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LG G Pad 8.0
V480Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
P7500| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.2 | Android 4.0.4, 3.0 |
| -- | 2011-03-22 |
| 8.30 x 4.89 x 0.39 inches | 10.09 x 6.81 x 0.34 inches |
| 12.06 ounces | 19.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 105.00 | $ 410.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (24 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 8.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
LG G Pad 8.0 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab 10.1, having a score of 58.6 against 58.1. Both tablets in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but the LG G Pad 8.0 has a more recent 5.0 version and Galaxy Tab 10.1 has Android 4.0.4, providing you a lot of extra features and some performance improvements. The LG G Pad 8.0 body is notably lighter but somewhat thicker than the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
LG G Pad 8.0 features a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, because it has more cpu cores and an additional graphics processing unit. The LG G Pad 8.0 features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 10.1, because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1280 x 800 resolution, the LG G Pad 8.0 also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display.
LG G Pad 8.0 features a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a really longer battery life than LG G Pad 8.0, because it has 6800mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 shoots slightly better videos and photos than LG G Pad 8.0, although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera and a worse video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, LG G Pad 8.0 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it an obvious call.
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