Festive five: the best tablets

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10 April 2012

The Evening Standard guides you through the best tablets to get for Christmas

1. Best for app-aholics
Apple's iPad is still streets ahead of the competition in the tablet world - you name it, and there's probably an app for it. From £399,
apple.com/uk

2. Best for movie buffs
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 boasts one of the best screens you'll find on a tablet, making it perfect for movies. £399, samsung.com

3. Best for bookworms
Now in its third generation, Amazon's Kindle is the perfect electronic book reader with its high contrast screen you can use outside. It doesn't do anything else, but it's the ultimate electronic reading device. £89, amazon.co.uk

4. Best for telly addicts
Boasting a built-in infra-red port to turn it into a remote control, Sony's Tablet S can also play back video on your living room TV wirelessly, and is the best all round Android tablet we've seen. From £349, sony.co.uk

5. Best for fashionistas Sony Tablet P
Dual-screened device that folds in half to fit in the smallest of bags, yet packs in a fully featured Android tablet. From £499, sonystyle.co.uk

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