Sayang kurang belajar dari tetangga senegara mereka yang cukup sukses dengan gtabnya.. On 6 Nov 2013 12:37, "judhistira darma" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > At $349, LG's first major foray into the Android tablet market (we'll > forgive them for that 3D thing in 2011) is truly something to behold > > In the years since its relatively quiet into the world of Android, LG has > stuck to a strategy that’s relatively familiar in the mobile market: throw > products against the wall and see which ones stick. Sound familiar? It’s an > approach popularized by LG’s main competitor, Samsung, which has been > churning out Galaxies of countless sizes over the past few years in the > hope that it finally hits consumers’ sweet spots. > > But where LG differs from Samsung is in its execution. Rather than flood > the market with Optimii of various sizes and shapes, LG appears to have > studied which products work, and which ones don't. > > The most recent result of all this is the LG G Pad 8.3, a thrilling, > near-perfect device that stands out even in an Android tablet market that > has finally grown into its own skin. It’s a product of time, effort, and > attention to detail that proves just how well LG’s strategy is paying off. > This is the Galaxy Tab Samsung hasn't quite noticed consumers want. > > Inside this review: Hardware | Software | Cameras | Bottom line | G Pad > 8.3 forums > > Hardware: What's on the outside > > Without a doubt (in my mind, at least), this is the most gorgeous Android > tablet on the market today. Its body is an amalgam of black-or-silver > plastic and metal that’s both lightweight and durable — this is a tablet > that both looks and feels far more expensive than its $349 price tag > reveals. > > The top of the G Pad houses the tablet’s power button, headphone jack, IR > blaster, and microSD slot, expandable to up to 64 gigabytes. The right side > houses the pronounced power button and volume rocker, while the microUSB > charging port lives on the bottom. The tablet’s rear is stunning brushed > metal, accented with stereo speakers that are capable of full, rich and > detailed sound even at high volumes, making videos and music a pleasure to > ingest. Due to the speakers’ placement along the tablet’s right side, in > portrait mode, you’ll want to be holding the G Pad with your left hand. > > The G Pad’s 8.3-inch display is a wonder in both its quality and its > portability — its 1920 x 1200 resolution IPS panel is as good as anything > we’ve ever seen come out of LG’s labs, while its 8.3-inch size keeps the G > Pad’s 126.5 mm-wide footprint relatively modest. The display packs vivid, > crisp, and realistic colors, super-sharp detail, and superb viewing angles. > In a word, it's stunning. > > One interesting and potentially troubling note: I found the G Pad’s > display to be less-than-responsive in cold temperatures. This is nothing > new for mobile displays, but the G Pad’s issues appeared to be more > pronounced than I’ve ever seen. I can’t give LG a free pass here, but it is > likely that this was an isolated issue with my review unit. Otherwise, it’s > very difficult to find much fault in this display. > > What's on the inside > > The G Pad 8.3's beauty is more than skin deep: its Snapdragon 600 > processor, coupled with two full gigabytes of RAM, is an agile performer. > You can spend a day sifting through benchmarks, which tend to place the G > Pad’s performance slightly higher than the Nexus 7’s and the Galaxy Note > 8’s, or you can simply spend a few hours using the device. It’s fast, it’s > capable, and it’s powerful. This is one of smoothest experiences I have > ever had on an Android tablet, period. > > THIS IS ONE OF SMOOTHEST EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD ON AN ANDROID TABLET, > PERIOD. > Most important, and equally as impressive, is the G Pad’s battery life. > What good is a tablet that can’t get you through an entire day? Luckily, > the G Pad 4,600 mAh battery is a strong performer, juicing the G Pad > through at least two full days of light-to-moderate usage. During my time > with the G Pad it often accompanied me throughout the day: I read magazines > on the subway, listened to music while at work, and even watched TV before > bed, and I rarely, if ever, had to plug in before the 36-hour mark. You’ll > want to tweak some settings, as I found that the display at full brightness > seemed to be a power hog, but overall I was pleased with fantastic usage > and standby times. > > Software > > Love it or hate it, LG’s custom UI is now an integral part of the > company’s identity. Layered atop Android 4.2.2 on the G Pad, it screams > what LG has become at every turn. You can trace its evolution back to the > Optimus G – it’s there where we first met the vivid colors, over-the-top > animations, and nitty-gritty customization that have come to define it. You > can also trace its evolution back through the various iterations of > TouchWiz, but we won’t go there (right now.) > > Most of what we loved (or hated) on LG’s flagship G2 has carried over > here, including the incredibly useful QSlide multitasking capability, the > trusty Quick Memo notepad, and Knock Knock, one of my all-time favorite > Android features. For an in-depth look at LG's custom UI, check out our > review of the G2 in both Verizon and AT&T flavors. > > DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY THINK OF THE UI OVERALL, IT’S HARD TO IGNORE HOW > USEFUL AND REFINED LG’S CUSTOM APPS CAN BE. > > Despite what you may think of the UI overall, it’s hard to ignore how > useful and refined LG’s custom apps can be. Akin to that difference in > development strategy between Samsung and LG, the company’s software is > similar yet very different: while Samsung has jam packed its Galaxies with > experimental, and often useless software, LG has included some truly useful > goodies on its devices while leaving some room to breathe. > > What’s great about this software is that it doesn’t feel > unnaturally stuffed onto a larger device like the G Pad— rather, it’s taken > on a whole new purpose and meaning. Things like Q Slide, Slide Aside, and > Quick Memo benefit immensely from the expanded screen real estate, and LG’s > take on Samsung’s Smart Stay, dubbed Smart Screen and Smart Video, are > extremely handy while reading and watching movies, two things that the G > Pad excels in. Even LG’s Quick Remote avoids turning the G Pad into a > comically-oversized remote by seamlessly integrating the tablet into your > home entertainment experience. > > Most exciting, though, is LG’s QPair, an overdue piece of functionality > that single handedly changes how an Android tablet integrates into your > life. It uses Bluetooth to pair with your Android smartphone and syncs > phone and message notifications, Quick Memos, and recently-used apps across > both of your devices. This is something that app developers have been > trying to do for ages, yet never could get quite as right as LG has. > > It’s not perfect, though. Unfortunately, whereas the international G Pad > can receive phone calls through QPair, here in the states it can only alert > you of incoming calls. And though QPair supports Internet via phone, you’ll > still need a mobile hotspot plan from your carrier. Despite QPair’s few > shortcomings, I applaud LG for at least attempting to make this a standard > feature on Android tablets — it’s about time tablets and smartphones act in > sync. > > LG has said it intends to release Q Pair as a standalone application so > that it'll work with more smartphones — not just its own. > > The LG G Pad 8.3 Camera > > Also carried over from the G2 is LG’s superb camera software, offering > dozens of shooting modes, manual settings and added functionalities. LG’s > camera UI is reliably fun and easy to use, and on the G Pad it’s no > different. > > Unfortunately, the G Pad’s 5MP sensor can’t match the G2’s top-of-the-line > optics, and therefore is unable to produce photos that match the G2’s > quality. Whereas the G2 is capable of producing large, deep, > richly-detailed photos, the G Pad’s shots are significantly less > impressive. They’re often washed out, faded, and blurry due to the lack of > OIS, though with the right manual setting applied, and in the right > conditions you can still capture decent shots. > > I’m all for ignoring a tablet’s camera, as after all, it’s probably the > device’s least-functional component. But here, I expected more from LG: > given the G Pad’s compact size and stunning viewfinder display, its optics > could have benefited greatly from some TLC. That’s one of the disadvantages > of creating a near-perfect device: the shortcomings, no matter how small > and insignificant, tend to stand out more obviously. > > > > > The bottom line > > LG QUITE SIMPLY HAS ONE OF THE BEST ANDROID TABLETS AVAILABLE, WITH A > PRICE TO MATCH. > The G Pad represents not only how far LG has come over the past few years, > but also how much Android tablets have grown. Two years ago LG was futzing > with 3D cameras and displays; today, they’ve released the best Android > tablet on the market. And that’s saying a lot in November 2013— the dark > days of oversized, bogged down Android tablets are behind us, and we > finally have a market filled with capable, gorgeous tablets. Android > tablets are finally useful, supplementing your smartphone with a device > large for books, magazines, movies and games, yet small enough to through > in your bag, and the G Pad is the cream of the crop. > > I’ve never met an Android tablet that’s more capable, more gorgeous, or > more easy to use. Its lightweight and premium design is the ideal balance > of size and portability, and that 8.3-inch display is as stunning as LG has > spoiled us with in the past. The G Pad’s custom UI avoids feeling > overwhelming, while its bevy of useful custom features make the G Pad more > than just a toy. > > I would have liked to see better optics make their way to the G Pad, as > well as QPair’s most useful feature: the ability to receive calls. And I do > feel that the device’s $349 is a bit steep, though it’s not necessarily > unwarranted. Those few quibbles aside, I’m in love with LG’s G Pad 8.3. > > A lot of Android manufacturers can call 2013 a good year, but for LG, 2013 > was great. It finally found its stride, after years of stumbling and trying > to find its way into the public eye. > > http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-g-pad-83-review > > Sent via Flipboard <http://flpbd.it/now> > > -- > ========== > ID-Android on YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A > -------------------- > Aturan Umum ID-Android: http://goo.gl/MpVq8 > > Join Forum ID-ANDROID: http://forum.android.or.id > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] > Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke id-android+berhenti [email protected] . > Kunjungi grup ini di http://groups.google.com/group/id-android. > -- ========== ID-Android on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A -------------------- Aturan Umum ID-Android: http://goo.gl/MpVq8 Join Forum ID-ANDROID: http://forum.android.or.id ========== --- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian Android Community " dari Grup Google. 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