{"id":25515,"date":"2011-06-07T22:46:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=25515"},"modified":"2011-06-07T22:47:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:47:54","slug":"tablets-in-sa-pricing-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/25515-tablets-in-sa-pricing-comparison.html","title":{"rendered":"Tablets in SA: pricing comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In late April 2011, the second iteration of Apple\u2019s popular tablet computer, the iPad 2, went on sale in South Africa at prices that compare favourably with international standards.<\/p>\n<p>As with most Apple launches there was a lot of hype surrounding the arrival of the iPad 2 in South Africa, but Apple is not the only show in town when it comes to tablet PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung, HTC, Acer, RIM, Motorola and many other hardware manufacturers have also thrown their hat into the ring with their own tablet devices.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the new tablet devices run on Android, Google\u2019s mobile operating system, and are already available in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>A criticism of many of the Android tablets is that their pricing is often higher than Apple\u2019s iPad pricing for comparable hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The following table provides an overview of specifications and pricing of some of the most popular tablet PCs currently available in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>Tablet Pricing Comparison<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Tablet<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>iPad 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>Acer Iconia A500<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#cccccc\"><strong>HTC Flyer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Platform<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>iOS 4.3<\/td>\n<td>Android 3.0 Honeycomb<\/td>\n<td>Android 3.0 Honeycomb<\/td>\n<td>Android 2.3 Gingerbread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9.7&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>10.1&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>10.1&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>7&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1024 x 768<\/td>\n<td>1280 x 800<\/td>\n<td>1280 x 800<\/td>\n<td>600   x 1024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dual Core A5<\/td>\n<td>Dual Core Nvidia Tegra 2<\/td>\n<td>Dual Core Nvidia Tegra 2<\/td>\n<td>Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>16GB<\/td>\n<td>16GB<\/td>\n<td>32GB<\/td>\n<td>32GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Wi-Fi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bluetooth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3G<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Camera<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R5,600<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R7,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R6,000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R6,888<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many tablets have been launched in South Africa, and we compare pricing on some of the most popular 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