Introducing the Samsung Galaxy tab
The age of the tablet is well and truly upon us. With Apple’s iPad proudly leading the way, the introduction of the tablet has opened the floodgates for many other manufacturers to try their hand in the market.
One of the first major ones to make it out is the Samsung Galaxy tab. Only confirmed a couple of weeks ago and due to be released in November the Samsung Galaxy tab is something that is really rather impressive. Just reading the feature list is enough to get you excited; supporting Android 2.2 and possessing two cameras the Samsung Galaxy tab can even make phone calls.
Coming with an impressive list of hardware features the Samsung Galaxy tab lets the software perform at its best to give you a finely polished and intuitive experience. This is seen on many apps and programmes but is probably most noticeable when running Google maps. The dexterity and ease of just flicking your fingers around really means you can manoeuvre your way through any of the maps and landscapes almost instinctively.
HD video with 1080p lends itself to the perfectly sized seven inch screen, brilliant for when you want to kick back with a movie; and with hundreds of movies to choose from the Android store you’ll find it hard to not be drawn in to building your very own film gallery.
A major selling point of all tablets is the huge array of e-books and magazines that are available. Some newspapers such as the Guardian and Financial times have already released special apps so you can get your daily news fix. And with the Samsung Galaxy tab offering up to 32GB of storage you can literally be carrying around a library of books, magazines and newspapers with you at all times. Just perfect when you realise the circumference of the Samsung Galaxy tab is no bigger than a large paperback anyway.
So what can the Samsung Galaxy tab do that others can’t? Well it does possess two camera’s one front facing and one back, these can be used for video calling and for taking pictures and videos if the occasion should call for it. It also includes flash and can be used as a phone which certainly does help tip the scales when comparing it against some others.
The Samsung Galaxy tab does borrow key features from the smartphone world such as apps and OS. However on a smartphone you just can’t get the same sense of enjoyment and wow factor you get with a tablet. The unrivalled online experience and the way it promotes its almost flawless usability means the satisfaction you get from using the Samsung Galaxy tab is something that you’d be looking long and hard to match.
