After being announced earlier this summer for Telus, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet has been launched in stores today, and is also being offered in competing Rogers stores across Canada. Telus is offering it for $649.99 with no strings attached, while Rogers is asking $679.99, but has an alternative to buy it for $349.99 on a three-year plan.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is about as close to an Android version of the iPad 2 as you can get. It’s got a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 touchscreen, dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of local storage, 3 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back plus a 2 megapixel camera on the front for video chatting. The Tab 10.1 can stay connected over Wi-Fi or 21 Mbps HSPA+. Of course, it’s running Android Honeycomb, which offers a new tablet-optimized layout and a few new features that should be finding their way to smartphones once Ice Cream Sandwich comes out. We’ve got a full review over here, if you’re hunting around for the right tablet.
As attractive as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 may be, I’m still not sure that the pricing is at a level where people will be buying them in mass. The recent frenzy over $100 TouchPads has shown that folks are certainly interested in getting a tablet if the price is right, nevermind the state or future of the software platform. In any case, you can snag the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Telus here or Rogers here.