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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hands-on impression
By ABE OLANDRES
Weâve had several encounters with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 before but this time, we actually have a review unit in our hands (and I know a lot of people are eagerly waiting for this tablet to be released in the Philippines).
After unboxing the 10.1″ Galaxy Tab yesterday, the very first thing youâll notice with the tablet was how thin and light it is. In fact, itâs as thin but much lighter than the iPad 2. Of course, all of that can be attributed to the plastic construction of the tablet, compared to the aluminum of the iPad 2. The variant that we have here is the 3G + WiFi model (with the SIM card slot easily accessible from top right side of the device). Here are some things I observed from my initial tinkering with the device:- The display is bright and crisp; the colors are vivid and vibrant. The black bezel isnât that much thicker compared to the iPad 2.
- The back panel is made up of pearly white plastic, has a glossy finish and is accented with silver lining on the sides and around the camera.
- Speaking of the camera, I was hoping it would be just half as good as the Galaxy S or S2 but the one they had on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 isnât any good â still grainy even on well-lit conditions.
- The rear camera is only rated at 3.2-megapixels (2048Ã1536 pixels) and the video recording is only up to 720p (1280Ã720 pixels). The front-facing camera has a resolution of 1600Ã1200 pixels (around 2MP). Thereâs an LED flash beside the rear camera.
- Thereâs no external microSd card slot but system info says it has 16GB internal storage and another 16GB of internal SD storage giving it a total of 32GB.
- The charging port uses some sort of a proprietary USB (similar to that of the Dell Streak 5 and iPad/iPhone).
- I got a Quadrant benchmark score of 1367, almost half the score of the Galaxy S2 (2622) but still better than the Galaxy S (962). I guess the high screen resolution made it harder to get a higher score.
- Samsung used some sort of tablet-friendly TouchWiz UI for the Galaxy Tab. Itâs not much of an eye-candy but is functional. Besides, it really didnât change much what Honeycomb offered out of the box.
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