Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Hey techies! It's Ross from the tech team duo of Today's Tech Blogger. I'm not sure if you've noticed but with today's consumer "need" growing to be connected socially and to the internet at all times companies like Samsung have been producing mobile devices to help us do just that. Samsung late last year released its Galaxy S Tablet after releasing its line of Galaxy S Smartphones. With the new craze of opensource software becoming available to phones, the Google Android OS market has been booming.

The technology Samsung had used at the time surpassed current Smartphone as well as mobile technology with their new AMOLED screen, which portrays the clearest images on mobile devices on the market today. Still currently, consumer's are still purchasing the Galaxy line as they still have the best screens on the market. Apple's iPad, the main competitor of the Galaxy S Tab, has a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 where as the Galaxy S Tab 1024 x 600. Though the resolution of the iPad does off the box say it is higher, they crisp color produced my the more vibrant AMOLED screen the Galaxy has is very noticable. Don't get me wrong, the screen of the iPad is great but I'm an opensource guy. Being able to freely create, distribute and download Apps that Apple charges users for I see as a perk. Not only that, but the Apps on the Android Market place are supported by their creators fairly well. And just to make it clear, I'm not saying all Apps for the Android are free, but more and more Apps that are used are opensource.

The Galaxy S Tab runs off of Androids new OS Android 2.3 "Gingerbread." The OS is Androids creme de le creme of OS's so far and all Android users will agree that the OS is very simple to use and aesthetically is amazing with or without the plethora of customizations offered.

Now to knock the product about one small detail... I have to admit, Apple did one thing right... They are selling it to individuals without mobile data plans... C'mon Samsung! When will you release this for the rest of us who just want to take advantage of WiFi? I mean I know you can pay full retail on the device and use the WiFi, but you still have the 3G receiver installed. The Galaxy S Tab generally runs around $500 ($499) without a data plan, but with a mobile 3G plan gets bumped down to what I'm finding to be $400 ($399.)

I know I'll be getting one when the WiFi only models come out without the cellphone company branding on it.