The Adam is an Android based 10.1 -
inch slate using Pixel Qi «s 3qi display technology for indoor and outdoor use; based on NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chipset — itself a source of delay rumors — it promises to be an arguably more flexible alternative to Apple's iPad while supporting 1080p HD video and longer battery life.
The 10.1 -
inch slate uses a 1.2 GHz dual - core process from Texas Instruments (s txn) and has a micro HDMI port to share media with a high - definition television.
Not exact matches
Crib
slates should have no more than 2 3/8
inches between them (you can
use a soda can for this, it should not fit through slats without force).
The
slate uses a VaporMG casing and it features a ClearType HD 10.6
inch display, with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio.
If comics are your main
use, try to go with a 10 -
inch slate.
For those who find 9 - and 10 -
inch slates too large to carry everywhere, 7 -
inch tablets provide greater portability and easier one - handed
use.
Supposedly the new 9.7
inch new iPad will
use the same G / F2 (DITO) thin film type touch screen structure as the iPad Mini, making the
slate thinner and lighter.
From benchmarks to everyday
use, Google's 7 -
inch slate simply proved faster and more responsive.
HTC makes a solid 7 -
inch slate in the Flyer; it runs the full version of Android 2.3, made easier to
use by the addition of HTC Sense, a custom software layer.
The HP
Slate 8 will be a 10.1
inch slate which comes with an additional feature which is the
use of Windows 8 Professional inside it instead of any other operating systems such as Android.
This is a 7
inch slate that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and
uses a 1.4 GHz processor.
Like its predecessor, this 10 -
inch Android
slate ($ 269) has a built - in kickstand that allows you to
use the tablet in multiple modes.
Amazon is yet to even acknowledge the existence of either
slate, but the 7 -
inch model is tipped to
use NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chipset, while the 10 -
inch version will, it's rumored,
use the new quad - core NVIDIA Kal - El processor, launching later in 2011.
NieuweMobiel spotted the
slate — branded with the TD - LTE 4G
used by China Mobile, the carrier which Sony Ericsson has already said it is working with — complete with a front - facing 3.0 - megapixel webcam and what's estimated to be a 6 to 7 -
inch touchscreen.
Unlike the existing 10.1 -
inch screen, as
used in the Notion Ink Adam, the new panel runs at 1280 x 800 making it ideal for Android Honeycomb
slates; meanwhile, as ARMdevices» video demo shows, it's far more sunlight - visible than the iPad.
The e-reader comes with an autonomy of up to two months based on low
use and with wireless off, while the 7 -
inch slate's battery should last up to eight hours between charges.
Both are difficult to reach, but it's not clear where they could be better located on a 10 -
inch slate — you'll just have to deal with the fact that you'll be
using two hands when changing the volume or turning the screen on and off.