ANDROID TABLET PC

Android tablets are set to take the world by storm and showing that the iPad that started it all was merely the forerunner, heralding the age of tablets. People have dreamed of such devices ever since the science fiction of the 1930s started people looking ahead. So 2010 was the year of the tablet, and feels like the future is here. Very possibly the android tablet will come to dominate the years to come.

Which one is best of course is down to personal preference, most users have reasons for chosing one above another, and it all comes down to the features that are important to them. Whether it's portability, form factor screen size, or the quality of the available apps. Here are a few of the most popular choices for you to wrap your head around.

Samsung Galaxy Tab
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the ultimate of all the android tablets and a genuine iPad killer. It has a smaller form factor making it more portable, easier to hold, and easier to use in one hand while sacrificing little in the way of screen. The Samsung Tablet is very desirable, not least because of its specs. It sports a 1Ghz processor, 16GB of storage expandable to 32GB through MicroSD cards, and both 3G and Wifi making it eminently connectable.

Archos 5 16GB Internet Tablet with Android (Black)
Archos has made a name for itself in the personal media player market and has been creating tablet like devices for years. The recent boost in popularity caused by Apple will no doubt help Archos in the long term. The Archos 5 16GB Internet Tablet with Android (Black) is a very good take on the tablet formula.

Features a five inch 800 pixel touchscreen that can play video in High Definition 720p resolution, and play a number of file formats including WMA, MP3, WAV, AAC+, AAC, and FLAC, as well as OGG Vorbis. Being android it gives you access to a wide range of Apps. It can be praised for having the very best of sound and video playback that Archos can bring to the table using their extensive experience. Has a few problems with the firmware and doesn't come with the Android Market place, but instead Archos' Proprietary Marketplace.

ICAN! 10" Tablet PC - Android OS 2.1
This tablet is perhaps a good example of how small manufacturers are producing very strong tablet devices. Its 1 GHz Processor matches the devices put out by larger manufacturers, while it's got a 10" touch screen that has a (16:9)  and true high definition at 1080 P.

Android OS 2.1 is there and there are updates to the latest version. Wi-Fi makes it easy to connect while the 16GB Internal harddrive will store tons of your personal documents, photos and more. It also has a 1.3MB Webcam, 2 USB Ports, as well as 2 MicroSD ports that can be expanded to as large as 32GB. There is also a 7" version.
The Future?
It's not hard to see that with the wide range of excellent devices currently available the future is only looking better and brighter for android based tablet devices. As the platform matures, more and more excellent concepts will become tried and tested. It's clear that the android platform hosts many devices that are close if not definite iPad killers.

The Alternatives
Of course there are alternatives, the iPad was the original and some say still the best. Then of course, sometimes a tablet just isn't enough in which case something that can switch between a laptop and a tablet provides a little more oomph.

HEROTAB, Android Tablet PC
In this review we will deal on the Android Tablet PC with Android 2.1 version Operating System, particularly the series of tablet PC conceptualized by Herotab, like the Herotab G701, G802,X5A and the RK7 models.

First, lets have the Herotab G701, this tablet PC isrun by aTelechaips TCC8902 800MHz processor. With its 800MHz clock processor you can be assured that it operates faster than a usual tablet PC that is run by a 600MHz clock processor. Also it has 256MB RAM, built in 2GB Nandflash, and supports an Extendable Memory up to 32GB via SD card.

It has a 7” resistive touch screen and with a screen resolution of WVGA 800*480px and supports a 1080p video. But what makes this unique is that it has a HDMI out port that allows the Herotab G701 to be used as a High Definition media player supporting 1080p Full HD directly from your tablet PC to your TV. So if you have a video file saved in you tablet PC that you want your friends or family to watch together on a TV, there’s no need for you to burn it on compact disc and play it on a DVD/CD player.

So how about the media formats supported by this tablet PC? This device supports audio formats like MP3, MIDI and WAV format etc…and AVI, RMVB, MKV, and FLV for video files and with its G sensor you can use this Android tablet PC for 3D gaming; and because Android operating system has more than 70,000 available applications on the market you are not limited as to the programs and application that you want to add to your tablet in order to maximized the functionalities and application program capability of your tablet PC.

And as common feature of every Android tablet PC, you can edit documents in this tablet with Excel, Word or Powerpoint as well as PDF reader and other application in Windows.

At this point perhaps you may ask, what is the difference of a Herotab G701 from a Herotab G802, Herotab RK7 or a Herotab X5A? Actually not that much, so in order for us to clearly identify the difference of their features and for us to easily select our own personal choice of Herotab tablet PC with Android 2.1 operating system, a simple comparative table is presented below.

HEROTAB TABLET PC RUNNING ANDROID OS
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