SingTel today announced that it will launch Singapore’s first 4G service for tablets on 28 August. Two models will be offered: Asus Transformer Pad TF300TL and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE). Details of price plans within.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE) and Asus Transformer Pad TF300TL will be available at launch from 28 August.
The service will offer tablet users theoretical download speeds of up to 75Mbps and typical download speeds between 3.4Mbps and 12Mbps.
It will provide mobile Internet access that is more than three times faster than existing 21Mbps 3G tablet services, with one-fifth of the network latency.
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Tablet model |
ASUS Tranformer Pad TF300TL |
Samsung GALAXY Tab 8.9 (LTE) |
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4G tablet price plan |
Prestige 75 |
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Monthly subscription |
$64.90 |
$49.90 |
$64.90 |
$49.90 |
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Tablet price |
$429 |
$549 |
$329 |
$449 |
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Data bundle |
10GB |
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Excess usage and data cap |
$5.35 per GB (w GST) 1 July to 31 Dec 2012 |
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Contractual period |
24 months |
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Two Android tablets will be available at launch from SingTel with the new Prestige 75 plans. Existing 4G smartphone customers can also purchase the tablets with a multi-SIM plan.
SingTel will launch the mio TV Play app for Android tablets on 28 August.
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Model |
Asus Transformer Pad TF300TL (LTE) |
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE) |
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Operating system |
Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) |
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Screen size |
10.1″ WXGA(1280 X 800) LED Backlight screen with IPS |
8.9″ WXGA TFT technology |
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Internal memory |
32GB, 1GB RAM |
16GB, 1GB RAM |
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Expandable memory |
Up to 64GB |
Up to 32GB |
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Camera specs |
8MP, Front 1.2MP |
3MP |
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Other features |
Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-Core 1.2Ghz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060, 1200 MHz |
This app will offer an extensive library of on-demand movies, including new release Hollywood blockbusters and the latest titles from around the world.
Movies will be offered from $2.99, and users can charge purchases to their SingTel bill or credit card.
mio TV Play will be available for free download at the Google Play app store, and also pre-loaded into the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE).
