Price for Wi-Fi-only version of new Samsung tablet matches pricing of similarly configured iPad 2
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is set to go on sale
at retailers nationwide Sunday for $399.99, furthering the variety of
tablet sizes from the vendor. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with a 10.1-in. screen. (Photo: Samsung)
The
new tablet runs Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich, and features a 1
GHz dual-core processor. It has 16GB of internal storage, with a microSD
card slot for storage expansion of 32 GB.
The 10.1-in. display (1280 x 800 pixels) is one of the bigger screens available today.The new iPad, the most popular tablet on the market, is 9.7-in. and starts at $499 for a 16 GB Wi-Fi-only version.The
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 price tag of $399.99 for a Wi-Fi version
nearly matches the $399 starting price for the Wi-Fi-only iPad 2 with
16GB.
Samsung has offered a range of tablet sizes, including the
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 at 7-in., but promotes the larger 10.1 display as
making movies and games "more exciting." Retailers for the 10.1 include Best Buy, WalMart and Office Depot, Samsung said. IDC said Samsung had 6.3% of the tablet market in 2011, just behind Amazon Kindle Fire, at 6.9%, and the iPad at 58.9%.
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