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Tablet Irbis TZ725 Black

With 2500mAh battery capacity. Front-camera. Rear camera. With a supported memory card capacity of 32 GB. WiFi support. Support SD/Mini SD card. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With 8 GB built-in memory. 3G support. Automatic screen orientation. With 1.0 GB RAM. Charging from USB. EDGE support. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Operating system - Android. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With a 7.0 inch (18 cm) screen. Touch screen type - capacitive. Case material - plastic. Bluetooth support. With an operating time of 6.0 hours. Connecting external devices via USB. accelerometer. GPRS support. Screen resolution - 1024x600. Multi-touch screen. GPS support. With thickness: 10 mm. With length: 188 mm. With width: 108 mm. With weight: 260 gr.

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Tablet samsung galaxy Tab A 10.1 SM-T585N Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (1.60) / 2Gb / 16Gb / 10.1 TFT WUXGA / Wi-Fi / BT 4.2 / 3G / LTE / 8mpx+2mpx / Android 6.0 / White SM

Operating time 10.0 hours. Max. the capacity of memory cards is 200 Gb. With GPS support. With light sensor. Battery capacity 7300 mAh. Screen size 10.1 inches. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With accelerometer. Bluetooth enabled. RAM 2.0 Gb. With front camera. With 3G support. SIM card - micro SIM. The screen resolution is 1920x1200. Touch screen type - capacitive. With rear camera. With GPRS support. With multi-touch screen. With automatic screen orientation. Operating system - Android. With EDGE support. With autofocus. Case material - plastic. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. With 4G support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Wi-Fi enabled. The size of the built-in memory is 16 Gb. With thickness: 8 mm. With width: 155 mm. With length: 254 mm. With weight: 525 gr.

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tablet computer 8 Prestigio Grace PMT3738 3G 8Gb black PMT3738 3G C CIS

Screen resolution - 1280x800. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With 1.0 GB RAM. Support SD/Mini SD card. accelerometer. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With a supported memory card capacity of 32 GB. Connecting external devices via USB. With 8 GB built-in memory. With 8.0 inch (20 cm) screen. WiFi support. GPS support. Front-camera. Multi-touch screen. The SIM card is a regular SIM. 3G support. Charging from USB. EDGE support. Touch screen type - capacitive. With an operating time of 5.0 hours. Bluetooth support. GPRS support. With 3800mAh battery capacity. Automatic screen orientation. Operating system - Android. Case material - plastic. Rear camera. Length: 209 mm. Width: 124 mm. Thickness: 10 mm. Weight: 360 gr.

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Tablet Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus TB-X704L 64Gb LTE White (ZA2R0140RU)

Wi-Fi enabled. With 3G support. Battery capacity 7000 mAh. With light sensor. With EDGE support. With accelerometer. The SIM card is nano SIM. Screen technology - TFT IPS. Case material - plastic. The size of the built-in memory is 64 Gb. With proximity sensor. With rear camera. With GPS support. Bluetooth enabled. Screen size 10.1 inches. With multi-touch screen. RAM 4.0 Gb. With 4G support. Operating system - Android. Max. memory card capacity 128 Gb. With GPRS support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Touch screen type - capacitive. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. Opening hours 13.0 hours. With automatic screen orientation. With USB charging. The screen resolution is 1920x1200. With autofocus. With front camera. With length: 247 mm. With width: 173 mm. With thickness: 7 mm. With weight: 475 gr.

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Tablet Huawei Mediapad T3 8.0 16Gb LTE golden

With 8.0 inch (20 cm) screen. accelerometer. Front-camera. Case material - plastic. Connecting external devices via USB. Touch screen type - capacitive. Screen technology - TFT IPS. Bluetooth support. 3G support. Screen resolution - 1280x800. With 2.0 GB RAM. Charging from USB. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With 16 GB built-in memory. Operating system - Android. 4G support. Multi-touch screen. Rear camera. The SIM card is a regular SIM. With 64 GB memory card supported. Automatic screen orientation. GPRS support. With 4800mAh battery capacity. With an operating time of 6.0 hours. EDGE support. WiFi support. Support SD/Mini SD card. GPS support. With width: 125 mm. With length: 211 mm. With thickness: 8 mm. With weight: 350 gr.

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Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 64Gb LTE, gray

The size of the built-in memory is 64 Gb. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With USB charging. Wi-Fi enabled. With the ability to connect external devices via USB. Touch screen type - capacitive. The SIM card is nano SIM. Screen size 10.8 inches. With 3G support. With multi-touch screen. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. With 4G support. Operating time 8.0 hours. Operating system - Android. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Battery capacity 7500 mAh. Bluetooth enabled. With GPRS support. With automatic screen orientation. Screen resolution - 2560x1600. With light sensor. With rear camera. With compass. with a gyroscope. Max. memory card capacity 256 Gb. With GPS support. Case material - metal. With EDGE support. With accelerometer. With autofocus. With front camera. RAM 4.0 Gb. Weight: 498 gr. Dimensions 259x172x7 mm.

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Tablet Huawei MediaPad T3 8.0 16Gb Gold (53018494) (gold)

4G support. The SIM card is a regular SIM. WiFi support. Support SD/Mini SD card. With 8.0 inch (20 cm) screen. Operating system - Android. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With 64 GB memory card supported. Multi-touch screen. Case material - plastic. Bluetooth support. With 16 GB built-in memory. accelerometer. With 4800mAh battery capacity. 3G support. Screen resolution - 1280x800. Front-camera. With 2.0 GB RAM. Charging from USB. Rear camera. With an operating time of 6.0 hours. EDGE support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Connecting external devices via USB. Touch screen type - capacitive. Automatic screen orientation. GPRS support. GPS support. With thickness: 8 mm. With length: 211 mm. With width: 125 mm. With weight: 350 gr.

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Tablet Digma Optima Prime 5 3G Black

Operating system - Windows. The size of the built-in memory is 8 Gb. With automatic screen orientation. Screen technology - TFT IPS. Bluetooth enabled. With rear camera. With USB charging. With GPS support. Screen resolution - 1024x600. Wi-Fi enabled. With EDGE support. With GPRS support. With the ability to connect external devices via USB. With accelerometer. Case material - plastic. RAM 1.0 Gb. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With multi-touch screen. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Touch screen type - capacitive. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. Operating time 5.0 hours. Screen size 7.0 inches. Max. the capacity of memory cards is 64 Gb. With front camera. Battery capacity 2200 mAh. With 3G support. With length: 188 mm. With width: 108 mm. With thickness: 10 mm. With weight: 270 gr.

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Samsung tablet Galaxy Tab A 10.1 SM-T585N Black (SM-T585NZKASER) 1.6Ghz Quad/-2Gb/-16Gb/-10.-1 TFT 1920*1200/ WiFi/-3G/-LTE/-BT/-2cam/-Android/-Black (black)

SIM card - micro SIM. accelerometer. Operating system - Android. Autofocus. 3G support. With an operating time of 10.0 hours. Front camera. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With a supported memory card capacity of 200 GB. 4G support. With 2.0 GB RAM. With 10.1 inch (26 cm) screen. With 7300mAh battery capacity. Multi-touch screen. Rear camera. The screen resolution is 1920x1200. Case material - plastic. Light sensor. EDGE support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Touch screen type - capacitive. Bluetooth support. Automatic screen orientation. With 16 GB built-in memory. WiFi support. GPRS support. Support SD/Mini SD card. GPS support. Length: 254 mm. Width: 155 mm. Thickness: 8 mm. Weight: 525 gr.

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Tablet BQ Mobile BQ-1083G Armor Pro Plus print 3

With automatic screen orientation. Operating time 8.0 hours. Operating system - Android. Screen resolution - 1280x800. Screen technology - TFT IPS. Bluetooth enabled. With rear camera. With USB charging. Battery capacity 8000 mAh. With GPS support. The size of the built-in memory is 8 Gb. Wi-Fi enabled. With EDGE support. With GPRS support. With the ability to connect external devices via USB. Screen size 10.1 inches. With accelerometer. Case material - plastic. RAM 1.0 Gb. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With multi-touch screen. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Touch screen type - capacitive. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. Max. the capacity of memory cards is 32 Gb. With front camera. With 3G support. With width: 174 mm. With length: 253 mm. With thickness: 13 mm. With weight: 625 gr.

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Tablet Huawei Mediapad T3 8.0 16Gb LTE gray

accelerometer. Operating system - Android. With 4800mAh battery capacity. 3G support. Screen resolution - 1280x800. Front-camera. Screen technology - TFT IPS. With 8.0 inch (20 cm) screen. 4G support. With 2.0 GB RAM. Charging from USB. Multi-touch screen. Rear camera. Case material - plastic. With an operating time of 6.0 hours. EDGE support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With 64 GB memory card supported. Connecting external devices via USB. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Touch screen type - capacitive. Bluetooth support. Automatic screen orientation. With 16 GB built-in memory. WiFi support. GPRS support. Support SD/Mini SD card. GPS support. With thickness: 8 mm. With length: 211 mm. With width: 125 mm. With weight: 350 gr.

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Huawei Mediapad T3 8.0 16Gb LTE (KOB-L09), golden

With automatic screen orientation. With 4G support. Operating system - Android. Screen resolution - 1280x800. Screen technology - TFT IPS. Bluetooth enabled. RAM 2.0 Gb. With rear camera. With USB charging. With GPS support. Wi-Fi enabled. Screen size 8.0 inches. Battery capacity 4800 mAh. With EDGE support. With GPRS support. With the ability to connect external devices via USB. With accelerometer. Case material - plastic. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. With multi-touch screen. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Touch screen type - capacitive. Operating time 6.0 hours. Supports SD/mini SD memory cards. Max. the capacity of memory cards is 64 Gb. With front camera. With 3G support. The size of the built-in memory is 16 Gb. Weight: 350 gr. Dimensions 211x125x8 mm.

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Tablet Lenovo Tab 7 TB-7504X MT8735B 16GB white (ZA380087RU)

accelerometer. Operating system - Android. 3G support. Screen resolution - 1280x768. With an operating time of 10.0 hours. Front camera. Screen technology - TFT IPS. 4G support. With 2.0 GB RAM. Charging from USB. Multi-touch screen. Rear camera. With a 7.0 inch (18 cm) screen. Case material - plastic. EDGE support. Number of USB Type A connectors - none. Connecting external devices via USB. The SIM card is a regular SIM. Touch screen type - capacitive. Bluetooth support. Automatic screen orientation. With 16 GB built-in memory. With 3500mAh battery capacity. WiFi support. GPRS support. Support SD/Mini SD card. With a supported memory card capacity of 128 GB. GPS support. With length: 193 mm. With thickness: 8 mm. With width: 99 mm. With weight: 260 gr.

The display is perhaps the main component of any tablet. You can say as much as you like that the quality of work depends on, and if the processor is powerful enough, then the screen can be neglected to some extent. However, it depends on the display how comfortable the use of your gadget will be for the eyes. In addition, the matrix for the tablet is not the last place in the formation of the cost of the finished device.

Having entered any store or website of an online seller, you can note that the characteristics of the product (column "Screen") may indicate different kinds matrices. At the same time, the more expensive the tablet, the better the screen should be. Let's look at what types of tablet screens are and how they differ from each other.

TN + film

Such a matrix for a tablet is already considered obsolete, since it does not provide proper color reproduction, brightness and contrast, and the viewing angle remains small. It is believed that the TN-matrix has the shortest response time, that is, the picture will change almost instantly. But in practice, such an advantage is not visible to the naked eye; special equipment or is needed to measure it. In addition to speed and low cost, such a matrix does not have any special advantages. Due to the low viewing angle by modern standards, the picture on the screen fades and the colors lose their brightness and saturation when the tablet is tilted. In the sun, it will be problematic to see anything at all, since the matrix does not provide the proper contrast and brightness.

IPS

Today it is the most popular matrix for the tablet. Manufacturers have learned to reduce the cost of its manufacture, so that it can be found even on a budget device. It is considered almost an ideal option for a tablet. Among its advantages:

• excellent color reproduction - unlike previous technologies, all colors are transmitted accurately and naturally, especially for expensive devices; premium-class matrices have close to 100% coverage of the sRGB palette - the color standard used throughout the world, as well as Adobe RGB - the standard used in professional printing and design;
• the highest viewing angle - even tilting the screen to the side, you can enjoy a high-quality picture and bright colors; the de facto standard is an angle of 176–178 °, that is, without distortion, you can look from the side at almost zero angle;
• high contrast - implies the maximum difference between the brightest white color and the darkest black; the higher the indicator, the more accurately the black color is transmitted and the more comfortable and pleasing the picture for the eyes; even the most inexpensive matrix for a tablet has an indicator of about 750: 1;

• the quality of the matrix itself - a screen with such a matrix is ​​always made with ; it has a low weight, the number of low-quality dead pixels is reduced to almost zero, and there is practically no marriage.

And yet, such a matrix has a number of disadvantages. For example, excessive pressure sensitivity (the matrix can be damaged by pressing hard on it), uneven backlighting (although this is practically invisible to the naked eye) and an overestimated number of dead pixels, significantly exceeding legally allowed levels (although few people will pay attention to this, and indeed has little effect on the overall picture). General conclusion: IPS-matrix is ​​perhaps the best of all existing ones.

pls

Samsung's proprietary development and is found only in the tablets of this manufacturer. In fact, this is a kind of IPS. Features lower cost, improved pixel density and reduced power consumption. The visual difference is almost imperceptible.

SuperAMOLED

Another Samsung development, respectively, is found only in their tablets. If the previous types of matrices are varieties of liquid crystal screens, then this novelty has a slightly different principle of operation. The picture is formed using organic light-emitting diodes, which are supplied with an ultra-low voltage current, and thin-film transistors. Today, due to the high cost of the production process and some technological limitations, such a matrix for a tablet is not mass-produced and is installed only on premium devices, in particular, on tablets and smartphones of the Galaxy S series.

The technology has both a number of advantages over competitors, and. Let's start with the pros:

• black color, since the transmission of colors directly depends on the supplied current; black color is achieved by the absence of power supply;
• the contrast is an order of magnitude higher than that of competitors;
• saving energy when viewing dark images;
• highest brightness; for example, the maximum indicator of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is about 750 cd / m 2 with no more than 450–500 for competitors;
• the ability to disable unused pixels;
• bright, rich colors, maximum coverage of the color palette;
• smaller thickness of the whole structure.

Now for the cons:

• high battery consumption allows you to view bright images when necessary;
• not always correct white color;
• low service life due to pixel burn-in;
• too oversaturated colors, because of which the eyes get tired quickly.

But do not forget that this technology is relatively new, so over time, all the shortcomings are eliminated.

retina

At the time of buying Apple iPad you can find information that the screen is made using Retina technology. Nothing unusual was noticed in it, most likely, another marketing ploy. The essence of the technology is that matrices are used so much that the human eye no longer distinguishes grain. It seems that there are no pixels at all, and the picture is solid.

Conclusion

We hope that we were able to shed light on the types of matrices used and after reading this article it will be easier for you to decide on a purchase. To summarize briefly, with an average budget the best choice will be IPS-matrix. But the SuperAMOLED matrix, although better in some moments, will cost much more.

Which matrix would you prefer? Share your opinion in the comments.

There are many tablet computers on the market of various sizes, brands and manufacturers. The range of prices for tablets is also truly huge - from $ 50 for an unnamed "Chinese" to $ 1,000 for the flagship models of well-known brands. To choose the most suitable option that will not disappoint soon after purchase, it is worth understanding the main characteristics of modern tablets, as well as their hardware and software features.

Screens

The first thing we pay attention to when choosing a tablet is the quality of its screen, because it is the screen that we have to deal with every time we use the device. The latest generation models use three main types of matrices: TN TFT, IPS and its modification PLS.

TN TFT screens today are installed only in the most budget models tablets, since the only advantage of such matrices is their cheapness. There are many more disadvantages, and the most noticeable of them are mediocre color reproduction and narrow viewing angles, especially vertically.

The most common type of screens in modern tablets is IPS. More recently, such matrices were considered too expensive for mass models, but today they are installed even in economy-class tablets, which, of course, cannot but rejoice. The undoubted advantages of IPS matrices are high color reproduction quality, deep blacks and wide viewing angles, which makes them the best choice for working with photographs. The downside is a longer response time than TN panels, but on a tablet you can hardly feel it.

PLS-matrix is ​​a modification of IPS-matrices developed by Samsung and installed mainly on tablets of this particular manufacturer. The main advantage of this type of matrix over IPS is the visibility of the image in bright sunlight, which is indispensable for a device designed for continuous use.

Quite rare are tablets with screens based on MVA / PVA matrices, which are close in response time to TN TFT, but have wide viewing angles and provide almost as good color reproduction as IPS matrices. MVA was once developed as a more affordable alternative to IPS, and as the latter became cheaper, they lost their relevance. In addition, MVA has a specific feature to distort the color shades of the image when deviating from the perpendicular viewing axis, which is absent in IPS.

Typical screen sizes for tablet computers are 7, 9.7 and 10.1 inches. Seven-inch models are considered compact, while 9.7- and 10.1-inch models are considered full-size. The former are more suitable for Internet surfing, social networking and reading. e-books, the latter are much more versatile: among other things, they are convenient to use for drawing, watching videos and reading illustrated books and magazines in pdf format. Occasionally there are also non-standard diagonals - for example, 8 or 9.4 inches.

Not only the size of the display is important, but also its resolution: the higher it is, the more information fits on the screen and the less noticeable the pixel structure of the matrix. new standard on the pixel density Apple company, which released in 2010 gadgets with a Retina display matrix, on which it is impossible to see the pixels if you hold the device at a normal distance from your eyes. For a tablet, this is about 15 inches, or 38 centimeters, and the density of dots on the screen latest iPad generation is 264 ppi. At the same time, the hardware resolution of the screen itself is 2048x1536 pixels. The tablet boasts the highest resolution and pixel density to date Google Nexus 10 is 2560x1600 pixels and 300 ppi.

For a seven-inch tablet, a resolution of 1024x600 pixels is considered the norm, for 9.7- and 10.1-inch tablets - 1280x800 pixels with a pixel density of 118 to 169 ppi. At the same time, there is a clear tendency to increase the resolution of mass tablets, at least to the bar set by Apple.

Finally, another important characteristic of the tablet screen is the type of multi-touch implemented in the capacitive sensor. The vast majority of 9.7- and 10.1-inch tablets have a ten-finger multi-touch, that is, the sensor is able to recognize ten simultaneous touches of the display. Compact seven-inch models are usually content with a five-finger multi-touch, which is quite enough for small screens.

Platforms

Modern tablets are built on the basis of combined microcircuits, called "systems on a chip". The composition of such microcircuits includes from one to four computing cores and a graphics accelerator capable of processing both two-dimensional and 3D graphics. "Systems on a Chip", installed in any tablet - from the unnamed "Chinese" to the prestigious iPad, is based on the ARM architecture, which provides decent performance at high cost, and thus is ideally suited for mobile devices powered by batteries.

With rare exceptions, all the various "systems on a chip" used in the latest generation of tablets are based on the Cortex family of cores with the ARMv7-A instruction set. These include, in particular, the Cortex-A5, A8 and A9 cores underlying NVIDIA Tegra 2/3, Apple A5X/A6X, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3/S4, Texas Instruments OMAP 4 chips, as well as Amlogic, Rockchip and many other smaller manufacturers. At the same time, all these chips can differ quite a lot from the "reference" Cortex cores, including the number of pipeline stages and instruction processing algorithms, so it would be completely wrong to consider them clones of the reference design.

All developers clearly divide the lines of "systems on a chip" in terms of performance, so the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 name alone cannot say anything: this family includes both ultra-budget dual-core S4 Play, made using 45-nm technology, and high-performance quad-core S4 Pro , produced according to the 28-nm process technology.

The mainstream today is represented by dual-core "systems on a chip" with support for ARMv7-A instructions and a maximum clock frequency of 1.0 to 1.6 GHz (depending on the load, such cores can drop the operating frequency to several tens of MHz) and GPU class Mali 400 MP or PowerVR SXG 540. Such a platform, offered by different manufacturers, delivers powerful tablet performance in virtually any task, including video games, as well as hardware video decoding in Full HD 1080p resolution. More demanding users can opt for a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 with GeForce ULP GPU or a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 with Adreno 320 graphics.

Equipment

For all tablet computers, there is a certain generally recognized equipment standard that guarantees that any model has a certain set of sensors, connectors and communication modules.

The most difficult situation is with the amount of built-in memory and the possibility of its expansion with the help of removable flash cards. Inexpensive tablets may have quite powerful stuffing, but at the same time have a built-in drive of small capacity, since manufacturers tend to save on memory.

The minimum amount of flash memory that can be found in ultra-budget tablets is 2 GB, but at the same time, such models have a slot for flash cards. The de facto standard type of expansion cards is microSD / SDHC, which even Sony today uses, which until then has always sought to promote its own Memory Stick.

In economy class models, it is not customary to go below 8 GB, which can also be expanded with interchangeable cards. Mid-range tablets come with 16GB or 32GB of storage, but may not have a flash card slot. For some well-known manufacturers, this is a principled position: if you want more memory, get a more expensive modification. Finally, flagship tablets are supplied with 64 or 128 GB of memory, and they may or may not have a slot for flash drives, depending on the policy of the manufacturer.

As for RAM, the absolute minimum today is 512 MB DDR2 / 3, installed in ultra-budget seven-inch tablets. This volume is not enough not only for a tablet, but also for a smartphone, so it’s better not to even consider such “pills”. In mid-range models, you are unlikely to find more than 1024 MB, and only in expensive “tablets” you can find 2048 MB of RAM. However, the latest generation iPad manages quite well with a gigabyte, and not the most modern DDR2. Objectively, 1024 MB of RAM is enough for most applications in both iOS 6 and Android 4.1.

With the rest of the basic set of tablet equipment, everything is simple and clear. The obligatory set of any modern model includes: a speaker (one, less often two), a microphone, a 3.5 mm headphone output, a module wireless communication Wi-Fi standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n, a sensor system consisting of a gyroscope and a position sensor (G-sensor), which is responsible for rotating the image depending on the position of the device and controlling games by tilting the tablet, as well as one or two cameras .

It is paradoxical, but true: cameras in tablets, no matter how many megapixels they have and no matter what autofocus the manufacturer promises, for the most part do not shine with quality and give out a “soapy” noisy picture even in ideal lighting. This distinguishes them, by the way, from cameras in smartphones: some of them can already compete with good “compacts” in terms of shooting quality. Of course, there are exceptions, but you should not place high hopes on tablet cameras.

Common tablet ports are Micro- or Mini-USB and mini-HDMI, but some manufacturers prefer to replace them with a proprietary connector that simultaneously serves for charging, connecting to a computer, and outputting video and sound.

They are not found in all tablets, but a light sensor is considered useful, which allows you to automatically change the brightness of the display depending on the surrounding conditions, a digital compass, a magnetic lock for the cover that can automatically put the tablet into sleep mode when the cover is closed (Smart Cover function).

If you need Bluetooth and GPS modules, then their presence should be explicitly indicated in the specification. The same applies to the 3G module with a slot for SIM-cards - it is installed only in certain modifications of tablets, which cost a little more.

Some tablet models are sold complete with a hardware keyboard and look either like netbooks or like transformers. In addition, for individual modifications, you can purchase such keyboards separately as a branded accessory. The keyboard can have a traditional mechanical design, or can be made in the form of a cover with touch buttons. If you are going to use a tablet keyboard for typing large texts, then before buying it is worth checking how convenient it is for you.

Last but not least is the material from which the body of the tablet is made. It must be strong enough, since this device is designed for constant carrying with you and use in the "field" conditions. The best option is a beautiful, lightweight and durable aluminum, and recently aluminum cases have begun to appear in inexpensive models, which makes them much more attractive to the user. However, a significant proportion of tablets, including not the cheapest ones, are produced in plastic cases, which are easily scratched and can break when dropped.

Finally, the screen of the tablet can be protected by both transparent plastic and tempered glass, in particular Gorilla Glass. Last option the most preferable: glass is not scratched, it is usually coated with an oleophobic coating that prevents the accumulation of fingerprints, it is more transparent than plastic. Plastic screens, on the other hand, are quickly covered with scratches and fingerprints, you have to use protective films with them, which make the picture less clear and do not always look neat.

Software platforms

The world of tablet computers is almost equally divided between operating systems Apple iOS and Google Android, and only recently Microsoft has entered this slender picture with its Windows RT. According to IDC for 2012, about 53.8% of global tablet sales came from devices under iOS control(i.e. iPad different models), 42.7% for Android tablets and 2.9% for Windows RT devices. The remaining 0.6% is occupied by rare models with less common operating systems - for example, OSes written on the basis of Linux with a specific scope.

Apple iOS is considered the most user-friendly environment with carefully designed GUI and perfect working out of the smallest elements. Its advantages include 100% compatibility with hardware and a huge number of applications tested by the manufacturer, both from Apple itself and from third-party developers. The main drawback is that to use it, you will have to choose exclusively from iPad modifications, and all of them are not particularly cheap.

Google Android - Open operating system, which any manufacturer can freely use and modify to suit their needs, so the choice of tablets under its control is especially wide. By version 4.1 Jelly Bean Android has finally coped with the vast majority of "childhood diseases", its user interface became comparable in convenience with the iOS interface and acquired a noble smoothness. Many of the most popular various applications, however, there is no guarantee that what you like will be compatible with your device - this is the flip side of the wealth of choice, the possibility of modifying the OS and several of its versions that are simultaneously on the market.

Windows RT, first released in October 2012, is available on five tablets, the most famous of which is its own product. Microsoft Surface R.T. Externally, Windows RT is practically no different from Windows 8, but at the same time it has a lot of strict restrictions that bring it closer not to “desktop” Windows, but rather to Apple iOS. For example, almost all applications for Windows RT will have to be purchased from the Windows Store, since installation of programs from other sources is simply not provided. And given the rather modest selection of the Windows Store, a tablet based on Windows RT can hardly be considered a good choice so far.

Price categories

Prices on tablet computers change quite quickly, especially in the middle and economy class models. Flagships, on the other hand, are stably priced around $1,000 and represent both a demonstration of the manufacturer's capabilities and the owner's status.

At the time of publication of this article, the typical price of a 7-inch economy class tablet was about 5000-7000 rubles, 9.7- or 10.1-inch - 9000-12500 rubles. Middle class represent full-sized tablets for 15,000-21,000 rubles, and the most affordable modifications of the highest-class “tablets” can be purchased for about 25,000 rubles.