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Platform
options (Operating Systems)
Android Jelly Bean 4.2
 This is quite a minor increment compared to Ice Cream Sandwich, but it has been generally well received. This version of the platform was introduced along with the first tablet to be sold directly by Google - the Nexus 7. One feature that has been particularly well recieved is the ability to have multiple user-profiles on one device - meaning multiple users can use the device while keeping settings and preferences walled off from eachother.
Android
Ice Cream (or Ice Cream Sandwich or ICS)
 This is hoped to be the saviour for Android tablets.
It's been launched for the Samsung
Galaxy Nexus Smartphone in the
UK. The source code has also been released, resolving
what was looking quite a big issue for Honeycomb. There is so far just
one tablet avaialble - and that's in China!
iOS
This is Apple's wildly successful mobile operating
system. While it only works on Apple hardware and does
not support Flash, it has withstood the attentions of
more (and more demanding) tablet users than any of the
alternatives.
Notes
The official Google Play Store now has
600,000 apps (July 2012). However, a number of tablets are
not officially recognised by Google who appear to want all
devices running Android 2.x to be fully functioning mobile
phones, despite their size. As a result, many tablets are
not officially permitted access to the market. In most
cases, the manufacturer has added some sort of library of
their own. Generally, these aren't very successful.
However, the more ambitious user can follow reasonably
simple instructions to download an unofficial copy of the
Android Market and install it. This market should work
properly, giving you access to free and paid apps and
taking your money in the normal way. However, paid apps
are not available in all countries.
Until recently very few of the apps available were
optimised for Honeycomb. Developers of the most popular
apps, however, have taken the time to optimise their apps:
one
compendium estimates that there are around 400 apps
optimised for Honeycomb (August 2011). It was also
recently announced that Honeycomb 3.2 will feature a
'zoom-to-fill' compatability mode, giving the users a
chance to experience non-optimised apps in full screen.
Updates:
1 June 2014 |
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Added Sony Xperia Z2 - 10-inh |
27 January 2014 |
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Apple iPad Air added |
14 June 2013 |
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Added Xperia Z properly |
21 March 2013 |
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Google Nexus 10 and Archos Titanium 97 now available through Amazon. Asus Aio price update |
7th January 2013 |
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