Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 announced with familiar specs

February 26, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

Samsung has started Mobile World Congress 2012 with a device very similar to one introduced at Mobile World Congress 2011. Today, the company announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), a follow-up to last year’s tablet that is fairly similar.

The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is “well-suited for home and family use,” says Samsung. It also continues the Korean manufacturer’s trend of introducing similar tablets of various sizes. But while rivals like ASUS have already introduced quad-core tablets capable of higher computing and gaming power, Samsung is sticking with dual-core for the GTab 2. The device uses a 1 GHz dual-core processor, though the company hasn’t yet declared from which chip maker.

Other features include a 10.1-inch screen with WXGA resolution, a 3 megapixel rear camera and VGA front-facing camera, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage, and a 7,000 mAh battery. That’s not much of an improvement on the Galaxy Tab already sitting in front of me. However, Samsung did add a microSD slot for expanded memory, and the Galaxy Tab 2.0 comes with Android 4.0 with Touchwiz and Live Panel UX.

Price and regional availability is not yet known. Users should also be aware that certain features may change when arriving in their home market, as we saw with the differences with the original the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Below is the full list of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) specs.

Network	HSPA+ 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
Processor	1 GHz Dual-Core Processor
Display	10.1” WXGA(1280×800) PLS TFT
OS	Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich)
Camera	Main(Rear): 3 Megapixel Camera Sub(Front): VGA for Video Call
Video	Codec: MPEG4, H.264. H.263, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, VP8 Format: 3GP, ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, WebM Playback/ Recording: Full HD@30fps, HD@30fps
Audio	Codec: MP3, AAC, AC-3, AMR, FLAC, MID, WMA, WAV, OGG Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack
Value-added Features & Services	Samsung TouchWiz / Samsung L!ve Panel
	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Hub - Readers Hub/ Music Hub/ Game Hub/ Video Hub
	Samsung Hub Widget* - Music Hub/ Game Hub/ Video Hub
	Samsung S Suggest* (App recommendation service)
	Samsung ChatON mobile communication service
	Samsung AllShare Play
	Samsung Kies / Samsung Kies air
	Google^TMMobile Services - Android Market™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Syncing with Google Calendar™, Google Search, Google +
	Polaris document editor
	A-GPS, Glonass
Connectivity	Bluetooth technology v 3.0 USB 2.0 Host Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Sensor	Accelerometer, Digital compass, Light
Memory	16/32GB User memory + 1GB (RAM) microSD (up to 32GB)
Dimension	256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm , 588g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 7,000 mAh

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2 Comments

Omari Watson says:

February 26, 2012 at 10:51 pm

This is complete bull crap bought this tablet and now they come with a new one hasn’t even been a whole year. Been waiting forever for 4.0 for my tablet and my nexus s 4g and they just drop a new one.
Theunis says:

February 27, 2012 at 2:25 am

That’s quite disappointing!

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