Top Five Tablets you should wait for

The tablet market has shown an incredible growth in a very short span of time. Tablets have become a huge hit among people of every age group. Almost every one wishes for having a stylish and a trendy tablet. Undoubtedly, there are lots and lots of tablets from various brands are available in the market. However, the buyers are forced to choose either of the two important things, price or features. Tablet lovers are desperately waiting for tablets loaded with all high tech features that too for an affordable price. Now, it seems that the wait is going to end as several big and small brands are planning to launch budget friendly high end tablets in coming few days. Such five upcoming tablets are given below.

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1, Google Nexus 7

Google has made a grand entry into the tablet market by presenting an awesome tablet called Google Nexus 7. It has already been launched in countries like US, UK, and Australia and as expected they are selling like hot cakes. It is made available in two versions based on the storage capacities i.e. 8GB and 16GB for an approximate price of Rs. 11,000 and Rs. 13,750 respectively. Most likely, this amazing Google tablet will hit the Indian market by the end of September 2012. However, if you don’t mind in spending some extra bucks and want to buy the Nexus 7 right now then you can buy them online. Various Indian online sites are offering the tablet for an approximate price of Rs.17000.

One of the main attractions of the tablet is its operating system. The Nexus 7 would be the very first device to get the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the latest Android version. With Jelly Bean OS, the tablet will offer lots of incredible features for wide range of functions. Plus, the tablet has a 7-inch IPS display with 1280 x 800 pixels of resolution and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chip coupled with 1 GB of RAM. The tablet features a 12-core Nvidia GeForce GPU that ensures enhanced gaming experience. Other features include 1.2MP front-facing camera, Bluetooth, WI-Fi a/b/g/n, NFC capabilities, Google Wallet pre-installed, 4325 mAh battery, etc.

2, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

The entire world is eagerly waiting to get hands on the smart Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, from the time when it was unveiled in the MWC held back in the month of February 2012. It is believed that Samsung was planning to launch the tablet during early summer of 2012 but later they have postponed the launch in order to make the tablet even better in terms of features and specs. Now, it seems that the Galaxy Note 10.1 is almost ready for its launch and it will hit the Indian market shelves during the month of August or September this year. The recent set of rumors claims that Samsung will officially launch the brand new tablet at the Samsung Electronics U.S event to be held on 15th of August 2012.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 will work on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System. Under the hood, it will have a very powerful 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor. It’s the same processor that is being used by the Galaxy S3 for its working. Another surprising feature of the device is that it will come with 2 GB of RAM instead of 1 GB of RAM. Moreover, it will sport a huge display measuring 10.1 inches, having a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Other expected features include an S Pen, a 5 MP rear camera, 1.9 MP front camera, HSPA+ support, Bluetooth, GPS, 7,000mAh battery, 16 GB or more internal memory along with memory card slot for expansion, and lots more. Sadly, there is no info about the price of the Galaxy Note 10.1 yet.

3, Asus Transformer Pad TF300

The Asus Transformer Pad TF300 is one of the hottest devices in the tablet market. The apparent reason for its popularity is its 2-in-1 form. It can be used as both tablet as well as notebook with the help of an optional mobile dock. It is available in two variants; one is 16GB model for $379 and the other is 32GB model for $399. Most probably, this 2-in-1 device will enter the Indian market either by the end of August or mid of September 2012 for a decent price of just Rs. 20,900 (approximately). Plus, the news of getting the latest Android Jelly Bean 4.1 as its operating system has created even more excitement among Indians who are eagerly waiting for the Transformer Pad TF300.

The Transformer Pad TF300 features an impressive 10.1 inch touch screen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The mobile docking station comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and a track pad that will turn your tablet into a notebook. The tablet running on Android 4.0 OS come with pre loaded Polaris Office that allow the users to work on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint files immediately on the tablet. The new gen device makes use of a 22Wh Li-polymer battery that provide around 10 hours of working time while the dock has another 16.5Wh Li-polymer battery that offers about 5 hours of run time. This means, in total, you will get a run time of 17 hours which sounds really good. Other features include an 8 MP rear camera, a 1.2 MP front camera, 2-in-1 audio jack, micro HDMI port, USB port, etc.

4, Karbonn Smart Tab 4

The Karbonn Smart Tab 4 is another upcoming Android Jelly Bean tablet. Karbonn Mobiles is a very reputed brand in the mobile phone market of India and this brand is specially known for bringing affordable devices for customers. Also, this time Karbonn Mobiles will not disappoint the customers, as the wonderful tablet called Smart Tab 4 will be priced at just Rs. 11000. Karbonn Mobiles has officially announced that the Smart Tab 4 tablet will be launched in India by the month of August 2012. Another version of this tablet, which will support a 3G SIM slot, is also expected to get launched very soon by September 2012.

The tablet will feature a Corning Gorilla Glass touch screen display measuring 9.7 inches. It will be powered by a 1.5 GHz dual core processor. It will also offer various useful connectivity options such as Bluetooth, WI-Fi, and 3G via an external dongle. It is also been expected that Karbonn will include its own push-mail service and messenger in the tablet. The internal storage capacity of the device will be around 8 GB. Plus, there will be a rear facing camera of 5 MP along with a front facing camera of 0.3 MP. It will also support multi format audio and video player. Above all, the tablet will feature several free apps along with pre-loaded Google apps.

5, Acer Iconia A200

Acer’s Iconia A200 is indeed a budget friendly tablet packed with loads of exciting features. It has already entered various international markets in two variants, 8 GB and 16 GB. Now, after a long wait, the Iconia A200 tablet is about to enter the Indian market. It is highly estimated that the tablet will be launched very soon in coming months that too with an affordable price tag of Rs 15,000. Even though, at present the tablet works on an older Android Honeycomb 3.2 OS, the tablet will come packed with the Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich OS at the time of its launch in India.

The Iconia A200 has a huge 10.1-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen display with 1280 × 800 pixels of resolution. Plus, the device is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core 1 GHz processor. There is a front facing camera of 2 MP to support video calling. It also has a micro SD card slot to support memory expansion. The device is powered by a Li-Po 3260 battery that can deliver around 8 hours of battery life. Other interesting features consist of GPS navigation, document viewer, image editor, G sensor, gyrometer, g mail, Google search, Instant Messaging, etc. Plus, the connectivity options being offered by the tablet include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB. Most likely, the tablet will be made available for Indian market in two attractive color options, Metallic Red and Titanium Gray.