The other day we saw a list of 2012 Best Android Phones and today we will have a brief look to this year s so far best releases of Android Tablets.

Android was born as an operating system for mobile phones, but since the rise of the tablets as a new gadget, it has been incorporated as software for many manufacturers. So, today we can find a large range of tablets on the market from different brands, but which ones are best?

In this article we will see what are the top five Android tablets that are available on the market, among them we can find the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Sony Tablet S, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Toshiba Thrive, Acer Iconia Tab A500, T-Mobile G-Slate, Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and HTC Flyer.

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

  • Dimensions 263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
  • Weight 586 g
  • Super IPS + LCD screen, 1280 x 800 pixels, 10.1-inch (149 ppi)
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • 32GB microSD Slot
  • Internal memory 32/64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
  • Bluetooth with A2DP
  • Camera 8 MP, 3264 × 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • 1080p Video
  • Camera 1.2 MP secondary
  • Nvidia Tegra 3 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A9
  • ULP GeForce GPU
  • Li-Po battery (25Wh)

Price: $ 499.99 – $ 745.99

Sony Tablet S

  • Dimensions 241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm
  •      Weight 625 g
  •      TFT display, 16M colors, 800 x 1280 pixels, 9.4 inches
  •      Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
  •      Three-axis gyro sensor
  •      MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  •      16GB/32GB internal memory
  •      NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz
  •      Camera 5 MP, 2560 × 1920 pixels, autofocus
  •      720p @ 30fps Video
  •      0.3MP front camera
  •      3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
  •      Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, DLNA
  •      Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP

Price: $ 498.00 – $ 499.99

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

  • Dimensions 256.6 x 172.9 x 8.6 mm
  • Weight 595 g
  • TFT display, 16M colors, 800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches
  • MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  • Internal memory 16GB/32/64GB
  • NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz
  • Camera 8 MP, 3266 × 2450 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • 1080p @ 24fps
  • 2 MP Secondary camera
  • EDGE
  • 3G HSDPA / HSUPA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, DLNA
  • Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP, EDR
  • Li-Po 6800 mAh

Price: $ 448.00 – $ 499.00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

  • Dimensions 230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm
  •      Weight 470 g
  •      TFT display, 16M colors, 800 x 1280 pixels, 8.9 inches
  •      MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  •      Internal memory 16GB/32/64GB
  •      NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz
  •      Camera 3.15 MP, 2048 × 1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video 720p
  •      EDGE
  •      3G HSDPA / HSUPA
  •      Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, DLNA
  •      Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP, EDR
  •      Li-Po 6000 mAh Battery

Price: $ 199.99 – $ 438.40

Asus Eee Pad Transformer (16 GB, Wi-Fi)

  • Dimensions 180.8 × 263 × 8.3mm
  • Weight 586 grams
  • Gorilla Glass Crystal
  • NVIDIA Tegra 2 (Dual processorDual Cortex A9)
  • 32GB/64GB internal memory
  • 512MB/1GB RAM
  • LED backlit 10.1-inch, IPS, 1,280 × 800.
  • 8 Megapixel camera, 1080p
  • 1.2 front camera Mpx
  • 64GB microSD Slot hsta
  • microHDMI
  • WiFi 802.11 b / g / n
  • USB 3.0
  • Bluetooth 2.1

Price: $ 359.00 – $ 520.00

Asus Eee Pad Slider SL101 (16GB)

  • 10.1-inch screen, LED backlit, 1280 x 800
  • Corning crystal Gorilla glass
  • Processor: NVIDIA ® Tegra 2
  • 1 Gb Ram Memory
  • 16 GB internal memory
  • Operating System: Android ® Honey comb 3.1
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n @ 2.4GHz Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR
  • Camera: 1.2 M Pixel Webcam front back 5 M Pixel Webcam
  • USB 2.0 1
  • mini HDMI
  • MicroSD slot up to 32GB

Price: $ 449.95 – $ 479.00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

  • Dimensions 193.7 x 122.4 x 9.9 mm
  • Weight 345 g
  • PLS LCD display, 16M colors, 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches
  • MicroSD slot up to 64GB
  • 16GB/32GB internal memory
  • 1GB RAM
  • 1.2GHz dual core processor
  • Camera of 3.15 MP, 2048 × 1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
  • 720p @ 30fps Video
  • 2MP Front camera
  • EDGE
  • 21Mbps 3G HSDPA / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Bluetooth v3.0 A2DP, HS
  • USB 2.0
  • Li-Ion battery 4000 mAh

Price: $ 379.99

Toshiba Thrive

  • Dimensions 27.3 x 17.7 x 0.15 cm, weight 725 grams
  • 10.1-inch screen, 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Pxls Video 1280 x 720 (720p)
  • NVIDIA Tegra 2 to 1 GHz
  • 1Gb RAM
  • 8GB/16GB/32GB internal memory
  • MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  • 5 megapixel camera
  • 2mpx Front camera
  • Bluettoth 3.0
  • WLAN 802.11 b / g / n
  • Ion battery of 23Wh lithio

Price: $ 399.49

Acer Iconia Tab A501

  • Dimensions 260 x 177 x 13.3 mm
  •      Weight 730 g
  •      LCD screen, 256K colors, 800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches
  •      MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  •      16GB/32GB internal memory
  •      RAM 1GB DDR2 RAM
  •      NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz
  •      Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video
  •      2 megapixel secondary camera
  •      EDGE
  •      3G HSDPA
  •      Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
  •      Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP, EDR
  •      microUSB 2.0
  •      Li-Po 3260 mAh

Price: $ 333.99 – $ 496.98

T-Mobile G-Slate

  • Dimensions 243.8 x 150 x 12.7 mm
  • Weight 621 g
  • 3D LCD capacitive screen, 16M colors, 768 x 1280 pixels, 8.9 inches (168 ppi)
  • 32 GB internal memory
  • HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 2 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • Bluetooth v2.1 A2DP von, EDR
  • Dual 5 megapixel camera, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Stereoscopic
  • Video 1080p @ 24fps (2D), 720 @ 30fps (3D)
  • Secondary 2 mpx camera
  • ARM Cortex-A9 Processor Dual-core 1GHz proccessor
  • ULP GeForce GPU
  • Tegra 2 T20 chipset

Lenovo IdeaPad K1

  • Dimensions: 264 x 169 x 13.3 mm
  • Weight: 750 grams
  • NVIDIA Tegra T20 1.0GHz
  • MicroSD slot up to 64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 29.8 GB ROM memory
  • 10.1-inch HD display with 1280 x 800 pixels
  • Video to 1080p
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
  • 1.9-megapixel secondary camera

HTC Flyer

  • Dimensions 195.4 x 122 x 13.2 mm
  • Weight 420.8 g
  • 7.0-inch LCD screen, 16M colors, 600 x 1024 pixels,
  • Dolby sound Mobile and SRS
  • MicroSD slot up to 32GB
  • 32GB Internal Memory
  • 1GB RAM
  • 1.5GHz processor
  • Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, geo-tagging, 720p video, 1.3MP front camera
  • EDGE
  • 3G HSDPA / HSUPA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
  • Bluetooth v3.0 A2DP
  • Li-Ion battery 4000 mAh

That’s it. The idea of this article is not to make a thorough investigation of each tablet but to give a starting point for all those who are looking to buy one of these devices. What is the best tablet for you? we expect your opinion in the comments section.

If you want to see our selection of best android phones check the the post here