Hi. I will respond to your question regardless. The unit itself does not have HDMI out. However, the manufacturer may be working on the docking station that incorporates HDMI out. I will follow up and confirm. The docking station is not currently available.
For everything else, it does work fairly nice. It has some pros and cons when compared to iPad, but it certainly is a solid tablet. After reviewing the factory sample:
Pros compared to iPad:
- UI that shows 3 different select applications at the same time on your main screen,
- Provides more flexibility with USB, micro USB and microSD slots
- 16:9 ratio for better video streaming experience
- Supports flash. I will check with the manufacturer regarding 10.1, but we tested some flash based websites such as Foxchannel and the video streaming worked fine.
- Multitask
- Camera-built in. You can video chat on wifi using the camera that is already built in. You can also take picture and video although quality may not meet your standard.
- $100 less than iPad wifi version.
- It is not Apple
Cons compared to iPad:
- When trying to multi-task too much, system may run slow. By allowing the user to multi-task, it increased the flexibility, but it does not 100% guarantee working without any kind of lag - especially when you try to open 5 different apps in 3 seconds.
- Number of apps and popularity. ViewSonic provides its own market place for apps where users can grab additional application. G-tab does not have as many apps as iPad does, but it still has good number of apps. To my understanding, they partnered with PocketGear. Please visit if PocketGear to see if it has the apps that you may need. More accessories for G-tab is coming, but not as many as accessories made for iPad. There are more work places that accommodate iPads compared to any other Android based tablets. Of course, people next to you won't recognize this tablet as of yet, but they may ask "Oh, that's really cool. What is it?"
- It (G-Tab) is not Apple.
Listed above is some of key comparison between the G-Tab and iPad in my opinion. Other hardware spec should be fairly similar against the wifi version of iPad. G-Tab does not have 3G.
Let me know if you have additional information or any kind of feedback.
Thank you,
Please note that I am a current employee of Sears/Kmart Electronics. However, my views do not necessarily represent that of Sears Holdings Corp.
PS - I have learned that there will be software update to provide Flash and market place. It is important for the users to register their device, so that the update can be pushed out.
I picked up one that was in stock in a Sears store just under an hour away today... and canceled my 101 pre-order from 9/20 as J&R couldn't provide any firm delivery date...
