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Samsung Announces 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3, Runs on Android 4.1 and Makes Calls

By Sidney Wong - on 29 Apr 2013, 4:23pm

Samsung Announces 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3, Runs on Android 4.1 and Makes Calls

 Image source: Samsung

Samsung today unveiled the newest member to its Galaxy Tab family - the Galaxy Tab 3.

Looking very much similar like the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), the Galaxy Tab 3 runs on a slightly faster dual-core 1.2GHz processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, 1GB RAM and has 8GB or 16GB internal storage capacity. It has a microSD card slot that supports memory cards up to 64GB. Oddly, Samsung chose to retain the same display resolution (1024 x 600 pixels) on the Galaxy Tab 3. Other specs include: 

  • 3-megapixel rear camera
  • 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera 
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • 111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9mm
  • 302g (Wi-Fi), 306 (3G)
  • 4000mAh

The Galaxy Tab 3 7-inch (Wi-Fi) version will be available globally beginning May and the 3G version will follow in June. The product availability varies by market and will be rolled out gradually. ASUS recently launched the Fonepad, the world's first world's first 7-inch Intel Lexington tablet. It is retailing at a retail price of $369. Let's see how the two tablets fare in the table below:

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 against the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and ASUS Fonepad
  Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) ASUSFonepad
Display 7-inch 7-inch 7-inch
Resolution 1024 x 600 pixels 1024 x 600 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels
OS Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Dual-core 1GHz Single-core 1.2GHz
RAM 1GB 1GB RAM 1GB RAM
Storage 8 or 16GB
(microSD support up to 64GB)
16GB
(microSD support up to 32GB)
8GB
(microSD support up to 32GB)
Front Camera 1.3MP VGA 1.2MP
Rear Camera 3MP 3MP 3MP
Battery 4000mAh 4000mAh 4270mAh
Dimensions 111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9mm 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5mm 196.6 x 120.1 x 10.4mm
Weight 302g (Wi-Fi)
306 (3G)
344g (3G) 340g (3G)

 

Source: Samsung

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