Samsung launches Galaxy Tab 750, 730 in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Samsung Electronics, which has been locked in a patent infringement battle with Apple Inc, said on Wednesday a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union would not affect its launch plans in Australia and India.

The company launched on Wednesday its Galaxy Tab 750 and 730, which run on Google's Android Honeycomb operating system, in the Indian markets. Galaxy Tab 750 features a 10.1 inch display, while Galaxy Tab 730 has 8.9 inch display. The tablets have 16 GB memory apart from 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity.

The Galaxy Tab 750 is priced at Rs 36,200 and the Galaxy Tab 730 is available at Rs 33,900. Galaxy Tab 750, the renamed version of Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available in India by the end of this month, while the other model will be available in September.

Prior to the India launch, Younghee Lee, senior vice president of global marketing at Samsung's mobile business told Reuters that the tablet will be available in Australia in September.

“We will be doing our best in order to protect our intellectual properties,” said Younghee Lee in an interaction.

A German court temporarily barred the Korean firm from selling the Galaxy tablet in the European Union except the Netherlands, in an order that came a week after Samsung was forced to delay the Australian launch of the tablet due to a similar lawsuit.

Samsung, Asia's biggest technology company by revenue, has said it will challenge the decision.

(With inputs from Reuters)