Tablets have evolved to become a necessity nowadays. Buyers are now keen on comparing prices, specifications, sizes and even weights of the tablets that are available in market. It is an understatement to say that the iPad is the most famous tablet today. Even children ask for iPads for Christmas. However, below are two examples of the most competitive and aggressive tablets like the iPad around vying for majority of the market share in this current age.
The Blackberry Playbook is one of the top choices of business people. Since the Blackberry smart phone is considered the most widely used among this league, pairing the Blackberry smart phone to a Blackberry tablet is simply second nature. This tablet has the Blackberry Tablet OS, has a 7 inch touch screen, a front facing camera which has 3 megapixels, a rear facing camera with 5MP and weighs 400 grams. It is very sleek, serious looking and classy. Although it does not have an email app, it is made to pair with a Blackberry smart phone for secure emailing and Blackberry messaging. It is expected to be used for spreadsheets, word and presentation documents, given that these applications are already built in with the Playbook. This tablet performs very fast and is able to multitask easily due to its dual core 16Hz processor. However, although it is called the “Playbook”, it is well known that the Blackberry App World has much less applications and games compared to the Apple iTunes Store or the Android Market. Definitely not for the game freak but the Playbook is a no-nonsense device. It has a more serious look and has a very similar price compared to the iPad. Entry level unit starts at $500.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
The release of this tablet has created a buzz because of its size and weight. It was released after the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. This is one of the tablets like the iPad but it drew a lot of attention because its size is bigger than the usual 7 inch tablets but is smaller than the 10 inch versions. It weighs 447grams and is even thinner and lighter than the famous iPad 2. It made the consumers rethink their options, giving the idea that 7inch tablets are too small but 10inch tablets are too big. It has 1GB of RAM and entry level unit also has a memory of 16GB similar to the iPad. The camera of this tablet is respectable having 2 megapixels for the front facing camera and 3 megapixels for the rear facing. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 lasts from 8 to 10 hours making it a great companion for long days at work, intricate presentations, plane rides and the like. Since this tablet is much thinner than the other tablets in the market it is made to be very portable, but the USB ports and memory card slots are omitted. Needless to say, the Android Market offers a wide array of useful and entertaining applications. This tablet is user friendly and also has multitasking options. It is around $100 cheaper than the iPad. There are a lot of tablets like the iPad which are very desirable but buying this tablet would definitely be a very intelligent decision.