Awesome has nearly arrived! Meet the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the first tablet from Sprint.
Sprint is showing off its new Samsung GALAXY TAB on its NOW website. According to the website, the device will hit stores November 14th. The Galaxy Tab, which weighs in at 13.6 ounces and measures 7.5″ x 4.7″ in dimension, is going for $399.99. Of course there is a catch as it requires two-year agreement with new line activation. Optional data plans start at just 29.99/month for 2GB.
Features to keep tabs on:
- Vibrant 7″ 1024 x 600 touchscreen
- Androidâ„¢ 2.2 with enhanced user interface via Touch Wiz technology, and access to 80,000 apps in Android Marketâ„¢
- Samsung Media Hub – delivering movies and TV shows for purchase and rental
- Dual cameras – 1.3 megapixel front-facing and 3.0 megapixel rear-facing
- eReader – download books and magazines directly from the Amazon Kindleâ„¢ store
- Googleâ„¢ integration including one-touch access to Google Search,â„¢ Gmail,â„¢ Google Maps,â„¢ YouTube,â„¢ Google’s all-in-one Calendar and Google Gogglesâ„¢
- Samsung Social Hub – an integrated service that merges your social networks, contacts, calendar and email information from Facebook,® Flickr® and Twitterâ„¢ into a single interface
- QIK® – video recording for instant capture and sharing (to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more) of your everyday life experiences as they happen
- Mobile email – access your personal email from well-known providers like AOL,® Hotmail,® Gmail and Yahoo!,® as well as your corporate email from Microsoft Outlook® (featuring Direct Push Technology and HTML support)
- MP3 player with microSD Card slot (supports up to 32GB)
- 3G speed on the Sprint 3G network
- Mobile Hotspot – connect up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS capable
- Full HTML 5 web browser with Google Search and Flash Support (Adobe 10.1)
- Swypeâ„¢ – with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard, the patented technology enables users to input words faster and easier than other data input methods – up to 50 words a minute
- Memory: 2GB on board, 16GB SD card included
- 4,000 mAh lithium ion battery for up to 13 hours active use time
- Processor: AP S5PC110 – 1.0GHz
- Stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology (2.1)
The Galaxy Tab can be pre-ordered simply by purchasing a $50 Sprint Gift Card  as your initial deposit from any Sprint Store. You will be able to use the card towards the Galaxy Tab beginning November 14th or you can also sign up today for updates and a ready-to-buy reminder by clicking HERE.
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Source: Sprint