Upcoming Tablets – An Overview

2013 is an exciting year for the tablet market with a host of new tablet devices being launched in the country. Since the beginning of year, the world witnessed a host of exciting new innovations including a growth in hybrid tablet-cum-PC devices and plans for tablets being built on new platforms such as Ubuntu and Mozilla Firefox OS.

A host of announcements, leaks and rumors clearly excites us to see better and cooler innovations in this product segment. These upcoming flagship devices are promising and set to raise the benchmarks in the industry. Here’s a sneak peak of some promising forthcoming tablets which we expect to hit the market in near future.

iPad Mini 2: The iPad Mini was the first 7-inch format tablet to arrive in market from the house of Apple.Already there were rumors of short supply of the iPad Mini last week as the iPad Mini 2’s imminent launch date nears. The iPad 5 is expected to be launched along with iPad Mini 2 or around the same time. Hopefully, the iPad Mini 2 will have a Retina display which many Mini buyers were disappointed at not having. The device is expected to come with an impressive 2048x1536 pixels resolution with a 324 ppi pixel density.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z: The tablet version of the hugely successful Sony Xperia Z Smartphone is expected to arrive sometime next month. The device was launched at the MWC 2013 and has the same impervious features such as waterproof, shatterproof, dust resistant and scratch resistant ultra slim body. The device has a 10.1 inch full HD display with 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution. It will have the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and will be powered by a 1.5 GHZ quad core processor with 2GB RAM. The device has an 8MP rear camera and will come in 16GB and 64GB memory options and runs on a powerful 6000mAh battery.

Asus Fonepad: This is a voice calling tablet device that bridges the gap between the tablet and Smartphone. The device is a 7-inch handset with 1280x800 pixels LCD display. Built with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, the device comes with a 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 mobile processor with 1GB RAM. The device is rumored to be similar to the Nexus 7, which is an Asus-Google collaboration product. It was expected to be launched in March but there is no specific launch date revealed.

ZTE V81: This device adds an extra inch to rebel against the 7-inch brigade, arriving with the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and an 8-inch display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution. The device has a 1.4 GHz dual core processor and 1GB RAM. The device has mid-range tablet specs, so we can expect it to be one of the value for money devices for the budget conscious.

Panasonic 4K 20-inch: When the company first showcased this 20-inch heavyweight tablet device, critics went into an overdrive wondering who might want to carry such a huge device. The device is a Windows 8 OS based tablet that will come with the Intel Core i5 or i7 processor options. It is accompanied by an accelerometer and Bluetooth pen which combination the company hopes to capture a niche market of artists, architects and designers. The device weighs around 2.4kgs but comes with 4GB RAM and 128GB memory.

Lenovo Tablets: Lenovo has announced three new tablets for this year - the Lenovo A1000, Lenovo A3000 and Lenovo S6000. All three devices are Android 4.1 Jelly bean OS based tablets and while the A1000 and A3000 have 7-inch display, the A6000 has a 10.1-inch display. The three devices are powered by 1.2GHz dual core processors. The tablet will be available in the coming months globally.

Dell Latitude 10 Enhanced Security: The upgraded version of the Dell Latitude 10 is mainly targeted at businessmen and company executives with the enhanced security features integrated into the device. The device runs on the Windows 8 OS and has a 1.2GHz dual core processor with 2GB of RAM. The device can be customized to existing IT environment to improve IT efficiency and reduce ownership cost.

There are many other devices that will be available in the market in the coming months, a lot of them being rumored. Most of these devices have a speculated release date, but we may expect them to hit the market within six months of its being announced if it wants to survive in this fast moving industry.

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This was posted by Julia. Her passion for upgrading her knowledge puts her to research on topics relevant to her industry. Besides, she also likes to share her findings by writing about them in her free time. Also check out the upcoming tablets here.

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