Top 5 Tablets
Apple is a trend setter whether it is the the iPhone, iPad or iPad. The ipod set the trend of portable music players, then the iPhone revolutionized mobile phones and the recent iPad attracted everyone towards touch screen portable computing.
iPad had sure great sales, but it still has a lot of complaints regarding its features and the price. So, people who have problem with its features and price can turn to other tablets, because iPad is not the only tablet in town. Here are 5 of the best tablets that can substitute iPad equally.
1. Archos 9 PC Tablet
Archos 9 PC Tablet is a great device and looks wonderful. It proves Apple iPad is not the only tablet. It has 8.9” touch screen which is extremely light and thin and weighs 29 ounces. It has 32 GB solid state hard drive, 1.1 GHz processor, 1 GB on board RAM, Windows 7 OS. It has a battery life of 5 hours, supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, has 1.3 MP web camera, can record video with 1080 pixels clarity. You can experience Internet on its wonderful 8.9” screen. It costs $ 329.99 to $449.99. It comes in a package including power cord, stylus, and power adapter.
2. Compal Tablet
This is a 7” Android tablet made by Compal that runs on the Android 2.0. It has high powered Tegra 2 processor, supports 1080p video playback. It has features like a 3.5mm audi jack, SD card slot, ARM Cortex A9 CPU and has integrated flash, 12 MP camera.
3. Dell Mini 5
The Dell Mini 5 is thin and looks stylish and looks like a mobile phone than a tablet. It has TFT capacitive 5” touch screen with Corning Gorilla Glass and dimensions of 152.9 x x79.1 x 10 mm and weighs 220grams. It has a primary camera of 5 MP with dual LED flash and features like geo tagging, internal memory of 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, standard battery Li-Ion 1530 mAh battery. It has Android OS v1.6 and is upgradable to v2.2.
4. HP Slate
This is a Windows 7 tablet. It has a 8.9” 1024 x 600 capacitive multi touch display screen, 1.6 GHz atom Z530 processor with UMA graphics and accelerator, 32 GB flash storage, 1080p video playback and 1 GB RAM. It has 5 hour battery, SDHC slot, USB port, dock connector for power etc. It costs $549.
5. ICD Vega
This is a 15” touch screen tablet form Innovative Converged Devices powered with Android. It features 15.6” screen with 1366 x 768 pixels, NVIDIA Tegra processor. It has offers Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0 and 3G connectivity, 1.3 MP web camera, Graphics processor, light sensor and accelerometer. It has 512 MB RAM, 512 MB Micro SD card and can be expanded up to 32 GB, 3.5 mm audio jack, dual digital microphones and internal speakers within 373 x 254 x 16 mm frame. It costs $249.
These are the top 5 alternatives to the iPad. If you thought Ipad is the only tablet in town then you are mistaken. Try these and you will know for yourself.
