It has a crazy convoluted name, compact body, wasp waist and average-sounding features. Meet the Korea-exclusive (for now) LG G Pad IV 8.0 FHD LTE.
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Well, that was quick. The mediocre-sounding, lackluster-looking LG G Pad III 10.1 was literally just (ev) leaked the other day, and now, it’s already out and about… at least in the manufacturer’s homeland of South Korea.
Recent history tells us the mid-range 10.1-inch Android slate may well go wide soon, possibly even expanding to one or two US carriers at relatively low prices, with frequent discounts and bundle deals in store.
Anything special about the convolutedly named G Pad III 10.1 FHD LTE? Actually, there is an adjustable kickstand baked in by default that previous members of the family didn’t “think” to include. Early next year, the series will apparently be further expanded, starting with a stylus pen-wielding model.
For the time being, let’s focus on this respectably versatile, albeit non-keyboard-sporting $365 (KRW 429,000) variant, weighing in at a robust 510 grams, but nicely measuring 6.7mm at its thinnest point while packing an adequate 6,000mAh battery.
Adequate is probably the best way to describe the rest of the specs too, from an undetailed octa-core 1.5GHz processor to Full HD (1,920 x 1,200 pixels) screen resolution, 2GB RAM, 5MP rear and front cameras, expandable 32GB storage, USB Type-C connectivity, as well as Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
The LG G Pad III 10.1 is also LTE-enabled, Microsoft Office-loaded, and fine-tuned for both avid readers and multimedia junkies.
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While they say conventional tablets, without the ability to seamlessly morph into something else, are pretty much dead, a handful of hopeful companies continue to see a future for jumbo-sized cost-conscious Androids, particularly 7 and 8-inchers.A future very similar to the present, unfortunately, at least as far as LG is concerned, with the “new” G Pad III 8.0 greatly resembling last year’s Korea-launched G Pad II 8.3 and ...
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LG has been working on better grouping its numerous smartphones in G, X and K families of late to reduce user confusion and an overwhelming feeling of market saturation, but unfortunately, the Korean company’s tablet release strategies remain a little too all over the place.After unleashing the way too similar
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