Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Best Android tablet for: the out-and-out tablet experience


While the Transformer and Slider offer something a little different at an unbeatable price, our number 5 -the Galaxy Tab 10.1 - offers a direct alternative to Apple's iPad 2. Sporting the Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, it's both marginally thinner and lighter than the iPad 2. This was some achievement, especially when you consider the fuss Apple made about how thin and light the iPad 2 was on launch.


But it has since been beaten on this front by its little 8.9-inch sibling and of course the Transformer Prime.


If you want an iPad-like tablet that's not an iPad, this is the one. The prices are the same as the iPad 2, so it's a straight shoot-out on features..