New Gadget 2011

The tablet is enclosed in a plastic frame^[6] that makes it lighter than other metal-bodied tablets, weighing 380 g (0.84 lb).^[7]

The GT-P1000 model carries a 7" LCD TFT instead of the AMOLED which is used by Samsung in the rest of its Galaxy S phones.^[8] The screen has a 1024�600 resolution. It has a flash internal storage of 16 GB or 32 GB that can be expanded with additional microSD flash cards with up to 32GB more. Its CPU is a 1.0 GHz Cortex A8 application and has 512 MB of RAM paired with a PowerVR SGX540 graphics processor.

The tablet has two cameras: a 3.2 MP camera (rear) that comes with a LED flash and a 1.3 MP front camera for video calling. The front camera have auto focus features when pressing the virtual shutter button. Photo is taken upon release the button. Also have auto panorama pictures, combining 8 picture. Also offer Single shot, Continuous, Panorama, Smile shot, Self-shot. Smile shot will automatically trigger once the subject smile.

The tablet has 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G connectivity through GSM, CDMA, HSPA and HSUPA networks, and a GPS chip.

It is believed that its 4000 mAh battery will give it 7 hours of video playback or 10 hours of talk time.^[9]

The AT&T and T-Mobile variants of the Galaxy Tab have a SIM slot that accept a micro SIM card with an adapter card.^[10] This slot can also accommodate a 3G data-only SIM card if the user does not need cellphone-type calling features.^[11] The system automatically reboots every time the SIM card is replaced.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab also has an optional RCA Video Cable that can output the screen to TV or other media. However the screen on the Tab cannot be turn off while you are watching. The best remedy for this situation is to use a backlight dimming app and keep it on the lowest setting.^[12]

This tablet comes with Android 2.2 which has been modified with some custom skins and applications.^[13] Most Android 2.2 apps developed using Google's guidelines for Android should scale properly when displayed on larger-screen devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, according to Samsung.^[14] Adobe Flash 10.1, DivX,^[15] MPEG-4, WMV and Xvid, H.263, H.264^[16] support has also been announced. It come with Atmel's maXTouch touchscreen Multi touch capacitive,^[17][18] and multi tasking,.^[19][20]

It features calendar, email and instant messaging applications. It has a launcher for e-reading applications which starts PressDisplay when reading newspapers, Kobo when reading e-books, and Zinio when reading magazines.^[21] For viewing and editing Microsoft Office documents, the Galaxy Tab also comes bundled with the Android version of ThinkFree Office Mobile.^[22]

Samsung Galaxy Tab can also provide tethering, acting like a WiFi hotspot for up to 5 devices. Samsung Galaxy Tab phone allow you to store address that is link to Google maps/GPS with one click. It also allow linkage with Facebooks profile if the phone address is link with facebooks address.

Currently, the Galaxy Tab includes Android 2.2, called Froyo, and will be upgradable to Android 2.3, called Gingerbread, in the near future.^[23] However, it is not expected to accept the subsequent versions of Android. The first of which will be named Honeycomb (version number cannot be confirmed at this time),^[24] due to strict hardware requirements. There has been controversy that Honeycomb will require a dual-core CPU, which would render the Galaxy Tab unable to upgrade. However, recent reports have stated that there would not be a dual-core requirement, leaving the possibility that an upgrade would be possible should Samsung provide it.^[25] Samsung Galaxy Tab HD video content is supported by a wide range of multimedia formats (DivX, XviD, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and more) which maximizes support for various video format media.^[26] Samsung Galaxy Tab plays video well, either stored on the device itself or streamed from YouTube and it can output 720p video to a TV using either a composite video cable or via HDMI when using the optional dock.^[27]

Text input in Galaxy Tab can be done using Swype, by tracing a path over letters on a virtual keyboard, but standard XT9 predictive typing is also supported.^[28]

Samsung Galaxy Tab also allow screenshot by a simply press and hold the back button and power button at the same time. Screenshots will be captured in a Screenshots folder in your Gallery.^[29]