Hasta La Gadget!

We’ve just met the follow-up to LG’s Optimus G flagship, the much-anticipated LG G2. That “much anticipated” comes with a caveat, though: while there’s plenty to love about LG’s recent premium handsets, they haven’t achieved anywhere near the same market clout as, say, Samsung and HTC. With the G2 — correct, no “Optimus” here — does LG finally have a crowd pleaser on its hands? Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Ah, the long awaited LG G2 has finally hit the market after being announced at Lincoln Center in New York, marking a global announcement for the new flagship device. The LG G2 intends to approach smartphone design slightly differently, by being ensuring that all of the buttons are located on the rear of the device, which would mean this is the first smartphone in the market to lack any side buttons at all. The idea for a Rear Key concept arrived after LG noticed that users found it more difficult to access the side keys properly the larger a handset is.

By ensuring that the main buttons are behind the smartphone, it offers users more control, as that is where one’s index fingers would be located naturally. Not only that, launching QuickMemo and the camera can be done in a jiffy this time around, and should the LG G2 happen to be lying on a surface face up, you need not lift the handset up to access the power button, since tapping twice on the display as part of the KnockON feature will power on the LG G2.

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Now that the LG G2 is official, the battle between mid-2013 Android flagships is fully underway. But which wins the war? We’ve pitted the new smartphone against its biggest competitors in the US — Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, the HTC One and the Motorola Moto X — to understand which device most deserves a place in your pocket.

Based purely on the spec sheet, the G2 is the frontrunner. Its larger 5.2-inch screen, quicker 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 and image-stabilized 13-megapixel rear camera will please those who want a media powerhouse. Its extra-large battery and 24-bit / 192KHz audio are also unique in a category where longevity and sound quality tend to play second fiddle. If all you want is the most technically capable device, look no further.

Yet each of the G2’s competitors has an advantage that’s harder to quantify. The GS4 has a full set of hardware nav keys (for those who prefer them), air gestures and a slightly tougher plastic build. The One claims superior low-light photography and dual speakers. And the Moto X partly makes up for its lackluster speed through design customization and helpful tricks like Touchless Control. To us, that puts LG in an awkward middle. While the G2’s performance is almost beyond compare, many of its software features aren’t all that unique — those who aren’t sold on its performance could easily be lured away.

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If you were worried that LG might launch an exclusive deal with one of the major US carriers for its new flagship G2 smartphone, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The company announced during the device’s launch that it’ll arrive on the Big Four stateside: Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. Sprint said it was “thrilled” that the G2 would hit its 4G LTE handset lineup, while T-Mobile said it would be adding three LG devices to its lineup: the G2 plus the Optimus F6 and F3. T-Mob added that the F3 is now available for $0 down on its Simple Choice plan (for a limited time), and said that pricing and availability for the Optimus F6 and G2 would be available “in the coming weeks.” Verizon tweeted that LG’s flagship was “coming soon,” but AT&T has yet to officially chime in.

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Today, we’re getting our first real look at the G2, LG’s follow-up to its promising but a little self-hampering Optimus G. It’s a powerful little sucker, with a single, back-mounted button that controls, well, everything.

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