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Originally Posted by =X=
There are much more reasons than sd cards and openness. There is a better selection of hardware, such as the transformer, the tab, KFire, etc.
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I did mention high-end. I reckon people buying $500+ Android tablets instead of Apple's probably want features such as USB host, HDMI output, expansion slot, etc.
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Originally Posted by =X=
I think your last statement is more perception than fact. There are plenty of tablet optimized apps, though I do agree the more the better. Most of the apps I use daily are tablet optimized, What kind of app are you looking for?
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Perhaps "serious lack" is the wrong term to use. More like a lot of existing apps still aren't tablet-optimized. Dropbox, Facebook, Yelp, Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Mail all feel like blown-up versions of the smartphone apps.
Do have to say Chrome is probably the best browser I've used on a mobile device and all the Google apps on ICS are beautiful. Far better than their iOS counterparts. Mantano Reader's tablet interface is also very nice.
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Originally Posted by afv011
That's my opinion as well, the apps I use have all been optimised for tablets. And with ICS unifying the phone and tablet OSes, the list is only getting bigger.
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Honeycomb is Android's first decent try at a tablet OS. I'm positive that with ICS, more and more apps will be re-designed to take advantage of bigger screens. It wasn't as if all iOS apps worked well on the iPad overnight. Even more than a year after the original iPad's release, there were plenty of apps that just looked awkward on the iPad's 10" display. It's just a matter of time until Android apps get updated to support bigger displays (although I wish it would come sooner rather than the later).
That said, I do wish the Google Play Store would make looking for tablet apps easier. Tablified Market HD helps but it would be better if Google Play can have that functionality built-in.