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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Imaginary 7-inch iPad gets real competition from Samsung

While rumors persist Apple will be introducing a 7-inch version of iPad at some point, it looks like Samsung is wasting no time getting their 7-inch competition — the Galaxy Tab — ready for launch. Hey, at least they’re not calling it GalactiPad or SammyPad, right? Here are the purported specs: HD video playback 7″ screen Android 2.2 (Froyo) Video [...]

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Here are the purported specs:

HD video playback
7″ screen
Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Video calling
Augmented reality
Swype
A Sept. 2 coming-out party in Berlin (at the IFA conference).

Samsung manufactures the Apple A4 chipset that powers the iPad and iPhone 4, and we expect they’ll use the similarly specced Hummingbird that powers their Galaxy S-class smartphones here. While Android 3.0 Gingerbread is rumored to have true tablet-sized UI scalability, skinning 2.2 up to fit 7″, especially at a rumored 1280�600 resolution shouldn’t be a huge stretch from the current 800�480. They’ll also, apparently, be offering a range of iPad-like accessories, including a keyboard dock.

So what do you think? Is getting the Galaxy Tab out before a 7-inch iPad (if Apple ever actually releases one) a smart move to grab market share for Samsung? And how does 7-inches of Froyo compete with 9.7-inches of optimized iOS on the current, non-speculative iPad?

[More on the Galaxy Tab from Android Central]

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