Lg g2 or Nexus 5

[livetoride4666]

I'm torn. I know the N5 hasn't been officially announced but I'm torn between the two devices. The G2 will have a better battery life,which is huge for me. Also a little bigger screen and better camera. Do you think lg's software tweaks are useful? I absolutely hate ssmsung and their gimmicky software bloat. I currently have the Note 3 and most of the enhancements ate useless. Thoughts on the g2?

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[Aquila]

The G2 will have a better battery life

Just curious, what's this based on?

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

I'm torn. I know the N5 hasn't been officially announced but I'm torn between the two devices. The G2 will have a better battery life,which is huge for me. Also a little bigger screen and better camera. Do you think lg's software tweaks are useful? I absolutely hate ssmsung and their gimmicky software bloat. I currently have the Note 3 and most of the enhancements ate useless. Thoughts on the g2?

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I've said a few times that I think Google could put some of LG's features in AOSP. There might be a couple of things I don't use, but I really like the LG UI overall and the features I don't use don't exactly get in the way.

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[livetoride4666]

Just curious, what's this based on?

It's based off of the fcc filings. People think there are going to be two versions of the N5 with varying battery life.

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[Xtremeyouth1]

I just ordered the G2 today. I'll wait and see how 4.4 Kit Kat looks but really the only real reason to get a Nexus phone is the awesome software. If it is amazing then I'll flash it on the phone and have the best of both worlds. We do know the G2 will have a bigger screen, better battery and better camera.

Also if The boys at Android Police are right (and they usually are since they do such a good job tearing thru apks and combing through code) then stock android is going to be available for everyone as a LAUNCHER. Gamechanger.

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[Xtremeyouth1]

Just curious, what's this based on?

G2 has a 3000mah battery, N5 has a 2300mah battery

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[Aquila]

It's based off of the fcc filings. People think there are going to be two versions of the N5 with varying battery life.

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With the same MAh rating (3.0k) on each, I'd be willing to bet a lot that stock 4.4 on a smaller screen has much better battery life than LG's heavily skinned 4.2. If only the 2.3k or 2.2k rumor was true, I'd assume them to be about even in terms of total battery life with a slight edge to the G2 on screen on time, but if they're both 3k my estimate would be a 15-25% advantage to the Nexus.

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

I just ordered the G2 today. I'll wait and see how 4.4 Kit Kat looks but really the only real reason to get a Nexus phone is the awesome software. If it is amazing then I'll flash it on the phone and have the best of both worlds. We do know the G2 will have a bigger screen, better battery and better camera.

Also if The boys at Android Police are right (and they usually are since they do such a good job tearing thru apks and combing through code) then stock android is going to be available for everyone as a LAUNCHER. Gamechanger.

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Well and someone posted in the Verizon G2 thread that XDA posted a document from LG saying that LG will push 4.4 to the G2 by the end of the month. Now I'm on Verizon so I'm not expecting it that soon, but I would be happy to have it by the first of the year.

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[xr6]

ok battery life is phenomenal, just cannot kill it, screen is spectacular although is a little dark. phone is fast responsive but at times maybe a stutter or two. On the software front, knock knock is great 90 percent success rate( some people complain about 3 knocks instead of two-- give me s break). Slide aside interesting but more of a gimmick. limited multitasking apps interesting but 5 inch screen just to small to be of to much practical use except for maybe calculator overlay is useful i feel. Quick memo is great ( write down message or number with finger and open up phone dialer to call written number down . great idea!). they say lg aint big on updating. I find it hard to believe they wont at least do the next iteration.

Overall great phone .

If I could change one thing, maybe 3 gig ram instead of 2, just for better future proofing

Hope it helps.

Oh yes And the phone feels solid and classy( even if fingerprint magnet) Some people say it feels cheap but honestly I came from Motorola and there like tanks and phone feels solid and luxurious to me just can get greasy some, with the fingerprints( verizon version)

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

With the same MAh rating (3.0k) on each, I'd be willing to bet a lot that stock 4.4 on a smaller screen has much better battery life than LG's heavily skinned 4.2. If only the 2.3k or 2.2k rumor was true, I'd assume them to be about even in terms of total battery life with a slight edge to the G2 on screen on time, but if they're both 3k my estimate would be a 15-25% advantage to the Nexus.

Heavily skinned? It's not nearly as bad as HTC and Samsung. It may be a tad more than Motorola, but not by much at all. As I've said in other threads I think LG made the most of their Nexus experience. LG really has done their homework and it's clear that they are going directly after Samsung with this phone.

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

ok battery life is phenomenal, just cannot kill it, screen is spectacular although is a little dark. phone is fast responsive but at times maybe a stutter or two. On the software front, knock knock is great 90 percent success rate( some people complain about 3 knocks instead of two-- give me s break). Slide aside interesting but more of a gimmick. limited multitasking apps interesting but 5 inch screen just to small to be of to much practical use except for maybe calculator overlay is useful i feel. Quick memo is great ( write down message or number with finger and open up phone dialer to call written number down . great idea!). they say lg aint big on updating. I find it hard to believe they wont at least do the next iteration.

Overall great phone .

If I could change one thing, maybe 3 gig ram instead of 2, just for better future proofing

Hope it helps.

Oh yes And the phone feels solid and classy( even if fingerprint magnet) Some people say it feels cheap but honestly I came from Motorola and there like tanks and phone feels solid and luxurious to me just can get greasy some, with the fingerprints( verizon version)

Look at my previous post about the LG document over at XDA in regard to updating. I LOVE that if you are in an app and get a call that it shows up in a little window and allows you to continue on with your business without having to hit ignore (if you want it to ring through to allow the caller to leave a voicemail). The fading functionality of the QSlide apps is pretty cool too.

 

[Aquila]

Heavily skinned? It's not nearly as bad as HTC and Samsung. It may be a tad more than Motorola, but not by much at all. As I've said in other threads I think LG made the most of their Nexus experience. LG really has done their homework and it's clear that they are going directly after Samsung with this phone.

Yes, it has a lot of deep firmware changes, not merely cosmetic differences. The Moto X takes stock, makes a few cosmetic changes and adds code to support functionality for their additional features, leaving just about everything else alone (menus, notifications, the app drawer, nativation, etc, etc). LG changes just about everything that's use facing, as well as adding obviously needed code to add their features in. It's not "heavy" in the same way as TouchWiz is, where it's so much old code modified to fit a new Andriod version and bogging down the system, but it's a stark difference from AOSP. It's not a bad thing to be skinned, but LG is a very distinct code base from stock Android, much closer to TouchWiz in the amount of customization, just way ahead of them in the execution of efficiencies.

 

[streetkilln]

If u like stock android and be the one to get all the updates the n5 is for u. Other that its by the same company but little smaller and not really any at all lg g2 features

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[Aquila]

If u like stock android and be the one to get all the updates the n5 is for u. Other that its by the same company but little smaller and not really any at all lg g2 features

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Other than stock vs skin, the camera and wireless charging there really isn't that much different. Both will be in my November top 5 list, along with the Moto X, iPhone 5s and probably either the HTC One or Galaxy Note 3.

 

[usnret04]

Sprint will offer the N5 for $149. My Sprint LG G2 is on pre-order. I like the N5, but my gut tells me to stay with the G2.

 

[dplane]

G2 is a nexus 5 on steroids but if u like stock android and don't root or wish to be contract free then Nexus all the way.

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[tim440]

I've got a 32G N5 on order, but it won't ship until Monday.

I'm tempted to cancel it and get a G2.

My girlfriend's got one and it seems great. The cost difference over the life of its contract is only 16€. I'll get a free quickwindow case for the g2 as well and headphones, which the N5 doesn't have.

Perhaps the best thing is to cancel the N5 and sit tight and wait for some reviews.

I'd love to have stock on my phone, but actually quite like some of the added stuff on the G2. The radio is useful as well.

I think I've already spent too much time thinking about this.

Edit: Just tried to cancel, but already too late!

 

[lakaw]

You can turn a G2 into a N5 once developers get a hold of KitKat. But the hardware is superior on the G2.

 

[scorpiodsu]

If all things were equal I would say Nexus strictly because of the price and no contract. But remember, most device sales come from contracts and not users willing to shell out $400+ for a device. So if having a contract is not a big deal then might as well get the G2 with the better hardware. Use myself as an example. Right now, being under contract with AT&T there's really no good financial reason to get a Nexus. Having a G2, there's no good reason at all to get a Nexus besides just wanting it as a new gadget. Otherwise, it makes no sense for me.

In my opinion, it all depends on the circumstances on which is the better choice because there are several varibles to consider. Unfortunately, many people don't think about it as a financial decison and more compulsive LOL.

 

[NewAge]

If all things were equal I would say Nexus strictly because of the price and no contract. But remember, most device sales come from contracts and not users willing to shell out $400+ for a device. So if having a contract is not a big deal then might as well get the G2 with the better hardware. Use myself as an example. Right now, being under contract with AT&T there's really no good financial reason to get a Nexus. Having a G2, there's no good reason at all to get a Nexus besides just wanting it as a new gadget. Otherwise, it makes no sense for me.

In my opinion, it all depends on the circumstances on which is the better choice because there are several varibles to consider. Unfortunately, many people don't think about it as a financial decison and more compulsive LOL.

Very well said! It seems that people outside the US who don't get the subsidy from Google on N5 opt for the G2 because of the greater value. That speaks volumes. And like you said there's just too many variables to say indefinitely one is a better choice over the other.

And to the OP you didn't give any of those variables to us to help make your decision. What carrier are you on? Are you in US? Are you looking at signing a new 2-year contract? Was the N3 a compulsive purchase? What did you pay and can you return it?