Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG G2: Life in the fast lane

23 April 2014
This has been going on for a while now but, as both makers are keener than ever to outdo each other in the race to the Android top, their flagships are only getting more and more alike. The biggest difference is now in the timing, which is also part of the game...

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  • 04 Jun 2014

AnonD-257214, 24 Apr 2014I wish reviews like this faced the fact that the LG actuall... moreexactly

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    • vipin
    • rK8
    • 31 May 2014

    yes this a great phone galaxy s5

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      • Rishi keshari
      • Xuh
      • 29 May 2014

      Sumsung galaxys5 a good cell phone his camera is very nick

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        • AnonD-268498
        • v{U
        • 29 May 2014

        thanks GSA for the review :) .. i also joined LG family ... not G3 .no money :( ... had to decide between g2,note3 and s5 . I need a handy beast, which should be simple , good for gaming, handy .

        yesterday got f320k( korean version with sdcard) . flashed it with cloudy-pro2.2 ROM ( thanks cloudyfa) .all features gpro2 i got ... LG rocks also happy to see the wide developer support to g2. i'm sure the kind developers wil bake G3 ROM for G2 .. but miss the IR focus LED :(

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          • Anonymous
          • KIf
          • 26 May 2014

          Nas01, 24 May 2014Just buy whats best for ur personal needs, if u prefer sams... moreAny idea of date of release of 3g ?

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            • Anonymous
            • 4QS
            • 25 May 2014

            AnonD-266890, 24 May 2014I heard it lacks some audio and video codec. Should i get w... moreMost of this years flagships seem to be. I really have no clue why. It's just with stock players. You can get something like MX player

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              • Nas01
              • 3aX
              • 24 May 2014

              Just buy whats best for ur personal needs, if u prefer samsung s5 buy that & if u prefer lg g2 buy that, but the lg g3 will be anounced in next few days, it will be fair comparison to the samsung s5.
              Personally i prefer the LG G2 which i will buy soon, as its price has dropped & is good value for money, best thing to do is wait for a short while until LG G3 is released the price of G2 should drop further.

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                • Nas01
                • 3aX
                • 24 May 2014

                Just buy whats best for ur personal needs

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                  • Anonymous
                  • ftZ
                  • 24 May 2014

                  I have just bought the LG G2 after thoroughly reading this great comparison .. and that one of the best tech buying decisions that I've ever made in my life. After staying with Samsung since the Galaxy S1 until S3 and Note 3 as well, I found that LG G2 is a great phone with half the price of S5, thinner, lighter, with amazing processing speed and with almost same specs or even better than S5. Farewell Samsung as I will probably remain with LG for a long time. I will certainly be looking forward to the LG G3.

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                    • AnonD-266890
                    • utk
                    • 24 May 2014

                    I heard it lacks some audio and video codec. Should i get worried about it? What can i do for this?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4QS
                      • 13 May 2014

                      AnonD-119751, 13 May 2014i have sole my Note 3 for G2 and i felt G2 is much much fas... moreGood for you

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                        • AnonD-119751
                        • M{n
                        • 13 May 2014

                        Anonymous, 11 May 2014Yes. Comparing an S800 2.3GHz quad core to old Dual 1.5GHZ ... morei have sole my Note 3 for G2 and i felt G2 is much much faster than note 3

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 4QS
                          • 13 May 2014

                          Dory, 13 May 2014I’m not talking about issues as I used a lot of phones e.g.... moreYou just said what I mentioned was not what you were talking about to explain what you mean...and what you meant and just said goes along EXACTLY with what I just said...

                          Swollen battery is uncommon thing that can and has happend on every brand of every phone.

                          You keep bashing with poor illogical bias non sense. It sounds like you are not even thinking...

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                            • Dory
                            • nt6
                            • 13 May 2014

                            Anonymous, 13 May 2014Well what a coincidence. All the ones I used and my friends... moreI’m not talking about issues as I used a lot of phones e.g. IPHONE, LG and HTC and in all phones you may face some issues. But here I’m talking about a disaster in the GS4 if you see the battery of my fone how it get swollen near to explode this is very dangers and it could explode in my hand or pocket.
                            I’m only advising people and sharing my experience this is the purpose of this site, not talking about marketing specs.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4QS
                              • 13 May 2014

                              Dory, 12 May 2014What a coincidence all my friends and colleagues at work th... moreWell what a coincidence. All the ones I used and my friends...except one...Have no issues.
                              Some of friends love and hate every single IOS,ANDROID,WP they have.
                              Some people had the normal faulty harware issues with their HTC and had to get their One replaced.
                              Some had to replace G2.
                              Some loved the S4. Some missed their older phones.

                              Of course the S4 had problems. But so did everything else. Don't be narrow minded.

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                                • Dory
                                • nt6
                                • 12 May 2014

                                Anonymous, 11 May 2014There are bad experiences on EVERY mobile. G2 included. Wh... moreWhat a coincidence all my friends and colleagues at work they have bad experience in GS4 and they feel that they have been fooled by Samsung.
                                I don’t have anything against Samsung. But when you pay $500 for GS4 you expect good unit with good performance in battery life charging time and stability, otherwise you feel like you are fooled with a crab of plastic.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 4QS
                                  • 11 May 2014

                                  Dory, 11 May 2014Hi Sandip I totally agree with you, the problem is when we ... moreThere are bad experiences on EVERY mobile. G2 included.
                                  What people defend is the bs. And of course S800 G2 is faster than S600 S4.
                                  And if they are talking about S2-S3...DUH?

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                                    • Dory
                                    • nt6
                                    • 11 May 2014

                                    AnonD-119751, 10 May 2014I brought G2 finally, man it is soo fast. I felt like i hav... moreHi Sandip I totally agree with you, the problem is when we talk about our good experience in LG G2 as I’m using it since 3 months and our bad experience in Samsung mobile as I was suffering (even my friends) with the GS4 people start jumping and defending, fooling people with Samsung mobile marketing specs.
                                    I don’t understand, fooling people is not good we share our experience with people to advise the with the best and not spend their money for nothing.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4QS
                                      • 11 May 2014

                                      AnonD-119751, 10 May 2014I brought G2 finally, man it is soo fast. I felt like i hav... moreYes. Comparing an S800 2.3GHz quad core to old Dual 1.5GHZ or less.
                                      Try an LG of same spec to what you compare of Samsung.
                                      Of course the G2 is fast.

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                                        • AnonD-119751
                                        • M{n
                                        • 10 May 2014

                                        I brought G2 finally, man it is soo fast. I felt like i have been fooled around using samsung all these years. Anyways its only my first day of use.

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