B&N has pushed Nook Color firmly into the low -
priced Tablet category.
Not exact matches
How high the specs will be really depends on what
price category Google want their next
tablet to be in.
If a
tablet is in the 7 inch
category, the
price has to be less than $ 200 to ensure its survival.
Priced as low as $ 199, the Lenovo IdeaPad A1
tablet clearly falls in the latter
category.
Apple's closest competitor in the overall
tablet market is Amazon.com Inc., but its Kindle Fire is half the size of the iPad and less than half the
price, putting it in a somewhat different
category.
Apple is the only major name in the low - cost
tablet category and it launched a new model of iPad
priced at $ 329 for the education market.
One of the best aspects of the Amazon Fire HD 8 is that while it is a cheap
tablet, it doesn't appear instantly dated like some others in this
price category.
The only other new
tablet within that
category now, is the Acer Iconia A3, the rest of them are either dual - core
tablets or in a higher
price category.
The
price makes it very attractive, and with the specs it has on board, it's only the Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 8.4 that really competes against Xiaomi Mi Pad in this
category, among the
tablets that are available for sale today.
So this is no high - capcity beast, but it does have one thing other
tablets in this
price category lacks, and that's the dual - SIM 4G LTE.
Then there is also the
category of budget
tablets that apart from having fewer features also allows manufacturers to cut corners at will all under the guise of a cheaper
price up front.
The specs looked pretty much similar to the other
tablets in the same
price category, but it seems that the company had put a bit too much focus on making it Windows 7 optimized.
While
tablets are mostly a separate
category of consumer electronics — with higher
prices — you've got plenty of good options for less than $ 200, all of which are still great for reading.
One of the better
tablet in the 7 inch
category with a capacitive display, 3G abilities along with decent performance at a
price that can well be considered a steal!
But it does help pave the way for a new
category of
tablets, as well as keep a bit of
price pressure on Toshiba's competitors.
Well, it seems Samsung is following the same path that it did with its phones — the Korean manufacturer has applied for trademarking the Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy Tab E, and Galaxy Tab J device names, suggesting we will be treated to an onslaught of
tablets in various sizes and
price categories but with names that are easier to remember.
Its refined design makes the
tablet a treat for the low
price of $ 170, especially considering it stacks up to its competition in almost every other
category.
The Slate 7 is a good budget - friendly Android
tablet that falls somewhere between the Asus MeMO Pad ME172V and the Nexus 7 in terms of
price and performance: competitive, but no
category killer.
In Reitzes» assessment, lower -
priced notebooks become the biggest victims of the
tablet category's surge: «We believe it is prudent to use 30 - 40 [percent] cannibalization rate of the low - end notebook market, which we believe was a similar rate seen when netbooks burst on the scene in 2008.»
This 4G
tablet otherwise have the same specs as the Wi - Fi only version does, which means Android 4.4 KitKat, a 1280 x 800 resolution 8 - inch display, a quad - core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, and 11 hour battery life, while one of the main features that set this
tablet apart in this
price category when it was launched, was the multi window multitasking feature.
Director of business development for Android talked about the company's strategy with the Nexus brand, one that revolves around lower
prices and stated that the existing
category of 10 - inch
tablet was overpriced and underpowered.
The cameras are nothing to write home about, but that is to be expected from a
tablet in this
price category.
There are so many good Android
tablets with a 10 - inch display at the moment that for this
tablet to have any chance HP will have to get everything right in this
category, including the
price.
The Slate 7 is a good budget friendly Android
tablet that falls somewhere between the Asus MeMO Pad ME172V and the Nexus 7 in terms of
price and performance: competitive, but no
category killer.
In fact, the
price of the Fire, the Fire HD 8 and the Fire HD 10 are all very competitive in the corresponding 7 ″, 8 ″ and 10 ″
tablet categories.
But initially, consumers were more likely to be cautious because the iPad was the first real standout in the media
tablet category, and came with a $ 499 starting
price point.
«As the leading player in the
tablet category, we want to offer incredible top - end specifications technology to all at an affordable
price,» said Suneet Singh Tuli, President and CEO, DataWind, in a statement.
Of course, some of the most effective words describe items that would fetch higher
prices anyway, eg, «Apple» in the
tablets category.
Title: Trials Frontier Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: RedLynx Ship Date: 2013
Price: Freemium
Category: Racing / Adventure Platform: Smartphones and
tablets Rating: Pending
That's a little below the
tablet category average of 97 percent, but really quite strong overall, especially considering the
price.
All in all, this looks to be a fabulous way to kick off the new Chrome
tablet category with a solid spec sheet and an even better
price tag.
Users who don't want to carry a
tablet and a phone can also opt for no - contract phablets with screen sizes larger than 5.5 inches in this
price category.
To make sure that it stands firm against the tough competition at hand, the company has unveiled a new and very affordable LTE
tablet that still carries some of the latest specs and features for its
price category.