The best tablet of 2013

Season of holidays and warm sunny weatherinexorably approaches its logical conclusion, and it's time to see which model of "tablet" is currently most popular. What is the best tablet now? This question is probably of interest to those who are planning to acquire this mega-popular gadget in the near future. So, meet the three leaders.

Apple iPad 4 with Retina display

This model took the third place in ourimprovised rating. Many people think that the fourth Ipad is the best tablet not only of summer, but of the whole year, and it's quite difficult to object to this. The parameters of this device are as follows:

• diagonal screen - 9.7 ";
• type display - Retina IPS with a resolution of 2048x1536;
• type of operating system - iOS;
• a video camera - 1.2 megapixels;
• camera - 5 megapixels;
• Battery power - 42.5 Wh.

The price of this miracle of computer thought is still"Bites", but let's not forget that today there is a clear trend of sales growth devices under the "Android" system - this means that competition between manufacturers will be toughened. And this is to our advantage, as the prices in the future will necessarily decrease. Let's wait.

Nexus 7 3G

The engineers at Google have their own vision of what,what should be the best tablet of the year. Let me introduce the model Google Google Nexus 7, ranked second in our ranking. It seems that the creator of the most popular OSes Android has decided not to yield in design and functional characteristics to its competitors and every time releases all the best and best devices. The Nexus 7 was not an exception. Parameters:

• the display is 7 inches;
• screen technology - IPS;
• resolution - 1280 x 800;
• camera - 1.2 megapixels;
• system - Android 4.2 Jelly Bean;
• 3G modem - is present;
• the battery power is 4325 mAh.

A number of experts believe that this is the most successfulmodel from the world's most popular search engine. Specialists of Google Corp. this time focused on compactness, convenience, performance and style. At the same time, the price looks quite decent compared to analogues. Of the deficiencies, we can only note the lack of a microSD connector, which does not allow increasing internal memory. However, this minus is compensated by constant fresh updates and a lot of free programs from Google Play. The listed advantages simply could not remain unnoticed, and therefore some users believe that it is the Nexus 7 - this is the best tablet this year.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z

The leader of our review was excellentwaterproof "tablet", shown by the company "Sony" at the exhibition in Barcelona in late February this year. Excellent design (thickness of the case <= 7 mm) and high-quality assembly, supplemented by a rich set of programs and excellent technical elements, allow us to unequivocally state that this gadget is the best tablet of 2013. And those who still doubt it, we recommend to pay attention to its water and dustproof. Of course, such advantages certainly affect the cost, especially if the model also contains 3G. But, as they say, the greedy pays twice, and really good tablets (the prices for which are commensurate with the cost of powerful laptops) pay for themselves by serving for a very long time, constantly pleasing their owner with the comfort of use.