Samsung Shows Off Galaxy Tab, Android Allegiance

cgriffin21 writes "Samsung is making no bones about it: Google Android is its future. And with the revealing of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the company is showing that it's all in when it comes to Android. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Samsung finally pulled the curtain off the long-rumored and teased Galaxy Tab, the electronics maker's touch-screen tablet and answer to the Apple iPad."

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Upcoming tablets

[Pojut]

The Galaxy looks pretty sweet...but I'm excited about the plethora of tablets that will be hitting the market soon. Having choice is a good thing, and it will be nice to not have choice limited to a locked-down "appliance".

Re:Upcoming tablets

[bemymonkey]

I dunno, seems a bit expensive. I've been hearing about iPad-like prices (800 is floating around as a European-market ballpark figure), which is just not worth it.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not much of an iPad-fan, but 64 gigs vs. 16, higher resolution, better (IPS baby!) screen, proven reliability and battery life... not to mention the software on the Galaxy Tab looks a lot like the UI was just cloned from the iPad (check out things like the browser and E-Mail app in the Engadget preview video).

If you're spending the exact same amount of money, why not buy the real thing instead of an imitation?

Re:Upcoming tablets

[Microlith]

it will be nice to not have choice limited to a locked-down "appliance".

Unless you can hold a button on bootup or install a package trivially that grants you access, you're still dealing with a "locked down appliance." Just because you -can- root it doesn't mean that they want you to.

Re:Upcoming tablets

[sjstrutt]

I have an unlocked Verizon android device (HTC Incredible) that I can run anything I want on. He may be "new", but you're misinformed.

Re:Upcoming tablets

[GooberToo]

Why is it that when Apple copied pre-existing Android tablet manufacturers (any other devices even before them), Apple become the, "original." And now that people are following through on plans, long existing before Apple released their product, everyone else is suddenly an imitation?

Fanboy much?

Apple was not the first with a tablet. Period. Android tablets existed, and still do, long before Apple pulled the trigger. Android, while not being first with a tablet, still beat Apple by any measure. If you want to buy an imitation from Apple, go a head, but stop attempting to force your reality distortion field on everyone else.

Re:HOLY FUCK

[Anonymous Coward]

Give them some credit: at least the site works with cookies disabled. Some other news sites won't let you click past an advert to see the story without having both cookies and javascript enabled.

Re:Flash SUCKS on it (and other droids)

[MemoryDragon]

Sorry but I have a firsthand experience, Flash runs pretty well on my nexus one, you turn it on selectively and flash video plays fine and thats all I need it for.

Re:Flash SUCKS on it (and other droids)

[Nerdfest]

So is it better to have a sucky experience or none at all?

It is best to be able to make the choice yourself.

Re:HOLY FUCK

[John Hasler]

Assholes. I have no intention of reading the article or ever again attempting to visit the site.

Re:MUCH better article, with pics and detailed spe

[L4t3r4lu5]

I wouldn't mind if they'd said full 720p on a 600-line screen, but it's 1080p. That's almost double the resolution the screen is physically capable of.

That's some serious stat-padding.

Re:HOLY FUCK

[polle404]

there's a fairly comprehensive article on
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/samsung-galaxy-tab-preview/

Re:Free vs. $99

[Anonymous Coward]

Somebody doing development probably already has a computer that they like and doesn't necessarily want to switch to an overpriced minidesktop made of laptop parts.