21 August 2012, Singapore – Singapore Telecommunications Ltd will launch Singapore’s first 4G for tablets on 28 August this year, offering theoretical download speeds of up to 75Mbps and typical download speeds between 3.4Mbps and 12Mbps. Mobile Internet access will be more than three times faster than the existing 21Mbps 3G tablet services with one-fifth of the network latency. SingTel is expanding its 4G network coverage and are on track to achieve islandwide coverage early next year, according to its CEO of Consumer Singapore, Mr. Yuen Kuan Moon.
SingTel will be the first to offer 4G tablets in Singapore – Asus Transformer Pad TF300TL and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE). They will be available from SingTel with the new Prestige 75 plans. Existing 4G smartphone customers can also purchase the tablet with a multi-SIM plan.
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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 |
Prestige 75 |
Prestige 75 |
Prestige 75 |
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Data bundle |
10GB |
10GB |
10GB |
10GB |
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Monthly subscription |
S$64.90 |
S$49.90 |
S$64.90 |
S$49.90 |
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Tablet price |
S$429 |
S$549 |
S$329 |
S$449 |
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Excess usage and data cap |
S$5.35 per GB (w GST) 1 July to 31 Dec 2012. S$10.70/GB (w GST) from 1 Jan 2013 S$94 (w GST) cap applies |
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Contractual period |
24 months |
24 months |
24 months |
24 months |
Tablet users can take advantage of SingTel’s soon to launch complimentary mio TV Play app for Android tablets on 28 August where an extensive library of on-demand movies such as new release Hollywood blockbusters or the latest titles globally will be offered from S$2.99. The mio TV Play app comes pre-loaded into the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (LTE).
Technical Specifications
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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 |
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