxy note 2 and it's camera is far superior to the g2.

As many have pointed out the photos the lg takes is hit and miss, some come out fantastic whilst other are not focused correctly etc.

Video is a mess due to the strange auto / non manual focus. Quality is excellent but you can see the refocusing constantly and it looks odd.

Low light performance is my biggest gripe, the note 2 took good photos and video in the dark with quick focus and capture. The lg takes an age to focus in low light. Switching to night mode is not always usable as I want a flash on. Intelligent auto again does not guarantee a decent photo.

Overall 6 maybe 7/10. When the photo is good its excellent but lack of consistency is off putting

J
[G2 General] trunks527:
I think the G2 takes great pictures if left in the IA mode.
[G2 General] matheus_sc:
I never take a photo like that With my s4 3g
[G2 General] kolembo:
Lack of Consistency, about summarises it.

Pot-Luck shooting.
[G2 General] TheHaso:
hi, dunno if this have been posted, but heres the gsmarena comparasion. The winner is G2

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g2_vs_samsung_galaxy_s4-review-984p7.php
[G2 General] Sebz4n:
Coming from the HTC One I have to say I am kind of disappointed with my LG G2's camera. Is the Nexus 5 camera better?
[G2 General] joeynox:
the G2 camera is decent but it has to be optimal situations. My Lumia 920 produces better low light and focuses much better .

im disappointed in my G2.
[G2 General] Sebz4n:
Yes, also the view finder is slow when moving it, which to me is very annoying. I wonder if the nexus 5 has a better camera? If only HTC one had the same battery life D:
[G2 General] player911:
Nexus 5 has exact same camera just lower MP.
[G2 General] johnf440:
Most of my shots come through well in Normal mode. Occasionally, I'll kick the ISO up a bit so the shutter speed comes up, but most of the time the modded camera app and normal give me a quick, sharp photo.
[G2 General] SPBoss:
I have both phones and have a habit of taking two shots minimum on ny picture. The lg g2 camera is not hit and miss if you know how to use a camera properly just saying.

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No it doesn't it also uses different stabilisation technology
[G2 General] xxxrichievxxx:
Not too sure about the S4 but on my G2 I just use the DSLR camera pro and it takes some really great pictures!
[G2 General] lch920619x:
Image quality are virtually the same but OIS, touch AE, wider lens make G2 much better shooter than S4. I own both.
[G2 General] jimakos29:
Coming from a z1 which i hated with passion for various reasons (one being the poor camera performance) i can tell u it is at leazt a decent camera for a phone. Do not expect wonders coming from a mobile phone camera anytime soon. It performs quite nice out of the box and this is the point with mobile cameras... Capturing the moment. With z1 this was not possible cause its auto mode sucked very much and by the time u went manual mode to adjust the moment was gone.
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
:D no complains :) taken on the g2 ! normal mode
[G2 General] BackDaws:
i love my lg camera, ok low light pictures are very laggy but could easily be fixed in an update :), also in case youre wondering, tap to focus on video only works in 30fps mode, when in 60fps its completely auto.
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
Could anyone compare G2's camera against Note3? I've heard many times that N3's is better than G2's is it really so? Anyone got Note3 at hand?
[G2 General] happyantix:
Note 3 video recording is so much better, if slightly shakey, 4k looks ten times better than the hacked g2 4k
[G2 General] player911:
I'm pretty sure the Note 3 uses the same camera lens? Maybe I'm wrong.
[G2 General] Jishnu Sur™:
I know.. Its the same! The 4K is better on the G2 ! ;) I have seen both video samples..
[G2 General] NODO-GT:
I exchanged my S4 for G2.

For me camera is one of the most important things. The only reason I exchanged this to S4, is that G2 is getting 4k video (I have sprint version, so still waiting for 4.4 update :/)

S4 definitely had better level of detail and sharpness compared to G2 both in stills and video.

However I think G2 is a bit better in low light. Also I do like OIS in videos.

BTW I'm using Jishnu Sur™'s Camera.
[G2 General] vipercoyote:
Holy carp awesome. I.have LG g2 can't wait to use my camera
[G2 General] jrgilbert79:
Modded or not the manual focus on this camera almost guarantees a good picture. People complain about pictures in motion blurring but it's not a dslr so that's ridiculous to complain about.
[G2 General] Rayan:
For me LG G2 is far superior than S4 or any other smartphone out there including camera quality.

Also let's not forget that IPS Screen Technology (LG G2) could last forever and AMOLED based screens (S4) don't, they burn out with use. Actually, they burn out even without using them at all!! Your office florescent lighting and sunlight degrade AMOLED screens! (so better start putting your beloved AMOLED device face down while on your desk or while driving or use a case with flap).

Oh, I almost forgot to mention about the battery life. G2 has insane battery compared to any other smartphone in its class.

Do your research online if you don't believe me. And don't post arguments about not minding about AMOLED limited lifespan because you don't keep your devices for more than x months, because that's a lame excuse. There are some reports of AMOLED screens buring-out in just a few months use.
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
you might be disappointed about the focus **** it does at night, but theres a fix for that, flash the camera mods and they speed up the process :)
[G2 General] flickyamom:
Please dudes.. It's a phone camera.. Even digital cameras have the problems you all are talking about.. If you want a good camera, get a DSLR. Look at the puny sensors in phones, you should be happy that they can even take slightly decent photos. What are you expecting?
[G2 General] Rayan:
For that I love to use manual focus, DSLR style on my G2.
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
we're expecting it to be as good as lumnia phones when we pay 630$ for a phone ! anyways im happy with it, and been trying to mod it in my own way :p loop loop ! haha
[G2 General] flickyamom:
I've tried a number of lumias and I don't see what others say about how good it is. The pictures look pretty average to me. 41megapixels of blur that's what I call it. Imo it's mostly placebo.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
i have cash ready with me and want a good camera mobile. i have nexus 4 and its camera is so low quality. now after watching this thread i am again stuck what to do. i also feel s4 camera is better but i dont believe in online reviews unless u test it urself but i dont have access to these 2 mobiles.

thing i hate about samsung is KNOX security they applied which restricts from rooting and flashing roms.

now i learned from xda that LG G2 have 4.2.2 not 4.3 and 4.2.2 dont support H+ is it true ?

is G2 shutter speed is less ? because the reason i dont want nexus 4 is its shutter speed is slow and pics get blurry :(
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
lol i don give a dam about the megapixels ! :p but i like how they process the images ! g2 has amazing hardware ! just software neeeds to be tweaked

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g2 will skip 4.3 and jump to 4.4.2 directly , and camera shutter speed is very low at night time (its good as the OIS avois blur caused by your movements but not the subjects movements ) so if ur taking a pic of ur dog at a little poor quality light conditions, chances are itll be blurry (subject blur)
[G2 General] mor_1228:
what about images like taking with 1 hand holding with 1 hand and taking macro shots of text or books ?
[G2 General] shriom_manerker:
its awesome in bright conditions, and afaik , that wiill yield nivce pics ! check my instagram if u want to be sure www.instagram.com/shriom
[G2 General] vipercoyote:
Where is the link to it?
[G2 General] Idan73:
Honestly, I actually decided to keep g2 and sell sgs4, but, not because of camera, and in my experience sgs4 rules over g2 in that department.

Yes, knox sucks, but is no worse than locked bootloader. In fact, it is much easier to bypass then bootloader encryption. What is impossible, is getting knox warranty trip, reset after root.

What does Android version have with hspa/supa otherwise known as h+. It is just another revision of wcdma and is dependent on hardware and if provider supports it and if manufacturer enables it. It's kinda like people flocked in Europe to buy sgs4 with snapdragon 800 because it has lte-advanced, not realising that they should be outraged instead, because sgs4 regular with snapdragon 600 is just as capable of lte-advanced, as evidenced by Canadian version, that was released with it since beginning, rebranded as lte-max. BTW LG g2 has lte-max in Canada at least, as well, on 4.2.2, and yes it does have h+ as well, even if icons don't show it specifically. Just a simple speed test is a dead giveaway.

The reason I'm keeping it then? Well, since I'm not getting sgs5 due to bezels and increased size (decided to put my foot down and not buy anything that is bigger than sgs4 and g2. Sadly it seems g3 will be bigger still, so that one is out of the question, as well as the rest of 2014 lineup), needed something that I can keep for the summer at least. And in that department g2 screen outdoors is just plain better and even though colors shift when not looking head on, compared to a more, where colors, though over saturated, do not display this behaviour, it is way brighter.

I found many quirks with g2 that just indicates, sloppiness with implementations of autobrightness, Bluetooth protocol, wifi sharing protocol, ir blaster protocol, etc., that is just more refined on sgs4. But, there's also some gems on it, like tap to wake and sleep, the fact that phone does not stay on after ending phone call with Bluetooth, leaving it exposed to accidental presses in pockets (yes, leg dialling and launching apps)... Without resorting to third party apps or secure mode.

Sent from my LG-D803
[G2 General] mor_1228:
in simple words just wan to know :

1. who is better in camera

2. who is easy to root + unlock bootloader and then unroot + relock bootloader completely ( addicted to rooting due to nexus 4) :silly:
[G2 General] Idan73:
If those are your only criteria, then sgs4 undeniably.

That's as simple answer I can make, but of course, proper answer requires more detail than this. Yet, this is what you wanted.

Sent from my LG-D803
[G2 General] yogoj:
you might try to get some disscussion in camera mod threads.
[G2 General] AndroidInsanity:
To some it up..

LG G2 (WITHOUT CAMERA MOD)vs S4 : S4 wins.

LG G2 (WITH CAMERA MOD) vs S4: G2 WINS
[G2 General] mor_1228:
yeah with camera mod i know g2 wins i wanted to know about this thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448887

it means we cant properly root G2 ? ( or i am understanding wrong) and if rooted there is no way to save ourselves by locking again everything to gain warranty ?

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[G2 General] Adauth:
For those talking about 4k recording.. Honestly how much are you really going to record 4k videos.. Most people don't have a 4k tv, not to mention 4k videos will devour your devices storage. Just a few minutes of 4k recording will eat up several gb of storage..
[G2 General] AndroidInsanity:
Kitkat can be rooted on G2. But you lose recovery . Although i heard there is a method to keep root . Kitkat and recovery now
[G2 General] jonapunk:
I had the s4 exchanged for g2 I like the g2 camera better but it took me some time to figure out how to use it and get pics of my three year old that aren't blurry but once I did and you put them side by side on the computer I like the g2 camera much better this is just my opinion

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I am also stock everything right now from sprint
[G2 General] Rippley05:
I dunno about the s4, but the Note 3 makes the g2 camera look like a flip phone.
[G2 General] AndroidInsanity:
I think thats a bit over the top lol
[G2 General] ceyo14:
I honestly like the g2 better... note 3 pics are gainy as hell especially in zoom or low light. And no OIS works wonders especially in videos

Note 3 is my wives and even she prefers her iPhone 4s camera, but she really missed android and likes the screen real estate...
[G2 General] AndroidInsanity:
I dont think note 3 is gainy its just that the pictures are wayyyy over sharpened
[G2 General] ceyo14:
Haha you misspelled grainy as well, but i dont like how they look...
[G2 General] Rippley05:
Here is a quick comparison. Just point and shoot...my G2 just will not focus sometimes. I have several pictures like this.

My note 3 picture is perfect, g2....eh

First pic is g2..obviously
[G2 General] ceyo14:
Ill do a comparison later as well...
[G2 General] Rippley05:
I have some pictures with my G2 that look great. it just has to be in exceptional lighting. Just grabbing and shooting...the G2 can not compare. It refuses to focus. I dunno what Verizons return policy is, but I think I've had this phone 2-3 weeks. It may just be broken?
[G2 General] ForceUser:
latest software update? maybe try a camera mod if not happy yet. There is one I think that even fixes focus pumpin in video recording.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2548974
[G2 General] hackarchive:
a 24mpx panorama I took today.Great dynamic range and detail.
[G2 General] vipercoyote:
Where is the link to the camera mod?
[G2 General] coogrrr94:
I took these with my G2 yesterday.
[G2 General] MatheusKNS:
i think that G2 camera is the best
[G2 General] vaj_guy:
if camera is that important to you then get the S4

The stock LG camera sucks! In daylight its great yes but so is the S4 as well as any camera. Where things get messy is in low light. In low light the G2's shutter speed is too long so anything that has any sort of movement will come up blurry. Yes if you have your phone on a tripod and your subject stays perfectly still, it will take some nice photos.

If you root your phone,

I do want to point out that there are mods to the camera app that corrects(helps) the slow shutter speed but doing so increases ISO which leads to noisier photos. The mod helps alot. It at least makes the G2 usable in low light situations.

The camera mod also gives you 4k video recording at 30fps and 720p video at 120fps.
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
How does it help if you get blurry and noisy pics but with fast shutter speed? You may use "SPORT" mode in stock camera just to get the same result, I don't know why you need to root you phone and install mods just to receive included SPORT mode?

And you must understand that in low light every phone would have to increase exposure time to get descent pics so hence slower shutter speed
[G2 General] bender_007:
Few pics taken today - a lot of sunlight - no macro, ordinary autofocus.

Uncropped/unmodified pics.

Bee1

Bee2

Gangbang
[G2 General] ceyo14:
Ahaha. Gangbang... what are they by the way. Never seen them.
[G2 General] bender_007:
:) "ugly long ladybugs?" :)

I'm not sure what they are called but on internal data connection one of the 2 pulls the other one via the tiny usb data cable. I'm not really sure it's usb.
[G2 General] vaj_guy:
The faster shutter speed w higher ISO makes the pictures noisier but in better focus. For most situations with a mobile phone, this is better. Like I said in my previous post, unless you have a tripod and the subject stays perfectly still, you'll get blurry shots with the G2. So if you like to do night time landscape shots.. then the G2 will take some awesome night photos, but for all other night time uses it is horrible. The mods are better than the included "SPORT" mode btw.

All cameras increase exposure time to get descent night pictures, some just do it better than others. The G2 does not do it very well.
[G2 General] SPBoss:
I took this photo at night with my g2. Just pulled out and took quick shot in IA. Van driving past is doing 60mph yet hardly any blur. You don't need a tripod for a good shot, just need to know how to use a camera.

Cant believe you think G2 is bad at night shots, obviously you haven't seen S4 horrible noise in low light shots.
[G2 General] vaj_guy:
Which did you end up choosing?

Just curios, OP which did you choose?
[G2 General] ceyo14:
Apparently he chose the S4...
[G2 General] mor_1228:
Lg g2 better than S4 i tested for 1 week both
[G2 General] ceyo14:
My wife has the note 3 and I too preffer the G2 especially the OIS
[G2 General] pageniao:
g2

s4

来自我的 LG-D802 上的 Tapatalk
[G2 General] shaungregg:
I got the S4 which I hated and changed it for the HTC One which i loved but the Note 3 came out and I switched to it and used it for 6 months. Just got myself a G2 a week ago and It is a fantastic device, its not better than the Note 3 but I never used the stylus and the 3 was just a little too cumbersome but the really only downside was TouchWiz. The LG G2 is just a much easier phone to handle and I actually love the stock interface, I did root it and I'm using an LG Flex rom which unlocked the phone from Sprint so I use it on ATT. The S4 imo is the only Flagship phone I've ever held that felt completely cheap, plasticky and way too light. All these other phones I've had each have a nice heft and feel that tells you you have a quality device in your hands, I also have a Moto X as a backup and it also is way nicer than the S4.
[G2 General] chwads2k8:
I have had both and n5 and the lg g2 is a lot better than both stock or not but saying that I'm using cloudypro2 with camera mod and picture and videos are awesome yh steady hand goes along way and knowing how to use the cam
[G2 General] jassu:
Also have an LG G2,and i last year i had a S4,and i can say that the cam of LG G2 is much better.
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
LG's da king of Android fones topped only by WP cameraphone
[G2 General] The MBG:
I'd like to know this also.
[G2 General] graig79:
+1
[G2 General] Lowresolution:
Both mods are nice ! . However i found Xdab`s mod more when i was on 4.2.2 .

Now i am using Cloudy Pro 2 Rom , and finding the camera in it to be more accurate and better then both of the above mentioned mods.
[G2 General] mor_1228:
thnkx for the tip

is that rom stock ? means we get all features of stock like quick remote, animations etc etc. which we get in stock roms.

is it kitkat base ?
[G2 General] bender_007:
:) It's not a stock cam inside.
[G2 General] SPBoss:
I also prefer xda beb version. However, they are both gimped on jellybean, the proper way to use it is on kitkat so you get 4k and 120fps.
[G2 General] cyrilreal:
I own a S4: very good pic quality but slow shutter

My wife owns a Nexus4 : good pic quality, very good shutter responsivness
[G2 General] mor_1228:
and then u r mad

i used nexus 4 then S4 then G2

nexus 4 is slowest shutter man. i sold it due to this reason only. s4 lots of noise but fast shutter.

lg g2 mix and best of both
[G2 General] kolembo:
Camera excellent after KK.

Lg.
[G2 General] figo_2003:
my experience with Samsung mobile specially galaxy (S2 , S3 , S4)

now I have LG G2

battery life : G2

wifi : G2

screen resolution : S4 wins

in hand : G2

screen size : G2
[G2 General] SPBoss:
I have had all the same phones, but i don't agree with screen resolution. Both phones are 1080p with the LG G2 at 5.2 inches and S4 is 5.0 inches. The S4 has higher PPI but the G2 has much better screen clarity.

The best part is although the G2 has a bigger screen, the phones are the same size. G2 wins lol.

Heres a sample of g2 camera at night

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 General] figo_2003:
I agree with out that G2 screen size much better than S4

unless the resolution in S4 and S5 the saturation is more and more makes the screen more beautiful specially in watching movies or pics

but the reason i change to LG because of the screen , battery life and camera ( after update Xdabbeb's mode ) :good:

I am satisfy to use LG G2
[G2 General] s77-droid:
I think s4...

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G2 General] tiguy99:
I'm finding that some people love amoled and say it's always better even when it's not. Honestly I believe the G2 screen is better and have used all of these devices

If Samsung can stop making penile screens and use rgb then the screens will compare 100% with the G2's screen
[G2 General] figo_2003:
I like the samsung screen cause the screen saturation and sharpness is more more the IPS LCD screen

but really I like my lg g2 is awesome (forget what the are telling about the phone and consecrate what u need from your mobile)
[G2 General] horangeh:
I played with both S4 and G2 in the T-Mobile store today.

The screen of S4 is disappointing: the white on it looks grayish and even at 100% brightness the screen is not very bright, my guess it's completely unusable in bright outdoors light, even in a shadow. That screen is the sole reason I will not get galaxy S4. On the other hand, the G2 screen has a proper (cool) white which will make it very enjoyable for web browsing. In general, Samsung has a really weird concept of color reproduction, their screens are either grayish or yellowish...

Otherwise, from browsing reviews and user pics for a week, S4 takes much sharper and contrasted pics outdoors or indoors with good light. The pics of G2 always have this fine grainy noise, making them look like a printed poster, which even in great outdoors light destroy fine details in distant background like foliage. S4 doesn't have that problem, it manages to preserve more contrast and detail in that same foliage. In dim light though, S4 deteriorates into a noisy mess but people claim that using it's Night mode helps.

I've seen some great pics in ultra-low light with both cams but no explanation with what settings/cam apps/mods or even post-processing apps the pics were obtained .... That leads to the recurrent theme of less experienced shooters unable to achieve the same pic quality on daily basis ...
[G2 General] horangeh:
Isn't DSLR camera pro app the same as the default camera app, only controls are more conveniently organized and accessible?

If that is the case, it must take exactly the same pictures as the default with the same settings.
[G2 General] _Stiletto:
First device that give good lighted pics in dark
[G2 General] alimmm78:
Which is good now?

S4 or g2 camera ??

I know little english
[G2 General] wulsic:
In my opinion its the g2 who takes the best pictures but you must compare S4 and g2 pics and choose it foryourself. In my eyes the G2 camera and software better and with Less noice and it also has OIS so thats also nice feature.

You'r own choice:good:
[G2 General] Michalko5896:
LG G2 :good: