Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab 2 with Android 4.0
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Samsung today announced a follow-up to the original 7" Galaxy Tab and they are calling it the Galaxy Tab 2, no surprise there. What does make this very important news is what will be under the hood of the Tab 2. Android 4.0 makes it's Galaxy Tab debut and it is going to be available in both 3G and WiFi varieties. The Tab will still be running a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 1024 x 600 LCD display. You got a three-megapixel rear-facing camera, a VGA shooter up front, Bluetooth, and HSPA+ connectivity. Plus plenty of other surprises in store.
Here are some excerpts from the official press release. Here they talk about some of features that will be included in the new Galaxy Tab 2.
Samsung’s first Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)-powered tablet offers a variety of new and improved Android OS features. An upgraded Android Market enables access to more than 400,000 applications which can be enjoyed across phones or tablets. Furthermore, a more intuitive user interface includes the ability to swipe-control applications as well as a wholly redesigned app gallery for easier sharing of content. The new OS’s vastly faster performance and response times across multiple applications is further enhanced by HSPA+ 21Mbps or WiFi connectivity.
Additionally, Android 4.0 includes a selection of embedded Google applications that enables users to quickly launch sites and applications that they use frequently; meanwhile, the innovative Face Unlock feature unlocks the tablet through unique facial recognition software.
Here Samsung is talking about some multimedia capabilities that are very new and unique to this Tab.
Complementing the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)’s multimedia offering is Samsung’s upgraded Touchwiz user interface that features Hub widgets for one-step access to users’ content in Hubs; the device also presents S Suggest, a new service offering recommendations of apps suited to users’ tastes directly on a home screen.
The GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0)’s superb multimedia experience is further boosted by Samsung’s AllShare Play, a new content-sharing service available for the first time on any Samsung mobile device. AllShare Play allows users to play or live-stream their multimedia content on their GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) from PCs, other Samsung smart devices as well as third-party web storages. Users can also easily transfer content to other devices or directly to web services.
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