<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
2012	O
's	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2013	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
phablet	B-Application
,	O
the	O
G2	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
7	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
is	O
primarily	O
distinguished	O
by	O
software	O
features	O
that	O
LG	O
billed	O
would	O
"	O
learn	O
"	O
from	O
users	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
fidelity	O
sound	O
system	O
designed	O
to	O
produce	O
higher	O
quality	O
audio	O
,	O
a	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
screen	O
with	O
technology	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
claimed	O
would	O
improve	O
energy	O
efficiency	O
and	O
reduce	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
bezel	O
around	O
it	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
unique	O
placement	O
of	O
its	O
power	O
and	O
volume	O
keys	O
—	O
eschewing	O
their	O
typical	O
location	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
by	O
placing	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
below	O
the	O
camera	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
rear	O
button	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
plastic	O
chassis	O
—	O
which	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
closely	O
resembling	O
recent	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
products	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
regression	O
from	O
the	O
glass-based	O
chassis	O
of	O
the	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
.	O
Similarly	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
software	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
usability	B-General_Concept
and	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
suffered	O
from	O
feature	O
creep	O
and	O
contained	O
notable	O
usability	B-General_Concept
regressions	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
"	O
stock	O
"	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
G2	O
,	O
LG	O
attempted	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
city-wide	O
scavenger	O
hunt	O
in	O
Seoul	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
;	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
a	O
local	O
park	O
on	O
9	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
helium	O
balloons	O
(	O
tying	O
in	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
G	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
Cloud	I-Architecture
"	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
that	O
contained	O
100	O
vouchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
on	O
12	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
AT&T	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positioning	O
of	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bezel	O
(	O
side	O
edge	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
argued	O
that	O
buttons	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bezel	O
were	O
harder	O
to	O
reach	O
on	O
larger	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
more	O
likely	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
drop	O
their	O
phone	O
when	O
adjusting	O
the	O
volume	O
during	O
a	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
2.26GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
800	O
processor	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
LTE	O
or	O
LTE	O
Advanced	O
networks	O
where	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
5.2-inch	O
1080p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
;	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
its	O
screen	O
bezel	O
,	O
wiring	O
for	O
touchscreen	O
components	O
is	O
routed	O
both	O
above	O
and	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
conserve	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
the	O
G2	O
also	O
implements	O
a	O
panel	O
self-refresh	O
system	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
display	O
is	O
showing	O
static	O
content	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
refreshed	O
solely	O
from	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
memory	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
graphics	O
RAM	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
allowing	O
other	O
display	O
components	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GPU	O
)	O
to	O
become	O
idle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
claimed	O
that	O
this	O
system	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
use	O
26%	O
less	O
power	O
than	O
comparable	O
displays	O
on	O
other	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
model	O
of	O
the	O
G2	O
offers	O
support	O
for	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
"	B-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
with	O
a	O
custom	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
retains	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
LG	O
models	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
and	O
G	O
Pro	O
,	O
including	O
QuickMemo	O
(	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
write	O
notes	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
)	O
,	O
QuickRemote	O
(	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
universal	O
remote	O
)	O
,	O
QSlide	O
pop-up	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
Voice	B-General_Concept
Mate	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
G2	O
include	O
TextLink	O
,	O
which	O
analyzes	O
text	O
messages	O
to	O
detect	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
addresses	O
and	O
times	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
passed	O
to	O
other	O
apps	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
calendar	O
,	O
a	O
note	O
,	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
pop-up	O
menu	O
of	O
relevant	O
apps	O
triggered	O
when	O
plugging	O
in	O
headphones	O
or	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
(	O
Plug	O
&	O
Pop	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
answer	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
head	O
(	O
AnswerMe	O
)	O
,	O
Slide	O
Aside	O
,	O
a	O
multitasking	O
feature	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
"	O
slide	O
"	O
away	O
apps	O
onto	O
cards	O
with	O
a	O
three-finger	O
gesture	O
,	O
the	O
Clip	O
Tray	O
(	O
which	O
collects	O
content	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
clipboard	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Guest	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
's	O
default	O
music	O
player	O
supports	O
the	O
playback	O
of	O
WAV	O
and	O
FLAC	B-Application
files	O
with	O
24-bit/192kHz	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
international	O
models	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
touted	O
a	O
"	O
noticeable	O
speed	O
boost	O
"	O
over	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
battery	O
life	O
improvements	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
tweaks	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
brought	O
by	O
KitKat	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
update	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
security	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Knock	O
Code	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
unlock	O
their	O
device	O
by	O
tapping	O
quadrants	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
a	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
other	O
internal	O
improvements	O
,	O
it	O
introduces	O
the	O
refreshed	O
"	O
G	O
UI	O
"	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
received	O
improvements	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
new	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
Lollipop	B-Application
,	O
The	O
update	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
international	O
model	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
carrier	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
removable	O
(	O
but	O
smaller	O
)	O
battery	O
and	O
a	O
MicroSD	O
slot	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
version	O
includes	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
noticeably	O
different	O
rear	O
cover	O
design	O
with	O
different	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
buttons	O
and	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
replaces	O
the	O
solid	O
black	O
option	O
for	O
the	O
button	O
background	O
with	O
a	O
pink	O
pattern	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Does	O
not	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG-D801	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
GSM	O
850/900/1800/1900	O
,	O
UMTS	O
850/1700/1900/2100	O
1900(2 )	O
/1700	O
( 4	O
)	O
/700	O
( 17	O
)	O
VS980	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
(	O
U.S.	O
)	O
GSM	O
850/900/1800/1900	O
,	O
UMTS	O
850/900/1900/2100	O
,	O
CDMA	O
850/1900	O
1700(4 )	O
/700	O
( 13	O
)	O
Supports	O
Qi	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
rear	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
L-01Fdocomo	O
G2	O
L-01F	O
|	O
製品	O
|	O
NTTドコモ	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
(	O
Japan	O
)	O
GSM	O
850/900/1800/1900	O
,	O
UMTS	O
800( 	O
6/19	O
)	O
/2100	O
2100(1 )	O
/800	O
( 19	O
)	O
/1500	O
( 21	O
)	O
Does	O
not	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
complimenting	O
its	O
performance	O
and	O
other	O
unique	O
features	O
,	O
The	O
Verge	O
believed	O
that	O
LG	O
was	O
trying	O
too	O
hard	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
by	O
closely	O
imitating	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
specifications	O
,	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
features	O
instead	O
of	O
differentiating	O
itself	O
through	O
further	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
performance	O
and	O
display	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
G2	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
while	O
offering	O
many	O
options	O
for	O
advanced	O
users	O
,	O
LG	O
's	O
skinned	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
was	O
too	O
complex	O
for	O
"	O
casual	O
"	O
users	O
(	O
especially	O
noting	O
its	O
notification	O
pull-down	O
,	O
where	O
roughly	O
half	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
options	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
magazine	O
Stuff	O
named	O
the	O
G2	O
its	O
2013	O
Phone	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Gadget	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
reporting	O
that	O
"	O
LG	O
has	O
previously	O
struggled	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
is	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
smartphones	B-Application
get	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
shows	O
the	O
established	O
names	O
how	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
done.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
well-built	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
replacing	O
the	O
glass-based	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
Optimus	B-Application
G	I-Application
with	O
a	O
plainer	O
,	O
plastic-based	O
design	O
,	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
recent	O
Samsung	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
further	O
criticized	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
version	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
cheaper	O
appearance	O
than	O
the	O
international	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
plainer	O
rear	O
cover	O
,	O
modified	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
speaker	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
high-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
Engadget	B-Application
describing	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
beast	O
"	O
with	O
specifications	O
that	O
"	O
seem	O
familiar	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
's	O
read	O
a	O
flagship	O
Android	B-Application
phone	I-Application
review	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
12	O
months	O
"	O
,	O
recognizing	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
become	O
harder	O
for	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
differentiate	O
their	O
flagship	O
products	O
beyond	O
displays	O
and	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
unexpectedly	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
competitors	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Motorola	O
's	O
Droid	B-Application
Razr	I-Application
Maxx	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
lasting	O
about	O
20	O
hours	O
of	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
use	O
in	O
its	O
testing	O
,	O
the	O
G2	O
's	O
battery	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
Engadget	B-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
finally	O
crossing	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
sensible	O
smartphone	B-Application
batteries.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
's	O
Android	B-Application
interface	O
design	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
TechRadar	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
easy	O
enough	O
for	O
novice	O
and	O
expert	O
smartphone	B-Application
users	O
alike	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
its	O
dynamic	O
elements	O
and	O
customization	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G2	O
's	O
software	O
was	O
also	O
panned	O
for	O
containing	O
usability	B-General_Concept
digressions	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
notification	O
tray	O
being	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
options	O
,	O
not	O
using	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
'	O
s	O
updated	O
"	O
Complete	O
action	O
using	O
"	O
menu	O
and	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
despite	O
using	O
on-screen	O
buttons	O
,	O
continued	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
key	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
deprecated	O
by	O
Google	O
in	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
human	B-Application
interface	I-Application
guidelines	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
4.x	O
(	O
on	O
apps	O
which	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
HIG	O
,	O
overflow	O
menus	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
within	O
the	O
apps	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
LG	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
and	O
shares	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
G2	O
's	O
hardware	O
albeit	O
with	O
a	O
lower-quality	O
rear	O
camera	O
and	O
smaller	O
battery	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
point	O
;	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	I-Device
has	O
been	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
clean	O
Android	B-Application
software	I-Application
alternative	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
advantage	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
"	O
KitKat	B-Application
"	O
while	O
the	O
G2	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
do	O
with	O
a	O
bloatware-filled	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
"	B-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
remarked	O
that	O
despite	O
LG	O
having	O
"	O
practically	O
stole[n]	O
 "	O
Samsung	O
's	O
camera	O
design	O
and	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
G2	O
's	O
camera	O
interface	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
better	O
implementations	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
camera	O
software	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
available	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
its	O
low-light	O
photos	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
modes	O
were	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
other	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
920	I-Device
and	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
December	O
2013	O
comparison	O
against	O
other	O
recent	O
phones	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
One	O
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
Zoom	O
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
Z1	I-Application
,	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Device
1020	I-Device
by	O
TechRadar	O
,	O
the	O
G2	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
cameraphone	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
for	O
"[performing]	O
very	O
well	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
picture	O
quality	O
,	O
ease	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
use	I-General_Concept
and	O
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
post	O
processing	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
as	O
many	O
options	O
as	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
probability	O
of	O
fingers	O
accidentally	O
getting	O
into	O
landscape	O
shots	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
positioning	O
of	O
the	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
