Yay! So I was able to upgrade my phone from the Samsung Stratosphere to the LG G2 (I still miss the physical keyboard of the Strat...) And unfortunately I also had to give up my grandfathered unlimited data plan... Ah well, I will be resourceful and take advantage of the free Wi-Fi areas (spending more time at McD. I better make use of that gym membership.) And although I'm sure there will be marketing reasons behind the "free", I'm sure that I can find a way to mess around with them in that regard LOL!
The following are from what I know and from what I have experienced. If you want a full spec run-down there are sites that do that so I really don't see the need for me to repeat that info. I will probably put links to various review sites at the bottom.
Screen:
5.2" IPS+ HD. Full 1080p 423 pixel-per-inch. Absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to watch some
Processor:
2.26 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 Quad-Core Processor. Quad Krait 400 CPU. Adreno 330 graphics. This is currently the top dog of mobile processors.
Memory:
2 Gigs of RAM. 32GB of on-board storage, 24 of which is available for user. No expandable memory (microSD) Bummer.
Camera:
13MP Camera with two-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) and multi-point auto-focus with scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass to protect the lens.
Battery:
3,000mAh Silicon Oxide Plus (SiO+) battery.
Battery Life:
Battery life?!? Oh heck yeah!!!. Since this is also the Verizon battery chewing variant. I still have to remind myself that I don't need to plug this phone in every night. I admit that my use of my smartphones alternates between light to extremely heavy. So far this week, I've only needed to plug in three times. Initially, because I got into the habit of doing this each night (only to realize that I still had like 38% still). The second time in anticipation of a heavy night of use, to which I still had 19% available at the end of the night. The third time is for the same reason, but since I haven't completed that night yet I can't say how much will be left. But in this week alone, three rather than 7 is a tremendous change. Wow! In fact TY and I were having a batt comparison day. His Meg (with its larger battery) stayed head to head with my G2 so that's pretty damn awesome!
Notification light:
Sounds lame. But this is something I miss from my old flip phone. And the G2 has notification lights on both sides of the phone so it doesn't matter if its face up or face down.
Rear buttons:
Really?!? This is the configuration that most reviewers and some users are stuck on. I've had this phone for a little over 1 week at this point and I have just two things to say. The button placement works. If you are complaining about it, well, to each his own. The other thing I have to say is that I hardly have to touch the rear buttons anyway. With KnockOn and the rest of Android's touch-centric features there really isn't a need.
Further reading/info:
GSM Arena - http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g2-5543.php
Phone Arena - http://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-G2_id7969
C|Net - http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-g2/
Anandtech - http://www.anandtech.com/show/7205/hands-on-with-the-lg-g2-lgs-latest-flagship
Update: Actually this is a week late. My G2 has gotten the Kit Kat upgrade. Oh yeah. So worth it. So far it actually feels faster. Doing more research before tackling ART though...
