T-Mobile quietly starts selling a 'new' LG tablet with LTE, and you can already get it for free
LG may have decided to turn over a new branding leaf in its attempt to invigorate a convoluted, largely uninspiring, and undeniably unprofitable smartphone portfolio, but the company’s tablet roster is still pretty messy from a naming standpoint and decidedly unremarkable as far as designs and features go.
We probably would have never noticed this super-low-key commercial debut on the nation’s leading “Un-carrier”, but T-Mo is actually letting its customers get the Android slate free of charge right off the bat without jumping through too many hoops. All you need to do is add an “eligible” new Mobile Internet plan to your account, agree to a monthly installment plan, and the full retail value of the impossibly named LG G Pad 5 10.1 FHD will be returned in the form of bill credits over the duration of your two-year “contract.”
We obviously can’t say the same about the aforementioned Snapdragon 821 SoC, which is almost four years old, but at the end of the day, an ancient high-end chipset is most likely faster than a modern low-end processor. Oh, and the LG G Pad 5 even comes with a fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C port, and rapid charging capabilities. Not too shabby after all!