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January 21, 2011 | Paul Merak | Comments 0

A Guide to the world of Android Tablets

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Google’s Android OS started out in smart phones but it is now extending its reach in tablet formats. Right now, you can find a variety of new tablets with a great diversity in prices created by hot brands and newer ones across the world. With this great diversity, we find ourselves in bit of a mess trying to filter the offerings that have become nonchalantly for the purpose of offering a product. The Android OS has already come a long way and this 2011, Android 3.0 of Honeycomb will be the new wave that will be used in modern tablets. Let us analyze what you should be really looking at when buying Android tablets in time for Android 3.0 to hit the stores.

Understanding your technological needs

When buying tablets, you have to be aware of what your purpose for using the device is. Some need a tablet for connectivity to social media. Some want to have a multimedia tablet for watching videos or reading books. Others prefer good browsing power. Most android tablets will be able to suffice these needs but then there is the question of reliability as well as affordability. Now, you need to specify some technical aspects of Android tablets. You have to check for the resolution of the screen. You should also know the memory capacity and sick space that the android tablet can provide. Does it have a good processor? Can you utilize 4G ad 3G to make video calls? These are the primary aspects that you have to understand when looking at an Android device.

Notable Android 2.2 tablets

Soon enough, Android 3.0 Honeycomb is bound to show up in new tablets. That being said, you can expect the 2.2 tablets to be dropping their prices to keep them relevant in the market. Most practical shoppers tend to go for this strategy for their shopping experience. They are called laggards in the technological world. So what are some good Android 2.2 tablets that you might still want to have?

• The Advent Vega is very reasonably priced and uses a dual core processor, a screen of 1024×600 pixels, a web cam and a battery life that could extend up to 10 hours.
• The Archos tablets, particularly 70 and 101 are also great options. The smaller one offers a flash drive of 8GB and an ARM Cortex A8 processor with hard disk of 250GB. The bigger 101 has multi touch screen function but with a more spacious flash memory of 16GB.
• Samsung Galaxy Tablet is quite on the pricier side, as much as the iPad but it does have some downsides like lagging when browsing the net and a small screen.

The 3.0 experience

The Android 3.0 Honeycomb was designed mainly for tablets with larger screens and there are additional animations as well as graphics. The interface is very pleasing and the efficiency is really good. This one can really handle high definition movies and can support multi touch capacities better.

Advent Vega (£249.99)