With the CES event in Las Vegas at the start of this year, it had been quite apparent that tablets would feature highly alongside smartphones with many Tablets being chained-up to release in 2011. With so many options in your hand, you are bound to be confused regarding the actual facts of the tablets. We are here to help you compare top 6 rivals of iPad 2 which will compete in 2011 Tablet market.....
How does Apple’s new tablet compare with the Motorola Xoom, LG Optimus G Pad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the HP TouchPad and the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook?
Truely Speaking, the Apple iPad 2 doesn't do much more than keep pace with its tablet rivals. Here are the 6 Gadgets on the board of Comparison. In the first part we will be comparing Motorola XOOM and LG Optimus G Pad:
1.)Motorola Xoom:
First up is the Motorola Xoom, which has a mighty spec sheet that could send the iPad 2 packing if paired with the right apps. A super-fast 1GHz dual-core processor pretty much matches the iPad 2's 1.2GHz dual-core offering, as does upgradeable connectivity to the 4G LTE network. Flash too is supported through Android Honeycomb, Google's made-for-tablets OS.
Just like the iPad 2, the Xoom features front and rear cameras, capable of 720p HD recording, though the Xoom again wins out with 5 MP still imaging (the iPad 2 manages less than 1MP). However, a dearth of Android 3.0 apps, with few mobile apps optimised for Honeycomb, means the iPad 2 is vastly superior in the software stakes. And in pricing too; iPad 2's start at $499, the Xoom only comes in one $799 flavour.
2.) LG OPTIMUS G PAD:
Operating System
Apple's iPad 2 comes with the latest version of iOS, version 4.3, which includes a raft of improvements and new features, such as the extension of AirPlay privileges to third-party developers, personal hotspot functionality and new and improved soft keyboard support, but at its core the OS is still very much the same, user-friendly piece of software that it has always been.
Conversely the LG Optimus Pad's Android 3.0 OS has undergone an overhaul to make it 100 per cent tablet-friendly, including its new 'holographic' looking UI and persistent system bar, which will keep you up-to-date with the latest notifications.
While both platforms have their merits, we're more excited about what Google is trying to achieve with Honeycomb and the open ethos of the OS leaves a lot more room for modification and growth.
Connectivity
The Optimus Pad comes with plenty of connectivity options, including a micro USB port, HDMI-out, SD card slot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b,g,n & DLNA and HSDPA and HSUPA, so you'll have no problem connecting to the outside world or getting content onto your tablet and off again.
Apple's take on the subject of connectivity is a little more closed affair, as the iPad 2 features only Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b,g,n, mirrored HDMI-out and HSDPA and HSUPA, so you'll be fine connecting to the web or streaming your media to your big-screen display, but you'll have to rely solely on iTunes to get third-party content onto your device in the first place.
Display
Apple's iPad 2 features the same stunning 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display as the original iPad, and is a joy to use. It comes with support for multi-touch gestures (which have been expanded in version 4.3 of iOS) and is scratch and fingerprint resistant, and also features an oleophobic coating to prevent the oil in your skin from messing up your screen!
The Optimus Pad features a similarly well-appointed display, which measure 8.9-inches but boasts one impressive feature that the iPad 2 does not: 3D support! While the addition of 3D is a nice novelty it isn't a massive draw for us (with its current level of support) but it's a nice, future proof feature to have.
Apple's iPad 2 comes with the latest version of iOS, version 4.3, which includes a raft of improvements and new features, such as the extension of AirPlay privileges to third-party developers, personal hotspot functionality and new and improved soft keyboard support, but at its core the OS is still very much the same, user-friendly piece of software that it has always been.
Conversely the LG Optimus Pad's Android 3.0 OS has undergone an overhaul to make it 100 per cent tablet-friendly, including its new 'holographic' looking UI and persistent system bar, which will keep you up-to-date with the latest notifications.
While both platforms have their merits, we're more excited about what Google is trying to achieve with Honeycomb and the open ethos of the OS leaves a lot more room for modification and growth.
Connectivity
The Optimus Pad comes with plenty of connectivity options, including a micro USB port, HDMI-out, SD card slot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b,g,n & DLNA and HSDPA and HSUPA, so you'll have no problem connecting to the outside world or getting content onto your tablet and off again.
Apple's take on the subject of connectivity is a little more closed affair, as the iPad 2 features only Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b,g,n, mirrored HDMI-out and HSDPA and HSUPA, so you'll be fine connecting to the web or streaming your media to your big-screen display, but you'll have to rely solely on iTunes to get third-party content onto your device in the first place.
Display
Apple's iPad 2 features the same stunning 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display as the original iPad, and is a joy to use. It comes with support for multi-touch gestures (which have been expanded in version 4.3 of iOS) and is scratch and fingerprint resistant, and also features an oleophobic coating to prevent the oil in your skin from messing up your screen!
The Optimus Pad features a similarly well-appointed display, which measure 8.9-inches but boasts one impressive feature that the iPad 2 does not: 3D support! While the addition of 3D is a nice novelty it isn't a massive draw for us (with its current level of support) but it's a nice, future proof feature to have.
Optics
Apple's new device comes with 0.7-megapixel primary and VGA video-call cameras, making it a vast improvement on the original iPad but not in the same league as the Optimus Pad, which comes packing dual 5-megapixel cameras capable of stereoscopic image capture, LED flash, autofocus and 1080P video capture, compared to the iPad 2's 720P. The Optimus Pad can, however, also capture 3D video at 720P and also features a separate front-facing camera for all of your video conferencing needs.
Internals
There is no doubt that the iPad 2 is a far superior piece of hardware to the original iPad. Apple has included a dual-core A5 chip, clocked at 1GHz, which offers double the performance of the original device and, if marketing blurb can be believed, up to nine times the graphics capability.
Like its predecessor the device comes in 16,32 and 64GB flavours. There's no word yet on installed memory.
LG's Optimus Pad runs on nVidia's prestigious Tegra 2 chipset, which boasts lightening fast graphical performance and a dual-core 1GHz CPU. Like the iPad 2, it comes in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes and also boasts 1GB of installed RAM.
Apple's updated hardware will inevitably run exceedingly well, as the boffins at Apple know how to get the best out of their hardware but, on paper and in terms of raw power, the Optimus Pad is the bigger hitter of the two.
Apple's new device comes with 0.7-megapixel primary and VGA video-call cameras, making it a vast improvement on the original iPad but not in the same league as the Optimus Pad, which comes packing dual 5-megapixel cameras capable of stereoscopic image capture, LED flash, autofocus and 1080P video capture, compared to the iPad 2's 720P. The Optimus Pad can, however, also capture 3D video at 720P and also features a separate front-facing camera for all of your video conferencing needs.
Internals
There is no doubt that the iPad 2 is a far superior piece of hardware to the original iPad. Apple has included a dual-core A5 chip, clocked at 1GHz, which offers double the performance of the original device and, if marketing blurb can be believed, up to nine times the graphics capability.
Like its predecessor the device comes in 16,32 and 64GB flavours. There's no word yet on installed memory.
LG's Optimus Pad runs on nVidia's prestigious Tegra 2 chipset, which boasts lightening fast graphical performance and a dual-core 1GHz CPU. Like the iPad 2, it comes in 16, 32 and 64GB sizes and also boasts 1GB of installed RAM.
Apple's updated hardware will inevitably run exceedingly well, as the boffins at Apple know how to get the best out of their hardware but, on paper and in terms of raw power, the Optimus Pad is the bigger hitter of the two.
Infographic: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs. Apple iPad 2 vs. HP TouchPad vs. LG G-Slate
By Ian Thackston of skattertech.com (used just for representation)
We will be comparing the remaining Tablets soon.........
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