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Galaxy Tab 10.1 Judged 'No Match For iPad'

Posted by timothy on from the depends-if-you-want-android dept.

tripleevenfall writes "Clayton Morris reviews the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and finds it lacking, especially at the $400 price point, saying 'I can't in good conscience tell you to go out and spend $400 on this half-baked experience when the fully baked iPad experience can be had for just a few dollars more.'"

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  1. So what by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Of all the different reviews of the 10.1 on the net why is this short, incomplete article from some-one i've never heard of so important?

  2. Much more detailed review at Ars by MBCook · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ars Technica has a much more detailed review. All and all, it sounds like a nice device if you don't want an iPad.

    The thing that struck me reading the review (and they commented on this very well) was just how much work seemed unfinished. A couple of times they mentioned "(blah blah blah) but Samsung says that will come in a future update." The amount of "it'll be here later" on the products launching lately seems horrible. How many features on the iPad were listed on the box and in the marketing material but didn't come out until a later software update? How many were there on the BlackBerry tablet? Even the Nintendo 3DS did this.

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    1. Re:Much more detailed review at Ars by node+3 · · Score: 5, Informative

      The very things you wrote fit what SuperKendall wrote, not contradict it!

      Yeah, it's not like Apple ever said you didn't need 3G on your phone (since it would kill battery life)

      They *didn't* say you don't need it. They said it killed battery life. And it *DID*. Newer chips use less power. At the time, 3G phones tended to have awful battery life when 3G was enabled. Now they don't. Now the same is true of 4G phones. And then it won't be. Also, 3G wasn't widely deployed, just as 4G isn't yet either. But, just like 3G, it will be.

      or how you don't need multitasking (since it would kill battery life)

      And it does. Which is why Apple implemented a multitasking system which works well without leading to battery problems.

      And they never said, "you don't need multitasking".

      or you don't need a front facing camera on your iPad (for no apparent reason)

      And they never said you don't need a front facing camera.

      This is exactly what SuperKendall was saying. Apple doesn't go around saying, "you don't need this". They just don't implement something until they can do it well. 3G waited for better chips. Multitasking waited for a better task model. Front facing camera waited for FaceTime and simply just when the hardware was added.

  3. Re:Well, duh? by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I haven't read the article and don't care to. But I'd like to note, my guy wanted to avoid the iPad and was all for Android. He tried some Viewsonic tablet. He had problems with the screen quality and the pressure-sensitive screen instead of a capacitive screen. And other general problems. Then he tried an Archos 70. He had problems with the sound and viewing angles, and some weird overheating issue. Then he got a Motorola Xoom. The memory card slot has an I-O-U on it, promising it will work one day even though the package says it has a memory card slot now. He also said it was slow to respond and had a dark screen. Finally he got an iPad. While it's not perfect, he's finally happy. All the while, his Android phone is flaking out.

    So maybe the article is bad. But it is possible Apple has the best tablet, at least for some people, even if they're biased in favor of Android.