Need to know
420g, 7-inch 1024x600-pixel screen, eight-hour battery life, five-megapixel camera on the back and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, runs on HTC Sense and Android 2.3 OS.
We love
The included ‘magic pen’, which lets you sign, underline and annotate documents. You can quickly and intuitively change colours and pen types, and even scribble all over the home page and apps if you like.
We hate
That it doesn’t use the latest Android operating system – Honeycomb – so you’ll miss out on the shiny new apps specially designed for tablets.
Buy it
5,500RMB for 32GB with 3G and Wi-Fi. Out soon; preorder at
www.htc.com.
Need to know
601g, 9.5-inch 1024x768-pixel screen, ten-hour battery life, low-res front and back-facing cameras, runs on IOS 4.
We love
The stunning design and crisp screen, its usability and huge range of apps.
We hate
The low-res cameras, the lack of Flash for streaming videos and the lack of availability of the 3G model in China.
Buy it
3,688RMB for 16GB with Wi-Fi; 4,488RMB for 32GB with Wi-Fi; 5,288RMB for 64GB with Wi-Fi.
Need to know
708g, 10.1-inch 1280x800-pixel screen, ten-hour battery life, five-megapixel camera on the back and two-megapixel front-facing camera, runs on the Android 3.1 operating system.
We love
The super-fast processor and the top-quality-for-a-tablet screen, speakers and cameras.
We hate
The Xoom’s clunky media player system.
Buy it
4,480RMB for 32GB with Wi-Fi. Suning Electronics Store, First Floor, Kuntai Tower, Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district (8561 8068 ext 8007). Open 8am-8.30pm Mon-Fri; 9.30am-9pm Sat-Sun. 朝阳区朝阳门外大街12号苏宁电器
Need to know
727g, 10.1-inch 1280x800-pixel screen, 12-hour battery life, five-megapixel camera on the back and two-megapixel front-facing camera, runs on the Android 3.1 operating system.
We love
This tablet’s low price tag and long battery life.
We hate
The bulky, clunky design.
Buy it
2,999RMB for 16GB with Wi-Fi. Stall 1E01, First Floor, New Buy Now Mall, 99 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district (5876 1574). Open 9am-8pm daily. 朝阳区朝阳门外大街99号百脑汇旗舰店1层1E01
Need to know
380g, 7-inch 1024x600-pixel screen, eight-hour battery life, three-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, runs on Android 2.2 OS.
We love
Its portability; that its media player supports files in multiple formats including WAV and AVI; plus you can use it as a regular phone to make texts and calls.
We hate
That it falls into the same trap as the HTC flyer and eschews the Android Honeycomb OS, so you’ll miss out on a load of top apps. Buy it 4,198RMB for 16GB with 3G and Wi-Fi. Suning Electronics Store, see ‘Motorola Xoom’ for address and contact details.
All battery lives given are based on continuous video playback.