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Tezcatlipoca · 12-10-2011, 00:53

More power?

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has the same CPU as the iPad 2 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9), more RAM (1GB rather than 512MB), but an inferior GPU (GeForce ULP rather than a dual-core PowerVR SGX543MP2)[1 2 3]. Fairly balanced, I think... Although I'd rather have the superior GPU of the iPad 2 than the increased RAM of the Tab 10.1.

Less money?

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 costs exactly the same as the iPad 2... e.g. £479 for 32GB WiFi only, £100 extra for 3G. Looking at e.g. Currys, there appears to be a 64GB model on the way (with & without 3G), which, again, costs the same as the iPad 2.

[The Motorola Xoom and RIM PlayBook also initially cost exactly the same as the iPad 2... but had their prices slashed after rather poor sales...Will the Tab go the same way? The sales figures do suggest that the majority of tablet consumers simply aren't interested in non-Apple tablets priced the same as the iPad. Amazon may have more luck, due to the lower price, and due to it being the only company other than Apple to understand that it's about content and not specs, and the only company other than Apple to also control the whole ecosystem]

The only Galaxy Tab to have the (admittedly lovely) Super AMOLED Plus display is the Galaxy Tab 7.7, for which I can't find a release date or price. I think 7.7" is a little small for a tablet, but I suppose others may prefer it.

The iPad may not play .mkv out of the box, but it's hardly a hassle to download an app. Ditto for UPnP/DLNA streaming. No HDMI port, but you can buy an adaptor...which I believe is also necessary for the Tab 10.1, as I think that has no built-in HDMI port? No SD slot either, but again the Tab doesn't have one of those too. Both need an adaptor for that.

EDIT: Here we are, HDMI adaptor for the Tab 10.1, SD card adaptor for the Tab 10.1.

12-10-2011, 00:53	#15
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	Re: Small laptop/Android tablet/W7 tablet suggestions? More power? The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has the same CPU as the iPad 2 (dual-core ARM Cortex-A9), more RAM (1GB rather than 512MB), but an inferior GPU (GeForce ULP rather than a dual-core PowerVR SGX543MP2)[1 2 3]. Fairly balanced, I think... Although I'd rather have the superior GPU of the iPad 2 than the increased RAM of the Tab 10.1. Less money? The Galaxy Tab 10.1 costs exactly the same as the iPad 2... e.g. £479 for 32GB WiFi only, £100 extra for 3G. Looking at e.g. Currys, there appears to be a 64GB model on the way (with & without 3G), which, again, costs the same as the iPad 2. [The Motorola Xoom and RIM PlayBook also initially cost exactly the same as the iPad 2... but had their prices slashed after rather poor sales...Will the Tab go the same way? The sales figures do suggest that the majority of tablet consumers simply aren't interested in non-Apple tablets priced the same as the iPad. Amazon may have more luck, due to the lower price, and due to it being the only company other than Apple to understand that it's about content and not specs, and the only company other than Apple to also control the whole ecosystem] The only Galaxy Tab to have the (admittedly lovely) Super AMOLED Plus display is the Galaxy Tab 7.7, for which I can't find a release date or price. I think 7.7" is a little small for a tablet, but I suppose others may prefer it. The iPad may not play .mkv out of the box, but it's hardly a hassle to download an app. Ditto for UPnP/DLNA streaming. No HDMI port, but you can buy an adaptor...which I believe is also necessary for the Tab 10.1, as I think that has no built-in HDMI port? No SD slot either, but again the Tab doesn't have one of those too. Both need an adaptor for that. EDIT: Here we are, HDMI adaptor for the Tab 10.1, SD card adaptor for the Tab 10.1.