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- Nov 14, 2011
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Toshiba Thrive
· 10.1” screen, LED Backlit 1280 x 800 resolution 16:10 aspect ratio
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.1
· 16 GB flash storage 1 GB RAM DDR2
· USB, Mini-USB, HDMI & Full sized SD Card Reader (nothing on how expandable it is)
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam 2 MP Front Facing Cam
· Flash Support and Android Market
· Stereo Speakers 3.5 mm Headphone jack
· Wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
· GPS, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Digital Compass
· Video upconverting up to 720P
· Weight 1.6 lbs.
· Has a dock, not included.
· USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY with Chassis Release and Rubberized Backing
· Files supported AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MIDI, MPEG-4, ACC+ Enhanced, MIDI, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC+, WAVE, Ogg Vorbis , WMA
This device can be had for around $370 for the 16 GB version or $450 for the 32 GB version
Acer Iconia Tab A500
· 10.1” screen, TFT Color LCD 1280 x 800 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.2
· 16 GB Flash storage 1 GB of DDR2 RAM
· I USB, 1 Micro-USB, 1 Micro-HDMI and Micro SD card slot expandable up to 32 GB’s
· 8 Hour battery time
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam, 2 MP Front Facing Cam, LED Flash, Auto Focus
· G-Sensor, E-Compass, Bluetooth 2.1 Light Sensor
· Wifi b/g/n
· Weight 1.7 lbs. Metal Construction
· Flash Support and Android Market
This device can be had for around $350 for the 16 GB version of $450 for the 32 GB version
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
· 10.1” screen, IPS LED Backlit, Wide SVGA, 178 degree viewing angles 1280 x 800 resolution
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.2
· 16 GB Flash Storage, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM expandable Micro SD card up to 32 GB
· Proprietary Data/Charging cable, Micro-HDMI
· 1.2 MP Front Facing Cam, 5 MP Rear Facing Cam
· 9.5 hour battery life expandable to 16 hours with optional Keyboard Dock ($149.99)
· The Dock has 2 USB 2.0 ports and a SD Card Reader
· Flash and Android Market Support
· 3.5 mm headphone/mic jack
· Stereo Speakers
· G-Sensor, E-Compass, GPS, Light Sensor, Syroscope
· GPU/VPU NVIDIA ULP GeForce
This device is selling at Best Buy ($399 for 16 GB or $450 for the 32 GB)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
· 10.1” screen, TFT LED Widescreen WXGA LCD 1280 x 800
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.1
· 16 GB with 1 GB RAM
· USB 2.0
· No Micro/SD Card expansion slot, No HDMI
· Wifi a/b/g/n 1.25 lbs
· 2 MP Front Facing Cam, 3 MP Rear Facing Cam
· 14 Hour battery life & Bluetooth
This device is selling on Amazon for $498 currently
Motorola Xoom
· 10.1” screen, 1280 x 800 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio
· Linux 1 GHz Motorola ARM dual-core CORTEX A9 OMAP 4
· Android OS 3.1
· 1 GB of DDR DRAM
· HDMI, USB, Micros SD card Reader
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam with Flash (built in CMOS Webcam)
· Weight 1.6 lbs. Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, GPS
This device can be purchased for around $500 depending on how much Flash Storage you go with.
Vizio 8" Tablet VTAB1008
· 8” screen, 1024 x 768 resolution
· 1 GHz, 4 GB of Flash Storage with 2 GB user accessible
· Android OS 2.3
· 512 MB of RAM
· HDMI, USB, Micros SD card Reader Expandable up to 32 GB
· Front Facing Cam with 30 fps, Accelerometer & Ambient Light Sensor
· Weight 1.2 lbs. Bluetooth
This device can be purchased for around $300 at various online vendors like Amazon
LePan TC970
· 1 GHZ TI CMAP 3630 Processor 512 MB RAM with 2 GB of Flash Storage
· 9.7” 1024 x 768 Capacitive Touch Screen
· Wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR
· 2 MP Fixed Focus Front Web Cam Android OS 2.2
· 3D G-sensor, E-compass sensor, GPS, Ambient Light Sensor
· File Types: AMR/AAC/AAC+/MP3/MIDI/PCM, MPEG4/3GPP/H.263/H.264
· HD Video playback, Android Market Access
· Weight 1.6 lbs. USB to 30 pin Connector, 3.5 mm Headphone jack
· Micro SD card expandability to 32 GB
This device can be purchased for about $200-250 at various online vendors
Coby MID 1125
· 10.1” Screen LCD, 1024 x 600 Resolution, Capacitive Multi-Touch, Android OS 2.3
· 1 GHZ Telechip Cortex A8 processor with 512 MB of Ram with 4 GB Flash Storage
· Wifi b/g, Expandable Micro SD card up to 32 GB’s 16:9 Aspect Ratio
· Video Output both 720P and 1080P
· 3.5 mm Headphone jack, Stereo Speakers, 55 mAH battery, average battery life 4 hours
· Weight 1.6 lbs. Micro-HDMI, and Mini-USB, No android market access, AppsLib Market
This device can be purchased for around $211-$250 at various online vendors.
It is my experience that if you go with the resistive touch screen you won’t be able to use the tablet as long since they don’t make replacement screens for these devices as far as I know of. Those will pop and break first. For more information on the differences between Resistive Touch Screen or Capacitive Touch Screen check this Wikipedia article on it here:
Touchscreen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I also will go over some 7” and a couple of 8” tablets in another short features and specs shopping list. I hope that this has been useful notes, I transcribed my hand written notes for when I was shopping higher end tablets. The 7” tablets I have noted will mostly be budget ones, several models of Coby's, and other brands that have been spotted at Big Lots, and other places. Thanks to dansamy for suggesting I undertake the creation of this Features Shopping List I made up on many pages of a notebook. Feedback is welcome and I will post more soon.
· 10.1” screen, LED Backlit 1280 x 800 resolution 16:10 aspect ratio
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.1
· 16 GB flash storage 1 GB RAM DDR2
· USB, Mini-USB, HDMI & Full sized SD Card Reader (nothing on how expandable it is)
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam 2 MP Front Facing Cam
· Flash Support and Android Market
· Stereo Speakers 3.5 mm Headphone jack
· Wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
· GPS, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Digital Compass
· Video upconverting up to 720P
· Weight 1.6 lbs.
· Has a dock, not included.
· USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY with Chassis Release and Rubberized Backing
· Files supported AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MIDI, MPEG-4, ACC+ Enhanced, MIDI, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC+, WAVE, Ogg Vorbis , WMA
This device can be had for around $370 for the 16 GB version or $450 for the 32 GB version
Acer Iconia Tab A500
· 10.1” screen, TFT Color LCD 1280 x 800 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.2
· 16 GB Flash storage 1 GB of DDR2 RAM
· I USB, 1 Micro-USB, 1 Micro-HDMI and Micro SD card slot expandable up to 32 GB’s
· 8 Hour battery time
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam, 2 MP Front Facing Cam, LED Flash, Auto Focus
· G-Sensor, E-Compass, Bluetooth 2.1 Light Sensor
· Wifi b/g/n
· Weight 1.7 lbs. Metal Construction
· Flash Support and Android Market
This device can be had for around $350 for the 16 GB version of $450 for the 32 GB version
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
· 10.1” screen, IPS LED Backlit, Wide SVGA, 178 degree viewing angles 1280 x 800 resolution
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.2
· 16 GB Flash Storage, 1 GB of DDR2 RAM expandable Micro SD card up to 32 GB
· Proprietary Data/Charging cable, Micro-HDMI
· 1.2 MP Front Facing Cam, 5 MP Rear Facing Cam
· 9.5 hour battery life expandable to 16 hours with optional Keyboard Dock ($149.99)
· The Dock has 2 USB 2.0 ports and a SD Card Reader
· Flash and Android Market Support
· 3.5 mm headphone/mic jack
· Stereo Speakers
· G-Sensor, E-Compass, GPS, Light Sensor, Syroscope
· GPU/VPU NVIDIA ULP GeForce
This device is selling at Best Buy ($399 for 16 GB or $450 for the 32 GB)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
· 10.1” screen, TFT LED Widescreen WXGA LCD 1280 x 800
· 1 GHZ NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Android OS 3.1
· 16 GB with 1 GB RAM
· USB 2.0
· No Micro/SD Card expansion slot, No HDMI
· Wifi a/b/g/n 1.25 lbs
· 2 MP Front Facing Cam, 3 MP Rear Facing Cam
· 14 Hour battery life & Bluetooth
This device is selling on Amazon for $498 currently
Motorola Xoom
· 10.1” screen, 1280 x 800 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio
· Linux 1 GHz Motorola ARM dual-core CORTEX A9 OMAP 4
· Android OS 3.1
· 1 GB of DDR DRAM
· HDMI, USB, Micros SD card Reader
· 5 MP Rear Facing Cam with Flash (built in CMOS Webcam)
· Weight 1.6 lbs. Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, GPS
This device can be purchased for around $500 depending on how much Flash Storage you go with.
Vizio 8" Tablet VTAB1008
· 8” screen, 1024 x 768 resolution
· 1 GHz, 4 GB of Flash Storage with 2 GB user accessible
· Android OS 2.3
· 512 MB of RAM
· HDMI, USB, Micros SD card Reader Expandable up to 32 GB
· Front Facing Cam with 30 fps, Accelerometer & Ambient Light Sensor
· Weight 1.2 lbs. Bluetooth
This device can be purchased for around $300 at various online vendors like Amazon
LePan TC970
· 1 GHZ TI CMAP 3630 Processor 512 MB RAM with 2 GB of Flash Storage
· 9.7” 1024 x 768 Capacitive Touch Screen
· Wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR
· 2 MP Fixed Focus Front Web Cam Android OS 2.2
· 3D G-sensor, E-compass sensor, GPS, Ambient Light Sensor
· File Types: AMR/AAC/AAC+/MP3/MIDI/PCM, MPEG4/3GPP/H.263/H.264
· HD Video playback, Android Market Access
· Weight 1.6 lbs. USB to 30 pin Connector, 3.5 mm Headphone jack
· Micro SD card expandability to 32 GB
This device can be purchased for about $200-250 at various online vendors
Coby MID 1125
· 10.1” Screen LCD, 1024 x 600 Resolution, Capacitive Multi-Touch, Android OS 2.3
· 1 GHZ Telechip Cortex A8 processor with 512 MB of Ram with 4 GB Flash Storage
· Wifi b/g, Expandable Micro SD card up to 32 GB’s 16:9 Aspect Ratio
· Video Output both 720P and 1080P
· 3.5 mm Headphone jack, Stereo Speakers, 55 mAH battery, average battery life 4 hours
· Weight 1.6 lbs. Micro-HDMI, and Mini-USB, No android market access, AppsLib Market
This device can be purchased for around $211-$250 at various online vendors.
It is my experience that if you go with the resistive touch screen you won’t be able to use the tablet as long since they don’t make replacement screens for these devices as far as I know of. Those will pop and break first. For more information on the differences between Resistive Touch Screen or Capacitive Touch Screen check this Wikipedia article on it here:
Touchscreen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I also will go over some 7” and a couple of 8” tablets in another short features and specs shopping list. I hope that this has been useful notes, I transcribed my hand written notes for when I was shopping higher end tablets. The 7” tablets I have noted will mostly be budget ones, several models of Coby's, and other brands that have been spotted at Big Lots, and other places. Thanks to dansamy for suggesting I undertake the creation of this Features Shopping List I made up on many pages of a notebook. Feedback is welcome and I will post more soon.
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