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The tablet market is like that kid in school who, at first, no one really noticed. Then, a year later he starts the school year a foot taller, with a new wardrobe, and suddenly everyone wants to be his friend. But, does he deserve his newfound popularity?


I really don't know. Personally, I've yet to purchase a tablet, and I've still not seen a compelling reason to do so. Still, millions feel differently and have already dived full on into the tablet sector.

Yet, every day there seems to be a new announcement of another manufacturer's plans to release a tablet. Today is no different, with the announcement of the iPad 2. It's getting confusing and a little crazy out there, and we at CNET wanted to provide you with a snapshot of not only the current tablet landscape, but a look into the near future and how it's evolving.

We've compiled a list of all the major current tablets interwoven with all the tablets yet to be released. This list will focus on non-Windows tablets only for now. Enjoy, and if there's any other information you'd like to see on this list, let us know in the comments or via e-mail.

Look for this post to be updated and evolve throughout the coming months.

Name

OS

Price

Release date

Screen size

4G support confirmed?

Wifi-only version confirmed?

Acer Iconia Tab A100

Honeycomb

$330-$350

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes

Acer Iconia Tab A500

Honeycomb

$400

Available now

10-inch

No

Yes

Amazon Tablet 10-inch

Unknown

Unknown

2011

10-inch

No

No

Amazon Tablet 7-inch

Unknown

Unknown

2011

7-inch

No

No

Apple iPad

iOS

$430-$530

Available now

9.7-inch

No

Yes


Apple iPad 2

iOS

$500-$830

Available now

9.7-inch

No

Yes


Archos 70

Android 2.2

$310

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Archos 101

Android 2.2

$260

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Archos G9 80

Honeycomb

$300-$370

September 2011

8-inch

No

Yes


Archos G9 101

Honeycomb

$370-$470

September 2011

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Asus Slider

Honeycomb

$500-$800

September

10.1-inch

Unannounced

Yes


Asus Transformer

Honeycomb

$400

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Asus Transformer 2

Honeycomb

n/a

Q4 2011

10.1-inch

No

No


Asus MeMO

Honeycomb

$500-$700

2012

7-inch

Unannounced

No


Coby Kyros

Android 2.2

$200

Available now

8-inch

No

Yes


Dell Streak 5

Android 2.2

$550

Available now

5-inch

No

No


Dell Streak 7

Android 2.2

$200-$450

Available now

7-inch

Yes

No


HP TouchPad

WebOS 3.0

$600

Available now

9.7-inch

Yes

Yes


HTC Evo View 4G (Sprint)

Android 2.3

$400

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


HTC Flyer

Android 2.3

$500

Available now (at Best Buy only)

7-inch

No

Yes


HTC Jetstream

Honeycomb

$700-$800

September 4, 2011

10.1-inch

Yes

No


Lenovo IdeaPad A1

Android 2.3

$250

Unannounced

7-inch

No

Yes


Lenovo IdeaPad K1

Honeycomb

$500

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet

Honeycomb

$500-$670

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Maylong Universe M-150

Android 2.2

$100

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Motorola Xoom

Honeycomb

$600-$800

Available now

10.1-inch

Yes

Yes


RIM Blackberry Playbook

BlackBerry Tablet OS

$600

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Samsung Galaxy Note

Android 2.3

Unannounced

Unannounced

5.3-inch

No

No


Samsung Galaxy Tab

Android 2.2

$150-$550

Available now

7-inch

No

No


Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi

Android 2.2

$350

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Honeycomb

Unannounced

Unannounced

7.7-inch

No

No


Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Honeycomb

Unannounced

August

8.9-inch

Yes

Yes


Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Honeycomb

$500

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE (Verizon)

Honeycomb

$530-$630

Available now

10.1-inch

Yes

No


Sony S

Honeycomb

$500-$600

Fall 2011

9.4-inch

No

Yes


Sony P

Honeycomb

n/a

Fall 2011

5.5-inch (dual-screen)

Yes

No


T-Mobile G-Slate

Honeycomb

$800

Available now

8.9-inch

Yes

No


Toshiba AT200

Honeycomb

Unannounced

2011

10.1-inch

Unannounced

Yes


Toshiba Thrive

Honeycomb

$380-520

Available now

10.1-inch

Unannounced

Yes


Velocity Micro Cruz Tablet

Android 2.2

$200

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Viewsonic Viewpad 7

Android 2.2

$415-470

Available now

7-inch

No

Yes


Viewsonic ViewPad G Tablet

Android 2.2

$370

Available now

10.1-inch

No

Yes


ViewPad 10pro

Android 2.3 (and Windows 7)

$600-$700

August

10.1-inch

No

Yes


Vizio Tablet VTAB1008

Android 2.3

$359

Available now

8-inch

Unannounced

No








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