The speakers run along the top and
bottom edges of the tablet when held in landscape orientation, but they thankfully don't get covered by your hands.
When held in portrait mode, the
top edge of the tablet houses two small speakers and a standard 3.5 - mm headphone jack.
A front - facing 2 - megapixel lens is situated on the front panel, and both lenses sit in the middle of the long
top edge of the tablet, for horizontal use.
On the top
right edge of the tablet is a power button that is flush with the edge, as well as a lock button for enabling and disabling auto - rotation.
On the
left edge of the tablet itself, also visible a few images up, is the power / sleep / lock button and a volume rocker.
The
rolled edge of the tablet offers a comfortable grip, and the metal construction of the hinge and stand feel far sturdier than the plastic that backs the display and contains the tablet's speakers.
The only other hardware features on the Nexus 7 are the power / standby key and the volume rocker, both of which are located on the upper right
hand edge of the tablet.
In landscape mode, the two stereo speakers are positioned at the top
side edges of the tablet keeping them well away from being cupped and muffled by your hands as can be the case with some Android tablets we've recently tested.
A 3.5 mm headphone port is conveniently located at the bottom
edge of the tablet when it's held in landscape, which means your hands aren't bothered by the jack and cables hang down and way from the screen.
In landscape mode, the two stereo speakers are positioned at the top side
edges of the tablet keeping them well away from being cupped and muffled by your hands as can be the case with some Android tablets we've recently tested.
But I found only the home and back buttons of occasional convenience, and even then I didn't like how my fingers had to work to depress them — they click inward, even though the buttons themselves run to the
outer edge of the tablet.
The rolled
edge of the tablet offers a comfortable grip, and the metal construction of the hinge and stand feel far sturdier than the plastic that backs the display and contains the tablet's speakers.
Design The Yoga Tablet 2 uses the same design seen on Lenovo's Android - based tablets of the same name, with one
edge of the tablet rounded to provide a handhold.
The left
edge of the tablet holds the stylus - loop cutouts, a Kensington - style cable - lock slot, a SIM - card slot (disabled in our review unit), the volume rocker, and the power button.
There's just one single button on the front left
edge of the Tablet PC, which otherwise is an LCD screen in totality.
Instead, what you have with the LifeTouch is a 7 inch WVGA TFT LCD touchscreen that's relegated to the right
edge of the tablet while the left edge is taken up by buttons which includes a D - Pad that make navigation through the menus and other apps like the browser a breeze.
Ports and slots are primarily ranged along the right
short edge of the tablet, which houses a fingerprint sensor, an SD card reader, full sized USB 3.0 and HDMI ports, two USB - C / Thunderbolt 3 ports and the power input.
But the rolled - over edge on one side does give it a better grip, both by having the tablet «fold» inside your hand this way instead of the usual
square edge of tablets, and also by giving you the edge of that fold to grip with your fingers on the back.
Notice that the right
edge of the tablet also houses a mini-HDMI output (for wired connections to an external HD monitor), plus a power jack and a microphone pinhole.
On the top
edge of the Tablet Z is an infrared transmitter that lets you use the tablet as a remote control for your home entertainment system.
The right
edge of the tablet portion of the Helix 2 has a single USB 2.0 port, mini HDMI - out, an SD card reader and a headphone jack.
The entire top and left edges of the ST1010 are bare, and only the presence of an on / off / sleep button and what looks curiously like a volume rocker on the lower right
edge of the tablet break up that bare monotony.
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The left -
hand edge of the tablet is broken and the UNSW researchers build on previous research to present new mathematical evidence that there were originally 6 columns and that the tablet was meant to be completed with 38 rows.
The single Dolby - enhanced speaker, located on the
bottom edge of the tablet, lacked bass (more so than on the standard Fire HD 6 model) when I listened to «Turn Down for What» by DJ Snake and Lil Jon.
And for those moments when users are holding the tablet vertically — most likely for video chatting — the webcam is centered on the short side so it's on the top
edge of the tablet when in portrait orientation.
The left
edge of the tablet holds the built - in metal kickstand which can be accessed by unlocking it after pressing the metal button on the back, making the tablet easy to position in multiple viewing angles.
They also have stereo speakers on the
side edges of the tablet, a 2.1 MP front camera and a 8MP rear camera with autofocus and QHD (2560 × 1440) video recording, but no flash.
All of the buttons and ports are usefully labelled and packed onto the bottom of the device with the exception of the on / off button and microSD slot that sit just above, on the
left edge of the tablet.
The Tab 2 also has a larger infrared port, located at the
top edge of the tablet when you're holding the slate in landscape mode; the port now wraps around the back of the device, presumably to improve communications between the tablet and your entertainment components.
Amazon continues to offer a MicroSD card slot, beneath a sturdily designed cover, along the long
right edge of the tablet...
The top
edge of the tablet has ports for microHDMI, microSD, microUSB, a power cable and headphones, while the power button rests at the top right.
At the top
edge of the tablet you have the power button, microUSB charging port, built - in microphone, volume control button and 3.5 mm audio jack.
You'll also find a microUSB port directly beneath the Home button on the bottom
edge of the tablet, making it easy to locate.
A connector port lives on the bottom
edge of the tablet, which is how it connects to the keyboard.
The Smart's 0.3 - megapixel front camera sits on the display's left bezel, and the hybrid's 2 - MP rear camera is on the right
edge of the tablet's shell.
There are also some design changes meted out to the tablet, apart from the gunmetal colored back panel with a brushed metal finish, the new Galaxy Tab Plus also carries two plastic strips at the top and bottom
edge of the tablet.
You'll find a MicroSD slot on the bottom
edge of the tablet, as well as a full - size SD - card slot on the keyboard dock.
A thin strip of gunmetal gray plastic runs along
the edge of the tablet.