Top Four 7 Inch Tablets Compared - What's Hot and What's Not
There's a lot of hype over 7 inch tablets again this new year, and although 7inch tablets didn't fair so well in 2011, manufactures are starting to see that 7 inch tablets do have a large market, which may be equally due to the smaller portable size matched by a smaller price tag. Not everyone can afford an $700 Apple iPad 2 right? So let's have a look at some of the tablets that are available, which are essentially all in the same price range, but have obvious differences between them. I realize that the list below does not have ALL available 7 inch tablets, but rather simply the ones that are most attractive to consumers right now.
The Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet A1 is a great little tablet for anyone considering an Android tablet without the custom UI directing you to Amazon every time you want to look at a purchase (we'll talk more about that below). It runs an somewhat out of date Operating system with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and we're not really sure why it doesn't have at least Android 3.0 Honeycomb other than it may be due to the small amount of RAM and processing speeds within the hardware. It's only got 512MB RAM, with a 1GHz single-core processor. Other specs which don't work in its favor are the small 2GB internal storage and the 5-7 hour battery life. Things that do work in its' favor are the added MicroSD slot that supports up to 16GB cards for added storage, the option of 4 different colors to choose from, and the small (current) price tag of $249.99 at most retailers. If I had to give it a rating out of 5, I'd give it 3 stars. You can check out a hands on review here.
Next up on the hit list is the Amazon Kindle Fire. Unless you've been under a rock for the past 3 months, you've probably heard of this tablet. It retails for $199 directly from Amazon (which includes free shipping). This tablet got so much hype that it actually put a small dent into the Apple iPad 2 sales for the 2011 holiday season a couple months back when it was launched. Not bad for an Android tablet. Yes, it is an Android tablet, but you may not know it to see the UI.
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