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LG G Pad 8.3 Leaks, Sports Verizon Branding

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Verizon seems ready to expand its tablet portfolio by adding the yet to be released LG G Pad 8.3, which has already made an appearance on the Internet, thanks to @evleaks.

Evan Nelson Blass, better known as phone leaker @evleaks on Twitter, revealed in one of his recent posts how the LG G Pad 8.3 will look like. This year definitely seems to be the year of 8-inch tablets, as Samsung has the Galaxy TabPRO 8.4 in store for us, Asus is reportedly working on an Intel-powered 8-inch Nexus and LG prepares to launch the G Pad 8.3.

Verizon’s history with tablets isn’t that great, however. The red carrier only added the LTE Nexus 7 to its offer this Thursday, as until then it didn’t even allow customers to activate the LTE version of Asus and Google’s tablet on its network. A 37MB update was pushed to the LTE Nexus 7 in order to make it fully compatible with Verizon’s network. It should be noted that The Big Red will also add the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition and the Samsung Galaxy NotePro to its offer in the upcoming weeks.

Back to the LG G Pad 8.3, though, its specs are quite good, but not exactly high-end. This Android tablet is supposed to come with a 8.3-inch display with 1920 x 1200 pixels, a quad-core Snapdragon 600 running at 1.7Ghz paired with an Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. There are no details on whether the storage can be furthermore expanded via a microSD card. Its thirst for energy should be easily quenched by the 4,600 mAh battery. The G Pad 8.3 will sport two cameras, a 5 MP one in the back for photos and videos, as well as a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video calls. The tablet features support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 LE.

Android device manufacturers are known to deliver their high-end products with the latest version of Google’s mobile OS, and the G Pad 8.3 makes no exception. LG will offer Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box, and future updates should be delivered promptly.

Neither Verizon, nor LG commented on when the G Pad 8.3 will be launched, but given that the leaked image and technical specs come from @evleaks, there shouldn’t be any doubts regarding the existence of this tablet. Still, it’s great to see that the market diversifies and the carriers are not reluctant about expanding their offer of tablets.

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Hands-on with the LG G Pad 8.3 (video)

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LG announced its new slate, complete with specs, ahead of IFA, but the tradeshow is our first opportunity to see the G Pad 8.3 in the flesh -- or in the aluminum package, as it were. The company is positioning this tablet as the first full HD tablet in the 8.0-inch category, and as the device best optimized for one-handed use. Specific as those distinctions may be, they do sound pretty appealing.

First thing's first: the G Pad 8.3 in our hands today is not the final version that will ship at the end of the month. LG likely has some software kinks to work out, but it's safe to say that today's model gives us a good idea of what consumers can expect. The G Pad is part of LG's flagship G series line, which includes high-end handsets like the Optimus G Pro and the recently announced G2. As such, this guy looks like a bigger version of its smartphone siblings, which is to say it looks quite nice. The bezels are almost non-existent, and the backside features a silver aluminum backing -- it's a nice contrast to the Pad's black or white plastic finish. The 8.3-inch, 1,920 x 1,200 IPS panel provides the vibrant colors and excellent viewing angles that you'd expect; we've seen similarly high caliber displays on other LG devices like the Optimus G Pro.

At 338 grams, the G Pad is extremely light; a rep made sure to point out that some paperback books even weigh more. Less weight means the tablet is easier to hold in one hand -- even with LG reps talking up the device's featherweight footprint, we found it surprisingly insubstantial. More than the weight, though, the device's 126.5mm width makes it quite comfortable to use. And guess what? It can also fit in a jacket pocket, which may or may not improve your life dramatically. LG utilized data collected by the Korean government about the average hand size in order to arrive at an optimal width for the tablet. We found the slate quite comfortable to grasp with just one hand; it didn't feel like a stretch to grasp across the device.%Gallery-slideshow79665%

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LG G Pad 8.3 is Officially Teased in YouTube Video

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LG Electronics has released today its 27th official new tablet teaser video for YouTube. This video reveals tech giant's upcoming first G-series tablet. LG G Pad 8.3 is officially unveiled in this...