With a touch screen that measures 7 inches diagonally, nearly three shorter than the iPad, the Tab is good – but not good enough.

It’s a bit more portable than the iPad, but has a smaller screen to play with.

This in-between size – bigger and heavier than a smart phone, smaller and lighter than an iPad – made for an in-between experience.

It runs Google’s Android operating system, which is mostly used for smart phones. That makes it well-suited to surfing the Web, watching videos and reading e-books with Amazon’s Kindle app.

A number of applications from the Android Marketplace looked fine on the Tab’s screen, but they don’t all magnify to fill up the available space.

Speaking of cameras, that’s another feature that the Tab has but the iPad doesn’t. There are two on the Tab: a 1.3-megapixel camera on the front and a 3-megapixel camera on the back, both of which can be used for taking photos or video chatting.

Now consider that the cheapest iPad, which has just Wi-Fi for connecting to the Internet, costs $499, and the decision isn’t so tough.

Tags: Apple, ipad, samsung, Samsung Galaxy tab

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