Toshiba AT200 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: First quick look

The challenge

Two Android Honeycomb tablets; Toshiba AT200 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, are for a comparison in front of us. Toshiba AT200 is an upcoming 10.1-inch ultra-thin tablet. The company announced the product in September 2011. And it will be arriving for grabs in January next year. Galaxy Tab 10.1, on the other hand, is Samsung’s reply to Apple iPad 2. It is arguably the best Android tablet ever and it has penetrated deeply into the tablet market. We compare the tech specs, features and software of the Honeycomb tablets. Let us see whatever features make the devices special in stores.

Toshiba AT200 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Comparison attributes

a. Size

Toshiba AT200 is touted as the thinnest tablet ever with 7.7 mm density. In comparison to Galaxy Tab 10.1, Toshiba AT200 is 3.2 mm slighter. But the device is bigger in height and weight, however. Tab 10.1 has the dimensions of 246.2 x 170.4 x 10.9 mm, while the Toshiba tablet is with the dimensions of 256 x 176 x 7.7 mm.

Winner: Toshiba AT200.

b. Display

Both Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Toshiba AT200 feature 10.1-inch displays. The former has a TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. The device features multi-touch input, accelerometer sensor and proximity sensor. Meanwhile, the forthcoming Toshiba tablet will have the same resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and it is a multitouch capacitive display with light sensor.

Winner: No winner.

c. Operating System

Both are Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablets. Honeycomb is the tablet-only version of Google Android. Google has now updated its Android OS with a fourth version codenamed, Ice Cream Sandwich. The new version is for both tablets and smartphones. It is not clear whether the devices will get updated with the new software. Anyway, it is almost sure Toshiba AT200 is not coming with Ice Cream Sandwich.

Winner: No winner.

d. Camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 rocks an 8-megpaixel rear camera with 3264 x 2448 pixels, LED flash and autofocus. The camera can shoot video at 1080p HD at 30fps. For video chatting, the device sports a 2-megapixel front camera. On the other hand, Toshiba AT200 is to feature a 5-megaixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera for video calls.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

e. Memory

The upcoming Toshiba tablet will have 1GB RAM and 64GB internal memory along with microSD slot for memory expansion. Meanwhile, Galaxy Tab 10.1 has two memory options; 16GB and 32GB.

Winner: Toshiba AT200

f. Data & Connectivity

For connectivity, you have GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA at 21 Mbps, HSUPA at 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and a USB 2.0 port on Galaxy Tab 10.1. Toshiba is to feature Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB port, microUSB and HDMI port.

Winner: Toshiba AT200. It has HDMI port for content streaming to large HDTVs.

g. Weight

Toshiba AT200 will weigh just at 558 grams, while Galaxy Tab 10.1 is with a weight of 589 grams. The change is huge.

Winner: Toshiba AT200.

h. Battery

Galaxy Tab 10.1 mounts a Standard Li-Po 6860 mAh batter that guarantees up to 1810 hours on standby and up to 10 hours talk time. Toshiba tablet also provides only 8 hours battery life.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Winner

Spotting a winner of the comparison between Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Toshiba AT200 is a tricky job. The devices are highly competitive each other in many aspects. Toshiba AT200 may be the thinnest tablet ever. But as far features like camera, performance and bran name are considered Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has better score.

The verdict

Technology companies intensely compete each other for market domination these days. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been the most successful Android tablet ever in market. Toshiba wants to challenge Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a bloodthirsty rival. For that purpose, the company has designed its ultra-thin AT200.

However, even becoming the world’s thinnest tablet, AT200 is not powerful enough to defy Galaxy Tab 10.1 in many aspects. Anyway, both tablets run on Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Therefore, from the side of the customers, both Galaxy Tab 10.1 and AT200 are reliable products for their tablet computing requirements.