Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus: spot the difference

Announced just a couple of days back, the ever so weirdly named Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) was introduced as the successor to the first Samsung tablet - the Galaxy Tab from 2010. While we're all good with that, we can't help but ask a question here:

"Wasn't the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, released at the end of 2011, supposed to be the original Tab's successor?"

Well, we thought so, until Samsung came out the other day and announced what is basically the same device, but loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich... By now, you've probably already guessed what our major concern here is - could this possibly mean that the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, a tablet released just a few months ago, may not get an update to Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich? Because, if it doesn't, this will instantly take Samsung's device support to a whole new lousy level.

The last thing we want to do is to start a panic here, and thankfully, the manufacturer has already announced that the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is on the list of devices to get updated. However, the strange thing is that in case the Tab 7.0 Plus does indeed get an update to ICS, the new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) won't make much sense. If we take a look at the specs of both devices side by side, which we'll do in a while, it immediately becomes clear that there's not a single substantial thing to separate these two... except for the OS version, of course.

Samsung is notoriously slow when it comes to issuing the updates for its devices, but we really hope that it hasn't shed its plans to update the 7.0 Plus altogether this time. Here's the promised specs comparison between the two 7" tabs, and the original Galaxy Tab, just to make things a bit more interesting...

	Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)	Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus	Samsung Galaxy Tab
Platform	Android 4.0	Android 3.2	Android 2.3
Display	7.0”, 1024x600 PLS LCD	7.0”, 1024x600 PLS LCD	7.0, 1024x600 TFT LCD
Thickness	0.41" (10.5mm)	0.39" (9.9mm)	0.47" (11.98mm)
Weight	12.13 oz (344 g)	12.17 oz (345 g)	13.40 oz (380 g)
Processor	Dual-core, 1 GHz	Dual-core, 1.2 GHz	Single-core, 1 GHz
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	512 MB
Rear Camera	3MP, 720p HD video recording	3MP, LED, 720p video recording	3MP, LED, 720x480 video recording
Front Camera	0.3MP	2MP	1.3MP
Storage	32GB, Expandable	32GB, Expandable	32GB, Expandable
Connectivity	HSPA+	HSPA+	HSPA
Battery	4000 mAh	4000 mAh	4000 mAh

SEE A MORE DETAILED SPECS COMPARISON HERE!

So, not much of a difference up there, right? Okay, guys, let's see what you think - does the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) make any sense to you?