LG's G Pad 8.0 tablet has reached
Indian shores via a third-party retailer
and is now available to buy at Rs.
17,999. So far, there has been no
announcement regarding the launch of
the tablet.
Initially announced in May last year, the
LG G Pad 8.0 was rolled out in the
European region in August and was
expected to follow to Central and South
America, Asia and CIS regions gradually
thereafter.
The LG G Pad 8.0 comes in two variants
a Wi-Fi only model and a LTE model. Th
one available in India via Snapdeal is th
Wi-Fi only model. Both models are
identical in terms of specifications apart
from the 4G connectivity option.
The G Pad 8.0 features an 8-inch IPS
display with a WXGA (1280x800 pixels)
display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad
core processor (unspecified) coupled wit
1GB of RAM, and features 16GB of inbuil
storage with microSD card support
(expandable up to 64GB).
The tablet features a 5-megapixel rear
camera, a 1.3-megapixel front camera,
and a 4200mAh battery. The LG G Pad
8.0 measures 210.8x124.2x9.9mm, an
weighs 344 grams. The LG G Pad 8.0 is
available in Black and White colours.
The highlight of the tablet is that it
shares the same UI as seen in the
company's flagship, the LG G3 . In
addition, the device includes QPair 2.0,
through which users can connect to thei
smartphones with Bluetooth to
conveniently answer phone calls, receive
notifications, and send text messages,
directly from their LG tablet.
Other features on the LG G Pad 8.0
include Touch and Shoot, Gesture Shot,
Smart Keyboard, and Knock Code. The
Touch and Shoot feature enables users
to tap anywhere on the tablet screen to
focus the subject automatically and
shoot images. The Gesture Shot feature
lets users click a selfie shot via the
tablet's front-facing camera with the hel
of a simple gesture. The users would
have to open and close the palms of thei
hands, after which a countdown timer of
three seconds starts.
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