Another updated variant called the LeapPad Academy was released in 2019, which, like the Epic Academy Edition before it, came with access to the LeapFrog Academy program and a silicone bumper with a built-in kickstand. It is essentially the same hardware as the original Epic, albeit with a redesigned silicone protective bumper and updated firmware with access to the LeapFrog Academy program.

The case, which comes in either lime green or pink, can be removed by the user, allowing access to the device's microSD slot.Īn updated variant of the Epic called Academy Edition was released in 2017. The Epic also comes standard with a capacitive stylus, replacing the finger in situations where precision is needed, or in apps designed for use with the pen, and a silicone protective case for added shock resistance. The Epic lacks a cartridge slot, thus making existing cartridge-based software for the LeapPad incompatible a number of games for the LeapPad series were however ported to the tablet. As with other devices and toys marketed by the company, the Epic is aimed for children ages 3–9, and like the lower-end LeapPad Explorer line of tablets, edutainment games and applications made specifically for the device automatically adjust to account for the child's grade level. The Epic has a 7-inch (180 mm) TFT-LCD touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability, a 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 MediaTek MT8127 processor, a 2.0 MP rear-facing camera and a 2.0 MP front-facing camera. Features Hardware Ī LeapFrog Epic with the back cover removed, showing its internal components. Released in 2015, the Epic is LeapFrog's first device to run on Android most of LeapFrog's mobile computing devices for children run on a customized Ångström Linux distribution.ĭespite being sold alongside the LeapPad Explorer line of tablets, the device is not marketed as a LeapPad model and is instead referred to in official literature as the LeapFrog Epic, the latter moniker being a backronym for ' explore, play, imagine and create', in reference to the Epic's educational nature.

The LeapFrog Epic (styled as LeapFrog epic) is an Android-based mini-tablet computer produced and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises.

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