In a new article from Paul Thurrott at WinSuperSite, details a handful of new devices that will ship later this year with Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 from Microsoft and partners. And it’s interesting to see how many new tablets will make use of Intel’s latest Atom (SoC) Bay Trail chip, which basically doubles Cover Trail’s speed and helps to bring down prices as low as $249. Also we will see more devices with different screen sizes, including the rumored Surface mini 8-inch tablet (which we still don’t know much about). Overall all the tablets for 2013 seem promising and they may just give Windows mobile devices a fighting chance.
Nokia
Device name: Lumia 2520 Codename: Sirius Platform: Qualcomm ARM quad-core 8974 Display: 10.1-inch 1080p IPS Battery: Up to 10 hours Thickness: .35-inch Weight: .13 pounds Price: $499 Important features: Display with outdoor readability, 6.7-megapixel camera, and Nokia apps. Accessories: Cover keyboard and additional battery life.
Toshiba
Device name: Encore Codename: Malta Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 8-inch 720p IPS Battery: Up to 7 hours Thickness: To be announced Weight: 1 pound Price: $329 Important features: AutoBrite touch display, high quality dual-array mics, InstantGo (from Intel) to keep tablet always updated.
Lenovo
Device name: Miix 2 Codename: NA Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 10.1-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) Battery: Up to 8 hours Thickness: .4-inch Weight: 1.3 pounds Price: $449 Important features: Smart dock, detachable folio case with keyboard.
Device name: Miix 8 Codename: NA Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 8-inch 720p IPS Battery: Up to 8 hours Thickness: .31-inch Weight: .77 pound Price: $249 Important features: Dual camera, HD video calling, detachable keyboard, 3G, black and silver color choices, and digitizer pen available.
Acer
Device name: W3-810 Codename: Cheetah Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 8-inch 720p Battery: Up to 8 hours Thickness: .45-inch Weight: 1.2 pounds Price: $349 Important features: Dock with full-sized keyboard. Accessories: Anti-shock back cover, capacitive stylus, protective screen film, micro-HDMI to VGA, bags, mice, and Bluetooth keyboard dock.
ASUS
Device name: Transformer Book Trio T100TA Codename: NA Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 10.1-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) Battery: Up to 12 hours Thickness: .9-inch Weight: 2.2 pounds Price: $329 Important features: Slim keyboard docking with large mouse pad, USB 3.0 on the dock, Office 2013 Home & Student included.
Dell
Device name: Venue Codename: Bellair Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 8-inch 720p IPS Battery: Up to 11 hours Thickness: .35-inch Weight: .88 pounds Price: $299 Important features: Many colors to choose from, really light, pen and wireless keyboard, and 10-point multitouch screen. Accessories: Capacitive Active stylus and Bluetooth keyboard with stand.
Device name: To be announced Codename: Midland Platform: Intel Atom Bay Trail Display: 10.8-inch 1080p Battery: Up to 9 hours (replaceable battery) Thickness: .4-inch Weight: 1.65 pounds Price: $399 Important features: 4G and pen. Accessories: Touch keyboard, epn, travel keyboard with 10 hour battery pack, and dock.
Microsoft
Device name: Surface 2 Codename: Surface RT 2 Platform: ARM Tegra 4 Display: 10.6-inch 1080p ClearType Battery: Up to 8 hours Thickness: .37-inch Weight: 1.5 pounds Price: $449 Important features: Surface 2 specs shows: Tegra 4, 1080p display, and two-position kickstand
SEE ALSO: Microsoft launches Surface 2: pricing, specs, and accessories
Device name: Surface Pro 2 Codename: NA Platform: Intel Core i5 4th generation Display: 10.6-inch 1080p ClearType Battery: Up to 7 hours Thickness: .53-inch Weight: 2 pounds Price: $899 Important features: Surface Pro 2 specs shows: Haswell, 8GB of RAM, and adjustable kickstand
Surface mini
Device name: To be announced Codename: NA Platform: ARM Display: 8-inch Operating system: Windows RT 8.1
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