Hari ni saje-saja survey Samsung Galaxy Tab dkt Plaza Alam Central Shah Alam dgn wife & anakku Adam. Adam sgt2 excited tgk gajet ni dan kalau ikut dia nak suruh beli terus.Takpe adam..tunggu daddy and mummy decide dulu ye..hehe.. Harga yg di offer oleh kedai itu (Authorised Samsung dealer) ialah RM1799 utk model tab 8.9 ini iaitu harga selapas discount sebanyak RM100 (katanye).Pastu dia bole bagi free casing (market price 150++).
Tak kenal maka tak cinta..so balik je aku google kat internet dan dapat sikit info pasal tab ini dan aku share kan kat korang semua seperti di bwh ....
Design
Tablets
don't get much thinner or more compact than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.
Cut from the same cloth as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, this device is
just as trim as its bigger-screened sibling (0.34 inches thick) and
Apple's iPad 2 (0.34 inches). Samsung managed to shave the Tab 8.9's
weight to just under a pound (0.98 pounds, to be exact). This may not
sound like much compared to the Tab 10.1 (1.24 pounds) or the iPad 2
(1.35 pounds), but it makes a huge difference in everyday use, such as
when reading for extended periods or playing games.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is noticeably thinner than the
Acer Iconia Tab A100
(7.6 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches, 0.92 pounds) but a hair heavier. Of course,
the A100 has a smaller 7-inch screen. However, we found the A100 easier
to hold with one hand in portrait mode.
The
Tab 8.9's design is a very close match to the 10-inch Tab, featuring
the same elegant glossy front panel edged in aluminum and rounded
curves. The back is also crafted from gray plastic made to look like
brushed metal, which isn't as classy as the iPad 2's all-aluminum
backing.
With the Tab in landscape mode, a 2-megapixel camera sits
above the screen while a slim power button, volume rocker, and
headphone jack occupy the top edge. Running along the bottom lip are two
tiny stereo speakers and a proprietary Samsung port. The backside
sports the tablet's 3-megapixel camera and LED flash. Unfortunately,
there's no SD card slot to increase the 16GB of onboard storage.
Display and Audio
The
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's screen may seem quite small when compared to
the 10-inch devices sweeping through the market, but it's by no means
less compelling. As you'd expect from a company that also manufactures
LCD panels and sells high-end HDTVs, the tablet's 8.9-inch (1280 x 800)
LCD is gorgeous. It's sharp for its size and pumps out bright images in
vivid color. Viewing angles are pleasingly wide, too.
Watching the HD YouTube trailer for
Drive
on the Galaxy Tab 8.9 was breathtaking, with deep shades of black,
sparkling city lights, and the cool glow of car dashboards at night
stunningly rendered. Christina Hendrick's red hair and Ryan Gosling's
muscular Mustang also had the same impact as if we were watching it on a
larger screen.
Like the Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a
pair of tiny speakers, but here they are on the tablet's bottom edge
instead of either side as with the Tab 10.1. Surprisingly, audio output
was slightly louder on the smaller Galaxy Tab 8.9 than on the Galaxy tab
10.1 when we played music on each tablet side by side. Though the sound
was a tad more tinny than through the Tab 10.1's speakers, we could
clearly hear bass guitar strums, high notes, and rich vocals in Neal
Young's classic "Old Man." The J-Pop stylings of Utada Hikaru's "Keep
Trying" also had us swaying to its catchy beats.
Software and Interface
Out
of the box, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 runs the Android Honeycomb 3.1
OS plus Samsung's TouchWiz UX custom interface. Similar to Samsung
Android smartphones such as the Galaxy S II, unlocking the device is
done by pulling a virtual ring from the center of the screen outward in
any direction. Users are then greeted by five home screens, which can be
populated with multiple widgets and application shortcuts. TouchWiz UX
also allows users to drag widgets, called Live Panels, to fit available
space on the screen. Making a Live Panel larger in many cases adds extra
functionality. For example, expanding the AccuWeather widget opens to a
five-day forecast.
The
bottom of the screen also holds the new Mini Apps tray. Hitting an
arrow in the center of the system bar displays icons for six of
Samsung's proprietary applications (Calculator, Calendar, Music Player,
Pen Memo, Task Manager, and World Clock), which can be opened on top of
other running apps.
In keeping with other Honeycomb tablets, the
bottom of the screen displays a persistent system bar with software keys
for Back, Home, and Recent Applications--all of which look like
futuristic line drawings. Like the Tab 10.1--and unlike many other
tablets--Samsung also includes a handy screen capture button here.
Sitting
in the lower right corner is a notification area where you'll find
system-wide alerts, such as emails, downloads, time, plus network, and
battery status. Tapping the area launches a larger view, and it lets you
quickly toggle commonly tweaked tablet functions and access the full
settings menu.
Keyboard
Samsung
offers five different keyboard layouts on the Tab 8.9, including Swype,
Samsung's solution, and the default Android Honeycomb arrangement. The
Samsung keyboard is functional but lacks a split-key layout, which would
make typing in landscape mode much easier.
Performance
Equipped
with a powerful 1-GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, the Samsung
Galaxy Tab 8.9 handled itself well on our benchmarks. The svelte tablet
notched an impressive 3,112 on the Benchmark CPU test, more than 523
points higher than the current Android tablet average. This was in the
same ballpark as the Wi-Fi-only model of the
Galaxy Tab 10.1 (3,158), the
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet (3,089), and the
Acer Iconia Tab A100 (3,018).
Apps and Media
Samsung
offers a good selection of software applications to use on the Galaxy
Tab 8.9. Besides the typical Android Honeycomb staples such as Gmail,
Latitude, and Movie Studio, some useful third-party apps include the
Amazon Kindle app, Polaris Office for editing office documents, and the
Pulse news reader.
Samsung
loads the device with its own software, including the Media Hub and
Music Hub stores. A Social Hub app aggregates social media feeds from
Twitter and Facebook into one convenient location.
Google's Market
app also offers books and apps for sale and as an Nvidia Tegra
2-powered tablet, the Tab 8.9 can run specially optimized games
available for download via the Nvidia TegraZone application.
Camera and Camcorder
Diehard
shutterbugs won't be overly impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's
rear-facing 3-MP camera because it lacks the high resolution and extra
features of many modern superphones. Still, it does snap pictures
quickly (one second between shots). Samsung also throws in some scene
modes, such as Landscape, Night, and Sports. Images we took outside were
reasonably clear and colors were well saturated. Thanks to the LED
flash, indoor shots were well exposed even in low-light conditions.
The
Galaxy Tab 8.9 can also capture video at 1280 x 720-pixel resolution.
More
important is the Tab 8.9's front-facing 2-MP camera, which performed
well during video chats. While gabbing with a friend over Google Talk,
we were impressed with the image quality, and audio was in sync.
Battery Life
The
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's 6100 mAh Lithium polymer battery lasted a full
8 hours doing web surfing over Wi-Fi and light document viewing. The
device should easily make it through a day's use without needing to
charge.
Pricing and Value
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 costs
$469 for the 16GB model and $569 for the 32GB version. By comparison,
the iPad 2 costs $499 for 16GB and $599 for 32GB, and offers access to a
much greater app library, expansive ecosystem of accessories, and a
larger display. The Wi-Fi-only version of the larger-screened Galaxy Tab
10.1 costs about $30 more; $499 for the 16GB model and $599 for a 32GB
unit.
Verdict
It's
pretty remarkable that Samsung was able to squeeze the same parts from
its 10-inch tablet into the Galaxy Tab 8.9. It performs just as well,
and the screen and audio are both impressive. However, at $469, you'll
need to spend almost as much to get your hands on this smaller slate
than you would to buy the Tab 10.1. Consumers looking for a tablet they
can hold in one hand would do better with the cheaper $329 Acer Iconia
A100--or waiting for the upcoming Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. But if you want
the higher-resolution screen of the Tab 10.1 in a more portable package,
the Tab 8.9 is worth a look.