Not exact matches
Those looking for a slimmer Android
slate should opt for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and bargain hunters should go for the $ 399 ASUS Eee
Pad Transformer.
These Asus
slates are among the first crop of tablet devices to receive Jelly Bean; the company kicked off the update process back in August when it pushed Android 4.1 out to its TF300
Transformer Pad.
The Eee
Pad Slider is another keyboard - equipped Honeycomb - running
slate like the Eee
Pad Transformer.
As for accessories, Samsung was showing off a keyboard dock for the Tab 8.9, which while not as portable as what ASUS offers for the Eee
Pad Transformer, does certainly open up the potential of using the super-skinny
slate for more meaningful content creation.
ASUS has announced the future launches of its flagship tablet PC the ASUS Eee
Pad Transformer Prime, which is 3G enabled, and an unnamed Windows 8 tablet
slate.
At 10.3 x 7.1 x.4 inches and 1.37 pounds, the Yoga Tablet 10 HD + isn't the lightest
slate on the market, with the Sony Xperia Z2 (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches,.96 pounds) and the ASUS
Transformer Pad TF701T (10.35 x 7.11 x 0.35 inches, 1.29 pounds) weighing less.
The
Transformer Pad 300 tablet itself has about average connectivity for a thin
slate, but adding the keyboard dock makes it one of the best - connected out there — identical to the Prime, in fact.
Moving on to the tablet segment, the Acer Iconia, the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer and the
Transformer Prime, the LG Optimus
Pad, the Motorola Xoom, various Galaxy Tabs and the Galaxy Note 10.1 as well as the Sony Tablet S, the Tablet P, the Toshiba Thrive, and both Google Nexus
slates are compatible with the release.
Meanwhile, other tablet makers may pursue the lucrative business market, where powerful quad - core
slates such as the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer Prime may have a receptive audience.
Barring a handful of successful
slates — the most notable of which are likely the Barnes & Noble Nook Color, the Asus Eee
Pad Transformer and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 — the bulk of Android tablets came and went without any amount of consumer interest worth measuring.
On the tablet side of the spectrum is the
Transformer Pad TF701T, an Android 4.2
slate whose 10.1 - inch display sports a resolution of 2500 × 1600.
ASUS put some effort into distinguishing its first Honeycomb
slate, the Eee
Pad Transformer, from the pack.
A pre-order listing on Newegg shows that the upcoming Asus Eee
Pad Transformer Prime tablet is
slated to launch on December 8.