The latest iteration of Android tablets running 4.0 and the pending launch of Amazon's Kindle Fire are also worth watching in our view as potential
viable tablet competitors.
Not exact matches
Also, the iPad is still a lone player in the
tablet segment as there has been no
viable competitor in the four months since it was released.
Indeed, the stylus is what really sets Lenovo's business
tablet apart from most 10.1 in
competitors, and is a
viable reason to get one over the award - winning Asus Transformer Prime.
The first
viable competitor to the Apple iPad, it's a well - built Android
tablet that's comfortable and easy to use.
Engadget says: «the iPad 2 isn't just the best
tablet on the market, it feels like the only
tablet on the market», Slashgear declares «Apple has put together a superbly capable, class - shaping
tablet, which can now legitimately take on not only other slates but lighter ereaders such as Amazon's Kindle» while the New York Times concludes that iPad 2 is a «device whose individual upgrades might not necessarily have tipped the balance but, combined, led to a much better iPad that still didn't have
viable competitors.