Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Solid Foundation for Future Apple iPad Rivals

By: Nicholas Kolakowski, eWeek

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a solid Android tablet effort. If it’s a harbinger of Android tablets to come, then Apple’s iPad has serious competition in the pipeline. It hasn’t been the best year for iPad rivals so far. The Motorola Xoom sold 250,000 units in its first quarter of release, a solid number—until you compare it to the iPad, which managed to ship millions during the same frame. Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet received lukewarm reviews, and proved something less than a blockbuster on store shelves. Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz suggested in a May research note that, in light of anemic sales numbers, manufacturers have begun reducing build plans for their respective tablet offerings.