Gadgetory

at CES 2015 we didn't really see that many big announcements except for one the update to LG's out-of-the-box thinking smartphone that now in the second iteration is addressing a lot of the issues we had with the first one which made us really excited to get our hands on it and we finally did so it's Josh magar from Android Authority what's going on everybody and it's time to unbox and give my first impressions on the LG G flex 2 but before I even open the box just take a look at it you got this nice design around the actual logo on the front it's got this red coloration to it which makes me think I might have gotten the red version and it's really it's just a nice looking package obviously they're putting a lot into the G flex 2 and as well you can already tell because the packaging already makes you feel pretty excited to open it but let's just go ahead and pop it open right now thinking it's gonna be the red and sure enough it is here is the red edition of the phone this is more like a well I mean I won't really say a Ferrari red but let's just say this is a different looking phone that I usually get for review units I'm used to getting black or white editions but it is a nice change of pace to get the red one alright some of the usual LG documentation with some of their nice Korean cartoonish icons in here and obviously I won't be able to read this entire thing much at all because it is in Korean and a wonderful addition always to a package like this some really nice headphones the quad beats are very good headphones by LG and they're really nice to use and come standard with the LG g2 at least in this particular package so well just giving you a quick unboxing right here we have the red edition of of the LG G flex 2 and those are the contents we have in the box this is a curved display obviously one of the first that was available in the G flex one and it goes from top to bottom as you can see here which allegedly and as we've seen an hour in our time with the G flex one it does help with the handling somewhat but in the G flex 2 we have a smaller screen the original iteration at 5.5 inches this time which obviously was a complaint that we had with the first one and they did listen to the fans and to the users of the G flex Wan and made it more accessible in the G flex to the update version of the GUI brings with it some of the enhancements that lollipop brought to Android in general including this notification drop-down that has all of these cards right here now I'm gonna have a lot of notifications for the next let's say half hour or so because my internet connection and my Google services are already installing all of the different applications that I want on here based upon my other daily driver we also have the usual GUI aspects like the page right here that will show you some cards in order for you to learn more about the phone we have the app drawer right here that still has the GUI aesthetic going through some of the areas here for like the phone and then of course we have some of the tutorials that will pop up from time to time at least in the first however so long I'm using this phone and there you go looking at the recent apps screen it has the card motif there we can access the dual window easily here and that is a quick look at the software which does look like it has a very nice feel to it already it's gonna be a little bit slow a little bit stuttery for now because I'm going to be constantly installing the applications in the background as you can see that icon on the top left there that is already working on getting my applications on this G flex 2 I do have to say that the handling is already taking a very positive turn with this curve on the 5.5 inch screen I'm having an absolute blast already just getting through all the elements it feels very very much at home in one hand I can easily get to the top here and bring down the notification drop-down where you have those settings already available I already messed with the brightness to make a little bit easier for you to see on the video and really this is an enjoyable phone right off of the bat it feels different from other other devices especially of the same size the backing as you can see already there already has a few fingerprints on it it is a bit of fingerprint magnet a bit smudgy from time to time but we are dealing with these self-healing back that has a material on it that is supposed to heal with pretty pretty minor scratches at the very least anything deeper and it will probably still stay there despite its claims of self healing within maybe a couple minutes so going through all of the elements this is going to be what I'm using over the next few days before we get out our full review but I will also put the camera through its paces with a camera shoot outs that may come before the review or just right after but I will be testing the camera out over the next couple days and bringing you my thoughts on the enhanced optical image stabilization powered camera here with the laser autofocus which you can see right on the left side of the optics but all in all I have a very good first impression of this particular device and I'm very excited to put it through its paces if curved displays are still not quite convincing you well the G flex 2 is hoping to be the one to make you think twice about it we originally had a large phone with the benefit of a top to bottom curve but now we have a more accessible phone at 5.5 inches with a lot of power underneath in the snapdragon 810 and a powerful camera on the back this is a phone that's really trying to do it all in a package that is thinking outside the box and there's a little bit different for those of you who might be tired of some of the tried-and-true designs let's say of other flagship smartphones that being said I'm very excited to bring you my full review my first impressions like at the first look at CES 2015 are already quite good and ergonomically I'm very excited to use this on the daily because it just feels like a nice somewhat lights but still very comfortable phone to use and it does have to do a lot with that curve so keep it tuned to for my full review of the G flex 2 & 4 camera shoot out some verses as well as this week is pretty much going to be all about this phone so I'll be excited about all of that and if you are please drop some likes on this and all of our videos here at Android authority if you still aren't a subscriber to Android authority please hit that subscribe button if you haven't already and don't forget to head on over to Andrew authority comm for even more because we are your source for all things Android