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Thinner, faster, more powerful, and packing dual cameras and a dual-core A5 chip, the iPad 2 is the second generation of Apple's popular tablet. After the announcement of the new iPad, the price of the iPad 2 was dropped down to $399 for a 16GB model.

Description

Samsung goes round two for the 7-inch Android tablet market. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus runs Android's Honeycomb 3.2 with Samsung’s TouchWiz skin. It features a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 1024 x 600 display, 1GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage, a 4,000mAh battery, a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 2-megapixel front facing camera. The tablet also has an IR port and features Peel's Smart Remote App.

Also Known As...

• Alias: Galaxy Tab

• Screen size (diagonal): 9.7 inches
• Technology: IPS LCD
• Resolution (X): 768 px
• Resolution (Y): 1024 px
• PPI: 132
• Touchscreen type: Capacitive
• Multitouch: Yes

Display

• Screen size (diagonal): 7 inches
• Technology: LCD
• Resolution (X): 600 px
• Resolution (Y): 1024 px
• PPI: 170
• Touchscreen type: Capacitive
• Multitouch: Yes

• CPU brand: Apple
• CPU model: A5
• Clock speed: 1 GHz
• Cores: 2

Processor

• CPU brand: Samsung
• CPU family: Exynos
• CPU model: 4210
• Clock speed: 1.2 GHz
• Cores: 2

• RAM size: 512 MB
• RAM type: DDR2

Memory

• RAM size: 1 GB

• Wi-Fi: Yes
• Wi-Fi support: 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Bluetooth version: 2.1 + EDR

Connectivity

• GSM: Yes
• GSM frequencies: 1900, 1800, 900, 850
• UMTS / HSPA: Yes
• UMTS frequencies: 2100, 1900, 900
• Wi-Fi: Yes
• Wi-Fi support: 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
• 802.11n frequencies: 5GHz, 2.4GHz
• Bluetooth: Yes
• Bluetooth version: 3.0

• Effective pixels: 0.7 megapixels
• Video resolution: 720p
• Video framerate: 30

Rear Camera

• Effective pixels: 3 megapixels
• Flash: Single LED

Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Accelerometer

Sensors

Proximity, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Compass / Magnetometer, Accelerometer

• The Verge Battery Test: 8 hours 52 minutes

Benchmarks

• Quadrant: 3590
• SunSpider: 1634 ms
• The Verge Battery Test: 7 hours 7 minutes