Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 First Look Review Discussion

**Grant Hatchimonji** · 05-13-2012, 09:00 AM

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is now on sale for $400. While we had great things to say about the Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch, mostly due to its excellent $250 price – the Tab 2 10.1 hits the market with the same price as the iPad 2. So is the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 any good? Read our initial impressions following some brief time with the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 below, and check back later in the week for the full review.

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**AdamaDBrown** · 05-15-2012, 04:02 PM

I have to admit, as an owner of the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE version, there's really nothing here that makes me want to switch. Having a MicroSD card slot is nice, but not vital. And despite being a huge believer in the Samsung Super AMOLED screens, I'm quite happy with the screen on my current Galaxy Tab. I think in a lot of ways the GT 2 is basically just a quick refresh until Samsung can do something really significant, like being able to finally bring out a 10.1 inch tablet with an AMOLED screen. That will be a very big deal.

**Jamison Cush** · 05-16-2012, 08:00 AM

Agreed on the AMOLED display. It's curious that Samsung has not announced, nor is rumored to soon announced, a quad-core Android tablet with a high-resolution or advanced display. Perhaps they are focusing efforts on the S Pen and Galaxy Note 10.1, but I'd be disappointed if they have indeed shifted focus away from producing high-end Android tablets.

**AdamaDBrown** · 05-18-2012, 12:33 PM

Given the recent success of the Kindle Fire, and now the prospect of an upcoming Nexus tablet at a similar price, it might be tempting for them to look at entry-level tablets as the current big thing, or at least to sit back and see how they fare over the near term before making any strategy decisions. Not for no reason, either; almost all of the non-techies I know who've looked at Android tablets have gravitated to the cheap mini-tablets. I recall way back in the day Palm Inc telling us in connection to one of their launches that going from $300 to $400 on a device's suggested retail cut sales in half... that was 2005, and I'm certain the profusion of carrier subsidies for just about everything haven't helped encourage people to spend more.

One other possibility that comes to mind is that they may feel their next worthwhile step to compete with the iPad is AMOLED, and they're holding off on a major renovation to their tablet line until they can produce a reasonably priced AMOLED tablet in larger size. I may drool over the Galaxy Tab 7.7, but it's not exactly what you'd call affordable.