iPhone Killer

Here is the real Tablet PC that has all the things lacked in Apple’s iPad. At least that’s the claim by X2, the company behind this new machine called iTablet.

10.2” or 12.1” screens with 1,024 x 768 pixel resolution, Bluetooth built-in, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, 250 GB hard drive, and its optional 3G GSM modem. To top it off, it offers users a choice of multi-tasking capable operating systems like Windows 7, Windows XP Tablet, and Linux – all the while packing an Intel processor running at up to 1.6 GHz with 2GB of RAM. And it runs Flash, not to mention HDMI port, 3 USB port, and allows to run more than one program at a time.

The sales number isn’t earth shattering. Apple probably sold than that in its first day for iPhone 3GS. Still, you have to give some credit Google for coming up with their own hardware that runs their Android OS. They did this with almost zero advertising and only selling it online. People couldn’t go to any store to touch and play with it before they would commit 2 year contract, or folk for over $500 if they get it unlocked. I don’t believe the goal for Google to launch Nexus One was to sell as many as Apple iPhones.

Enjoy!

Size and weight

Display

• 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
• 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Wireless and cellular

Wi-Fi model

• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

• UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
• Data only
• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Location

• Wi-Fi
• Digital compass
• Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
• Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

In the box

• iPad
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• 10W USB Power Adapter
• Documentation

Capacity

• 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

Processor

• 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

Sensors

• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

Audio playback

• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and video

• Support for 1024 by 768 pixels with Dock Connector to VGA Adapter; 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable
• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Mail attachment support

• Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Languages

• Language support for English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian
• Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
• Dictionary support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian

Accessibility

• Support for playback of closed-captioned content
• VoiceOver screen reader
• Full-screen zoom magnification
• White on black display
• Mono audio

Battery and power

• Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
• Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input and output

• 30-pin dock connector
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
• Built-in speaker
• Microphone
• SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

It’s called Dell Mini 5. Comes with 1Ghz Processor, Android OS, 5Mpixel camera, 3G.

Here are some of the first official pictures from the Apple’s Live Event featuring the long anticipated tablet called iPad.

Source: Engadget

(Note: Fiscal Year is shifted by one quarter. e.g. Q110 is really Oct – Dec, 2009)

Even though they fell short of the analyst’s expectation of 9.1M for Q409, it’s still very impressive numbers for a company that was not in the phone business less than 3 years ago. I’m sure other more established companies would die for these numbers. Yes, they sell more in total but nobody sells that many for one model.

This is an iPhone Killer blog but we give credit when the credit is due. We also expect the others to use this as motivation to come up with even more innovative products so in the end the winners are always the consumers.