The iPad has its first competitor on par

The iPad has its first competitor on par

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7500) Tablet (25.6 cm (10.1 inch) touchscreen, 3G, 3 MP Camera, Android 3.1, 16 GB internal memory) Black (Personal Computers)

Customer Review

I own the only tablet since yesterday afternoon by 12 clock in the Version white / 16GB / 3G. I have now been waiting for about 2 months on the tablet. Admittedly, in the meantime I wanted to set another device to me quite, because the release was postponed again and again backwards. Even on an iPad 2, I thought in the meantime. But now I have to say the wait was definitely worth it.

1. The first impression

The tablet comes in a small, but very chic packaging, as one is used by modern smartphones / tablets. An accessory is a USB cable, which is also connected to the included AC adapter for charging cable, delivered a small operation manual and in-ear headphones with essays in various sizes. As far as a normal scale, up to the headphones, because most ordinary button headphones are included. So same time tried the headphones. My conclusion: Better than the competition, but against my middle-class in-ear headphones from Tomann no comparison, but still a plus for trying.
Now for the tablet. First, some protective films are removed, insert the SIM card when 3G model and you're set. The tablet is really very very thin and light, even with several hours of use, the holding is not annoying. The design is really very successful and stands out very from the competition.

2. Switch on - and off you go!

Now, the tablet was ready so far and I first put it into operation. Make some settings such as time, Google Account, and wireless network that only takes a few minutes and everything works right away very well. Thereafter, the user lands on the home screen. Is equal to see that the machine is shipped with Samsung's own TouchWiz user interface already UX. For devices that have already been sold in advance, for example in the US, there is this update since yesterday to download directly from the device, but for any software updates is a Sign for Samsung needed, which can be done directly on the device and 1 minute takes. Preinstalled are esentielle programs like Youtube, Google Maps, a calculator and so on Samsung's TouchWiz brings some very nice widgets for a total of 5 Home Screens with, as well as the so-called "hubs". These are small stores, by category. One for apps, and so on a buy for music with this you can directly from Samsung. We recommend the pre-installed app "Samsung Apps", in so far are about 50 apps to download, which is not much, but all are designed for Android Honeycomb and the screen size of the tablets, in the traditional Android Market, this is still very cumbersome and confusing design.
A tip regarding Flash: You must first install Adobe Flash (free) download from the Android Market. To be able to use it in the browser then you have in your browser settings in addition to plug-ins "required" or "always" set. This option is very hidden and I had to speculate for a while, why the flash presentation was not working.

3. Android Honeycomb 3.1 - But very mature?

What I noticed after heavy use that a lot of arguments that previously spoke against Android Honeycomb, either only occur with other devices or are simply out of thin air. The Galaxy Tab runs really smoothly and quickly, trailer or the like did not occur previously, for virtually all the necessary functions have been around for Tablets customized apps, especially in games is Honeycomb my opinion now compared to the Smartphone Android 2.3 Vorpsprung far, there are already a lot of tablet-specific games, which are generally really often come close to the current consoles graphics and actually be fun. The many allegations, which Android Honeycomb is always exposed, shattered really completely on this tablet.

4. Battery - Really a lot of perseverance

So far, the battery falls to me very positive. In the empty battery complete recharge takes about 4 hours while charging and during use is real progress over sluggish, this is but the undersized power supply. For the battery with its 7000 mAh really a very good endurance. For intensive use with Wi-browser, eBuddy, games, videos, etc. you need about an hour. 10 to 12 percent of battery, which during intensive continuous use so a duration of about 9 hour equals, for me a fantastic value. In normal use and standby when not in use the tablet without problems two days can be used without charge in order to get it empty in a day, it must be really the whole day in use. Definitely a plus because many tests that I have read before, spoke of a much shorter duration, which has turned out to be wrong.

5. The display - brilliant and sharp

The display of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is really beautiful. At a resolution of 1280x800 pixels one expects here a sharp image, which to really extreme light output offers very dark and everything has almost no jaggies. I have viewed the displays of the Iconia Tabs un the Asus Transformer Epad me a few days ago and they both really can not keep up with nearly the Samsung tablet. Again, Samsung proves top class.

6. The speakers - a little cinema feeling on the go

What really surprised me, so I start it for its own sub-item, the speakers are. These are located on the left and right side near the top, so you will not covered under normal holding the tablets. Already during the first test, I noticed that they really are extremely loud, even at full volume supply good and clean sound that can even recognize a little bit of bass and definitely create a surround sound. This is something I never expected in such a small and flat device. Hear both music makes so really fun and also films seem really very impressive and give a little cinema feeling. This can keep no other comparable device currently absolutely. How is that possible when the minimalist design, to me is a complete mystery.

7. Lack of connections - no problem for me

Many "opponents" have criticized the lack of ports such as USB or SD card on the Galaxy Tab. Fret I would not even if they were present, but they really are not really necessary, so far I have not missed them second. If the change yet, I'll supply later here, but such a slim and lightweight design just to claim victims, and a USB port would have made the tablet just thicker. I think in the coming years, the cloud will prevail so that fewer and fewer physical value is set to Mass Storage and Samsung beats this way just now a. Nowadays it mourns the majority no diskettes or cassettes more afterwards because there is just newer and better technology and so a tablet is indeed a device that is made absolute for the use of the Internet, so you can also listen to music online, watch movies online watch etc.

Conclusion:

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the first device that real serious alternative to the current iPad 2 represents. The battery is equivalent to the display better already own of the resolution here. When connecting tehre both devices be nothing connecting additional devices via HDMI, USB, etc. is only via adapter possible. In the Honeycomb apps is lagging behind a bit, but the situation is already much better than I expected and Google creates currently yes incentives to push forward the development of tablet apps for Android.
At the end actually decides only the personal preference of which device they acquire. I also have an Android phone and I was clear from the outset that I am an Android tablet like better. Mistake really commits the purchase of this here Tablets nobody, you get a mature and great product, which proves itself in everyday and really prepares fun.
The need for a tablet per se has any answer for themselves. For my case, throw my desktop PC now that I own smartphone and tablet, only to when I need to settle things professional / academic affairs, etc., everything else can the tablet quickly, cozy, somehow just cooler and the smartphone on the go best. And here you have to give Steve Jobs once right: We are now in the post-PC era, ultralight, small, mobile, yet extremely powerful devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 release the old, heavy, clunky PCs and laptops in more and more areas from. Personally, I find this development great and am anew every day excited to see how technology evolves world. People involving similar to this device, as well as everyone else, found just great.
Therefore I an absolute buy recommendation and 5 stars for the device.

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