Intomobile put together a nice chart for those of you who want to compare your options. Steve Jobs called 2010 the year of the iPad, and 2011 the year of the copy cats. Let’s see how well the new iPad 2 stacks up against the competition. Check out the chart below
| iPad 2
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Motorola Xoom
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HP Touchpad
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LG G-Slate
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BlackBerry PlayBook
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| Platform | iOS 4.3 | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | webOS 3.0 | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | BlackBerry Tablet OS (QNX) |
| Processor | 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 processor | 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor | 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 | 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor | 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 processor |
| RAM | 256 MB (?) 512 MB(?) | 1 GB | 512 MB | N/A | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16, 32, or 64 GB internal | 32 GB internal, microSDHC expansion | 16 or 32 GB internal | 32 GB internal | 16, 32, or 64 GB internal |
| Cellular | GSM model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Verizon model: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) |
GPRS/EDGE Class 12,HSDPA 10.1 Mbps, 5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev. A | 3G and 4G models available later this year | 900/1700/2100 UMTS/HSPA+ for T-Mobile US | WiMAX, 4G |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Display size | 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches | 7 inches |
| Display resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 768 | 1024 x 600 |
| Display type | IPS LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| Video-out | HDMI: requires Apple Digital AV Adapter | HDMI | —— | HDMI | HDMI |
| Rear camera | Unknown megapixel with 720P HD recording | 5 megapixel, AF, dual LED flash | No | 5 megapixel, LED flash, AF, 3D | 5-megapixel |
| Video recording | 720P | 720p at 30fps | —- | 1080P HD | 1080P HD |
| Front camera | Unknown megapixel with VGA recording | 2 megapixel | 1.3-megapixel | Yes | 3-megapixel |
| Video calling | Yes (WiFi only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Location, sensors | AGPS, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope | GPS, AGPS,accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, barometer | GPS, AGPS, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope | GPS, AGPS, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope | GPS, AGPS, accelerometer, |
| SIM | Micro SIM | SIM | N/A | SIM | N/A |
| Weight | 601 grams | 730 grams / 25.75 oz. | 750grams / 26.10 oz. | 630 grams / 22.2 oz. | 400 grams / 14.11 oz. |
| Dimensions | 241.1 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm | 249 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm | 240 x 189 x 14 mm | 243 x 149.4 x 12.8 mm | 130 x 193 x 10 mm |
| Price & Availability | $499 for WiFi-only 16GB version, up to $829 for WiFi+3G 64GB version. Available March 11 in US, March 25 internationally | $799 full retail, $599 with two-year contract from VerizonWireless | Unknown price. Available summer 2011 | Unknown price; available soon from T-Mobile | Possibly available April 10 |
