Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab

3 Reviews:

Review by	Eches.net
Submitted on	2011-04-08 10:28:20
Overall the Samsung Galaxy Tab is the best Android based tablet on the market and it is the first real competition to Apple's iPad. However, since Google has not yet come up with a clear mandate for Android as a tablet operating system, any device based on Android suffers lack of application and software support. In short, Samsung has to come up with its own apps to enliven this device.

Review by	Fortune
Submitted on	2011-04-08 10:27:13
Contrary to what some have said, the Galaxy Tab works. It is immediately beneficial and fun and when I leave the house, it is the first thing I grab. My wife and toddler both love it as well. It works for novices and techies alike. Like any 1.0 product, however, it has its rough edges, but they are small and largely fixable. The biggest question I have is about form factor and use case. The people in the tablet market likely already have smartphones. If you use the Galaxy Tab in the way Samsung advertises (and you certainly will), what is the point of having a smartphone? Smaller screen, shorter battery life, more expensive plan? The phone becomes expendable. It quickly becomes a feature phone or a "backup." Many people won't want to carry something this big around with them wherever they go. That isn't unreasonable either. In that case, a good netbook or an iPad or even a small notebook like a MacBook Air make even more sense. Still, I think there is a market for this product. It fits somewhere in between a netbook/iPad and a Kindle/Smartphone. It is as portable enough to be put in a pocket, yet it has the power of a much bigger device which can't be. I'll say this: If I was only allowed one mobile device besides my computer, I'd pick the Galaxy Tab.

Review by	Engadget
Submitted on	2011-04-08 10:26:02
Rating	7
The good - Compact and extremely solid build - Great quality 7-inch, capacitive touchscreen - Two cameras The bad - Not all apps scale to the screen - Little support from Google - No decent video calling software