Hardware manufacturers are finally taking large Android tablets seriously, just in time for the software to complete the picture.
Android tablets have a long and storied history of not being very good. Despite dozens of options available to consumers, the overall experience — by which I mean third-party software, battery life, and hardware quality — has struggled. The combination of race to the bottom pricing and lacking software made the 7-inch tablet significantly more popular, and as a result the larger tablet market slowed for a while.
This year, things are on a noticeable upswing for Android tablets. Several manufacturers have released promising options, software has improved noticeably, and there’s a roadmap for the future that makes owning a larger tablet something that makes sense.
Source: iMore
