May 4, 2011 06:15 GMT  ·  By

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics might be set to bring the WiFi flavor of its 10.1-inch tablet PC to the market in the United States in the near future, some of the latest reports around the Internet suggest. This is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet that made an official appearance in March with a thin body and a lightweight design, and not the original device.

Initially, the 10.1-inch tablet, unveiled back in February during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, packed the same features in slightly fatter body, and also came with model number GT-P7100 attached to it.

This time around, however, the device that was spotted at the FCC came with model number GT-P7510, the same as in a WiFi Alliance filing.

The device was approved for use on the market with WiFi connectivity on board, but with no 3G support.

When available on shelves, the new device should prove one of the most appealing tablet PCs on the market, being capable of competing with the Apple iPad 2 with ease.

For those out of the loop, we should note that Samsung re-designed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 after seeing how the Apple device looked like.

What remains to be seen is what price tag the new tablet would sport when made available for purchase.

Samsung's first such device, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, featured a rather leveraged price tag, which did not appeal too much to users, but things might have changed with the new product.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes to the market with a 1GHz dual-core application processor inside, 1080p HD video playback capabilities, back and forth-facing cameras, surround-sound stereo speakers, Bluetooth connectivity, and more.

The device runs under Android 3.0 Honeycomb, and comes with the Readers Hub and Music Hub applications from Samsung, as well as with support for Flash 10.2 for an enhanced web browsing experience.

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