Samsung's Galaxy Tab Mobile Device to Challenge iPad - Small Business Computing

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Mobile Device to Challenge iPad

Written By
Eric Grevstad
Eric Grevstad
Sep 21, 2010
1 minute read

The iPad will always rank as the first wildly popular tablet, but that’s not to say other mobile devices won’t equal or even eclipse it. Heresy, you say? Maybe not, says Samsung. The Galaxy Tab offers a host of features not found on the iPad, and that promises to give Apple its first serious competition.

Some of its features, such as video conferencing and a Microsoft document viewer, may even make it more suitable for small business use. HardwareCentral.com has more details on what you’ll find in the Galaxy Tab.




What do you call something smaller than a tablet? According to Samsung, it’s just a tab — and the company’s Galaxy Tab is being buzzed about as the first genuine rival to Apple’s iPad.

At 13 ounces, the 7-inch Galaxy is half the weight of the near-10-inch Apple tablet and small enough, Samsung says, to fit into a jeans back pocket or the inside pocket of a jacket. Here are some reasons the Galaxy Tab is attracting attention.


Read the complete 11 Attractions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab article







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