iPAD’s alternatives: Top 5 Best Android Tablets Today

Tablets are gaining more popularity as an alternative device for laptops and PCs. It’s very lightweight and highly portable compared to its computer predecessors. Nowadays, while Apple’s iPAD commanded the lead in the market, there are also excellent Android alternatives to choose from. Here are my choices for the top five best Android Tablets available today.

Google Nexus 10

This is the latest version of Google’s Nexus series and it boasts a 10-inch screen with 2560X1600, becoming the world’s highest resolution display. It comes with a dual core ARM Cortex A15 processor, and a quad core Mali T604 graphics processor.

This product is designed by Google. So it offers the best Android experience possible. The Samsung-manufactured tablet also comes with a storage choice of 16GB or 32GB, a 5.0 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, and a battery life that lasts 11 hours of usage.

The resolution can show over 4 million pixels in the screen. The text would show sharper, HD movies are more vivid, and photos are displayed in stunning details.

Rundown:
• 10-inch, 2560×1600 display
• Dual core ARM Cortex A15 processor
• Android 4.2 “Jelly Bean”
• 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera
• Choice of 16GB and 32GB.
• Battery life of 11 hours
• Price starts at $399.00

Google Nexus 7

The next spot goes to Nexus 10’s little brother, the first tablet released by Google, Nexus 7. The Asus-manufactured hardware consists of a 7-inch display with a 1280X800 resolution, an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, and a choice of 16GB or 32GB storage.

It runs the latest Android Operating System, Jelly Bean 4.2, and has features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC. It can also be used as a mobile device than can now operate on more than 200 GSM providers worldwide. It also boasts an impressive battery life that allows you over 8 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of web browsing or electronic reading, and up to 300 hours of standby time.

This is surely a powerful table in a very compact form.

Rundown:
• 7-inch, 1280×800 display
• Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• Android 4.2 “Jelly Bean”
• 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera
• Choice of 16GB or 32GB
• Battery life of 10 hours
• Price starts at $199.00

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is a 10.1 inch display tablet computer designed and developed by Samsung Electronics.
Most hardware used in this device are top of the line including a 1280X800 resolution display, 1.4GHz Exynos quad core processor, 3 choices of storage at 16GB, 32GB, or 54GB, a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, and a 10 hour battery life.

It operates on Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” but it can be upgraded to Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean”. It also comes with a stylus called the S Pen making it great for taking notes and sketching ideas.

Rundown:
• 10.1-inch, 1280×800 display
• 1.4GHz Exynos quad core processor
• Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”
• 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera
• Choice of 16GB, 32GB or 64GB
• Battery life of 10 hours
• Price starts at $499.00

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T

This device is the slimmest and lightest 1920X1200 Full HD resolution display tablet in the market. It has a 10.1 inch display backed by the fastest Nvidia Tegra 3 quad core processor which features a 12-core GPU. It is running on Android 4.0.3 “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating system.

It also boasts an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, a 9.5 hours battery life, and superior audio experience with SonicMaster technology.

Rundown:
• 10.1-inch 1920×1200 display
• Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• Android 4.0.3 “Ice Cream Sandwich”
• 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 2 megapixel front camera
• Choice of 32GB or 64GB
• Battery life of 9.5 hours
• Price starts at $499.00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch

If you are looking for a highly-portable tablet on a budget, comparable to Apple’s iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is worthy of a look.

The 7-inch display comes with 1024X600 resolution is a little less compared with Nexus 7 but can be offset with the micro-SD card slot which can bump up the storage to additional 8GB just for a few dollars.

The tablet is powered by a dual core Texas Instruments OMAP processor and a 3 megapixel rear camera. It is operating in Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” but can be upgraded to Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean”.

Rundown:
• 7-inch, 1024×600 display
• 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP processor
• Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”
• 3 megapixel rear camera, and a VGA front camera
• Choice of 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB
• Battery life of about 5 hours
• Price starts at $200.00