LG Upgrades The G Pad 10.1 Tablet

LG Electronics will unveil the best model of its G Pad tablet series at the IFA trade show in Berlin next week. LG's latest tablet, the G Pad II 10.1, is more powerful and has a better screen than its predecessor. A quad-core 2.26 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor powers the G Pad II and its 10.1-inch screen has a 1200 x 1920 pixel resolution. That's an upgrade from the original G Pad 10.1, which had a Snapdragon 400 processor and an 800 x 1280 pixel screen.

The G Pad II also has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of integrated storage that can be expanded using the tablet's microSD card slot. There is a 5-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel camera at the front.

Features that could turn out to be useful include a Reader Mode, which makes reading e-books more comfortable by reducing the blue light of the display backlight. On the software side, the tablet comes preloaded with Microsoft Office and an additional 100GB of free OneDrive storage for two years.

One of the Android-based tablets that LG's newcomer will compete with is Samsung's recently launched Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

LG didn't reveal when the G Pad II 10.1 will go on sale, but said it will be available in North America, Europe and Asia. Pricing for the LTE and Wi-Fi models will be announced locally at the time of launch, the company said.

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