Along with the powerful quad-core PF100 and T98 tablets, ZTE also introduced four dual-core Android tablets – V96, V9S, V68 and V66. Both V68 and V66 support 4G LTE and CDMA mobile networks, while the V96 supports quad-band GSM/EDGE, quad-band UMTS/HSPA+ 42Mbps and 4G LTE networks, and the V9S supports only quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band UMTS/HSPA 14Mbps.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Samsung announced its tablet line-up for 2012, the Galaxy Tab 2 series that comes in 7-inch and 10.1-inch versions. In fact, the company has announced the 7-inch model two week before. Except for the screen size and dimension, the 7.0 and 10.1 are just the same. Both of them are powered by 1Ghz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM, and will be shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Samsung introduces its latest addition to its tablet line, the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) that serves as the successor to the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab model. Powered by a 1GHz dual core processor with 1GB of RAM, the Galaxy Tab 2 is the company’s first Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0-powered tablet. It comes with a 1024×600 PLS touchscreen, a 3 Megapixel main camera, and a VGA front-facing camera for video chat.

Toshiba announced at the CES 2012 its Excite X10 for the US market (also known as AT200 in some markets and Regza AT700 in Japan), which is the world’s thinnest 10-inch tablet measuring just 7.7mm thick and weighs just 535g. The device has as premium, ultra slim, lightweight design and is equipped with magnesium alloy surface for durability and style. It is powered by a TI OMAP 4430 dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of LPDDR2 RAM.

Barnes & Noble (B&N) updates its NOOK line by introducing the new NOOK Tablet, a 7-inch tablet device designed for HD entertainment, intended to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. In addition to B&N’s digital bookstore, the NOOK Tablet also offers access popular movies, TV shows, music and more through the top entertainment services, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora and others. It features a 7-inch VividView IPS touchscreen display with 1024 X 600 (169 ppi).

Toshiba announced in the US its Thrive 7-inch Tablet, a compact and lightweight tablet running Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS. The 7-inch tablet is powered by dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor comes with 16GB or 32GB internal memory. The device measures just 0.47-inch thick and weighs only 0.88 pounds, allowing it to fit easily into a bag or jacket.

Along with the IdeaPad Tablet K1 targeted at general consumers, Lenovo is also bringing Android 3.1 to business, introducing the ThinkPad Tablet, a business-class tablet device that combines the media and entertainment experience of the IdeaPad Tablet K1 with the security, reliability and manageability features ThinkPad is known for.

While the Windows 7-powered Tablet P1 will come later this year, Lenovo will launch its IdeaPad Tablet K1 first, which is the first Android tablet certified to deliver Netflix video streaming. Powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 T20 1.GHz dual-core processor, the K1 runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS with Lenovo’s custom UI and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.3. It comes preloaded with more than 40 apps from partners like Netflix, Amazon, Adobe, Electronic Arts, Rovio, Zinio, Dataviz, and others, including favorites like Need for Speed Shift, Angry Birds, Kindle reading app and Documents to Go.

Huawei is launching its new MediaPad tablet, which is the first 7-inch Android 3 Honeycomb tablet device. Powered by a dual-core Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor, the MediaPad runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS, which is the same as version 3.1 but optimized for 7-inch tablets. It comes with a IPS capacitive touchscreen with 217 pixel per inch.

Along with the 7-inch Tab A100, Acer will release another Android 3.0 tablet, the ICONIA Tab A500 with 10.1-inch multitouch capacitive touchscreen. Set to compete with Motorola’s XOOM, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 and LG’s Optimus Pad V900, the 10.1-inch A500 is powered by dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor for faster browsing, and optimized HD viewing and will be shipped with Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS.