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Review of the tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Android 3.1

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the most modern and most technically advanced Android 3.1 tablet. Without a doubt, this is the next step in the evolution of tablets. Judge for yourself - the thickness of the tablet is only 8.6 mm, the glossy screen is framed by a silver frame. To match the modern design, the small weight of the tablet - 565 g. This was achieved thanks to the lightweight plastic case cover.

Controls on the body - minimum: power button and volume rocker. Immediately on the top panel there is a headphone jack and a connector for a SIM card. Left and right are stereo speakers, which are covered with a protective mesh. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has two cameras: front - 2 Mpx, rear - 3 Mpx camera with autofocus and LED flash for shooting photos and videos in HD format.

The new tablet got its name on the diagonal of the screen - 10.1 inches. At the same time, the high resolution of 1280x800 provides an increased density of points so that the pixels are not visible. The screen matrix is ​​Samsung's own design. The screen is quite good, because this is the latest generation of TFT. Display proportions - 16:10.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 looks thin and light on the outside, while the inside is full of modern technology. Models with a 3G module have HSPA + technology, which provides speed at the level of a Wi-Fi connection when connected to the Internet using a regular SIM card. In Russia, for example, the HSPA + technology has already been introduced by the mobile operator Megafon.

The tablet is built on Nvidia Tegra 2 with support for many 3D games with a dual-core Cortex A9 processor running at 1 GHz and an Nvidia GeForce graphics card. The Android 3.1 operating system has been optimized for a multi-core processor. You can personally observe the effective use of two cores, as well as the change in the processor frequency from the load.

The Galaxy Tab is built for the tech enthusiast. For example, you can fully browse any site with Flash 10.2, all without sacrificing convenience or battery life. A capacious battery (7000 mAh) provides more than nine hours of operation without recharging. Modern hardware and software capabilities have allowed the tablet to have a large, high-resolution screen and place a lot of information.

In the new Android 3.1, large widgets are on the desktops and show information in real time. Therefore, it is not at all necessary to peer at small text on the screen, because everything looks large enough on a tablet. At the same time, high resolution is enough to place a lot of text, to see not three words from the letter header, but the entire header, and even scroll through the list of letters without going into the application. You can get into the application simply by clicking on the widget.

Samsung has supplemented the already interesting features of Android 3.1 with the proprietary Samsung TouchWiz graphical interface with Live Panel support. Samsung branded widgets are included. The location and size of the widgets is easy to customize.

Thanks to TouchWiz technology, there is a so-called Mini Apps Tray. It makes it possible, without closing the application, to immediately call the task manager, calendar, notes, a simple calculator and a music player. All this will definitely save the user time.

By holding down the Home button, you can invoke the Task Manager, where you can close unnecessary programs, as well as clear memory of unnecessary background processes. The second button brings up a scrolling list of recent apps. This is often more convenient than searching for frequently launched applications from among the many installed.

You can purchase accessories for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. For example, a card reader for SD cards, as well as an adapter to the HDMI connector for connecting a tablet to a TV.

Tablet internet capabilities

Well, now it's time to talk about the internet capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. First of all, I would like to note that there are modifications of the Galaxy Tab tablets only with Wi-Fi or with Wi-Fi and 3G. In models with 3G, the user is always connected, and support for HSPA + technology provides the highest Internet speed - up to 21 Mb / s. This makes real, for example, the ability to view HD video without Wi-Fi, with only one SIM card.

The Internet browser is one of the strengths of the tablet, because a large number of screen pixels (1280 in width) allows you to fully view Internet sites without any adaptation for mobile devices. And the powerful Nvidia Tegra 2 hardware and the 1 GHz dual-core processor not only quickly open complex Internet pages, but also allow you to comfortably scroll and scale them.

The context menu button in the browser has been moved from the bottom panel to the top right. In the Menu, we can see various commands, such as, for example, sending a page by mail. Also interesting is the ability to print the page on a Samsung printer. As on a computer, any page can be bookmarked, and if necessary, you can edit the page description. Selected pages are displayed as graphic icons, or simply as a list. The browser also maintains a Journal with a breakdown by periods.

Tab-browser interface allows you to open each page in its own tab, without closing the previous one. Switching between tabs is instant. The browser of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is functionally not inferior to the browsers of computers, especially considering the support for Flash 10.3. And the high resolution and large screen size makes reading Internet pages comfortable. Moreover, in Android 3.1, the possibilities for selecting and copying text have been expanded. Holding the press, you can select the desired fragment and select the necessary operations in the top menu - copying and pasting text immediately into an e-mail message.

Youtube videos can be watched in a regular Internet browser, but traditionally for tablets there is a separate application with a beautiful 3D interface that uses hardware acceleration. The covers of the videos are scrolled in space. Like on Youtube, videos are sorted by genre, and a lot of information is placed on the screen. The pictograms clearly show what is inside the video, and everything works very quickly. In order to find a video of interest, it is not necessary to use the keyboard: you can say the text with your voice. Even if you don't try too hard, recognition is unmistakable.

You can watch an HD movie in full screen, while the lower bar of the tablet interface is kindly hidden and does not make an eyesore. Youtube HD videos play smoothly.

The well-known IP telephony service Skype offers only voice calls so far. Video calls should appear later. The tablet client has the same functionality as the mobile client. Calls are audible, so you don't need to hold the tablet to your ear. Echo cancellation works effectively.

For video calls, you can use the Google Talk service right now. The tablet's two-megapixel front-facing camera lets you chat seamlessly.

Samsung is especially proud of its social media aggregator Social Hub. This is both a special widget and an application that combines messages from different social networks into a single list. You can add an account from Twitter, Facebook, multiple email clients, and more. All new messages are conveniently displayed in a single list. The main functions of social networks are also present: reposting, quoting, voting, typing a new message.

When it comes to reading books, the large, high-resolution screen and high dot density make the pixels invisible and allow you to read books in comfort. There are standard reader functions: table of contents, change font, bookmarks, and more.

For office documents, the tablet comes with an advanced Polaris Office application.In addition to the beautiful modern appearance, the achievements of this program are in correct work with complex files of the Office 2010 format while maintaining their appearance and formatting. The program has two modes - viewing and editing. Thus, Polaris Office bundled with a tablet is a significant contribution to the ability to edit office documents.

In addition to "Word" documents, you can open all others, for example, PowerPoint presentations. By connecting the tablet via HDMI, the presentation can be displayed on the TV.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of the top contenders for Android tablets in the second half of this year. Its most important features are the screen made using the new PLS technology, good battery life, the Android 3.1 operating system with the proprietary TouchWiz shell and, of course, the record-breaking thinness and weight. However, all these "chips" can only benefit if the price of the device is competitive.

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