Tech Smart: Best android tablets

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Best android tablets

Android Tablets have come a long way from the earlier days, and are now packing specs that not only make the iPad weep in shame, but also make your notebook feel nervous, too. At CES 2012, we were privileged to witness tablets with full 1900×1200 resolution 1080p eye popping displays, quad (actually 5 core) CPU’s, incredibly thin form factors, and much more. We’ve assembled what we think are the best Android tablets of 2012. Also, this post will be updated as more and more tablets start coming to market in 2012. Read on to find out what the best Android tablets of 2012 are!

Best Overall

Asus Transformer Infinity Pad

The Asus Transformer Infinity Pad is the cause of both joy and sadness for many, for it represents the best of breed in many ways. While certain design compromises had to be made to achieve its incredibly thin 8.3mm profile, such as the lack of a full USB port and a full sized SD card reader, the sheer beauty, responsiveness, and overall appeal of the device itself are more than enough to make up for it. Packing the ridiculously powerful quad core (5 cores, actually) Tegra 3 SoC, it features an astonishing 1920×1200 resolution 10.1 inch display.
With its matte metallic finished back, it is both thinner than the iPad 2 and has more than double the resolution. Of course, the iPad 3 / HD has changed all of this, but it’s likely that Apple will have a very difficult time producing them, as the LCD they have chosen is notoriously hard to manufacturer. Further to this, it is also compatible with ASUS’ latest keyboard dock, which extends its battery life to nearly 20 hours. On the keyboard dock, you will find a full sized USB port, as well as a full sized SD card reader, which work to truly extend the utility of said device.
Among all the devices we encountered at CES, this was one of our absolute favorites because it’s quite simply shockingly beautiful, lightweight in the hand, borne out of high quality materials, and features an eye popping 1080p+ 10.1 inch display. Plus, with the keyboard dock you aren’t relegated to being a passive consumer of media, but rather can actually get some pretty serious work done on the device itself.