Economic Research: Android Tablet Comparison

Android Tablet Comparison

Android tablets had a rocky start, but as Google continues to refine its mobile operating system, we're finally seeing a steady flow of high-quality Android tablets. And that's a good thing, since they provide viable alternatives to theApple iPad, which has dominated the tablet market since its first release in early 2010. One of the major benefits of Android over the iPad, is that instead of a single hardware choice, you can access the OS on a number of tablets in different sizes with varied designs. The only hitch there: There isn't a single version of Android. At Google's last I/O developer conference, the company unveiled Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), which adds so many valuable improvements that it's our Editors' Choice for mobile operating systems. It's the best Android yet, especially with improvements in the 4.2 update, and you can get it on Google's own Nexus tablets, but it's not yet widely available on other tablets. Android has notorious problems with timely OS updates.