In today’s world of computing, devices are definitely embracing better and better mobility. A decade ago laptop was your best portable gadget, a few years ago it was netbook, but now, it is definitely the era of tablets.

Unlike pure content consumption with a limited screen space a smart phone provides, and the still limited portability a netbook offers, tablet strikes a very good middle ground that gives us the best of both worlds, and the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a perfect specimen of this evolution.

here's the white & black samsung galaxy tab 10.1
here’s the white & black samsung galaxy tab 10.1

I was invited to a blogger’s only preview of the device that was organized with Celcom and Samsung a couple weeks before the launch, and the good people from Samsung even let us get a hold of the tab for a few days to play with it (check out the short video here).

The tab comes in either white or black (photo above has Cheesie holding the white, and myself holding the black tab… but you can’t tell can you?) colored black plate, for the benefit of the geeks, lets look at the specifications first, shall we?

specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

The graphic above illustrates the dimension of this beautiful gadget. There’s an On/Off button, a set of volume up/down buttons, front (2MP) & back cameras (3MP), a standard 3.5mm jack for headsets, and a SIM card slot. The whole thing is only 8.5mm thick, making the Galaxy Tab 10.1 the thinnest tablet yet, and at 565 grams, one of the lightest too.

The screen is also the brightest I’ve seen, with a 16:10 aspect ration (1280 x 800 pixels) spread across the 10.1″ LCD real estate when measured diagonally, yes, this is where the name comes from too. The screen is simply stunning, you gotta see it for yourself.

look at how thin this tablet is, only 8.6 mm
look at how thin this tablet is, only 8.6 mm

Under the hood there’s the 1 GHz dual-core NvidiaTegra 2 processor with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM.

Of course, for a tablet, connectivity is very important:

  • HSPA +21 850/900/1900/2100
  • EDGE/GPRS850/900/1800/1900
  • Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n dual band support (2.4, 5Ghz)
  • Bluetooh 3.0
  • Wifi-direct

Which basically means, almost every single wireless data technology except for the old infrared that you grandfather might still be using.

Samsung put in a 7000 mAh battery in the tab, and this is good for some 9 hours of movies or up to 72 hours of music. When I was reviewing it, 3-4 hours of playing and online activities uses close to half the juice, so the claim should be pretty accurate.

note: full specs here.

stunning youtube application, 3D google map, and ... this blog :D
stunning youtube application, 3D google map, and … this blog on Galaxy Tab 10.1

This gadget of course, runs the latest Android honeycomb that is built specifically for tablets. This comes with, for example, the latest Google Map application that has 3D maps for certain locations (and hopefully Malaysia soon), Picasa web album synchronizations, and an updated YouTube application too.

The Picasa web album is pretty neat, after signing in with my Google account, the photos I took with my Android phone magically appears on the tab too. This would be very handy especially for blogging & digital manipulation on the tab before sharing to the public. I love this feature.

There are also now a host of new HD applications built specifically for Android Honeycomb too, and just like the phones, you can sign into Android Market place on PC or tab itself, click download on the chosen apps, and they will be downloaded to the tab wirelessly. I think I wasted over 10 hours on a HD tower defense game….

Then there’s the accessories. There are at least two types of keyboards for the tab (look at the photo above), the docked version make it act like a netbook, good for content creation, and there is also a bluetooth version that comes with a casing to hold the tab too.

Celcom broadband plan with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Celcom broadband plan with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

However, to me, the best accessories has got to be the SD & USB card adapters. With these you can copy photos from your camera’s SD card directly onto the tablet, by passing any computer usage altogether, and the USB adapter means that you can back up files, play movies, and basically extend the storage of the tab without limit.

Everyone has been asking for USB connectivity, and finally we have a device that can do exactly that.

Next question is fo course, how much does this cost?

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (3G + wifi & 16 GB) is currently only available via Celcom broadband, RRP at RM 1,899, but with a Celcom broadband contract, you can have it as low as RM 1,468. Check out Celcom Samsung Galaxy Tab page here.

and Lainey won a Galaxy Tab at the launching event for media, grr
and Lainey won a Galaxy Tab at the launching event for media, grr

I went for the media launching event last Friday too, and guess what? Lainey was one of the 2 lucky winners to walk away with a Galaxy Tab 10.1. You can see I wasn’t so thrilled on the photo above, I want one too!

Now let me budget budget abit. 😀

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is in Malaysia now
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32 thoughts on “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is in Malaysia now

  • August 21, 2011 at 11:42 pm
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    Nice tablet by Samsung, but Celcom broadband is not that convincing though, slowest speed among all the telcos. But if use with unifi, sure best!

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    • August 22, 2011 at 12:08 am
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      JD: I’m using Celcom on my mobile and tether quite frequently, fast for me tho.

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  • August 22, 2011 at 1:35 am
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    haiz.. too bad Malaysia dun have the 8mp camera version…

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    • August 22, 2011 at 9:47 am
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      DC: I think there isn’t an 8MP version, that was dropped in favor of keeping the tablet thin, I think.

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  • August 22, 2011 at 9:45 am
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    ya.. can see your mild frustration in the last pic.. hehe.. better luck next time ya 🙂

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    • August 22, 2011 at 9:48 am
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      ken: hahha yah lets hope so!

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    • August 22, 2011 at 10:54 am
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      lainey: still.not.happy. hahahah

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    • August 22, 2011 at 11:41 am
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      ciki: of course, just ask dear old josen to buy. hahaha

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  • August 22, 2011 at 1:37 pm
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    Pretty good specs! The advance of technology eh?

    I remember paying close to RM 7,000 for a fully speced 1Ghz DESKTOP back when I was a teenager.

    Now these processors power desktops. 🙂

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    • August 22, 2011 at 3:38 pm
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      Huai Bin: haha yah, my first was 233 mhz that costs me 3-4k self assembled, i had all of 32 mb ram too!

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      • August 22, 2011 at 10:06 pm
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        I didn’t have Pentium as a first computer, my very first one was a 486 running on just 33 Mhz…but it can run Doom and Doom II. Heck, I even managed to get it to run Quake at probably 3 seconds per frame (instead of FPS). 😉

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        • August 22, 2011 at 11:00 pm
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          Huai Bin: hahah that’s epic!

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  • August 23, 2011 at 1:42 am
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    lol, you really dont look very please in the final photo.

    And… I want one of that too! ><

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  • August 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm
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    ky, buy my ipad 2 la!!

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    • August 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm
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      connie: how cheap? hahaha

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      • August 23, 2011 at 8:13 pm
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        Cheap enuf to get this samsung tab for myself!

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        • August 24, 2011 at 8:54 am
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          Connie: hahaha you waittttt

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  • August 25, 2011 at 9:15 am
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    I read from sin chew saying that 45 days later , other telcos can launch this
    so i am gonna wait and see …..

    but still is it possible to just purchase the device itself without the data plan ??
    Is there gonna be a wifi model ??

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    • August 25, 2011 at 9:35 am
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      Ah Hon: I think you can probably buy without plan too from blue cube, wifi model never announce yet so we’ll just have to wait i guess.

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  • May 19, 2012 at 10:28 am
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    I read in the net that Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a flaw and that is it develops “newton ring” on its screen after a few months of usage. Any comments

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    • May 21, 2012 at 5:44 pm
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      Mousedeer: I’m not aware of that problem tho. :/

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  • July 7, 2012 at 10:50 pm
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    can i know samsung 10.1 how much the price now?? need to buy but some people say it samsung 10.1 is good then samsung tab 2 is that true…

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  • July 7, 2012 at 10:52 pm
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    please reply soon cause I need to buy and give present to my wife.. :mrgreen: … I heard also next week had pc fair should I go there and see how’s is goes? It’s the samsung tab 10.1 is better or samsung tab2 10.1 is good to buy it? 😳

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    • July 9, 2012 at 1:32 pm
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      din: I’m not sure of the price now but it is a pretty neat device, get it! 😀

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  • October 28, 2012 at 8:34 pm
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    nice toy for all age

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    • October 29, 2012 at 2:29 am
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      ashley: hahaha, true that.

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