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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 hands-on (video, photos)

A closer look at the two Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 slates seen here at Mobile World Congress 2012.

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Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1 and 7.0)

BARCELONA, Spain--Samsung's tablet spotlight is on the flashy Galaxy Note 10.1 this Mobile World Congress, but after putting down the stylus, I picked up both new versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

If you've ever seen the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, you'll find similar-looking devices, with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich preinstalled. Instead of making these tablets top of the line, Samsung says it'll introduce them at lower price points than the original, in an effort to compete with dedicated e-readers.

Both devices were on display at MWC, but never left the snug security tether of the Samsung booth.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 (photos)

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