How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

[Lazy Snorcock]

03-04-2011 09:12 AM · Post: #1 How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

Many people looking to buy a tablet are now wondering how the new iPad 2 compares with tablets slated for release or are already on the market. Crackberry has posted a table with comparisons of each tablet, and here is an opinion of the editor of the article at Crackberry:

Crackberry Wrote:After Apple's media event yesterday, the stage is now *relatively* set for the 2011 tablet wars. RIM has the BlackBerry PlayBook, Apple has the iPad 2, HP (formerly Palm) has the TouchPad, and there are a bunch of Android 3.0 tablets in the mix like the Xoom, Optimus Pad and Galaxy Tab 10 (and I'm sure we'll see a whack load more of Android tablets before the year is through). The chart above nicely sums up where things stand right now and while I think it's hard to declare a "winner" here based on the tale of the tape, one thing that is certain is there will be no lack of options for enterprises and consumers looking to pick up a new tablet in the near future.

I was definitely choked to find out that the iPad 2 will hit the market before the PlayBook (seriously, like wtf?!), and was kind of impressed to see Apple borrow from RIM's playbook and put some smart magnet case technology to use on the iPad 2. At the same time, I was surprised that Apple didn't actually deliver more with the iPad 2. Flash support is still missing from the web browser (which as current iPad owner drives me nuts) but even on the hardware side Apple didn't do anything to really leapfrog the upcoming competition - the display resolution on the iPad 2 is the same as on the iPad classic, and there's still no cool gesture areas like the PlayBook makes use of. Even though 15 million iPads shipped to date sounds like a big number, when you really think about it, it's a tiny number compared to the potential market for tablets out there (how many billion people are there in the world these days?!). While Apple has a great brand, a headstart and is a mega marketing machine, I definitely think it is still in the early days and we'll see a pretty good battle over the tablet market share take place in the quarters ahead (my bet is on RIM ending up in the #2 spot for tablet manufacturers behind Apple and more likely #3 as a platform.. remember that Android is a platform and has several manufacturers).

Looking at the chart above, I can't help but wonder which factor(s) will ultimately play the most important roll in determining what tablet a consumer ends up buying. Is it size? Is bigger better? Or is smaller better so you can take it with you everywhere? Do the latest and greatest specs really matter with tablets? Or are they all good enough that it doesn't really matter which one you go for? If so, is it the apps catalog that matters? What about multitasking? What about flash? Or are tablets fashion this point? Would somebody pick an iPad over an Android tablet simply due to the Apple brand? I know us smartphone/tablet enthusiasts will have our favorite(s) based on a number of factors, including platform loyalty, but I'll be really curious to see over time which factors uitimately influence the average joe. With the BlackBerry PlayBook and BlackBerry Tablet OS, I think RIM has a great product and a great platform to build on, but they'll also will have a lot of competition and some catchup to do (that baby needs apps fast!). Fun times are ahead for sure.

So where do you weigh in on all of this tablet stuff? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Just as the editor wrote, post your opinions below!

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[Danzell]

03-05-2011 07:51 PM · Post: #2 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

i can imagine myself taking a photo or a video with a tablet pc...)
would have been nice that at least one had a usb port for memory sticks

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[Lazy Snorcock]

03-06-2011 06:05 PM · Post: #3 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

I mean I cannot consider these computers. Tablet devices is the limit. They lack basic components of a computer that lose my respect for them.

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[Clarkie]

03-06-2011 07:38 PM · Post: #4 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

Not a huge amount of difference between them to be perfectly honest.

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[Danzell]

03-07-2011 03:13 AM · Post: #5 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

they have their uses.
i could use one to write instead of having a lot of papers during univ classes

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[sushistew]

03-07-2011 03:29 AM · Post: #6 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

if they were computers in tablet form i would be all over them, but no thanks, not yet anyway. ipad is huge for something that can't do basic computer functions. bb playnook looks nicer for a tablet size. put it in your pocket and go, and sync with smartphone.

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[Lazy Snorcock]

03-07-2011 04:24 AM · Post: #7 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

Yea I like how the Playbook works too and it also supports flash. That is why my Dad plans on buying one over an iPad. Also how the use of data works seems much more logical.

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[Clarkie]

03-07-2011 04:58 AM · Post: #8 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

I'd probably go for this:
Android Smartphone
iPod Touch
Blackberry Playbook

Then you get all OS'.

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[Lazy Snorcock]

03-07-2011 05:37 AM · Post: #9 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

LOL the best of all worlds

Android is nice I have to say, but an iPod touch is a waste of money IMO, it is basically the iPhone without the Phone and worse specs on cam and ram.

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[Danzell]

03-09-2011 08:20 AM · Post: #10 RE: How the iPad 2 Compares With Other Tablets

lol in here iphone....any version is more expensive than the Ipad... so the question...is it worth?

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