The processing power, storage capacity and online connectivity of the devices are expanding the capabilities of consoles beyond games.

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In addition there are variants on the tablet products (connectivity and storage).

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In short, it's thinner and lighter than the Tablet S, while internal specifications also trump it, including a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, Android 4.0 ("or later"), 3G connectivity and three storage options: 16, 32 and 64GB.

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