Samsung Galaxy Tab


Samsung has officially entered the tablet space with it's latest release, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, yes it's the Samsung tablet :) Samsung released the product yesterday, and is already available for viewing on their website http://galaxytab.samsungmobile.com/. The Samsung tablet will go head to head against the Apple iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 7 inch touch screen, Cortex A8 1.0 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 16GB or 32 GB internal storage, up to 32 GB expandable memory. On the operating system side, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will come with the Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system and will be capable of running Adobe's Flash player.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be released in the coming months (hopefully before the end of this year) no pricing data is available yet.



Samsung debuts Galaxy Tab Android tablet; can it out-price iPad?

In an effort to draft behind Apple in the small but growing slate tablet market, Samsung on Thursday announced the launch of its Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) tablet computer.

The device, which will have a 7-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display, will run on Google’s Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. It is “the first of the company’s tablet devices, representing a new category of mobile products for Samsung” — in other words, it’s a warning shot that indicates many more tablet models to come.


Like Apple’s iPad, the Galaxy Tab offers multimedia viewing, web browsing and e-mail, as well as voice and video call and SMS/MMS.

In many ways, the Galaxy Tab is a strategical move by electronics giant Samsung: let Apple do the difficult work in creating the market and gauging customer interest, then attack with a device that offers most of the same functionality.

The question, then, is a matter of price. Can Samsung beat Apple where that company won’t compete?

A few more data points about the device:

OS: Google Android 2.2 (Froyo) with TouchWiz UI
CPU: Cortex A8 1.0GHz
Graphics: PowerVR SGX540 GPU
Memory: 512MB RAM
Storage: 16GB or 32GB (plus 32GB expandable memory)
Sensors: gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, accelerometer, light sensor
Weight: 380 grams (0.84 lbs.)
Support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1.
“Readers Hub” is Samsung’s e-reader digital library application.
“Media Hub” and “Music Hub” is Samsung’s answer to iTunes (movies, videos and music)
Support for HD content (DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, etc.)
3G HSUPA connectivity, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0
Front-facing camera allows for 3G (as opposed to iPad’s Wi-Fi-only FaceTime) videoconferencing
Rear-facing camera captures still images and video.
Why would you use voice telephony on such a device? Samsung suggests as a speakerphone on the desk, or a mobile phone via a Bluetooth headset.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be launched in the U.K. on Vodaphone and others in “the coming months” — probably Europe this fall and elsewhere later in the year. No word on price.

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