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Samsung Galaxy Tab or iPad?
8 points by shashank261 on Dec 28, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments
I am planning to buy a tablet. Should I opt for Samsung Galaxy Tab or iPad?



Me, I'm a Google fan so the Galaxy Tab running Froyo (Android 2.2) is always going to be a winner unless you want to get seriously into iPad synthesizer aps (where it has a huge advantage currently). Ultimately, though, it comes down to deciding what you want it FOR. Games and sound aps? You'll need an iPad. eReading, techy geek stuff, reading news / Google integration? Gotta go with the Android.


If I go for iPad, Should I wait for iPad2. I heard its going to be lot better. BTW, I ll be using tablet for techy geek stuff, reading news and ocassional gaming.


rofl THEN you will have to wait for ipad 3 because will have a better camera and it will be slimmer XDDDD

dont be a fool dude


Hm,,I heard iPad2 will be launched early 2011. I can wait for couple of months


The iPad is essentially twice as big. So screen size and portability preferences should steer you well for a start.


I'm a fresh baked Galaxy Tab user. So far I've used it for browsing the intertubes and reading ebooks, and I must say it does both pretty well. However, I'd agree that some more screen estate wouldn't hurt, especially for PDF files that don't play well with text reflow (pretty much every book with formatted source code samples).


The screen difference is huge, but the iPad is still very portable at about the size of a notebook I'd carry around to write on anyways. If I learned anything about buying the regular Kindle over the Kindle DX, get the larger screen.

At least see what happens at CES in the next couple of weeks, I'd at least hold out for a gingerbread Android tablet.




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