Weighing just 13.3 ounces, the HDX 8.9 - inch is
lighter than other tablets in its class, including the 1.05 - pound iPad Air.
The trim around the edge of the device is fuss free and looks great, and while we were hoping for a metal finished rear, we can forgive it as the 294g and 465g weights are
lighter than other tablets we have come to know and love, premium materials or not.
I don't think it is very heavy and it is
lighter than other tablets I have looked at.
Not exact matches
Right now the iPads are the unrivaled record holders for display performance in ambient
light as a result of their record low screen Reflectance of 1.7 to 2.6 percent, significantly lower
than the 4.5 to 6.5 percent Reflectance currently found in all
other current competing
Tablets and Smartphones.
Tablets and Smartphones are all used under a very wide range of ambient
lighting conditions that are frequently much brighter
than for
other displays — like laptops, desktops, and HDTVs.
There is very little information (
other than anecdotal) on how
Tablet and Smartphone displays perform and degrade under bright ambient
lighting.
There is very little information (
other than anecdotal) on how Smartphone and
Tablet displays perform and degrade under bright ambient
lighting.
It has two fewer font - size options
than Kindle Fire HD, but it offers line spacing and three additional background colors beyond what Amazon's
tablet provides, including a
light gray textured background that mimics paper and preserves the paperlike theme running through
other native app screens.
In practice we found low -
light pictures still come out noisy, although better
than other similarly sized
tablets and a lot better
than the previous mini.
The first device to ship running Android 4.3, the
tablet is both thinner and
lighter than its predecessor, and sports a number of
other improvements, including a forward - facing camera, a high - resolution rear - facing camera and a brilliant 1920 x 1200 display.
Nothing much else was rumored,
other than the chance of B&N's new 7 - Inch Nook
tablet having a never - before - seen display technology with a screen resolution of 243PPI, and that the new Nook would be super
light.
HP will be slightly ahead in
other areas according to the leaked preso: the
tablet will be smaller and slightly
lighter than the iPad, and a little faster with a 1.6 GHz Intel ATOM processor.
Other than these «inherent» negatives, the Nexus 7
tablet receives thumbs up - with a
lighter design and a better quality display.
The company has this to say of the new upcoming device: «Running on the Android Platform, LG's
tablet will deliver vastly superior performance
than other similar devices currently on the market while still managing to be thinner and
lighter than competing devices.»
Super-Light and A Joy to Hold: Weight matters, and no
other leading 7 - inch HD
tablet is
lighter than NOOK HD.
Take 15 minutes of your precious day, and a 4gb micro SD card, and you can root the Nook to have a fully productive, fun, Android 2.1
tablet which is thinner,
lighter, and has a vastly better screen
than any
other 7»
tablet on the market.
Fast Tegra processor; Elegant design; Wide viewing angles; Long battery life, especially with dock; Keyboard dock adds versatility;
Lighter than other 10 - inch Android
tablets
Still, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus is thinner and
lighter than both and offers an integrated IR blaster and the Peel app, something you won't find on any
other tablet.
Right now the iPads are the unrivaled record holders for display performance in ambient
light as a result of their record low screen reflectance of 2.0 to 2.6 percent, significantly lower
than the 4.5 to 6.5 percent reflectance currently found in all
other current competing
tablets.
There are
other trade - offs to consider:
tablets are generally
lighter and more portable
than laptops, which will make a difference if you're on the move a lot of the time, while laptops can go higher in terms of screen size.
It's thinner and
lighter than other 10.1 inch
tablet on the market and make it easily to slip into your bag and comfortable to carry around with you.
The Acer Iconia's value of 0.18 cd / m2 is impressively dark for a mobile display in typical ambient
lighting - less
than half of any of the
other Tablets.
The device is also smaller and
lighter than any of the
other Android or iOS
tablets I've seen, which is an added plus.
There's less noise in low
light photos, giving every subject a brighter, yet cleaner look
than every
other tablet I have tested.