Yesterday, in the comparison of the new Note 8.0 with other rivals in the market, I commented that the course of Samsung for the tablet format had seemed a circular path with start and end (for now) very similar. But clear level light years.
As it is more than likely that at some point in these little over two and a half years you felt lost among the many models and different diagonal especially tablets Samsung , let’s stop a moment and review your history . That is none other than a manufacturer with enough power (or crazy) enough to move in almost all possible diagonals.
2010, the start of the series Galaxy Tab
Within the large family (of honor) which is the Samsung Galaxy, the branch of cousins tablets began in September 2010 . At that time Apple had surprised the world a few months before making a consumer tablet that would revolutionize the segment.
Samsung, aware of the damage that led to the other brands iPhone, would not be slow to respond. The result was the original Galaxy Tab , tablet with 7-inch diagonal, I was able to make calls (and only had Wifi 3G model) and whose weight was set at 380 grams, with 12 mm thick.
Basically this team recently picked up inside the Galaxy S and slightly improved to a resolution of 1024 × 600 pixels. The 4,000 mAh battery, cameras anecdotal and possibility of 16 or 32 GB of internal memory completed the technical specifications for this tablet pioneer. Its starting price was over 600 euros . And all that with Android 2.2, a system that was not designed for use on tablets.
Samsung did not take long to want to expand the family and a few months later, during the MWC 2011, consumer eyes reached the 10.1-inch model. This Galaxy Tab 10.1 is coming up to the diagonal of the Motorola Xoom.
The curious thing about this model is that redoing their characteristics, especially in design, following the presentation of the second iPad by Apple. So in just 30 days with revised 10.1 model design and Samsung was quick to announce a new model with 8.9-inch diagonal not hit the market until September for a price of 469 euros . You were three diagonals in just six months.
These two models provided a good performance and also welcomed since the first version of Android in theory adapted to be useful in tablets.
But precisely in the month of September 2011, when the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is finally put on sale, Samsung showed its next diagonal. He presented the Galaxy Tab 7.7 , SuperAMOLED Plus screen, resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, 3G, dual-core, Android 3.2 with Samsung’s customization and a weight of 335 grams with 8 mm thick.
Runoff begins
A year after the first model, Samsung decides to give a successor to the first Galaxy Tab. We already had on paper the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus , which improved the power models and became lighter and thinner.
That model lasted a few months because the next MWC , precisely the last year, Samsung teaching your Galaxy Tab 2 , integrated model version ICS Android but it was a big jump in specifications. A few days after Samsung surprised with the 10.1-inch version of its new Galaxy Tab 2 .
And comes the Note and Nexus
Since its presence in the market was not very clear to say, Samsung took the step that finally hit hico your tablet format: born one of the most interesting tablets last year: the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 , innovated model especially in S-Pen accessory , a feature that was differentiating itself.
It was logical that this model Note one format would follow more restrained. But before Samsung was allied with Google to provide a more traditional tablet but with the broad appeal of his tremendous screen resolution and attractive price. It was the Nexus 10 . After this break, yesterday came the Note 8.0 for now closes the circle that began in the 7 inch.
An adventure with Windows 8
In every family there is a black oeja. In the tablets from Samsung too. And do not say it in a negative sense but in the sense that is out of the norm. Like other brands, Samsung realized that Windows 8 was important and gave her share of love in the form of a tablet called Ativ Tab .
When Windows RT model was followed by a couple of older siblings and based Windows 8 tablet with more keyboard format very accomplished. The TIVA Smart PC part of the 799 euros and other similar equipment, go to the hunt for their place in a complex market.
