For those who find the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 inches too limiting and 10.1 inches of the same versions too heavy can now wait for a certain time and get Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inches. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the talk of the town and if you are sure of going with Samsung Tab but confused to go with 7 inches or 10.1 inches, go with 8.9 inches variant of the same. So let us go through why you should go with Galaxy Tab 8.9.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been a #1 competitor to the famous Apple iPad among the tablets. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet inch has just been announced and it would be released in 3rd Quarter of 2011. Here with go with the first preview of the handset before its launch.
Table of Content:
We have gone through the details of upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inches
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Hardware & Design
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Software & Performance
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Features
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Camera
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Battery Life
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Price
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Gallery
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Design & Hardware
In terms of hardware and design, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inches version is just the dump of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 but it’s an evolution step in Android tablets. Going into the hardware specifications Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 features an ultra slim with powerful hardware whcih loses some weight from the earlier models. This was on the cards as many comments were received on the 10.1 inches version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet has near perfect display screen with PLS LCD screen which provides a maximum resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Providing widescreen 16:10 aspect ratio makes watching videos, movies and playing games convenient enough. The screen size of it is 8.9 inches, thus the name (Samsung Tablets includes screen size in their name to easily identify). The display screen offers high pixel density which provides high colors display with various viewing angles.
It’s powered with dual core 1 GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor with Tegra 2 T20 chipset, ULP GeForce GPU is for the graphical acceleration. And on top of that we have 1 GB of RAM good enough to run multiple apps on the device. Coming back to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 design, it has the thickness of 8.6 mm and it is the slimmest tablet ever found. Its a perfect hold in the hand providing the joy of high tech gadget. The back portion of the tablet is made up of plastic which has made it lighter in weight rather than being heavy.
It features a SIM slot which can accommodate a regular size 2G or 3G SIMs which would finally take an edge over its serious competition from Apple iPad 2 tablet. You can do voice call over 2G and video call on 3G network available on this tablet, not available in Motorola Xoom or Apple iPad.
The Android tablet market has spur to its extreme and just after few months of release of Honeycomb operating system, we already have a dozen of intriguing tablets like Motorola Xoom, Acer Iconia Tab A500, Toshiba Thrive and Asus EEE Pad Transformer. We have seen the best Honeycomb tablet in the form of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Toshiba Thrive, Motorola Xoom & Asus Transformer and expected Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 could we be in the top 5 slot.
One thing you should complain about this device is lack of much essential keys. Although it include basic button like power, 3.5 mm headset jack and microphone and the connectivity pins. And it also includes a TV out port to enjoy rich media content on High definition devices.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Software & Performance
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 boards Honeycomb 3.0 Android operating system is powered by Google. Going through the specifications it’s certainly going to be the straight pick of the end users. With the tablet you would be able to browse the Apps marketplace and you can install those apps in your tablet which includes both paid and free applications.
So when you have Samsung products its obvious that you can get the access to Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps gallery has number of apps optimized for this tablet which are free. The library apps which are specially meant for this tablet will grow by the time product is on the hands of the users.
Recently Samsung has also launched Samsung UnPacked app for Android in which it provides live webcast to Samsung events for newly launched products.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Features
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inches tablet comes with 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity which I think would be very much enough. But considering that people demand more of HD content which consumes more space adding a 32 GB memory card through the card slot wouldn’t mind in spending some amount for extra space.
The Data connectivity is possible by various sources like Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, included Wi-Fi hotspot sharing, HSDPA 3G connectivity at 21 Mbps top speed and HSUPA connectivity. As this tablet is 2G compatible it also includes GPRS with EDGE browsing although it would be slower in data transfer. The devices weights 470 grams with dimension 230.9 x 157.8 x 8.6 mm.
It obvious to have pre-installed apps like Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration on this tablet as it runs on Android operating system which is powered by Google.
MP3, WAV, eAAC+, OGG audio formats & MP4, DivX, Xvid, H.264, H.263 video formats. Unfortunately there is not much codec support with no DivX and Xvid support. You either have to get a third-party app or convert them to the formats which are supported. The flash content can easily be rendered with addition of Adobe Flash 10.2 support. It also includes the Quickoffice HD editor and viewer to view and edit Office files like Word, PowerPoint & Excel.
It includes 3.15 megapixel camera with auto focus. Even in the low light conditions you can make use of the LED flash to take good enough pictures. The video recording at 720p is easily possible with the help of its camera but I am not sure on how many users would love it with 3.15 megapixel camera.
There has been various apps dedicated for the purpose of video call, voice call and video conferences in the recent few months and what could be perfect device other than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 which has impressive 2 mega pixel front camera. Get your friends on Fring or Skype and enjoy voice calls and video calls. And recently we found out that Viber app has been launched for Android OS which allows free VoIP calls to all the users on Viber which supports Android and Apple OS users too.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Gallery
Some of the picture of Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 version –
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is powered by Lithium polymer 600 mAh battery which would offer a 8 hours of battery backup on continuous music playback or normal usage. By ensuring few steps to make sure that your battery doesn’t dry up quickly, you can extend the battery life of it. Overall the battery backup is good enough and can last for a day and half. Overall by battery saving tips you can increase the battery life of your tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Price
It’s clear that Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inches versions would be in three variants of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity but there is no pricing details referred to on these tablet. There is available for both the 3G tablet and just the WiFi tablet. The 3G tablet is priced higher because it includes all the things which are present in Wi-Fi tablet version.
Conclusion
If you are in the hunt of faster tablet computing device with less weight, then you should go with Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 which by the launch is expected to be the best seller. Only the launch awaits the success of it.
