Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab 3 Price and Release Date

Samsung today announced launch dates and prices for its Galaxy Tab 3 line of tablets:

• Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch (Intel tablet) - price will start at  $399
• Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch (Samsung Exynos processor) - price will start at  $299
• Galaxy Tab 3  7-inch Budget (Marvell processor) - price is $199

All three tablets will go on pre-sale on June 25 with actual sales starting July 7. The models sold in the U.S. will be Wi-Fi-only, with no cellular capability.

Here are the Specs:

Galaxy Tab 3  7-inch Budget (Marvell processor) $199
 * 1.2-GHz dual-core Marvell processor
 * Android 4.1
 * 1,024-by-600 screen
 * 3-megapixel camera on the back and a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front
 * 8GB of storage, with memory card slot

This tablet is comparable to the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Kobo Arc, however it has a lower-resolution screen. Samsung will include three months of Hulu Plus and two years of a 50GB Dropbox account.


Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch (Samsung Exynos processor) $299
 * 1.5-GHz Samsung Exynos dual-core processor
 * Android 4.2
 * 1,280-by-800 screen
 * 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front camera
 * 16GB of storage (only 11.26GB is available)
 * 7.4mm thickness

Its main competition are Apple's $329 iPad mini and Amazon's $269 Kindle Fire HD 8.9.

Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch (Intel tablet) $399
 * 1.6-GHz Intel Atom Z2560 "Clover Trail+" processor
 * Android 4.2
 * 1,280-by-800 screen
 * 3-megapixel main camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera
 * 16GB of memory and a memory card slot
 * 7.9mm thickness
 * 6,800mAh battery


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