Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 (10.1) Gets FCC Approval

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has just been spotted at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission).

According to Samsung's documents filed at FCC, this is the HSPA+ version model number GT-P5100. It appears that the device has received approval for 850 and 1900MHz bands. 

The only specs mentioned for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is support for Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP.

In addition, the device supports HSPA+ on II and V bands, which makes it suitable for AT&T, though this has yet to be confirmed by the carrier.

No clue on whether or not this will come to AT&T in the following weeks, but it's certain that it will come with Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform.

The tablet supports GSM voice communication, so users will be able to make and receive calls, or send and receive SMS and MMS.

There are little differences between Galaxy Tab 10.1 and its sequel, Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). Aside from the fact that it comes with Android 4.0 ICS, the latter also features microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

As the name suggests, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 sports a 10.1-inch PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution, and features Corning Gorilla Glass coating.

On the back, the tablet packs a 3-megapixel photo snapper, though it's hard to believe that anyone would want to use it. There's also a VGA front-facing camera for video calls.

The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and embeds 1 GB of RAM and 16 of internal memory inside. Beside HSPA+ the slate offers Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct capabilities, along with Wi-Fi hotspot and built-in GPS with A-GPS support.

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