Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab preview: First look

Gsmarena have posed a preview of the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab. Here are the specifications and heir final impression.

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab at a glance:
Form factor: Tablet
Size: 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98mm, 380g
Display: 16M colors 7” TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen of WVGA resolution
OS: Android 2.2 Froyo
CPU: 1 GHz Hummingbird CPU with PowerVR SGX540 graphics accelerator, 512 MB of RAM
Camera: 3.2 MP autofocus camera with D1 video recording; LED flash
Memory: 16 GB internal memory, expandable through a microSD card slot
Connectivity: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band (900/1900/2100 MHz) UMTS with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps support, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Assisted GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 30-pin connector
Battery: 4,000mAh (Up to 7 hours of video playback)
Extra features: Gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, ambient light sensor, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support


The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab is one pretty sleek device that suits its intended purpose perfectly. It's not running a proper desktop OS so those of you that hoped to throw away their laptops or netbooks after purchasing the Galaxy Tab are in no luck.

However the Galaxy Tab delivers impressively smooth performance and allows you to stay in touch on the go, which as it turns out is what a huge number of people really want. Plus if you are willing to live with the size it can fully replace your mobile phone but that's a long shot.

At any rate Samsung have managed to pull an Apple stunt here and have created a device that doesn't do everything but performs greatly in everything it does. The company has of course also been helped by the rapid development of the Android OS, which is arguably the most user-friendly and functional mobile OS right now (and until the iPad gets iOS 4 it will certainly rule the tablet world).

Samsung have also managed to add enough in terms of new features to compensate for the iPad headstart and have come up with a innovative and sleek design. However we are still getting the feeling that with the size and weight difference between those two there will be enough room for both of them to co-exist happily on the market. Different people have different needs and those two cater for two different groups of customers.

Ultimately it will be the pricing that will decide the Galaxy Tab fate, but Samsung have a great record in that area really so we hope they will stay reasonable here too. Plus they are promising availability through a vast number of carriers so chances are you will get the chance to snap the Tab at a subsidized rate as well.