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mgmueller · 07-02-2011, 07:24 AM

Some (especially Apple fanboys) may have considered it a weakness.
But I always found the diversity of Android units a huge advantage.
HTC Flyer for example has enormous differences to Samsung Galaxy Tab 7".
But this seems to have ended with Honeycomb.
Motorola Xoom and Acer Iconia for example are extremely similar.
I find the display of Xoom slightly better. And of course there are some minor differences, like placement of the volume buttons and such.
But basically, they're pretty much the same.
Meaning: It doesn't make too much sense, buying 3 different 10" Honeycomb tablets for example. May not be important for many, most probably go for a single unit and the similarities might make the choice even easier.
But I find it disappointing. I really was looking forward to the new Samsung Galaxy Tabs (8.9" and 10.1"). But now I don't even know whether I want it anymore.
Well, at least the HP touchpad is entirely different...

07-02-2011, 07:24 AM	#1
mgmueller Member Retired Posts: 3,308 Karma: 13024950 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets	Diversity on Android? Not anymore... Some (especially Apple fanboys) may have considered it a weakness. But I always found the diversity of Android units a huge advantage. HTC Flyer for example has enormous differences to Samsung Galaxy Tab 7". But this seems to have ended with Honeycomb. Motorola Xoom and Acer Iconia for example are extremely similar. I find the display of Xoom slightly better. And of course there are some minor differences, like placement of the volume buttons and such. But basically, they're pretty much the same. Meaning: It doesn't make too much sense, buying 3 different 10" Honeycomb tablets for example. May not be important for many, most probably go for a single unit and the similarities might make the choice even easier. But I find it disappointing. I really was looking forward to the new Samsung Galaxy Tabs (8.9" and 10.1"). But now I don't even know whether I want it anymore. Well, at least the HP touchpad is entirely different...