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[Q] How is the LGE compared to the GPE?

Hello everyone,
I'm currently thinking of buying the LG G Pad 8.3 mainly because of it's size, I believe it will strike as the best tablet size for my usage. Anyway, I can't buy the GPE version as it's sold only in the US and the store will only accept a US credit card and I'm not really sure about the LGE V5100 so I wanted to hear from you guys. Would you prefer the LGE over the GPE edition? I'm mainly concerned about the lag.
Also, how are the custom roms? I found the Mahdi-Rom to be very popular around here but I don't really understand, is it a stock ROM? or just built above the stock LG rom with some customizations?
Thanks,
Salem

At this moment in time the LGE is getting all the love on here.
Right now I'm happy I could only get it as I live in the UK. Though in fairness aosp and gravity box would meet my needs perfectly.
I think in time the tables will turn and we'll see more development for the GPE.
Mahdi is I believe based on CM11, it's most definitely not based on LGs rom.
Malladus is based on LG's rom.
The roms are coming along brilliantly with gpad features being quietly added back to the roms (I guess cm11 and mahdi are the front runners in this department)though Malladus has pretty much all the features as it's based on the LG rom (jellybean)
Hope this helps
All the best rich
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OS update timing

Do GPE devices get updated about as fast as Nexus devices?
How about typical timing of custom ROMs compared to releases for GPE?
The GPE is more expensive than stock (at least, in the US based on sales for the stock edition) and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it.
Apologies if I missed something in search.

foosion said:
Do GPE devices get updated about as fast as Nexus devices?
How about typical timing of custom ROMs compared to releases for GPE?
The GPE is more expensive than stock (at least, in the US based on sales for the stock edition) and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it.
Apologies if I missed something in search.
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Google Play Editions are second to get the updates, usually within a week of the nexus devices, while the lg V500 still hasn't recieved kitkat yet.
Really, I wouldn't worry too much about kitkat or not. A lot of hype. There are a couple of stable roms for the lgv500 now, and only a stock starter rom for the gpe as it is already bare bones, and with the edition of xposed and a custom kernel, doesn't really need anything else. All of the roms are running kitkat as far as i know.
The only note of interest here is that the lgv500 (not GPE) does not currently have the screen adjusted in any of the roms that I know of -- Somebody please correct me if I am wrong about that. There is however, someone working on a custom kernel for the 500 to fix that issue.
Hate to say it but you may want to check out the 8.4 galaxy tab pro.

ROMs for GPE

Hello,
I see a lot of ROMs for the standard LG G Pad V500, I was wondering if they can be flashed to the GPE V510?

rebretz000 said:
Hello,
I see a lot of ROMs for the standard LG G Pad V500, I was wondering if they can be flashed to the GPE V510?
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Nope, but there is a stock gpe ROM devoid of all the cruft!

Roms for v510 gpe palman
I don't understand why everyone is against putting ROMs on the gpe v510 palman. I mean, stock is great, but the ROMs add a ton more customization options. And I don't care what anyone says, exposed is buggy and laggy and I'd rather put a ROM with all the features already there... Is there any hope? Maybe someone could explain, in layman's terms, how I could change a line of code in one of the ROMs and flash it that way. I'm almost positive that its either the source code, which may or may not be available, or it's a line of code to change. I'd like to know...

+1 I'm at a loss why there's no custom roms...

Because the people who wanted a custom ROM have all bought the V500.

Almost nobody bought the GPE.
Those of us that did, realize that unlike HTC who just created firmware for an identical device, LG made a separate device, incompatible with the V500 ROMS.
The GPE was very expensive compared to the N7.
It's the first Google "endorsed" product I've regretted buying.

gunnyman said:
The GPE was very expensive compared to the N7.
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Only in America. In most other places, like where I am, the N7 was quite expensive. Over here the G Pad (either version) was a much better deal.

Google play edition or not??

I can pick up both Google pay edition or normal retail edition with similar price. Which one is better to buy? I saw most customized ROMs are made for V500, can they also installed for Google edition? if not, does Google edition only have a very limited ROM available?

ccheung said:
I can pick up both Google pay edition or normal retail edition with similar price. Which one is better to buy? I saw most customized ROMs are made for V500, can they also installed for Google edition? if not, does Google edition only have a very limited ROM available?
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This really comes down to personal preference. However the roms for the V500 do not work on the V510 and vice versa. The hardware appears to be different enough that folks have been unable to make "universal" roms for both devices.

i bought the non gpe v500 g pad but if i had the option to do it i would pick the google one...Its much smoother and the ui is simplistick.with the lg roms you got too much unnecessery apps and visuals that requieres memory.
Now im using CM rom and i see much different in ui workspace.
GO FOR THE GOOGLE EDITION!

ccheung said:
I can pick up both Google pay edition or normal retail edition with similar price. Which one is better to buy? I saw most customized ROMs are made for V500, can they also installed for Google edition? if not, does Google edition only have a very limited ROM available?
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Bill_windows said:
i bought the non gpe v500 g pad but if i had the option to do it i would pick the google one...Its much smoother and the ui is simplistick.with the lg roms you got too much unnecessery apps and visuals that requieres memory.
Now im using CM rom and i see much different in ui workspace.
GO FOR THE GOOGLE EDITION!
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I started with V500. Sold it on swappa.com and bought a GPE. Much smoother, faster tablet.

I just got my GPE and really like its kk4.4.4 smoothness & speed. Unlocked & Rooted it, then flashed Sleeks kernel and using Exposed!

cam30era said:
I started with V500. Sold it on swappa.com and bought a GPE. Much smoother, faster tablet.
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or you can flash a ROM!mines also goes fast right now with custom rom

Should I buy it? (v400)

Hello guys and thanks for your amazing support and development... I have a question.. I am planning to get LG G PAD 7.0 the WiFi edition (v400).. I guess it's the best in its price in my country.. and I heard that if it came with Lollipop I am no longer able to install TWRP and Flash custom ROMs??? because this is a very important thing for me.. and in general terms.. is it good in performance and everything? thanks a lot in advance

Dr.TheMaster said:
Hello guys and thanks for your amazing support and development... I have a question.. I am planning to get LG G PAD 7.0 the WiFi edition (v400).. I guess it's the best in its price in my country.. and I heard that if it came with Lollipop I am no longer able to install TWRP and Flash custom ROMs??? because this is a very important thing for me.. and in general terms.. is it good in performance and everything? thanks a lot in advance
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It's a nice budget tablet. I've had a V410 for over a year; its the lte version but otherwise the same tablet.
The screens don't have the greatest quality. Mine is a little spotty and has some backlight bleedthrough around the edges, and I've seen enough others complain about that to think it is a common problem. The 1gb a RAM is pretty limiting for multitasking. Don't expect fast switching between apps, they'll usually have to reload, and on rare occasion I've had the active task stopped by the low memory killer. This is somewhat improved on custom roms over the stock LG firmware, but still present.
The lollipop bootloaders are locked. Actually the kitkat bootloaders were locked too, but there was an easy exploit that allowed us to sign our own boot images.
If the new tablets are shipping with lollipop you'll have to use a kitkat kdz to downgrade the bootloader to run custom recovery and roms. Others have successfully downgraded the lollipop bootloader as long as you can get your hands on a kdz.
Personally if I was looking for a new (or lightly used) 7" tablet I'd probably favor a nexus 7 (2013) over this one. The nexus 7 has a little more powerful chipset, 2gb RAM, and a higher resolution screen, but if the price is right the g tab isn't so bad. G tab has microSD going for it over the nexus.