The LG G Pad 8.3 (also known as LG G Tab 8.3) is an Android-based

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produced and marketed by

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. It belongs to the

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, and was announced on 4 September 2013 and launched in November 2013. Unlike its predecessor which had an screen, the G Pad 8.3 has a smaller screen.

History

The G Pad 8.3 was first announced on 31 August 2013. It was officially unveiled at the 2013 Mobile World Conference. At that time, LG confirmed that the G Pad 8.3 would be released worldwide in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2013. On 14 October 2013, the G Pad 8.3 was released in Korea for 550,000 won. It was later released to the US market on 15 November 2013 for US$349.99. On 10 December 2013, a version of the G Pad 8.3 with stock

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(similarly to one of its competitors, the

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) was released on

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Store. Starting in March 2014, Verizon Wireless began offering a version of the G Pad 8.3 for

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's 4G/ LTE network, known as the LG G Pad 8.3 LTE. It launched at $99.99 from March 6–10, and then was offered at $199.99—both with a two-year activation. It was also available without a contract at $299.99.

Features

The G Pad 8.3 is released with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. LG has customized the interface with its ''

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'' software. As well as apps from Google, including

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and

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, it has access to LG apps such as QPair, QSlide, KnockOn, and Slide Aside. The G Pad 8.3 has been available in four variants: * LG G Pad 8.3 LTE (VK810) for the Verizon Wireless LTE network * LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition (V510) with Google apps and automatic updates * LG G Pad 8.3 Black (V500 Black) for WiFi-only * LG G Pad 8.3 White (V500 White) for WiFi-only Internal storage is 16 GB, with a

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card slot for expansion. It has an WUXGA TFT screen with a resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels. It has a 1.3 MP front camera without flash and 5.0 MP AF rear-facing camera, as well as the ability to record HD videos. In April 2014, LG released

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with some improvements to the UI and the browser, as well as some new graphical details such as the transparent status bar and the white indicators included with KitKat. In late June 2014, LG released the Android 4.4.4 KitKat update for the G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. In April 2015 the GPE versions were updated to

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