Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab

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

Samsung Galaxy P1000 Tab over Apple iPad •Lighter and smaller, easier on the pocket •Telephony (including 3G video calls) •3.2 MP camera with D1 video recording @ 30 fps and LED flash •Android OS v2.2 Froyo •Proper multitasking (though the iPad is getting that too in a couple of months) •microSD card slot for memory expansion •Uses regular size SIM card •16:9 widescreen display •Adobe Flash player 10.1 •DivX/XviD 1080p video playback •Bluetooth 3.0 Apple iPad over Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab •Larger and better screen •Metal body •iOS 3.1.3 with more than 25 000 apps tailor-made for it •Larger internal storage (iPad 64GB) •Better battery life •YouTube app streams higher-quality footage