Top 5 Smartphones to Consider Before Buying the LG G2 [May, 2014]

Consumer attention has started to shift to the new LG G3 but that doesn’t mean that the LG G2 is completely out of the picture. In fact, even after the LG G3 arrives, the LG G2 will remain a top smartphone option.

At the beginning of last year, Samsung and HTC unfurled their 2013 flagships. The HTC One arrived in February and replaced the HTC One X+ as the company’s flagship in April. In March, Samsung announced the Galaxy S4, its flagship that replaced the extremely popular Samsung Galaxy S3. Like the HTC One, the Galaxy S4 arrived in April.

LG, one of their biggest competitors, decided to wait to launch its 2013 flagship and the LG G2 did not touch down until much later in the year and right around the time that the iPhone 5s was stealing all of the headlines.

The LG G2 replaced the LG Optimus G as the company’s flagship offering and it did so with numerous upgrades on board including a 13MP camera with OIS, a large Full HD display, quad-core processor, some of the best battery life in the business, and a design that featured a volume rocker and power button on the back of the device. The device quickly became one of the top devices on the market.

LG’s G2 is set to be replaced later on this month but that doesn’t mean that the device is going to ride off into the sunset. Rather, it will probably see a price cut and be marketed as a cheap, high-end smartphone to those that don’t need the latest specs.

While we consider it to be a very solid buy, there are some devices that consumers must consider before buying the LG G2, a device that still isn’t even a year old.

Keep in mind, our list may differ from yours but these are the devices that Gotta Be Mobile editors have selected for recognition this month. We feel like they deliver the best, all-around package at the moment. This list will change from month to month as rumored devices get closer to announcement and announced devices get released.

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