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Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets

By | November 23, 2010, 9:39am PST

Summary: Acer is determined to make a name for itself in the tablet market with the unveiling of a pair of slate computers today. But don’t expect to see these in time for the holidays.

Acer is determined to make a name for itself in the tablet market with the unveiling of a pair of slate computers today. But don’t expect to see these available in time for the holidays.

Powered by Android 2.2, the 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets are planned to drop in April 2011. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but let’s take a closer look at each of their specs:

7-inch Acer tablet

  • 7-inch touch screen (1,280 x 800 resolution; 16:10 aspect ratio)
  • Dual-core processor
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support
  • Dolby Mobile Technology
  • Wi-Fi
  • 3G
  • DLNA support
  • Front-facing HD camera
  • HDMI

10.1-inch Acer tablet

  • 10.1-inch full capacitive touch screen
  • 1080p video playback capability
  • 10-point multi-touch and gyro meter control
  • Wi-Fi
  • 3G
  • HDMI port
  • 13.3mm (0.5-inches) thick

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good idea about android
gavin.chan 2nd Oct
A good post. Thanks for sharing.Hi, do you own a tablet pc? We supply kinds of tablet computers, including wholesale android tablet and windows 7 tablet pc. Buy a windows 7 n450 tablet pc from China at wholesale price.nA5dQ
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Oh yes please. Thank you!
Dietrich T. Schmitz, ~ Your Linux Advocate 23rd Nov 2010
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RE: Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets
kenosha77a 23rd Nov 2010
@Dietrich T. Schmitz, Your Linux Advocate

Just curious .. what's your preference .. the 7" or the 10" tablet size?
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Droid101 23rd Nov 2010
Prices?
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RE: Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets
Tiggster 23rd Nov 2010
They will definitely be more expensive than they are worth.
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RE: Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets
unredeemed 23rd Nov 2010
GPS?
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Price is key here and will they be sold with carrier contracts?
James Quinn 23rd Nov 2010
And what will the the specifications of those contracts is that is so?

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RE: Acer unveils Android-based 7-inch and 10.1-inch tablets
babyboomer57 23rd Nov 2010
I find it HIGHLY unlikely either one of these tablets will be running Froyo. Gingerbread comes out first week of December, and then Honeycomb (the 3.0 tablet version of Android) will be out by March of next year. That would fit in fine with Acer's release date of April, don't you think?

Just wait, we will see an onslaught of Honeycomb tablets next spring.
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good idea about android
gavin.chan 2nd Oct
A good post. Thanks for sharing.Hi, do you own a tablet pc? We supply kinds of tablet computers, including wholesale android tablet and windows 7 tablet pc. Buy a windows 7 n450 tablet pc from China at wholesale price.nA5dQ

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