Acer Iconia Tab
Acer Iconia Tab A100, built on Android 3.2. Acer

Apple's iPad 3 is likely to be launched in near future. However, if you not ready to wait for the next generation iPad, you have a long list of Android-running tablets to choose. These tablets come with amazing features, stylish looks and a reasonable price tag.

Check out the list of top 5 Android tablets that can any day give Apple iPad run for its money.

1. Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon's Kindle Fire is perhaps the biggest competition ever faced by the Apple iPad. Although the low speed of user interface often embarrasses Amazon, the price tag of $199 makes it popular among the budget-minded tablet buyers and gives the company an edge over iPad 2.

With Android Honeycomb operating system, dual-core processor, 512 MB RAM, 1024 x 600 pixels screen resolution and free Amazon cloud storage, the Amazon device makes its place in our chart of top 10 Android tablets.

2. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

The 10.1-inche Galaxy Tab is a 16 gigabyte device that is available in both Wi-Fi and 3G versions. Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a 1280 x 800 pixels WXGA PLS TFT capacitive touch-screen display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

Galaxy Tab has 1GB RAM with 16/32 GB internal storage support and runs on Android 3.0 version Honeycomb OS. Galaxy Tab has a 3.15 megapixel LED flash front-facing camera with geo-tagging feature and a secondary 2 megapixel camera.

3. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

This good-looking tab from Samsung is one of the best Android tablets available in the market. A 7-inch screen with 1024 x 600 pixels, PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen and TouchWiz UX use interface make it a must-buy device for many. With 16/32 GB internal storage that expands up to 64 GB via microSD slot, dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and Android Honeycomb operating system, this tablet has become one of the biggest hits from Samsung.

4. Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Asus Transformer Prime is the world's first quad-core tablet that has Nvidia Tegra 3, 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, ULP GeForce GPU.

It has a 10.1-inch high-definition Super IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen that comes with Corning Gorilla glass protection and a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels at 149 pixels per inch (ppi) density in 178 degrees ultra-wide viewing angle.

It has a 1GB RAM and 32/64 GB storage capacity with a microSD card slot, giving an extra 32GB support and 8GB life time free Asus WebStorage.

5. Acer Iconia Tab A500

Acer Iconia A500 comes with a 10.1-inch screen that has a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels at 149 ppi.

The A500 runs on the Android Honeycomb operating system and has a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip.

The tablet features a 5MP camera on the back and a 2MP camera on the front. The tablet, which weighs 730 grams and is 13mm thick, comes with 16/32GB storage that can be expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.

Another feature that gives this tablet an edge over its contemporaries is that the Acer Iconia Tab A100 works well with more of Android's 200,000 apps than any other tablets. The A500 is a 16 gigabyte tablet with cameras on front and back, good resolution, full-size USB and mini HDMI ports and average battery life.