Samsung's sequel to the first 7-inch Galaxy Tab touts a bigger screen and thinner chassis. Photo: Jim Merithew/Wired.com
Samsung announced Thursday morning that its latest Android tablet is slated for release next week, but initially only to Manhattan-based customers.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits the shelves in New York City?s Union Square Best Buy on June 8, exclusively available from the store for over a week. The tablet won?t roll out in wider release until ten days later, on June 17.
Initially available in a Wi-Fi only version, the new Galaxy Tab?s price is on par with Apple?s iPad 2 Wi-Fi version; Both cost $500 for 16 GB of storage, and $600 for the 32 GB model.
Verizon announced there will also be a 4G version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 on its LTE network, available for pre-order on June 8. Though the company hasn?t given a ship date for 4G tablets pre-ordered that day, it?s interesting to think that Samsung will be the first to release a 4G-capable device.
Motorola?s Xoom ? the flagship tablet for Android?s tablet-optimized Honeycomb operating system ? promised 4G connectivity on Verizon?s network, but didn?t launch with it. Xoom owners are waiting to mail in their devices for a 4G upgrade, though Motorola and Verizon haven?t announced when the process will begin.
4G-enabled versions of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 cost $530 and $630 for the 16 and 32 GB models, respectively.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 enters the already-clogged tablet market with a list of specs similar to others. It?s powered by Nvidia?s dual-core Tegra 2 processor, has front and back-facing cameras, and as the name suggests, a 10.1-inch display.
But with a svelte 8.6 mm waist, Samsung?s is currently the thinnest tablet offering from manufacturers, even skinnier than the iPad 2?s 8.8 mm. And unlike a number of other devices we?ve seen, the new tablet will ship with Android version 3.1 (Honeycomb). Currently, the Xoom is the only device running Android 3.1.
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/samsung-galaxy-tab-101/
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