You might recall we ran this comparison about a month back when HP's TouchPad was announced, but now we're back with a full set of 2011 devices as Apple's brand new iPad 2 has joined the fray. There's no need for excessive introductions, really, just leap past the break to get swalloped up by an avalanche of next-generation tablet specs.
| Apple iPad 2  | Motorola Xoom  | HP TouchPad  | BlackBerry PlayBook  |
| Platform | iOS 4.3 | Android 3.0 | webOS 3.0 | BB Tablet OS (QNX) |
| Display | 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD | 10.1-inch | 9.7-inch | 7-inch LCD |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 600 |
| Processor | 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 | 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 | 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon | 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4430 |
| Memory | ? | 1GB RAM | 1GB RAM | 1GB RAM |
| Storage | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 32GB | 16GB / 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
| Front camera | VGA | 2 megapixel | 1.3 megapixel | 3 megapixel |
| Rear camera | 720 / 30p video | 5 megapixel AF with dual-LED flash, 720 / 30p video | none | 5 megapixel, 1080p video |
| Cellular radio | Quadband HSPA or CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A | 3G with free upgrade to 4G LTE | 3G and 4G | 3G and 4G |
| WiFi | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR |
| Accelerometer | 3-axis | 3-axis | Yes | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | -- |
| Battery | 25Wh | 6,500mAh | 6,300 mAh | 5,300 mAh |
| Thickness | 8.8mm | 12.7mm | 13.7mm | 10mm |
| Weight | 601g (WiFi), 607g (Verizon), 613g (AT&T) | 725g | 740g | 425g |
Being a free spirit, I will pass the Apple iPad. Don't like being tied down. Thats why the Xoom and Playbook are my favourites. You should have compared the Samsung Galaxy too.
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