Apple iPad vs Everything else (read before you pre-order!)

Posted on 12-03-2010

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At 19:00 hours IST, the Apple iPad will open for pre-order! Are you ready and waiting? Well, we'd recommend reading our Apple iPad vs Everything comparison, where we compare it to 4 other soon-to-be-released devices, so that you can well and truly make up your mind by seeing the most information at hand.

We compared the Apple iPad with the Dell Streak, Notion Ink Adam, Fusion Garage JooJoo, and HP Slate. See for yourself which device will be best suited to your needs and desires. Let us know what you think!

	Apple iPad	Notion Ink Adam	HP Slate	Dell Streak	Fusion Garage JooJoo
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Screen	9.7” IPS LCD [1024x768]	10” Transreflective LCD PixelQi [1024x600]	10” LCD	5” LCD WVGA [800x480]	12.1” LCD [1366x768]
Touch	Yes, capacitive, multi-touch	Yes, capacitive, multi-touch	Yes, capacitive, multi-touch	Yes, capacitive, multi-touch	Yes, capacitive, multi-touch
OS	iPhone OS 3.2	Android, Ubuntu, Chromium	Windows 7	Android 2.1	Windows 7
Processor	Apple A4 1 GHz processor	ARM-Cortex A9 dual-core 1 GHz with nVidia Tegra	Intel Z540 Atom 1.86 GHz (not confirmed)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 1 GHz	Intel Atom N270 1.6 Ghz with nVidia Ion
Browser	Safari	Firefox, Chrome	not known	not known	Web-kit based
Output	VGA, 30-pin docking connector to USB	HDMI, 3x USB	USB 2.0	30-pin docking connector to USB	HDMI, USB 2.0
Video Out	720p	1080p	not known	720p	1080p
Camera	No	Yes, 3MP autofocus	Yes, webcam	Yes, 5 MP autofocus & flash, webcam	Yes, webcam
Battery Life	10 hours	16 hours, 160 hours in backlight-off mode	not known	not known	5 hours
Keyboard	Onscreen + optional docking keyboard	Onscreen	Onscreen	Onscreen	Onscreen
Wireless	Wi-Fi, 3G (HSDPA/GSM), Bluetooth + EDR wireless technology	Wi-Fi, 3G (HSDPA/GSM), Bluetooth	not known	Wi-Fi, 3G (HSDPA/GSM), Bluetooth	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth + EDR wireless technology, 3G (rumoured)
Multitasking	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Weight	680 grams	772 grams	not known	230 grams	1090 grams
Flash Support	No	Yes , 10.1	Yes, 10.1	Yes, 10.1	Yes, 10.1
Expandable Storage	No. Optional SD dongle	Yes, SD Card	not known	Yes, SD Card	Yes, SD Card
Other	Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, AGPS (WiFi+3G model)	Ambient light sensor, AGPS, RF, proximity sensor, accelerometer	not known	WCDMA Radio, GPS	not known
Price	$499	$327-800	$800 (rumoured)	$600-1000 (rumoured)	$499
Availability	April 8th pre-order March 12th	June/July	Holiday 2010 tentative	Q2 2010 tentative	March 25th pre-order open

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