Samsung Galaxy Tab finally gets reviewed by Endgadget - "The true competitor of the iPad"

The Samsung Galaxy Tab's journey was quite an up and down ride. From rumors back in May that Samsung will be releasing their own tablet, to the unveiling back at the IFA Berlin, and to the delayed launching, true enough, Endgadget termed it's journey until the time they reviewed it as a "saga". Samsung is expected to put the Galaxy Tab right in front of the iPad's road to ultimate stardom as it' true competition. Did Samsung live up to the expectation? Did they choose the right Operating System for the tablet to be a worthy competitor of the iPad? And how about the size of the Tab? Well, Endgadget finally gives us their views and have posted their review of the most talked about tablet in the planet after the iPad.

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The Galaxy Tab does not lack the specs breathing underneath its casing. It does not even lack the form factor that a true competition of the iPad needs.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Specs (Sprint version):

• 1GHz Hummingbird Cortex A8 processor
• 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
• Up to 32GB of storage via microSD card slot
• 4000mAh battery
• 1.3MP Camera (front) 3MP (rear)
• EVDO Rev.A & WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches (HxWxD)
• 13.58 ounces
• 7" WSVGA (Super TFT) 600 x 1024 screen resolution
• USB and Bluetooth 3.0

As my standard procedure, I will be getting snippets of the good things and the bad things that Endgadget discovered with the tablet.

The Good:

"It's getting increasingly hard for manufacturers to differentiate the look of these all-screen gadgets, but Samsung's done a commendable job distinguishing the Tab from the others with its contrasting front and back surfaces."

"To be honest, our real appreciation for the device's design comes more in terms of its form factor. Unsurprisingly, 7-inch tablets are much better for one-handed use than larger-screened ones (i.e. the 9.7-inch iPad or 11.6-inch ExoPC), and the 7.4 x 4.7-inch Galaxy Tab is no different. "

"The overall build of the device is top-notch, and though it may appear to some like an enlarged Captivate or Fascinate, it feels more solid than those plasticy phones."

"the 1024 x 600-resolution LCD is still stunning..... The display itself is extremely bright and colors appear extremely crisp."

"While the Tab's resolution isn't as high as the iPad's 1024 x 768-resolution IPS panel, the screen does have better pixel density, which translate to a crisper e-book and webpage reading experience than the iPad. "

"All of those scaled the 7-inch display quite well -- there weren't any formatting issues or pixelation -- however, that experience really depends on the app at the moment. For instance, Angry Birds looked beautiful on the larger screen. Seriously, it looks so incredibly awesome on the larger display that we spent the last four days replaying the game!" -> this might be a bad thing too because not all apps scale up to a 7" screen perfectly.

"For the most part, the browsing experience on the Tab is rock solid -- pages loaded quickly over WiFi and scrolling / zooming on most pages was snappy."

"The 3 megapixel cam with LED flash on the back aren't going to replace your point and shoot, but it did take some decent still shots."

The Bad:

"you cannot charge the device via a laptop or desktop -- it can only charge via the AC adapter. "

"As you probably already know, we've never been particularly big fans of the cartoony design of the interface -- it just feels rather kiddie-like -- but it does provide some nice polish for average consumers and on a tablet it adds more to the generic Android smartphone experience. "

"Android isn't ready for tablets." Everyone's heard it, and while we'll get into some of that in the next few sections, the Tab's central UI -- the panes, app drawer, home screen, Swype keyboard -- lends itself nicely to the 7-inch screen."

"It's a bit of a bummer that there's no HD video recording"

"The 1.3-megapixel front facing cam obviously doesn't take as crisp or detailed shots, but it's perfectly fine for video chatting,"

The Verdict:

"After spending the last couple of days with the Galaxy Tab, we can confidently say it's the best Android tablet on the market"

"Now, that's not saying much given the state of the Android competition, but we can also assuredly say that the Tab is the first true competitor to Apple's iPad."

So there you go, of course it's always good to read long reviews so go ahead and click on the source link below to read Endgadget's full review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab.



Source: Endgadget





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