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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Review and Specifications

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Posted by Unknown Tuesday, July 23, 2013 1 comment

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet - Overview


Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Review and Specifications. Of the original Asus Transformer, we said it was the “best Android tablet out there”. And this was confirmed when it won the number one spot for best tablet and gadget of the year in our 2011 Awards. The game-changing Asus Eee Pad Transformer combined a great standalone tablet with a keyboard dock that not only let you type properly but also doubled the device’s battery life and gave you such connectivity gems as full-size USB ports and a regular SD card slot, essentially turning the tablet into a mini laptop that had a better screen and lasted longer on the go than any netbook.

But now its reign is about to be ended, by none other than Asus’ own Transformer Prime, AKA the TF201. This sequel to the Transformer is lighter, slimmer, more stylish, metal-clad, comes with an even better screen and, perhaps most significantly, with a quad-core CPU and 12-core GPU combo courtesy of Nvidia’s Tegra 3, making it the most versatile and powerful tablet on the market.
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Review and Specifications. Even without its keyboard dock, the new Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is a stunning device. In the inevitable iPad 2 comparison, it holds up very well indeed, as you’ll see if you have a read of our Transformer Prime VS iPad 2: Battle of the Tablet Titans article. Just to sum up, the new Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is both thinner and lighter, its metal chassis feels almost as sturdy and it looks just as good as Apple’s effort. It also offers better connectivity, more powerful specifications, superior cameras and, most strikingly, a sharper screen which literally outshines all competitors thanks to its 600nits brightness. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

As the Asus Transformer Prime is also the first quad-core tablet in the world, it’s potentially more powerful than nearly any rival – barring Windows tabs like the Samsung Series 7 Slate, which costs more than double at £999. We’ll explore the full performance in a bit, but suffice to say that there’s more untapped potential here than most developers will know what to do with – oh, and HD video of all varieties will finally play back smoothly, a feat hitherto unmatched in tablet land.
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Tablet Review and Specifications. With Asus having committed to updating the Transformer Prime’s Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwhich AKA ICS) very soon, the current lack of a 3G model is our only real gripe with the latest Asus Eee Pad Transformer - on paper. Mind you, it’s likely there’ll be a 3G version coming out further down the line, and with the keyboard dock attached it’s easy enough to plug in a dongle or tether your phone, but for now it is still a potential issue. With all that out of the way, let’s find out if the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is as good as it appears to be

Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Reviews and Specifications

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Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. We awarded the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime a perfect 10/10 score, for while it was not without its issues, it was as close to perfect as a tablet had yet come. In fact, the only negative was its slightly high asking price of £500, which was excellent value for what you were getting but not particularly affordable. As you may imagine then, we were pretty excited when we first heard Asus would be releasing a cheaper convertible tablet with the same great Tegra 3 quad-core internals and same game-changing keyboard dock with extra battery. That tablet is called the Transformer Pad 300, model name TF300, and it lives up to our high expectations in so many ways. However, at the same price as Apple’s new iPad 3, can it overturn Apple's finest?
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For those new to Asus’ ever expanding Transformer family, the original Transformer, Prime and Tab 300 all share a common core concept: a ‘convertible’ Android tablet with (sometimes optional) keyboard dock that essentially turns it into a highly portable laptop, akin to a high-end netbook. Given that the Transformer range are pretty darn good tablets without the dock, the fact that this accessory not only gives you a hardware keyboard but also expands the connectivity and nearly doubles the battery life is the cherry on the already scrumptious cake.

Asus Transformer Pad 300 - Differences to the Transformer Prime

So how does Asus manage to shave £100 off the Prime’s price, and what exactly are the differences? Most noticeably, the Prime’s gorgeous aluminium chassis has been replaced with a plastic one, with both thickness and weight increasing slightly in the process.
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Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. However, the textured plastic is not prone to unsightly fingerprints, provides a far better grip, and negates the Prime’s Wi-Fi and GPS issues. Overall then, this ‘downside’ could actually be considered an advantage. It will be available in a range of colours too, including navy blue, white and red. Initially blue will be your only choice, with red and white to follow.

The second, less ambiguous change is that the Prime’s eye-searingly bright 10.1in Super IPS Plus display has been replaced with a more regular IPS panel of the same size and 1,280 x 800 resolution but a much lower brightness, which puts it on a footing with most other premium Android tablets in this regard.
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Last and least of the 'big' ones, memory capacity is limited to 32GB (at least for the UK) rather than the Prime’s optional 64GB – but unlike on the iPad and several other Android tablets, memory is expandable with not just one but two SD card slots, so this really shouldn’t concern most users. The rear camera has lost its LED flash too, but again we can’t see this being a huge complaint.

Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. The only other supposed downside to the Transformer Pad 300/TF300 is that its Tegra 3 processor has a slightly slower standard clock speed of 1.2GHz compared to the Transformer Prime’s 1.3GHz – but honestly, you won’t notice the difference at all in real-world use.      

Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews and Specifications

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Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews - Introduction

Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews and Specifications. As with its phones and TVs, Sony has lagged behind its arch-rival Samsung in the tablet market in recent years. The Sony Xperia Tablet S is out to change all that, but does it make the necessary moves? With a quad-core processor, slim profile and up-to-date software, it certainly sounds the ticket. However, Sony's typically 'premium' pricing structure means it's not much of a bargain – especially when compared to the likes of the Google Nexus 10.
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Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews – Design

Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews and Specifications. Released at the back end of 2011 the original Sony Tablet S turned heads because of its folio-like design, which essentially aped a book with a folded-over cover. It gave the tablet a chunky body but interesting, and pretty good, ergonomics (especially when it was held in portrait mode). The Xperia Tablet S continues with this design cue, although it's clearly been put on a diet in order to slim down the tablet's overall profile and shed the chunk factor of its predecessor.

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As with the original Tablet S, we can imagine that many people’s first reaction will be to ask why Sony has stuck with the “flipped over book” design. However, in-use this unusual shape does actually make the Xperia Tablet S much more comfy to hold single-handed – especially in portrait orientation. The extra thickness of the fold is a bonus in this one-handed scenario, and the plastic grip is textured with raised dots to increase grip. In other words, what might initially seem like Sony showing off is revealed to be a surprisingly practical design choice.

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The Sony Xperia Tablet S is doubly handy as a single-hander tablet because it’s a little smaller and lighter than much of the competition too. Where many “full-size” tablets have 10.1-inch screens, the Tablet S has a 9.4-inch screen. A chunky inch-wide bezel surrounds the whole screen so it’s hardly tiddly, however it is smaller than most 10-inch tablets. And at 570g it's also lighter.

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However, Sony has already one-upped this model with the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, which has a larger screen and lighter 495g body. This means that the Xperia Tablet S is no longer Sony’s top-end model. And at around £350, it’s hardly selling for pocket change either. Until it gets a price drop, it’s stuck in an awkward middle-ground between the much cheaper 7/8-inch tablets like the Google Nexus 7 and iPad mini and the more impressive – and not that much more expensive – Sony Xperia Tablet Z.

Aside from its lax efforts to reduce bezel size, the design of the Xperia Tablet S feels fairly up-to-date. Build quality isn't bad either; apart from the plastic of the flip-over folio part, the Sony Xperia Tablet S’s rear is made of smooth, curved aluminium, bearing the same anodised finish as the iPad with Retina display.

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The Sony Xperia Tablet S makes good use of the extra girth of the plastic part, cramming-in a full-size SD memory card slot. Micro SD slots are a sought-after commodity in high-end Android tablets and phones, but full-size slots are rarer than budget beef burgers actually made of beef. This should prove an especially big draw to photographers – digital cameras are one of the few electronic device types that continue to use a full-size memory card.

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You’ll find the SD card slot on the Sony Xperia Tablet S’s left edge, under a plastic flap next to the 3.5mm headphone jack. The plastic alcoves that sit under the grip are where you’ll find all the tablet’s buttons and sockets, bar the proprietary docking port on the bottom. On the right edge there’s the volume rocker and power button – the only buttons on this tablet.

We reviewed the non-3G edition of the tablet, and while there is a 3G edition we doubt whether we'll see this released widely in the UK.

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On either side of the bottom rear edge you'll find small inset speakers, giving some degree of stereo separation while you’re watching a movie in landscape orientation. 

Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews – Screen

Although it has a thoroughly renovated design, the Sony Xperia Tablet S screen is not exactly cutting-edge. In fact, it feels like it belongs in a tablet from 2011 if we’re honest.

With 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution and dull-looking colours, it’s far removed from what the best tablets out there offer. Although 9.4-inches across, it only offers the same number of pixels as the Google Nexus 7, which has a 7-inch screen and costs half the price.

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Some criticism of tablet screens boils down to whining about technology that doesn’t really affect real-world performance, however in the case of the Sony Xperia Tablet S, the problems are real. For a £300-plus tablet, it’s disappointingly pixelated and looks glum. Put it next to a Retina iPad and the Sony Xperia Tablet S just looks poor.

On a more basic level, the screen quality remains acceptable, though. The Sony Xperia Tablet S uses an IPS panel too, which provides good viewing angles. 

Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews - Software and Performance

The Sony Tablet S runs a modified version of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. This is a fairly aged version of Android, with most new devices now running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

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The most important omissions in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich are the Project Butter speed optimisations that were introduced with version 4.1 Jelly Bean. These tweaks have enabled much cleverer use of an Android device’s CPU, to grease the cogs of the Android system. Without them, the Sony Xperia Tablet S can feel a little bit sluggish, despite having a quad-core Tegra 3 processor.

The Sony Xperia Tablet S uses the 1.3GHz T30L variant of the Tegra 3 chipset, the same chip that's also used in some lower-end devices including the Google Nexus 7. Given its price, it’s a little disappointing not to see the T30 or T33 variants here, which offer a superior GPU and higher clock speeds. With Tegra 4 already unveiled, and Qualcomm Krait chipsets outperforming Tegra 3, the chipset used here is already starting to smell a little musty.

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However, in terms of real-world performance what the Sony Xperia Tablet S really needs is an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. That said, performance is perfectly fine – just so long as you can stomach the odd juddery transition or two.

Sony has not messed with the basic look and feel of Android too much in its custom UI. Rather, it has piled a bunch of features on top.

You can see a bunch of them from a quick glance at the Sony Xperia Tablet S’s home screen. Notice the extra shortcut icons at the top of the screen, talking you to the core tablet features of the browser, email app, camera and Settings menu. There’s a also the clever Guest mode, accessed using the shortcut near the apps drawer link at the top-right of the screen.

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Guest Mode lets you set up additional home screen layouts for, most likely, other members of the family. You can limit the applications these custom “logins” have access to as well, making it the perfect way to restrict what your kids can get their hands on.

What true tablet fans will be more interested in, though, are the features accessed through the navigation bar. In the centre are two icons that point you towards Sony-specific features.

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Sony Xperia Tablet S Tablet Reviews and Specifications. The Sony Xperia Tablet S offers a special widget loader that lets you run widgets as movable overlays, rather than things stapled to your home screen. This, for example, lets you run a calculator app while playing a game – the end result is much more involved multi-tasking than you get with standard Android.

The other nav bar button is the remote control app, which lets the Sony Xperia Tablet S function as a universal remote control. This is much more than just a piece of software too, as the tablet features a built-in IR blaster – something that most other tablets on the market don't have.

Sony’s interface with which you programme the various virtual remote functions isn’t quite as high-fidelity as that of the Logitech Harmony remote line, but it does support a wide array of devices, including thousands of devices that are not made by Sony.
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Aside from simply replacing your remotes with the Sony Xperia Tablet S, you can also programme in macro functions, which string together several commands into a single button click.

Other optimisations of Sony’s are largely about hooking you into Sony services: Sony Video Unlimited is a movie store that lets you rent and buy digital movies; Music Unlimited is a Spotify-like streaming service; and Reader by Sony is an ebook reader that also handily nudges you towards buying books from the Sony Reader store.

Sony does offer a few appy extras that aren’t just about trying to sell you things, though. Socialife is a Sony-made social network aggregator that bungs you Facebook and Twitter updates into a single, tablet-friendly feed. It also has a tab for RSS feeds, making it a sort of one-stop-shop for your daily consumption of digital detritus. It’s functional but doesn’t offer much you couldn’t get from a third-party app.

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HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews and Specifications

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HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews - Introduction

HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. Budget tablets aren’t what they used to be. Where they used to have diabolical screens, poor build and ropey third-party app stores, today they offer an experience comparable with tablets double the price. The HP Slate 7 is a 7-inch Android tablet that wants to undercut many of the the biggest names, including the Google Nexus 7. But does it cut one corner too many in the process?
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HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews – Design and Features

HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. Like most budget Android tablets, the HP Slate 7 is made of plastic. Its rear is an unassuming grey shade, letting the Beats Audio logo pop out clearly. The inclusion of Beats Audio here shows quite how simple it is – it’s a set of software algorithms used to jazz-up a device’s sound output, with increased bass. It's not magic.
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The HP Slate 7 is a little on the heavy side for a 7-inch tablet at 372g, which is 30-odd grams heavier than the Google Nexus 7, but not so weighty than you can’t hold it one-handed comfortably.

One of the key hardware benefits of this tablet is that is has a microSD memory card slot up top. This makes the limited 8GB of internal memory only a minor issue. Several big-name budget tablet don’t offer expandable memory.
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HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews – Screen


The HP Slate 7 has a 7-inch screen, but its resolution is significantly lower than all the current big players. With 1,024 x 600 pixels, it’s a lot less sharp than its rivals. This is the same resolution seen in the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, released all the way back in 2010.
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HP was keen to big-up that its FFS display offers the viewing angle benefits of an IPS screen with better brightness. However, in person what stood out were the weak-looking colours, the clearly limited resolution and its clinical tone. The Google Nexus 7 display isn’t perfect, but we prefer it to the HP Slate 7’s, by a significant margin.

HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews – Software and Performance


HP has sensibly decided to use a more-or-less vanilla version of Android in its HP Slate 7. This will help bring out optimum performance for the spec, as fancy animated extras will generally only serve to slow the system down.
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The processor of the HP Slate 7 is capable but, like most aspects of the tablet, a little limited. It has a dual-core 1.6GHz Cortex-A9 processor – nippy enough for Android but not quite on-par with the quad-core devices that are rapidly becoming the norm slightly higher-up the food chain.

Performance was decent during our hands-on, no doubt in part down to the Project Butter speed increases introduced in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean – this performance alone is enough to make the HP Slate 7 worth keeping an eye on for some.HP Slate 7 2

HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews – Camera

HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews and Specifications. The HP Slate 7 has two cameras – some manufacturers leave out the rear camera with the justification that at the price they could only bung-in a bad one. The main camera of the Slate 7 is a remedial 3.2MP snapper. This is the sort of "bad" camera Asus was talking about when it omitted one from the Google Nexus 7 – it can only capture basic low-detail shots. HP Slate 7 1

The user-facing camera is equally basic, with a VGA-resolution sensor.
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HP Slate 7 Tablet Reviews – Impressions



The HP Slate 7 is an aggressively-priced tablet. Set to sell for $169 in the US, it’s cheaper than the bargain basement Google Nexus 7. However, that the screen has been whacked with the ugly stick a few times makes it worth spending a few extra pounds on a better spec’d rival if you can afford it. However, performance is decent – we’ll see if it really makes up for the screen shortfall in our full review.

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Archos 97 Titanium HD Tablet Reviews and Specifications

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Posted by Unknown Tuesday, July 16, 2013 0 comments

What is the Archos 97 Titanium HD?

Archos 97 Titanium HD Tablet Reviews and Specifications. The Archos 97 Titanium HD is an Android tablet that offers a retina quality 9.7-inch screen, but at a fraction of the price of an iPad 4 or Google Nexus 10. It also runs vanilla Android OS, free from any bloatware UI, which makes it an even more enticing alternative to the Nexus 10.
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Archos 97 Titanium HD – Design & Build Quality

Archos 97 Titanium HD Tablet Reviews and Specifications. At 640g, the Archos is a pretty heavy tablet that can become uncomfortable to hold for long periods of time, putting great strain on the wrist. For extended use, we’d recommended grabbing it with two hands or resting it in your lap.
It feels no heavier than the iPad 4, however, in fact the iPad is actually a touch heavier at 652g, and at 9.4mm is a little thicker than the 9mm Archos 97 Titanium HD too.
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The Archos 97 Titanium HD strongly resembles the full-sized iPad range with its thick bezels and rounded corners, though the Archos logo front-facing 2-megapixel camera situated jauntily in one corner help avoid any confusion.
We actually got our hands on the American version of the Archos tablet, named the 97b Titanium, which is the same as the European version, but has a plastic rear rather than an aluminium one. That’s a shame for us as the plastic rear makes the Archos 97 Titanium HD feel cheaper than its £229 price tag, but good news for anyone buying one in Europe.
The plastic case on ours aside, it’s a sturdy, well-made tablet. On the rear, there are two speakers located at the top and bottom and a slightly bulging rear camera in the top right-hand corner.
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Archos 97 Titanium HD – Screen Quality

The Archos 97 Titanium HD packs a 9.7-inch Super HD IPS screen with a 2,048 x 1,536 pixel resolution. Its 265ppi pixel density means it matches the iPad 4's sharpness, which means text, photos and videos look razor-sharp.
It lacks any toughened glass like more expensive tablets, so you don’t have to press that hard to cause the screen to flicker and distort under your fingers. This isn’t great for people with small children who may not treat the tablet with as much delicacy as it may require.
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Archos 97 Titanium HD Tablet Reviews and Specifications. Also, the display is noticeably recessed into the body of the tablet itself, causing the screen to become quite reflective. This makes viewing it in bright sunlight, or even well-lit room, a little tricky. A larger air gap between the display and the glass also means that viewing angles aren’t quite as good as they should be.


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Sony Xperia Tablet Z Tablet Reviews and Specifications

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What is the Sony Xperia Tablet Z?

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Tablet Reviews and Specifications. This is Sony's entrant into the 10-inch tablet arena, pitting itself against the likes of the Google Nexus 10 and iPad 4. Its 1,920 x 1,200 resolution screen falls a little short of both, but its trump card is that, just like Sony Xperia Z phone, it's water resistant up to one metre for 30 minutes, and dust resistant. Is it enough to turn the tide in its favour?

Sony Xperia Tablet Z - Design

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Tablet Reviews and Specifications. Vitally, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z's water resistance doesn't come at the expense of style or portability. Quite the opposite, in fact. At 495g, it's 108g lighter than a Nexus 10 and 167g lighter than an iPad 4. It's a big difference, one that makes the Sony Xperia Tablet Z comfortable to hold in one hand for prolonged periods.
It's also impressively slim - just 7.2mm all round - while the jet black design gives the Sony Xperia Tablet Z a sleek, imposing appearance that's all its own. Its size and 16:10 screen ratio is a little awkward for reading books (albeit better than 16:9 tablets), but it's perfect for games, video and web browsing.

It's just a shame it doesn't feel as good as it looks. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z doesn't feel cheap, but neither has it the premium, slick feel of an iPad or even the Microsoft Surface Pro. Its soft-touch rear, while pleasant to hold, collects greasy fingerprints like a tourist collects cheap trinkets. What's more, any downward pressure on the screen causes it to distort alarmingly.
The water resistance also requires that each port (microSD, microUSB and SIM) is hidden behind a fiddly port. Not a vital flaw, but an annoying one all the same, especially as the water resistance is more of a 'nice to have' than a 'must have' feature.
Ultimately, Sony's design is definitely a step above the usual Android tablet fare, particularly the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, but it costs the same as an iPad 4 and it doesn't look or feel like it does.

Sony Xperia Table Z - Screen & Sound Quality

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Tablet Reviews and Specifications. The Sony Xperia Tablet Z's screen, however, is more than ordinary. Colours are rich, vivid and eye-popping at times. Sony has clearly tuned the screen to favour strong colours rather than genuine accuracy, but it's not a cause for genuine complaint. Videos and photos look fantastic, not least thanks to the deep, clean blacks.
The only cause for pause is that the resolution, 1,920 x 1,200, while admirably sharp, falls a little short of the 'retina' sharpness of the iPad 4's 2,048 x 1,536 or the Nexus 10's stupendously sharp 2,560 x 1,600 screen. In more easily comparable numbers, the Nexus 10 tops the list with 300 pixels per inch (ppi), followed by the 264 ppi iPad 4 and the 224 ppi of the Sony. It's not a problem to lose sleep over, but the fact the Nexus 10 is £80 cheaper into the bargain might be.
As for the Sony Xperia Tablet Z's speakers, here's one instance where having two of something doesn't make for a better result. The Xperia Tablet Z's speakers are passable, but for the most part they're weedy and imprecise. Dialogue lacks clarity and by default they're too quiet. Sony includes a volume boosting software mode, but it sounds horrible. Even the iPad's mono speaker is better. The only redeeming quality is they're hard to block as they project from the bottom and side edges, so it's unlikely you'll unwitingly cover both.


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Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews and Specification

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What is the Acer Iconia A1?

Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews and Specification. The Acer Iconia A1 is an Android tablet that wants to offer a cut-price alternative to the iPad mini, and a larger-screen alternative to the Nexus 7. It has a 7.9-inch screen, quad-core processor, expandable memory and even a video output – all for £150.
Yes, it may suffer from most of the niggles we see in other top budget tablets, but this is an impressive effort that deserves attention if you love the iPad mini’s size but not its price. And it’s much better than Acer’s other budget tablets.
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Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews – Design and Build

Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews and Specification. Acer has a history of producing well-priced laptops and tablets that offer good value in the spec-per-pound equation, but not always impressive build. However, the Acer Iconia A1 tries pretty hard to up Acer’s game.
There’s nothing fancy about the Iconia A1’s construction. It has a hard white plastic back and silver plastic sides, but feels solid in a manner that can stand up to the Google Nexus 7. There are no worrying creaks and it doesn’t feel as though the thing might fall apart any minute.
It feels better-made than the Iconia B1 tablet, which we got to grips with earlier this year.
The Acer Iconia A1 is, however, a good deal chunkier and heavier than the iPad mini – which it emulates to an extent. It is 10.5mm thick and 400g in weight.
That extra thickness is no problem at all, but the weight makes it that bit less comfortable to use one-handed than either a Nexus 7 or iPad mini. Maybe it’s down to our weedy forearms, but we did find it tiring after a while – two-handed is best.
What is just as important as weight in the Acer Iconia A1, though, is the aspect ratio. With a 4:3 aspect screen, the A1 isn’t as elongated – relatively speaking – as other Android tablets, which generally have widescreen displays.
This shape of screen is the perfect fit for a tablet this size, seeming to offer a much larger screen than a 7-inch widescreen tablet without a dramatic loss of portability. Apple was smart with its design of the 7.9-inch, 4:3 aspect iPad mini, in other words.
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Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews – Connectivity

Acer Iconia A1 Tablet Reviews and Specification. Although it’s hard not to compare the Iconia A1 with the iPad mini given they’re aiming at the same design goal, other aspects of the tablet’s hardware are 100 per cent Acer.
Look at its edges and you’ll see design follows function. On the right edge there’s a microSD memory card slot and a microHDMI video output. These, and the pinhole mic that sits between them, are clearly labelled in style-less, guile-less fashion.
The Acer Iconia A1’s intentions are in the right place, but it won’t be winning any awards for its looks.
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These connections do make the tablet much more flexible – the 16GB of internal memory is enough for a healthy bundle of app installs, but won’t go far if you start dumping video onto the tablet.
Another big win for the Acer Iconia A1 is its inclusion of GPS. Download an app with offline maps and you can use it as a GPS system. NFC is left out, and there’s currently no 3G version available, but one may be released later this year.


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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review and Specifications

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What is the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review?

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review and Specifications. Samsung is infamous for making tablets and phones in just about every size. But the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is one that makes sense. With an 8-inch screen it’s the size of a large notepad, it comes with a stylus that turns it into a handy digital notepad and tablet in one. But does it do enough to justify its £350 price tag?
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review – Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review and Specifications. One of the most-criticised elements of the top-end Galaxy devices, such as the Galaxy S4, is the 'plastic-fantastic' design. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is no exception thanks to its white plastic rear, and it doesn't feel fancy. Not at all.
The back is non-removable, so you have no access to the battery, and there is a tiny bit of give to some parts of the back panel. Part of the left side clicks disconcertingly when put under pressure, too. In other words, it has all the disadvantages of a unibody design, like the iPad mini or HTC One, without the sturdy, quality feel. Some might even say it feels 'toy-like'.
It's not all doom and gloom, however. One benefit is the cheerily curvy profile the plastic design allows, and at 338g and 8mm thick the Galaxy Note 8.0 is the kind of tablet you can hold comfortably in one hand without complaint.
Likewise, while the thick bezel is a departure from slimmer rivals, it makes the Galaxy Note 8.0 easier to hold - a useful thing considering the 'digital notepad' focus.
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There's even space for stereo speakers, which are impressively loud even if the actual sound is a little forced and lacking fidelity.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review – Screen

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has (yes, you guessed it) an 8-inch screen. It’s a PLS display, similar to the IPS kind used in Apple’s iPads, and most higher-end tablets. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 34
If this was a cheaper tablet, the Galaxy Note 8.0's display would seem pretty good. Contrast, colour and top brightness are all commendable, with rich images that have none of that washed-out quality that afflicts lower-quality screens.
However, it’s still left seemingly distinctly last-gen because of one crucial aspect – resolution. It has a 1,280 x 800 pixel display, the same resolution seen in the smaller, much cheaper Google Nexus 7.
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This means the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 pixel density is 189ppi. That’s much better than we put up with the first generations of iPads and Android tablets, but now that we’re used to seeing ultra-high resolution screens in tablets, it’s far too easy to notice the pixelated edges of characters.
This is a good screen, but it doesn’t feel like a current one – something that will become all the more apparent once Apple reveals the iPad mini 2 later this year.  Given the Galaxy Note 8.0 costs only slightly less than a full-size, retina iPad, which has a gorgeous screen, this is a big problem.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review – Software

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 runs a customised version of Android version 4.1.2, which is not the latest version of the OS and is about to become even more behind-the-times thanks to the upcoming release of Android Key Lime Pie.
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The software differences are muted a little by the Samsung unifying TouchWiz interface that sits on top, though. This is a feature-rich custom skin, but is not the best-looking one around. Its colourful and cheery visual style can look a little cheap, which doesn’t help the Note 8.0’s claim as a serious device when the body feels a little toy-like too.
As this is an Android device, though, you’re free to customise the look of the system a fair bit, with widgets on the home screen, custom wallpapers and – taking it a step further – even third-party launcher apps that paste a new interface over TouchWiz.
TouchWiz does provide a few great features, too. Our favourite is Multi-Screen. This brings true multi-tasking to the Galaxy Note 8.0, letting you run two apps at the same time, on one screen. You simply drag the apps you want from a side-bar accessed (or hidden) by holding down on the 'back' soft key.
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Other Samsung extras are of more questionable use – such as being able to take a screenshot by swiping the side of your palm from left to right on the screen, or pausing a media file by putting your whole palm on the screen. Some may like them, but they’re gimmicks – not a reason to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.

Reviews : Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review and Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Tablet Review and Specifications. so this tablet is recomended because all of features. my rates is 7.5/10

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