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Samsung recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, which is the ancestor of the Galaxy Tab 7, at the IFA 2011 in Berlin. It is expected that Samsung galaxy tab 7.7 will be available at the end of 2011. This tablet carries the portability of a smaller slate, with an appropriate, grown-up operating system. This device is compared with Apple iPad 2 that launched in March 2011. Previous to it, people made comparison of both companies’ products such as Samsung Galaxy Tab with Apple’s iPad 2, and Samsung Galaxy S2 with Apple’s iPhone 4. Check out this article to know which device is best for you from Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Apple iPad 2.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 comes with its amazing, physics-defying measurements. Apple iPad 2 offers a beautiful minimalist design to boot. Samsung Galaxy tab 7.7 is just 7.9mm thick while Apple iPad 2 is slight 8.8mm thick. Weight of the Tab 7.7 is just 335g and light in comparison to the iPad 2 that contains 601g weight and look definitely heavy. Samsung tab is thinner and lighter so it is more moveable in comparison to attempt of Apple. If you want to buy the light weight device then best choice is Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 features a 7.7-inch super AMOLED plus display with resolution of 1,280×800, similar to Samsung Galaxy S2 smart phone while Apple iPad 2 contains a luminous 9.7 diagonal inches screen of LED backlit multi-touch display with a resolution of 1,024×768 pixels at 132 pixels per inch. The panel of Samsung device is vastly bright, colorful, and liable to set users’ eyes on fire whereas iPad 2 appears good with photos, Angry Birds, ebooks, and hi-res video. Screen of Apple iPad 2 is absolutely fantastic but people will fall in love with display of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is powered by Honeycomb, which is the tablet-specific version of Google’s Android operating system while Apple iPad 2 is powered by Apple’s iOS software. iOS is so pleasantly simple to use so the iPad 2 is good device. Samsung device contains 1.4GHz processor and may contain the grunt to feel just as slick as the iPad. Apple iPad 2 has the best software in comparison to it.

Specifications comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Apple iPad 2:

Specifications	Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7	Apple iPad 2
Display	7.7 inches, 1280×800 (WXGA) Super AMOLED Plus	9.7 inches LED display, 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Dimension, Weight	196.7x 133 x 7.89mm,  0.73 pounds	241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm, 1.33 pounds
Processor	1.4GHz Dual Core application processor	Apple A5 processor; 1GHz dual-core
OS	Android 3.2 (Honeycomb)	iOS 4
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz & 5GHz), 802.11n WiFi Ch. Bonding, WiFi Direct; HSPA＋ 21 Mbps network for faster uploads and downloads.	Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Technology
Camera	3MP autofocus camera with LED Flash and 2MP camera on the front for video calling; 1080p full HD playback	Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera
Memory	16GB, 32GB or 64GB; expandable through a microSD card slot	16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Media Format	Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋, WMA Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, DivX, Xvid	Audio: HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV Video: MPEG4, H.264
Battery	5100 mAh offering  up to 10 hours of video playback time	Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music; Up to 9 hours surfing on 3G network