The iPad’s finally got some competition; in the past few weeks, the HP Slate made a brief appearance, the Samsung Galaxy Tab debuted, and just BlackBerry unveiled its business-minded PlayBook today. Here’s how they all measure up:
https://gizmodo.com/hp-slate-500s-leaked-specs-confirmed-on-hps-own-site-5592165
It should be noted that there are still some things we don’t know about the PlayBook, and the HP Slate specs are taken from a leaked internal document that hasn’t yet been officially confirmed.
https://gizmodo.com/hp-slate-specs-leaked-compared-to-ipad-in-hp-internal-5510143
Still, the battlefield’s a lot more clearly defined than it was when we first compared tablets—both real and rumored—back in January. And as its rivals catch up, the iPad’s looking increasingly outgunned.
https://gizmodo.com/slate-showdown-ipad-vs-hp-slate-vs-joojoo-vs-androi-5459308
That’s just on the hardware side, though. Apple’s still got three major advantages that opponents haven’t made up much space on: iOS, the App Store, and a huge head start. It’s going to take more than a pair of HD cameras to overcome that.
