There wasn’t just one Acer Android tablet outed at Acer’s press conference today. There were three. As you might have expected from a laptop maker famed for the Taiwanese tactic of releasing millions of slightly altered models with complicated names (or no names) at the same time, they’re all different, and coming out at separate times. Read on and we’ll break down all the details for you.
First up is a nameless aluminium 10.1-inch Acer Android tablet that’s the company’s clear iPad rival. The screen is a capacitive, multitouch panel, it’s got WiFi and 3G cooked in (So hopefully Google apps will be included) and it’s 13.3mm thick. It’ll also sport a HDMI port for pumping out high def video to your TV, and it’s out in April next year.
Next up, we’ve got a 7-inch Acer Android tablet that’s approximately the same size as the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The screen is much sharper however at 1280×800 pixels (So it’ll be interesting to see how Android apps scale), but it also sports a HDMI slot and a front facing camera, plus the prerequisite WiFi and 3G connectivity, and Dolby Mobile sound processing. It’s powered by a dual core processor (Whether it’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip is unconfirmed), supports Flash 10.1 video streaming and is out in April 2011 too.
Alongside the Acer Android tablet pair is a 10.1-inch Windows tablet, which alco packs Wi-Fi and 3G, plus two 1.3MP cameras, one on the front and back, and will use a new AMD processor. It’s 15mm thick, and out in February 2011.
Sadly, both prices and the exact version of Android were left out of the details at the Acer Android tablet launch today. Still, as you can see in these official photos, Acer’s certainly got some nice designs on the drawing board.
What do you think of Acer’s Android tablet plans? Are these models iPad slayers? Shout up with your thoughts in the comments below!
