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Samsung has become the next to rival Apple as it unveiled its Galaxy Tab at the IFA conferences in Berlin on the 2nd of September. Although Samsung have tried to put their own spin on the Tablet, noticeably by its decrease size ( 7 inch touch screen). In principle it is smaller and lighter than its rival the iPad and it matches the Apple device in almost all functions. Some suggest aspects of the tablet are even more advanced than the Apple creation.

Samsung says its research shows people want this device to be useable on the move and they need to be able to communicate with it. So the Tab can make calls  and video calls with the front and back camera (not currently featured on the iPad). As well as all the video, music and book content that you use with an iPad. The device will run using Google’s Android operating system, with a capacity of 16 or 32GB with the ability to expand by a further 32GB. Again not a feature of the iPad.

The only reservations are battery life and screen size. The camera and Flash video mean it will almost certainly have significantly shorter battery life than the iPad. And the 7 inch screen – compared to the iPad’s 10 inch screen – isn’t small as such, but you will miss that extra space when browsing or watching videos.

For now, it is an alternative to the iPad, purely for its price tag – set to be under $300, but nothing has been finalised yet.

With other technology firms including LG Electronics and Hewlett-Packard making moves into the tablet market. The price tag could be the only big difference between each device in the market, which is set to boom – especially in the run up to Christmas.