Good to see G2 is getting some attention. 
And yeah benchmarks don't matter. It's the user experience which counts.
And it's a good overall device. Quick and snappy.
Two things i don't like.
1. When opening a message in inbox, it takes like half a second pause, something i never experienced on htc. I hope it gets addressed in upcoming kitkat update. As there should be no excuse for this with this type of specs.
2. Auto Brightness doesn't work well. It is very slow to respond. For example if i take out my mobile outdoor to read a message, by the time it bumps up the brightness i am already done with message. So yeah, it's pretty useless i would say. I am using "Lux" for Auto Brightness and it works great so this issue is not a headache for me any more. I hope this issue will be corrected in the update as well.
Apart from these issues there is much more to like on G2.
-Its 5.2 1080p IPS display is a joy to look at and i wonder how efficient this display seems. Even with lots of screen on time, i never see display taking up huge percentage of the battery. On screen buttons take up like 0.2 inch real estate so it's more like a 5inch dislpay most of the time but while watching videos, everything goes away and you have full 5.2 display at your service.
-Knock On feature is a great addition. Customizable on screen buttons are also good. I like the ability to add a fourth button to bring notification panel down, very handy indeed.
-Processor is powerful enough to cut through anything you throw at it and offcourse HD games are no problem either.
-Battery is just amazing. Finally an android with good battery 
I watched 2.5h long 720p movie during travel and battery dropped from full charge to just 82% by the end of the movie.
Following screenshots should give good idea about battery.
About camera, i never expect a lot from phone cameras but camera on this phone seems pretty good.
