Now that Apple iPad is released in India time is mature for a comparison between iPad’s competitors, especially since a Tablet Revolution is on the anvil. After iPad, which was the first main tablet hit the market; there was a race among other mobile and computer manufacturers to hit the market with similar tablet versions. At the recently concluded CES 2011, about 130 tablet PCs were on display, of which 20 may reach the markets this year itself.
Here we try to compare iPad with another promising tablet from Motorola, Motorola Xoom. Our home made tablet, Adam Tablet is also included in the comparison list.
Details about more tablets are available at http://www.priceofmobiles.com/categories/tablet.php
Samsung Galaxy Tab is already available in India. More details and price about Samsung Galaxy Tab is available at http://www.priceofmobiles.com/categories/desc_samsungp1000galaxytab.php
Please note that Apple iPad is available in Inida in Six versions, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, with and with out 3G. Price starts from Rs.25899 for the base version iPad 16Gb Wi-Fi to Rs.42099 for iPad 64GB 3G.
Apple iPad | Adam Tablet | Motorola Xoom | |
Price in India | Starting from Rs.25899 | - | - |
Operating System | iPhone OS 3.2 (iOS (4.x)) | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo),Upgradeable Ginger Bread 2.3 Or 3.0 | Android OS, v3.0 Honeycomb |
CPU processor | 1GHz Apple A4 (high-performance, low-power system on a chip) | Dual Core Cortex A-9 | 1 Ghz Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 |
Form factor | Tablet | Tablet | Tablet |
Dimensions | 242.8x189.7x13.4 mm | 191x269x14 mm | 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm |
Weight | 680 g | 726 g | 730 g |
Color | Black with White | Black | Black |
Screen Size | 9.7 inches, LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS tech | 10.1 inches WSVGA, TFT Liquid Crystal Display, Capacitive Touch Screen | 10.1 inches, Capacitive Touch Screen Display |
Screen resolution | 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280×800 pixels |
Camera | Nil | 3.2 MP Swivel Camera with Auto Focus,2048 x 1536 Pixels | Dual Camera, Primary (Back) : 5.0 MP (2592x1944 Pixels) with Auto Focus and Dual LED Flash, Secondary (Front) : 2.0 MP(1600x1200 Pixels) |
Memory internal | 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB Internal memory | 1 GB | 32 GB, 1GB DDR2 RAM |
Memory external | - | micro SD Card Up to 16/32 GB eMMC | microSD Card slot up to 32 GB |
Battery | Built-in 25-watt-hour Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery | 3 cell 24.6Whr battery | |
Talk Time | Up to 10 hours, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network | Up to 16 hours | Up to 10 hours |
Standby time | Up to 30 days | Up to 160 hours | |
WLAN & Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
3G Data | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | 3G, 4G LTE upgradeable | |
GPS | Yes, A-GPS support | A-GPS support | Yes, A-GPS support |
