Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 may be priced too high
updated 06:40 pm EST, Mon February 13, 2012
High price may hurt sales
Earlier today, Samsung took the wraps off its new seven-inch Galaxy Tab 2. Although it did not officially disclose pricing, Sammy Hub reports that for the Scandinavian market, the Wi-Fi version of the device will be priced at between $419 and $463 USD, while the 3G model will have a cost of $523 to $568 USD. If accurate, these price-points could put the tablet at a significant price/performance disadvantage to other tablets hitting the market.
The Galaxy Tab 2 will be an entry-level device and sport a 1GHz dual-core processor with Android 4.0. The similarly-sized Asus Eee Pad MeMO will also run 4.0, but its quad-core Tegra 3 will make it much faster. The ASUS tablet also starts at half the price, at $249. It remains to be seen if the Galaxy Tab 2 can overcome such a potential performance and price disadvantage. [via SlashGear]
