Based on the some comments in other threads.... it appears yall need to read some more... thats our dam problem in jamaica.... why is every tablet compared to the ipad... the ipad is so locked down it aint funny.... not even a micro sd slot... anyway moving on... not every tablet that runs android is the same dam thing... android is the base yes but you as a manufacturer must present it's own container which is normally the crappy part of the tablet. Most of the tablet makers cant write a piece of code to save ther life... so ther tablet though good underneath ends up being crappy in the end...
Let me divide this up so it becomes less complicated... additionally you have various flavours which is associated with the version... and flavours are quite appropriate as they name em eclair and honeycomb etc.
Get some folks out my thread from early - iPad and iPad 2 are locked down tablets that for me is just a bit too expensive and in the end is just a bit better than the rest... put them side... next is HP and ther no android... no windows.... my own OS... screw you... look what happened to BETA... VHS became the natural order. So we move to androids in detail... you have expensive androids... medium end androids and low end androids.
HIGH END - Asus Transformer/Samsung Galaxy
MEDIUM END - Viewsonic G/Archos 10
LOW END - COBY (hush it is)/made in china and sells on ebay for 150 bucks or less
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HIGH-END
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The Asus transformers is remarkable... its basically a glorified notebook as it docks right into a keyboards which turns it into a full fledged notebook... thank God you can buy each part separate... it runs 3.1 (honeycomb)... PS it is better to buy the tablet first then the keyboard not the other way around.
- 10.1" WSVGA (1280x800) IPS Capacitive LED Touchscreen; Android 3.2 Operating System
- NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU; 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM, 1 slot, 1GB Max; 16GB Internal Flash Memory; Wireless 802.11bgn; Bluetooth 2.1
- Mini HDMI Port; Micro SD Card Slot; 1.2MP (front) and 5.0MP (rear) Webcam
- GPS; Gravity Sensor; E-Compass; Light Sensor; Gyroscope; 24.4Wh Lithium Polymer Battery (Up to 9.5 Hours Battery Life)
- 40-Pin Docking Port for Optional Keyboard (Keyboard Not included)/Docking Station (Model Name: TF101 DOCKING)
The Samsung Galaxy is what some people consider the boss tablet as plenty effort is put into it from the developers side... It is nice and clean and works... should I say like an iPad... nahh... As with all samsung products though it is glossy all over... even the price... I am sure that they did not spend so much to make it though...
- Android Honeycomb 3.1
- Dual Core Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM
- Wi-FiTM, 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz, 5GHz
- Memory Capacity: 32GB
- Display: 10.1" WXGA (1280x800)
These high end tabs out of the box are heads and shoulders above the rest but make sure you have the money...