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The official launch of the Acer Iconia A1 Android tablet has now taken place. The new Iconia A1 tablet, a 7.9-inch Android slate that will compete against the ever-expanding range of smaller tablets available on the market.  The Acer Iconia A1 features a 7.9-inch LED backlit display with a 1024X768 resolution. The tablet is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor along with 1GB of RAM. Acer Iconia A1 will offer an option of either 8GB internal storage or 16GB.Read more...

The Iconia A1 has front- and rear-facing cameras, with the rear-facing one able to record 1080p video at 30fps. The tablet runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

The A1 is priced to compete against the likes of the Kindle Fire, as the 8GB version will start at $169 and the 16GB flavor at $199.99 when it hits in June. But it also has to compete against the Apple iPad mini, Google Nexus 7, Samsung Note 8.0, and a plethora of other 7- and 8-inch tablets.

Acer is already its Iconia B1 tablet with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) in India carrying a price tag of Rs. 7,999. This tablet was unveiled at CES 2013. It sports a 7-inch display with 1024x600 resolution and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Mediatek processor (MTK 8317T) alongside 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage.

It features a microSD card to expand the available storage by another 32GB. Connectivity options on the Acer Iconia B1 include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and Micro-USB. A 0.3-megapixel front camera is thrown-in for good measure.

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The Galaxy Tab 3, with its smaller form, will be another competitor in the mini-tablet market, which includes the iPad mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, Samsung’s own Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and, to a lesser extent, its higher-end Galaxy Tab 2 7.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7 incher

Sporting a design nearly identical to that of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, the device has a 7in 1,024x600 screen in its plastic casing and will come with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean mobile operating system. It is not known why it won't arrive with the latest version of Android, but Samsung is likely to release an update later.

Samsung did not announce a price for the tablet. But the specifications on the tablet sound mid-range, and indicate that Samsung could be aiming for the lower end of the tablet market to compete on price with Google, Apple and Amazon. The Kindle Fire, the cheapest of these small tablets, costs $159; the iPad mini starts at $329.

The company said the new tablet will have a WiFi version available “globally” in May.  Samsung’s 8-inch model of the Galaxy Note, which went on sale earlier this month, included voice-call features in its international version, but not in its U.S. version.

The device also has a 3 MP rear-facing camera and 1.3 MP front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, options for 8 GB or 16GB of storage, and display resolution on par with lower-end tablets like the Kindle Fire. The tablet runs on a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and also offers users the option to expand the memory on the device to up to 64GB with a microSD card slot.

It will run Android Jelly Bean 4.1 and, Samsung promises, will have a thinner bezel than its predecessor, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.Samsung leads the world in smartphones, but Apple still has the largest share of the tablet market over a variety of Android makers.

It’s not clear when Samsung’s closest competitors in this space will release the next generation of their devices. Google’s developers conference, I/O, was the company’s forum for releasing the Nexus 7 in June 2012; the company will hold this year’s conference from May 15 to 17.

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According to some damning evidence from Android Police, Google is working on the next version of Android, but it's Android 4.3, not 5.0. Also, the build number is JWR23B, which suggests the update will continue to use the Jelly Bean moniker (the first letter of the build corresponds to the name of the update).Read more...

This particular update has reportedly shown up in server logs and was successfully traced back to Google employees. It has also shown up in comments in the Chromium bug tracker by a Chromium developer.

There is no evidence that suggests that Key Lime Pie won't be announced during this year's I/O but so far it hasn't shown up anywhere yet. On the other hand, 4.3 has made numerous appearances and the fact that it has a build number suggests that it is close to release. That Google would release a new version of Android this close to I/O and it not be the main highlight of the event would be strange, as would announcing two versions of Android simultaneously.

This leads us to believe that Key Lime Pie might be a bit further away than we imagined. Hopefully, it should be sometime this year, if not at this I/O.

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As of April 2013, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 are the latest versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which is currently in its second generation of production. So, besides the screen size, what is the difference between the two Android tablets?

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Running on the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, each tablet has Samsung Media Hub for watching movies and TV shows. Its SmartView feature allows streaming video from the TV to the tablet, and the IR Blaster helps transforms it into a universal remote. Also included are TouchWiz for live content access, two stores for downloading apps, up to 50GB of content access in Dropbox, and the ability to watch TV and browse the Web at the same time.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND POWER

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 uses a touchscreen tablet form factor and has a titanium silver finish. The 7.0 measures 4.8 inches in width, 7.6 inches in height and 0.41 inches in depth, with a weight of 0.76 pounds. The larger and heavier 10.1 has a 10.1-inch width, 6.9-inch height, 0.38-inch depth and weight of 1.28 pounds. A lithium-polymer battery powers the Tab. The battery is rated at 4,000 mAh on the 7.0 and 7,000 mAh on the 10.1.

DISPLAY AND CAMERA

The 7-inch touchscreen display on the 7.0 supports up to 1,024 by 600 pixels in resolution. The 10.1 has a 10.1-inch touchscreen with a 1,280-by-800 pixel resolution. A 3-megapixel rear camera goes on each Tab. Samsung added a front-facing VGA camera on the 10.1.

MEMORY AND CONNECTIVITY

Standard memory is 8GB on the 7.0 and 16GB on the 10.1. Each Tab has a slot that can accommodate a Secure Digital card holding up to 32GB. For wireless connectivity, the tablets have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 technology. A USB 2.0 port enables wired connection to a computer, TV or other USB-compatible devices.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The suggested retail price of the Galaxy Tab 2 is around $200 for the 7.0 and $330 for the 10.1. The tablets are available for purchase at the Samsung Electronics website and many retail outlets.

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Given the choice, many Android tablet owners chose the 7 inch form factor over larger screen sizes

Apple’s dominance is unquestioned, but when it comes to Android tablets, a new study from app developer Animoca shows that five out of the top seven most popular Android tablets are based on a 7-inch form factor.Read more...

The most popular of these devices is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7, with a share of 11.8 percent. The only two full-size Android tablets on Animoca’s list are the second-place Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (8.3 percent) and the seventh-place Galaxy Note 10.1 (3 percent).

Amazon took the third and fourth spots with its 7-inch Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD taking up a 7.5 percent and 4.9 percent share respectively, Samsung was fifth with its 7-inch first-generation Galaxy Tab (4.8 percent), while Google’s Asus-manufactured Nexus 7 placed sixth with a 3.8 percent share. Animoca culled its data from what it claims to be 978,000 monthly users, assuming 75 million Android tablets are currently in use on a global basis.

While these numbers do indeed suggest that simplicity (and affordable pricing) is beauty, the 7-inch tablet market may be growing even further in the coming months. HP will soon return to the tablet market with its $169.99 Slate 7, while Microsoft has been rumored as of late to be planning a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet.

There are many benefits to owning a 7-inch tablet. While such devices do not come with a lot of the high-end features and specifications found on full-size slates, it can be argued that most who prefer smaller tablets don’t need all those features and specs anyway.

It’s all about simplicity, as well as a device that can perform most everyday tasks at the lowest possible price point, while adding a few extras, but again, nothing too fancy. Though, Apple continues to rule the roost with its full-size iPad, its midrange iPad mini has been reportedly cannibalizing full-size iPad sales for some time. And there are also studies that show cheaper Android tablets will continue to gain ground on the full-size market.

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