The original , announced in September 2010, ran Android 2.2 and upgraded to version 2.3, starting in May of 2011. It also had a 7-in. touchscreen, but was slightly heavier and had only a 1 GHz processor.

Sales of the Plus will be nationwide on Nov. 13 at Best Buy, Amazon, Tiger Direct, Fry's and other outlets, with pre-orders beginning Oct. 23, Samsung said.

The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

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