Wi-Fi only Samsung Galaxy Tab crosses FCC’s desk

By on Oct 30, 2010 at 11:00 PM
General October 30, 2010

It looks like the Wi-Fi only variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab — a device Samsung said they were working on that recently made an appearance in a Best Buy advert — has crossed the FCC’s desk. The only difference between the carrier branded Tab and the Wi-Fi only Tab, other than the absence of a cellular radio (duh!), is the device’s model number: GT-P1010. If Best Buy’s advertisement-oopsie was accurate, we should see the Wi-Fi device priced around $499; $100 less than an unsubsidized 3G model. What do you think? Worth it?

[Via IntoMobile]

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  • dfa

    Def, worth it, two cameras, flash, portability, android.
    etc….

    • Dallas Greene

      LOLZ that is mad funny

    • DROID DOES NOT

      You likely already have a POS android phone, why do you need this?

    • TheNewReign

      So you would use this thing as a camera? Seriously, you would hold this up just like a camera or a camera phone?

  • http://www.cphonetips.com Mike

    I thought it was going to be a contract only device for a second, but I knew that the tab wouldn’t stand a chance in competition against the iPad since Apple offers wifi and contract.

    • Max Sandoval

      The 3G iPad doesn’t have a contract.. that’s why its $130 more than the regular model.

    • Dike

      Is today Bad Comment Saturday?

  • terrence

    I think you guys should be asking if paying $100 more to be tied in a 2 year contact is worth it

    • Menno

      Considering the 3g versions don’t require a contract, why would we be asking that?

  • DA GIRL IMPRESSA

    DAT SHIZ DONT NEED NO APPRIVAL OF ANY KIND YO. AINT NOBODY SHELLIN BILLZ OUT FO DAT GUNK.

  • Evil Overlord

    What sounds official and nobody will know what it means with an aire of intimidation …CE!

    • Franny G. Lortimer

      So true! 99.9 pct of persons must wiki it.

      CE means …

  • iPad Owner Three Niner

    Why would I need this tab?

  • The White iPhone UnCancellor

    They should have cancelled the tab not the white iphone

  • Barry Bonds

    Not another hit. Barry Bonds.

  • The Evil and Ghoulish Undead Cow

    Mooooooooo (leads way to) Booooooooo (and back around)!

    Refresh and reconfigure ::Cow moves into sunlight::
    Booooooooo (and now) Moooooooo!

  • Pretzel Owner Chocolate with Rice

    Want some?

  • richard hall

    i almost got locked into a 2 year ipad contract where i would pay this guy rocco 100 dollars per month and he would have it all set up for me. then i realized it was a scam. there was no contract. he was going to lock me in for 2 years to his own contract and charge me a 70 dollar service fee. needless to say i don’t have dealings with rocco.

  • ari

    Eta?

  • tiolawa

    It is only worth it if it keeps the GPS.

  • …

    It’s Halloween.. I’m totally ripped right now and have no idea what this sh*t is about. Viva whatever!!

  • MacMan

    Galaxy tab is a POS

  • Rizo

    Worth every penny… I am for anything that will help bring down that evil empire dictatorship called banana… I mean apple.

    • Joe

      That’s the type of ignorant thinking that fuels fanboys all over.

  • http://www.united3d.com Bolt

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the right size for this class of consumer products. It is a superior product compared to the iPad because of its cameras, more portable size, flash support, and the ability to add storage via an SD card. I will most likely buy the Wi-Fi only one if it comes out soon.

    I see two issues that need to get addressed:
    1 – Get a Wi-Fi only version announced and released ASAP!
    2 – Have another option not available in the US – a version with FULL phone capability (both voice and data). With Bluetooth and other headset and even speaker phone, this would be the BEST option since it can actually replace something.

  • JP

    I’ll wait for a playbook

    • The Minus Rescinder Jerry Dorfman

      you will EH!!! heh? minus time.

  • justabrake

    compared to everything that’s out there and pricing them even without the cellular radio I have to admit it’s kind of a steal $$$ but I won’t buy it I’ll wait for the Ipad 2

  • jarrod lilly

    Ate developers even making higher res apps yet?

    • Menno

      I’ve seen a couple apps in the marketplace advertising “tablet ready”

      But most apps should scale well as long as they were properly coded.

      • Michael S

        – “But most apps should scale well as long as they were properly coded.”

        Scale? Yes.

        Have a tablet-optimized layout? Not without a complete re-coding of the app.

        Look at how iPhone and iPad apps look when they are properly made for each device:

        http://i.imgur.com/g4bWh.jpg

  • Anonymous

    As long as it isn’t Bing-a-fied like the 3G model, it will have a chance.

  • Buccscott

    Galaxy Pad:

    Fits in one hand
    Weighs half as much as iPad
    Newer processor chipset
    More RAM
    Removable Storage (Swap cards to load movies, docs, music etc… not leashed to iTunes)
    Front Camera
    Rear Camera
    Native Support for More Video Codecs (divx/xvid anyone?)
    Android Froyo (Widgets, ROMS, Google Calender/Outlook Integration)
    Google Voice (who needs a carrier for phone calls!)
    Flash Support (HTML 5 is not as prevalent as Jobs would have us believe)
    True Multi-tasking (not apple pseudo version to save battery life. I will run it into the ground if I want!)

    Hell yeah, I’m gonna get one when WiFi only comes out!

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