Samsung’s much awaited Galaxy Tab 10.1 is in the Philippines. Behind closed doors that is. And this is their prototype, not ready for commercial release.
Let’s take a look!
I first saw the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. But it was too crowded to really appreciate it as everyone was flocking to the Samsung booth. So one quick SMS to Samsung and a confirmation sent me driving over to their office. They left me all by myself in one of their conference rooms with the only unit in the country. This one had WiFi / 3G.
The deal maker is the ultra thin design. The back can be a tad slippery as it’s made out of high quality plastic. So yes it can get a bit oily on the hands after a while. Nonetheless, it’s still great to hold.
It’s everything that the blogs are reporting — it competes in form factor with the iPad 2 as it sports a really thin design. Thinner than the iPad 2. But that’s not important. If you’re an iPad junkie, you wouldn’t care. What’s important is that this is by far the most attractive looking Honeycomb tablet in the market.
If the prototype’s here that means the devices will be on retail soon. I’m estimating some time in July. Exciting! If you want a tablet with an awesome form factor, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 delivers.
32 replies on “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the Philippines!”
Nice… Wanna have one, Sir Jayve… Paraffle naman jan… lol.. 😀
May estimate po kayo ng price?
ayaw nila sabihin eh!
Sabi po dito sa June na release at 30k srp — http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/first-impressions-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1
wait for official pricing =)
what I am sure about: SMART will be carrying this
parehas din po ba yan ng 7 inch galaxy tab na phone na rin?
it has a SIM card slot
So this or Asus eee Pad Transformer? Or wait for the Pad Phone? Hahaha.
I’m waiting for the 8″ screened one. Btw, looking at the above pics, I can’t blame Apple for suing Samsung for copying. That almost looks like the ipad2 (without the home screen button ofc.)
Want! Will be waiting for this one.
Sure na po ba ang sim card and microSD slot sa product na irerelease dito sa Phils? Kasi base sa mga napapanood ko and nababasa, wala daw yun sa irerelease ng Samsung. Pero kung meron nga mas okay talaga. And when po kaya ito ibebenta ng Samsung Phils.?
Is it also upgraded to Honeycomb 3.1?
Thanks! Sorry if I have a lot of questions, haha I’ve been waiting for this for 2 months, kaya hopefully they release this as soon as possible. 😀 Thanks again!
it is coming out here. SMART will have it on a data plan also.
I bet that Samsung will just sell a dock that will support USB hosting and HDMI. In that way they’ll make more $Kaching$ because people will be dying for USB capabilities.
Is this better than the Asus Transformer? 🙂
in what sense? in terms of screen, since I tried both I prefer ASUS. In terms of form factor, I prefer Samsung. The latter has 3G capabilities. The ASUS doesn’t.
How bout the performance? Both have the same hardware and software but is their a difference in their performance?
The ASUS I tried was the retail version. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 I tried was a prototype. So I can’t compare. The latter had hiccups. Well it was a prototype. But in terms of specs both run TEGRA II which means they should be similar in performance. I am not sure about battery life.
ASUS + dock will probably win. Haha. Thanks dude.
which do you prefer…. SGT 10.1 and Acer Iconia A500.. btw.. did you have any reviews for Iconia A500? I’m planning to buy soon but im still confuse which one is better.. many thanks for any inputs…
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Yeah Smart will carry it. I have a friend from smart. And i saw it at the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Ang kinaiinisan ko lang sa Samsung matagal mag release tapos sa sobrang tagal may bago na naman na tablet.
May New Galaxy Tab 7″ na eh. 1.2ghz and dual core pa.
when will smart have this?
35K is the price~ saw it on google~!
ang mahal naman!!!
Launched: How much longer would the units inside the warehouses be deprived from air? Are they having a hard time with their inventory preparations and distribution for ph?
Price TBA: And have they not made up their mind yet on how much they’re going to profit here? Hey man! Prices are out elsewhere. It just takes a cd-r king calculator to do addition! And publish. Hmmm… they’re like “lets see…. Tax for ph, xxxTax for Secretary of/Chairman so & so, Margin for Sammy, Margin for Sammy ph, Dealer’s Share, Promotions, did we miss someone on the list?…. again, again… Tax for ph, Tax for…., Tax for…., Tax for…., Tax especially for…., I think that’s enough… like ipad2, watchatink?, not?, again, again, again… are we the ones paying Smart to carry our product? or the other way around for the exclusive rights…. hmmmm… it’s 5pm, let’s just talk about this again tomorrow… enthusiasts are going to buy anyway whatever the price is”
Wifi Only: did they realize (from Tab 7″) that few eager buyers would buy the less-featured model (wifi only) already when released late but buys mostly from the first released model (whatever model it might be)? they’re like “this time, let’s release the wifi units first and those who would really wait for the gsm units would still wait and buy. that’s selling both to the compulsive and the all-in-feature-only buyers”
when will this be released in the country exactly? o.O
officially by next month if my sources are correct. the units are already here.
@Jayvee Fernandez: This picture above has the tab with a white back cover. Will they be releasing units that have a black back cover like they did with other countries?
jAYVEE,
It’s already end of July, available na ba ang Galaxy Tab 10.1. I’m planning to buy, If so please post the store address where can i buy?
Tnx
Available n toh. U can find it anywhere. 32 thou+ for 16 gb and 38+ for 32 gb
sa samsung store in sm southmall it is only 25k