KT's Android Based iPad Rival Debuts

**Michael Essany** · 08-31-2010, 10:07 AM

It's been a busy week in the tablet marketplace. Then again, with such a scarcity of other tablets to discuss in this market of 1 over the last six months, any tablet news that doesn't involve the iPad is, in effect, big news.

KT, South Korea’s largest fixed-line operator, and the country’s second-largest mobile carrier by revenue, unveiled Monday plans to offer its “Identity Tab” tablet PC in early September.

That's right. Today, South Korea's KT announced it will be marketing a tablet of its very own. The “Identity Tab,” as its known, sports a 7-inch screen and, you guessed it, is powered by Android. The KT device also includes a one-gigahertz CPU, 8GB of memory and a 3-megapixel camera. Apps will be available from KT’s Olleh Market or, needless to say, Google’s Android Market.

KT says that it is “definitely thinking of launching the iPad in Korea,” but for now, the “Identity Tab” is somehow a greater priority. Don't even try to figure that one out.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the “Identity Tab” will come with a $23 price tag for a two-year KT contract. It will cost you just over $400 without any contractual commitment. According to the WSJ, most consider the KT tablet to be rather "cheap" when compared to the minimum $600 price tag for an iPad or Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in that part of the world.

So, without question, KT will have some stellar competition in the region. As the Journal notes, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab will be offered through SK Telecom, "KT’s main rival in the mobile market," in September. To add to the mix, LG’s tablet will likely also debut sometime during the fourth quarter.

Wall Street Journal

**Dominicsky** · 08-31-2010, 10:11 AM

Looks good, I love competition!

**consultant** · 08-31-2010, 10:17 AM

Looks like fricken knockoff makers are completely out of original ideas.

**thetjshow** · 08-31-2010, 10:19 AM

Korean iPad. lined with nuclear technology. with a REAL death grip!! and it's android. so long, apple iPad. though it was fun with u around.

**consultant** · 08-31-2010, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by thetjshow

Korean iPad. and it's android. so long, apple iPad. though it was fun with u around.

Sure. Like all the iPod knockoffs did anything.

**eg6motion** · 08-31-2010, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by thetjshow

Korean iPad. and it's android. so long, apple iPad. though it was fun with u around.

HAHA.

Troll, Troll, Troll your boat...

**Poseidon79** · 08-31-2010, 10:29 AM

No App Store. No jailbreak. Only 8GB internal storage? Crappy 3MP rear camera? No thanks... where's my iPad?

**MarkF_AC700** · 08-31-2010, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by consultant

Sure. Like all the iPod knockoffs did anything.

like any knockoffs did anything

**thetjshow** · 08-31-2010, 10:40 AM

well it's android mate. them other iPod knock offs were running some iFleaMarket softwares.

**gcastro723** · 08-31-2010, 10:54 AM

not the K-mart "iPad killer". it was running android and they couldnt even sell them!

**alexevo** · 08-31-2010, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by gcastro723

not the K-mart "iPad killer". it was running android and they couldnt even sell them!

Actually they sold out of them and when they were expecting new shipments they were instead slapped with a cease and desist from Google because Android wasn't licensed for those devices.

**awesomeSlayer** · 08-31-2010, 11:55 AM

I'm going to dub this an automatic fail until it turns into an iPad killer.

**stfudvs** · 08-31-2010, 12:33 PM

it will always be specs vs os

apple may not always have the best specs but they do by far have the best os in ios

and everyone knows the real tallent has set up shop in apples app store

IMO of course

**Waleed786** · 08-31-2010, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Poseidon79

No App Store. No jailbreak. Only 8GB internal storage? Crappy 3MP rear camera? No thanks... where's my iPad?

Double the price, NO camera, NO 24 hour app market refund policy, NOT open source..yessirr..where is your ipad?

**Poseidon79** · 08-31-2010, 04:00 PM

24 hour refund policy? meh. Are you REALLY going to carry around a tablet device for pictures when you have a BETTER camera on your iPhone? (no would be the answer). JAILBREAK?

Read this article about Android and open-source
What is Open-source and is Android really open-source?

**redcard** · 08-31-2010, 04:25 PM

People really don't understand the open source thing. It's not like 99% of Android users have any clue how to write code or develop their own apps, they pretty much do what everyone else does with their close-source phones.

But being able to change fonts and having a big settings menu helps kids think they're hackers!

**zozodouce** · 08-31-2010, 04:33 PM

garbage,garbage,garbage,garbage,garbage.super garbage lol

**macsoldier** · 08-31-2010, 05:24 PM

Damn I got amped up for a second just a second then crashed. Still holding out for better iPad.

**jlatnyc** · 08-31-2010, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Poseidon79

No App Store. No jailbreak. Only 8GB internal storage? Crappy 3MP rear camera? No thanks... where's my iPad?

Have not visited this wonderful site for a couple months, expect better from you Poseidon. I guarantee it has an SD slot, and it will be easy to root, and definitely won't be THE big player in the android tablet game. iOS users NEED to thank android for a lot of features in todays iOS4. C' mon lets have some sense and competition is always good.

**rampagebegins** · 08-31-2010, 08:36 PM

thats a nice ipad in that pic *sarcasm*

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