Just yesterday, the long talked and
anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
tablets have been officially released in US, with detailed information on price
and shipment availability first unveiled to public. The Galaxy Tab 2 tablets
come in both 7.0 inch and 10.1 inch version. The former tablet is priced at
$250, with pre-order on April 12 and shipment available for 10 days later since
the pre-order. While the latter one is priced at $400, being available for
pre-order on May 4th and shipment since May 13. A light refresh of
earlier tablets, the Tab 2 Series comes in 7.0 and 10.1-inch versions and
features similar specs, with a few differences.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 features dual
camera: 3MP rear camera and the VGA resolution front-facing camera. It adopts 1GB
dual-core TI OMAP processor. The device is capable of full 1080p playback at
30fps. Still, the 1024 x 600 TFT LCD display which delivers wide viewing angles
and richer color produces you excellent user expeirence to freely watch HD movies on Galaxy Tab 2. It also includes a microSD slot to enlarge memory storage
to its internal 8GB memory space and IR blaster. It's a puzzling hardware
refresh ushering in modest tweaks to a proven design, with the biggest change
of all being the move to Ice Cream Sandwich (with TouchWiz, of course). It all
comes down to price, and at $250 this WiFi-only tablet could give consumers
with Kindle Fire ire something to talk about. It includes support for GPS,
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 3.0.
Most of the update is very incremental, and
honestly, not much of an update at all. The processor is the same (dual-core
1GHz) as the Galaxy Tab, as are the displays (1024x600 for the 7.0, 1280x800
for the 10.1), and the camera (3-megapixel on the back, VGA on the front). As
for the improvements, you might miss them if you blink. These are the first
Galaxy Tabs to roll out with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, though Samsung has
promised the OS will also come to older devices. The addition of front-facing
stereo speakers on the 10.1 and a microSD port for both helps Samsung pitch the
Tabs as "entertainment" devices. A new infrared port lets you control
your entire home theater, including devices from other manufacturers, using
your tablet with the Smart Remote app. The app itself is not new.
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