In our Gear Chat, I said to Dan that the iPad Mini was the ‘best small format tablet I have ever touched’. So what does that mean in context? Well, aside from the Mini, I have had a couple of Samsung 7″ tablets, one each from ASUS and Acer, HTC Flyer, original Kindle Fire, and most recently the Google Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD. Those last two are currently very popular, so I wanted to take a hands-on look at all three and compare them across a number of criteria.
Here are the comparison points I used:
1. Size
2. Format (i.e. aspect ratio)
3. Weight and thickness
4. Screen resolution (general)
5. External controls
6. Sound & music
7. Ebook Reading
8. Gaming
9. Video
10. Music (production)
11. Productivity
12. Virtual keyboard
13. connections & compatibility
14. Price
15. Accessories
16. Build Quality
17. Camera
18. Apps selection/capability/etc
19. Battery Life
20. Overall
Here is part one, with the first 13 items:
And here is part two with the remaining criteria and conclusions:
