Chapter    1

Getting Started

This chapter will guide you through all the typical steps you’ll need to complete when you open up your shiny new Galaxy Tab. We’ll also do a bit more than that. First we’ll go over a few things to consider before you open that box. Is your tablet the right size? Will it work with your old apps? How well does it fit with other Samsung products? As always, if any of these sections don’t quite apply to you (you already have a tablet, for example), then feel free to skip to the relevant parts.

Which Tablet Should You Buy?

There’s obviously no single correct answer to this question, or else Samsung would only sell one tablet. The first and most obvious consideration is screen size. Screen size is measured diagonally, ...

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