LG unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G2 at a launch event in Lincoln Center in New York City. Sporting a 5.2-inch full HD display, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM.

It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization, a 3,000mAh battery and comes configured with either 16GB or 32GB of storage. 

In order to keep the G2 slim and bezel free, LG made an interesting decision regarding button placement: The buttons are on the back.The buttons for volume and power are right below the camera. A quick tap on the buttons will move the volume up or down and a long press will launch the Quick Memo shortcut and the camera.

The LG G2 has a 13-megapixel camera. The big feature, however, is that it has optical image stabilization. Even while zooming in at 4x on a vibrating object, the G2 maintained a much more stable image.

Like HTC and Samsung, LG has its own Android skin. Atop Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, LG has added features it thinks will make life easier for users.

Most of these features we've seen on the previous LG Optimus G and the Optimus G Pro — but they now appear more refined and better thought out.

Features such as "knock to turn on" for the screen and "hold to the ear to answer" — are similar to features we've seen from Samsung and Motorola.