Samsung Galaxy Tab priced at 800 euros, unsubsidized

Like you guys probably know, the Samsung Galaxy Tab was the star of IFA Berlin last week and probably the first touch screen tablet that managed to impress me.

It gets Android 2.2 as OS (so there are tons of apps for it, most fo the Free), good hardware capable of running HD content and games and it is more compact and portable than the 9.7 inch Apple iPad. Still, in my post about the Samsung Galaxy Tab touch tablet, I concluded that it is a great device, but we should keep an eye on pricing.

There were rumors that this one will go for 800 euros and they are now confirmed, as Amazon.de listed this product for 799 in Germany. Ouch. Is that expensive? Well it definitely is, but if you consider that this machine is also a giant phone and top smartphones right now are priced at around 500 euros , unsubsidized, it looks like a fair price to me. Plus, that 5 inch Dell Streak goes for around 500 bucks as well. Still expensive, but fair.

Having the phone feature, that means we should see this Samsung tablet offered subsidized, with all kind or data plans. There are rumors that O2 is preping it for 99 euros, alongside a 2 year 27.50 EUR monthly plan. Added up, that will go for nearly 800 euros too, but you do get to pay those in monthly rates and you do get to use the device, with that data plan. Not entirely sure how to take that rumor, it is a rumor after all. Still, if it were true, I’d reckon prices will drop for the free-of-contract Samsung Galaxy Tab in the next months, probably to around 600 euro, maybe less?

Priced at 800 EUR, this Sausmg Galaxy Tab doesn't sound that good to me

That would be still expensive, but… I for one am waiting for a decent 7 inch tablet for around 300 EUR to come. Might not happen so soon, but I’m a patient guy. As I do like this Samsung Galaxy Tab, but that pricing is just prohibiting right now. I was in fact geting ready to call it an iPad killer, but I’m not so sure anymore.

Oh, and if you guys in the States wonder how will these prices translate in your country, experience tells us they will be similar, only in USD. So $800 for a brand new free-of-contract Samsung Galaxy Tab. How does that sound?

Via Netbooknews.de

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Tags: 7 inch tablets, Android 2.2 Froyo, mini tablet, Samsung

Last updated: September 6, 2010 | Published: September 6th, 2010 | See the comments or add yours!