Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Price Drop?
Could the release of Apple’s iPad 2 force Samsung to lower their price on the 10″ Galaxy Tab? Reports say there’s a chance that Samsung may actually drop the price on the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 in reaction to Apple’s announcement of the iPad 2. The starting price of the iPad 2 will be the same as its predecessor – just $499. If the planned price for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 remains upwards of $600, Samsung’s sales could suffer.
When iPad 2 was revealed, everyone saw just how thin it was, only 8.8mm thick while Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, although thinner than its predecessor, is 10.9mm thick. Smart observers will note that’s 20% fatter than the iPad 2. The vice president of Samsung’s mobile division, Lee Don-joo, admitted to Yonhap News Agency that the new slimness and same price of iPad 2 will be a dilemma. “The 10-inch was to be priced higher than the 7-inch but we will have to think that over,” he added. His statement is understandable as the Galaxy 10.1 has improved aspect over the 7 inch tablet in every way.
“We will have to improve the parts that are inadequate. Apple made (the iPad 2) very thin.” these are the words of Mr. Lee so we can expect that there will be a second version of the Galaxy 10.1 which will be of the same thickness as its biggest rival or even thinner and cheaper, or there will be a $100 or more cut price on their latest tablet product. Whichever of these options they’ll choose will certainly be great news for Samsung fans.
If you have other thoughts about what Samsung might plan to do to defend its name as the “iPad killer”, comment below and share them with us.
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how can you become an ipad2 killer when you cannot kill it in terms of thickness, price ceiling, etc? this is pure fantasy. the first thing to do in order to "kill" ipad2 is to price samsung's tablet 10.1 on the same level of ipad2, never mind if it is much thicker. as they say in america: it is the price, stupid!
hey there gmm, Samsung already revealed their new version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. It is thinner, lighter, bigger screen, etc… And best of all, IT HAS THE SAME PRICE AS THE IPAD 2, looks like the fantasy you were talking about just became a reality…………………………………………………..
GALAXY TAB 10.1 is overpriced by about $100 for the 32gig version. The Galaxy is nice but pricey pushing folks away to the EEE pad or Acer