Tablet Comparison- Best Tablets 2012

TABLET COMPARISON: BEST TABLETS 2012

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Best Tablets of 2012

1. Asus Transformer Prime The thinnest Android tablet on the market.

• Detachable docking keyboard, super slim and light that provides an extra 6 hours of battery life.

• Quad-core Tegra 3 processor • 10.1-inch IPS+touchscreen protected by Gorilla Glass with 178° ultra-viewing angle • High resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels • 1GB of DDR2 RAM • Rear 8MP camera coupled with a 1.2MP front-facing cam • 32 or 64GB of built-in storage space • Android 3.2 Honeycomb, upgradable to Android 4.0 • Rated to last up to 18 hours, with an extra 6 hours

Pros: • Quad-core processor and remarkable internal specifications • Super slim and light form factor, measuring only 8.38mm at the thickest point, having an attractive design • Long battery life

Cons: • It will not run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich • It will lack 3G connectivity.

2. iPad 2 One of the best selling tablets available on the market.

• Simple yet elegant design, light and thin, using a solid aluminium construction • 9.7-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen with IPS technology • Resolution of 1024×768 pixels • 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 chipset • dual cameras including a 5 megapixel one on the back plus a frontal VGA for FaceTime or video calls • In terms of storage space, it comes with three models available: 16/35/64GB, each of them having Wi-Fi or 3G connectivity (You can either choose the only Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi plus 3G) • iCloud service which allows users to store their content and wirelessly share it with other devices.

• Rated to last up to 10 hours of usage

Pros: • Catchy, simple and eye-catching form factor, being very thin and appealing • Extremely fast, providing a great gaming or video experience with its fast dual core processor inside.

Cons: • Could have come with a higher resolution

3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 The best Android tablet yet.

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Slimmer and lighter than the iPad 2 10.1-inch TFT LCD touchscreen Resolution of 1280×800 pixel Rear 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash plus a secondary front-facing camera of 2MP capable of 720p video recording 1GHz dual-core processor with Tegra 2 chipset Samsung TouchWiz user interface Android 3.1 Honeycomb 1GB of RAM + three different storage space models with 16/32/64GB Samsung Hub, Google Mobile Service, Mobile Office and more goodies.

Pros: • Incredibly thin and light design • bright and catchy display with a high resolution • Great software keyboard • Clean built of Android 3.1 OS version

Cons: • No microSD card slot included or miniUSB port • Camera quality isn’t too impressive with a 3 MP camera on the back.

4. Motorola Xoom 2 Promoted by the company as “everything a tablet should be”.

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10.1-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen 1280×800 pixel resolution 1.2GHz dual-core processor 1GB of RAM 5 megapixel camera on the back with autofocus and LED flash + a secondary front facing cam of 1.3MP • 16GB of built-in storage with up to 32GB via a microSD card slot • MotoCast feature which allows to stream and download files from your PC to your tablet • Android 3.2 HoneyComb

Pros: • Slimmer and lighter than the current model • Faster dual-core processor

Cons: • It will not run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

5. Kindle Fire Undoubted an affordable Android-customized tablet focused on the entertainment services with an excellent package of services from Amazon.

• 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS (in• • • • • • • • •

plane switching) technology Resolution of 1024×600 pixels Fast 1GHz TI OMAP dual-core processor 8GB of internal storage space 512MB of RAM No camera included Free storage space Amazon Silk Great selection of books, music, games and videos Customized version of Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread, which means there is no Google stuff such as Gmail or Android Market (Amazon has its own apps store)

Pros: • Great Amazon content ecosystem (a place where you can find everything you want) • User friendly interface • Affordable price tag

Cons: • Software part isn’t so impressive • Amazon App Store is limited compared to other stores • Doesn’t have an attractive design • Lacks essential features such as camera and Bluetooth • Small storage space.

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