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Android 3.0 put Android in competition with Apple but it was a tight race with Apple most likely still leading. With the release of the Android 3.1 Tablet update the lead is not so clear. Who is making Android 3.1 Tablet PCs?
The samsung galaxy Tab 10.1
Even when Android was not fairing all that well in the tablet market, the samsung galaxy Tab was going strong. Perhaps due to it’s size or perhaps it’s design the samsung galaxy tab was standing up to the iPad far better than most of it’s peers. With the release of the Android 3.1 Tablet platform this scrapper got a face lift and emerged as the samsung galaxy Tab 10.1, a larger and more powerful version of itself.
Here is bit more about it:
Android 3.1 on Asus Eee Pad
Asus, one of the major early innovators of the “Netbook Movement” has come out with an Android 3.1 Tablet PC. Here is a very informal video comparing it to an iPad 2:
Here is a bit more data on the Asus Transformer:
The Archos G9 android 3.1 tablet
Here is another offering from Archos. Archos was another small android tablet that had to compete with the ipad before the 3.0 release. This is a short video pointing out the features of their Android 3.1 model:
And here is another short video with more data:
Apple iPad 2 iPad2 iOS 5 vs Toshiba Thrive Android Honeycomb 3.1 Comparison
Toshiba has a very good name in laptops so you would expect it to perform well as a tablet, but lets see how it stacks up against the iPad 2:
How does Android 3.1 Compare to Android 3.0?
Well here is a review of a tech savvy user who just did the upgrade from Android 3.0 to Android 3.1:
Now of course the first Android 3.0 also has up dated to Android 3.1 and here is a review on the up-date:
Fujitsu Unveil 7″ LifeBook Android 3.1 Tablet
Fujitsu is planing to release an Android 3.1 tablet with a key board option. So yet another tablet enters the game:
Where to get them:
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Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android 3.1
Acer is up-dating to 3.1 this month. his video doesn’t have all the details but it is short:
I could go on and on with the list of Android 3.1 tablets that are becoming available,and though it seems likely that Apple will have to do something to stay ahead of so many competitors they do not need to worry yet because there are still far more iPad users than Android users. But can they keep it that way?
