In an attempt to outperform Apple’s iPad tablet, android tablet manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony, Google and others, have improved on their previous products or models.
In the last few months, android tablets have gone from strength to strength, and the popularity have incredibly increased.
Top 5 Good Android Tablets That Your Money Can Buy Right Now
Are you thinking of getting an android tablet for yourself or for someone closed to you? Check some of the best android tablets that your money can buy right now below.
#1). Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition)
The Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet comes loaded with Adobe Photoshop Touch in a version specially optimised for the unique stylus – the S Pen – along with a raft of other stylus friendly apps such as S Note and S Planner.
Weighing just 545g, the latest Note 10.1 also boasts a whopping 3GB of RAM – making it possibly the best tablet on the market when it comes to multitasking.
#2). Google Nexus 7
As with the original Nexus 7, Google has turned to Asus to manufacture this tablet and the company has done a stellar job. The 2013 Nexus 7 is slimmer than its predecessor, with a narrower bezel surrounding the 7-inch Gorilla Glass-fronted screen. Despite its skinny 7.6mm depth, it’s a very solid piece of gear with no excessive plastic use (we’re looking at you, Samsung) and no signs of creakiness or flex. The back is made from grippy, soft-touch plastic that feels nice in your mitt, and at 290g the tablet is light enough to comfortably hold one-handed for an extended period of time.
Google, however, needs to encourage Android developers to make more tablet-friendly apps, as having to rely on blown-up smartphone software doesn’t do this fine hardware justice.
#3). Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
The Note 8.0’s screen is a TFT one – but it still shines pretty brightly and the viewing angles and reflections were positive, even under the strain of the neon trade show lights. The hardware setup is impressive – a 1.6GHz quad-core A9 CPU runs the show, backed up by 2GB of RAM. Storage is 16 or 32GB and you can expand this up to 64GB further using microSD.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a great little android tablet (rather than a great massive smartphone) that goes head-to-head with the iPad mini in a new tablet arena of ‘slightly bigger than a 7-inch tablet but not quite a 10-inch tablet’. Its design is tried and trusted and works well at this size, and the impressive hardware packed in means that Samsung’s tweaked-Android interface is slick and without issue.
#4). Google Nexus 10
Mind you, some will mourn the absence of a microSD card slot, so there’s no expandable memory. Google has made strides to creating an accessible, appealing operating system in Android and this latest edition is the smoothest, least intimidating one yet. The sound is strong, and the camera as good as it can be on a machine this shape.
For all that, winning over doubters from the Apple corner may still be an uphill struggle for Google. People love that aluminum casing, the simple, accessible interface and unbeaten number of tablet-specific apps that Apple has on offer. But the Nexus may definitely be the tablet that began to turn the tide away from the iPad.
#5). Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Though it’s out-pixelled by the iPad and Google Nexus 10, the display here is bright, sharp and realistically colourful and the Full HD resolution is all you need to play back HD video faithfully. Sound isn’t as strong as on some rivals, not least because this is a waterproof device. This means there are slightly irritating flaps on the headphone, microSD card and micro USB sockets, but they work well and being waterproof is a neat extra that means you can rest assured that the tablet will survive if you drop it in the bath or splash it in the kitchen.
Could this be the best Android tablet in the world right now? And can it take on the iPad Air for the title of overall tablet champion? That’s up to you to decide….