On Nov 10th Samsung's Galaxy Tab to hit India at 38000

New Delhi: Samsung introduced its Galaxy Tab, a 7-inch touchscreen tablet in India. India is among the three countries in the world where it is launching Galaxy Tab first. The device is powered by Android Froyo, the latest version of Google's operating software for mobile devices. Galaxy Tab is smaller and lighter It has the same speed processor but twice the RAM. Like the iPad, the Galaxy Tab comes with different options for internal storage. It also, however, supports up to 32GB of expandable storage.The Galaxy Tab has two cameras a rear-facing 3.2-megapixel camera and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chatting - while the current models of the iPad have none. Samsung claims up to 7 hours of video playback for the Galaxy Tab.Galaxy Tab would be available in the market from November 10 at a price of Rs 38,000. There is a demand among users for device that allows for rich computing experience on move. This is the demand that Galaxy Tab seeks to satisfy. "We feel demand for tablets is poised to grow phenomenally as users start to experience the limitless potential of this device ," said Ranjit Yadav, director (mobile & IT) at Samsung India. Since Apple launched iPad early this year, small touchscreen computing devices have seen a huge growth and various hardware manufacturers are trying to cash in on the opportunity . According to Research Mason, over 24 million tablets are expected to be sold in 2011 worldwide, amounting to over 100 percent growth in one year. For Galaxy Tab, Samsung said it has partnered with various telecom companies. "Operators like Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Tata Docomo and RCOM will be announcing very exciting offers and data plans with the Galaxy Tab when we commence sales of the Galaxy Tab," said Yadav. Also India specific content like maps from MapMyIndia and apps that allow access to Indian newspapers will come preloaded on the device.