Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 5.0

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Two new additions to the Samsung Galaxy family were added and announced the availability of Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 8.9 and the, Galaxy S WiFi™ 5.0 in the market. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the thinnest mobile tablets released here in the Philippines and it stand up with its brother - the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. (More features below)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is built with:
1.0 ghz dual core T250S processor
WXVGA display (1280x800 resolution)
Gorilla Glass
6100 mAh battery
Android™ 3.1, Honeycomb
Samsung’s TouchWiz® UX

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Apps:
Samsung Readers Hub: The lightweight design and large display make the Galaxy Tab 8.9 an ideal device to access the Readers Hub robust library of more than 2.2 million books, 2,000 newspapers and 2,300 magazines.

Social Hub: Users can aggregate email, instant messaging, contacts, calendar and social network connections into a single interface through the service’s “Feeds” and “Messages” files.

Google™ Mobile Services: A suite of Google Mobile Services is preloaded on the Galaxy Tab 8.9 including access to more than 250,000 applications on Android Market™, Gmail™, Google Search™, Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps and Google Talk™ with video and voice chat.

AllShare™ service: Provides seamless content transfer between the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and other DLNA-enabled devices such as HDTV’s, monitors and digital cameras.

WiFi Direct™: Allows the Galaxy Tab 8.9 to locate and connect with other WiFi devices without a central access point.

Rear and Front-facing cameras: The rear-facing 3-megapixel camera and front-facing 2-megapixel camera including flash and autofocus, 1080p video playback and full support of video chat and digital imaging

Polaris™ Office: Instant access to documents, spreadsheets and presentations to view and edit while on the move

Swype: Re-size the keyboard, move the virtual keyboard anywhere on the screen and type faster by swyping

Mobile Printing: Print documents and pictures wirelessly from the Galaxy Tab 8.9 to any compatible printer.

and the features of Samsung’s TouchWiz® UX
Live Panel: Magazine-like widget view for immediate access to weather, social updates, email, news, photo gallery, all on the home screen

Mini Mode Tray: One-touch overlay access to commonly used applications—Task Manager, Calendar, World Clock, Pen Memo, Calculator and Music Player

Clipboard: Advanced copy & paste functionality allows users to store photos, Web pages, YouTube links, etc., for easy sharing via email and social network sites

Indicator Quick Panel: Quickly toggle on/off connectivity, notifications, sound, brightness and settings in the lower right-hand corner of the display.

Photo Editor: Rotate, crop and adjust colors on high quality digital images

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0
In other hand, The Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 5.0 is a mini tablet device and new evolution of MP3 player. Its a mp3 player with wifi and can be installed with some apps.

Galaxy S Wifi features are:
1.9 ghz processor
5” WVGA TFT LCD (800x480)
Android™ Froyo 2.2
Wi-Fi™ (802.11 b/g/n)
Camera: Rear : 3.2MP Camera AF with LED Flash / Front : VGA Camera
Bluetooth® 3.0
mini USB
8GB , microSD slot (up to 32GB)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is priced at P32,490 (32GB) / P27490 (16GB)

Samsung Galaxy Wifi 5.0 is priced at P12,990

here's a video of Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9


here's a video of Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 5.0