Samsung will not be going back to the drawing board over the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet after all. When interviewed in the wake of the iPad 2 unveiling last week, a Samsung executive was quoted as confessing that Samsung will need to rethink its pricing and also "improve the parts that are inadequate." Announced just a month ago, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will incorporate the powerful 1GHz Tegra dual core processor, and a 10.1-inch display to rival that of the first-generation iPad.

Lee Don-joo, executive vice president of Samsung's mobile division was quoted last week confessing that the thin profile of the iPad 2 and its low price points are likely to challenge the sales of its own tablet. (The Galaxy Tab 10.1 measures 10.9mm thick while the iPad 2 is only 8.8mm.) However, Lee is projecting a more positive front in a follow-up report this week. He was quoted as saying: "We will continue to make every effort to provide the most powerful, well-designed and productive mobile device to customers."

Since Samsung has yet to announce a price, the logical inference would be that the company will be tweaking it to stay competitive with the iPad 2 and other tablet competitors. I suppose we will have to wait and see for that.

For more on this story:
- check out this article at PC World
- check out this article at InformationWeek

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