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By John Brownlee (6:24 am, Mar. 26, 2011)
The first “real” competition to the original iPad was the 7-inch Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab, and it looks like the first “real” competition to the iPad 2 will be the Galaxy Tab 10.1, a Honeycomb tablet boasting a 10.1-inch, 1280×800 display, a 1GHz dual-core CPU, dual-antenna WiFi, a 3MP back-facing camera and a 2MP webcam that starts at prices of just $499… all in a form factor that Samsung claims is both thinner and lighter than the iPad 2.
Well, except it turns out that Samsung’s claims about a thinner iPad 2? They appear to not be true.
Fritz Nelson of InformationWeek ended up getting a couple comparison shots between the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the iPad 2, and found that contrary to Samsung’s claims, the Galaxy Tab was still slightly thicker.
It’s possible that the unit on display was a prototype, so maybe the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is thinner than the iPad 2. But my guess is it’s all a marketing lie, considering the fact that Samsung’s also been busted for hiring actors to pretend to be fans of the Galaxy Tab.
Who really cares? Honestly, if buying a tablet with Android installed on it isn’t going to dissuade you — and it should, given the execrable history of past Android devices being updated to later, more feature-rich versions of the OS by their manufacturers — a matter of a couple millimeters and a couple of actors isn’t going to cure you of your delusions either.
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John Brownlee has written about a lot of things for a lot of different places, including Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Lifehacker, AMC, Geek and the Consumerist. He lives in Berlin with a charming girlfriend against whom he is currently enjoying a thirteen game cribbage winning streak, and a tiny budgerigar punningly christened after Nabokov's most famous pervert. You can follow him here on Twitter.
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http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K3MVOVHEK4AZY777NI5KWHGL5U David JenkinsSo you have not held the item in your hand and you have not measured it. And you write for Cult Of Mac.
Sure, you’re a reliable source.
AnonymousNoting the ungracious jibes at Android, I think we should wait until they start selling and put a vernier caliper to it, eh?
Ezee-TUmm….. yeah. Is this supposed to convince me to buy an iPad instead?
Paoloantonaccii.e. Cult Of Mac hopes galaxy tab to be thicker tha ipad2. John Brownlee… that’s why you write for Cult Of Mac!!! Because you don’t know much more than me abount galaxy tab 10.1… :))
SimsoI have the first gen Galaxy Tab. It stinks – the problem – as near as I can tell – the OS.
SimsoI have the first gen Galaxy Tab. It stinks – the problem – as near as I can tell – the OS.
V. HoganBeing able to “update” and OS without having to buy a whole new device is an advantage not as you see it as a bad thing.
Tai MDid you click through the link? If so, you can see the photos from an Information Week article backing up what is being stated. Maybe Information Week are Apple whores, but I think if you have a problem, yell at IW.
Tai MYeah, that was a puzzling statement. Maybe Brownlee meant the opposite?
http://www.facebook.com/glen.welch Glen WelchSo maybe instead of hiring actors, like a few companies have, why don’t they go to places where people actually want to test and use these devices to get real, honest, and viable feed back on it? It really is depressing that companies still try to “TRICK” you into thinking their products are awesome with actors. I love actors for TV shows, movies, and even video games (which, yes I play.) but please get real people for these ads as we don’t want to be lied to about something being good when it’s not.
Tdx27Wow. It’s incredible how Apple Fanboys can’t accept a better device. I mean seriously, the allure of the Ipad 2 was it’s form factor and now that a competitor has beat it – it’s now time to slam the OS. The OS is hands down better than iOS in every way. Few Examples: notifications, multi-tasking, functionality, etc.
gadgetgirlyeah, I re-read that three times- makes no sense… Apple totally does this and it is one of the things I love about them- I am still using and perfectly happy with my 3Gs for this very reason! Plus I know my Android friends get just as excited about their OS updates so even if he meant the opposite then the statement makes no sense to me…
AnonymousVernier??? Why not a dial? ;)
A pic on a carpet is ridiculous, something I could never say about those Apple Fanboys.;)
Anyway, a surface plate with dial indicator would have to be employed. Someone drop by with both pads….
.2 mm equals .008?
Yes 8 thousandths of an inch. about 3 human hairs worth.
WTF
And I am with You Trublesun…not the writer of this article…
you know you want to.
Tgo373Numbers people… How many iPads were sold on the first day? How long is the current wait time to obtain one? If you don’t have an iPad, well you don’t have an iPad.
http://twitter.com/misterhoudini Challenger DaveAnd why where that many sold? Ingenious marketing strategy that replaces logic with emotion.
http://technoglobes.com/2011/03/five-ways-the-ipad-2-works-on-the-buyers-subconscious/
And why where that many sold? Ingenious marketing strategy that replaces logic with emotion.
http://technoglobes.com/2011/03/five-ways-the-ipad-2-works-on-the-buyers-subconscious/
And why where that many sold? Ingenious marketing strategy that replaces logic with emotion.
http://technoglobes.com/2011/03/five-ways-the-ipad-2-works-on-the-buyers-subconscious/
I have an iPad 2 and yet I still want an android tablet. Why? Why not. I like android a damn sight more than apple but at the time of the iPad 2 release there wasn’t a viable opponent. Yeah the doom was out but honeycomb is a bit too buggy for me so I’m going to see what the hp touchpad has in store. It’s a shame that people don’t understand that some of us want more of an option than just apple.
Honeycomb_FTW“it’s all a marketing lie”
That’s rich coming from apple fans. . . . has Apple ever been truthful? NO!
http://twitter.com/RussianAndrey Andrey KhomyakovI’m a tech junkie, but even I started lately thinking in terms of “get a life”. I’m seriously getting tired of all the tech “news reports” and even more so of rumors….
abspam1your logic is correct, if I don’t have an iPad, well I don’t have an iPad and i’m ok with that.
Apple_CultIt isn’t even if it is “better” or not–that’s subjective. It’s that they just can’t STFU about any other product and always talk shit about every other company. They just can’t stand anyone else liking a non-Apple product.
Does that sound like any “groups” you’ve ever heard of? Like cults? Fundamental religious groups? You know, the ones showing up to your door trying to convince you that “their way” is the right way and the only way. . .
And they think they aren’t brain washed or in a RDF. News flash Apple Fans, anyone who can’t let others enjoy “other things” and is compelled to point out the “error” of using/doing something other than then what you do is brain washed and living in a RDF–call it a cult, religion, addiction, or just good old hard core belief, it’s all the same thing.
GET A GRIP. Not everyone likes the same thing or believes the same.
If you want to stop all the “apple hate” then STFU about other products and companies and just enjoy what you like. . . and pass that on to your messiah.
Abspam1“as we don’t want to be lied to about something being good when it’s not.” you mean like apple does.
Abspam1not really. I just spent a couple hours with my friends iPad 2 . All hype. we got bored quick and then spent most of the time on youtube.
AnonymousYou forget something. How long is the wait? Sure that’s important. But equally is ‘how many folks are willing to wait that long to get it’
There were lines days later when folks had no clue if a store was getting more. But they were willing to show up and wait.
Show me lines like that for anything else at the moment. I doubt you can. In part because half the announced stuff has yet to be released and in part because as John notes, software based upgrades have been a joke with some of the other systems. No one wants to spend that much on something that will stay stuck where it is.
AnonymousThe ‘Fanboys’ haven’t seen clear evidence that it is ‘a better device’. And the consumers, which is where the numbers really come from, haven’t had an issue with Apple’s version of notifications, multi-tasking etc. They are concerned with price and being able to do what they want to do. And the ipad and ipad 2 have fit both issues for them. in Droves
AnonymousAlmost every commercials uses actors. That’s just the way the game works. Hell even when it is a recognized ‘spokesperson’ you should doubt if they have first hand knowledge of what they are talking about. They very likely don’t. Like the ‘ad’ I saw for some reversal mortgage company with Henry Winkler. I highly doubt that he has had to join such a program or even has a clear understanding of how reverse mortgages work. He was picked because they are targeting folks from his age who will remember him from back in the day. But he’s reading a script written by someone that told him a few facts (and perhaps not all of them) about what he was talking about so he could sound knowledgable.
Anonymousboredom is always on you, not anything else or someone else. Why not just say; “I don’t like it.” At least, then you have some legs to stand on.
AnonymousBetter for you and not for others; that is why there is choice.
AnonymousAnd, what is wrong with great marketing. I believe Android has done excellent with marketing as well as Apple. How else are these companies going to sell their stuff to us?
AnonymousMarketing is suppose to ‘convey’; why else market? It is all part of competition. May the best marketing campaign win.
AnonymousTech rumors are light and slow compared to financial rumors. At least, I suppose, you don’t make your life on news and rumors.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=18805795 Chris SandersWhy do android fans want to come to Cult of Mac and insult people? Get a life. So what someone doesn’t like your device of choice.
http://www.digitalundivide.com donfelipeThe Samsung Galaxy is a true competitor to the iPad 2 but the Galaxy may be at a disadvantage because the iPad has become venerable like Microsoft Office. The iPad 2 and other tablets can be obtained online at http://www.digitalundivide.com
Fen Tigeryou really have no idea what venerable means do you…
AtheistpaladinExactly. We really enjoy our Apple products. STFU to you too.
AtheistpaladinFunny how someone could go about calling the Samsung tablet a “better” device with so much conviction when it would appear that not even the Samsung execs holding the non-functionals unit have used it themselves.
You talk about Fanboys, but look at the seething nerd rage of those who are always brandishing the next non-Apple tablet that they are so convicted is “superior”. I know a few people like that. They grew up somehow developing a personality relying on owning gadgets with better measurements on some intangible factors to give them a superiority complex. It is so ingrained into their self-confidence and identity that they simply cannot accept millions of people love their iOS devices maybe simply because they are beautiful and functional and easy to use. It is as if there was a great injustice existing in the world when everyday people don’t agree with their tech-savvy definition over with is ‘superior’ and should alone have the right to consumer’s money if people weren’t so much more dumber than they are.
Well guess what, normal people don’t see what the big deal about the purported missing ‘functionalities’ is when we use our Apple products for art, business, education, science and entertainment and don’t worry about the devices; especially when those who froth in the mouth over how much better their Android devices and by extension they themselves are don’t really seem to be particularly more intelligent or productive because of said ‘functionalities’ and mostly use their Droids to troll on gadget blogs anyway.
http://twitter.com/KingJaffeTopher Topher A. WhiteThis writer is an idiot. What a waste of time reading this.
PowersoloI hope John Brownlee isn’t getting paid for this gig. He’s about as much of an expert on Tablets as Gilbert Godfrey is an expert on insurance!
JjjjjI’m proudly a “delusional” android fan who refuses to support locked down overpriced “trendy” apple products. Even more than that though, I’m proud to be set apart from you (the author of the article). At least I realize that both OS’s have strong points and negative points, and I wouldn’t ever try to say everyone who owns Apple products is delusional. However, if you caught me with any of Apple’s current offerings, you might check me into a mental hospital because something has severely changed in my head. I also won’t say I won’t ever own an Apple product, but I definitely won’t own any of their current offerings.
AnonymousSo you do admit that Apple lies too. Got it. Will quote you in future posts on the internet.
justifiedall of you need to stfu. android or apple, it doesn’t matter. the fact that any one even has to debate the merits of their personal preference and opinion makes all of the fans of any platform simply stupid.
apple, pc, android all of them have their strong suits and weak points. i use a combination of all three for different purposes. i have found all of them to contribute to productivity and utility with an even amount of conviction. apple is very user and IT dummy friendly. windows is the broadest platform and very functional with enterprise oriented platforms. android appears to me as a hybrid platform of the best of both many different computing platforms.
at the end of all of this, one thing is clear. we have too much time and emotion invested into such a non-essential matter. if the author of this article wants to write a biased article, more power to him for being an unequivocal moron for choosing an aspect that doesn’t cover a balanced perspective.
but, hey journalism isn’t about balance anymore. it’s all about bias today. and everyone wants to live and die by their personal bias’s. no wonder the world is falling apart.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Max-Pitney/567216293 Max Pitneygreat article!!!! short and informative!
JonI really don’t understand why people make such a big deal about thickness! I can understand it with phones because you want to put them in your pockets…but your never going to put a tablet in your pocket so who cares how thin it is? In all honesty, I would prefer some thickness to my tablet so i know it’s solid and comfortable to hold. The thing I’m most upset about, is that samsung decided to sacrifice a really nice back facing camera/hd video capture/design just so it can out do the thinness of the ipad 2! >:O
http://twitter.com/SugarMouth Mark Carruthers“The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been revised – how Samsung managed to do it so quick we can’t tell but the Tab 10.1 now measures 256.6 x 172.9 x 8.6 mm. It used to be 10.9mm thick and a bit lighter – now both the Tab 10.1 and Tab 8.9 are thinner and lighter than the iPad 2. You can check how those three compare in our blog.”
Madmojo5I guess “Tai M” could be an adequate response to the question the IW author poses in the title…
http://www.facebook.com/candrsn Chris AndersonWell, I guess you know more than the average Joe out buying an iPad this week (internationally)? At least the average Joe will have access to 65K apps versus your (maybe) 100 at this point. I wonder who is set “apart”, at this point.
mikesgrooveHas Apple ever said that the users in their ads are real people? No. That’s the difference.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1410814563 David SchaeferLOL — yeah, forget the 9x better graphics performance, the dual core A5 CPU, LOL — apparently ALL we iPad 2 owners need is form factor. WTF are you on?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1410814563 David SchaeferDon’t bother posting links or facts supporting your comment… Though if you do actually provide some I will read it, otherwise STFU.
PacificstormApple products are only good and reliable in the beginning. In due time, their performance and hardware wear out rather quickly and you have to pay The apple techies a hefty amount of fee just for them to tell you what is wrong with it. It’s apple, no need for me or anyone for that matter to pay to know what’s wrong with it. IT’S bleeding APPLE!! Jobs may come up with all these nifty designs for his products, but their longetivity is one big question mark.
Jimgonzalez1965I make a shit load of money and have them both which allows for true appeciation of technology and versatility of healthy competition. Who cares about the smallest dimension of what is thinner, and screen is larger, the truth is, if you need to complain call back to a pager, carry some quaters for a public phone, haha. As if thats enough there is always pencil and paer, smoke signals, cb radio… quit your bitchen and embrace you live in world with endless possibilities, geeze!
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