Conclusion Get the lowdown
Features How they compare
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

Compare with...

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"
Sony Xperia Tablet S
Asus Transformer Infinity

Toshiba Excite 13

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Toshiba Excite 10 LE

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Ranked #3 and #4 in Toshiba tablets

13.3"
32 GB
WiFi
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Released June, 2012

The competition in this screen size is steep, thanks to solid offerings from Asus, Samsung, Acer and others.

Rated 68% by by The Verge (Jun, 2012)

from $335

10.1"
16 GB
WiFi 3G
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Released February, 2012

Priced at $530 with 16GB of storage, or $600 for 32GB, Toshiba evidently feels that its tablet's iPad-besting thickness and weight deserve a slightly higher price than the competition.

Rated 70% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)

Conclusion Which is better for you?

Toshiba Excite 13

Toshiba Excite 10 LE

83%

82%

FeaturesView Details

13%

19%

Popularity

100%

83%

PerformanceView Details

69%

60%

ReviewsView Details

Winner

ToshibaExcite 13

Overall Score

Features Key features of the Toshiba Excite 13 compared to the Toshiba Excite 10 LE

“13.3

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Designing the perfect screen size for a tablet is a tricky endeavor.

Rated 70% by by c|net (Jun, 2012)

10.1”

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

It's bright and accurate, viewing angles are excellent, with virtually no discoloration even far off-axis, and while you can definitely make out individual pixels and see some jaggies on small text, it's not enough to be a huge problem unless you're really looking for it.

Rated 41% by by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

screen size

Excite 1313.3"

Excite 10 LE10.1"

It delivers similar specs, and yes, while it has 3 inches lopped off the display size, it has $200 chopped off the price, too.

Excite 13 by c|net (Jun, 2012)

At 7.7mm, it really is impressively thin, slimmer than any tablet we've seen regardless of screen size.

Excite 10 LE by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

screen resolution

Toshiba Excite 13

1600 x 900 resolution screen

Excite 13 1600 x 900 resolution screen

Toshiba Excite 10 LE

1280 x 800 resolution screen

Excite 10 LE 1280 x 800 resolution screen

The display has a resolution of 1,600x900 pixels, which makes watching videos that fit its 16:9 aspect ratio a real pleasure.

Excite 13 by c|net (Jun, 2012)

For a device that sells on the strength of its premium design, it's a detail that should have been taken care of.

Excite 10 LE by c|net (Mar, 2012)

memory

0 GB

Excite 10 LE1 GB

Excite 131 GB

1 GB

camera resolution

0 MP

Excite 10 LE2 MP

Excite 132 MP

2 MP

The front-facing camera leaps the competition by offering all of two megapixels of resolution, but I can't say I noticed the difference — I could still check my teeth or video chat, but that's about it.

Excite 13 by The Verge (Jun, 2012)

Neither of them is particularly great, and several people we handed the tablet to mistook the front camera (circled in chrome) for a home button.

Excite 10 LE by c|net (Mar, 2012)

processor

Toshiba Excite 13

Quad core

Excite 13 Quad core

Toshiba Excite 10 LE

Dual core

Excite 10 LE Dual core

Nvidia loves to talk about its 4-plus-1 core system in the Tegra 3, which makes the processor able to use very little power except for when it's called upon to do some heavy lifting.

Excite 13 by The Verge (Jun, 2012)

All the rumors were that it would be quad core.

Excite 10 LE by jjmcwill (May, 2012)

Performance Real world tests of Toshiba Excite 13 vs Toshiba Excite 10 LE

battery life

0 hour20 hour

Excite 13 13 hour

Excite 10 LE 8.5 hour

All three tablets charge quickly, only needing a couple of hours to go from dead to full.

Excite 13 by The Verge (Jun, 2012)

In practice, largely because frequent crashes are a fact of life with the Excite, I got more like four hours of battery on a charge.

Excite 10 LE by The Verge (Mar, 2012)

Differences What are the advantages of each

Full specs comparison

Toshiba Excite 13

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Advantages compared to the Excite 10 LE

More cores	Quad core	vs	Dual core
Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

Significantly longer battery life	13 hour	vs	8.5 hour
More than 50% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in

Much bigger screen	13.3"	vs	10.1"
More than 30% bigger screen

More storage capacity	32 GB	vs	16 GB
2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos

Significantly higher resolution rear camera	5 MP	vs	2 MP
2.5x higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera

Higher resolution screen	1600 x 900	vs	1280 x 800
More than 40% higher resolution screen

Marginally newer	Jun, 2012	vs	Feb, 2012
Release date 4 months later

Toshiba Excite 10 LE

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Advantages compared to the Excite 13

Slightly sharper screen	149 ppi	vs	138 ppi
Around 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images

Reviews Word on the street

	Toshiba Excite 13		Toshiba Excite 10 LE
	Rated 68% Read the review (Jun, 2012) The new Excite tablets find a much better middle ground, combining great internals and solid performance with up-to-date software, all in a body that looks and feels good.		Rated 41% Read the review (Mar, 2012) As far as I'm concerned, there's no excuse at this point to ship a Honeycomb tablet, but that's what you get with the Excite 10 LE.

	Rated 70% Read the review (Jun, 2012) The Toshiba audio enhancements did make audio sound noticeably less muffled, but just as on the Excite 10, Ambient Noise Equalizer didn't seem to do very much.		Rated 70% Read the review (Mar, 2012) Given the Excite's price and the context of other 10-inch Android tablets on the market or on the horizon, Toshiba's tablet isn't offering the best value.