A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet or simply tab, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in
Two large-sized tablet computers shown: the iPad Pro (1st generation) from 2015 at 12.9 inches diagonally (top), and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra from 2022 at 14.6 inches diagonally (bottom).
A small and one-handed tablet computer, the iPad Mini (6th generation).
MessagePad, Apple's first produced tablet, released in 1993
A Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook tablet running Windows XP, released in 2003
Android is an operating system developed by Google, designed primarily for smartphones and tablets, based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software. First released in 20
Tablet computer
…released with a proprietary operating system and later (in 2009) released with Android 1.4. The Camangi WebStation was released in Q2 2009. The first LTE Android tablet appeared late 2009 and was made by ICD for Verizon. This unit was called the Ultra, but a version called Vega was released around the same time…
HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1, the first commercially released device running Android (2008)
Eric Schmidt, Andy Rubin and Hugo Barra at a 2012 press conference announcing Google's Nexus 7 tablet
Front buttons (home, menu/options, go back, search) and optical track pad of an HTC Desire, a 2010 smartphone with Android OS
Barnes & Noble Nook running Android