Samsung Galaxy Tab Hands On! [Video]

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We accepted an invite from Samsung to fly out out to IFA to get an early look at the international version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, their new tablet announced today. You know what that means: Hands-On time!

The Tab is one of many 7 inch tablets about to hit the Market (Samsung is expecting a Q4 release) and it’s quite well-done. You’ll be forgiven for thinking the Galaxy Tab is just a biggie-sized Galaxy S smartphone running Android 2.2 because, well, that’s essentially what it is. To our mind, though, that’s not such a bad thing. After the break, find our hands-on video of the device along with some first-look impressions.

At 190.09 x 120.45 x 11.98 mm and 380 grams, the Tab is right at the limit of what you could comfortably hold in one hand for an extended period of time. The bezel around the screen is thick enough to mean you could grip it with your thumb on the front, but we were able to hang on to it as you see in the shot at the top of the post with little trouble.

We do find it a little on the thick and heavy side, but we’ll forgive both as it means the Tab is accommodating a 4000mAh battery, which Samsung claims will give the Tab around 7 full hours of video playback.  The size means that finger-touch-typing in landscape is a little cramped, but gripping the thing in both hands in portrait mode and banging out messages is an absolute joy – they keyboard feels just slightly bigger than a standard portrait slider like the Epic 4G.

Overall the device feels solid, though the plastics have a slick, glossy look and feel that isn’t quite as ambitious as we’d like. The device sports only three buttons: two for volume and one for power. You also have two speakers (fairly loud), one microphone, a rear-facing 3mp camera with flash, and a front-facing 1.3mp camera for video conferencing (Samsung doesn’t have any specific videoconferencing software preloaded, but we assume Qik should work). You also have the 4 standard Android Back / Menu / Home / Search buttons on the front, capacitive-style.

Yes, you can make calls directly on the Tab, but we’re going to recommend that you use speakerphone or Bluetooth lest you look like a complete sidetalker. It should also fit in large pockets – be they in a sportcoat or cargo pants. Otherwise you’ll probably want to think about a case. Speaking of accessories, Samsung will be offing an absolute boatload of them – most of which will be designed to turn the 30 pin connector on the bottom into more useful things like HDMI.

The black front and white rear are a nice look, but it’s a look that may or may not survive carrier customization. Speaking of carriers – they’re definitely going to be involved as Samsung isn’t announcing a WiFi-only version of the device at this time. It’s 3G with the 900 / 1900 / 2100 bands and supports WiFi B/G/N.

The screen clocks in at 1024×600 pixels on a standard LCD multitouch display and it operates quite responsively. Overall we were slightly concerned about responsiveness since the Tab is rocking the same 1GHz Coretex A8 / PowerVR SGX540 graphics combo as its smartphone siblings- but once we got to using it we detected no discernable lag. The unit we handed wasn’t quite final software and admittedly didn’t have a ton loaded on there, but we’re not feeling worried about speed here. In fact, Samsung says that the Tab can do full 1080p Playback and like other Galaxy phones fully supports DLNA for shooting your content around to other screens.

As you can see in the video above, we loaded up Glyder 2 and after an initial moment of concern, it played just fine with the build-in accelerometers. As for how other 3rd party Android software handles the non-standard resolution (which technically isn’t even supported in the official Android SDK just yet), the jury is still out. We suspect most apps will work just fine at that scale and for those that don’t, Samsung has built-in a bit of upscaling wizardry.

Speaking of apps, Samsung has modified TouchWiz 3.0 only very slightly to work on the new Tab. The most notable difference is that the excellent power toggles Samsung puts in the notification area are now joined by a 5th toggle – the orientation lock. The Tab can work in all 4 directions and rotates quickly and cleanly. Mercifully, it doesn’t seem to have the hair-trigger on rotation that the iPad does.

Samsung has also introduced custom version of Contacts, Calendar, and an unified email client to work at this resolution. All three are quite nice-looking and take full advantage of the Tab’s real estate. We especially like the email client,which sports a unified inbox, quick ways to jump between accounts, and a landscape view that mimics the standard iPad way of displaying the email list on the left, the full message on the right.

Samsung also is bringing two new pieces of software to the table: A Reader Hub and a Music Hub. Both do what you might expect – pull in content from partners for display on the Tab. The Reader Hub grabs Newspapers from PressDisplay, and Magazines from Zinio and Books from Kobo. All display nicely. The Music Hub is a combined music store and player – the music store is powered by 7digital – it’s nice but if you don’t like it you can still use the default music player.

So how does it stack up? It’s comfortable to hold and while it’s not as expansive as the iPad, it still feels quite large when you’re interacting with content. As far as tablets go, this is probably the perfect ‘small tablet’ screen size. Speed, responsiveness, and overall feel are excellent. If this device were available in a WiFi-only version we’d buy it in a hot minute.

As it is, we can’t say for sure just how the Galaxy Tab will fare – its fate is tied to the release date, carrier customization, and most-of-all app support from developers. It’s not enough that the Tab has access to the market, it needs Android apps that by hook-or-crook take advantage of this extra screen size and the powerful processor. Samsung’s fate isn’t entirely out of their hands, though, as we still have yet to hear the full Media Hub story for getting ahold of video content.

Based on our short time we think the Tab should be on your short list, but while Samsung has made a great device here, the devil will be in those carrier/pricing/app details.

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Posted on Thursday, Sep 2, 2010 by Dieter Bohn

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MULTIPLE NETWORKS

WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android™ 2.1

• CAMERA
• MEGAPIXELS
  3 MP
• CAMERA TYPE
• DIGITAL ZOOM
  Yes
• FOCUS
  Fixed

• CUSTOMIZABLE HOME SCREEN
  Widgets can be moved and resized to further personalize your seven (7) home screen panels. Enjoy access to more apps, games and widgets from Android Market™.
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• PHONEBOOK
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MUSIC ENABLED¹

MUSIC PLAYER

Connected Music Player: Integrated Amazon’s MP3 store, SHOUTcast, Midomi, GoTV, Last.fm, TuneWiki, YouTube™ and SoundHound. Shop, share, find lyrics, search for videos, or stream FM and internet radio.

VIDEO CAPABLE

VIDEO CAPTURE

PLAYABLE FORMATS

AAC, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WMA9, ACC+ Enhanced, WMV v9, AMR NB, AAC+

STREAMING MEDIA

Video, Internet Radio

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VIDEO PLAYBACK RATE

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Stereo Bluetooth® technology 2.0 + EDR (supports profiles A2DP, AVRCP, BPP, HID, HSP, OPP, PAN)

WEB BROWSER

Android HTML WebKit w/ Flash Lite

SYNCHRONIZATION

MOTOBLUR

WIFI

802.11 b/g/n

DATA ACCESS⁶

USB 2.0 (High Speed)

CONNECTOR TYPE

Micro USB

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Turn-by-Turn Directions with Google Maps™, eCompass, Assisted GPS

HEADSET JACK

3.5 mm

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LIGHT-RESPONSIVE DISPLAY

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Internal

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Dell is a member of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), a group of technology and mobile companies working to accelerate innovation in mobility. Together, the OHA created Android, the first complete, open and free mobile platform to provide people a rich, inexpensive and exceptional mobile experience.

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“The Dell Aero is built with a focus on style and performance to help people find new ways to connect with friends and express themselves socially supported by the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network.” – Ron Garriques, President, Dell Communication Solutions

DELL AERO FEATURES:

• One of the lightest Android smartphones in the U.S., on the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network
• Experience YouTube and other Flash content in nHD
• 5-megapixel camera with 8x zoom, flash, dedicated camera key and advanced shooting and editing capabilities
• Connect with friends with one-touch access to social networks
• Multi-task with GPS, plus hands-free conversations
• Wi-Fi access at more than 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots with qualifying AT&T service plan

DELL AERO SPECIFICATIONS:

• Android platform complete with Android Market and Dell user interface enhancements
• 3.5-inch (640 x 360p) capacitive multi-touch display with pinch-to-zoom functionality
• Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Tri-Band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100 MHz)
• WiFi + Bluetooth
• 2 GB* on board user accessible Micro SD with expandable memory available up to 32 GB*
• Full HTML Browser with Adobe Flashlite
• GPS/A-GPS navigation
• POP, IMAP, Webmail and Microsoft Active Sync E-mail

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August 23, 2010 – 5:42 P.M
Content By Preston Gralla of ComputerWorld

What’s gone wrong with the Android 2.2 Froyo rollout?

The rollout of the latest version of Android, 2.2, also called Froyo, has certainly not gone according to plan. In fact, you can easily make the case that the rollout has been botched pretty badly. Google needs to think long and hard about how to make upgrades go more smoothly in the future.

PC World has an excellent roundup of the various Froyo rollout problems, pointing out delays, problematic upgrades, and even cease-and-desist letters.

There have been myriad problems with the rollout. Start with the basics: Phone owners have no idea when they’ll be upgraded, or even whether they’ll be upgraded. Quite a few phones don’t seem to be on the upgrade list at all, because they haven’t even been upgraded to Android 2.1. Motorola’s Web site detailing Android upgrades lists a number of phones, including the Backflip, Cliq, and Cliq XT that don’t even yet have Android 2.1, much less 2.2. And the Devour won’t even be upgraded to Android 2.1.

Motorola has also taken heat because Froyo on the Droid can’t take advantage of Froyo’s biggest new feature — the ability to tether and create WiFi hot spots. The reasons for it are not at all clear, because the reasons that Motorola gave for it, such as hardware not being capable, don’t appear to make a great deal of sense.

It’s not just Motorola that has a problem. PC World notes that the HTC Incredible still hasn’t received an upgrade to 2.2, and that Dell’s Android tablet ships with Android version 1.6.

Some Android phone users have been so frustrated that they downloaded a leaked 2.2 ROM that a number of Web sites, such as MyDroidWorld, hosted. In response to the leak, Motorola lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to MyDroidWorld.

Why has the upgrade been such a problem? In large part, it’s inherent in the arrangement that Google has with hardware makers. Many hardware makers, including Motorola and HTC, tweak the Android interface in various ways. That means that they have to tweak any Android upgrades before the new version of Android can be released to users. That puts hardware makers in a quandary: How much effort should they devote to the upgrades, which phones get the upgrades first, and so on.

Android has been a remarkable success for Google. But it needs to figure out ways to make upgrades go more smoothly.

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Instant heart rate is a heart rate monitor for Android smartphones that uses the phones built-in camera to measure your heart rate.

Video:  Instant Heart Rate Monitor for Android on YouTube

This application for Android phones measures oxygen saturation changes in your blood. On every heart beat your blood becomes more oxygen rich which causes a slight change in the color of your skin. The camera in your mobile phone tracks that changes and calculates your heart rate. It works similar way as a medical pulse oximeter but without a dedicated light source.

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Instant Heart Rate is available as a free download from the Android Market.

Instant Heart Rate Screenshots 

Press your left index finger gently over the camera. Hold it steady for at least 6-10 seconds. Your current heart rate will be shown on the display.

It’s important that you use this Android application with good lightning. For best results turn the back of your mobile phone towards the sun or light source.

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