EISA, European Imaging and Sound Association, has awarded four products that come of interest to this blog. They’ve given out the award for Best Tablet, Best Social Media Phone, Best Camera Phone, and Best Mobile Phone.

Here we have the awards winners for 2011-2012.

Best Tablet:

The Acer ICONIA TAB A500 tablet features a 10.1-inch (26.6cm) LED backlit screen, nVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor and the Android v3.0 Honeycomb operating system offering all the advantages that an Android-based tablet can offer. The tablet has a linear design with brushed aluminium frame and cover. In terms of connectivity 3G, Wi-Fi with DLNA compatibility and Bluetooth offer fast access whilst USB and micro USB ports, built-in GPS and a micro HDMI output allow users to enjoy 1080p video on their television. A rear-facing 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash is supplemented by a forward facing 2 megapixel one. The Acer ICONIA TAB A500 comes with plenty of pre-installed apps including the Clear.Fi media app which manages photos, music and videos.

Best Social Media Phone:

If you’re looking for the ultimate social networking mobile phone, the HTC ChaCha is one of the best. This elegant Android piece of art features a full QWERTY keyboard and direct access to the Facebook community at the push of a single dedicated button. Sharing pictures and comments is now more convenient than ever. Whether you wish to “chat”, send emails at the speed of light, listen to music (most codecs are supported) or surf the web, everything is amazingly simple. The 5 megapixel integrated camera will give you the chance to turn yourself into an official reporter for your community. With this incredible object in your hand, you will feel connected with the world.

Best Camera Phone:

With 8.7mm at its thinnest part the (Sony Ericsson) Xperia Arc is a fine superslim mobile phone which attracts the eye and easily slips into the pocket. Featuring a 4.2-inch (10.7 cm) display LED backlighting and driven by a Bravia engine for optimized video and pictures playback. The camera part is designed around the Sony’s Exmor R sensor at 8.1 megapixels which produces detailed photos even when the light is low. The Xperia Arc has video recording at 720p, LED flash and geo tagging. It is an Android v2.3 phone driven by an 1GHz processor. The device provides micro HDMI output not only to watch movies and photos on a television, but also mirroring it’s display at a larger screen.

Best Mobile Phone:

The Samsung GALAXY S II should attract huge interest due to its stunning Super AMOLED Plus 4.3-inch (10.9 cm) display as well as the speed of operation offered by a 1.2 GΗz dual core processor. With this device in your hands you feel like you can do whatever you want whether this is browsing the Internet, shooting Full HD video, playing back all kinds of media (most codec’s are included), gaming or taking pictures even in subdued light thanks to the integrated LED flash and 8 megapixel sensor. The super slim 8.49mm body, Android v2.3 operating system and the delightfully user-friendly Touch Wiz UX interface all combine to offer users an exciting and highly competent product.