Galaxy Tab 10.1: Und so beginnt es...

Samsung's "Honeycomb" Tablet shows with great hardware, such as Android could once again roll up the market - Small number of optimized apps as the major deficiency
While the world is now much more Android smartphones sold as with IOS, the situation looks at the tablet market is still very different: Here Apple iPad dominated in terms of sales figures so far largely without restriction. But as Google just wants the competition while the - compared to smartphones - still relatively young and "small", but do not leave fast growing market of course. So you have because in the past year significant resources to the creation of a specially fitted Tablets oriented version of its own operating system. An effort at the beginning of February in the release of Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" culminated.
Casserole
Immediately followed the announcements of many manufacturers to move towards the "Honeycomb" based tablets, including South Korea's Samsung Group. A move that may surprise you in this particular case was hardly, but Samsung has already forged ahead in 2010 with the Galaxy Tab in this market - and could get here quite a hollow victory. Its successor - the Galaxy Tab 10.1 - then they showed for the first time in mid-February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​and announced the publication of the same full-bodied for March.
But then everything else: Apple introduced the iPad2 before and at Samsung was suddenly public debate about why the Galaxy Tab 1.10, further adjustments need to be really competitive. Said - done is called: Back to the virtual drawing board. A few weeks later, it is now but actually so far: In June, the Galaxy starts Tab 10.1, slightly lighter, feature a slightly thinner and with a stronger battery than originally planned.
Special Edition
The web standard is under the Google I / O is a special edition of the Galaxy Tab 1.10 get hold of, to which the following test applies. The special about this issue especially the back of the unit, which was decorated for hardcore Android-nerds with small robots. This too is unlocked distributed to the device developers already innately perfect, the system software can thus with a few simple steps to customize what is according to experience in the production equipment rather not be the case. The hardware, however, according to the manufacturer of those who will come in a few weeks in the trade, ident
Warning: Warning!
First, however, even a big fat disclaimer: The following essay is well aware characterized as "preliminary" test. How Samsung assures the web standards, the software should be before the market launch that is still updated on the recently presented Android 3.1 - it may also coincide with a custom TouchWiz interface. On the Google-I/O-Edition is still the version 3.0.1 installed. In this respect, this difference in thinking along your comments on any software problems forever. Once we get final devices and their firmware in the hand, the test is being updated.
And one more note before we start really: The original version of the Galaxy presented in Barcelona Tab 10.1 circulates also commercially, but now under the name "Galaxy Tab 10.1v. Given the meantime, better resources, so be taken to ensure that you do not inadvertently to the older model does.
Impressive
The test begins with a first impression - and had once a consistently positive: The Galaxy has a 10.1 Tab processed not only good, it is also remarkably flat, and become comparatively easy. Especially anyone who has a Motorola Xoom has held in his hands, will find here a striking difference. With a non-live weight of 595 grams, it is also exactly 6 grams lighter than the current competitor from Apple. Even in matters of thickness at offering you the already extremely slim iPad 2 (8.6 vs. 8.8 mm.) Slightly, by Xoom or EeePad Transformer (both: 13mm) it is already far away.
Mirror, mirror on the wall ...
The touch screen of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a diagonal of 10.1 inches - which then would be the origin of the model name cleared. The screen is thus a gauge larger than the iPad 2 (9.7 inches) and also offer a 1280x800 pixels (vs. 1024x768) a higher resolution. And one can also hold fast: The built by Samsung display is superb, the colors are now in direct comparison to the Motorola Xoom much alive. Also at the brightness, there is nothing wrong, less positive, however falls by the test procedure prescribed transition from the fresh air: In the summer outdoor usability of the tablet should not you rather put all too much hope, as the display of the Galaxy Table 1.10 reflects massive.
This is of course also for virtually all other tablets, so far one more time, a general reality check apart from the rest of the narrative thread: Who wants to read e-books in particular, is still better off with a specialized reading device like Amazon's Kindle. These have mainly during daylight hours and are a much better readability even in direct sunlight is not nearly as hot as tablets.
Data
Continue with the figures of the Galaxy Tab 10.1: Inside a clocked at 1 GHz CPU Tegra2 werkt from Nvidia, as seen with virtually all other current - is Android Tablets are used - or announced. The graphics unit is built by specializing in such tasks manufacturer should also provide the necessary gaming performance. The main memory is 1 GByte also interpreted quite generously. The test could also be because no constraints on this issue - as it is less strong in Android-equipped smartphones in the past every now and then in the form of "hangers" were making themselves felt - are detected.
As the use of internal camera at a tablet was not necessarily represent the main area of ​​application, this is mentioned only briefly: On the back is a model with 3.2 megapixels plus flash LED, the originally announced eight megapixels are probably the slimmer dimensions fell victim. But it does make quite a decent picture, even on the video recording at 720p resolution, there is little stay. In addition to the front, a second camera with 2 megapixels is installed, which is mainly used for video telephony via Google Talk.
Duration
The battery is rated good with 7000 mAh charge, has endured the test because even with regular use of two to three days. In the continuous viewing of videos to the Samsung Galaxy Tab - hold around 10 hours, even for long trips so often enough - depending on the brightness setting.
The test device has 32 GB of internal storage space for their own applications and data in commerce, there is then also a - less expensive - model with 16 gigabytes are available. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available in expenditure and UMTS support, a choice that makes in other ways as a key difference is the MicroSD card slot is only when the 3G models, the pure wireless versions can to expand the storage space that is not subsequently.
Other external features of the Galaxy Table 10.1: includes left and right side speakers, sound-wonder you should expect from this course not. In that respect, of course, also missing a headphone plug is not on the side are still the on / off switch and the buttons for volume control.
PDMI instead of USB
When connecting to other devices, Samsung is treading once more - largely - its own way: instead of a micro-USB connector, here is a PDMI interface, not necessarily good news for those who already carry around half a cable box with it. But this interface can also do more than a vile micro-USB connector. In the future, such as Samsung to offer a video-out adapter or a desk stand.