Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

   The same as LG which announced their best smartphone and a tablet, Samsung has announced their new slate. The new Galaxy Tab has improved hardware and a larger screen than the first product with the same name. The most important specifications are:

-- DISPLAY:  TFT capacitive, multi-touch screen, WXGA 1280 x 800 pixels, 10.1  inches.

-- CPU:  nVidia Tegra 2 1 GHz dual-core processor.

-- MEMORY:  no official details.

-- STORAGE:  16GB or 32 GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 8 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, HD video recording (1080p),

Secondary - 2 MP, video chat.

-- CONNECTIVITY: 4G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, 3.5 mm headphone jack.

-- SENSORS:  Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass, Proximity.

-- BATTERY:  6860 mAh.

-- MULTIMEDIA:  dual surround sound, dual-speakers.

-- OS:  Android Honeycomb 3.0, Adobe Flash 10.1.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking.

   As LG`s Optimus Pad, there are not too many official details released for the new Galaxy Tab so I can only say that is an improved upgrade from the old Tab and a new competitor for the other Android Tablets.

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Samsung Galaxy S II

   Samsung had a powerful word to say at Mobile World Congress. They have announced the new Galaxy S II - the successor of the Galaxy S. This has new hardware and features which really makes it a real upgrade from the original. Also this has integrated Samsung`s own applications for multimedia and business and it appears to be the best combination for work and fun. Most important specifications are:

-- DISPLAY: 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch WVGA 480 x 800 pixels screen, 16M colors, Gorilla Glass.

-- CPU:  Dual-core ARM Cortex A9 1GHz Orion processor.

-- MEMORY:  1GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  16GB or 32GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 8MP camera for full HD video recording (up to 1080p, MPEG-4/H.264).

Secondary - 2MP video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G HSPA+, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, micro-USB port v 2.0, HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- SENSORS:  Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyroscope.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1650 mAh

-- MULTIMEDIA:  Touch sensitive controls, 5.1 sound.

-- OS:  Android 2.3 Gingerbread, ToucWiz UI 4.0, Adobe Flash 10.1 support.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking, Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, Game Hub, Samsung Kies 2.0, Samsung Kies Air, Cisco AnyConnect, Cisco WebEx.

   There is more behind these technical specifications. First is the screen which is more energy optimized, reducing the battery usage. The colors and brightness are superior through the new 12 sub-pixels per inch technology. With the wireless connectivity features the phone can synchronize data with a computer, can work as a remote for a TV and payments can be made with NFC technology. Multimedia experience is complete with 4 hubs applications. With Reader Hub you can access many ebooks, magazines and newspapers, Social Hub integrates all email and social networking tools in one place, Music Hub offers the best sound quality for playback and Game Hub lets you download and play high quality games. The smartphone offers, in the same time, high performance for business area. Galaxy S II comes with Microsoft Exchange Active Sync, has powerful hardware encryption. Also this is a great device for accessing the office network as has adopted the Cisco AnyConnect application technology and is safe to get into the conference calls with the Cisco WebEx application. With all these capabilities the Galaxy S II is a great device that has it all... well almost all. I did not see a HDMI port. The main thing I did not like on the original Galaxy S was the plastic which gave me the impression of cheap material. I hope the quality on this one is better.

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HTC Flyer

   The only big thing HTC had at the Mobile World Congress was a tablet - the HTC Flyer. And is not a bad product as they have integrated some new multimedia applications and the hardware specifications are good also. I am glad and was expecting HTC to get into the tablets market.

-- DISPLAY:  TFT, touch sensitive screen, 1024 x 600 pixels, 7  inches.

-- CPU:  Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz processor.

-- MEMORY:  1GB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  32 GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, HD video recording,

Secondary - 1.3 MP, video chat, video calling.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, micro-USB port 2.0, HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS.

-- SENSORS:  Accelerometer, Proximity

-- BATTERY:  no official details.

-- MULTIMEDIA:  SRS WOW HD virtual surround sound, dual-speakers, stylus pen

-- OS:  Android Gingerbread (2.4) upgradable to Honeycomb 3.0, HTC Sense UI, Adobe Flash 10.1 support, HTML 5.

-- APPLICATIONS:  Google Apps, social networking, 3D games, HTC Scribe, Timemark, HTC Watch, OnLive.

   As mentioned the hardware specifications are good. Now in terms of software Flyer has an improved HTC Sense made especially for tablets offering a unique 3D home screen with lots of widgets. The tablet comes with HTC Scribe technology introducing integrated digital ink innovations. Using the stylus pen, you can take notes through a digital handwriting system, draw or modify pictures. With the Timemark application you can capture the audio of a meeting inline with the notes taken, as tapping on a word from notes will take you in the exact place in time in the audio recording of the meeting.

   HTC has a new premiere with this Flyer device - the HTC Watch. This is a streaming mobile movies platform which enables low-cost on-demand progressive downloading HD movies 'from major studios.' And now the great part is the Onlive cloud gaming platform present on this tablet. Trough OnLive users can connect and access hundreds of games and by connecting the Flyer to a TV through HDMI port - which can bring the feeling of using a console. I really liked the part from the presentation at the Mobile World Congress where someone was connecting a wireless controller (just like the XBOX one) and was playing connected to a TV just like any XBOX, Playstation or WII would.

   Now there are of course things to improve but this is the HTC`s first tablet so is good for now. I did not understand why they could not make it run with Honeycomb from the beginning. I hope HTC will announce a 10.1 inches tablet and with better hardware in the near future.

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