LG Optimus Pad vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Of the many number of tablets that has been announced this week, the most likely units that will eventually arrive in the Philippines are the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SGT P7100) and the LG Optimus Pad.

The Motorola Xoom looks sweet but I doubt it will be officially released in the Philippines while HTC Flyer doesn’t really have enough genetic make-up to really compete with the other tablets.


LG Optimus Pad
Dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 1.0GHz processor
8.9-inch display, multi-touch @ 1280×768 pixels
32GB internal storage
Two 5MP camera
3G/HSDPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
Bluetooth
HDMI port
Android 3.0 Honeycomb

The dual 5-megapixel camera supports 3D Video recording and 720p HD video recording as well as 1080p video playback.


Samsung Galaxy Tab P7100
1 Ghz Dual Core Tegra 2 CPU
10.1 inch 1280×800 WXGA screen
16GB/32Gb internal storage
8 megapixel camera
record FullHD 1080p video
2 megapixel front-facing camera
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
3G/HSDPA
6850 mAh battery
Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Samsung’s first 7-inch Galaxy Tab was already a hit so a more powerful 10-incher would certainly close the gap between their own Android tablet and Apple’s iPad.

However, considering the first Galaxy Tab was selling for a very expensive Php35k price-point, it’s a little hard to compete with the iPad which starts at just Php23k. Hopefully, Samsung will also offer a cheaper WiFi-only version of their tablet at under Php25k.

Based on previous pricing schemes, we’d expect the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to sell around Php35k or a little bit higher. As for the LG Optimus Pad, my guesstimate is somewhere between Php30 – Php35k.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

41 Responses

  1. Avatar for Pier Pier says:

    ^ oops sorry sa wrong article ako nag-post.. :D

  2. Avatar for Pier Pier says:

    Ang pangit lang kasi sa Windows 7 would be the “closed yet loose” build.

    Sa Android I can easily pinpoint the actual jar and apk files that does what, kaya easy ang customization. Sa Windows phone, mapapasabi ka ng “where the hell did this .dll come from?!” sa sobrang kalat.

  3. Avatar for Adrian Adrian says:

    I’ve heard SAMSUNG will release another tablet on march 22 in florida .. it’s an 8.9″ tablet .. :)Ahmm . When will be the releasing date of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the philippines ?

  4. Avatar for Partnerable Partnerable says:

    With the ipad at 28k, I very much doubt Samsung would price theirs higher. Although Android is getting loads and loads better than iOS, it will never warrant being more expensive than Apple, for crissakes.

  5. Avatar for Philippine Android News Philippine Android News says:

    apology for the type “write – right”….I’m really sleepy…

  6. Avatar for Philippine Android News Philippine Android News says:

    First generation iPad is only around 23K and newer Honeycomb slate like the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the Optimus Pad it would take awhile to hit the Philippine Market. I observed this during the first gen galaxy tab and write now galaxy tab is everywhere. We are really behind!

  7. Avatar for Lorena Lorena says:

    Android is the best http://www.leocams.com

  8. Avatar for Commenter Commenter says:

    @androidify, apparently the use of Android has dumbed you completely off the chart. You could have sold your brain for a song because it’s barely been used. :p

    Price is only one of the considerations in selecting a tablet. For me, if I can get it at cost, I’d get the Motorola XOOM. But since we’re talking about the Tab 2 and the Optimus Pad, I’ll go for LG’s offering.

  9. Avatar for whatif whatif says:

    @offtopic
    malapit na daw ma deds si lord steve jobs…. balita bilang na araw nya :)

  10. Avatar for Claudia Claudia says:

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  11. Avatar for Jhay Jhay says:

    Both manufacturers don’t come anywhere to Apple’s IQ for design, utility, and quality.

  12. Avatar for cosmic cosmic says:

    antayin ko muna ang specs ng ipad2 before deciding.

  13. Avatar for Night Night says:

    @androidify

    Youre one crazy piece of shit. Im just stating facts. Hindi naman lahat ng tao sa Pinas techy eh. Most of them hindi tinitignan ang OS. Price pa din talaga ang basis ng pag bili nila. Did I say masyadong mahal para sakin? I said masyadong mahal para sa Philippine market you dipshit. You think I cant afford 35k? Gusto mong mag side by side ng pera sa bank? Baka magulat ka. BTW Im using an android phone not an iphone. Objective lang talaga ako hindi blind homer like you.

  14. Avatar for Boo Boo says:

    @androidify

    You are definitely sick.. Get some help.. Seriously..

    Between these two, I might still roll with sammy.. I was very impressed with the galaxy s so instead of buying the next gen, I will try its larger sibling.

  15. Avatar for dan dan says:

    bibili ako kahit mahal kc all around man din,mura nga ang ipad pero may full hd video recording ba at front camera ba? for video chatting

  16. Avatar for sylv3rblade sylv3rblade says:

    @Cebu Travel
    Take a look at the Lumix LX3 (since I think you’re referring to the LX5 as over your budget).

  17. Avatar for MWC2011 MWC2011 says:

    Here’s OPTIMUS Pad video at MWC2011 http://www.youtube.com/user/lgnewsroom?feature=mhum#p/u/9/oK3OnsMyYjo

  18. Avatar for Skyflakes_18 Skyflakes_18 says:

    Funny how they make things we dont really need. :-)

  19. Avatar for csseyah csseyah says:

    waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHhh nakakapang-hina naman yung presyo ng LG Optimus pad … kala ko pa naman cheaper ang price..

  20. Avatar for Nel Nel says:

    @Yuga, I’m curious about your statement on the HTC flyer not having enough genetic makeup on it… What do you mean by that?

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