Samsung's newest Android tablet - the Galaxy Tab - might not have been the best kept secret in the world, but its arrival at IFA 2010 still create a lot of buzz and excitement. The tablet, which has a 7-inch screen and weighs in at only 380g, is meant to be the portable and pocket-size answer to the hefty iPad. Effectively a bigger version of the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, a 7″ version seemed like a nice middle-ground between phone and iPad form factors.
Samsung gave a hint to its future plans when rumours start to spread that Samsung is not going to stop at just one tablet. There are news that Samsung is going to release both the 8″ and 10″ models of the Galaxy Tab within the year. Both tablets will also run Android with the TouchWiz UI overlaid.
For the moment, Samsung is declining to comment as you would expect. Such a move definitely signifies Samsung’s desire to go into the same markets as Apple, putting the two companies in direct competition, not just in the smartphone arena but also at the laptop and tablet market.
Let’s take a look at the hardware specs
- Android 2.2 running TouchWiz 3.0
- 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA)
- Dimensions of 190 x 120 x 12mm
- Weighs 380 grams
- 1GHz Cortex A8 processor
- 16GB or 32GB internal storage
- microSD expansion for up to 32GB additional storage
- Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and rear 3 megapixel camera with flash
- 4,000mAh battery
- 3G data / voice (there's a speakerphone and Bluetooth for phone calls, but no earpiece)
- 5GHz dual-band 802.11n WiFi
- Standard back color is white, carriers might offer different colors
- Full HD video playback
- There's a 30-pin dock connector on the bottom that allows for HDMI, USB, and docking accessories
