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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2013-09-01 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 8.54 x 4.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 10.86 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 285.00 | $ 180.00 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 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
The LG G Pad 8.3 has an overall score of 65.9, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad mini's 65 global score. The LG G Pad 8.3 has Android 4.4 operating system, while Apple iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x operating system. The LG G Pad 8.3 construction is somewhat thicker and a little heavier than the Apple iPad mini.
The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with a brighter screen than iPad mini, because it has a quite bigger display, a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot greater display density. The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than iPad mini, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the LG G Pad 8.3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
The LG G Pad 8.3 counts with a bit faster processor than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and more RAM. IPad mini takes clearer photos and videos than LG G Pad 8.3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video definition and a same resolution camera in the back, the iPad mini also has a larger diafragm aperture.
The LG G Pad 8.3 features just a little better battery duration than iPad mini, because it has a 4% larger battery size.
LG G Pad 8.3 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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