Apple is widely expected to announce the second generation of its iPad mini in the coming months – possibly as soon as September 10th – but LG’s competitor in the 8-inch class is getting the spotlight first. The rumored G Pad 8.3 has been announced by the Korean electronics giant this evening, featuring what LG claims to be the first full HD display (1920 x 1200, to be exact) in a tablet of this size – though it conveniently ignores the new Nexus 7, presumably because it falls into the 7-inch class, not 8. The G Pad 8.3 will have 16GB of internal storage, 2GB of RAM, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz. It runs Android 4.2.2 – not Android 4.3 – no doubt thanks to LG’s software customizations that first debuted on the G2 smartphone. One unique feature to the G Pad is an app that LG calls “QPair,” allowing users to pair to their smartphone and manage calls and messages directly from the ta blet. Why a user would wish to take a call on the G Pad instead of their phone is unclear.
Pricing hasn’t been announced, but LG says the G Pad 8.3 will be available in black and white across North America, Asia, and Europe in the fourth quarter of the year.
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