7" Resistive 800 x 480 Android 2.1 Eclair Tablets Comparison in Malaysia

Vendor	Vono +2 MD02	E Fren II	Dezibel CST-2
Processor	Telechips 8902 800MHz	Telechips 8902 800MHz	Rockchip RK2818 600MHz
Memory	256MB	256MB	256MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	4GB up to 32GB microSD	up to 16GB microSD	4GB up to 16GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	3500mAh b/g	3200mAh b/g	3800mAh b/g
Dimensions/ Weight	193 x 115 x 14mm 350g		190 x 118 x 15mm 376g
Price	RM505	RM799	RM899

Samsung S5PV210 1GHz Cortex A8 Android 2.3 Gingerbread Tablets Comparison

Vendor	Coby Kyros MID7025	Coby Kyros MID7026	Coby Kyros MID8025	Coby Kyros MID1025
Memory	?MB	?MB	?MB	?MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	4GB up to 32GB microSD	4GB up to 32GB microSD	4GB up to 32GB microSD	4GB up to 32GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	4000mAh b/g	4000mAh b/g	4500mAh b/g	4800mAh b/g
Touch screen/ Resolution	7" Resistive 800 x 480	7" Resistive 800 x 600	8" Resistive 800 x 600	10.1" Capacitive 1024 x 600
Price	US$172.99	US$172.99	US$190.99	US$259.99

Whirlpool Forum Down

This has happened again in less than a week.

Are they implementing a payment system to access their forums?

Rockchip Android Tablets Comparison

Vendor	Archos Arnova 8	Archos Arnova 8 (New)	FunTwist FunPad A705	Archos Arnova 10 (New)
Processor	Rockchip RK2818 600MHz	Rockchip RK2918 1GHz	Rockchip RK2818 600MHz	Rockchip RK2918 1GHz
OS/ Memory	2.1 (Eclair) MB	2.3 (Gingerbread) MB	2.1 (Eclair) 256MB	2.3 (Gingerbread) MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	4GB up to GB microSD	4GB up to GB microSD	8GB up to 16GB microSD	8GB up to GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	mAh b/g	mAh b/g	4000mAh b/g	mAh b/g
Touch screen/ Dimensions/ Weight	8" Resistive 800 x 600 205 x 153 x 12mm 500g	8" Capacitive 800 x 600 205 x 153 x 12mm 500g	7" Capacitive 800 x 480 190 x 117 x 12.5mm 376g	10.1" Capacitive 1024 x 600 272 x 152.3 x 13.5mm 570g
Price	US$149	US$149	NT$7990 case with stand	US$199

7" 800 x 480 Android 2.1 Eclair Tablets Comparison in Taiwan

Vendor	IBT-8902	FunTwist FunPad A705	Taiwan Mobile myPad P1
Processor	Telechips TCC8902 720MHz	Rockchip RK2818 600MHz	Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz
Memory	256MB	256MB	512MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	4GB up to 32GB microSD	8GB up to 16GB microSD	512MB up to 16GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	3400mAh b/g/n	4000mAh b/g	3400mAh b/g/n
Touch Screen/ Dimensions/ Weight	Resisitive 192 x 121 x 11mm 285g	Capacitive 190 x 117 x 12.5mm 376g	Resisitive 192 x 110 x 12.6mm 388g
Price	NT$5490 case with stand	NT$7990 case with stand	NT$8990 NT$690 case with stand

Telechips TCC8902 7" 800 x 480 Resistive Android 2.1 Eclair Tablets Comparison

Vendor	IBT-8902	Palroid PR70HD	E Fren II
Pros	Case with stand Support 3G USB modem	Case with keyboard & stand
Memory	256MB	256MB	256MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	4GB up to 32GB microSD	8GB up to 32GB SD	up to 16GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	3400mAh b/g/n	1600mAh b/g	3200mAh b/g
Dimensions/ Weight	192 x 121 x 11mm 285g	205 x 113 x 16.8mm 408g
Price	NT$5900	S$338	RM799

Huawei IDEOS U8150

This unlocked Android 2.2 (Froyo) smartphone is now selling at AUD$179 until end of January 2011 at Dick Smith in Australia. It supports USB tethering and certified WPA2 wi-fi hotspot and is cheaper than any unlocked mobile broadband sharing devices.

Factory data reset (Erases all data on phone)

1. Power on phone
   
2. Settings -> Privacy -> Factory data reset -> Reset phone

or

1. Power off phone
2. Hold Volume up key, Send (green) key & power on phone
3. Release keys when you see Android system recovery menu
4. Select wipe data/factory reset
5. Select reboot system now
   

Acer Aspire One D255

This is the first netbook with Windows 7 Starter and Google Android 1.06.00.0115 dual boot. In Android, it has Shiretoko Firefox 3.5.1 browser with Adobe Flash 10.0.42.34 support and Adobe Acrobat Reader 1.09.00.120.

Full charging takes around 3 hours 15 minutes and the 6-cell battery lasts at least 5 hours with web browsing on wi-fi at minimum brightness in Android.

Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablets Comparison

Manufacturer	Asus Eee Pad MeMO	Acer Iconia Tab A100	Toshiba Tablet	Motorola Xoom
Screen/ Processor	7" 1024 x 600 Qualcomm MSM8260 dual-core 1.2GHz	7" 1024 x 600 Nvidia Tegra 250 dual-core 1GHz	10.1" 1280 x 800 Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz	10.1" 1280 x 800 Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz
Memory	1GB	512MB		1GB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	8-64GB up to 32GB microSD	8GB up to 32GB microSD	up to 32GB SD	32GB up to 32GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	4400mAh b/g/n	1530mAh b/g/n		b/g/n
Touch screen/ Dimensions/ Weight	Capacitive 198.5 x 116.8 x 11.5mm 389g	Capacitive 195 x 117 x 13.1mm 470g	Capacitive 770g	Capacitive 249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9mm 730g
Price/ Availability	From US$499 June 2011	RM1099 Apr 2011	Mar 2011	US$700 Feb 17 2011

Android 2.2 Froyo Tablets Comparison

Manufacturer	Axioo Pico Pad QGN	CSL DroidPad Mi700	Toshiba AS100 (Folio 100)	ViewSonic ViewPad 7
Screen/ Price/ Warranty	7" 800 x 480 Rp3,999,000 1 year	7" 800 x 480 RM1,599 1.5 year	10.1" 1024 x 600 RM1,599 1 year regional	7" 800 x 480 RM1,799 1 year
Processor	Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz	Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz	Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz	Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz
Memory	512MB	512MB	512MB	512MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	512MB up to 16GB microSD	512MB up to 32GB microSD	8GB 5GB free up to 32GB microSD	512MB up to 32GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	3240mAh bg	3240mAh bg	2030mAh Certified WPA2 bgn	3240mAh bg
Touch screen/ Dimensions/ Weight	Capacitive 179.4 x 110 x 11.5mm 375g	Capacitive 179.4 x 110 x 11.5mm 410g	Capacitive 281 x 181 x 14mm 750g	Capacitive 179 x 110 x 11.5mm 375g

Telstra T-Touch Tab Model S7-104

After testing both Telstra T-Touch Tab and Optus My Tab, I bought the Telstra model S7-104 (Huawei Ideos Tablet S7) even though both have resistive screens. The problem with Optus My Tab is unlike Telstra T-Touch Tab, if you turn on airplane mode, you can't turn on wi-fi. Also, S7-104 has a built-in kickstand, comes with a stylus and external microSD slot. I prefer using a stylus with a resistive screen since the main usage is web browsing on wi-fi. This is the same reason why I prefer to use a mouse over a touch-pad on a laptop.

If you prefer a capacitive screen, you can buy the more expensive model S7-105 with 8GB of internal storage and Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor. Only this model is certified WPA2 bgn but I don't encounter any issues on S7-104 with my home network using WPA2.

Full charging takes around 2 hours and the battery lasts at least 4 hours with web browsing on wi-fi at minimum brightness.

If you get stuck in a force close loop, you can reboot your S7 in to the Android Safe Mode. To get to Safe Mode, power off the device, the press and hold the Track pad and press the Power button. Continue to hold the Track Pad until the system boots. It will say Safe Mode in the lower left corner. Safe Mode will load the default launcher. Once in Safe Mode, you can uninstall the app causing the force close loop. Then shut down and restart normally.

Comparing Privacy & Security of Android 1.5 Free Browsers

The following browsers support Android 1.5 (Cupcake) & above and can run as desktop/PC mode. Only 2 browsers support private browsing for clearing cache & history on exit but not cookies. Even the free Mercury & Atomic Lite browsers on Apple iOS platform have the private browsing option to clear history & cookies on exit.

Browser	Dolphin 3.1.1	Skyfire 2.3.3.19663 Beta	xScope 5.34	Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta
Private Browsing	Cache	History Cache	No	No
Privacy	Clear cache, passwords, history, cookies, form data & location access	Clear cache, passwords, history, cookies, form data & location access	Clear cache, passwords, history, cookies & form data	Clear cache, passwords, history, cookies & shared location
Disable Javascript	Yes	Yes	No	No
Disable Plug-ins	No	Yes	No	No
Disable Cookies	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Block Pop-up Windows	Yes	Yes	No	No

7-inch 800 x 480 Android 2.1 Eclair Tablets Comparison

Vendor	Huawei Ideos Tablet S7	ZTE V9	Creative ZiiO 7"	Archos 70 Internet Tablet
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 768MHz	Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz	ZiiLabs ZMS-08 1GHz	TI OMAP 3630 1GHz
Memory	512MB	512MB	512MB	512MB
Internal Storage/ External Storage	256MB 175MB free up to 16GB microSD	512MB up to 32GB microSD	8GB or 16GB up to 32GB microSD	8GB or 250GB up to 32GB microSD
Battery/ Wi-Fi	2200mAh Certified WPA2 bgn for model S7-105	3400mAh Certified WPA2 bg	5000mAh WPA2 bg	? bgn
Touch screen/ Dimensions/ Weight	Resistive 209 x 108 x 15.5mm 500g	Resistive 190 x 110 x 13mm 350g	Resistive 207.4 x 133 x 13.7mm 400g	Capacitive 201 x 114 x 10mm 300g
Price/ Warranty	Telstra T-Touch Tab A$299 2 years	Optus My Tab A$269 1 year	From A$299.95 1 year	From US$275 1 year

Running Android on Acer Aspire One Netbook

There are 3 options:

1. You can download Android 1.6 and even test it without installing with a CD or USB flash drive. I've tried on my Acer Aspire One AOA110 and it works including wi-fi.
   
2. Get Acer Aspire One D255 which comes with dual boot Windows 7 Starter and Android 1.06.00.0113 or 1.06.00.0115
   
3. Get Acer Aspire One Happy which comes with dual boot Windows 7 Starter and Android 1.06.00.0115, 1.09.00.0118 or 1.09.00.0120
   

Even though there is no Android Market access, you can still download and install third party apps.