There have been rumors of a Nexus 8 floating around, but its time to put them to rest. LG has just officially announced the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. This makes it the first Google Play Edition tablet available on the US Google Play Store for $349. It comes with the same 8.3-inch 1920x1200 pixels display, 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5MP primary camera and 1.3MP front camera. But the only difference being that the G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition will run a vanilla build of Android.
President and CEO of LG Dr. Jong-seok Park had this to say:
LG’s working relationship with Google has always been strong and our collaboration on the first-ever Google Play Edition tablet is proof of that commitment. The LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition is a device with hardware and software that has been optimized for a truly consumer-friendly experience. There’s nothing else like it out there in the marketplace.
You can head over to the Google Play Store right now and get the LG G Pad 8.3 GPE for $349, it ships in 1 to 2 days.
Source: Google Play
