Question:
Nowadays even those companies which launches mp3 players, have their hand on launching the Android tablet devices. So many of them in the market, can u tell me which are the best ones from which I select one for my need? This is not like iPad where u go select the iPad or iPad 2 and return. there are a hell lot of tablets. a short list please?
Answer:
The 10-inch tablets have always been into the competitive list since iPad was launched with a screen that is small to be called a netbook, and pretty large to be called a smartphone (Dell still calls the 5-inch Streak a tablet), and the tablet having iOS has got a competition from many other brands which port the Android Operating System in them, the open source being a winner. But now, when there is an excess of Android tablets there is a confusion over which one to go with, when they have the same screen size and are from a few best brands of smartphones. One can’t suggest a particular tablet device, because one has an advantage over the other for some reason. Here is a list of the best 10-inch Android tablet devices which we would recommend for their best specifications for the given prices in the market –
Motorola Xoom
Costly, heavy but delivers the features and experience for the price. This was the first tablet with the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. It comes in with a 10.1-inch HD Widescreen display that would display the High Definition video content at the best quality. Beats the iPad, just like the other Android tablets with the Adobe Flash compatibility. It has the dual cameras, rear one with 5MP quality and the front one being 2MP good enough for video conferencing. Multitasking in this easy-to-use interface with the dual-core processor makes the tablet usage far better.
Technical Specifications of Motorola Xoom –
- Screen – 10.1-inch HD Widescreen Display
- Weight – 708 gm Wi-Fi version, 730 gm 3G version
- Dimensions – 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm
- Operating System – Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 3G version has the 3G connectivity with GPS
- Camera – 5MP rear, 2MP front
- Processor and Memory – 1GHz Dual core processor, 32GB on-board memory
Price of Motorola Xoom –
Wi-Fi version only – $599
Wi-Fi with Verizon 3G Plan – $599
Wi-Fi with 3G, no plan – $799
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v
The best entertainer tablet device right now, with features that are a step ahead compared to the other devices with the same OS. It has a wide screen with the speakers producing a surround sound, and the camera, connectivity of the best technology. The 10.1-inch wide view display playing HD video, and the 8-Megapixel camera with HD video recording, and a 2MP camera in the front for video conferencing. It has got the best connectivity options, support for playing flash content, and a 1GHz Dual core processor to make it run at a great speed.
Technical Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v –
- Screen – 10.1-inch HD wide view Display – 1280 x 800 pixels
- Weight – 589 gm
- Dimensions – 246.2 x 170.4 x 10.99 mm
- Operating System – Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 3G with GPS
- Camera – 8MP rear, 2MP front
- Processor and Memory – 1GHz Dual core processor, 16GB or 32GB on-board memory
Price of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v –
$599 for the Wi-Fi and 3G version
LG Optimus Pad
The LG Optimus Pad is a smaller competitor in the list, with a screen that is entirely different from the other tablet devices, at 8.9-inches having a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. This is one tablet that is entirely for entertainment, web browsing etc. but doesn’t have a capability to make voice calls. Camera is the best advantage, making the tablet the first one with a 3D camera with 5-Megapixel quality. It comes with the 3.1 Honeycomb operating system and a 1GB RAM, having an internal storage of 32GB but you are limited to that and can’t expand it with an external memory slot. The device looks plastic and is lighter but thicker than the iPad and iPad 2.
Technical Specifications of LG Optimus Pad –
- Screen – 8.9-inch – 1280 x 768 pixels
- Weight – 621 gm
- Dimensions – 243.8 x 150 x 12.7 mm
- Operating System – Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 3G with GPS
- Camera – 5MB dual camera with one having normal capture, other 3D capture quality
- Processor and Memory – 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H Dual Core processor, 32GB on-board memory
Price of LG Optimus Pad
The LG Optimus Pad needs you to pay a big sum, priced at £379.99 and at a few places, it is also shown £700 too!
Acer Iconia Tab A500
The Iconia Tab is a pretty slim and large tablet, with a 10.1-inch screen and the latest Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS packed in a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra2 processor. The device has a capacitive touchscreen and a 5-Megapixel camera and has the connectivity options including the 3G and Wi-Fi apart from the USB 2.0 connectivity. But the battery life is pretty less when compared to the other tablet devices, especially the iPad. The user interface is pretty classic and the camera too produces pictures of quality decent enough.
Technical Specifications of Acer Iconia Tab A500 –
- Screen – 10.1-inch – 1280 x 768 pixels
- Dimensions – 7 x 10.2 x 0.5 inches
- Operating System – Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, 3G with GPS, Micro HDMI™ Out
- Camera – 5MB rear camera, 2MB front camera
- Processor and Memory – 1GHz Tegra 2 Dual Core processor, NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU, MicroSD memory slot up to 32GB
Price of Acer Iconic Tab A500 –
It is priced of around $450 as an average price on Amazon.
Viewsonic ViewPad 10s
This is a basic but still a quite strong competition in the series of 10-inch tablet devices having the Android OS. One of the downgrade features that would make people not opt to buy it is the Android 2.2 Froyo OS when compared to the other tablets having the latest 3.0 version. But it is a tablet that would support both the Android and the Windows OS, so the users can switch between the both. The internal specifications are pretty basic, and the camera too. But this can be used by those who wanted to have a touch on the Android tablets and don’t have a real need of something specific.
Technical Specifications of Viewsonic ViewPad 10s –
- Screen – 10.1″ LCD Capacitive multi-touch screen – 1024×600 pixels
- Weight – 875 gm
- Dimensions – 275mm x 170mm x 16.5mm
- Operating System – Dual OS – Android 2.2 Froyo OS and Windows 7 Home Premium OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0
- Camera – 1.3-Megapixel front camera
- Processor and Memory – Intel Pine Trail N455 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB or 32GB Memory
Price of Viewsonic ViewPad 10s –
The ViewPad is priced at around $580 at online stores, i.e. Amazon.
G-Slate from T-Mobile / HP
This again is a smaller one, with 8.9-inch screen but with the best connectivity! It has the 4G LTE compatibility with the T-mobile network, and has a battery life of around 8.5 hours. It comes with the Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS, and has the excellent 3D camera on the rear. And yes, it is lighter than the other devices. The device with 3 cameras in total, dual in the rear and a 2MP camera in the front for the video conferencing. It isn’t very slim but pretty small because of the smaller screen size.
Technical Specifications of the T-Mobile G-Slate –
- Screen – 8.9″ LCD Capacitive multi-touch screen – 1024×600 pixels
- Weight – 875 gm
- Dimensions – 275mm x 170mm x 16.5mm
- Operating System – Dual OS – Android 2.2 Froyo OS and Windows 7 Home Premium OS
- Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0
- Camera – 1.3-Megapixel front camera
- Processor and Memory – Intel Pine Trail N455 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB or 32GB Memory
Price of G-Slate –
With a contract of 2 years, with T-mobile, it is priced at $399.
Honorable Mentions
The search never ends when you try to select the best tablet device having the Android operating system, and so here are a few more suggestions for those who didn’t get impressed much with the above list.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer with NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 1.0GHz dual-core CPU, Android 3.0 OS, 16-hour battery life, and an attachable external keyboard like a dock.
7-inch alternatives
Among the 7 inches alternative for Android tablet we have gone through the best 7 inches Android tablet
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch – One of the first Samsung tablet devices with the 7-inch screen and 5-megapixel rear camera.
- HTC Flyer, an excellent and beautiful tablet device with a 7-inch screen.
- Viewsonic Viewpad 7 – The smaller version of Viewpad 10s, with Android 2.2 Operating system
- Creative Ziio – Traditional android tablet with the Android 2.1 OS and the 7-inch screen for those who want a tablet with no purpose!
- Dell Streak 7 – The first 4G tablet from T-mobile, with the 7-inch screen which deserves the name tablet, unlike it’s younger sibling 5-inch streak.
