Samsung Galaxy Tab, pricing revealed, Vod will retail in Europe soon
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Just within a day of official announcement, Samsung leaks out the price. The starting price is quite approximate to that of iPad 3G + WiFi (without contract.)
Vodafone will start selling Galaxy Tab across European market, in October. The pricing revealed are, €699 ($890) in France and €799 ($1,020) in Germany – might be for 16GB and 32GB respectively – Engadget reported that. However Samsung made a contact to Engadget to notify it that the pricing isn’t yet officially announced; rather it’s a speculation that’s going on. So, you can’t really believe the pricing.
However official O2 tweeted that either of the two models wll cost €759 (somewhat $972) with €99 ($127) deposit fee, and down-payment of €27.50 ($35) each month till two years.
Well, according to the prices above, the Galaxy Tab may cost in India above Rs. 40,000. The 16GB might cost Rs. 41,700 and the 32GB might cost Rs. 47,700.
Vodafone and Samsung launch the Android-Powered Tablet, GALAXY Tab
Samsung GALAXY Tab provides a galaxy of possibilities on the go
Berlin, Germany, September 2nd, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in mobile technology, and Vodafone, the world’s leading mobile operator, today announced the launch of the Samsung GALAXY Tab (Model: GT-P1000). Powered by Android Operating System 2.2, the GALAXY Tab is the first tablet, ‘smart media device’ by Samsung.
The GALAXY Tab will start selling in October in the majority of Vodafone’s European markets and through several partner networks, as well as in a number of other Vodafone markets worldwide.
“Vodafone is rapidly expanding its mobile data offering, which allows our broad range of customer segments to use the internet wherever they are, on a variety of devices including Tablets,” says Patrick Chomet, Group Director of Terminals at Vodafone. “The GALAXY Tab is another showcase for Samsung’s innovation capabilities, and offers a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy the next generation Mobile Internet experience with Vodafone”.
DJ Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing Team of, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics, said “I am very excited to introduce Samsung GALAXY Tab with Vodafone. Thanks to Vodafone’s strong promotion and co-marketing with us, Samsung GALAXY Tab can be an outstanding smart media device to lead a new media revolution. With GALAXY Tab, users enjoy full web browsing with flash 10.1 support, reading eBooks, newspapers, or magazines, and watching HD videos on the large enough 7-inch display while on the move. Furthermore, it is still compact enough to carry everywhere.”
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