When we think about buying a tablet it is easy that devices from the first brands or the flagships of large companies such as Google, Amazon and Apple arrive at our ears immediately. If you want to be an outsider and search Alternatives to New iPad, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, here is a list of the other tablets to consider.
If what we are looking for is a tablet that gives us everything regardless of price, without a doubt, our tablet is without a doubt the Asus TransformerPad Infinity. It is a hybrid device that gives us more work capacity than the New iPad thanks to its dock that gives us a keyboard, more connectivity and 14 hours of battery life. In terms of performance the New iPad is difficult to reach but with a 3GHz Quad Core Tegra 1,6 and the next update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean the distance is almost priceless. Can you see her comparison we subjected it to with the Apple tablet and the Nexus 7.
If we want a very complete tablet but without spending the fortune that the Asus Transformer Infintiy is worth, a great option is the Acer Iconia Tab A700 Picasso. We are facing an Android tablet with spectacular features and that on top of it possibly has best battery available. It is a tablet with characteristics very similar to Transformer Infinity but without a keyboard dock and cheaper. Another option on Android will be Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD, a 10-inch tablet that will arrive in Europe in a few weeks and is a real scandal and a estimated price of 249 euros that if confirmed will be to stay with your mouth open.
If what we are looking for is a low cost Android tablet but we do not want to know anything about Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD, we have it complicated at the moment. It is difficult to give the benefits of these two, especially the Nexus 7 at that price. At that size we could go for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 but it would be cheating and its processor is not up to the other two mentioned above. Actually the best thing for this size will be to wait for the Barnes & Noble and Kobo tablets to arrive in Spain. The Nook hd already presented is undoubtedly a better tablet than Kindle Fire HD, with a more powerful processor, higher screen resolution and lighter. His 9-inch older sister, Nook HD +, it's even better than the 8,9 Kindle Fire HD and at a spectacular price that is a revolution in the world of tablets. It has a processor like the one from Amazon and a screen with a definition almost like that of the Retina screen of the New iPad, 256 ppi. Kobo-Arc it will also be a good option on par with Kindle Fire HD in benefits and price.
If we want to save money we would go for Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II that gives us decent benefits at only 139 euros. Here the we compare with the best of its range.
If we do not mind going for something bigger but continue with the idea of ​​low cost, a good advice would be b q edison. It is a tablet with a 10,1 inch screen. It carries a 9 GHz dual core ARM Cortex A1,6 processor accompanied by the excellent Mali 400 graphics processor and 1GB of RAM that make the Android 4,0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system move. The screen lacks a bit of resolution comparatively, but for 200 Euros we can't ask for more. And it is also made in Spain. Here we inform you of the BQ Edison features.
Now we give you in a table those tablets that you can get in Spain. There are others that we mentioned that are coming soon or that have not yet been confirmed.
| Tablet | Asus Transformer Infinity | Acer Iconia Tab A700 Picasso | Ainol Novo 7 Aurora II | B.Q. Edison |
| Size | 263 x 180.8 x 8,5 mm | 260 175 mm x 10,95x | 189mm x 123mm x 9mm | 257 x 174 x10 mm |
| Weight | 598 grams | 685 grams | 313 grams | 655 grams |
| Screen | 10,1-inch WUXGA Full HD LED + SuperIPS +, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | 10,1 inch WUXGA Full HD LED | 7 inch IPS capacitive screen | 10,1 inch Clear View X-Wide VA |
| Litigation, Arbitration | 1920 x 1200 (224 ppi) | 1920 x 1200 (224 ppi) | 1024 x 600 | 1200 x800 |
| Thickness | 8,5 mm | 10,95 mm | 9 mm | 10 mm |
| Operating system | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Processor | CPU: Tegra 3 NVIDIA @ 1,6 GHz; GPU: 12 cores (WiFi) / Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual Core @ 1,5 GHz (WiFi + 3G) | NVIDIA TEGRACPU: Quad Core (1,3GHz) GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 12-Core | AMlogic 8726-M6 / MX dual core CPU 1.5GHz Dual Mail-400 GPU | CPU: Dual Core Cortex A9 1,6 GHz GPU: Mali 400 |
| RAM | 1GB DDR3L | 1 GB | 1GB DDR3 RAM | 1GB DDR3 RAM |
| Conference proceedings | 32 / 64 GB | 32 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Extension | microSD up to 32 GB + SD (dock) | microSD up to 32 GB | MicroSD (16GB) | microSD up to 32 GB |
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth, A2DP, 3G / 4G | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, | WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ports | microHDMI, USB (dock), 3.5mm jack, | microUSB, HDMI, 3.5 mm jack, | 3,5 mm jack, mini USB, mini HDMI | 3,5 mm jack, mini USB, HDMI |
| Sound | 1 Speaker, SonicMaster, microphone | 2 Dolby Mobile Speakers, Microphone | Rear speaker | Rear speakers |
| Camera | Front 2MPX / Rear 8MPX with LED Flash (1080p video) | Front 2MPX / Rear 5MPX (1080p video) | Front 2 MPX | Front VGA / Rear 2 MPX |
| Standard | GPS, G-Sensor, Gyroscope, Light Sensor, E-compass | GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass | Gravity sensor | Accelerometer |
| Accessories | Dock: QWERTY keyboard, USB, SD slot and additional 6 hours of battery. Thickness: 10,4 mm | Stylus | 3700mAh / 7 hours | No |
| Battery | 7000 mAh (8 hours) / 14 hours with the Dock | 9800 mAh / 10 hours | 4000 mAh (6 hours) | Li-ion 6400 mAh |
| Price | 599 (64GB Tegra 3 / WiFi) 719 (dock) | € 449 / € 457 (stylus) | 139 Euros | 199 Euros |