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With a launch that is imminent, all the details on the Samsung Galaxy Tab are slowly being revealed. The specs have been unveiled, carriers confirmed, and even some hands-on previews have been published. All we are waiting for is the elusive pricing details from Samsung. While Samsung remains silent on the subject, a tipster broke the ice by leaking an internal T-Mobile launch document that reveals the pricing for this hotter than hot tablet from Samsung
If this leak is the real deal, then our greatest fears may be confirmed – the T-Mobile Galaxy Tab will come in at a price tag that is slightly higher than the Apple iPad. The leaked T-Mobile document suggests that the Galaxy Tab will be available for $399 with a $50 mail-in-rebate and a two-year contract. The unsubsidized price comes in at an equally high $649, a price tag which puts its above the $629 for the 16GB iPad WiFi + 3G.
The launch date is not included in this leaked document but we can look back to Friday’s leak to predict that this Samsung tablet will launch on T-Mobile around the 14th of November. A previous leak from Sprint suggested that the Galaxy Tab will launch for $399 on November 14th. Full retail on the Sprint tablet will reportedly come in at $599, which is $50 less than the T-Mobile version. A detail that suggests the carrier is in the driver’s seat when it comes to the final price of the tablet device. Verizon and AT&T’s pricing is not yet known, but with the tablet’s worldwide launch fast approaching, these important details will be made official soon.
[Via TmoNews]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
