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  • wow, they have the Sony Z ultra GOOGLE EDITION! Google just dropped some awesome in the play store.

  • So the mysterious device that showed up on the Google Play Store back in early October / late November was in fact the GPE LG-V510 and not a Nexus 8. I can live with that as I have a Nexus 7 already.

  • Pricing would be interesting (assuming it is real). Newegg just recently sold the g-pad for 249 and while I was very tempted because I was in the market for a tablet and the 8-inch was ideal for me, the only thing that spurned me off was the “kid-like” UI that LG had built on top of it (just my personal opinion, am not up for a debate!). So if the gpe version sells for 299, I might be interested. Anything over that price point, nope :).

  • 4GB of RAM woulda been nice, but 8.3 screen is nice, have to be $250 or less for me – probably going to be in the $350 range though, you think?

      • Agreed. If the 8.3 was lacking in anything, I would have offered up a 32GB variant and maybe even a Snapdragon 800 to keep parity with the G2. And you can never have enough battery capacity. But 4GB is total overkill on a stock AOSP device. Besides, the SoC couldn’t even address the full 4GB anyway. 3GB is only useful on Sammy_’s devices becaus of the massive resource hit and bloat that is Touchjizz.

  • Definitely want, as long as it gets rid of the lag and stuttering reported by reviews of the regular G Pad 8. My Nook HD+ is super-laggy with CM 10 and it’s a bit large for one-handed holding. I’d happily ditch it for one of these IF the UI is fast and smooth; on sale of course.

  • Need a LG G2 GPE (that’s a lot of g’s), that way we can flash GPE stock software onto the G2’s (with a little dev help of course for us VZW peeps).

  • This will be my next. The ONLY thing that kept me from buying the regular one was LG’s skin.

    Done and done.

  • Aww, I would much prefer this over my Nexus 7. I guess the one inch won’t make much a difference

  • This is really intriguing if it keeps the SD card slot. I love our Nexus 7 2013, but that extra screen real estate as well as an SD clot would be killer with stock Android.

    • regardless of whether or not it keeps the SD card slot, this thing is of no use to me whatsoever without 32 gigs of internal storage

  • Kindof off topic, but where the hell is the Nexus 10 2? I know that it is my age, but with a 5 inch phone (S4), I want a new kick-ass generation Nexus 10! Not 7, not 8.3, give me a big 10 inch! (you know I had to go there).

    • Let’s hope the rumors of a Q1 release of Kit kat for the G2 is legit. Mine is on it’s way today and the only reason I pulled the trigger on the G2 is the hope that it gets 4.4 soon.

      • It’s a great phone regardless, but kit kat brings some good improvements. I’m not counting on that Q1 announcement only because it was from LG Canada… until I hear something from the US arm of LG, I’m not going to get too excited.

        Plus I’m on Verizon, so unless they’ve changed their methodology for releasing updates, I’ll be waiting longer than everyone else.

      • If you’re in to roms, there are AOSP 4.4 builds out for it already. I’m actually really excited for the LG version of 4.4, i can’t leave their skin and apps behind, i’ll sit happily on 4.2.2 until the day comes. This is coming from a guy who has been AOSP since the D1 (through D2, Thunderbolt had a rom the day i got it, and GNex).

        • yeah i like the custom features of the G2 too, so i’m not going to mess with roms. i’m still happy with the phone but as a tech junkie, i just want the latest and greatest hah.

        • I’ve never flashed a custom ROM on a phone that I’ve had, not too much of a tinkerer. I normally just work with the manufacturer UI and make my own little changes here and there. I too am excited to see how LG integrates the 4.4 framework into their UI. Not a fan boy of any manufacturer in particular but I am really loving what LG has done with their flagship phones the over the past two years. I love my Optimus G and it still runs like a dream, hate to give it up. but the G2 really is a beautiful phone in my opinion. I’m excited to have it as my daily driver.

    • G2? I would die to have a GPE Note 3 with S-Pen and IR support. That would be like a supped up Nexus 5 with removable battery and sd
      card slot.

      • If I could get a GPE Note 3 for a reasonable price I’d be all over it. I doubt that’ll happen so I’ll probably replace my Note 2 with a Motorola device (Droid Maxx, unless something new is rumored in the next month or two)

      • Dear God, I would probably buy 2 if that happened….but I don’t even care about S-pen support! Heck, I could make do with a GPE G2 on Verizon or a 32GB GPE GS4 refresh with 3GB RAM and Snapdragon 800.

    • I wouldn’t fret over kitkat. There wasn’t much in there for Nexus 4 owners. Don’t get me wrong, I know the feeling of being on an outdated version, it’s annoying. But frankly 4.4 didn’t do much for me.

  • This is amazing news. This, paired with the Chromecast news…it really is the holiday season!

  • This might actually be better that a Nexus tablet… it will probably still have the MicoSD slot… and it might mean several GPE tablets… which could explain the whole “who is making the nexus 10” question.

    • I just need more than 16GB of internal storage for game storage. A beautiful screen like the 8.3’s deserves plenty of gaming action.

  • HELL YES! Amazing design, stock Android. This is basically sex. Just in time for Christmas as well.

    • I dunno… I’ve actually had sex. I wouldn’t say this tablet is better than that.

      Also, I didn’t have to have it shipped to me.

      …Or pay for it.

      ….Or have leaks on the internet about me “possibly” having it.

      …..Also the person I was having it with wasn’t confused if it was actually sex or not.

      😉

      I’m in a “stupid joke” mood this morning. 😛

  • I guess this means we will be able to flash GPE stock software on our G Pad’s. At least I hope that is what it means.

    • A full conversion may not be possible, but you’ll no doubt be able to flash a custom ROM based on the GPE ROM. So far with GPE phones we’re 1 for 2 on full conversions. You can do a full conversion on a US TMO or AT&T HTC One, but there’s an ice cube’s chance in hell you’d ever be able to convert a Galaxy S4 to do it.

  • I am really liking the trend starting with manufacturers releasing a GPE device with only their good features built in

    • I couldn’t be happier with my Google Play Edition Galaxy S4. It’s a phenomenal piece of hardware, combined with stock Android, an unlockable bootloader, and updates almost as fast as Nexus devices (normally within 2 weeks). The only thing not to love is the $649 full-retail price tag. But hey, Google knows that the GPE devices only appeal to one particular type of person…people like us. Plus, it’s not realistic to expect OEMs to undercut the full-featured models on price purely because they’re running stock Android and being sold through Google Play.

  • Which is even more awesome! I’ve been saying for months that they need play edition tablets, glad they finally have one!

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