DOCOMO Getting Galaxy Tab Late November, Galaxy S Late October
Hello, Concrete!
Last week we told you that NTT DOCOMO was poised to get the Galaxy S in late October and the Galaxy Tab in March 2011. Great news: NTT DOCOMO has issued a press release (what’s more concrete than that) announcing the Galaxy S in late October and Galaxy Tab in late November.
I’m sure Japanese Phandroids are delighted at having Samsung’s high powered Androids on their up-and-coming list. And to hear the company is beating rumored Tab dates by 4 months and in time for the holidays? Sweet.
UPDATE: Pricing revealed via Bloomberg
The Galaxy S mobile will sell for about 30,000 yen ($359) and the computer for about 40,000 yen, both with a 2-year contract, President Ryuji Yamada said in Tokyo.
Find the full Press Release below:
DOCOMO to Launch Samsung GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab in Japan
TOKYO, JAPAN, October 5, 2010 — NTT DOCOMO, INC. today unveiled its Japanese-market versions of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s GALAXY S smartphone and GALAXY Tab smart media device. The docomo Smartphone GALAXY S is scheduled to launch in late October and the docomo Smartphone GALAXY Tab in late November.
Both mobile devices are powered by the Android™ 2.2 operating system, enabling users to choose from a large variety of applications available at the mobile portals Android Market™, docomo market and Samsung Apps. The GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab also support DOCOMO’s new e-book service, which will launch on a trial basis in late October, as well as the sp-mode™ service that allows DOCOMO users to access i-mode™ mail accounts with their smartphones.
The GALAXY S features a 4-inch, ultra-bright SUPER AMOLED screen and supports Flash® for PC-like access to diverse Web content. Its 5.0 megapixel camera shoots high-definition video that can be played back on the phone’s vivid, high-resolution screen. Multi-touch functionality enables intuitive control of the screen.
The GALAXY Tab provides an all-new way to experience Internet browsing on the go. The large 7-inch screen allows full Flash-compatible browsing and displays images in PC-quality 600 x 1,024 -pixel resolution. It is an exceptionally portable tablet device that can be held easily in one hand, measuring just 12.1 mm in thickness and weighing only 382 grams.
The GALAXY S and GALAXY Tab will be exhibited at CEATEC Japan 2010 in Makuhari Messe, Japan from October 5 to 9.
[Thanks Tony!]