New SAMSUNG P1000 Galaxy Tab

New Samsung 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.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Sideview

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.

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000

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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Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab live shots

When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab they stated that its purpose was not to rival the iPad but to bring something different to the tablet market. This might have just been a face saving statement but it’s obvious the iPad and the Galaxy Tab are each aimed at quite different types of users.

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

Slim Samsung Set

Class Galaxy Tab

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It’s not about which one is superior: more powerful or better looking. It’s about what you need the tablet for. Some will call the Galaxy Tab plain smaller. To others it will mean more pocketable, manageable and easier to handle. Some need to make calls on their tablets, to others it’s irrelevant. Where some will see a small screen, others will appreciate the better DPI.

For all the good and bad of it, the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab has finally arrived at our place and we are ready to give it a test ride. Everything you may want to know starts right after the jump.