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.

• 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 mini-

USB 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”.

• 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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