Samsung Galaxy GT-P1000

After many rumors, Samsung has finally introduced its first tablet, the Galaxy Tab Samsung (GT-P1000), officially announced a day before the opening of the IFA 2010 (Berlin, Germany). The specification sheet of Samsung Galaxy is presented as an alternative to the iPhone 4 and IPAD. It has a touch screen 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 pixels and a Cortex A8 processor 1.0GHz with PowerVR SGX540.

The new Samsung tablet Galaxy is run on the Android OS 2.2 (Froy) with 3.0 TouchWiz user interface and support services from Google. Bring access to SamsungApps application store, Google Maps Navigation, Swype keyboard, application to edit documents and e-book reader.

The Galaxy Tab Samsung supports 2.5G (GSM / GPRS / EDGE) 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G (UMTS / HSDPA) 900/1900/2100 MHz, and can make calls over cellular networks, such as ViewSonic ViewPad 7.

Can features a 1.3MP digital camera front for video calls, 512MB of RAM, 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash and video recording format allows HD 720p (1280 x 720 pixels). The tablet is able to play videos with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (Full HD). It is compatible with Adobe Flash 10.1, DivX and XviD, and has HDMI connector.

Other features, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi, GPS, 16GB/32GB internal memory, microSD card slot (up to 32GB), gyro sensor, Geo-magnetic sensor, accelerometer, light sensor, and a 4000mAh battery that delivers up to 7 hours of video playback.

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Samsung starts mass production of 22-inch transparent LCD panels

Samsung has announced mass production of transparent LCD panels. The products have a diagonal of 22 inches and are characterized by a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels. Panels are available in two versions: color and black and white.

Compared to conventional LCD panels with built-in lighting, transparency, which is about 5%, the newtechnology of Samsung raised the values ​​to 15% for color style and 20% - for black and white, which allows seeing through the display. 


According to the manufacturer, transparent panels consume 90% less electricity due to the fact that they use light from external light sources, including solar. Universal connection determines the presence of interfaces HDMI andUSB.

Senior vice president of SamsungElectronics LCD Business Younghwan Park expressed confidence that displays on the basis of transparent panels will find wide application in various fields, and therefore the company intends to lead this segment of the market.

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Samsung officially presented the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and an updated Galaxy Tab 10.1

CTIA Wireless 2011 exhibition became an arena for the official announcement of the new Tablet PC Galaxy Tab 8.9. However, a complete surprise was that along with it, the Koreans have submitted an updated Tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1, which they announced barely a month ago.

As reported, Galaxy Tab 8.9 is equipped with a 8.9 inch 1280 x 800 pixels screen and ARM-processor operating at 1 GHz, and runs on Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Tablet also features built-in HSPA+, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, and two cameras: rear - 3Mp and front 2Mp. Manufacturer did not disclose amount of RAM, but revealed amount of built-in memory: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB to choose.

Galaxy Tab 8.9 is fitted with a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a digital compass and a light sensor, and the headphone jack and integrated stereo speakers. There is also a built-in slot for microSD memory card that supports cards of up to 32GB.

A few words about the software component of Galaxy Tab 8.9. Flash Player 10.2 is integrated into its OS, it also has proprietary TouchWiz UX interface and access to Android Market, there is also support for Microsoft Exchange and Quickoffice HD Editor to work with documents.

Dimensions of Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 are: 230,9 x 157,8 x 8,6 mm, weight - 470 grams. It has a really big battery with 6000 mAh capacity.

The most notable change that has occurred in the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is its body. It used to have dimensions of 246.2 x 170.4 x 10.9 mm and weigh 599 grams. The size of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 is: 256.6 x 172.9 x 8.6 mm and it weighs - 595 grams. It turns out that the renewed tablet is slightly increased in length and width, but became much thinner. 4 grams that it lost will hardly makes a difference, however, they can now be proud about their record thinness of the device.

The most important change in a constructive part of an updated Galaxy Tab 10.1 is replacement of an 8-megapixel camera on the rear with a 3 Mp camera. We can now all forget about 1080p video recording ability. Senior tablet as well as Galaxy Tab 8.9, got the support of Adobe Flash Player 10.2, but uses a slightly different power supply: it used to have a 6860 mAh battery, but today it has exactly 6800 mAh.

Updated Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 goes on sale in the U.S. on June 8. The cost of the version with 16 GB of internal memory is $ 499, with 32 GB - $ 599. Sales Galaxy Tab 8.9 in America will start early summer; the cost 16 GB model will be $ 469, 32 GB version will cost you $ 499.

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