Samsung's finally releasing the official details of its 10.1-inch, Android Honeycomb tablet to the world. Contrary to the leaks, the tablet is called the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Grabbing its moniker from the screen size, obviously and like the rest of the upcoming Android 3.0 tablets it's powered by a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, will be available with 16GB or 32GB of storage, and has a front-facing 2 megapixel camera as well as a 8 megapixel imager around back.
Android enthusiasts not located in New York, NY who have their sights set on Honeycomb 3.1 wrapped in a thin Samsung container now finally have their chance. Today, June 17, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is officially available across America. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the follow up to the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab and has similar specs to another 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet, the Motorola Xoom.
The 16GB Galaxy Tab 10.1 will run $499.99 at launch, while the 32GB will cost $100 more. Most of them (Moto's Xoom and the Toshiba's Tablet) have 10.1-inch displays, Tegra 2 processors, dual-cameras, and run an untarnished version of Google's Honeycomb OS. Obviously, the cookie cutter specs are no coincidence. Google's calling a lot of the shots here but it's making it incredibly hard for these companies to differentiate their wares.
We won't really know how Samsung's Tab 10.1 stands up to the rest until we get to take a closer look at it, but there's no doubt that its lightweight design is what really sets it apart, and hey, if Samsung can undercut the rest in price (eh hem, Motorola!), we'd say it stands a real fighting chance in the very soon to be crowded tablet market.
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