Why Android will win the tablet war

While the iPad 2 does zoom ahead of the Motorola Xoom (which we reckon is the best Android tablet at the moment) in graphics performance tests, the later still is a formidable option for Android lovers. Dell too has hatched plans of launching not one but four new tablets this year, based on the Android OS.

The first one, christened ‘Gallo’, should be out soon. We are also extremely interested in the HTC Tube concept, which lets you latch an HTC phone on to it. It is a stunning design, with a 10.4 inch screen and 10mm thin frame. Samsung beefed up its tablet arsenal with the announcement of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 8.9. Both will run on Honeycomb 3.0, and record video@ 720p and support FullHD playback, apart from other features.

We managed to get a hands-on, with both of these tablets and clearly Samsung has great products on its hands. We expect competition to heat up finally in the Tablet arena with Xoom, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and more entering ringside. Plus the scrumptious Honeycomb 3.0 OS looks sharp, at least in the intial demos.

All said, it is too early to say if Android will win the tablet war yet, but it has definitely started things, that could take away a considerable market share from Apple in the long run. Things finally do look sunny if you are an Apple hater.