ViewSonic has come to the IFA with two tablet devices. Of the 2 tablets, the one with the 10 inch screen is said to dual boot both the Windows 7 and the Android, and it is this tablet that was largely shrouded in mystery with the only thing that was known for sure is that it would have a 10 inch screen. However, that’s not the scenario anymore as ViewSonic has come up with a healthy dose of info about the tablet that has been elusive so far.
It’s built around an Intel Atom N455 processor and will have 1 GB of RAM along with 16 GB of SSD. The 10 inch capacitive touchscreen has a 16:9 widescreen ratio screen and surprisingly, boasts of the same 1024 x 600 pixel resolution as the Galaxy Tab as well as the nReader R100 tablet from BenQ. This in spite of the fact that the Galaxy Tab has a 7 inch screen while the ViewSonic and the BenQ offering comes with 10 inch sized screens.
However, with the capability to boot both Windows 7 as well as Android aside, the things that casts a pall of gloom is that the tablet will run a somewhat outdated version of Android, version 1.6 to be precise. This while everyone else is looking forward to the Android 2.2 Froyo or maybe even the Android 3.0 Gingerbread.
The quality of the display is also not the best in class and leaves a lot to be desired, though (thankfully) the touchscreen is responsive and manages to make up for the lack of pixel density to some extent.
Also, as things stand now, switching between the operating systems will require a reboot of the tablet PC, though ViewSonic has stated the final version would fare better by the time the tablet is ready for launch.
Keep watching as more details emerge of the tablet device and hopefully the next time that we talk of the 10 inch tablet from ViewPad, we have a definite name of the tablet to refer to.
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