Android tablets are becoming more advanced and cheaper nowadays. While Apple’s iPad certainly has the lion share of the market, android tablets are slowly gaining ground on their main competition. For one thing, there are now more and more apps available for android tablets, and with the Google Android operating system being improved all the time, the trend is expected to continue.
Before anything else, let us first define what android tablets are: android tablets are tablet PCs powered by the Google Android mobile operating system, a software that has been specifically designed for mobile devices such as cellphones, smart phones, net books and android tablets. This is markedly different from Apple’s operating system.
While it is very easy to list down the specifications and capabilities of the ipad, this task is rather more complicated for android tablets. Google Android does not manufacture any tablet devices of its own, and instead just allows third-party brands to use their software.
For this reason, there is no uniformity when it comes to android tablets. Being made by a variety of manufacturers makes it possible to have every imaginable configuration for android tablets. Generally though, there are common capabilities that can be found in android tablets that run on the latest version of the Google Android, the Android 7.
Reasons to Buy Android Tablets
1. Internet Access and connectivity
One of the pre-installed applications included in the Google Android operating system is a web browser. If your android tablets contain an Ethernet port (usually through a U-disk) or has wifi capability, then you can use it to connect to a wireless or wired network. You can browse the internet and perform tasks such as going on social networking sites, open and send emails, and browse. If you android tablets also have Google Chrome, then you can also access your Gmail accounts as well.
2. Quick Office for viewing and creating documents
The productivity software “Documents-To-Go” is an application similar to the desktop version of Microsoft Office. You can create, edit and view docs through Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You can also view files in pdf.
3. Capturing photos and video clips
Most Google android tablets have cameras installed, which you can use to capture photos and images. However, note that the quality of images captures still depends on the type of camera and its megapixel specifications.
4. Skype and Youtube
Youtube videos can now be viewed and even downloaded using applications designed for these purposes. While Skype chat is now possible through Skype Beta, video chatting is still not possible on android tablets.