The Samsung Galaxy Tab, the great "white horse" that was supposed to save the honor of Android in the field of tablet PCs, is starting to turn into a real failure for Samsung. In the US, 15% of all Galaxy Tab tablets sold were returned to stores, while only 2% of all iPad tablets were returned by sellers. For a company like Samsung this rate of return it is huge considering that we are talking about a product that costs hundreds of dollars and should have "hit the ground". Unfortunately for those from Samsung, the Galaxy Tab brings shame to the name that was made famous by the Samsung Galaxy S during this year.
The Galaxy Tab, Samsung's answer to the iPad, might better be called the boomerang as one Wall Street firm has found that an eye-popping 15 percent of those sold are being returned. The Galaxy Tab is a slow-seller, as well, according to analysts. The 15 percent return rate, which covers sales from its November debut through Jan. 16, compared to a 2 percent return rate for Apple's iPad. "Consumers aren't in love with the device," said Tony Berkman, a consumer tech analyst with ITG.
The information on the return rate was gathered by the market analysis firm iTG, which requested information from over 6000 stores across the US between November and January. Of course, this study is only done on the American market where the iPad tablet has the most fans, but anyway the return rate is much too high. The Samsung Galaxy Tab seemed to be a real "iPad killer" before the launch, but things "deflated along the way". The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is going to appear soon and no, Samsung has not lost its mind and will launch it with the Android operating system for smartphones.
