Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 lineup heading to US for $199 and up

Samsung's latest entry-level Android tablets are coming to America. The Galaxy Tab 3 tablets with 7, 8, and 10 inch displays should be available July 7th with starting prices of $199, $299, and $399, respectively.

Pre-orders open June 25th.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 family

The company also offers a range of higher-priced tablets as part of the Galaxy Note line. Those models feature support for a digital pen so you can write or draw on the screen, and generally the Note series tablets and phones also have faster processors than the Galaxy Tab lineup.

Samsung has been busy unveiling the new Galaxy Tab models over the past few months, so there aren't a lot of surprises in today's announcement. But Samsung is promising to offer a $10 voucher you can use to buy apps or content from the Google Play Store with every tablet.

Here's a recap of the latest Galaxy Tab models.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0) 

  • 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display
  • 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos dual core processor
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 8GB to 16GB of storage + microSD card slot
  • 1.3MP front camera, 3MP rear camera
  • 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS
  • 7.4″ x 4.4″ x0.4″
  • 11 ounces
  • $199 starting price

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (8.0)

  • 8 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display
  • 1.5 GHz Samsung Exynos dual-core CPU
  • Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
  • 1.5 GB RAM
  • 16GB to 32GB of storage + microSD card slots
  • 1.3MP front camera, 5MP rear camera
  • 802.11/a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS
  • 8.3″ x 4.9″ x 0.29″
  • 11 ounces
  • $299 starting price

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1)

  • 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display
  • 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 Clover Trail+ dual-core processor
  • Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 16GB to 32GB of storage + microSD card slot
  • 1.3Mp front camera, 3MP rear camera
  • 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS
  • 9.6″ x 6.9″ x 0.3″
  • 1.1 pounds
  • $399 starting price

Like most of Samsung's other Android devices, each tablet also includes an IR blaster which lets you use the tablet as a universal remote control for your TV.

Buyers also get 50GB of free storage space at Dropbox for 2 years and a free 3-month subscription to online video service Hulu Plus.

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