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Ubuntu's First Tablet Wants You to Take a Break from Android, iOS, and Windows

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Elanora Brown
Ubuntu's First Tablet Wants You to Take a Break from Android, iOS, and Windows

The Aquaris M10 is the first Ubuntu tablet that has a hidden trick up its sleeve

The latest contender in the tablets wars is Ubuntu, Canonical’s popular Linux platform that is gaining mainstream attention. Dubbed as the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, the tablet is a refreshing break from all the iOS, Android, and Windows offerings currently in the market.

 

Manufactured by BQ — the same company that ventured into Ubuntu territory to brings the Ubuntu edition smartphone Aquaris E5 and E4.5 — the Aquaris M10 isn’t exactly screaming high-end specs. It features a 10-inch HD display, with a MediaTek Quad Core processor capable of 1.5GHz speed. The battery on the Ubuntu tablet is 7,280mAh, enough juice to get most of the crucial work done.

 

It’s supported by 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage on-board, out of which only 11GB is available for use. However, BQ has thrown in a microSD card slot for storage expansions and the tablet can have up to 200GB external storage.

 

Camera is usually an ignored affair when it comes to the tablet category; however, the Aquaris M10 houses an 8MP rear and a 5MP front sensor. The company figured that users usually do not use their tablets to snap those precious moments.

 

It is available for pre-orders, but only for the European customers. The starting price for the basic display is €259 ($289) and if users want to go up to Full HD display they will have to shell out €299 ($335); the price isn’t exactly budget-friendly either. BQ has also announced a special launch offer, which bundles the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu tablet with blue, black, or cherry tablet cover, and a screen protector included in the price.

 

The big question, however, is why would users fall in line to sign up for an Ubuntu tablet? Other than being the first tablet on the Linux OS platform, there is no other factor that would make the platform stand out from the crowd. Only the hard-core devotees to the Ubuntu platform would jump on the bandwagon, but the Aquaris M10 tablet might have a fighting chance in the crowded market.

 

The unique selling point and the most promoted feature of the tablet is called “Convergence,” which is somewhat close to Microsoft’s Continuum feature. The “Convergence” feature means that Aquaris M10 can be a tablet on the go and a full-fledged desktop PC when a user connects a mouse and a keyboard. This makes the tablet capable of utilizing the full potential of the Ubuntu OS. However, such a feature largely relies on the number of developers who want to take advantage of the “Convergence” feature.

 

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