the planet's first Android 3.2 tablet

[RockdaMan]

Nice size.

Huawei just introduced a downright luscious new slate over in Singapore, with CommunicAsia being the launchpad for the 7-inch MediaPad. It's the first high-profile 7-inch tablet we've seen in quite some time, and somehow or another, it's managed to leapfrog most of the currently shipping Honeycomb tablets with a build of Android we've only ever joked about. Huawei tells us that Honeycomb 3.2 is essentially the same as 3.1, but specifically tailored to 7-inch tablets as opposed to 10-inch. Packed within the MediaPad's 10.5mm shell, there's a 217 pixels-per-inch IPS capacitive touchpanel, GPS, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, 802.11n WiFi, a battery good for around six hours of life and a bona fide racehorse as a processor: a dual-core 1.2GHz chip from Qualcomm. If all goes well, it'll ship in the United States in Q3 2011.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/h...oid-3-2-table/

[=X=]

I've been keeping an eye on his product. So far the specs look good and the product has my desired form factor., but I'm not holding my breath I have a feeling they are going to tie this product to a carrier.

[JSWolf]

I am so sick and tired of tablets being tied to some 3G or 4G data plan.

[Namekuseijin]

I'm sick and tired of 6 hour devices.

[Jabby]

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!

7" with 217ppi means a 1280x800.

Sounds like it is going to be priced out the range of the hoi polloi.

Regards - John

[Jabby]

Check this one out.

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/...hd-screen.html

Saw this at $220 including shipping from China.

Regards - John

[vaughnmr]

Originally Posted by Jabby

Check this one out.

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/...hd-screen.html

Saw this at $220 including shipping from China.

Regards - John

Android 2.2 and 2.5hrs of battery life???? Service and support from China???You betcha!

[RainingLemur]

Originally Posted by vaughnmr

Android 2.2 and 2.5hrs of battery life???? Service and support from China???You betcha!

Sounds like a fantastic deal!

[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I am so sick and tired of tablets being tied to some 3G or 4G data plan.

Apple iPad Wi-Fi. Samsung iTab Wi-Fi.

[Jabby]

Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Apple iPad Wi-Fi. Samsung iTab Wi-Fi.

Apparently nobody saw the humor in my previous post, (Saw this at $220 including shipping from China.) but this is a serious contender.

http://www.visture.com/spec.asp

Regards - John

[tubemonkey]

Still haven't seen anything that would make me want to replace my Nook Color. Kudos to B&N for hitting the sweet spot on their first entry into the market.

[pmcnz]

I've just seen and handled one of the Huawei Mediapad 7" tablets as described at the start of this thread. The screen is amazingly clear and sharp - sharper than most printed pages. It comes with Akido as a standard app so I was able to try reading the standard book and this was easy and OK on the eyes once I dropped the brightness down. Construction feels very solid without being too heavy. Likely cost in NZ$=450 so US$= around 350, say.
I found it better than my Sony PRS-650 on the brief trial read - that 219ppi is very nice indeed.
Paul

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Still haven't seen anything that would make me want to replace my Nook Color. Kudos to B&N for hitting the sweet spot on their first entry into the market.

Now I have. Considered the Kindle Fire, but lack of card slot ruled it out. Then it was the Nook Tablet, but a better spec'd Acer A100 at a lower price ruled it out. Also in contention was a 5" Galaxy Player. In the end, I chose the Galaxy Player to replace my Nook Color.