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The G Pad 8.3 looks strikingly much like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 8.. Clothed in most white, these days features the identical rounded corners and ultrathin bezels as Samsung's slate. Over the G Pad's 8.3-inch display is a silver LG logo, off to the right being its front camera. Around the device's right edge are its power button and volume rocker. The superior edge hosts the tablet's headphone jack, built-in IR blaster and micro sd card slot with port cover, while the base has a microUSB port.

Around back, the G Pad's white plastic gives method to an attractive aluminum panel, on the right side that sit the slate's dual external speakers. LG's decision to decide on aluminum over plastic provides the G Pad an even more premium appearance and feel in contrast to the Galaxy Tab 3 8., which has a slippery plastic back.

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At 8.5 x 5. x .33 inches, the LG G Pad 8.3 is really a hair bigger the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8., which measures 8.3 x 4.9 x .3 inches. Although difference is slight, still makes the G Pad feel larger when trying to carry it with one hand. The 7-inch Google Nexus 7 measures just 7.9 x 4.5 x .34 inches, while the Apple's iPad mini, showcasing a 7.9-inch display, measures 7.9 x 5.3 x .28 inches. Amazon's 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HDX is the slimmest in the lot, measuring just 7.thrice 5 x .35 inches.

The LG G Pad 8.3 is additionally significantly heavier compared to the competition, weighing 11.9 ounces. The Galaxy Tab 3 8. and iPad mini are a lighter 11 ounces. Amazon's Amazon Kindle Fire HDX weighs a slight 10.7 ounces.

Display
LG G Pad 8.3The G Pad 8.3 is the first 8-inch Android tablet which has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, above the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0's 1280 x 800-pixel panel. However, Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire HDX both feature 7-inch, 1920 x 1200 resolution screens, while Apple's iPad Mini with Retina display offers 2048 x 1536 pixels. And even though the G Pad 8.3 offered sharp visuals -- text on NYTimes.com was free of pixelation regardless if zoomed all the way in -- the display's dim backlighting made for a poor movie-watching experience.

At 273 lux, the G Pad's screen is much dimmer as opposed to tablet category average of 359 lux and wealthy the iPad mini's mark of 432 lux. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch offered a higher rating of 477 lux, while the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX topped out at 480 lux.

With such a low brightness, watching videos around the G Pad was certainly not enjoyable. A trailer for "X-Men: Times of Future Past" was nearly unwatchable, with darker colors looking black rather than the correct shade. Near the Galaxy Tab 3 8., the G Pad 8.3 appears like its display brightness is turned down all the way up. Viewing angles around the G Pad weren't very wide, either. When laid flat on the desk, the tablet's display looked far darker than it did if we held it.