3G/4G compact tablets
If you plan on taking your compact tablet on the go - and let's face it, seven-inch or thereabout is the only tablet size that's truly portable - then 3G and LTE are likely on your list of features. After all, there won't be Wi-Fi hotspots everywhere, and a tablet's utility becomes somewhat hampered without being able to go online. What follows is a list of recommended compact tablet offerings that let you connect to a 3G and/or 4G/LTE networks.You would probably be buying one of those mobile internet enabled tablets from your mobile carrier so prices will vary, they would be harder to compare and you would probably have limited choice. Still e're ordering the choices bellow based in their commitment free prices.
The Asus FonePad 7 is a low cost option that has 3G connectivity and even supports making phone calls. You can currently find it for about €100 less than 3G/4G-enabled variants of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX, which is a tough markup to swallow.
Asus just recently announced an LTE version of the Fonepad 7 as well as a Dual SIM version.
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At around the same price, HP has recently released their HP Slate7 VoiceTab. It's both a tablet and a phone. It offers 16GB of built-in storage for the price Asus is asking for 8GB, and there is also the microSD slot to expand that even further. Not only that, but you also have a 1.2GHz quad-core processor inside the Slate7 VoiceTab and there is a Dual SIM version.
There is no LTE support however and its IPS LCD screen has a relatively low resolution.
HP however offers an intriguing option to its US customers. The prepaid HP DataPass mobile data service gives users 250MB worth of wireless data traffic per month for a period of 2 years and HP claims it plans to bundle it with some of its tablets.
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The Google Nexus 7 with LTE winds up next on our list. It offers a wide array of support for different LTE networks, so you can rest assured it will work in many areas - even if you're traveling overseas. Like with the Wi-Fi-only version, we recommend going for the 32GB version as the Nexus 7 does not have microSD card support.
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With its quad-core 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, the 3G-enabled Kindle Fire HDX brings the same stellar performance of its Wi-Fi-only version into the LTE arena.
Keep in mind that it suffers from the same limitations as the aforementioned Wi-Fi-only version: there is no Google Play support and no microSD card slot on board. This purchase would tie you in to Amazon's ecosystem of web services.
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Possessing a distinct iPhone-like design, the Huawei X1 is another tablet that can make and receive calls - and it's also probably the most expensive tablet on this page. It was only recently announced but it's supposed to become available quite soon.
We had a chance to check the X1 out at the MWC 2014 in February and our impressions are only positive. It remains to be seen whether the unusual choice of chipset model - a quad-core Hisilicon Kirin 910 - will play to its advantage.
Other than that the 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1200x1920px is certainly eye-catching, as well as the extremely skinny bezels. On the back there is even a 13MP camera, while on the front, there is a 5MP one.
It's got also a clever technology which allows it to charge other devices via the microUSB slot.
However, this one won't come cheap as it's planned to cost around €400 or about the same as a high-end smartphone.
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