It is believed that none of the new tablets have equaled the iPad, in fact, iPad still holds majority of the tablet market share, with this, will other companies risk of producing their own tablets?
Will Other Companies Follow Suit in the Tablet Trend?
Ever since Apple launched their first tablet computer to the world, the tech market has never been the same. Ipad changed the face of the technological industry and had been the front runner of the tablet computers. Even when it dominated the market since it was first released back in April 2010, other companies go into production with their own versions of the tablet computers, even rivaled Apple's IPad series.
The first generation Kindle was sold out in just five and a half hours since it was presented in November 19, 2007. Kindle Fire, the latest to be released of the Kindle generation, was a success with over 5 million units sold since its debut in November 15, 2011. The tablet version e-book reader retails for only $199. Experts have envisioned this device to be a tough contender of the Ipad.
Motorola and Verizon introduced "XOOM" in February 2011. It was projected to rival the Ipad tablets and Amazon's Kindle Fire. After 10 months of its release, it was followed by the Droid XYBOARD 8.2 and Droid XYBOARD 10.1. Both are the updated and upgraded versions of the XOOM. Unlike its predecessor, it is run by a faster Honeycomb 3.2 operating systems. It pioneered the 4G LTE technology for Android products. Introductory price is at $529.
Introduced in September 2, 2010 via IFA in Berlin, the Samsung Galaxy Tablet with TouchWiz and "Hummingbird" processor supported by Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating systems was likely to go head-to head with Apple's Ipad. The latest Galaxy tab family upgraded its OS with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) in May 2011. With redesigned keyboards for faster typing and editing, this ultra-lightweight (13.58 ounce) portable device sells between $349-$499.
Known as "Touch Pad ", the highly awaited computer tablet from Hewlett-Packard was unveiled in July 1, 2011. Powered by HP webOS 3.0.5, this multi-tasking tablet values at $499.99. Other models included the "HP TouchPad 4G" and the "HP TouchPad Go".
The makers of the Blackberry were never far behind. Research In Motion brought in their own tablet to the market, the "Blackberry Playbook" in April 19, 2011. Running on QNX OS, this 7 inch design has been the favorite of CEOs and BBM enthusiasts all over. They also released Blackberry Paybook OS 2.0 in February 21, 2012. Selling price for this tablet is $499.
And there are more tech companies that came out with their own computer tablets. The surge in demand for the updated and upgraded versions were the reasons that these tablets have become very popular. And competition has been favorable to the consumers with a lot of varieties to choose from. As the saying goes, "the more the merrier".
Will Other Companies Follow Suit in the Tablet Trend?
I don’t think Apple should be feared just because they started the tablet trend or they have the most famous tablet in the market. It’s part of the business to have a fair competition. One of the latest tablets in the market today is the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro.
The Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro is a 4G tablet operating on 2G, 3G, and 4G network bands using GSM, HSPA, and LTE technologies. It was unveiled to the public on December 2015 and released on the first quarter of the following year. It measures 246.9 x 179.1 x 4.7 millimeters and weighs 666.8 grams. It supports micro-SIM card with built-in 3-stage kickstand and integrated rotatable (50 lumen) projector.
It has IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 16M colors at 1600 x 2560 pixels screen resolution. It supports multi-touch up to 10 fingers and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow powered by Intel Atom x5-Z8500 chipset and Quad Core 2.4 GHz processor. It supports microSD expandable up to 256 GB. The Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro tablet runs on 4 GB RAM with 64 GB internal storage.
The primary camera supports 13 megapixels with autofocus featuring geo-tagging and supports video in 1080p at 30 fps. The secondary camera supports 5 megapixels. It has 3.5-millimeter jack featuring Dolby Atmos audio enhancement and JBL speakers; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac with dual-band, WiFi Direct, and hotspot support; Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP support; GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS support; and microUSB 2.0 with USB On-The-Go support.
It doesn’t have stereo FM radio. It has built-in accelerometer and compass sensors. The pre-installed web browser supports HTML5. Java is not supported. It runs on non-removable Li-Po 10,200 mAh battery with standby time up to 1,176 hours and talk time up to 18 hours. It is available in black color.
