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Ranked #1 and #2 in Apple tablets
$490
  • 9.7"
  • 16 GB
  • WiFi 3G
  • iOS 5
Released March, 2011
In the iPad's case, I feel they did the opposite: they oversold it's abilities, touting dual-core ships, 9x better graphics etc., when in fact none of that really matters at the only pace the interface allows.
Rated 40% by by B.-Mullins--Digital-Rebel (Apr, 2011)
 
$355
  • 9.7"
  • 32 GB
  • WiFi 3G
  • iOS 4
Released May, 2010
The screen is exceptionally bright and the touch screen works superb.
Rated 100% by by Stephen-Shamblin (Jul, 2010)
 
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general

Brand Apple vs Apple
Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Announced date Mar, 2011 vs Jan, 2010
Release date Mar, 2011 vs May, 2010
Expected release date N/A vs N/A
Manufacturer code MC985LL/A vs MC496LL/A
Operating system iOS 5 vs iOS 4
Manufacturer's product page www.apple.com vs Unknown
Urls Unknown Unknown
Replaced Unknown Unknown
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 84.43% vs 80.13%

display

Size 9.7" vs 9.7"
Technology IPS LCD vs IPS LCD
Touch screen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Is multitouch Yes vs Yes
Resolution 1024 x 768 vs 1024 x 768
PPI 131 ppi vs 131 ppi

storage

Internal storage 16 GB vs 32 GB
RAM capacity 0.5 GB vs 0.25 GB
Supported card formats
Maximum capacity N/A vs N/A

network

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11g vs
802.11a vs
802.11b vs
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR vs Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
Supports 3G Yes vs Yes

photo & video

Adobe flash support No vs No
Webcam 0.3 MP vs None
Rear camera 0.92 MP vs None

processor

Cores Dual core vs Single core
Clock speed 1 GHz vs 1 GHz
Sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark 1,808 ms vs 3,484 ms

ports

USB support None vs USB 2.0
Hdmi support None vs None
Has a headphone jack Yes vs Yes
Has a microphone jack No vs No
Has a built-in microphone Yes vs Yes

sensors

Has a GPS Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope Yes vs No
Has a light sensor Yes vs Yes

form factor

Color White vs Silver
Weight 635 g vs 730 g
Size 241 x 186 x 9 mm vs 244 x 191 x 13 mm
Thickness 9 mm vs 13 mm
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion
Battery life 10 hour vs 9.5 hour