The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been the most successful Android tablet of 2011 overall, but has it been equally dominant purely as a business device? Let’s look back at the year in summary to find out.
Considering the first 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab only touched down in the second half of 2010, there have been quite a few tablets bearing the Galaxy Tab name all told.
In addition to the small-screened original (and a successor), we’ve also seen the Samsung Galaxy Tab coming along in an 8.9-inch variant, but it’s the 10.1-inch version that’s proved the most successful overall, further proof that this seems to be the most popular size for tablets in general.
Hands on
Our first glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 came at Mobile World Congress in February, and while the final version that went on sale was slightly different it was otherwise an accurate preview of what the Samsung tablet had to offer.
And even on that initial basis we immediately concluded that here was a serious business alternative to the Apple iPad:
“For the business user on the move, the Tab offers a two megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, along with an eight megapixel back-mounted camera with 1080p HD recording capabilities. It will also be surprisingly light, at 599g compared to the iPad at 680g, and thin at just 10.9mm thick.”
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That was picking out a couple of features that clearly trumped its Apple competitor – the first-generation iPad, anyway – but in truth the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1′s success lies in its overall capability. It’s a device with very few weaknesses, from the top-quality screen to the dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and combined with that slimline portability it makes for an overall package that even now remains hard to beat.
Built for Business
Back in April, Business and IT analysts Gartner recommended it by calling for businesses to start using tablets more in their everyday operations, while in June it was again the first Android tablet mentioned when we sought to pick out the best business tablet. And as recently as the end of October it again emerged among the best of the best in our latest round-up of the top tablets for business.
There’s no question, then, that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has set the bar high, but as revealed in our chat with Simon Stanford, Samsung Managing Director UK and Ireland, there’s plenty more to look forward to in 2012.
Martin James
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