Not so long ago the tablet was a futureless species, stuck in an evolutionary dead-end. The technology and the the operating systems didn't offer the right balance of portability and usability to suit its needs. But just look at it now...
It was the Apple iPad that made the first splash and many other tablets are on their way on following its steps. We guess Samsung’s had an easier job than Apple bringing it to market. They already had the Samsung Galaxy S in the works and just had to make it bigger. Plus, they didn’t need to go to great lengths explaining what a tablet is and what it does.
If nothing else, the Galaxy Tab makes the S in Galaxy S meaningful. But the Tab itself is not size XL. In a nutshell, the new Samsung tablet is a Galaxy S with 3 inches added to the screen and 2 megapixels taken away from the camera. The Tab is equipped with the same 1GHz Hummingbird processor and PowerVR SGX540 graphics accelerator, 512MB RAM, a complete connectivity set and 16GB internal storage. The whole thing’s running on Android’s latest - v2.2 Froyo.
Key features
* 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, 380g
* Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support
* Full GSM phone calling functionality
* 7" 16M-color TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen of WSVGA (600 x 1024) pixel resolution, Gorilla Glass
* Android OS v2.2 with TouchWiz 3.0 UI customization
* 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird CPU
* PowerVR SGX540 graphics accelerator
* 512 MB of RAM
* 3.2 MP autofocus camera with smile detection and geo-tagging
* D1 (720 x 480 pixels) video recording at 30fps
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n support
* GPS with A-GPS connectivity; Digital compass
* 16GB internal storage, microSD slot
* DivX and XviD video codec support, Full HD video playback
* HD video out (with a proprietary dock)
* Accelerometer, ambient-light and gyro sensor
* Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
* 30-pin connector and stereo Bluetooth v3.0
* Office document editor
* Secondary video-call camera
* Swype predictive text input
* Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support
* Stereo speakers
* 4000 mAh Li-Ion battery
* Great audio quality
Main disadvantages
* Poor viewing angles
* Picture ghosting due to slow LCD response
* Some apps incompatible with the new resolution
* Gallery displays downsized images only
* Quiet loudspeaker
* No FM radio
* No USB host support
That’s a long list of features but the full phone functionality is perhaps what sets it apart from the arch-enemy. Soon enough however, the Galaxy Tab will have other things to worry about than a certain Apple slate. With the likes of Dell Streak and even RIM’s PlayBook around, the Samsung tablet will be trying harder to convince users it’s the perfect fit between a phone and a laptop.
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