1.Apple iPad 2012 (3rd Gen):
The Ipad is the best tablet that we can purchase it in India now. The price of Apple ipad is 30,500.
With the launch of the Asus Transformer Prime boasting of the powerful NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and Super IPS+ 1280 x 800 display, a ray of hope started to emerge for the competition.. Then Apple went and did what it does best. Revolutionize the iPad to an extent that it has blown the competition straight out the window.
Display:
The resolution of the 9.7-inch display is 2048x 536. That’s 264 PPI (Pixels Per Inch). The Retina Display is twice the resolution of the iPad 2, which sports a resolution of 1024 x 768 (132 PPI).
Design:
If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it! We placed the New iPad and the iPad 2 in the hands of virtually everyone who walked into our lab and while the display was off, none of the users could make out the difference between the 2 devices. Some of the people who were iPad 2 users complained about one being heavier than the other and they guessed which was which.
New Features to iOS:
iOS has seen its fair share of tweaks since its inception and Siri was one of the biggest highlights last year when Apple announced the iPhone 4S. We all expected to see Apple’s voice controlled personal assistant make an appearance on the New iPad, but we were all left a little disappointed. Instead, Apple has added a simple voice dictation feature to the device.
Users can tap the microphone icon to the left of the keyboard, dictate, hit the button again and viola! The device understands what you say. Well almost...When we tried the dictation app with our Indian accent, we were not very successful. The app refused to identify a lot of neutral words and if you try to dictate Indian names and places, be prepared to pull your hair out!
As awesome as the dictation feature is in an American accent, it is equally frustrating in an Indian accent.
In terms of its design, the New iPad is identical to the iPad 2 (just like the iPhone 4 and the 4S). The only difference lies in its weight. Just to put things into perspective, here’s a look at the dimensions of the iPad 2 and the New iPad.
2. Apple Ipad 2: The second best tablet pc after ipad 2.
Note:At an MRP ranging from Rs. 29,500 for the 16 GB model, to 46,900 for the 64 GB model with 3G support, the iPad 2 is only slightly costlier than its predecessor, but more expensive than any other tablet on the market. However, its leagues ahead of the mob too, and makes a great, (if expensive), addition to your gadget collection.
Tabletpcs den brings you a warm afterglow of an enjoyable product that is both elegantly designed and effortlessly usable. The iPad 2 is slighty slimmer and lighter than its predecessor but sports the same display and resolution, and the brushed aluminium unibody. However, it’s clear that buttons and keys on the body have seen minor adjustments, probably based on feedback. Under the hood however, things could not be any more different, for the iPad 2 sports a dual core processor clocked at 1 GHz and a new graphic solution that Apple claims is at least 3 times more powerful, the SoC is called the A5, and whether or not it’s identical to the Samsung Exynos, Apple blokes will not say.
While tablets are a whole lot of fun to play around with, they remain just that – gimmicky, but not really for those who want to get work done. Nothing has changed here, although with the faster hardware, movie editing and running the likes of Garage Band becomes possible. Sure, you can’t create 3D games on it – remember we said it’s for consumption, not production. Physically on account of the slimmer profile, the iPad 2 feels sturdier, and we like the perforations in the body that serve as the loudspeaker vent.
Even the cover has been designed ground-up, and the iPad 2 – it fits magnetically to the side of the iPad, and even the cover itself has embedded magnets. It is rigid with folds and these folds can be used to prop up the iPad in a number of ways. The display on the iPad 2 looks slightly sharper than the previous one, and we’re this difference is because of the smaller gap between the LCD and outer glass and the IPS panel used is the same one.
The iPad 2 has two cameras, a front facing one for Facetime, and a rear one that boasts of HD video recording. Unfortunately, the resolution of the rear camera is no more for still images too, and the quality is quite basic – lots of grain and loss of detail, however, this inclusion is a plus for those looking out for 3G plans. Many complained about the lack of a better camera, like the one on the iPhone 5, well Apple wants you to wait for an iPad 3 and possibly a fourth version, can’t put all your apples in one basket right?
We tried the HDMI out accessory but the video quality was a bit disappointing – the iPad 2 doesn’t upscale well, and the picture was a bit snowy, faces and expressions were not as detailed as they ought to be; we’re hoping patches solve this. The keypad on the iPad 2 is very sensitive and usable, the only problem is it’s too big to be used like a PDA, and a bit compact to be used as a notebook keypad; still we tried our hand at typing a couple of 300 word emails with no issues.
3. Samsung Galaxy tab 750:
The Galaxy Tab has been the most vocal opponent of the Apple iPad, and the most shouty amongst all Android tablets! And all that noise does translate into something positive - extremely slim form factor, good build quality, brilliant display and a battery life. That actually delivers on expectations. The Galaxy Tab 750 is the best performing Android tablet we have seen till date. At Rs. 36,200, it is really testing your love for Android. If you want an Android tablet, this is the one to buy. If you want just a tablet, the Apple iPad 2 is still the one to buy.
We always expect brilliant displays from Samsung devices, based on the past trend. And the Tab 750’s 10.1-inch display is much better than all other comparable Android tablets. While the resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels is the same as the rivals, the display is just a lot brighter and vivid. The iPad 2’s display is still a bit crisper though, despite the 750’s higher resolution. Brightness wise, the Tab’s display does well at 50% setting. Any more, it is just too bright for normal usage scenarios. Watching videos on this one is a lot of fun. The Galaxy Tab 750 does not have a memory card slot, has a proprietary dock connector, 3.15MP camera at the back and a 2MP video call camera and 16GB built-in storage.
Comes preloaded with Android 3.1 and the UI is exactly as we have seen on the other Android tablets recently .10.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 1Ghz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, 16 GB storage, 3G capability with standard SIM card, 3.2MP rear camera & 2MP video call camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, Android 3.1
4. Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101G: The Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101g is a dream come true which pairs a very good Android tablet with a tried-and-tested netbook keyboard to create one great product. It's sleek, stylish, and extremely practical and well worth its asking price.
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Android tablet has a 10.1-inch IPS touchscreen display that’s scratch-resistant. The screen has an LED-backlit panel with a capacitive multitouch surface that packs in 1280x800 pixel resolution — greater screen area than the iPad 2, and better quality display than Motorola Xoom and Acer Iconia A501. In terms of core components, the Asus Eee Pad Transfomer TF101 comes equipped with a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and a ULP GeForce GPU on a Tegra 2 chipset. The Transformer further features 1GB of RAM and 16 GB of onboard storage.
In terms of connectivity ports, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 comes with a microSD slot, mini HDMI out, headphone jack and a 3G SIM card slot along its screen edge; wireless connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1. On the extended keyboard dock, the Asus Transformer has two extra USB 2.0 ports and a 3-in-1 card reader slot. It also has a built-in GPS, accelerometer and gyro sensor. Stereo speakers are placed along the edge of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer.
The Transformer’s screen bezel has a 1.2 MP front-facing camera and a fixed-focus 5MP rear camera for taking photos and capturing video at HD 720p. The bundled OS is obviously Android Honeycomb build 3.2.1 and one of its features lets you plug in a camera directly to the Eee Pad Transformer to transfer media directly. In terms of features and specs, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of the best tablets out there — throw in a keyboard dock with a dedicated touchpad, and it has no competition.
5. Sony Tablet S: Unique looks, the first PlayStation certified tablet with a very useful Universal Remote app. The price in india is 34,500
Fashionably late to arrive for the tablet war bloodshed, but we don't really mind. The Tablet S catches your attention with the excellent performance, unique design and interesting extra features like the Universal Remote and the PlayStation app. However, Sony needs to address the issue of internal storage space available - only about 9GB is available for the user out of the 16GB. If it is an Android tablet you desire, you now have the choice between this and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 750. Else, if you still want the best tablet around, spend the cash on the Apple iPad 2.
Sony has ensured that the Tablet S has adequate power always. A 1GHz dual core processor, and 1GB of RAM power the tablet. The version that Sony has launched in India is the 16GB one, with Wi-Fi only.
However, the real goodness begins here. The Sony Tablet S has the “PlayStation certification”. What you get on board are the PS classics - Crash Bandicoot and PinBall heroes. However, the promise lies in the potential - Sony’s huge library of PSP and PS3 titles should make their way to the tablet in a few months time. This is really the first time any Android tablet has flexed its gaming muscles.
The universal remote application relies on the RF sensor that Sony has thoughtfully stuffed in the Tablet S. It should, in theory, control any gadget that has an RF remote control, so long as you can either configure the preloaded remotes or make the app learn that particular remote.
Sony hasn’t gone for the full-blown customization of Android - neither with the 3.1 nor with the 3.2 that the review unit came with. What they have done is slightly tweaked the UI and added certain widgets and shortcuts to the home screen. However, beyond that, the apps menu has been completely redone, and admittedly, looks better and livelier than before.
6.Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus:A sleek design, crisp display, solid performance & battery make the Tab 7.0 Plus a contender.. The price in india is 29,400/-.
Also known as Samsung GT-P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus A 1.2GHz dual core Exynos 4210 processor powers the Tab 7 Plus, which is a shift considering a 1GHz dual core Tegra 2 processor powers the Tab 730. There is 1GB of RAM to help the processor along. Samsung has preloaded this with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), and the TouchWiz UI wrapped around the OS. The UI is the same as the one we see on the rest of the Galaxy smartphone and tablet family - widgets and backgrounds. While it has the power on paper, the Tab 7 Plus seems to have some weird UI lag issues. While flicking through it, the app list will stutter once in a while, orientation change isn't smooth and even the web browser doesn’t zoom in and zoom out a webpage with the aura of fluidity. Not to be mistaken with slowdown in performance, these stutters are usually the cause of not perfectly optimized additional UI. Apps and games work perfectly fine, with loading times similar to the ones we see on most similarly powered Android tablets. The background app load doesn’t bother the Tab 7 Plus at all. The benchmark scores all prove that point - the Tab 7 Plus is no slouch when it comes to sheer grunt.
The 7-inch display is the PLS LCD type, with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The brightness level is better than the Sony Tablet S, and at par with the elder siblings, despite a different display type. While it definitely doesn’t have the colour vividness of a Super AMOLED display on the Samsung Galaxy Note, the PLS LCD doesn’t do badly at all. What is a letdown is the low resolution of the display, something that will hamper the experience of watching videos, particularly if you are watching HD ones. What impresses the most is the crispness of the display - absolutely brilliant to read text on. Viewing from a side angle is fine as long as the brightness is above 60%, anything below that and the reflective nature of the display takes over and bounces off everything in the surroundings.
7. Acer Iconia Tab A501: It hard not to be impressed by this tablet, a solid web browsing and multimedia device. Price in india is 32990
In a straight comparison to the Motorola Xoom, the Iconia A501 has the advantage of feeling lighter and bearing a much better display. However, we fail to understand why the A501 comes with Android 3.0.1 while the rest of the rivals are either on Android 3.2, or quickly moving to it. Beyond that, we were quite impressed by this tablet, considering it a good web browsing and multimedia device
Features:
Lots to talk about here... Let’s start with the display. The 10.1-inch one has a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. An ARM Cortex-A9 dual core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a GeForce GPU power the A501. We received the 16GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) version for review, and this is available in 16GB and 32GB internal storage versions. The microSD slot can support memory cards up to 32GB.
The A501’s 3G capability is only for data, and unlike some other tablets we have seen recently, this one won’t support voice calls. With a 2MP camera for video calls, and the 5MP main camera at the back, does look like a decent package, at least on paper.
The Iconia A501 still being stuck on Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb is a bit of a surprise though. While Acer’s rivals are releasing tablets with Android 3.2, or quickly upgrading them to that, the Iconia doesn’t seem to be walking that line. Unfortunately, the performance advantage offered by the latter versions of Honeycomb is lost on the Iconia.
However, since this is the made for the tablet version of Android, it offers a very different experience to what we saw on tablets based on Android 2.2 and Android 2.3. We had detailed this new Android experience in detail when we reviewed the Acer Iconia Tab A500 and Motorola Xoom, and that continues here, thanks to Google not allowing customization (by most manufacturers) of the OS on the tablet.
8. MOTOROLA XOOM: There's a lot to like about the Xoom, especially after tweaks and updates collectively make it a much better device. The biggest problem isn't the Xoom, but the dearth of tablet-friendly apps - it seems only iOS is hot when it comes to this class of device form factor. The Xoom is a good tablet, but really, tablets are little more than the sum of apps that run on them, and at the moment, the iPad has a much better ecosystem.
Features:
Android 3.1 has come with a completely redesigned UI. The home screens now offer the usual info – battery level, wireless connectivity, cellular network info etc. now shows up on the bottom right edge of the display. Tapping on these opens up a more detailed status pop-up, and you can head to the settings menu from here. On the top right corner is where you open up the usual apps list from. The bottom left corner has the return, home and tasks options. We had slotted a Vodafone SIM-card in the Xoom, and any messages that were received on that number showed up as a pop-up on the home screen. This is pretty neat, because the device doesn’t allow voice calls. These SMS’ weren’t stored anywhere, the pop-ups didn’t disappear unless you clicked on OK. The new task manager stacks up thumbnails according to when you last opened the app.
The Xoom that we received for review was the 32GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) version.
9.Acer Iconia Tab A500: The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is a good option for a Wi-Fi only Android tablet at a competitive price.
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 has good underlying software coupled with decent hardware. But we think the display can be improved. If not an IPS panel, the least Acer can do is get rid of the blue cast. The connectivity options give it a slight edge over the iPad, and also the user interface of the Honeycomb OS and its response is great. However, the OS needs a learning curve and is not as intuitive as the iOS. As far as Android tablets go, this is the best on the market right now thanks to its dual core processor and Honeycomb OS. The price of Rs. 27,990 is lower than the iPad 2 (16GB). It is a value for money product for the features and performance on offer.
10. BlackBerry PlayBook: BlackBerry PlayBook is ideal for a BlackBerry smartphone user looking to purchase a tablet. This is mainly due to the BlackBerry Bridge sync option. However, even then we would advise potential buyers to wait it out till there is a respectable apps eco-system. Current apps in the App World are nothing to write home about. RIM had announced that Android apps would soon be ported to the BlackBerry App World, but that has yet to happen. The Wi-Fi data transfer option and ability to edit the Documents To Go app is a big plus point.
The price in india is 13,990/- .
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