Finding the best Android tablet is not an easy task. In order to be happy with your choice you will have to check the enourmous amount of available offers from some of the most popular brands and some of the not so well known Chinese Android tablets.

Before you start reading the specs of the tablets on the market, there are a few questions you will need to answer.

1. What is the main purpose you will use your tablet for?

This is one of the most important question when searching for the best Android tablet for your needs. The answer to this question will help you decide how big the screen will be.

For most of the tasks I would reccomend a 10 inch Android tablet. On a 10 inch screen you will have a lot more space for all sorts of information, more detailed picture of the movies you watch on it.

For your kids I would reccomend a 7 inch screen. 7 inch tablets are less expensive, weight less and are easier to handle by a child. This size is also suitable for reading text and listening to music.

2. How much you want to pay for your new Android tablet?

Setting a price range will help you a lot in your decision. Chinese brand 7 inch tablets start at as low as $100 and 10 inch tablets at about $150. Tablets from brands like Asus, Samsung or Acer start at $200+ to $500+.

Take a look at the available Android tablets here.

There are also a few other specs you have to pay attention to.

Screen resolution – the bigger, the better. Bigger screen resolution means more detailed picture.

Processor – the cheapest models are equiped with 600 or 800 MHz processor which is quite slow. The best Android tablet models come with dual core processors with frequency above 1 GHz.

RAM, Storage and memory card slots. RAM of 1 GB or more is enough for everything you can run on a tablet, 16 GB of storage capacity will hold a lot of music and movies and memory card slot is quite a helpful device on a tablet.

Connectivity. If you can not live without Internet and often have very important tasks to complete ASAP 3G is a must for you, otherwise Wi-Fi is enough.

Camera. For video conversations at least a from camera is needed. If you want to be able to shoot photos and video a back camera is needed as well.

Touch Screen. There are two types of touch screens: capacitive and resistive. Capacitive screens are more comfortable for the everyday use.

Battery life. Android tablets last from 4 hours to as much as 10 hours.

Other. GPS, Bluetooth, Gyroscope and HDMI are among the things you might also want your best Android tablet to have… Or maybe not.

The models.

You can review most of the available Android tablets and read many tablet reviews here.

My reccomendations.

One of the best Android tablet models with 7 inch screen is the Kindle Fire. A product from the biggest online retailer, Amazon, Fire is a well build device which comes with the best customer service and support available online. It also comes with easy access to the huge inventory of music, movies, books and apps from Amazon’s store. The price is perfect as well! You can find out more information about Kindle Fire here.

The best 10 inch Android tablets are products made by Asus, Samsung and Motorola.
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is a device that can easily tranform to a full featured 10 inch netbook when attached to a keyboard dock.
Motorola Xoom is made by the popular and well known cellphone manifacturer Mororola. It is good enough and is priced competitively for a 32 GB storage tablet.

For me, the best Android Tablet (and the one I bought) is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 32 GB. It is powered by a dual core processor, 1 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. This is all that most of us need. You can take a look at this great tablet and read more owners’ reviews and opinions here.

While there are certain models stand out of the crowd, there is no universal solution for everyone. Which is the best Android tablet for you depends on many things. I can only outline the direction and specifications you should take a look at when buying.