Okay so the article about Apple iPad running Android app is an April Fool’s joke. Apple does not run Android applications. It doesn’t run Flash either. No it also does not perform multitasking (yet) and it does not have a built in camera. What it does have is an awesome AppStore that has attracted tons of third party developers to create tons of awesome apps.

Android has an Apps Market too, and it’s growing fast, and it’s more “open” than Apple. As the number of Android users increase, hopefully there will be more quality applications being developed on the Android platform. Soon after Apple launched the iPad, we also hear news about Google working on their own tablet. Not much information is available about this tablet yet, but you can be sure that it’s going to run Android apps no problem. Here is some information about the Google Chrome / Android Tablet

Besides Google itself, other companies are also making Tablets for Android. This shows proof that Android is gaining groud as OS for mobile platform. Here are the 3 new higher end tablet devices that are comparable to iPad, all feature abilities to run Android applications and large touch screen input:

notion-ink-adam2

Notion Ink ADAM – features low power Pixel Qi display, available June 2010.

wepad

WePad – available August 2010 in Germany.

icd gemini

ICD Gemini – available August 2010 in Britain.

Here is a side by side comparison of the 3 android tablets VS the mighty iPad.

Apple iPad Notion Ink Adam WePad ICD Gemini
Manufacturer Apple Notion Ink Pegatrop Corp. / Neofonie ICD Innovative Converged Devices
Screen 9.7 inch 4:3 IPS LCD (1024×768) 132 pixels per inch (ppi) with multitouch 10 inch LCD Pixel Qi screen (1024×600) Low power full color black & white mode 11.6 inch (1366×768) with multitouch 11.2 inch 16:9(1266×768) with multitouch
OS iPhone OS 3.2 Android, Unbuntu, Chromium Linux capable of running Android apps Android
CPU Apple A4 1GHz processor nVidia Tegra 2 Dual Core 1GHz + Graphic Intel Atom N450 Single Core 1.66GHz 512kb L2 cache nVidia Tegra 2 1Ghz
Memory 16 / 32 / 64 GB ?? 16 / 32 GB, extension with SDHC card possible 4 GB Flash expandable by SD card
Storage Adapter for card reader, micro SIM Card Slot SD Card slot SIM Card Slot, Card Reader SD card, SIM Card Slot
Outputs VGA, Dock connectors (extra) HDMI, 3x USB HDMI, 2x USB HDMI, USB
Video Out 720p 1080p ?? ??
Camera No Yes, 3 Megapixel with Autofocus 1.3 Megapixel webcam 1.3 Megapixel webcam, 5 Megapixel Camera
Battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music 16 hours, 160 hours on backlight off mode 6 hours ??
Wireless Wi-Fi, 3G (HSPA/GSM), Bluetooth Wi-Fi, 3G (HSPA/GSM), Bluetooth (US Edition) Wi-Fi, 3G (HSPA/UMTS), Bluetooth Infrared, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
GPS optional ?? optional optional
Weight 1.5 pounds 1.7 pounds 1.7 pounds
Other Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Internal Microphone RF, Ambient light sensor. AGPS, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer Ambient light sensor, Acceleration Sensor, Internal Microphone Ambient light sensor, Microphone, FM Radio, Accelerometer, Compass
Multitasking No (coming soon) Yes Yes Yes
Browser Safari Firefox, Chrome ?? ??
Adobe Flash No Yes Yes Yes
Java No ?? Yes ??
Adobe Air No ?? Yes ??
Applications iTunes AppStore, support for native Apps (Objective-C) Android Market WePad MetaStore supports Java, Linux, Adobe Air, Android apps Android Apps
Price $499-$829 $327-$800 $610-$750 $500??
Availability April/May 2010 (US) June/July 2010 (US) July/August 2010 (Germany) August 2010 (Britain)

There are missing information on the table above. Please leave comments / suggestions if you find any inaccurate information.

Sources:

http://www.yugatech.com/blog/personal-computing/wepad-vs-ipad-the-battle-of-the-tablets/
http://www.moneymint.in/business/notion-inks-adam-tablet
http://dissociatedpress.com/2010/03/the-ipad-killers-are-coming/
http://www.technoholik.com/news/exclusive-a-sneak-peek-at-the-notion-ink-adam-tablet-specs-pics/
http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/9-upcoming-tablet-alternatives-to-the-apple-ipad/
http://www.androidpads.com/
http://conceptwizards.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-tablet/
http://www.latest-technews.com/neofonie-wepad-another-ipad-rival/
http://www.gandroidmix.com/archos-to-shake-hands-with-android-launching-an-android-powered-tablet-in-september/
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