<s>
The	O
LeapFrog	B-Application
Epic	I-Application
(	O
styled	O
as	O
LeapFrog	B-Application
epic	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android-based	B-Application
mini-tablet	O
computer	O
produced	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
LeapFrog	O
Enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Epic	O
is	O
LeapFrog	O
's	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
most	O
of	O
LeapFrog	O
's	O
mobile	O
computing	O
devices	O
for	O
children	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
customized	O
Ångström	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
LeapPad	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
line	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
not	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
LeapPad	O
model	O
and	O
is	O
instead	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
official	O
literature	O
as	O
the	O
LeapFrog	B-Application
Epic	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
moniker	O
being	O
a	O
backronym	O
for	O
"	O
explore	O
,	O
play	O
,	O
imagine	O
and	O
create	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Epic	O
's	O
educational	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	O
has	O
a	O
TFT-LCD	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
capability	O
,	O
a	O
1.3GHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A7	I-Application
MediaTek	B-Architecture
MT8127	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
2.0	O
MP	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
2.0	O
MP	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
and	O
toys	O
marketed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
the	O
Epic	O
is	O
aimed	O
for	O
children	O
ages	O
3	O
–	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
the	O
lower-end	O
LeapPad	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
line	O
of	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
edutainment	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
automatically	O
adjust	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
child	O
's	O
grade	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	O
lacks	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
existing	O
cartridge-based	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
LeapPad	O
incompatible	O
;	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
LeapPad	O
series	O
were	O
however	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
KitKat	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
overlaid	O
with	O
LeapFrog	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Kids	O
Launcher	O
UI	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
user	O
profiles	O
and	O
parental	O
controls	O
limiting	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
child	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
device	O
along	O
with	O
content	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
;	O
an	O
unrestricted	O
parent	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
firmware	O
release	O
only	O
came	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
applications	O
and	O
content	O
purchased	O
from	O
LeapFrog	O
's	O
own	O
App	O
Center	O
,	O
though	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
allowing	O
apps	O
bought	O
or	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Amazon	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
the	O
Epic	O
does	O
not	O
come	O
bundled	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
services	O
installed	O
,	O
limiting	O
app	O
selection	O
to	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
App	O
Center	O
and	O
Amazon	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
APK	O
packages	O
sideloaded	B-Protocol
from	O
outside	O
sources	O
;	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
worked	O
around	O
through	O
rooting	B-Application
the	O
device	O
and	O
copying	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
components	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
partition	O
,	O
or	O
flashing	O
Google	O
apps	O
through	O
a	O
custom	O
recovery	O
such	O
as	O
TWRP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Epic	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
a	O
major	O
operating	O
system	O
update	O
since	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
unofficially	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.2	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
through	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
LineageOS	B-Application
14.1	O
made	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
xda-developers	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
2017	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Tablet	B-Device
from	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
media	O
journal	O
Kidscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Jenkinson	O
of	O
TrustedReviews	O
gave	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
user	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
bemoaned	O
the	O
downloadable	O
educational	O
games	O
 '	O
cost	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
apps	O
available	O
on	O
mainstream	B-Application
content	I-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laptop	O
Mag'''s	O
Henry	O
T	O
.	O
Casey	O
was	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
LCD	O
screen	B-Device
quality	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
weight	O
and	O
performance	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
waiting	O
and	O
sluggishness	O
may	O
try	O
the	O
patience	O
of	O
young	O
children	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
remarked	O
the	O
included	O
software	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Martin	O
of	O
PC	O
Advisor''	O
was	O
similarly	O
critical	O
of	O
Epic	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
viewing	O
the	O
bundled	O
software	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
limited	O
educational	O
value	O
"	O
,	O
instead	O
recommending	O
Amazon	O
's	O
Kids	O
Edition	O
Fire	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
