Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review

It's the thinnest and lightest 10inch tablet, and a gorgeous bit of design. If you want the best Android tablet, this is it.

Tablet with no support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N P7511

Announced 2011, March. Released 2011, July

Some Specifications

Dimensions 256.7 x 175.3 x 8.6 mm (10.11 x 6.90 x 0.34 in)
Weight 560 g (1.23 lb)
Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 800 x 1280 pixels, 10.1 inches (~149 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes Protection Corning Gorilla Glass - TouchWiz UX UI
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers 3.5mm jack 
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB
storage, 1 GB RAM
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n,
Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
USB , v2.0
Primary Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash Features Geo-tagging
Video, 720p
Secondary Camera , 2 MP
OS Android OS, v3.0 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Chipset Nvidia Tegra 2 T20
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 GPU ULP GeForce Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Messaging Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Batery Talk time Up to 9 h Music play Up to 72 h
The smart design, with rounded edges and a soft, two-tone finish on the case, reminded us a lot of HTC's Desire smartphone. It's clean and minimal, with only power and volume controls and a headphone socket arranged along the top edge of the case. Android 3.1 incorporates the main Android controls - Home, Back, Menu and Search - into the operating system, so there aren't even any buttons on the fascia.

 Android 3.1's multiple home screens are customisable with widgets and shortcuts, and Samsung's added an extra row of apps that can be accessed from the taskbar from within any app. As usual Samsung has replaced many of Android standard apps, such as the clock and Gallery, with inferior copies, and its icons and widgets are more garish than the standard fare. The beauty of Android lies in the variety and choice of apps in the market, however, so these are easily replaced. With a choice of a model with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage, there should be plenty of room for new apps; however, be aware that there's no memory card slot for adding more storage later.

Pros

• First 4G LTE tablet on U,S, Cellular.
• Less expensive than the Verizon version.
• Thin and light.
• TouchWiz UX UI.
• Good battery life.
• Built-in 3G on selected models.
• Its blazingly fast 4G LTE speeds match and in some cases surpass that of Wi-Fi networks.
• Gorgeous display with new PLS screen tech.
• Wide viewing angle.
• Outward-facing stereo speakers.
• Good quality cameras and HD video recording.

Cons

No microSD card slot.

No HDMI out connection.

Battery life short compared to the iPad 2.

Lack of ports for external connection.

The placement of the volume rocker and power button on the side leads to lots of accidental button presses.

Plastic construction.