The newly announced revamped bigger Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been confirmed to launch on June 8th starting at $499 for 16GB version. Ok, what but about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet? Sammy hasn’t announced anything yet about the release details of Galaxy Tab 8.9. We’ve only seen this tablet’s hands-on videos in Germany. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has just made its way to pass through the doors of FCC. The device that was spotted at the FCC came with model number "GT-P7310".
This tablet sports an 8.9-inch screen, which fits comfortably in between the 10.1 and 7-inch screens. Galaxy Tab 8.9-inch tablet sports the same 1280 x 800 display as that of Galaxy Tab 10.1 and features Live View interface on top of Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS (or it might be shipped with newly launched Android 3.1 Honeycomb) flavored with Samsung’s new TouchWiz UX, powered by Nvidia dual-core 1GHz chipset, dual cameras – 3 megapixel rear-facing camera and an additional 2 megapixel front-facing camera to make video calls, Bluetooth 3.0, 1080p HD video playback, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Flash Player 10.2, Samsung Mini Apps Tray, Social Hub, Reader’s Hub, Music Hub, 6000mAh battery, Android Market and much more.
Read: Samsun Galaxy Tab 8.9 Full Specifications.
You can also check out its comparison with other tablets in the market here:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Vs. Apple iPad 2.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Vs. Motorola Xoom Vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Vs. LG G-Slate Vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Vs. HP ToucPad Vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 was announced way back at MWC 2011 event, along with the bigger Galaxy Tab 10.1, and Samsung has promised an “early summer launch” of the 8.9 Tab edition. We’re now hearing that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet has graced the FCC and this is enough to hint us to believe the "early summer" release date is still on track. Galaxy Tab 8.9 will cost you $469 for a 16GB variant, and the 32GB variant will cost you $569.
[Source: FCC]