At the Mobile World Congress 2011, a round of tablets were introduced to the public as most competitors in the tablet market had their own pièces de résistance. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Android 3.0 OS from Samsung impressed the audience through its larger size, a 10.1 display, a lighter weights and ergonomic design.

As a leader in the Android-powered tablet market, Samsung is committed to providing a variety of feature-rich, always-on devices” said DJ Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing. He continued, “The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a valuable addition to our expanding portfolio of smart media devices. Sporting a large 10.1 screen and dual surround-sound speakers, it enables users to enjoy multimedia to the maximum extent without having to compromise mobility.

LG tried to keep the pace of the market and revealed Optimus Pad, as well on Android Honeycomb, with an innovative feature, that of 3D recording and high-quality video transfer capabilities. The device will be released in April this year and no reference was made to the price of it.

“With a 15:9 aspect ratio and Full HD 1080p decoding, the LG Optimus Pad offers users an immersive multimedia environment on a 1280×768 WXGA resolution widescreen display.”

Hewlett-Packard presented its 9.7-inch tablet, the Touchpad, running on webOS. Even though the new device envisages new features in the tablet domain, like the front-facing camera and superior system comps, we can’t forget that later this year Apple will be launching the second generation iPad.

Acer launched its Acer Iconia Tab, implementing its tablet concepts that date back to last year.  Motorola offered an insight to its XOOM tablet, and HTC revealed its Flyer device. The Flyer will initially be running on Gingerbread and an upgrade to Android 3.0 is expected in the near future, the price of the device not being disclosed.

The start of 2011 has already featured a hand full of tablets, emerging and existing, meaning that later on this year companies will bother their heads to come up with ingenious niche tablets, marketing ploys and software teamups, such as business apps, to lure in customers. The interest is piquing in the tablet industry, given the tiered costs of varying units and the growing use cases for these devices.