Samsung just added a new smaller tablet to the Galaxy Tab lineup: the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0).
The Tab 2 (7.0), in both 3G and Wi-Fi versions, isn’t just the first of
Samsung’s Android-powered tablet offerings for 2012–i’s Samsung’s first
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)-powered tablet. Pricing has not yet
been announced.
The “7.0″ in the name reflects its size: 7.6 inches by 4.8 inches by
0.4 inches, with a 7-inch 1024-pixel-by-600-pixel PLS TFT display. It’s
powered by a 1-GHz dual-core processor and outfitted with 8, 16, or 32GB
of user flash memory with 1GB of RAM and a 4,000 mAh li-ion battery.
Front (VGA) and rear (3MP) cameras, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD
card slot, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi (with Wi-Fi
direct) and a GPS (on the 3G version of the product) round out features.
The 3G version uses the HSPA+ network.
The main attraction here, apart from its reduced size–it’s two inches
smaller than its predecessor, the Tab 8.9–is the presence of Android 4
with all of its attendant new features. Among them, mentioned in
Samsung’s press release, is a function that has been the subject of a
good deal of critical scrutiny: the facial-unlock feature.
The Tab 2 (7.0) also is slated to include Samsung’s Music Hub, Video
Hub, Readers Hub and Game Hub applications, which give users access to
broad libraries of licensed entertainment content. Most users probably
will just opt for one of the existing content-syndication platforms
already available through Android–Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s
Nook, Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, and so on.
IPAD 3.
The Apple iPad is one of the best-selling tablets in the world, and
the iPad 3 is one of the most anticipated devices from Apple this year.
This article explains you about the new features that are to be included
in the iPad 3.
In a nutshell, the Apple iPad3 will feature a new, thinner and
sleeker design, down nearly 20 percent in size compared to the iPad 2.
It will also support full touchscreen HD display with a screen
resolution of 2048 x 1536.
Apart from that, the iPad 3 will have a lighter battery, reducing the
weight of the tablet. However, the battery is reported to cost 20 to 30
percent more than the current iPad’s battery, and will also have a
longer battery life.
It is also expected that the iPad 3 will have a wireless charging
technology, which will be able to charge the battery and transfer data
wirelessly.
A6 Processor
The current Apple iPad 2 has a 900MHz dual-core ARM Cortext-A9
processor, Apple A5 chipset and PowerVr SGX543MP2 GPU. This certainly
made the Apple iPad 2 a powerful tablet and a main competitor in the
world of tablets. Now Apple is aiming to make the competition tougher by
sporting an A6 Quad-core Processor in the iPad 3. This would make the
iPad 3 as powerful as any high-end desktop.
According to Linley Group senior analyst Kevin Krewell, “We expect
the A6 will be a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 design, which would be
competitive with next year’s best mobile processors. In 2012, Nvidia
will offer a quad-core Cortex-A9 processor, and Qualcomm will have the
aforementioned MSM8960, a dual-core A15-class processor operating at
1.7GHz. Fabricating Apple’s A6 in 28nm (instead of the 40nm process
Nvidia is using for its quad-core part) will reduce both die cost and
power, yielding a much better product.”
iOS 5.1/5.2
The iPad 3 will come with the latest iOS 5, which will host the
multi-touch gesture technology. However, analyst and tech enthusiasts
predict that Apple would introduce OS X Lion for the tablet, since it
will be powered by a quad-core processor.
This will also include multitasking features, such as notifications,
task-finishing, app-switching, location and background sound.
3D Feature and New Retina Display
Apple enthusiast expected the Retina Display feature on Apple iPad 2;
however, Apple has been working majorly for an improved version of it
to include it in the iPad 3. The iPhone 4 currently supports the Retina
Display with a screen resolution of 960 x 640. Apple explains Retina
Display as: “Developing pixels a mere 78 micrometers wide, Apple
engineers were able to pack four times the number of pixels into the
same 3.5-inch (diagonal) screen found on earlier iPhone models. The
resulting pixel density of iPhone 4 – 326 pixels per inch – makes text
and graphics look smooth and continuous at any size.”
With the Retina Display feature, the screen resolution of the iPad3
will be 2048 x 1536 pixels. However, it is said that the third version
of the tablet is delayed due to Retina Display issues, and Apple is
expected to ship the tablet in early 2012.
Cloud Computing
Apple announced its Cloud services during the WWDC 2011, and will
definitely include the iCloud technology both in the iPhone 5 and iPad
3. With iCloud users can store photos, apps, calendars and access songs
on iTunes without having them to store in the phone’s memory.
Camera
The iPad 3 will come with an improved camera, since the previous
version of the table didn’t seem impressive enough. Unlike the iPad 2,
the new tablet will come with LED flash to support the camera. It is
expected to have a 5MP camera with 1080p or 720p video recording quality
of 60 frames per second. The technology made by OmniVision will help
reduce the size of the table by 20 percent.
Fingerprint Proof
Apple has already been granted patents on this technology, and is
working real hard to make the iPad3 fingerprint proof. The touch screen
will be coated with oleophobic materials, which will reduce the oil and
fingerprints on the screen.@Abhe.Apple
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