Best Tablets: New tablet PCs to buy in 2013

MWC 2013: Asus FonePad
The FonePad is a 7-inch Android tablet, that presumably will have Google less than impressed about Asus' decision to release a competitor to the Asus-made Google Nexus 7. It comes with 16GB of internal storage, a 1280 x 800 display and 3G so you can make Dom Jolly-style phone calls on it. Interestingly, it's running on an Intel processor (seemingly around 1.2GHz), as opposed to the Nvidia/Qualcomm CPUs normally seen in mobile devices.

Price: $249 (£165) | Release Date: March 2013
MWC 2013: Asus PadFone Infinity
The PadFone Infinity is everything we hoped the original PadFone would be, and more. The smartphone aspect is a real powerhouse - quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon CPU, 5-inch 442 ppi display and 4G LTE connectivity and an impressive ooking 13MP camera that handles all the usual 1080p video and high resolution snaps. The 10.1-inch docking tablet runs Android 4.2 when the phone is docked, and can charge the phone three times over off its own battery.
Price: £799 | Release Date: 2013

3. MWC 2013: HP Slate 7

It was long ago that HP initiated a firesale of their TouchPad, seemingly hitting the eject button on their tablet plans. But now they're back, with a 7-inch tablet and a tagline - 'experience amazing'. With a dual-core 1.6GHz processor and 3MP camera, we wouldn't bank on there being much 'amazing' to go round, but you can't expect miracles for £110. On the plus side, Beats Audio is built-in and the tablet appears to be classic HP 'faux-premium' build so it does at least look the part.
Price: $169 (£110) | Release Date: UK TBC (April 2013 US)

4. MWC 2013: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung's 8-inch Note is an Android Jelly Bean tablet which, we assume, will be taking on the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini armed with the S-Pen and 4G connectivity. The Note 8.0 is well tooled under the bonnet as well, with a 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM powering Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Up top, there's a 5MP snapper on the back and a 1.3MP camera on the front, with an 8-inch 189 ppi display in between.
Price: TBC | Release Date: Q2 2013

MWC 2013: Sony Xperia Tablet Z
At just 6.9mm thick, Sony's new 10-inch tablet is a thing of beauty, and it should stay that way thanks to dust and waterproof coatings. The screen - though not quite at Retina display level - is still a very healthy 1920 x 1280 pixels, and with 2GB RAM, a quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon and 4G connectivity lurking under the surface, the Xperia Tablet Z is a worthy Android challenger to the mighty iPad.
Price: TBC | Release Date: Q2 2013