Samsung Galaxy Tab Prices Slashed
Samsung has slashed the price of its Galaxy Tab to less than £500, having initially disappointed gadget lovers with the steep costs
Competition in the UK tablet market is heating up ahead of Christmas, as Samsung reduces the price of its 16GB Galaxy Tab to just £469 from Amazon and Dixons. The price also includes free delivery.
Mobile phone retailer, the Carphone Warehouse, has also cut the price down to £489.99, while offering 32GB of internal storage.
Following the UK launch last month, the device was listed at between £600 and £700 – substantially more than its main rival, the 16GB 3G iPad, which is sold at £529. However, this new competitive pricing could make it a viable competitor.
A Cheaper Substitute for iPad
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab features a TFT-LCD 7-inch screen and a Cortex A8 1GHz processor, paired with Google’s Android 2.2 operating system. It comes with 16GB of internal memory as standard, scalable to 32GB of external memory, as well as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity.
Unlike the iPad, the Galaxy Tab offers a camera and the ability to use it as a phone should you wish. And of course, it supports Flash. Tesco also announced it would sell the device for £529.99 last month.
Samsung is yet to release official sales record for the tablet. However, it expects to ship a million units by the end of 2010.
