Help picking out a tablet for HDMI / GPS / camera usage

[jenerous]

I've done so much research my brain hurts, and the folks on this site seem very helpful, so here I am pleading for help picking out a new tablet.

What I want:
- Small size (7 or 8 inch screen) for portability
- Android 3.x OS
- Wifi only
- Bluetooth
- HDMI
- GPS (without needing a cellular data plan)
- USB / miniUSB port
- SD / microSD port
- 5 MP or better front camera

Things I will do with it:
- Have multiple people using the same tablet (with their own logins if possible)
- Play flash games on the web
- Watch flash player videos from the web, while hooked up to our HDTV (international soccer games to be exact)
- Use GPS navigation on the road
- Take pictures

So far I've been very interested in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, but there are some cons:
- It seems like the Acer Iconia A100 does most of the same things for a lot less price
- I'd have to purchase about $50 in additional accessories to connect to my TV (the multimedia dock + the HDMI converter)
- The camera is only 3MP

Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated!

 

[G37]

For what you're looking for, it's going to be the Toshiba Thrive 7". It has the 5MP camera, mini-HDMI out, GPS, bluetooth, wifi, Android OS 3.0+. The two tablets you mention offer some of what you're looking for but not all.

Let me know if that helps

 

[jenerous]

Thanks for the reply G37. I didn't even realize the Thrive came in a 7 inch! Looks like it has everything on my wishlist, although it's definitely larger and heavier than the Galaxy. Also it would be hard to resist springing the extra $20 to upgrade to the 10 inch Thrive.

Looks like between the Galaxy 7.0 Plus and the Thrive 7", it's a battle of slim vs features. Tough one! I'll have to check them out in the store I think before deciding.