Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 Hits The Market On July 7th

The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 (White Variant)

Tech-Giant Samsung recently announced the launch of The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 which is expected to hit the U.S shores on July 7th. The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 is the first Samsung tablet to run on Intel's new Atom Z2560 chipset. I am eager to see how it will be ranked amongst the 10-inch tablets in the market.

Quick Specs :

The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 will be available at a price of $399 with 16GB Of Storage. It features a 1280 x 800 pixel Resolution PLS display with an Atom Z2560 chipset 1.6GHz Dual Core CPU, 1GB Ram, a 3MP camera capable of 720p video recording and will run on Android Jelly Bean 4.2. It will come in Two color variants i.e. White and Gold Brown.

The Galaxy Tab 3 7inch,8inch,10.1inch

Full Specifications : (Credit : GSMarena)

General :
2G Network -    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-T310, SM-T315
3G Network -     HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-T310, SM-T315
4G Network -    LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-T315
SIM -    Micro-SIM
Announced -    2013, June
Status -    Coming soon. Exp. release 2013, Q3
Body :
Dimensions  -   209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm (8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
Weight  -   314 g (11.08 oz)
Display :  
Type  -   TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size  -   800 x 1280 pixels, 8.0 inches (~189 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch   -  Yes
Sound :   
Alert types  -   Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker -    Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack  -   Yes, Dolby Surround sound enhancement
Data :  
GPRS  -   Yes
EDGE  -   Yes
Speed   -  HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN   -  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth   -  Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Infrared port  -   Yes
USB   -  Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
Camera :   
Primary  -   5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features   -  Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video  -   Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary  -   Yes, 1.3 MP
Memory :
Card slot  -   microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal  -  16GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Features :
OS     Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset  -   Exynos 4212
CPU   -  Dual-core 1.5 GHz
GPU  -   Mali-400MP
Sensors  -   Accelerometer, compass, proximity (3G/LTE models only)
Messaging  -   SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser  -   HTML5
Radio  -   No
GPS  -   Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java   -  Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors  -   White
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/Xvid/FLV/MKV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery :         
Non-removable Li-Ion 4450 mAh battery
Stand-by Talk time -    Up to 11 h (multimedia)
Music play  -   Up to 96 h
Misc :    
SAR US  -   0.83 W/kg (body)   
SAR EU  -   0.55 W/kg (body)     

Hit Or Flop ?
Time will tell if The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 will be a Hit or a Flop amongst the tech-enthusiasts. But according to its price and specs and keeping in mind other high performing 10-inch tablets like the Google Nexus 10, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 specs seems unimpressive.

(Video Credit : GSMarena)