The LG G2 is a flagship Android smartphone and highly anticipated by many potential buyers. Yesterday we heard release news about the phone on Verizon and T-Mobile, and now AT&T has joined the fray by announcing availability and pricing.

If you want to see more about the release dates for the LG G2 on Verizon or T-Mobile you can check out our previous post here. Now AT&T is getting in on the action and has announced the launch date for the LG G2 as September 6 for online orders.

Of course those of you who are wide awake will realize that this is today, and we imagine there will be plenty of people heading to AT&T’s website to purchase the phone straight away. In fact this makes AT&T the first US carrier to make the LG G2 available, with Verizon following next week.

The price of the LG G2 on AT&T is $199.99 on the usual two-year contract. Alternatively with AT&T’s Next program purchasers can opt to pay $27 monthly without any downpayment. You can find out more, or order the LG G2 online at AT&T here. Please note that the product page linked to is for the black version.

The LG G2 is the first smartphone to release in the US with the notable Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor. This, and a range of other top-notch specs are likely to make the phone extremely popular.

You may also be interested in some recent benchmarks for the LG G2 that compare its performance with other hot smartphones of the moment, or a comparison of the LG G2 and Samsung Galaxy S4.

Are you an AT&T customer and pleased to hear that you could be one of the first to get your hands on the LG G2 in the US? What is it about this smartphone that attracts you most? We always appreciate your comments.