14 DAY TRIAL // South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is nearing the launch of its first Android-based tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the emergence of this device over at FCC proves just that.
The tablet PC, expected to become available on the market with a 7-inch touchscreen display and with Google's Android 2.2 Froyo on board, has just received FCC approval for use in the United States with support for GSM networks.
The GSM 1900 radio frequency support the Galaxy Tab passed through FCC's hallways with suggests that it should arrive on AT&T's network, which is rather intriguing, since previous rumors suggested that Verizon should launch it in the United States.
However, the GSM flavor of the tablet does not exclude the CDMA version, and we already reported on the existence of two models.
One of the most interesting features the Galaxy Tab showed at FCC was dual-band 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, which should translate into support for speeds of up to 150Mbps.
The Android-based Samsung Tablet PC was spotted at FCC with model number “SHW-M180S” attached to it.
Moreover, the guys over at Engadget note that “GT-P1000T” and “GT-P1000L” models were spotted in the WiFi Alliance's database, each of them packing dual-band Wi-Fi, which confirms that Samsung is set to deliver more than one Galaxy Tab model to the market.
Not to mention that a filing over at the Global Certification Forum shows the tablet with quad-band GSM and HSDPA connectivity on board.
Of course, there are still a wide range of details that are not known on this device, but, from what we've learned on it until now, we can expect for it to be a very nice Android device, that's for sure.
We still have no info on when it might be released on the market, nor on the countries where it would be made available, but it shouldn't be too long before all of these are unveiled, since Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Tab officially tomorrow.