Although they were not the revolutionary in the world of tablet technology, Samsung has definitely used this to their competitive advantage. Samsung executives and developers were very keen on taking note of the rants and complaints of Apple iPad users. The iPad claimed to be the best platform for surfing the web; the Galaxy Pad took this a notch higher by supporting the Adobe Flash Player. Apple customers complaining about the iPad not having a camera? Then the Galaxy Pad should be your best bet! It includes not only one, but two cameras - a 5 megapixel in front and a 3.2 megapixel at the back with a 1024×600 pixel picture resolution. Think that the iPad is not too portable and too heavy to carry around? The Galaxy Pad is your answer. Wrapped in solid plastic, it weighs less than a pound and has smaller dimensions than the first tablet that Apple launched. It is no larger than that of a standard paperback, which makes it ideal for reading your favorite ebooks wherever you are. The Galaxy Pad boasts of access to over 2,500 magazines, 2 million books and over a thousand newspapers.
What really sets the Samsung Galaxy Pad apart from its rival would be their development of an unique type of technology called augmented reality or AR. Armed with map applications, all a user needs to do is hold the tablet up and it will point out interesting bits about the location through graphics and web effects. If you're looking for a particular restaurant, hotel or touring a new city, the Galaxy Pad can act as your virtual tourist guide. Running on Google Android and Microsoft ActiveSync, this could be an ideal gadget for students and young professionals everywhere.
The mobile wireless carriers has also caught on. Major US mobile providers such as Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA has also given in to include the Galaxy Pad in their service offerings. With its capability to run on these top mobile networks, despite not having the classic dial pad and relying on touch screen technology, consumers can enjoy communicating with their family and friends through third party software. Carriers are also most likely to launch it at a much affordable price especially for customers bound under their service contracts.
It is still unclear if the Galaxy Pad will outsell the phenomenon caused by the Apple iPad, but Samsung executives are optimistic. They claim that this will be a new "paradigm-shifter", but we have yet to see the results. Samsung has been renowned all over the world for developing some of the best hardware designs in the market, and the consumers are excited to see more innovation from both tablet manufacturers.