<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Ativ	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
at	O
IFA	O
2012	O
,	O
incorporates	O
a	O
dual-core	O
1.2GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S4	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
runs	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
mixed	O
reception	O
that	O
its	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
has	O
received	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
itself	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
lightweight	O
design	O
,	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
USB	B-Protocol
peripherals	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
overall	O
performance	O
for	O
a	O
first	O
generation	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Germany	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
and	O
unclear	O
positioning	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
is	O
relatively	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
Android-based	O
counterparts	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Note	I-Device
10.1	I-Device
)	O
built	O
using	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
plastic	O
and	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
micro	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
,	O
MicroSD	O
slot	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
full-size	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
are	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
volume	O
rocker	O
,	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
headphone	O
jack	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
Windows	B-Device
button	I-Device
is	O
located	O
directly	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1366x768	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
32	O
GB	O
or	O
64	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
alongside	O
its	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Ativ	I-Application
S	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
into	O
mid-December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
cancelled	O
the	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
,	O
citing	O
the	O
unclear	O
positioning	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
,	O
"	O
modest	O
"	O
demand	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
effort	O
and	O
investment	O
required	O
to	O
educate	O
consumers	O
on	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
RT	O
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Abary	O
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Samsung	O
's	O
U.S.	O
PC	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
businesses	O
,	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
to	O
meet	O
its	O
target	O
price	O
pointconsidering	O
that	O
lower	O
cost	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
selling	O
point	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
has	O
also	O
reportedly	O
planned	O
to	O
pull	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
from	O
Germany	O
and	O
other	O
unspecified	O
European	O
markets	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
demoing	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
IFA	O
,	O
TechRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
's	O
"	O
crisp	O
"	O
screen	O
,	O
lightweight	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
functionality	O
and	O
storage	O
with	O
its	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
and	O
MicroSD	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anandtech	O
said	O
that	O
despite	O
not	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
substitute	O
for	O
an	O
actual	O
notebook	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lagging	O
performance	O
of	O
ARM-based	O
processors	O
and	O
the	O
rushed	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
,	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
was	O
"	O
well	O
executed	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
first-generation	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
's	O
relatively	O
"	O
snappy	O
"	O
performance	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
lightweight	O
design	O
were	O
regarded	O
as	O
positive	O
aspectsdespite	O
considering	O
the	O
design	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
nothing	O
particularly	O
new	O
or	O
exciting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Qualcomm	O
APQ8060A	O
chipset	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Ativ	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
was	O
also	O
judged	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
processor	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
so	O
far	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
performance	O
was	O
sufficient	O
and	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
competitive	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
chipsets	O
used	O
in	O
competing	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
