14 DAY TRIAL // Two weeks ago, Samsung rolled out the over-the-air (OTA) update for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, but that was only in South Korea (and happened shortly before the item was banned from the region). Now we get to reveal what other country the software upgrade has arrived in.
As reported by NDTV Gadgets, the Tab 10.1, known as Galaxy Tab 750 in India, is now receiving the 232.71 MB update.
Consumers will receive a notification when they go online, prompting them to begin the software upgrade process.
If the pop-up doesn't show for some reason, owners of the slate can also start the process manually, by going to Settings > About Device > Software Updates > Update.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 currently runs Android 3.1 Honeycomb (Android 3.0 was the first version of the operating system to be specifically developed for tablets).
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will change the user interface, improve multi-tasking, optimize browser performance, manage data better, make sure notifications come up when they should, etc. There should also be an e-book application in there somewhere.
Alas, in absence of a complete change log, we cannot provide any specific application names or explain exactly how and why things were changed.
All we can hope for is that the modifications don't put too much strain on the hardware. Not that Galaxy Tab 10.1 is in any way weak, but its components, especially the system-on-chip, is one generation behind the time.
That is to say, the 10.1-inch LCD (1,280 x 720 pixels), the 1 GB of RAM and 16/32/64 GB of NAND Flash storage are fine as they are, but the 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual-core ARM processor is getting a bit old. The 3 megapixel back camera is also a bit lackluster compared to the 5 MB cameras of newer tablets (although the front 2MP camera is on the same level).