Thinner, Lighter Galaxy Tab 7.7

Samsung is making a serious run in the race for the most portable device in the market. And by portable, we're talking of a device that is easily carried but with features so plenty. Hence, the unveiling and immediate availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.

This is thinner and lighter than the earlier and successful Galaxy Tabs and, to distinguish it from the rest, is paired with Samsung's superior hardware and software innovations.

The MB Technews got one of the first units of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 to tinker with, and we eagerly turned it on to be greeted with the brilliant Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display. This meant a thrilling experience to watch movies, view pictures and play games so full of life in high-definition 720p (1280x720) resolution.

Under the hood, or shall we say to be exact, inside the thin body of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the Android Honeycomb 3.2  OS. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 also features a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and HTML Web browser to quickly access the Web, stream music and more.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 measures just 7.9 millimeters thin (less than half an inch) and weighs only 340 grams (roughly 12 oz), and sleek metallic finish.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 was launched as a SAFE certified device.  The SAFE certification signifies that the Tab 7.7 is equipped with an exclusive suite of security features that deliver enterprise-friendly capabilities to help safeguard sensitive data and communications, including Mobile Device Management (MDM), on-device Encryption, Virtual Private Network (VPN) and corporate email, calendar and contacts.

That said, Samsung then proudly rattled off during the recent launch of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 the many features awaiting the throng of lucky soon-to-be owners.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 boasts of additional features:

• Samsung TouchWiz - Designed with Live Panels for customizing the home screen with digital pictures, favorite Web sites and social network feeds.  In addition, the TouchWiz UX includes a Mini Apps tray of commonly used features, such as task manager, calendar and music player which can be launched while other apps are already in use.

• Mobile Hotspot capability – Share your HSPA+ connection with up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices

• Android 3.2, Honeycomb – Supports Google Mobile Services including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Maps, and access to Google Books, movie rentals, and more than 400,000 apps on Android Market™

• Samsung Apps – Samsung Apps is a recommendation engine that aggregates over 50,000 apps from the Android Market that are optimized for Honeycomb. Samsung Apps also adds a social element by allowing consumers to share the apps they like with friends on Facebook.

• Samsung Social Hub – Built around messaging, which allows customers to send and receive information, whether it is email (Exchange, POP3/IMAP), social network updates (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn)

• 3-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and full 720p recording and 1080p playback (1080p playback through HDMI dock or adapter)

• Front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chat

• QuickOffice Pro HD - Get the most powerful office productivity suite for Android Honeycomb tablets with advanced Microsoft Office editing, SmartTouch technology and Connected File Manager with integrated remote storage access

• Wi-Fi Direct – Customers can connect to their Wi-Fi-enabled portable devices and seamlessly transfer music, videos and other data over an adhoc Wi-Fi connection

• AllShare App – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), so customers can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops.

By CARL ROGEL INOCENTES

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