Verizon Wireless to offer Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 11 for $600

By on Oct 20, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Breaking October 20, 2010

Today, Verizon Wireless announced that the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab would be available, starting November 11, for $600. The device will be sold for its full retail price with no data plan requirement; a $20, 1GB monthly plan can be added post-purchase. No word on whether the $20 data plan is month-to-month (like the iPad) or contract based; we’ve reached out to Verizon for clarification and will update the article when we hear back.

Hit the jump for the full press release. Anyone adding this to their holiday wish-list? What do you think of the price?

UPDATE: Verizon Wireless has just responded to our query. The $20 data plan is a month-to-month offering — just like the iPad — no contract required.

Verizon Wireless Puts Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢ in Stores in November

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tabâ„¢ will be available Nov. 11 for $599.99. Running on Androidâ„¢ 2.2, the Samsung Galaxy Tab features a brilliant 7-inch touch screen; robust HTML Web browsing experience with full support for Adobe® Flash® 10.1 for video and mobile gaming; and a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application processor.

“This is an incredible time in mobile technology, and as a company we’re excited to add the Samsung Galaxy Tab to our portfolio,” said Marni Walden, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “The Samsung Galaxy Tab brings together the reliability of Verizon Wireless’ 3G network and the power of Android 2.2 to deliver on our promise of providing consumers and business customers with a host of options to help manage their lives.”

Popular mobile applications, including V CAST Music and V CAST Song ID, VZ Navigator®, Slacker Radio, Kindle for Android, BLOCKBUSTER On Demand® presented by V CAST Video, and the exclusive golf game, “Let’s Golf,” will be available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. In addition to text, picture and video messaging, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will also feature V CAST Apps, Verizon Wireless’ mobile storefront offering hundreds of applications for businesses and consumers at launch.

Verizon Wireless customers can add a monthly access plan beginning at $20 a month for 1 GB on their Samsung Galaxy Tab. For additional features and specifications on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/galaxytab.

For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to http://www.verizonwireless.com.

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  • Daddyo

    Anyone know if the international versions of the Galaxy Tab have 3g compatible radios with either Tmobile or ATT? If they hadn’t disabled the phone calling on the device I’d buy one. Without it I don’t think they should be charging as much as they are. My .02.

  • Matthew

    If they sold this for $300 I’d be in. $600 is just ridiculous.

    • RobertK

      $600 is ridiculous. Looks like iPad is not going to face much competiton form the Galaxy

  • Jimbo

    We had a demo unit here at work last week, thing is sweet but at $600 somebody has lost their damn mind. No way I’d ever pay close to that much for it.

    • BK

      How did it compare to the iPad in terms of responsiveness?

  • Shelby

    I can understand the $600 price, but at least offer a subsidized version for people who don’t mind having a contract. I would only get this from Verizon b/c of their network coverage, but $600 is certainly a deal breaker for me. I think what we want really is choice between contract vs no contract not one way or the other.

  • Gamboo

    Anyone know if this thing will make phone calls?

  • randy

    Google market – yes
    Other markets – yes
    Front camera – yes
    Removable storage – yes
    Apple arrogance – no

    I got a micriSD card for $20 for my incredible.

    I’m disappointed by the price, but not a show-stopper. But if any other tab comes out cheaper with the same features it will sell better.

  • R Sharma

    Steve Jobs also reiterated in Apple’s earnings call yesterday what market knows already that the current version of Android is not optimized and thus not suitable for Tablets. That’s why LG cancelled it’s Tablet plans for now. Motorola/HTC are waiting in the wings for the same reason. This is a clear case of big companies like Verizon, AT&T and Samsung taking consumers for a ride. As a consumer, you really have to be stupid to buy Android in this form factor. Not yet at least. The Tablet optimized Android is not available until Mid-late 2011. This is a CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT shaping up because Samsung knowingly is taking an inferior-yet- to-be-ready-open-source-OS and launching a new product without informing consumers that it’s not suitable for Galaxy Tablets. I will be surprised if this doesn’t happen soon…happy holidays!!!

  • nurlip

    happy to see an android tablet on the market and with verizon but they’ll lose on the price point alone, $600 and its got a smaller screen than the ipad and half the apps.. you’d think these companies would figure this out sooner or later… apparently not. i’ll wait for the notionInk Adam or some other, reasonably priced tablet.. when will companies using android figure out that consumers want TWO cameras (or one swivel mounted camera) on all devices now that apple has set the standard?

  • AmandaYea

    Other carriers will have it cheaper..known fact… :) Gotta love the globe.

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