LG has been updating its smartphone line-up at a steady pace. After launching the G and the G Pro, the South Korean electronics giant decided to shed the sub-branding and introduced the LG its flagship smartphone that boasts of cutting edge hardware and a differentiated design.
The company launched the LG G2 in the Indian market just a few weeks after its international launch. We put it to test in our review and find out if it’s one of the best Android smartphones that you can buy at this point in time.
Build/ Design
The two things that strike you when you first hold the LG G2 are its almost bezel-free display panel and lightweight nature. As we mentioned in our first impressions of the LG G2, the phone doesn’t feel bulky and fits in the hand despite sporting a rather large screen.
The LG G2 is available in Black and White colour variants and we got a White one as our review unit.
here are no physical buttons on the G2’s edges or at the front. LG has been touting this particular attribute of the phone’s design as a distinguishing feature; the LG G2’s power and volume rocker keys are placed at the back of the phone below the camera lens.
It’s likely that you’ll get used to the new arrangement after some time but we feel that not everybody will welcome this change. More on that, later in this section.
The front of the LG G2 is dominated by its 5.2-inch display. As we just pointed out, the bezel surrounding the phone’s display is minimal. In fact it’s one of the most narrow bezels we’ve seen on a device and that really helps in one hand usage of the phone since it features a big screen.
The 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, a notification LED and the sensor array are located above the LG G2’s display.
The micro-SIM tray is located at the left edge of the LG G2, while there are no buttons or ports on the right edge. The Infrared blaster port sits at the top edge. The port allows the phone to be used as a universal remote control in combination with a bundled app.
The bottom edge of the LG G2 features a 3.5mm headset jack just like the iPhone 5, apart from two speaker grills and a Micro-USB port. A chrome frame runs across the edges, giving the phone a premium feel.