Overall, I think that your best choice would either be
the
Apple iPad 2 (although the iPad 3 is coming out soon, it might be worth the
wait!) or the
Motorolla Xoom.
I have found some statistics and tests done by trusted
sources, which should also help you decide which tablet to buy:
Form Factor
1ST: PLAYBOOK
193 x 130 x 10mm, 400g
2ND: IPAD 2
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8mm, 601g
3RD= HTC FLYER
195.4 x 122 x 13.2mm, 415g
3RD= SAMTAB 10.1V
246.2 x 170.4 x 10.9mm, 599g
5TH: OPTIMUS PAD
243 x 149 x 12.5mm, 654g
6TH: XOOM
249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9mm, 730g
7TH: HP TOUCHPAD
240 x 190 x 13.7mm, 740g
Display
1ST= XOOM
10.1-inch, 1280 x 800px, LCD
1ST= SAMTAB 10.1V
10.1-inch, 1280 x 800px, LCD
3RD= IPAD 2
9.7-inch, 1024 x 768px, LCD
3RD= TOUCHPAD
9.7-inch, 1024 x 768px, LCD
3RD= OPTIMUS PAD
8.9-inch, 1280 x 768px, LCD
6TH= PLAYBOOK
7-inch, 1024 x 600px, LCD
6TH= FLYER
7-inch, 1024 x 600px, LCD
Engine Room
1ST= IPAD 2
A5 dual-core 1GHz CPU, 512MB
1ST= TOUCHPAD
Dual-core Snapdragon APQ8660,
512MB
1ST= OPTIMUS PAD
Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB
1ST= XOOM
Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB
1ST= SAMTAB 10.1V
Nvidia Tegra 2, 1GHz dual-core CPU 1GB
6TH= PLAYBOOK
1GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB
7TH: FLYER
Single-core Qualcomm 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB
Storage
1ST= FLYER
32GB + SD
1ST= XOOM
32GB + SD
3RD= IPAD 2
16/32/64GB
3RD= TOUCHPAD
32/64GB
3RD= SAMTAB 10.1V
32/64GB
6TH= PLAYBOOK
16/32GB
6TH= OPTIMUS PAD
32GB
Imaging
1ST: OPTIMUS PAD
5MP rear, 2MP front, 1080p video, 3D
2ND: SAMTAB 10.1V
8MP rear, 2MP front, 1080p video
3RD: PLAYBOOK
5MP rear, 3MP front, 1080p video
4TH: XOOM
5MP rear, 2MP front, 720p video
5TH= HTC FLYER
5MP rear, 1.3MP webcam, 720p video
5TH= IPAD 2
Rear cam, front cam, 720p video
7TH: TOUCHPAD
1.3MP front-facing webcam
Battery
1ST=: IPAD 2
10 hours
1ST=: SAMTAB 10.1V
10 hours (probably)
1ST=: XOOM
10 hours
4TH: OPTIMUS PAD
9 hours
5TH: TOUCHPAD
8 hours
6TH: HTC FLYER
4 hours
Apps (updated)
1ST: IPAD 2
Lots and lots
2ND=: HTC FLYER
Quite a few
2ND=: OPTIMUS PAD
Quite a few
2ND=: SAMTAB 10.1V
Quite a few
2ND=: XOOM
Quite a few
6TH=: PLAYBOOK
Not that many (but maybe quite a few)
6TH=: TOUCHPAD
Not that many modern ones
Price (updated)
1ST: HTC FLYER
£420 (Wi-Fi) £560 (3G)
2ND: XOOM
£499 (Wi-Fi only) £599 (3G)
3RD: IPAD 2
£399/£479/£599 (Wi-Fi) £499/£579/£659 (3G)
4TH= PLAYBOOK
$499/$599/$699
4TH= TOUCHPAD
£699
4TH= OPTIMUS PAD
$529.99
4TH= SAMTAB 10.1V
£600-900
Ranking
Ranking is done from the results above:
1ST: Xoom 20 points
2ND: SamTab 10.1v (Samsung Tab) 23
points
3RD= iPad 2 28 points
3RD= Optimus Pad 28 points
5TH: PlayBook 40 points
6TH: HTC Flyer 41 points
7TH: TouchPad 43 points
