I still have the black Verizon one 11 1/2 years later and even though it’s in rough shape, I’m not ready to let go of the past, heck I’m even arranging repairs on it and getting its companion, the LG G2.
Woop! Over 30 minute video from DetroitBORG, this is more like it! :D Another epic review as always. It's great that LG's included tutorials on the device if you swipe all the way to the right, that's great for new users, also I haven't seen anyone mention that so far from the reviews I've watched of this tablet so thank for mentioning it! LG's definitely take some inspiration from Samsung with features like QuickMemo and all the system toggles in the notifications shade. Wow the wireless storage feature seems very useful and I think that's somewhat unique to this tablet, haven't heard any other product to have that. Overall fantastic demonstration of the product and very detailed as always. Hope I'm able to get hands on of this tablet soon, keep up the great work. You deserve all the success you're getting and you're one of my main tech inspirations! :)
Excellent review, so comprehensive. You demonstrated so many great features that I really like and have not seen on other reviews. I just bought one. Thanks.
This has been one of the best in depth reviews of this tablet I have seen on you tube. Thanks. LG looks like it has a winner. LG has come a long way since the old Goldstar brand. ( Bet you all didn't know LG used to be Goldstar from the 70's and 80's).
very good review like always :D i said this before but i will say it again. as far as reviews goes there is no one on RUclips that can do as good as you can. Review Master :D
Thanks for such a thorough review! I've finally considered getting a tablet and was seeing mixed reviews on this one. With you actually going through the tablet and explaining everything, I'm very impressed with it. My phone company is having a sale on a couple tablets and this is one of them. So I most likely will get this tablet, thank you so much for a great video!
Your reviews are juss plain......awsome man!! very detailed and not rushed. And to top it off mad respect man for getting bak to ur veiwers thru comments ur doing awsome. Very happy for u
I have one of this and i have to say that i love it more each day. Perfect size, perfect screen, perfect specs. It's really fast for browsing, althought not much for gaming (i don't care 'cause i don't game much). I don't know the price in other countries, here in Argentina there's no cheap tablets, except generic ones, which are really bad. If you find a cheap one i highly recommend you to buy it. You won't regret.
Very nice and thorough review. I found this after purchasing the LG Gtab today. I used the galaxy note 3 8" tab, and found it a bit sluggish. The pen was overrated a bit, didn't seem like something I would use much. Used the Lenovo MIIX 2 .... PURELY AWESOME . Its so fast.. faster than any tablet I used to date, including iPad. The downer was the screen resolution and the speaker on the back. Especially being a big RUclips guy. Pass LG is great, it's fast, screen is sharp,and comfortable to hold. Its not to big, and with a android os installed its a big plus. Stop by your local store and try them out. .
You clearly enjoy torturing us with those Vienna Boys Choir ringtones, you sick monster! Great review. Nice to see someone give this tablet a little attention. I feel like it was kind of just swept away when it launched.
LOL, I'm sorry. And yeah, not allot of people covering this one and interest seems to be pretty low relative to my other reviews, but I was very interested in this one so that's why I'm bringing it to you guys :).
Hi Mike. First class review.I was looking at this tablet and the samsung 3.8 I have ordered one on this review and very good reviews on Amazon. Did not realise that the tablet has all these functions. Thank you for all the information.
Great review, but I'd like to see a sample book and text on this device, and then compared to the Nexus 7 and say, any 10-inch tablet. At the 26:51 mark, you can see how consistently dull the brightness is on the LG. I spend almost all my tablet time reading and this would be a huge negative.
Thanks very much for this really in depth review, extremey well done, far better than the usual video review and much more helpful, too (scince I plan to buy this thing). Immediately suscribed :)
Thanks for the review. Have got the Gpad and it will reach me in a couple of days. It's my first tablet but already feel I mastered it before getting my hands on it. Thanks again for the review. Was really helpful. Also a small question: Has KitKat update increased the performance of the tablet?
I just got mine a few days ago. The stock launcher can be a bit laggy but if you put Nova Launcher on it there is no lag whatsoever even with the most intensive live wallpapers. Amazing tablet! Glad I ditched my old Nexus as the 8+ inch screen is a much better size than 7 inches.
Thank you for this excellent review. After watching it thoroughly (and having studied the also great review on GSMArena) I ultimately decided to buy this tablet which I've had for a week now and I must say it truly is awesome. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much. That was amazing review. I was hesitated between this tablet and nexus 7. Right now, I am sure that I am going to get this one. The only reason stopping me is waiting the coming tablets from samsung. Would your recommend this tablet now, or should I wait the new year and the coming tablet from samsung? Thank you .
Is the screen gorilla glass-ish? Or plastic feeling and bending down on touch? also ive never seen so much ram usage, will this tablet run short on ram with many apps open?
It took me some digging to find out about this tablet, plus I never see it selling anywhere in my local stores. Shame, this tablet doesn't get much attention, it looks pretty cool.
Hi. I am, up to now, contemplating on what to buy, LG G pad or Samung note 8.0. What would you recommend for an office staff like me who regularly assists executives? Will a generic stylus work on g pad? Is there a new edition of g pad (google play edition?) or is there just 1 kind of g pad that has google play? What are the top pros of g pad? of note 8.0? Thank you.
I have not reviewed the Lenovo tablet so I can't speak on it, but this choice is made harder because they are also different platforms. I would first decide which ecosystem you want to use, Windows or Android.
LG learned from Asus, make the case plastic where your Wifi antenna's are so you don't get people complaining the Wifi sucked! Some modified there T100 and T200 tranformers with some extra sticky copper tape to enhance the Wifi reception.
$279 for a Venue 8 PRO but it runs full Windows 8.1 and a lot of PC games work just fine on it. Not sure the Android games are enough to get me excited not to mention the price point. Venue 8 PRO is $329 for 64gb plus it has a MicroSD card you can even play a movie on the tablet and connect the HDMI to a tv to still use the tablet while watching a movie on the tablets screen, at least I've seen this on a Asus T100 Windows 8.1 tablet.
Read on a few forums that the screen brightness isn't too great on this tablet, ie it has to be at 100%. Would be grateful if any owners/Mike could give their opinion on screen brightness. Thank you
Screen brightness is definitely a sore spot for this tablet, which is a similar complaint I had about the original Nexus 7. There are brighter tablets, like the Nexus 7 (2013) and the iPad mini.
Great review I'm thinking about getting a tablet for my dad for Christmas he told me he looking into the Samsung Galaxy Tablet or the Microsoft surface he wants something with multitasking this LG G Pad looks nice also which one would you recommend?
Thank you so much for this review. I found it very useful and I already placed my online order for the GPAD. I do have one question, will my Iphone be able to act as a cell modem for the GPAD via BT ?
You are not knocking on the center of the lock screen. You knocked futher to the right side is why. Tap on the center, where the flower is positioned. And it will work everytime.
I've seen a few videos of 15 reviews about the PAD 8.3 G and its no doubt is the better and in more detail, spoke only talk about the operation of the USB OTG / MHL, but the video is great. Congratulations. I'm in doubt between "G PAD 8.3" and "Tegra Note", you've got to see the Tegra? Could not say what the best in your opinion? hug
Hello Mike, your review is so in depth and captivating. You did great. Kudos! But please I'd like your take on this. I'd eyed the LG G Pad 10.1 for the size, but it appears the 8.3 G Pad is more efficient and appealing for use with features, is it? Please reply. Thanks, Ken - Nigeria
i just got this tablet and i was wondering if i have faulty speakers on mine. at low volume without headphones music/youtube videos sound muffled, but at higher maybe around 40% volume the sound sounds normal without muffled. and also with earphones low-high volume is normal no muffled sound.
When you put the iPad Mini next to the G Pad it looks very square and ugly, but then later when you had it between the iPad Air and G Pad it looked more rectangular. Crazy perception.
I'm in the process of buying a new tablet and I'm stuck between the lg g pad along with the tab 8.0 and note 8.0 by samsung. What would you recommend out of the three?
If it's not 1080p yet, RUclips is processing.
Good to know.
where's that google plus?
:D
its 240p now.....
Damn youtube's processing seems to be slow today
Is it better than galaxy note 8 ? And is there any Tablet out there that is better ?
I still have the black Verizon one 11 1/2 years later and even though it’s in rough shape, I’m not ready to let go of the past, heck I’m even arranging repairs on it and getting its companion, the LG G2.
the best and the most complete unboxing & review video of the g pad!
Woop! Over 30 minute video from DetroitBORG, this is more like it! :D Another epic review as always. It's great that LG's included tutorials on the device if you swipe all the way to the right, that's great for new users, also I haven't seen anyone mention that so far from the reviews I've watched of this tablet so thank for mentioning it! LG's definitely take some inspiration from Samsung with features like QuickMemo and all the system toggles in the notifications shade. Wow the wireless storage feature seems very useful and I think that's somewhat unique to this tablet, haven't heard any other product to have that. Overall fantastic demonstration of the product and very detailed as always. Hope I'm able to get hands on of this tablet soon, keep up the great work. You deserve all the success you're getting and you're one of my main tech inspirations! :)
Thanks, I try to mention all the things often taken for granted. If I'm going to do this thoroughly, I have to cover it all :)
Hats off to you, Sir, for this thorough review. Many people call their videos 'Review' but they hardly touch on 10% of what you have. Thank you.
Thanks, I appreciate that! My goal for many of these videos is to become the video manual.
Excellent review, so comprehensive. You demonstrated so many great features that I really like and have not seen on other reviews. I just bought one. Thanks.
This has been one of the best in depth reviews of this tablet I have seen on you tube. Thanks. LG looks like it has a winner. LG has come a long way since the old Goldstar brand. ( Bet you all didn't know LG used to be Goldstar from the 70's and 80's).
I think LG is coming back strong now and is generating genuinely exciting mobile devices to rival Samsung.
@@DetroitBORG RIP LG 2022
very good review like always :D i said this before but i will say it again. as far as reviews goes there is no one on RUclips that can do as good as you can. Review Master :D
Thanks very much, I'm glad to hear that!
Thanks for such a thorough review! I've finally considered getting a tablet and was seeing mixed reviews on this one. With you actually going through the tablet and explaining everything, I'm very impressed with it. My phone company is having a sale on a couple tablets and this is one of them. So I most likely will get this tablet, thank you so much for a great video!
Your reviews are juss plain......awsome man!! very detailed and not rushed. And to top it off mad respect man for getting bak to ur veiwers thru comments ur doing awsome. Very happy for u
Thanks Mike, I appreciate the feedback because it always helps me to focus on what the viewers value the most.
***** nexus 7 2 or lg gpad?
I began watching your videos a couple weeks ago and I love them! Detroitborg
Thanks Jason, very glad to hear it, welcome aboard! I have more to come this week!
Man , I was in love with the software wasn’t smooth , but it was beautiful and I think it’s still has some of it beauty after all these years
I have one of this and i have to say that i love it more each day. Perfect size, perfect screen, perfect specs. It's really fast for browsing, althought not much for gaming (i don't care 'cause i don't game much). I don't know the price in other countries, here in Argentina there's no cheap tablets, except generic ones, which are really bad. If you find a cheap one i highly recommend you to buy it. You won't regret.
Very nice and thorough review.
I found this after purchasing the LG Gtab today.
I used the galaxy note 3 8" tab, and found it a bit sluggish. The pen was overrated a bit, didn't seem like something I would use much.
Used the Lenovo MIIX 2 .... PURELY AWESOME . Its so fast.. faster than any tablet I used to date, including iPad. The downer was the screen resolution and the speaker on the back. Especially being a big RUclips guy. Pass
LG is great, it's fast, screen is sharp,and comfortable to hold. Its not to big, and with a android os installed its a big plus.
Stop by your local store and try them out. .
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Mike, thank you SO MUCH. I really wanted someone professional to do this kind of in depth review.
The best review of this tablet!! Really long, but it still the best review
Mike, your reviews are so awesome!!
You clearly enjoy torturing us with those Vienna Boys Choir ringtones, you sick monster! Great review. Nice to see someone give this tablet a little attention. I feel like it was kind of just swept away when it launched.
LOL, I'm sorry. And yeah, not allot of people covering this one and interest seems to be pretty low relative to my other reviews, but I was very interested in this one so that's why I'm bringing it to you guys :).
***** how you have so much gadgets?
Very good review...very detailed! This video helped me a lot to decide on buying my G Pad...and now I'm very happy with it...Thank You Detroitborg!
Hello. I really like your reviews, they are accurate, interesting and they tell me everything I need to know. Cheers
Very glad to hear it, thanks buddy!
Im always checking your channel for new vids. Thanks.
Hi Mike. First class review.I was looking at this tablet and the samsung 3.8 I have ordered one on this review and very good reviews on Amazon. Did not realise that the tablet has all these functions. Thank you for all the information.
One of the best tablets to this day
The outside of your house is just beautiful!
thanks a lot for this pretty complete review. I do like the style and the content too It's helpful. test videos at the end, are simply welcome.
Nice review. Could I ask were you got your Gpad?
Thanks! I got it from Best Buy.
I love LG tablets😍
Great review as usual! Keep up the great work!
Very nice review as always. Great innovation!
dang it it's been 6 years and and i still have my Gpad
I have too
It’s soo slow no games wrok no RUclips but the camera night mode is better then iPhone
To be honest: I've watched all your videos. No lie (:
Great review, but I'd like to see a sample book and text on this device, and then compared to the Nexus 7 and say, any 10-inch tablet. At the 26:51 mark, you can see how consistently dull the brightness is on the LG. I spend almost all my tablet time reading and this would be a huge negative.
Google just announced a Play Edition version of this device so I will make sure to compare the two in that video.
It's nice. Great review as always, thanks a lot
Very nice...btw fair play to You actually reading and answering ,,comments,,....subscribed
Thanks very much for this really in depth review, extremey well done, far better than the usual video review and much more helpful, too (scince I plan to buy this thing).
Immediately suscribed :)
great job man!!!!!! best review you legend hello from cleveland
Thanks for the review. Have got the Gpad and it will reach me in a couple of days. It's my first tablet but already feel I mastered it before getting my hands on it. Thanks again for the review. Was really helpful.
Also a small question: Has KitKat update increased the performance of the tablet?
I just got mine a few days ago. The stock launcher can be a bit laggy but if you put Nova Launcher on it there is no lag whatsoever even with the most intensive live wallpapers. Amazing tablet! Glad I ditched my old Nexus as the 8+ inch screen is a much better size than 7 inches.
How do u put a nova launcher? Did u download it from playstore?
Yup, here's the link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
thank u so much :))
Questions. I plan to buy a used one from eBay. Can I use the tablet WiFi without Verizon sim card bc Im not their customer?
Bout to bet a G3 and one of these bad boys for free. Can't wait!
Since the lg g pad have nearly the same operating system as the lg g2 I found this usefull aswell :)
Mr. DetroitBORG are you buying all those latest gadgets just to make a review? man i envy you :D
My sister has this tablet, awesome so far!
Brilliant review mate!!
Thanks Julian!
I really like the look of this and I'm an ipad user. But couldn't wait the whole 31 mins
Thank you for this excellent review. After watching it thoroughly (and having studied the also great review on GSMArena) I ultimately decided to buy this tablet which I've had for a week now and I must say it truly is awesome. Keep up the good work!
Very glad to hear it, thanks for watching!
im having G2...happy customer 100%
Im gonna go for this one too when the time is going to be a liiittle cheaper :)
I'm watching this on my g pad now, inception!
Thank you very much. That was amazing review. I was hesitated between this tablet and nexus 7. Right now, I am sure that I am going to get this one. The only reason stopping me is waiting the coming tablets from samsung. Would your recommend this tablet now, or should I wait the new year and the coming tablet from samsung? Thank you .
Is the screen gorilla glass-ish? Or plastic feeling and bending down on touch? also ive never seen so much ram usage, will this tablet run short on ram with many apps open?
Where do you purchase the google play edition of this if your located in toronto?
Excellent Review.
Very helpful to allow me to configure my G Pad.
I've got the pablet and if you want to doble tap the screen and switch it on tap at the senter and it'll work every time.
It took me some digging to find out about this tablet, plus I never see it selling anywhere in my local stores. Shame, this tablet doesn't get much attention, it looks pretty cool.
Can you do a review on the LG G Flex?
Would you prefer the iPad mini with retina display or lg g pad?
I subscribed to your channel thanks to this top review.
My pleasure, thanks for subbing!
So when deciding between the Nexus 7 2013 and the LG G Pad 8.3 which would you say is the better buy option?
Nice video MIKE!!!!!
Hi. I am, up to now, contemplating on what to buy, LG G pad or Samung note 8.0. What would you recommend for an office staff like me who regularly assists executives? Will a generic stylus work on g pad? Is there a new edition of g pad (google play edition?) or is there just 1 kind of g pad that has google play? What are the top pros of g pad? of note 8.0? Thank you.
Hey Mike! I don´t know which to choose. The LG G Pad 8.3 or the Lenovo IdeaTab Miix 2. What is your opinion of these two tablets?
Thank you!
I have not reviewed the Lenovo tablet so I can't speak on it, but this choice is made harder because they are also different platforms. I would first decide which ecosystem you want to use, Windows or Android.
***** w/c is good samsung note 8 or this lg pad?
aljhevin Don´t buy the Samsung Note 8. It is a very old tablet, that has a very bad screen. This has over than 100ppi more better screen!
LG learned from Asus, make the case plastic where your Wifi antenna's are so you don't get people complaining the Wifi sucked! Some modified there T100 and T200 tranformers with some extra sticky copper tape to enhance the Wifi reception.
thanx so much for your knowledge and presentation
Which one is better to get the Google play edition or the normal one made by LG
$279 for a Venue 8 PRO but it runs full Windows 8.1 and a lot of PC games work just fine on it. Not sure the Android games are enough to get me excited not to mention the price point. Venue 8 PRO is $329 for 64gb plus it has a MicroSD card you can even play a movie on the tablet and connect the HDMI to a tv to still use the tablet while watching a movie on the tablets screen, at least I've seen this on a Asus T100 Windows 8.1 tablet.
Legacy applications designed for 13"+ low-DPI displays and keyboard/mouse input are exactly what I want on a tablet.
Read on a few forums that the screen brightness isn't too great on this tablet, ie it has to be at 100%. Would be grateful if any owners/Mike could give their opinion on screen brightness. Thank you
Screen brightness is definitely a sore spot for this tablet, which is a similar complaint I had about the original Nexus 7. There are brighter tablets, like the Nexus 7 (2013) and the iPad mini.
Thanks Mike for updating me, I'm very grateful
Great review I'm thinking about getting a tablet for my dad for Christmas he told me he looking into the Samsung Galaxy Tablet or the Microsoft surface he wants something with multitasking this LG G Pad looks nice also which one would you recommend?
Thank you so much for this review. I found it very useful and I already placed my online order for the GPAD. I do have one question, will my Iphone be able to act as a cell modem for the GPAD via BT ?
I have the LG g2 and it doesn't support flash does the tablet have it or no? Does the Google addition have it too?
You are not knocking on the center of the lock screen. You knocked futher to the right side is why. Tap on the center, where the flower is positioned. And it will work everytime.
DetroitBORG Where to buy this? And then you keep them? And if you keep doing them?
***** did you do anything to the audio when recording with the G-Pad? It sounds very heavily gated (removes audio below a certain volume)
I did not touch the audio on that clip and I don't know what is causing the severe distortion.
Must be an LG thing..
off topic but you have a really nice looking front of house garden :) love them trees.
Thank You! I enjoy maintaining a nice home and yard.
Is the display better than the one on the new nexus 7?
is it wifi based only or there's sim card slot?
wifi only, but you can get one at verizon with lte
Your video is AWESOME like always, but still ipad mini retina display rules.
Thanks! I actually didn't have the iPad mini Retina at the time this review was shot, LOL.
Great review! Thanks so much. This helped allot.
just exactly what I need. nice vid! :D
***** what about reading using it , do you recommend it for reading an ebook or any pdf in particular
LG G Pad 8.3 or new google nexus 7? :)
Detroitborg, how about the battery life between the gpe and the lg edition and nexus 7 2013 edition? Thanks
I've seen a few videos of 15 reviews about the PAD 8.3 G and its no doubt is the better and in more detail, spoke only talk about the operation of the USB OTG / MHL, but the video is great. Congratulations.
I'm in doubt between "G PAD 8.3" and "Tegra Note", you've got to see the Tegra? Could not say what the best in your opinion?
hug
in my opinion this is really a very good tablet because of its 1.7 QUAD CORE PROCESSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND ITS DISPLAY
"And you can also sWoops...! 4:28 lol
Hello Mike, your review is so in depth and captivating. You did great. Kudos! But please I'd like your take on this. I'd eyed the LG G Pad 10.1 for the size, but it appears the 8.3 G Pad is more efficient and appealing for use with features, is it? Please reply. Thanks, Ken - Nigeria
which is better the LG G Pad or the nexus 7(2013) if both are at same price?
What should to say to activate voice mate on LG G Pad, LG mobile or LG Tablet?
i just got this tablet and i was wondering if i have faulty speakers on mine. at low volume without headphones music/youtube videos sound muffled, but at higher maybe around 40% volume the sound sounds normal without muffled. and also with earphones low-high volume is normal no muffled sound.
Looks really good! But I'm happy with my nexus. Haha. Great review mike! :)
When you put the iPad Mini next to the G Pad it looks very square and ugly, but then later when you had it between the iPad Air and G Pad it looked more rectangular. Crazy perception.
Great Review... Do you know if LG or Asus will Build the Nexus 10.2
Has celioure come yet to the LG G Pad?
Thank you for that Video!
It´s great!
Best review for this device hands down. Osu.
8:59 did he just write... what I thought he did
great review never watch before
Awesome review!
Amazing review maichel thank you
Thanks!
Guys, if you live in the UK, there's one on amazon for £183. Not bad!
I'm in the process of buying a new tablet and I'm stuck between the lg g pad along with the tab 8.0 and note 8.0 by samsung. What would you recommend out of the three?
I own the GPAD and NExus 7..get the GPAD.ITs awesome
Please, make an unboxing video for the Dell Venue 8 Pro