If you’re an Android fan, there are literally dozens of tablets to choose from. Faced with this somewhat daunting choice, Pranav came to Jig to help him with his decision. The Jig Fairy did some research, and here’s what she found.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime (32GB)
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime has one 1.66 Ghz processor, NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 Quad-core CPU, a 10.1″ Corning® Gorilla® Glass screen (multitouch support). It comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS, but is upgradable to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Camera is 8MP (rear) and boasts a F2.4 aperture. The harddrive is 32 GB with 1 GB SDRAM. Battery charge is rated 12 hours, and the tablet weighs 1.29 pounds. Total size is 10.35 inches, 0.33 inches, 7.12 inches.
Price: $499 ($388 for 16 GB model)
Sony Tablet S (32GB)
The Sony Tablet S (32GB) has one 1 Ghz processor and a Dual Core NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 processor. It comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS. This tablet comes with two cameras, a .3 MP front facing camera and a 5 MP rear facing one. The harddrive is 32 GB with 2 GB SDRAM. Battery charge is rated 8 hours, and the tablet weighs 1 pound. Total size is 9.5 inches, 6.8 inches, 0.3 inches.
Price: $498
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (16GB)
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has one 1 Ghz processor and a Dual Core NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 processor, and a 10.1″ WXGA (1280×800) display. It comes with Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS. The harddrive is 16 GB with 1 GB RAM. Battery charge is rated 14 hours, and the tablet weighs 1.25 pounds. Total size is 0.34 inches, 6.9 inches, 10.1 inches.
Price: $399
Acer Iconia Tab A100
The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is designed to fit in your pocket. It has one 1 Ghz processor and comes with the latest build of Honeycomb OS. It has 2 cameras, a 5MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. The harddrive is 8 GB with .512 GB DDR2 SDRAM. Battery charge is rated 5 hours, and the tablet weighs less than 1 pound at 14.72 ounces. Total size is 4.6 inches, 7.68 inches, 0.5 inches.
Price: $259.99
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