Amidst the chatter, some solid trends have emerged regarding the tablets shown at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and MWC in Barcelona. Looking at them may help you figure out what to hope for from your impending tablet purchase. Come on...we know you want one.

The upcoming Android tablet class appears to be split between those that will have and those that will make do with something lesser.

With Google on the verge of widely releasing its Honeycomb SDK, Android 3.0 has clearly established itself as the operating system of choice for 10-inch Android tablets. And rightly so: Honeycomb was designed for the large-screen tablet experience, and from our early looks at the OS, it will support a more streamlined, user-friendly experience than today's Android 2.x permits.

The is the showpiece tablet--and Google's launch partner for Honeycomb. Perhaps in deference to it, some other tablets at MWC were not demoed with Android 3.0 on board; for instance, the , for example, is slated to ship--at least initially--with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). But the vast majority of tablets coming at us sound as though they will use Honeycomb.