Samsung’s Android tablet “Galaxy Tab” was launched on September, 2nd. Being part of a small group invited by Samsung, I had the opportunity to play with the device the night before the official launch. My overall impression is that Samsung made a solid device with nice details.

The Galaxy Tab weighs 380 gram and it’s display measures 7 inch, which makes it lighter and smaller than the iPad. It will be easier to carry around. Nevertheless, its screen resolution with 1024×600 is comparable to the iPad, just with a higher density resulting in a more crisp display. The display left a really good impression, which is no surprise considering Samsung’s reputation in this area.

The Android 2.2 tablet comes with the official Android Market. Almost all Android apps should be available for the Galaxy Tab. A nice thing about the pre-installed apps is that they make use of the bigger screen efficiently. For example, the email app uses two columns: the message list on the left and a the details of the selected message on the right. This is one of my favorite features. Samsung’s tablet also comes with a newspaper and bookstore. In Germany, users can choose from 48 newspapers.

The perceived performance was very good. Like the Galaxy S it seems to have a decent 3D performance as well, making it suitable for advanced games. The Linpack performance app showed around 14 MFLOPS, which lets one speculate whether the JIT Compiler of Android 2.2 is not enabled yet. It was a pre-series device, and there may be some improvements to the final version. The Quadrant performance app showed the Galaxy Tab on the third place after the Nexus One 2.2 and Moto Droid X, but before the Galaxy S.

I gave my labyrinth-style game K’UMPA a quick try: There were some UI glitches at the start and menu screens, but the game itself was smoothly playable in full screen. Some apps and games will need adjustments adapting the new screen resolution and ratio.

We were not told the pricing details yet. I am at the press conference starting at 11:00 am Berlin time, and will update specs in the article.

Oh, and one more thing: you can use the tablet as a phone.

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