MWC: Toshiba Honeycomb 10-inch tablet - Review

Barcelona, Feb 17: Toshiba has joined the Android tablet bandwagon by announcing the launch of a new 10.1-inch Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet at the 2011 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain.

Toshiba has not yet named the new tablet powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. Toshiba's new tablet will join the market soon and will compete along with other 10.1-inch tablets like Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Dell Streak 10, Acer Iconia Tab A500 etc.

Toshiba tablet has a 10.1-inch multitouch screen with maximum resolution of 1280x800 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:10. The tablet only version Android Honeycomb will make it an multimedia tablet with attractive 3D UI and widgets. There are two cameras on the tablet, a rear-facing five megapixel camera and a front-facing two megapixel camera for video calling.

This new Android tablet will offer Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and micro SD memory expansion. The full fledged HDMI port and USB will help to connect with other compatible devices to enjoy movies and videos. The remarkable feature on this new tablet is its capacity to swap batteries.

Toshiba Android 10.1-inch tablet Specs & Features:
* 10.1-inch multi-touch display screen (1280x800 pixels)
* NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
* Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
* Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth
* 3G
* 5 MP camera at rear
* Front-facing 2 MP camera
* HDMI port
* USB
* MicroSD card slot

The Toshiba tablet will be available in two variants, 3G + Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi only version. Toshiba has not yet revealed the official release date and price of the tablet. We can expect this tablet in stores by Apr 2011. Stay tuned for hands-on review.

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