After months of teasing and teasing it’s time to actually deliver the world’s slimmest and lightest 10 inch tablet, the Samsung Galaxy TAB 10.1. As of today, you can get the Galaxy TAB 10.1 Honeycomb tablet in WiFi version, with either 16 or 32 GB of storage in US ($499 and $599), the strongest market for Apple’s iPad tablet, the most successful slate tablet to date. Apparently, contrary to what we’ve told you two weeks ago, there’s no 4G LTE version in sight right now.

    There’s not much else we haven’t told you yet about the Galaxy TAB 10.1 (you can read all articles here), but there’s one bit of info worth mentioning: there won’t be any USB or microSD card slot on Samsung’s 10 inch tablet.

    But don’t worry, as Samsung will provide you with a USB/MicroSD adapter that plugs into the Galaxy Tab 10.1′s special connector in the bottom, bringing support for USB mass storage, peripherals and SD cards up to 32 GB in size. That’s possible because of the Honeycomb 3.1. Sure you’ll have to carry the $20 adapter with you at all times, but at least you get an option here.

    Samsung Galaxy TAB 10.1 quick specs:

    • Android Honeycomb 3.1
    • Dual Core Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM
    • Wi-Fi 802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz
    • Memory Capacity: 16GB/32 GB
    • Display: 10.1″ WXGA (1280×800)
    • 1.25 pounds and 0.34 inches thick

    Plain Android Honeycomb 3.1 user interface, no TouchWiz for now, as Samsung didn’t had enough time to implement that, but promises will be available as a free download at a later date. Personally I don’t see a problem here, so maybe you should think twice before installing Samsung’s own UI.

    Clean design, nothing fancy

    Clean design, nothing fancy

    I’m curious how the Galaxy TAB 10.1 will fare in sales, as pricing and features are top notch and allow the tablet to go head to head with its main competitor, the Apple iPad 2.

    Get availability details for Galaxy TAB 10.1 here

    Here are two official clips from Samsung, one with the first commercial for Galaxy TAB 10.1 and the other one an informational clip. Both make allusions to the iPad 2, especially to the lack of Adobe Flash support. I’d say it’s time to grow up and focus on building a tablet without having the iPad as a reference point, don’t you think?