The 2011 Tablet Wars are well and truly here, what with the iPad 2 press release yesterday and the Motorola Xoom, Blackberry Playbook and HP Touchpad all launching in the very near future.
As with many tech release dates these are based on external sources and industry experts ramblings. This page will be updated with news and specs as and when we hear of them. Where possible both UK and US info has been included.
Which one would you pick and what specs excite or indeed dissapoint?
| Motorola Xoom  |
Apple iPad 2  |
HP TouchPad  |
BlackBerry PlayBook  |
| Operating System | Android 3.0 | iOS 4.3 | webOS 3.0 | BB Tablet OS (QNX) |
| Display | 10.1-inch | 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD |
9.7-inch | 7-inch LCD |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 600 |
| Processor | 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 |
1GHz dual-core Apple A5 |
1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon | 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4430 |
| Memory | 1GB RAM | ? | 1GB RAM | 1GB RAM |
| Storage | 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 16GB / 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
| Front camera | 2 megapixel | VGA | 1.3 megapixel | 3 megapixel |
| Rear camera | 5 megapixel AF with dual-LED flash, 720 / 30p video |
720 / 30p video | none | 5 megapixel, 1080p video |
| Cellular radio | 3G with free upgrade to 4G LTE | Quadband HSPA or CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A |
3G and 4G | 3G and 4G |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR |
| Accelerometer | 3-axis | 3-axis | Yes | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| Battery | 6,500mAh | 25Wh | 6,300 mAh | 5,300 mAh |
| Depth | 12.7mm | 8.8mm | 13.7mm | 10mm |
| Weight | 725g | 601g (WiFi), 607g (Verizon), 613g (AT&T) |
740g | 425g |
| Prices | 32 GB£499 (Dixons)
$799
|
UK as yet unknown
Wi-Fi base price $499 |
UK – no clear indication
Rumoured start price $699 |
UK –
Starting at $599 |
| Release Date
|
Rumoured 9th April in UK | 11th March (US)
25th March worldwide |
Rumoured to be in April | Possibly in March (US)
Q2 in Europe and UK |
