Samsung yesterday officially
announced its impressive Galaxy Tab which is powered by Google's
popular Android operating system. Boy Genius Report was the
first
to confirm to the world that the the svelte tablet would be
coming to America's largest wireless network, Verizon Wireless.
So it should come as no surprise that
Boy Genius Report is also providing
another bit of exciting news for those looking to get their hands
on the Galaxy Tab. Sources have told that site that not only will
Sprint be getting the Galaxy Tab sometime in November of this year,
but it will support 3G and 4G wireless connectivity.
Sprint's 4G wireless network (WiMAX) is
already proving super fast download speeds for notebook users with 4G
dongles, and Android smartphones like the HTC
EVO 4G and the Samsung
Epic 4G. This news comes right after it was announced that Sprint
is adding
4G coverage to three more cities bringing the total numbers of
American's blanketed with coverage to 40 million.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab uses a 1GHz
Hummingbird processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, and comes equipped with
512MB of RAM. 16GB and 32GB versions of the Galaxy Tab will be
available to consumers, however, storage can be expanded even further
with the built-in microSD slot.
Other features of the Galaxy Tab
included HDMI support, 802.11n wireless, and Bluetooth 3.0 support.