Kindle fire has never lost its fame yet even if there exist Apple and Samsung tablets and selling their gadgets like hot cakes in the industry. Again Kindle Fire stands out from the crowd with its uncompromising features and an affordable price. Due to the heavy demand for ebook readers/tablets in the emerging gadgets market, many other prime brands in the industry are also now placed their stand in corresponding market with their hot tablets. Let’s now have a detailed look on such tablets.
1. Lenovo IdeaPad S2 7
Lenovo showcased IdeaPad S2 7 at the CES 2012. The speciality of the tablet is that the device offers wireless HD streaming capability (WHDI). Lenovo has included the feature after it partnered with Amimon, which offers an incredible HDTV streaming experience.
• The 17.8-cm (7-inch) tablet. • Resolution of 1280X800 pixels. • Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor. • The tablet runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb. • Bluetooth, WiFi and 1GB of RAM.
2. Pantech Element
Pantech debuted its Android tablet Element at CES. The speciality of the tablet is that it comes with waterproof features.
• The 20.3-cm (8-inch) tablet. • Resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. • 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with flash and 4X digital zoom, along with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. • Runs on Android 3.2 operating system, but the company has promised an Android 4.0 upgrade for the device soon. • 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of internal memory and an empty microSD card slot, which can be expanded up to 32GB. • The unique feature of the tablet is its IP57 certification. • The tablet is waterproof to a great extent. It can be submerged in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes, provided all its ports are tightly closed.
3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Samsung revealed Galaxy Tab 7.7, which is poised to be the thinnest and lightest tablet released by the company so far.
• The 19.6-cm (7.7-inch) tablet. • Super AMOLED display along with a 1280X800 pixel resolution. • The tablet runs on Android 3.1 Honeycomb and is capable of acting as a smart TV remote control. The device is expected to get an Android 4.0 update. • It is sleek and has dimension of 196.7 X 133 X 7.89mm. It weighs just 340 gms. • It is powered by 1.4 GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM and Exynos chipset.
4. ASUS Eee Pad MeMO
ASUS showcased a budget tablet called Asus Eee Pad MeMO, which is poised to compete with the likes of Amazon Kindle Fire. The Android-powered tablet is likely to be priced at around $249.
• This small tablet is powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor. • Runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. • The 17.8-cm (7-inch) device is already being seen as a tough competitor in this size segment. • The device will feature IPS LCD capacitive multi-touch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. • It offers up to 32GB of internal storage and comes enabled with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
5. ViewSonic ViewPad E70
Here is another device which can give tough competition to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. ViewSonic showcased its Android 4.0 powered budget tablet device ViewPad e70. This device stands a better chance as compared to its competitors because it sports Google’s latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich. It is priced at $169 and will be available in the coming months.
• The ViewPad e70 sports a 17.7-cm (7-inch) screen display with a low 800x480 pixel resolution and runs on a (unidentified) 1 GHz single core processor. • It reportedly has a fairly responsive capacitive touchscreen and comes packed with a microSD card slot, microHDMI port and 4GB of storage. • Reportedly, the ViewPad e70 tablet will come in the Android Market but will have Amazon Appstore and Amazon Kindle app. The company touts it as a wallet-friendly, portable device which lets the users enjoy multi-media mobile entertainment, check e-mail and read e-books.
