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It's Chad here from GadgetGuruHD.com and in this video I'll be comparing the LG G Pad
Google Play Edition and iPad Mini w / Retina Display. Both the iPad Mini 2 and LG G Pad
are top of the line tablets, but they're very different in many different ways.
We're going to start off with the build quality, which may be the best things about each of
these tablets. Both the iPad Mini Retina and G Pad have a solid aluminum construction that
not only looks great, but also feels great. The G Pad has more of a brushed aluminum look
while the iPad Mini has a solid color, either space grey or silver.
The only thing I've been disappointed with is the speakers on both the iPad and also
G Pad. The G Pad's speakers are located on the back which makes them an ideal location
to be covered up and muffled. The iPad's sound quality is less than stellar and it would've
been nice if they were a bit louder. As far as how the tablets feel in the hand,
they're very similar because of the aluminum body. In my opinion the iPad just feels more
slender and compact. However, something I found a bit odd is that the G Pad is actually
taller than the iPad Mini but the iPad is actually wider, here's the actual numbers.
The G Pad is slightly larger measuring in at 216 mms in height and 126 mms in width
while the iPad Mini 2 is 200 mms tall and 135 mms wide. The G Pad measures in 8.3 mm
which is slightly thicker than the iPad Mini Retina, but not by much.
The iPad Mini 2 features a 7.9 inch display with a beautiful retina display. All I can
say is that it's fantastic and an enormous step up from the previous gens pixelated mess
of a display. The G Pad doesn't have a bad screen but it isn't mind blowing or amazing.
You might have noticed in my speed test comparison how dim the G Pad was, and that's something
I've had issues with. I enjoy the larger display of the G Pad, but the iPad Mini Retina wins
10 times out of 10 in terms of clarity.
The LG G Pad Google Play Edition costs $349 and is only available in black which is pretty
steep considering the Nexus 7 2013 can be had for about $150 less. However, with the
G Pad you do get the larger screen and a micro sd card, so it's definitely enticing for those
that need expandable storage. Now the iPad Mini Retina can be purchased in two color
variants, space grey and silver. The cost of the iPad Mini is $399 for the base model,
and like all Apple products there's no expandable storage.
The iPad Mini 2 runs the latest version of iOS, iOS 7. iOS 7 is pretty much a major design
overhaul of the previous version of iOS. But like the previous version of Apple's operating
system, the learning curve isn't too steep and you should be able to catch on in no time.
Now this isn't a review, but there are some cool new features like control center which
is similar to the pull down notification on Android, and there's also new multitasking.
The LG G Pad runs stock android, which is essentially how Google envisions Android.
4.4 KitKat is a bit of an overhaul and is generally cleaner, with new icons and translucent
menus and bars replacing the older black-colored design. My experience with Kit Kat so far
is that it's been really smooth and makes Android a much more polished up complete experience.
The battery on both tablets are really impressive. I was able to go days on both the G Pad and
iPad Mini 2, but I did notice the iPad did do a slightly better job with battery. Honestly,
battery really shouldn't be a major concern with either device because they're both great.
Now both the iPad Mini with retina display and LG G Pad are extremely powerful. Despite
the iPad Mini 2's not too impressive specs, it is still real nice and surprisingly powerful.
It features the new A7 chip and has 1GB of ram. On the other hand, the LG G Pad 8.3 has
an ultra powerful quadcore snapdragon 600 processor and 2 gbs of RAM. Both of these
tablets have no problem navigating through its operating system and they are both a pleasure
to use in terms of the fluidity and smoothness of each of them. I've tested each one out
with high graphic intensive games and they perform very well. If you're interested in
specific benchmarks and test then go ahead and check out our comparison between the iPad
Air, iPad Mini Retina, Nexus 7 2013, and LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. I'll be honest
though it's tough to beat how smooth the iPad Mini Retina is and it shows in that comparison.
Both the iPad Mini 2 and LG G Pad 8.3 are fantastic tablets and they're each great in
their own ways. The iPad Mini is a bit tough to purchase simply because it's so expensive,
but if you have the extra money to spend and prefer iOS then definitely go for the iPad
Mini Retina. However, if you prefer Android and the stock Android experience then go for
the LG G Pad 8.3. Anyway, hopefully this video helped you all decide between these two great
tablets, if it did please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe for my content like
this. I'm Chad from GadgetGuruHD.com and I'll see you all in the next video.