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Samsung releases yet another Galaxy tablet, but this one’s missing a front-facing camera
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Staff Writer, TechHive | Jan 16, two thousand fourteen 9:45 AM PT
Even as Samsung prepares to release the next generation of Galaxy gadgets, the company is still tweaking last year’s models as part of their carpet-bombing treatment to niche branding.
The company recently expanded its tablet offerings into the high-end, Pro market, but for this round, Samsung has gone smaller, cheaper, and more developing market-y. Today the company unveiled the Galaxy Tab three Lite.
The latest 7-inch diet Tab will join the full-spec’d versions already available in 7, 8, and Ten.1-inch flavors. However, the "lite" phrasing is somewhat misleading. In fact, this Lite tablet is actually stronger than its utter 7-inch: Ten.9 oz, as compared to10.7 oz. While the full-sized version measures Four.37 x 7.Four x 0.39 inches, the Lite beefs in at Four.58 x 7.61 x 0.38.
When it comes to innards, the Tabs share the same 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM + eight GB ROM, and ho-hum one thousand twenty four x six hundred SD display.
In fact, there are only a few tangible differences inbetween the two Tabs, but they’re key. The Lite lacks of a front-facing shooter (thus eliminating movie talking capabilities unless you want to stand in front of a mirror I suppose?) and the main camera has been downgraded from three to two MP. The battery also shrunk from 4000mAH to 3600mAH, and the Lite lacks the Tab Trio’s IR blaster.
No pricing or availability for the Lite has been announced. But considering that the current Wi-Fi enabled 7-inch Galaxy Tab three only costs around $170 the Lite may be flirting with the sub-$100 mark. That may be something.
Developing markets deserve better
Manufactures have been racing to create smaller, cheaper phones for the highly-valuable developing market, and affordable quality tablets will most likely be the next good battleground.
Fresh approachable price points will only benefit those who have been previously priced out of the digital age. However, I hope that the Tab three Lite will not prove to be a template.
Tablets are different than phones in that they are more akin to PCs—they can be the primary digital doorway as opposed to a purely mobile device. While it is a fantastic thing for manufactures to aim for the sub-$100 pricepoint (to reiterate: That price is fully speculative in regards to the Lite), I don’t like the way that Samsung has gone about it. Specifically with regards to nixing the front-facing shooter (IMHO, that is far more vital than a back-shooter on a tablet). Everyone should have access to movie talking with the world.
One of the large marquee mobile manufactures will get the recipe for quality, entry-level tablets right. I just don’t think this is it.
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