BARCELONA, Spain – Tablet computers from major players in the mobile industry dominated much of the attention of this year’s Mobile World Congress crowd, offering various mobile Web connectivity options, stylish form factors, and no lack of hyperbole proclaiming their device would transform the industry—something that Apple arguably did nearly a year ago when the massively popular iPad, still the best-selling tablet on the market, debuted to wide acclaim. Google’s Android operating system (most notably Android 3.0 Honeycomb, designed specifically for tablet devices) has become the standard bearer for the tablet market, with the majority of devices on offer running some version of the platform. Honeycomb is designed to support larger screen devices and introduces a slew of new user interface features, including home screen customization, widgets and a redesigned soft keyboard, and supports multicore processors and hardware acceleration for graphics. IT research firm Strategy Analytics expects the Android OS to continue accounting for larger portions of the market. Earlier this year, IDC forecast 44.6 million tablets will ship in 2011—with U.S. sales accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total—and grow to 70.8 million units in 2012.
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Samsung, Acer, HTC, LG Tablets Dominate MWC 2011
by Nathan Eddy
Motorola Xoom
The Motorola tablet boasts a 1GHz dual-core processor and 10.1-inch widescreen high-definition display with 1,280 by 800 resolution to support HD video.
Motorola Xoom
It features a 1GHz processor with 2GB internal memory and expandable external memory with SD card up to another 32GB.
LG Optimus Pad
The tablet's 3D camera boasts full HD 1080p decoding and will begin shipping in March.
LG Optimus Pad
The tablet features an 8.9-inch display and is powered by Android Honeycomb and a Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor.
ZTE V9 Tablet
A 7-inch touch screen, integrated 3G and WiFi capability and Android 2.1 are offered on ZTE’s tablet, which debuted last year.
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung included HSPA+ 21M bps, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity to support enhanced mobile download speeds.
Samsung Galaxy Tab
The device includes an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with Auto Focus and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with full HD record and play.
Huawei IDEOS S7
Huawei aims for affordability with this $300 tablet, which offers at 7-in. capacitive touch screen, a microSD card slot and runs Android 2.2.
HTC Flyer
The Flyer's tablet-focused Sense platform, an HTC design, features a 3D home screen with a carousel of widgets.
Acer Iconia Tab A500
Android Honeycomb and Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core processor powers the 10-inch tablet, which can also play 1080p HD video.
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BARCELONA, Spain – Tablet computers from major players in the mobile industry dominated much of the attention of this year’s Mobile World Congress crowd, offering various mobile Web connectivity options, stylish form factors, and no lack of hyperbole proclaiming their device would transform the industry—something that Apple arguably did nearly a year ago when the massively popular iPad, still the best-selling tablet on the market, debuted to wide acclaim. Google’s Android operating system (most notably Android 3.0 Honeycomb, designed specifically for tablet devices) has become the standard bearer for the tablet market, with the majority of devices on offer running some version of the platform. Honeycomb is designed to support larger screen devices and introduces a slew of new user interface features, including home screen customization, widgets and a redesigned soft keyboard, and supports multicore processors and hardware acceleration for graphics. IT research firm Strategy Analytics expects the Android OS to continue accounting for larger portions of the market. Earlier this year, IDC forecast 44.6 million tablets will ship in 2011—with U.S. sales accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total—and grow to 70.8 million units in 2012.