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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GBLG G Pad 8.3
V500| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.0, 4.2.2 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2013-09-01 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 231.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 273 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1700 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4600mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 708 hours standby time |
| 8.56 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is better than the LG G Pad 8.3, with a 74.2 score against 65.9. Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer and a lot thinner tablet than the LG G Pad 8.3, but it's a lot heavier. Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and LG G Pad 8.3 comes with Android 5.0 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a bit more powerful CPU than LG G Pad 8.3, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit more vivid screen than LG G Pad 8.3, because although it has a just a bit worse display pixel density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher 2048 x 1536 resolution. The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the LG G Pad 8.3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
IPad Air 2 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than LG G Pad 8.3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the iPad Air 2 also has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light environments and a way better resolution back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a way better battery lifetime than LG G Pad 8.3, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the LG G Pad 8.3.
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