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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab today and is unveiling it in Berlin at IFA. Some of the specs:
- Android 2.2 (Froyo)
- 7-inch TFT-LCD; 1024 x 600
- Cortex A8 1.0GHz processor
- Full HD video playback
- Adobe Flash support
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2.5 G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
- Gyroscopic sensor, geo-magnetic sensor, accelerometer, light sensor
- 16 GB or 32GB internal memory; card slot
- Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm (7.48 x 4.74 x .47 inches); weight 380g (13.4 ounces)
It’s too bad Samsung couldn’t use their Super AMOLED display, as that would have made it more viewable in sunlight. It probably would have made the Tab more expensive as well.
The Tab will have access to the Android Market and Samsung will have some apps of its own design available as well.
The Readers Hub is where you will do your ereading on the Tab, and Kobo announced on their blog today that the Kobo reading app would be powering it. For periodical reading you will have PressDisplay and Zinio. This is a good score for Kobo, and it can’t hurt Borders either when the Tab comes stateside.
Like the Dell Streak, the Galaxy Tab has telephony functions and can be used for video conferencing. Obviously with a device of this size you will want to be using a USB headset. A front facing camera as well as a rear facing video camera are part of the package.
Samsung says that the Galaxy Tab will be launching in Europe in a couple of weeks. The US, Asia and other markets will get the Tab in coming months.
The video below was uploaded to YouTube by PhoneArena.
