More Possibilities On-the-go with Slimmer and Lighter GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 December 2011 – Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn. Bhd., a leading mobile device provider, today announced the arrival of the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus in the Malaysian market. Offering a portable, rich multimedia experience on a large 7-inchscreen display, the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus packs power and productivity into a chic light weight design. The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus runs Google AndroidTM Honeycomb, enabling an easy and intuitive user experience.

“The tremendous success of the first generation GALAXY Tab last year marked an important milestone in the mobile industry, which pioneered the seven-inch tablet market. Building on its success, we are proud to introduce the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus, reloadedwith enhanced portability, productivity and a richer multimedia experience. The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus is designed to give you even more possibilities on the go,” said Kwon Jae Hoon, Managing Director, Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn. Bhd.Enhanced Portability

The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus boasts a desirably small form factor at the size of a paperback book, combined with the computing power of a laptop. With a large 7-inch screen display now even slimmer at 9.96mm and as light as 345g, the compact tablet can be operated with a single hand, making it ideal to use on-the-go.

The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus also offers voice and video call support, eliminating the need for a headset or a Bluetooth device for voice calls.
Advanced Productivity

The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus has the computing power of a laptop and delivers a smooth and intuitive user experience with powerful performance powered by its 1.2GHz dual-core processor. The tablet is also equipped with Touchwiz UX, featuring two main features – Mini Apps and Live Panel.

Mini Apps allows users to experience seamless multitasking by consolidating seven applications that are easily accessed from a bottom-side tray on the main screen. Users can launch their favourite features such as calculator, calendar or task manager as pop-ups over full screen applications.
Rich Multimedia on-the-move

Full HD videos can be fully experienced on the large 7-inch screen display, with DivX and multi codec support, ensuring the device is capable of supporting a variety of different formats. An improved virtual clipboard, which stores text and images, enables an even easier copy and paste function.

The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus also features Social Hub service. Social Hub aggregates user’s contacts, calendar and email along with instant messaging and social networking connections all within one easy-to-use interface.
The Samsung GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus retails at RM1699 and is available from December 2011 onwards.

For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visit www.samsung.com/my.

[CORE NEWS FACTS]

• Following the huge success of the first generation GALAXY Tab last year, the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus is reloaded with enhanced portability, productivity and a richer multimedia experience, giving users even more possibilities on-the-go.

• The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus, at the size of a paperback book, boasts an enviably small form factor, but has the computing power of a laptop. With a large 7-inch screen display, now even slimmer build of 9.96mm and weighing only 345g, the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus can easily be operated with a single hand – making it ideal to use on-the-go.

• The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus runs on the Android 3.2 Honeycomb platform, refined to offer the ultimate user experience on a wider range of tablet devices. The new compatibility zoom mode optimizes applications that are not designed to run on larger screen sizes, so that they fit on the entire screen without distortion. Also, media files can be loaded directly from the microSD card.

• Powered by a mighty 1.2GHz dual core processor, the GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus allows seamless multitasking, faster webpage loading, smoother UI transitions and ultra-fast power-up.

[ABOUT SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.0 PLUS]

• The GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus offers voice and video call support, eliminating the need for a headset or a Bluetooth device for voice call.

• Users can experience Full HD videos on the large 7-inch screen display with DivX and multi codec support, ensuring videos of various formats can be viewed on the device. In addition, the improved virtual clipboard stores text and images, enabling an even easier copy and paste function.

• Samsung’s TouchWiz user experience is designed with a Live Panel menu, which allows users to customise and display a variety of contents on the home screen, including digital pictures, favourite Web sites and social network feeds.

• The interface includes a Mini Apps Tray housing commonly used features such as task manager, calendar or calculator which can be launched while other major applications are in use. The Mini Apps Tray provides a mixture of convenience and flexibility previously unheard of in tablet devices.