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Samsung Galaxy Tab REVIEW ROUNDUP: Critics React To iPad's 7-Inch Android Challenger (PHOTOS)

REVIEW ROUNDUP: Critics Take On The Samsung Galaxy Tab
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The 7-inch Samsung Galay Tabs are now available from from T-Mobile and Verizon, Engadget reports. AT&T, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular will offer the device "soon," according to Samsung's website.

Samsung's iPad competitor runs Google's Android smart phone software, sports front and rear-facing cameras, and plays Flash video from the Web. Steve Jobs himself criticized 7-inch tablets, calling them "too small" and "DOA, Dead on Arrival."

Critics are also raising concerns over the Tab's price tag, which varies slightly by carrier. T-Mobile, for example, offers the device for $399 with a two-year contract, $599 without.

Reviewers have had their hands on the Tab, and the verdicts are in. We've sampled reviews from Wired, New York Times, Gizmodo,
Wall Street Journal, Engadget, PCWorld, TIME, and CrunchGear and Pocket-Lint. See who picked and who panned the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab in our slideshow (below). For a hands-on look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab, click here.

Review Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Tab
New York Times(01 of02)
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David Pogue of the Times found the device "pricey" for a tablet, but "gorgeous" nonetheless. Pogue writes, "With the Samsung Galaxy Tab, you’re [...] buying delicious speed and highly refined hardware. It’s just a shame that you’re buying all that for $600." (credit:Getty)
CrunchGear(02 of02)
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John Biggs of CrunchGear found the Galaxy Tab's strong points were good enough to imitate. "My prediction?" he writes. "We will see a whole boatload of devices just like this at smaller price points coming up in the next few months so you could feasibly wait. However, if you want size, performance, and Sprint connectivity, this is the one for you." (credit:Getty)

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