Hey everyone it's Chad from GadgetGuruHD.com and this is my full thoughts and comparison
between the iPad Air and the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition.
The iPad has been around for a long time and is the undisputed most popular tablet on the
market, but the Play Edition G Pad also has a lot going for it.
Which one is best for you?
Let's find out.
The original iPad really shook up the tablet market in 2010 and it was another example
of Apple innovating, but since then there hasn't been many groundbreaking changes until
now.
The LG G Pad 8.3 is LG's shot at finding a midway between the iPad Air and iPad Mini,
it's larger than the Mini but still smaller than the Air.
Google has taken a real chance with LG as the 8.3 is the first Google Play Edition tvablet
to be brought
to market.
We're going to start off with the build quality, which may be the best things about each of
these tablets.
This newer generation got a new design upgrade from the previous 4th gen iPad.
This makes the iPad Air quite literally a blown up iPad Mini Retina, which in my opinion
is a good thing.
Both the Air and G Pad have a solid aluminum construction that not only looks great, but
also feels great.
The G Pad has more of a brushed aluminum look while the Air has a solid color, either space
grey or silver.
The only thing I've been disappointed with is the speakers on both the iPad and also
G Pad.
The G Pad's speakers are located on the back which makes them an ideal location to be covered
up and muffled.
The iPad's sound quality is less than stellar and it would've been nice if they were a bit
louder.
As far as how the tablets feel in the hand, they're very similar because of the aluminum
body.
The main difference however is the actual size of each of them.
Obviously the Air isn't a one handed device, but the G Pad is somewhat usable with one
hand.
As far as the actual dimensions of each device goes, the G Pad measures in at 216mms in height
and 126mms in width while the Air towers over it coming in at 240 mms tall and 170 mms wide.
Ever since using smaller form factor tablets like the Nexus 7 and G Pad I've found that
lugging around larger devices like the Air becomes a pain.
However, the new slimmer form factor of 7.5mm and the incredibly light weight of 478 grams
or one pound definitely makes one reconsider the Air.
Honestly though, I still prefer the smaller size of the G Pad, but that's something you'll
each need to find out for yourselves.
The iPad Mini Air features the same beautiful retina display that has been shown on the
last several generations.
The only thing you'll want to consider is that it's possible the next generation features
a 4k or 2k resolution screen.
The G Pad doesn't have a bad screen but it isn't mind blowing or amazing.
You might have noticed in my speed test comparison how dim the G Pad was, and that's something
I've had issues with.
I enjoy the larger display of the G Pad, but the iPad Air wins 10 times out of 10 in terms
of clarity.
The LG G Pad Google Play Edition costs $349 and is only available in black which is pretty
steep considering the Nexus 7 2013 can be had for about $150 less.
However, with the G Pad you do get the Android OS and expandable storage, so it's definitely
enticing for those that need extra space.
Now the iPad Air can be purchased in two color variants, space grey and silver.
The cost of the iPad Mini is $499 for the base model, and like all Apple products there's
no expandable storage.
Now both the iPad Air with retina display and LG G Pad are extremely powerful.
If you want the benchmarks and actually specifics then you can check out my Geekbench 3 comparison
between the iPad Air, LG G Pad 8.3, iPad Mini Retina, and Nexus 7.
Despite the iPad Air's not too impressive specs, it is still real nice and surprisingly
powerful.
It features the new A7 chip and has 1GB of ram.
On the other hand, the LG G Pad 8.3 has an ultra powerful quadcore snapdragon 600 processor
and 2 gbs of RAM.
Both of these tablets have no problem navigating through its operating system and they are
both a pleasure to use in terms of the fluidity and smoothness of each of them.
I've tested each one out with high graphic intensive games and they perform very well.
I'll be honest though it's tough to beat how smooth the iPad Mini Retina is and it shows
in that comparison.
Both the iPad Mini 2 and LG G Pad 8.3 are fantastic tablets and they're each great in
their own ways.
The iPad Air is a bit tough to purchase simply because it's so expensive, but if you have
the extra money to spend and prefer a larger display then definitely go for the iPad Air.
However, if you prefer Android and the stock Android experience then go for the LG G Pad
8.3.
Anyway, hopefully this video helped you all decide between these two great tablets, if
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I'm Chad from GadgetGuruHD.com and I'll see you all in the next video.