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Apple Inc. might know how to ratchet up the fanfare on a new product launch, but iPad 2 rivals won't cede ground easily. Apple is facing steeper competition and a new crop of upper-end competitors.

Scroll through our comparison gallery of the latest crop of top-tier tablets to see how the iPad 2 stacks up. Featured are the Motorola Xoom, BlackBerry PlayBook, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, LG Optimus Pad, HTC Flyer and the HP TouchPad.