
But for now, we’ve got standard Android 3.1 and that’s what we’ll cover in our review (update: Samsung released the TouchWiz upgrade in August 2011).Īndroid 10” tablets vary little on specs: they have a 1280 x 800 capacitive touch screen, a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core CPU with hardware graphics acceleration, a healthy dose of internal storage, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, dual cameras and a GPS. At trade shows earlier this year, Samsung had shown the Tab 10.1 running a tablet version of TouchWiz software that looked very sweet, and when it’s released as a free update, this will set it apart from other Android tablets. On the software side however, it’s no different than other recent vanilla Honeycomb tablets on the market such as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the granddaddy Motorola Xoom.

The silver sides, curved edges and attention to detail put it neck-and-neck with Apple’s finest and set it apart from all other Android Honeycomb tablets. It’s incredibly slim at 0.34” and light at 1.25 lbs., and we can only marvel that Samsung re-engineered it to such lithe sexiness in just a few months. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the Android tablet that’s most like Apple’s hyper-successful iPad 2 tablet from a design perspective. In Chief (twitter: May 2012: Read our review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 that will eventually replace the original Tab 10. What's not: No microSD card slot, no USB host, no standard HDMI out port, Samsung Kies USB file transfer is nightmare for Mac users. Vibrant and sharp display, delicious build quality.

What's hot: Best looking Android Honeycomb tablet on the market and lightest. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Editor's rating (1-5):

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