Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition Could Hurt Nexus 7
Best Buy is expected to sell a tablet/keyboard bundle of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 in a few weeks for $249 USD.
An anonymous reader sent Engadget proof that Samsung plans to sell a Student Edition of its Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 tablet at Best Buy sometime around August 19. This would mean the gadget will likely appear in the Sunday paper adverts along with other competitors pushing their back-to-school bargains before students hit classes this fall.
According to the tipster, the 7-inch Android tablet will be bundled with a keyboard dock and a USB peripheral connector. But the big news here is that this bundle will supposedly only retail for $249 -- the same price as the 16 GB version of Google's Nexus 7 tablet. The Galaxy Tab itself -- Samsung's 8 GB Wi-Fi only model -- isn't quite as feature-packed as Google's offering, but the added keyboard certainly makes up the difference.
Over on Samsung's website, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 specs (and here's a pdf) show that it comes packed with a 7-inch, WSVGA (1024 x 600) TFT screen. It only carries 8 GB worth of internal storage, but an added microSD card slot allows users to expand its capacity up to 32 GB. The tablet also features a rear-facing 3MP camera for photo shoots, and a VGA front-facing camera for video conferencing.
As for other bells and whistles, the Samsung tablet sports a 1.0 GHz dual-core SoC, 1 GB of RAM, a Li-Polymer 4,000 mAh battery, 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 3.0, a USB 2.0 Host port, and a built-in IR blaster for turning the tablet into a Smart Remote for your TV. The OS of choice is Google's 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich," which may or may not hit Jelly Bean status, depending on Samsung's mood.
The photo of the boxed Student Edition handed over to Engadget shows a white bevel on the tablet (as shown on the Samsung Mobile website here), and a white keyboard. So far Best Buy hasn't announced anything official, and it may not, letting customers discover the bargain in paper and online adverts.
nope
nope
I imagine this wille be voted down but I thought it might help to get a different opinion than the above "nope's, I don't think so's, and what were they thinking' comments.
So true, I am so confused by this. Everybody knows that Apple created the color white. Steve Jobs invented it!
The Nexus devices does not support WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi (I contacted Google support), used in many colleges, universities & schools.
You could add a 32GB SDHC to a Samsung Tab for $20 or less, so storage is not an issue.
I have both devices and the both perform very good, most people will not see the deference in performance.
Google support conversation: (for real and the person did not have a accent)
me: Hi, I am not able to connect to WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi networks.
Google: Are you able to connect at McDonald's? Because if you do the problem is not with the Nexus device.
Me: I have not been around a McDonald's since I got the device. I usually do not frequent that place.
Google: Is the device connecting to your home WiFi?
Me: Yes.
Google: The device works and the problem is with your enterprise network.
Me: I have tried several devices (Samsung Nexus phone, Samsung Tab, Asus Transformer, etc) and they all connect, so the network is working just fine.
We went back and forth and he put me on hold...came back after a minute.
Google: Sorry for putting you on hold but I was told that the Asus Nexus 7 does not support WPA/WPA2 Enterprise WiFi.
Me: Thanks...Have a nice day.
No, you don't. Dual-core is good enough.
The above "nope"s are saying the article is nonsense. Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is much worse (featurewise) than Nexus 7 yet is more expensive.
You are saying without comparing with Nexus 7, GT 2 7.0 is good enough.
I have 4 Android Tablets and an Android Phone have not had any problems with any of my devices. None of them have ever had a problem with unstalbe apps or crashes.
Would you spend $200 for a Samsung Galaxy S1 or $200 for a Samsung Galaxy S3 - today? Of course you wouldn't. Why? The S1 is a two year old design that is a POS in every way compared to the S3.
The Nexus7 at $200 is better than this 7" Samsung product that is $250 which includes a $50 keyboard. If they offered it for $150, it would be an excellent deal.
That phucker better be based of Cortex-A15