The first thing that struck us upon taking the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 out of its box was its slim profile. In fact, when it's lying next to the iPad 2 we honestly can't tell which tablet is thicker and unfortunately we don't have a micrometer handy to get down into the business of microns. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 weighs 1.24 pounds, compared with the iPad 2's 1.32 pounds.The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the first Honeycomb tablet that is not only as thin as the iPad 2, but is actually lighter. Unfortunately, the limited Google edition makes an egotistical misstep on the device's back, but we're hoping the full release version won't repeat that mistake.As of post time, our version of the tablet runs Android 3.0.1. Google is releasing its version 3.1 update the week of May 9 for the Motorola Xoom, but it should arrive on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 by the time of the full retail version's release June 8.
