| Not long after the launch of the Apple iPad, other | | | | The selected OS of this first ever Samsung mobile |
| manufacturers have also released their own version | | | | tablet is of course, Google's Android. Version 2.2 or |
| of the tablet device. One such company is | | | | Froyo is what's on the Galaxy Tab and it will run with |
| Korean-based brand Samsung which has recently | | | | Samsung's TouchWiz user interface. This isn't the first |
| announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab which is their | | | | time we've seen this combo on a Samsung device |
| own tablet mobile phone. | | | | and based on its previous performance, it should also |
| It is part of their highly successful Galaxy line of | | | | be a hit for the Galaxy Tab. |
| Smartphones and the manufacturer hopes to translate | | | | Tasked to perform all the hard work is an ARM |
| this success into a whole new arena. It may still be in | | | | Cortex A8 1GHz processor which should definitely be |
| essence a mobile phone, but it is safe to say that we | | | | able to get the job done. |
| are now entering a new era in mobile technology. | | | | Google has developed a number of applications |
| Physical Appearance | | | | specifically for tablet devices which maximise their |
| In terms of the Samsung Galaxy Tab's design, you | | | | sizable screens. Expect to have more to download in |
| could describe it as a crossbreed between an iPad | | | | the future as well as tons of other applications and |
| and a touch screen Smartphone. With the dimensions | | | | games from other developers. |
| of 190 x 120 x 12 mm, it's much smaller than the iPad, | | | | A Worthy Foe? |
| but is also a tad bigger than most Smartphones in the | | | | Right now, it is too early to tell whether the Samsung |
| market. This then puts it in an awkward light in terms | | | | Galaxy Tab will be a worthy opponent to Apple's iPad. |
| of its size as it is too big to fit inside your pocket, but | | | | Although it does look really good on paper, there are |
| too small to place inside its own bag. | | | | still a lot of things it will contend with. First off is the fact |
| However, once you get over the awkward size of the | | | | that Apple has already established its name as the |
| Galaxy Tab, you could start enjoying all the beauty it | | | | primary innovator in the business; other manufacturers |
| offers. For starters, the 7" screen is divine as it | | | | simply just follow suit. |
| displays a resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels in 16 million | | | | Also, the Galaxy Tab will have to overcome the |
| vivid colours. The device is available in two colour | | | | awkwardness it faces as consumers will ask whether |
| finishes - black and grey. | | | | it's a tablet or a mobile phone. Perhaps in the future |
| Mobile Features | | | | we will be able to appreciate a 2-in-1 device, but by the |
| As a mobile phone, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is | | | | looks of things, the time is not yet now. |
| compatible in both the 2G and 3G networks. GPRS | | | | Nevertheless, we still have high hopes for this device |
| and EDGE are both on board and it also supports 3G | | | | as it definitely brings in the functionality we would |
| HSDPA and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n which guarantees high | | | | expect nothing less from a Samsung Galaxy device. |
| speed internet connectivity. | | | | |