yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 General] RaiderWill:
I was hoping for an announcement at I/O of the HTC Nexus device to at least see it... :cool:

But I think I'm going to go with the Samsung Tab S 10.5.. it's the lightest and thinnest 10 inch Tablet ever created AND has that SuperAmoled Screen that is just stunning.. So, even though I would not be able to flash all the ROM's the HTC Nexus will eventually have, I would be cool with root and xposed framework to get that SuperAmoled Screen for Movies & Gaming. I think it's worth the extra $100.00 bucks in the long run.. :cool:

Simple is good.. :cool:

And there is nothing wrong with LG's software IMO.. except you will obtain much more speed with one of the ROM's.. But if your ok with what you got now keep it stock to have access to the LG software and just use xposed framework to customize it to your liking.. Are you ok with the brightness levels?
[G Pad 8.3 General] hensonlf:
To be honest, the brightness has not bothered me. I've been thinking about trying to build a 20d based stock ROM, but it would be my first go at it and I'm 100% sure where to start lol.
[G Pad 8.3 General] RaiderWill:
Well... :cool:

Go for it dude! Just don't take it beyond the "Soft-Brick" stage and you can easily recover should your 1st attempts not be successful.

Be sure to share your work once you've polished it up! :cool:
[G Pad 8.3 General] b3aucb:
Going...Going..Gone.

It was fun while it lasted, but sold the G Pad today ($225) and put it toward a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 from Best Buy - white. (And btw, BB only offered me $70 for my G Pad on that supposed $100 Trade In Deal - they didnt even looking at it). I really loved the G Pad - great development / support here and it was a nice upgrade from my prev Tab 7 8.3 - but it def felt like it had run its course. (confirmed after today too - zero buyers remorse).

By comparison, there's really no dev yet on the Tab S Forums, but its coming. SideSync is cool on this w/ my S5 but the screen was enough for me to switch alone - its absolutely ridiculous (so vibrant). If I had any mulligans with the LG, I probably would have stuck with Rooted/Stock for awhile before ditching it in search of a better replacement - I never went back and got any use out of some of the cooler stock features LG included like the remote, etc. The gamma thing never stopped annoying me, even tho it wasn't as big a deal as I made it out. All in all - very nice tablet. -- On to the next one, tho
[G Pad 8.3 General] King_Rat:
My first tablet, and I'm hooked!!

Who knows what my next one will be... :eek:

Sent from my Kin[G]_Pad ©
[G Pad 8.3 General] NJ_RAMS_FAN:
I'm thinking of selling my as well. Either for pro 8.4 or s8.4. I was reading that pro has better performance numbers. But s has amoled. Lol. Either selling pad or tab 3.
[G Pad 8.3 General] crashDebug:
whatever runs unaltered android and is above 8''. Coming from a nexus 4 phone I can never get used to lg's appalling UI, and custom roms all have their issues
[G Pad 8.3 General] craigels:
I'm waiting for my new Samsung Galaxy tab s 8.4 to be delivered
[G Pad 8.3 General] Kenif1983:
My G Pad is a month old, moved from a Nexus 7 for it.

Currently fits all my needs (and still stock)
[G Pad 8.3 General] Bodisson:
Got a brand new G Pad. It will have to last for at least next 2 years (or untill broken).

After that... who knows? I will probably look for something with SAMOLED (or successor) screen...
[G Pad 8.3 General] RaiderWill:
Congrats On That Purchase.. :cool:

Since the HTC Nexus turned out to not even be close to being Baked yet.. The Tab S 10.5 will be next on my list.

That Screen is so Bright & Beautiful.. it's breathtaking.. I love the Deep Blacks and Rich Colors of SuperAmoled.. :cool:

Enjoy your 8.4 version.. :good:
[G Pad 8.3 General] datbuidoi:
my next tablet still will be a 8 inches android tablet

nexus 8 seems fit to me perfectly
[G Pad 8.3 General] RaiderWill:
You have me at a disadvantage Sir... :cool:

Are you referring to the new K1 Tegra based Shield 8 inch Tablet?

Or.. are you waiting for the next Nexus Tablet release due sometime in early 2015.. which may be an 8 to 8.9" based device?
[G Pad 8.3 General] ncguy68:
I'm trying to hold out for the new Nexus 8.? tablet, but I am starting to wonder it's just a rumor that will never come true. Google really seems to be dragging out the release.

Samsung has two rather nice 8.4 inch tablets, but I am not a fan of the navigation buttons. I prefer the soft navigation bar that rotates with the screen.
[G Pad 8.3 General] galaxys:
My next tablet will be the LG Pad V510 GPE...just arrived yesterday! It's awesome! :) I'm late to the party but hard to beat the specs, price value, etc. Who knows when the Nexus8 will ever show up...
[G Pad 8.3 General] Luca2903:
samsung

I don't like samsung, but this pro octa core looks very nice!
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 now i'm on Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and when the S one will be in discount for 300 euros will i buy it ;)

Sent from my beastly SM-T320
[G Pad 8.3 General] Nobodys_me:
MS Surface 3 pro 256 GB

Preodered dunno if u can consider it a tablet

Gesendet von meinem LG-V500 mit Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
MiPad is also nice one

Sent from my beastly SM-T320
[G Pad 8.3 General] SCWells72:
I also just ordered a Surface Pro 3 i5/8GB/256GB. I plan to use it more as a laptop/desktop replacement than a tablet, but I'll give it a shot as the latter as well.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
Congrats bro !

Sent through my beastly SM-T320 using Tapatalk⁴
[G Pad 8.3 General] Bill_windows:
Probably the next g pad,the next real g pad not like g pad 7...Something with small bezzels and 8.3 inch super LCD screen with 443 PPI...And a snapdragon 1000
[G Pad 8.3 General] sheamolt:
hm...

Do you guys still recommend this tablet? I just got the galaxy tab 4 7 inch for ~170 today and feel like I could get more bang for my buck around $200... first tablet in a few years
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
Yeah go for Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 ( €275 )
[G Pad 8.3 General] sheamolt:
Gtab pro is still a little steep for me.

I'd like an lg device bc i really like the idea of pairing it with my G2 along with the knock on feature...

Right now the 7" samsung tab seems fine for me, except those features. along with the soft buttons that don't light up.

With that being said, would you say the g tab 7 (almost the same exact specs, except 512mb less ram) would be good? or should i spend the extra for the 8.3?
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
Go for 8.3
[G Pad 8.3 General] woody1:
I agree. The 8.3 is vastly better and there are some good deals available.
[G Pad 8.3 General] galaxys:
Interesting, even today the 8.3 is getting high marks! Especially the GPE when it comes to Google updates!

http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/107353/20140831/lg-g-pad-8-3-vs-nexus-7.htm
[G Pad 8.3 General] Impromark:
Well, it's IFA time and the first batch of new tablets has been announced. It's been a year since the G Pad was introduced and Sony, Asus and Acer have started to blab on the newest tabs.

The only one to really catch my eye is the Sony Experia Tab Compact, an 8" Full HD with the usual Sony bells and whistles. Not bad, since the stock Sony ROM is relatively unintrusive. Asus and Acer have some lower end tabs (Acer has one that could replace my dusty A700 that serves as the home media center) that aren't really worth mentioning in the same breath as the G Pad, but the week is young.

I'm still quite happy with my G Pad and am not looking to replace it (The Sammy Tab S 8.4 almost, ALMOST made me flinch, but TW is still making me hesitate) quite yet; save for the screen brightness / gamma issue, it's been a very welcome driver for my work and home purposes. We'll see what 2015 has to offer; in the meantime some of the ROMs will always be here to play with should I really get bored.

Any thoughts from my fellow G Pad users?

Mark
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stuart Little:
The premium line of Samsung like the Pro and S series are not as bad as you think.

The hardware/specs are huge .

When you flash cyanogenmod then you have a premium feeling for cheap price.

The Pro line 8.4 is just €275 now.

And I have a 8.4 and I'm on touchwizz because touchwizz is really fine on this 8.4.

On my Galaxy Note and other Samsung phones am I using AOSP roms but on tablets is it really working fine.

You should consider buying a tablet from the Samsung pro line ;)

November/December will my HTC One M8 arrive !
[G Pad 8.3 General] player911:
I have a Nexus 7 2013 and I'm pretty happy with it except of the touchscreen irritations that were never fixed. Pretty hard to upgrade from it but I'll probably hand it off to my son.

In terms of new tablets, I've been keeping an eye out. I really want one that is 64bit. I know it is still too early to take advantage but with the 805 and NVidia Chip starting to trickle out, I feel that it is time. The Nexus 8.9 is supposed to have the x64 Nvidia chip which looks good on paper but I'm leery of game support. Developers like Gameloft almost never have NVidia support and will flat out deny you the ability to play their games. I'd really prefer the SD 805. Seems they've been around the longest and just work.

I also have been longing for SPen support or something. The Galaxy Line has kind of been lacking in the specs department lately. The NVidia Shield has great reviews but torn at the Nvidia chipset.

So who knows. If I was to get the Nexus 8.9, then I'd almost rather just get the NVidia Shield. I'd read that the Nvidia shield suffers from weak wifi, which would also make it useless to own (same as the janky Nexus 7 touchscreen).
[G Pad 8.3 General] ncguy68:
Just bought a second LG Gpad 8.3. Could not resist the $199 price at New Egg over the weekend.
[G Pad 8.3 General] kandelai:
I love my LG G 8.3 GPE, but I have my eye on Dell's Venue 8 7000 and the Nexus 9. I love running stock Android, so all signs point to the Nexus probably.
[G Pad 8.3 General] ncguy68:
I am hoping the rumors of the Nexus 8/9 being 4:3 ratio are wrong. That would be a deal breaker for me.
[G Pad 8.3 General] kandelai:
All signs point to 4:3 ratio like the ipad. Yeah, not looking forward to black bars on my videos and I watch a lot of videos on my pads.
[G Pad 8.3 General] nigelhealy:
My "next tablet" is the Gpad 8.3 V500. I think a few of us will be migrating from the Nexus 7 given reasonable price drop of the V500

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...n-the-lg-g-pad-8-3-199-99-with-free-shipping/

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291221452053

Reasons I moved up from Nexus 7

- I have OnePlusOne which I'm not 100% happy about (too big) but it has buckets of everything (speed, storage) and so my Nexus 7 was just sitting idle

- I have Nexus 10 which if I don't look at it the wrong way does a few things well which is a big-screen forward speakers sit+watch, but its slow and unrealible, I might have a physically dud unit but I got it refurbished with 30 day warranty and well I was borderline sending it back.

- my Nexus 7 was in perfect working condition so I could sell it and the new owner not complain and get money back. I don't think I can sell my N10 so it kept til it breaks.

- N10 battery life is bad, and its slow to charge, even with Pogo cable, so given also its unreliability, it isn't really my "leave home and rely on it".

- the N7' issues is if I leave home with it and its to complement my phone, its screen is a bit small, particularly if you are looking mostly at the N10.

- So between the OPO overlapping the N7 from below and the N10 nailing the big-screen, but I'm thinking my N10 is not long-term going to make it, I saw the gpad 8.3 and some positive reviews.

Reason to get the Gpad 8.3

- generally good feedback in the Nexus 10 forums, many of if finding the N10 doing hard resets if we try to make it work hard. Might be a design flaw or just my physical out-of-warranty. Owners of gpad 8.3 were saying they found gpad 8.3 rock solid stable

- the $199 deal, I sold my Nexus 7 first, got $170 cash in Craigslist to an Apple fanboy who thought that a good price, ordered my gpad 8.3 for $220 inc tax shipped + $30 for 64GB microsdxc and $38 for a keyboard case.

So that's me the gpad 8.3 is

- my leave-house-with tablet, for big-enough screen and hopefully reliable

- it complements in size, quite a bit larger, than my 5.5" OPO

- reliability portability

---------- Post added at 11:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:46 AM ----------

+1

Pay for a high-cost tablet and most of the hours watching it 1/3rd of the screen is not being used. Dumb.

16:9 videos and here's % wasted

16:9 e.g. Nexus 5, OnePlusOne % wasted

16:10 e.g. Nexus 7, Gpad 8.3, Nexus 10 11% wasted

4"3 e.g HTC Nexus 9, Ipad mini, ipad Air, 33% wasted

FYI a HTC Nexus 9 1440 x 2048 pixels, 8.9 inches , on 16:9 videos is only using 1152x2048 pixels with a diagonal of 8.35"

The GPAD 8.3 1920 x 1200 pixels, 8.3 inch, on 16:9 is using 1080x1920 pixels on 16:9 video with a diagonal of 8.08"

So the

Nexus 9 is only 0.3" inch, or 3.4%, more diagonal screen!

Given the actual content of the video is almost exclusively no more than 1080p, you're not going to get any crisper display above the Gpad resolution anyway so basically the same crispness and basically a tiny bit more physical screen used between Nexus 9 and Gpad 8.3

I bet you can't get the Nexus 9 for $199+tax....
[G Pad 8.3 General] kandelai:
Good post, lots to consider here. Maybe I should just stick to my Gpad 8.3 GPE awhile longer. It is an awesome tablet.
[G Pad 8.3 General] ncguy68:
I don't really understand Google's logic going to 4:3. It seems like a step backward to me. One good thing… if the new Nexus is 4:3 I will not regret buying a second Gpad 8.3. LOL
[G Pad 8.3 General] nigelhealy:
I have a theory.

Apple make 4:3.

Apple sells well

Copy Apple

I made the conscious decision to buy the Gpad 8.3 from ownership experience of N7 and N10, I helped my daughter get an iPad Air (4:3) recently (she loves Apple) for $350 delivered (although I see they increased price to $399 now) for 16GB. Guess what, she couldn't watch the latest Downton Abbey on UK TV website as no Flash player and she couldn't get the native IOS app to work. So... she was watching it on my Nexus 10 (Dolphin, Flash.apk hack), which by the way has HDMI (like Gpad does via Slimport) to show it to all her friends on the TV when visiting. Can't do that easily or cheaply with IOS.

So, Apple does 4:3 and Google copies.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Jansxel:
My Next Is Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910S) I've Heard It Powerful Fast Than Others And Have Great Features
[G Pad 8.3 General] eSSeMM:
My next tablet was a Galaxy Tab S 8.4 .....

My main tablet for the past few years had been the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the AMOLED screen was excellent for watching movies on the train, more so than the higher resolution G-Pad. As sen as Samsung brought out a new tablet with an even better AMOLED screen I couldn't resist.

The G-Pad now stays at home.

:)
[G Pad 8.3 General] HarryManback:
Probably going to pick one of these up this weekend. $50 certified preowned from Verizon doesn't seem like a bad deal to me. I know the Verizon version doesn't have any roms and whatnot but I'm not worried. I don't even need a tablet honestly with a desktop and laptop but I need more android in my life so I figure why not?! Lol
[G Pad 8.3 General] Jubeldum:
Is that with a contract?
[G Pad 8.3 General] HarryManback:
Yeah and if you have the more everything plan it's only $10/month to add a tablet.

I decided to wait to see what's up with the new Nexus. If its more than I want to spend, I'm gonna grab a Nexus 7.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Jubeldum:
I decided to jump in late in the game. Ordered a V500 from Sam's Club for $200. Too bad I missed out on the V510 GPE for $225 a while back.

Verizon has a sweet case that's like a Otter Box Defender. Too bad Verizon had to mess up the LTE model by moving the camera and ports. I'd love for my V500 to fit in it.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/verizon-rugged-case-for-lg-g-pad-8-3-lte-black-gray/
[G Pad 8.3 General] kamranhaghighi:
i think 4:3 is better for browsing !

i hate this last months of 2014, everything sucks (in tech :D) no good new phones, no new tablets, nothing good :| lets just hope it changes in 2015 ! 8 more days :D
[G Pad 8.3 General] galaxys:
True, stay tuned to CES!
[G Pad 8.3 General] Impromark:
The rumour mill is crazy with all sorts of new stuff being promised... LG may have a new, higher-grade tablet coming, then there's a bunch of stuff from Asus and Acer and probably another once from Samsung.

I've been happy with the 8.3 for a year now, no real drive to replace it just yet, but CES has a tendency to re-start that longing for the next greatest thing. Who knows!

Mark
[G Pad 8.3 General] jesuita:
Got a V500 1 month and a half ago to replace my old Asus Tf101 and so far I'm happy with it.

Before this one I was considering the Samsung 8.4. I think the Tab Pro has obvious better characteristics but I don't really like Samsung design.

Just waiting for an official rom upgrade (Please please LG!!), if it gets it I'll probably keep it until it breaks.
[G Pad 8.3 General] kamranhaghighi:
I can't wait :D....

currently thinking about getting Nvidia shield, what do you think !?
[G Pad 8.3 General] kamranhaghighi:
ok , im now really planning to buy the shield but there're cracking issues, do you think i should buy shield ? no RMA here :( im scared !!! otherwise i seriously love that thing ! and i don't want to only game with it, i do stuff that people do with tablets(browse emails videos etc) :D but i would also do gaming with it :D
[G Pad 8.3 General] player911:
Yea nothing tickles my fancy to make me spend more money to replace my nexus 7 2013. My next one will have to have a stylus and a Qualcomm 810 or something.
[G Pad 8.3 General] e34v8:
Next one will be a Nexus tablet. I bought the G pad because I thought, surely someone will find a way to convert it to GPE version, and than I will have basically a bigger Nexus 7 with premium build. Well... I guess the conversion is pretty hard, or there is not enough interest in this. So for now, my plan sort of backfired. :)
[G Pad 8.3 General] Colchiro:
I picked up a v510 GPE a couple months ago and my wife's old 2012 N7 was too slow so I gave her my GPE (boots in half the time) and picked up the v500 and like it a lot better. It complements my G3 nicely. Now if we could just get the Lollipop OTA.
[G Pad 8.3 General] player911:
Thats what I wanted too but waited to pull the trigger.
[G Pad 8.3 General] RaiderWill:
I've been running a Cy-Mod ROM built in Dec of 2015 and it has been 100% FLAWLESS.

ZERO errors since installation.. I've had no desire to move on from my 8.3 and it's now fall of 2016 and I'm all in until the wheels fall off.. :)
[G Pad 8.3 General] mportuesi:
I have adriannom's Marshmallow build installed, will jump to Nougat if/when a stable build becomes available. I'm running this tablet into the ground. Not much in the way of worthwhile replacements. The new Nexus/Pixel tablet is rumored to be a 7-incher, which doesn't cut it for me.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Masteryates:
I only moved from the Gpad due to seeing a Samsung Tab S2 at a bargain price.

The screen and weight is much better on the S2 but I do miss double tap to wake and double tap to sleep.

If you only have under £100 to spend, I'd say the Gpad running CM13 is by far your best option. :victory:

At the moment, there is a gapping hole in the market that no manufacturer seems to be filling:-

- FHD screen

- 8"

- SD820

- Front facing stereo speakers

- 6.0.1 (with little bloat)

- SD card slot

- 4GB Ram

- USB C

- 3.5mm Headphone Jack (WTF apple/Motorola)

- £250

How hard can it be?
[G Pad 8.3 General] googlephone:
It won't be hard if you can pay 400 instead of 250.

Not many are going to spend 400 on an Android high end tablet. So the chance is very low.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Masteryates:
I'm not sure I agree. :silly:

If you look at the Nexus 7 2013 on the day it was released, it was all top end and the price was £200. That tablet was so good that my family are still using 4 of these today. If only they'd postponed this tablet by a few months and put in the SD800 and put the price up a little. :angel:

If apple are charging something like £319 for the latest ipad mini, (and we all know apple only makes products with huge profit margins,) I think a Android OEM should be able to do something similar. :cool:
[Xperia Z2 General] kingofthebraves:
Planning on getting the LTE unlocked version this afternoon but I'm a bit wary because sony is notorious for having different hardware models of this device. What's the code for the international version that comes unlocked with LTE?

I'm skipping the HTC one m8 because of the possible hardware issues and camera cover that's prone to scratching for the z2. I have never used a sony phone before so I do not know what to expect when it comes to hardware issues and updates. Should I be on the lookout for anything when I get my new phone?

Samsung is pretty reliable with warranty and service + updates. HTC is a joke when it comes to after sales support. They've become pretty good with the updates though lately.
[Xperia Z2 General] KyleSforza:
LTE version is D6503. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] BeansTown106:
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