AllThingsD added that the topic originated with an email from a reporter, who shared that they had switched to a 7-inch Samsung tablet from the iPad, because they found the smaller size of the Tab more appealing.

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And sell it did, so much so that it moved the titans of tech to innovate the space, with Google enlisting ASUS' engineering for its popular and affordable Nexus 7 reference tab (named for its relatively diminutive size) and even Apple, which once infamously disavowed the smaller format altogether, releasing the 7.9-inch iPad mini.

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The Galaxy Tab was 3G only, and was one-size-fits all for storage, although a white model did arrive recently.

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Other than the difference in screen size and enclosure, the One Touch Tab 7 HD and Tab 8 HD are very similarly equipped.

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In mid-February, at Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled a second Galaxy Tab, called the 10.1, after its larger, 10-inch screen size.

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