LG GPad 8.3 Quick Specs

Display Size: 8.3 inches with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a pixel density of 273 ppiProcessor: Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300RAM: 2GBSoftware Version: Android 4.4 KitKat for Google Play Edition and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for the regular oneCamera: 5 MP camera, LED flash, 1080p Video Recording at 30 fpsSecondary Camera: 1.3 MP, 720p recordingInternal Storage:  16 GBExternal Storage: MicroSD support up to 64 GBBattery: 4,600 mAhConnectivity:  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, Infrared port, Wi-Fi directSensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass

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Design and Build

The LG GPad 8.3t has a a rectangular design with rounded off edges which make the device easy to hold. It features a premium build quality with a brushed metal back and a plastic boundary around it. It will attract fingerprints for sure but the tablet feels good to hold and the same makes you feel as it is a premium tablet. So if you can live with the fingerprints every now and then, the tablet will surely not disappoint you. Its main competitor has a plastic body which also feels premium to hold but then you’ll have to decide between a no-fingerprint plastic body or a brushed metal body that attracts fingerprints.

Camera and Internal Storage

It gets a 5MP camera at the rear without a LED flash and the same is joined in by a 1.3MP front camera which will facilitate video calling and self portrait shots. The primary camera will come with a support for 1080p video recording whereas the front snapper will be capable of recording videos in 720p. The LG GPad 8.3 gets an internal storage capacity of 16GB which can be expanded further with the help of a microSD card by another 64GB. It gets a 2GB RAM which will aid your multitasking needs.  

Battery, Operating System and Chipset

The GPad 8.3 is given the juice to run by a non-removable 4,600 mAh battery unit that will give you plenty of hours of usage dependent on what content you use it for. Expect it to last for about 5-6 hours of constant multimedia usage. It runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and its Google Play Edition runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. We probably won’t be getting the Google Play edition but we are pretty sure that LG will give the regular edition a KitKat update in future. It derives its processing abilities from a Qualcomm APQ8064 Pro Snapdragon 600 chipset which gets a quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 as its CPU and in-charge of the graphics department is an Adreno 320 GPU. So you can expect top notch levels of performance from the device but not as high as a Nexus 7(2013).

 

Conclusion

The GPad 8.3 is a good well rounded off unit but a better processor could have done wonders for the same. Let us see as to what official price tag does LG give the tablet once it gets launched in India. We expect it to cost around Rs 25,000-30,000.