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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

HTC EVO 3D - First look video

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

   Samsung was at the International CTIA Wireless and revealed the new Galaxy Tabs with the same technical specification except for the displays and the battery mainly. These are the first tablets with Google`s Android Honeycomb and with customized user interface. All tablets with Android 3.0 so far did not have any custom UI. The main technical specifications for Tab 8.9 are below:

-- DISPLAY:  TFT capacitive, multi-touch screen, WXGA 1280 x 800 pixels, 8.9  inches.
-- CPU:  1 GHz dual-core processor.
-- MEMORY:  no official details.
-- STORAGE:  16/32/64 GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.
-- CAMERA:  Primary - 3.15 MP, 2048х1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, HD video recording (720p),
Secondary - 2 MP, video chat.
-- CONNECTIVITY: 3G HSPA+ and/or Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, A-GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack.
-- SENSORS:  Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass, Proximity.
-- BATTERY:  6000 mAh.
-- OS:  Android Honeycomb 3.0, Adobe Flash 10.2, TouchWiz UX 4.
-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, Social Hub, Music Hub, Reader Hub, Quickoffice HD editor.

   The new Tabs with TouchWiz UI have a customizable Live Panel, a task manager, calendar and music player. If you remember from the Galaxy S II phone, the Entertainment Hub applications are installed on these devices also and besides that have a Quickoffice HD editor. In terms of design the tablets are thiner and lighter than the new iPad - if you remember Samsung lunched a 10.1 tab at the Mobile Congress in Barcelona which is not that thin but has a better rear camera (8 MP). Going back to the two new devices there are a few differences. The new 10.1 has an improved battery (6800), Bluetooth 2.1, surround sound support and of course a larger screen than the 8.9. It`s good to see new competitors for the iPad 2 but the price will be one of the main advantages as is about the same. I can not believe they made these thiner and lighter than the new Apple tablet.