Friday, January 21, 2011

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab Elegant, Promising Android Tablet

Judging from my extended use of the Tab, it's clear that Samsung has succeed in delivering the smoothest implementation of Android on a tablet to date--and it has done so on a smoothly designed piece of hardware that's a far cry from the generic slabs that have cropped up from Asia. What's also clear is that, while the Galaxy Tab is a fine 1.0 product, the tablet has room to grow.

Hardware: The Specs 
Inside, the Galaxy Tab has Samsung's 1GHz Hummingbird Application processor, two SIM slots, a 3G radio for data connections, and Wi-Fi and DLNA support. The Tab runs Android 2.2, supports Adobe Flash 10.1 and Microsoft's PlayReady DRM, and features a tablet-optimized version of TouchWiz 3.0, the interface found on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones
The first thing that jumps out about the Galaxy Tab is its manageable size. The Tab measures 7.5 by 4.7 inches and stands at a half-inch thick. That depth is the same as Apple's iPad; admittedly, though, in this comparison the latter benefits from rounding conventions, as the iPad measures 13.4mm to the Tab's 13mm. The Samsung Galaxy have  a 7 inch display and 0.8 pound weight with a Super VGA of 1028-600 pixel. The Galaxy Tab has two cameras--a rear-facing 3.2-megapixel camera and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera--and a camcorder for video chat.The 4000-mAh battery provides 7 hours of video playback, according to Samsung.

Motorola Cliq 2: Ready for Business and Fun

When the Cliq came out way back in fall of 2009, I was pretty impressed with it. It was the third Android phone to debut in the United States and the first from Motorola. What I liked best about it, though, was how much thought Motorola put into its design. The affordable Cliq 2 makes the first Cliq feel like a child's toy.
Grown-up Design
Design-wise, the Cliq 2 is sturdier with a more sophisticated look. It is a bit less plasticky than the original and feels sturdy in hand. The face of the phone is black, but there is a chrome border surrounding it. The rubberdized batter cover keeps the phone from being completely bland-looking and provides a nice grip. The 3.7-inch 854-by-480-pixel TFT display takes up more of the real estate on the face of the phone, but there are the standard four touch-sensitive keys below it: Menu, Home, Back and Search. Measuring 4.5-by-2.4-by-0.57 inches thick, the Cliq 2 is a little chunky due to the slide-out keyboard.

As for the fun stuff, the Cliq 2 comes preloaded with Blockbuster on demand(if you are one of the people who opt for Blockbuster over Neoflix