During my trip to Linaro Connect 2012q1 I want to buy Android tablet for myself. But this time I decided to spend more time on choosing one to not end with crap like Hannspree Hannspad which I bought half year ago.
Also situation on market changed. There are cheap tablets worth checking but there are also cheap crappy ones. So let me list what I checked so far.
| Kindle Fire | Nook Tablet | Archos 80 G9 Classic | Archos 80 G9 Turbo |
|---|---|---|---|
| price (USD) | 199 | 249 | 259 |
| RAM size | 512MB | 1GB | 512MB |
| resolution | 1024x600 | 1024x600 | 1024x768 |
| screen size | 7” | 7” | 8” |
| internal storage | 8GB | 16GB 2 | 8GB |
| external storage | none | microSD | microSD |
| CPU | OMAP4430 1GHz | OMAP4430 1GHz | OMAP4430 1GHz |
| stock Android version | 2.3 customized | 2.3 customized | 3.2 (4.0 in February) |
| community Android version | 4.0 | 4.0 | not checked |
| locked bootloader | no | yes (hacked) | no |
| USB Host | no | no | yes |
| HDMI output | no | no | yes |
As you see my requirements are more or less simple:
- dual core cpu (arm7)
- 512MB ram (1GB preferred)
- 1024x600 (or higher) resolution
- 7-8” screen size (I had 10” and it was too big)
- price below 300USD
During CES many vendors presented new tablets but I think that most of them will be released in Q2 or later. ASUS MeMo 370T looks nice for 250USD but it is not on market.
And I do not want 3G module in tablet — my phone has over 10GB of data limit to use for next months and so far I was not able to consume 1GB per month :)
Have I missed some devices? If yes then please share information in comments. Just remember that I do not want any of those NotionAdam/Viewsonic/Hannspad ones.