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Apple iPad mini
16 GBLG G Pad 8.3
V500| Global Score | |
| 65.2 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.0, 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-01 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 273 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1700 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 708 hours standby time |
| 6.32 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
LG G Pad 8.3 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad mini, having a 65.9 score against 65.2. Although it's the best tablet in this comparison, the LG G Pad 8.3 is a a bit heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than Apple iPad mini. LG G Pad 8.3 works with Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPad mini has iOS 8.x OS.
The LG G Pad 8.3 features a little bit better performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. LG G Pad 8.3 features a much better looking display than Apple iPad mini, because it has a little bit larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a lot greater pixel density.
IPad mini has just a bit better camera than LG G Pad 8.3, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 5 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the iPad mini also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos. LG G Pad 8.3 has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini, and although they both have equal internal storage, the LG G Pad 8.3 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than iPad mini, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity instead of 4440mAh.
The LG G Pad 8.3 costs the same than iPad mini.
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