The European launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 could be a step closer after Amazon in Germany published a pre-order page for the tablet, Engadget reports.
Amazon.de has the 16GB version of the tablet listed at €606.50. That's around £530 at the current exchange rate. Unfortunately, there's no release date attached to the page. The Tab was set to launch this month, but we're rapidly running out of May days.
There's also no mention as to whether this is the Wi-Fi or 3G version, but we suspect it's the former. Although we think the Tab 8.9 is the perfect tablet size, we're sure some will pay that little bit extra for an iPad 2 alternative with double the storage and a bigger screen -- hence the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
To further tease us, the 10.1 3G version is also listed on the page, but that doesn't even have a price. There's simply the option to be notified by email when it becomes available. A third-party seller is claiming to be flogging them for €769 (£670), with delivery in four to five days. That would be a fairly reasonable price estimate, but we're not wholly convinced this isn't speculative selling.
We're trying to stay positive on this one. A listing on Amazon (even if it's not our beloved UK version) is usually a good sign things are on the move. Yet we still don't know exactly where we'll be able to get one or how many British pounds it'll set us back. We need answers, and we need them soon. Android goodness as hot as this really shouldn't be withheld.
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Anonymous 24 May, 2011 17:28
I think the idea that you would need to spend one dollar (or in your case one pound) more that an iPad 2 is crazy. I want an android pad badly, but I'm not going to blow a bunch on money on something that is going to need to be replaced in a year.
Why can you not buy an EEE Transformer? Its because it's the only android tablet that is priced based on what it is actually worth to a consumer.
Anonymous 25 May, 2011 08:12
Totally agree, if that £530 does become the UK price then Im not touching that android tablet.
They dont seem to grasp the only way to beat the Ipad would be to make a great tablet with a great price.
If anyone buys a tablet that costs more than an Ipad 2 thats probably the biggest mistake of their lives!
I also really want an android tablet, but if theres a 16GB wifi only version around and it costs 1 penny more than the Ipad, android will lose 1 more customer to the Ipad. Theres no point the samsung tablet being more expensive than the Ipad 2 - they will lose the entire market as soon as its released
Grace Aldena 25 May, 2011 10:52
It will be interesting to see the response for Samsung Galaxy tab 8.9 although it is expected that it will not be as good as Galaxy tab 10.1 or the iPad 2.
Anonymous 27 May, 2011 20:43
Been waiting for the 10.1 for what seems like ever in the US theyre £352 you just need to pay the import tax seriously if samsung thinks anyone will pay £530 for an 8.9 wifi they're insane. I'm not an apple fan but for £400 you can get an ipad2. TBH I'm losing patients been waiting for this tablet for so long and theres not even a uk launch date yet tbh I'll probably give in by the end of this week and buy something else. Ship it now and for a sensible price Samsung or die in front of apple on a big pile of cheaper ipads.