The multi-touch screen reacts well and accurately to commands from a finger.( HP 8510w battery ) Control using a pen is not intended as with the Iconia Tab W500. The navigation around the Android 3.0 surfaces is smooth, and apps open quickly.( battery sony VGP-BPS9/B ) Using different themes for screens it is possible to organize the apps as wished. Important operating functions, such as the zooming of pictures using a double-click or by using two fingers works perfectly. The rotating of pictures in comparison doesn't work. The surface of the display has good traction properties and makes a robust impression,( Acer Aspire 4520 battery ) but is also very reflective. From time to time users should check the settings for apps that are no longer needed that may be running in the background. Should these become too many, then the reaction times become noticeably slower as a result.

The virtual keyboard is actually quite big, and more or less comparable with that of the iPad.( battery Dell inspiron 6400 ) Users won't have to plan for a lengthy familiarization since the operation is intuitive and in line with expectations.( battery dell Vostro 1520 ) Even longer emails can easily be written with it, although it doesn't come close to the conventional keyboard of a notebook. Frequent typists will unlikely find much gratification. At least for stationary use it is also possible to attach an external keyboard via USB or Bluetooth in order to solve this issue. We tested this with a Microsoft USB keyboard, and were able to use this immediately. ( VGP-BPS13B/B battery ) When clicking in a text field the virtual keyboard no longer opens in favor of external entry.

Since the first installment of Android tablets that we had for review last year, ( battery vostro 1510 ) there is a clearly noticeable improvement when it comes to the display qualities. Although there are still hardly any devices with a non-reflective display,( Sony VGP-BPS13/B battery ) the other characteristics are definitely worthy of praise.

Acer has included a 10.1" display in the Android Tab A500,( Dell Inspiron 1525 battery ) as with the Windows model Iconia Tab W500. This also has a smooth and reflective surface, although the display frame is not quite as wide. The resolution is 1280x800 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 16:10. Thus there is more room horizontally and vertically compared to the iPad.

The backlight provides a maximum of 305 cd/m²,( Dell Inspiron 1420 battery ) which is not quite as much as the current tablet competition, but still a significant improvement compared to the "first generation". ( Dell inspiron 1520 battery ) Together with the other 8 measurement points, the illumination lies at 79%, whereby 275 cd/m² are reached on average. The latter of which is more than enough for use indoors, and is strong enough to trump most reflections on the display surface. ( dell Inspiron 1720 Battery ) The uneven illumination is more than anything else the result of a reduction of brightness of more than 60 cd/m² from the left upper edge to the right bottom edge. When looking in detail this may not only be visible with monochrome backgrounds, but doesn't play a big role in practice in our opinion.

For outdoor use the illumination is no longer sufficient in order to trump the reflections, ( Vostro 1320 Battery ) causing these to become a limiting factor. In this case users will have to find a place in the shade, ( Dell Laptop Battery ) and sit with the right orientation to prevent surroundings appearing on the display as much as possible. Other competitors, including the iPad, have to contend with the same issues however, and due to the lack of alternatives with a matte display these have to be accepted.( VGP-BPS13A/S Battery )

The contrast ratio lies at over 1000:1, ( Sony VGP-BPS13A/S battery ) and thus provides very crisp colors for pictures, videos, and games. Deep blacks are otherwise seldom seen (exception AMOLED, see review of the Nexus S Smartphone). What is surprising is that a display like this has made it into a 500 Euro product, while more expensive notebooks in the business and consumer domain often only provide dull images.( Vostro 1310 battery ) At least manufacturers seem to have changed their thinking when it comes to tablets, something that will hopefully also transfer into the notebook space.

What is also surprisingly good is the viewing angle stability. ( dell vostro 1400 battery ) Images are visible from all angles, as they should be with a tablet. There is also no excessive color inversion or dulling of colors either.( dell Latitude D620 Battery ) Merely smaller color and brightness changes are discernible, depending on how the display is being held.

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As with the Toshiba Folio 100, ( Battery Acer Aspire 4710 ) Nvidia's multi-core processor Tegra 250 is used. Along with 2 (main) processing cores, there are also additional cores for all the special tasks. ( Acer Aspire One battery ) Underneath the processor there is also Nvidia's Gefore ULP, which is responsible for the graphics processing. With 1 GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 32 GB capacity flash memory chip, these are the primary components in the Acer Iconia Tab A500. The upgrade possibilities are merely an additional 32 GB with the appropriate MicroSD card.