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Originally Posted by mgmueller
What can I say?
Wow!
iPad really got competition.
Apps that have been crashing on Dell Streak are working fine, probably due to 2.2 instead of 2.1.
The display is extremely crisp, the touchscreen as responsive as on iPad.
7" are great. Dell Streak is a bit small for my needs, iPad is extremely bulky. 7" perfectly closes the gap.
I've had bad experiences with Samsung (UMPC), but this may change now...
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I too was very interested in the Streak and the Tab, esp the Streak since a 5" phone was a great size, any bigger and the phone is just not portable. What killed the Streak for me is that here in the sates it was an AT&T exclusive. Had it been on other carries I would have gotten it even with it shipping with 1.6. As an aside Dell has pulled the 2.1 update and is claiming to have 2.2 by the end of year.
The Galaxy Tab has really had my interest, I was hoping it would meet the price of the iPad, but it is for some reason more expensive. Hardware wise you are getting more with the GTab but unless your a real techie that is into hardware the difference is not noticeable. Of course there are other HW features like Front Facing Cameras, SD Slots that folks might look at.
I don't' get peoples obsession with a WI-FI only model. It might reduce the price but not by much. Then they will have a device that cannot have a data plan if ever they need to have one. So far every service provider is providing 3 levels daily, monthy, and subscription.
One major advantage that GTab also has over the iPad is that the apps that work on smartphones also work on the GTab. The iPad runs them in compatibility mode (better than nothing but not as good a a fully functional app.
There are rumors of a chrome tablet next year and Samsung has already hinted on the the next hardware the GTab will have (expected next year) all I say is wow next year is going to be a great year for tablets.
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