Among the many game-focused devices announced at this year's Acer conference, the company introduced some special products. No, this is not one of those high-end 144Hz UHD gaming monitors, nor is it a super-strong Helios 500 gaming laptop. What caught my attention was Acer's new tablet, which finally came.

"The tablet in 2018?" I heard you crying. Why, yes, but Acer's Chromebook Tab 10 is not an ordinary tablet. This 10-inch tablet is not provided by Android or iOS, but by Google's Chrome OS. It provides the first, tempting preview of our California company Dreadnought's possible plans for the next generation of tablets.

What You Need To Know

As an educational tablet, the clue is the name of the Chromebook Tab 10. This is a 10-inch tablet with the core of Google's own low-power Chrome OS - the same operating system you found on your Chromebook laptop - except that this version of the software is designed for pure touch devices.

The tablet features a fuzzy-named six-core "OP1 processor" that runs at 2GHz and works with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. A 2,048 x 1,536 IPS display occupies most of the front end - the same resolution as Apple's basic iPad - and the Wacom brand stylus slides into the back of the device.

Price And Competition

The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is priced at $329. The fast currency conversion shows that when the tablet finally arrives in the UK, the Chromebook Tab 10 costs about £299.

Design

From the beginning, you can tell that Tab 10 is designed for the classroom. It certainly isn't as shiny as iOS's competitors, with a blue textured plastic back cover and a thick border on all four sides of the screen. Despite this, this backpack is perfect for 544 grams, even though it looks quite basic and lightweight. It won't win any awards in the style department.

Display And Stylus

In the front, I believe you have found that it is a 9.7-inch, 2,048 x 1,536 QXGA IPS touch display with a pixel density of 264ppi. This is the same screen resolution as the iPad, although I initially praised it in a poorly lit showroom, but it was not very well under strict scrutiny.

Performance And Battery Life

The Chromebook Tab 10 is powered by the mysteriously named "OP1 Processor"; developed by Rockchip and certified by Google as a Chromebook. The chip integrates a dual-core Cortex-A72 and quad-core Cortex-A53 processor with a clock speed of 2GHz. This is supported by 4GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage - expandable via microSD - with 2x2 MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth 4.1.

Chrome OS

Previously limited to Chromebook laptops, this is the first time we’ve seen Google’s Chrome OS appear on screen-only devices. The operating system feels familiar, with the back of the screen and the application tray buttons on the left side of the taskbar with device-specific features such as Wi-Fi settings on the right and screen brightness.

Verdict

The use of Chrome OS on touch devices is still in its early stages, but Acer's Chromebook Tab 10 is not a powerful example of how the operating system can take its place on tablets. It's not as good as an iOS or Android-driven alternative, at least in its current state.

There must be some pain in growth on the road. I don't recommend anyone to buy such a tablet until the operating system actually finds its foot, not that it will disappear soon. Tab 10 itself is reasonably priced for the classroom market - even if it's quite inadequate - just the operating system can do some much-needed adjustments to have the chance to fight Apple's best.

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