- Samsung Galaxy Tab
I had to gulp when I first heard about the pricing for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab.
I’ve since recovered my composure upon learning of the more reasonable carrier offers at around $400 (with a two-year contract) and a WiFi-only version of Tab for $499.
Samsung’s tablet is the best of the Android lot, and even they’re having trouble keeping up with Apple’s iPad.
ZDNet’s Larry Dignan nicely explains why the rest of the pack won’t equal the pricing and functionality of the current version of the Ipad for some time. Cupertino’s wizards nimbly build the hardware they need to differentiate and outsource the rest.
And Apple’s IOS tablet software won’t have any serious competition for another Android OS rev or two.
As an inveterate cheapskate, I’m still on a mission to scrounge around for capable but inexpensive Android tablets—a reliable Corolla versus a Lexus.
I do have some hopes for the Yixin’s YX-7100 MID and should get my hands on one shortly.
While Samsung’s Tab may be a worthy adversary to the iPad, it still doesn’t have a tablet optimized OS. At the high-end, Apple will dominate, leaving perhaps some interesting niches at the other side of the spectrum.
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