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Remember the rumors leading up to the launch showed sd card and removable battery. In addition, sprint may just import 16gb. That would suck.

Maybe that is why i did not get LGOG. Lol. That is why we have choices. Is that wrong?

Well, AJ did say that we are on the edge...so I just went ahead and added my new addition to this forum's vocabulary! Lol

Will see....

Yup, that is why the pre-release rumors all state that. But in those market, you also have a smaller battery (26xx vs. 3000). Fairly useless for us Sprint customers.

Quick preview: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/lg-g2-1171025/review?src=rss&attr=all Not all good.

You must not have kept up...LG G2 has NO micro-SD and battery is NOT removable.

For me, the deal killer with GS4 is the AMOLED performance outside in sunlight. Even though GS4 AMOLED is better than past, it still suffers in sunlight. This is why i had so much hope in the LG G2 with its IPS 5.2 ultra-bright display!! To be honest, i may still consider LG G2 if Sprint would import the 32GB model. I have my doubts. If no, then it is definitely off my list. Note 3 is too big because my Note 2 is already slightly too big for me. So, it would be down to GS4 LTE-A vs. iPhone 5S. I would likely pick 5S 64GB since iOS7 now offers much of what Android has along with smooth operation.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/the-engadget-interview-lg-mobiles-dr-woo-on-the-g2/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

Thinness, maybe. But GS4 is one tough cookie!! See the my GS4 video (in GS4 thread).

Very true...but as days pass, Android is becoming more Apple-like rather than going away. Internal memory over SD, which i don't mind that much (and i understand the reasoning...security)...but unfortunately, MOST of the time, Sprint chooses to import the lesser storage phone...so, this sucks. Apple lets you pick. Again, i don't mind paying for options. And now, Android is like Apple with battery. (And yes, i have ALWAYS bought iPhone 32 or 64GB.) Where is the choice you speak of? Samsung is the only game in town...is that choice? Again, it sucks already that most of aftermarket Android apps can't match competition's higher quality apps. Exception being Google's core apps, such as navigation and Gmail.

True, but a few weeks wait ain't earthshattering! Apple for instance releases their phone pretty damn quickly after event.

and iPhone 5S...and GS4 LTE-A....

Have you used an iPhone lately? I can tell you that Facetime or iMessage is usually superior in function in real life to most aftermarket Android apps. I am on Note 2 now...and iMessage is so damn superior to any Adroid messaging app that it is not even funny!

But, by the time this phone comes to Sprint (Sept or Oct), it won't have the distinction for much longer (if at all).

And??? Just because we are "edge users," we can't complain or have the right to or that our disappointment does not make sense? I don't understand. Are the "edge users" talking in a different language?

All true. Me too. But, again, frequent charging kills battery. You do that...and by 1 year or so, your battery will hold less and less charge. THIS is when you buy another battery to replace it with and voila, you're back to original battery life (1.2 days). And for ME, when battery dies, it IS the end of the world (or sort of speak)...because my work AND home life depends on it. My phone is also my pager.

AJ, i know that i am new here and that you did put a smilie at the end, but you really don't know what we do with our phones to come to that honestly stupid conclusion. You need to refrain a tiny bit. I think that all of us here on this forum are pretty "edge users" already given how connected we try to be about Sprint's LTE networks. So, for an edge user to call out another one is pretty dumb IMHO. My phone is my work phone (use constantly in hospital) and my home phone. My kids also use it sometimes for games or watch a quick episode of Spongebob or whatever movie i have (on my SD). I am sure that LG won't mind losing me as a customer, but does that mean that i can't voice my disappointment on a FORUM in a thread that i created about this very phone?

http://m.androidcentral.com/sprint-carry-lg-g2-later-year Official Sprint statement.

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g2_hands_on-review-963.php Lots of pics

Lets face it...one of the major advantages of Android over Apple/Nokia is flexibility. The only major player left is Samsung Galaxy series. HTC and LG are going Apple route. I have both at home...and if LG chooses this route, then i might as well go Apple.

I don't understand the pre-launch rumors...crap, there was even the freaking owner's manual showing SD and removable battery! How odd that the rumors (even just yesterday) could be THAT wrong! Oh well. 99% chance of me getting it to 10% after reading the previews.

The problem is that i am somewhat of a "power-user" and eat up battery a lot! Even my Note 2 can't survive more than 6 hours! Therefore, i charge often...which kills battery. And if i am keeping this for 2 years, then i need removable battery so that i can throw in a new one when the old one loses charge. Same thing with micro-Sd...i watch movies a lot on my phone (via ripped movies). And with a 13MP 1080p camera/video, that 16GB internal memory will fill up quickly if you also have a decent amount of apps. Hopefully, Sprint will offer both 16 and 32GB, but Sprint usually gets the short-end. Wow, these two may be deal killers for me!

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/hands-on-with-the-lg-g2/ Uh-oh...the back is NOT removable! Battery is NOT removable! WTF? No micro-SD!!! GLOSSY backside...fingerprint magnet. Nooooooo!!!

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g2_poses_for_the_camera_standing_next_to_the_samsung_galaxy_s4-news-6534.php Nice.