Motorola's Xoom Honeycomb tablet is a fine example of how Google overhauled its Android operating system for
the larger tablet form factor.
There's talk that this might be some kind of follow - up to the Huawei - made Nexus 6P, perhaps in
a larger tablet form factor.
Not exact matches
Adobe attributes the rise of
tablet page views to how well - suited the
form factor is for web browsing, with the most obvious attribute being
tablets»
larger screen size vs smartphones (albeit, that gap is closing as some
tablets shrink and some smartphones swell).
I understand there are more capable
tablets but I'm looking to read (with some music an web consumption), with a
form factor larger than a phablet but smaller than a heavy
tablet.
The research firm defines media
tablets as
tablet form factor devices with color displays
larger than 5 in.
Digitimes reports that the Surface Pro 4 is going to have the same ultra-thin
form factor of the existing Microsoft flagship
tablet, the Surface Pro 3, and will also retain the predecessor's bezel size and
large display.
As Android handsets push past the 5.5 - inch mark — for many, eliminating the need for
tablets in smaller
form factors —
tablets themselves are becoming ever
larger.
For a start it's the only
large form -
factor tablet Google has ever released, so if you want to experience pure Android on a display bigger than the Nexus 7 or Nexus 9 can provide then this is a good option.
I want a lighter
tablet in that smaller
form factor, or perhaps should just concede it is easier to maneuver a
larger tablet that will admittedly be heavier and more costly.
Honeycomb - powered
tablets are available in more
form factors than ever before, and smartphones are growing
larger still, with 4.3 - to 4.7 - inch devices quickly becoming the norm.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 has gone on sale in the UK at the company's own Experience Store in Westfield Stratford City.The
tablet, which sits between small
form factor devices like the Nexus 7 and
larger iPad sized slates, also includes the S Pen found... Read more
The
tablet form factor itself adds to the entire experience with a
large enough screen, a more portable body, and cameras that can maximize the experience.
«Microsoft's new OS, a general shift toward
larger screen
form factor and productivity focused solutions, and technology innovations such as gesture interface that could be introduced in
tablets will help the market maintain positive growth in 2015.»
Love the
form factor as I find it far more portable and mobile to use and carry than a
larger tablet.
The
tablet, which sits between small
form factor devices like the Nexus 7 and
larger iPad sized slates, also includes the S Pen found in Samsung's Note 10.1 device.
According to IDC, media
tablets are
tablet form factor devices with color displays
larger than 5 in.
Form Factor This
tablet is a 7 inch Android but it gives a feel of a
larger tablet than other 7 inchers - this is a good thing as it aids in holding the
tablet.
Google's first Nexus 7
tablet made the smaller
tablet form factor fashionable, but just as smartphone displays are growing consistently
larger, so are
tablets.
This device follows the recent trend of
large screen Android Honeycomb
tablets however it's quite surprising that Samsung decided to transition from the original 7» sized Galaxy Tab as the original device was extremely popular for it's fairly mobile
form factor.
From what we can see in the pictures here, this
larger form factor tablet does have a slot for a sim card as well as the familiar front facing camera and bezels for swiping, but no indication on what capacity this model will be or if it would be a 3G or 4G model, assuming it ever comes to production.
Perhaps if a
tablet came with integrated stereo speakers, or some other feature made possible by the
large form factor, it would gain an advantage.
«Microsoft's new OS, a general shift towards
larger screen
form factor and productivity focused solutions, and technology innovations such as gesture interface that could be introduced in
tablets will help the market maintain positive growth in 2015.»
Both of those
tablets sport
larger screens in a time where the market is demanding
tablets closer to 7 - inch
form factors.
For example imagine a
tablet that can fold in half into a phone
form factor or a
large - area display that can be rolled up and carried neatly under your arm.
«Declining consumer interest in the slate
tablet form factor and rapid growth of
large - screen smartphones (phablets) caused the
tablet market to slow down,» it added.
All of other major Android
tablets use 3.0 Honeycomb because this is the version of the platform that's optimized for the
larger form factor.
But I think the point that's worth making here, Tom, is that these
larger tablets are really an interesting
form factor for lawyers.
It'll be a relatively simple matter of adding layouts — apps will switch to a
larger, «optimized» layout when the foldable phones are in a
tablet form factor, and shrink to fit the phones» smaller views.
And at our press event today we showed off examples of from many of those
form factors: beautiful
tablets running Windows RT with instant on and extra-long battery life like the Asus Vivo Tab RT and our own Microsoft Surface, compact, touch - enabled x86
tablets like the Lenovo ThinkPad
Tablet 2 to convertible PCs that switch effortlessly between PC and tablet like the Dell XPS 12, to thin & light Ultrabooks like the ASUS UX31 Touch, the Sony VAIO Duo 11 or Acer Aspire S7 - 191 to large, powerful all - in - one PCs with high - definition screens like the Dell XPS One 27», the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart or Samsung Ser
Tablet 2 to convertible PCs that switch effortlessly between PC and
tablet like the Dell XPS 12, to thin & light Ultrabooks like the ASUS UX31 Touch, the Sony VAIO Duo 11 or Acer Aspire S7 - 191 to large, powerful all - in - one PCs with high - definition screens like the Dell XPS One 27», the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart or Samsung Ser
tablet like the Dell XPS 12, to thin & light Ultrabooks like the ASUS UX31 Touch, the Sony VAIO Duo 11 or Acer Aspire S7 - 191 to
large, powerful all - in - one PCs with high - definition screens like the Dell XPS One 27», the HP Envy 23 TouchSmart or Samsung Series 7.
And unless you're dead - set on the 8 - inch
form factor, we think you should also consider a
larger tablet, like Dell's own Venue 11 Pro, which starts at $ 500, or HP's Omni 10 ($ 400) if you plan on regularly running traditional Windows software.
A year on from its last
tablet effort, Sony presents another compelling large form factor slate Sony has so far resisted the move to smaller, cheaper tablets, instead focusing its efforts on 10.1 - inch slates like the Xperia Tablet Z, and before that the Tablet S. Sony's offering tablet for 2013 was a solid 10.1 - inch Android slate — a thin, light, waterproof device packing plenty
tablet effort, Sony presents another compelling
large form factor slate Sony has so far resisted the move to smaller, cheaper
tablets, instead focusing its efforts on 10.1 - inch slates like the Xperia
Tablet Z, and before that the Tablet S. Sony's offering tablet for 2013 was a solid 10.1 - inch Android slate — a thin, light, waterproof device packing plenty
Tablet Z, and before that the
Tablet S. Sony's offering tablet for 2013 was a solid 10.1 - inch Android slate — a thin, light, waterproof device packing plenty
Tablet S. Sony's offering
tablet for 2013 was a solid 10.1 - inch Android slate — a thin, light, waterproof device packing plenty
tablet for 2013 was a solid 10.1 - inch Android slate — a thin, light, waterproof device packing plenty of...
An
tablet - friendly APK is now finally available to those who want to try Google's new spartan look for Android on a
larger form factor.
The keyboard itself also feels significantly more solid than Acer's previous 2 - in - 1 attempts and because of the
tablet's noticeably
large 13.5 - inch
form factor, this keyboard cover also has one of the
largest palm rests we've seen.