The pictures of the Android powered tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab have been posted via Twitter by Samsung South Africa last week. According to the rumors, the Galaxy Tab runs on Android OS (not clear whether it is OS v2.1 or V2.2) and has a 7-inch high resolution TFT screen with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, and a front facing camera, . The “phone” icon present in the leaked pics shows that the Galaxy tab can also be used to make phone calls possibly with a headset like Bluetooth headset.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pictures:
Samsung Galaxy Tab Specifications*:
| Display | – 7” TFT capacitive touchscreen 16M colors – 1024 x 600 pixels |
| Display features | – TouchWiz UI – Multi-touch – Accelerometer sensor – Proximity sensor – Swype text input |
| Camera | Front camera for video calling |
| Memory | microSD support |
| Operating System | Android |
| Connectivity | – 3G (HSDPA), GPRS & EDGE – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n – Bluetooth – USB port – 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Multimedia Players | – Video: MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 – Audio: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC |
| Extras | – Social networking integration – Doc editor – In-built Google products (Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk etc.) – Adobe Flash support |
| Battery | Standard Li-Ion battery |
| Colors | Black & Grey |
| Availability | Expected release in Q4 2010 |
[*] based on rumors, subject to change in the final version
Price And Availability:
Samsung Galaxy Tab is yet to be announced officially. We can expect the tablet to be released in the fourth quarter of 2010 (Q4). The price details will be available only after official announcement.
Samsung Galaxy Tab has been launched officially and is available in markets. If you are in US, here is what Sprint has to offer for Galaxy Tab:
Sprint: 2GB for $29.99 per month
5GB for $59.99 per month
$600 without contract
The same tablet is available in India at Rs 38000 INR.