Blog: Mobilink and Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Mobilink indigo has always been at the forefront of bringing state-of-the-art technology to Pakistan. Whether it is BlackBerry, Motorola Milestone, or HTC HD7, indigo remains unmatched in introducing cutting edge innovations.

Mobilink indigo now proudly and exclusively unveils the new Android-powered Samsung GALAXY Tab! This remarkable tablet phone is jam-packed with features, including an extra-large 7” touch screen, Full HD video player, dual cameras, Social Hub, GPRS, WiFi®, and Bluetooth! Moreover, the GALAXY Tab lets you edit your office documents and manage your personal and corporate emails with ease - anytime, anywhere. And as is the indigo tradition of providing utmost value to customers, all customers who purchase the Samsung GALAXY Tab can enjoy three months of unlimited GPRS for free* and a premium leather case for their Galaxy Tab!

Price: Rs. 59,000/- in Pakistan

In collaboration with Samsung Mobilink today announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy Tab, a sleek tablet computer in Pakistan.

Available through Mobilink sales and service centers in major Pakistani metropolitan cities, the Samsung Galaxy Tab comes with FREE GPRS for 3 months on the Mobilink network as well as a complimentary leather book cover.

Samsung Galaxy Tab, said to be priced at PKR 59,000, uses the Google operating system Android 2.2 (Froyo).

The Tab supports Adobe Flash 10.1 offering varying multimedia content accessibility to the user, DivX, MPEG-4, WMV and Xvid (H.263, H.264). IT also features a calendar, email and instant messaging applications. A launcher for e-reading applications starts Press Display (an online newspaper kiosk) when reading newspapers, Kobo (e-book reader) when reading e-books, and Zinio (a publishing technology and services company) when reading magazines.

Features:

Size And weight

• Weight 380 g


• Dimensions (H x W x D) 190.1 x 120.5 x 12 mm

Network and OS

Phone Network
3G: HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Operating System Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo)

Display

• Color display TFT capacitive touch screen, 16M colors


• Size 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches

Camera and Video Recording

• Camera Autofocus, LED flash


• Megapixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels


• Auto focus Yes


• Flash LED flash


• Recording video 720x480@30fps

Data Input and Navigation

• Multi-touch input method


• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate


• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Voice Input and Output

• 3.5 mm audio jack


• Stereo speakers

Connectivity

• Bluetooth V3.0 with A2DP


• Infrared = NO


• Wi-Fi WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n


• USB V2.0 (proprietary)

Memory

• Internal memory 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM


• Memory slots Micro SD, up to 32GB

Messages

• SMS


• MMS


• T9 text function


• E-mail


• Internet browsing

Applications

• Java MIDP 2.1


• MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player


• MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player


• Organizer


• Social networking integration


• Digital compass


• Full HD video playback


• Up to 7h movie playback


• TV-out


• Think free Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)


• Downloadable games


• Google Search, Maps, Gmail


• Readers/Media/Music Hub


• Adobe Flash 10.1 support


• Voice memo/dial/commands

GPS

• GPS A-GPS support

Where to Get ?

This handset is only available at the following Mobilink Customer Care Centers:

City Sales and Service Center Location

Karachi

• Ground Floor, Nice Trade Orbit Building (NTO), Near Nursery Shop, Shaharah-E-Fisal


• D-21/22, Block 8, Chaudry Khaliquzzaman Road, Scheme 5, Kehkashaan, Clifton Karachi.

Lahore

• Mobilink House , 5 P Gulberg II, Lahore

Islamabad

• 78 E Redco Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area

Faisalabad

• Builiding # 1298/B, People Colony Near Saleemi Chowk, Satyana Road

Multan

• 60 Bridge Lane, LMQ (Lahore Multan Quetta) Road, Near Kutchery

Sukkur

• Plot No. 47,48 Muslim Cooperative Housing Society, Opposite: Red Carpet Hotel, Military Road

Hyderabad

• Plot No. D-1 and D-4 R.E.C.H.S, Main Auto Bahn Road, Unit No.2 Latifabad

Peshawar

• Mobilink Regional Office University Road Peshawar (Adjacent to Shiraz Gathering

Terms and Conditions:

◦Handset is only available from the selected Mobilink Customer Care centers as listed above
◦*Limited time offer
◦FREE GPRS offer only for indigo and Jazz customers in Pakistan
◦Call 111 for details
◦Club indigo customers may contact their assigned Account manager for details
◦Customers with BlackBerry services are not eligible for free GPRS offer
◦Terms and conditions apply