Pros
The LG G2 has a bevy of hardware features, one of the best batteries we've seen in any smartphone, and a lightning-fast processor to boot.
The LG G2 has a bevy of hardware features, one of the best batteries we've seen in any smartphone, and a lightning-fast processor to boot.
Cons
The phone's button layout can take some getting used to, and some versions feel much more cheaply made than others. Its lack of expandable storage is a huge oversight.
The phone's button layout can take some getting used to, and some versions feel much more cheaply made than others. Its lack of expandable storage is a huge oversight.
The Verdict
: 8.65/10
It can go days without a charge, it's packed with fun features and hardware, and it has a stunningly beautiful 1080p screen. The LG G2 is one of the best phones you can buy.
In a smartphone market dominated by Apple, Samsung and HTC, LG hasn't had a flagship device that can viably compete until now. The LG G2 is a big-screen smartphone with power to spare, both in terms of its processor speed and its unusually long-lasting battery. The layout of the physical buttons on the device might take some getting used to, but you'll hardly notice as you're having fun playing around with its great feature set. For its blazing processer, stunning screen and fun extras, the LG G2 earns our TopTenREVIEWS Silver Award.
You can't get a much bigger screen out of a smartphone without moving into phablet territory; the LG G2's display is gigantic. It packs full 1080p resolution into 5.2 inches, which means text looks buttery smooth and images are vibrant and gorgeous. And since the screen is an IPS display, you'll get superb viewing angles and great visibility, even under direct sunlight – something AMOLED screens can't quite claim.
Despite that screen, the phone is manageably sized thanks to a thin bezel and the absence of any protruding buttons along its sides. The volume rocker and power button, which can usually be found along the edge or top of a phone, have been relocated to the center of the G2's back cover. The shift is a nice change that can make it easy to access the buttons, but their new placement takes some getting used to. We usually grip phones so our index finger reaches around to the far edge; on the G2, you have to pull that finger back, which takes some practice before muscle memory sets in.
Thankfully, the G2 makes up for its power button's odd placement with a feature we love: Knock On. You can turn the device on by tapping your finger twice against its screen. It seems like such a simple feature, but it reflects a level of responsiveness we don't normally enjoy from our phones. If you're planning to turn your phone on, you're probably going to be tapping at the screen anyway; with Knock On, your finger's already in position, and you don't have to expend the extra effort depressing a physical button.
Despite that screen, the phone is manageably sized thanks to a thin bezel and the absence of any protruding buttons along its sides. The volume rocker and power button, which can usually be found
Battery Life
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The LG G2's battery is its trump card: It has one of the longest-lasting general-purpose batteries we've seen on any of the top smartphones we've reviewed. You can enjoy a solid 25 hours of talk time, 12 hours of video playback and perhaps most astoundingly, a full 11.5 hours of web browsing. For phones with big screens, web browsing tends to consume more power than any other activity. This is because most web sites have white backgrounds. Displaying white on a screen uses more power than other colors, so forcing it to display a full-white background for hours on end can quickly shut down your phone. By packing a battery into the G2 that can drive that much browsing time on a 5.3-inch screen, LG accomplished an impressive feat.
In practical terms, you'll never be browsing the web for 11 hours straight, or talking on the phone for a day at a time. The G2's battery should easily last the average user two to three days without charging. Even the most intense, video-watching, web-browsing fiend won't be able to deplete its charge in a day. If you tend to plug your phone in every night before bed, you'll never have to worry about battery power again.
Internal Specs
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Few phones can best the G2's CPU for pure speed. LG's phone blew our benchmark tests away, and while it can't quite compare to a 64-bit processor, it comes very close. The 2.26GHz, quad-core chip runs the phone's graphically intense interface with perfect smoothness. Intense games, high-quality video and 3D apps are all eaten up, and you'll rarely if ever notice a hiccup or stutter in performance.
One notable weakness of the phone is its lack of expandable storage, something that has become all but expected in modern phones. With 32GB of internal storage (minus the operating system and pre-installed apps), you have a decent amount of space for your content. But if you have a big music library or tend to take lots of pictures and videos, you'll be yearning for that microSD card slot.
Features
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What the LG G2 lacks in storage, it makes up for with fun hardware features. Along with all the usual suspects – 4G LTE support, Bluetooth wireless, and the motion-sensing trio that is the gyroscope, compass and accelerometer – the device has a few extra pieces of technology. As with most Android phones, it has a built-in NFC chip. Near field communication lets a phone talk to a compatible scanner at extremely close ranges – touching, or close to it. While uses for NFC are still being rolled out, there are several parts of the country when you can pay for purchases with your phone, just by holding it up to a scanner at the register.
The G2 also has a couple other small but enjoyable features: an infrared blaster and an FM tuner. The tuner will let you listen to local FM radio stations right through your phone. The IR blaster, meanwhile, gives you the opportunity to control your TV, Blu-Ray player and more, just like a remote control.
LG G2 Summary:
The goal of our smartphone reviews is to find the very best phones we can, and in the LG G2, we've uncovered a gem. With a stunning display, a lightning-fast processor, fun features and superb battery life, this phone gives and gives. Its lack of expandable storage is a notable absence, but taken as a whole, few phones can compete with it.
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