Samsung have announced the latest tablet to join its Galaxy Tab range. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus is a 7 inch model running on Android Honeycomb (3.2).

The screen itself is a multi-touch WSVGA display that runs at a resolution of 1024*600 whose smaller size makes the device more portable. Powering the Galaxy Tab Plus is a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor which is complimented by 1GB of RAM.

Two cameras are featured on the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus with a rear-facing 3 mega-pixel camera and a front-facing 2 mega-pixel camera. Two versions will be available with a choice of either 16GB or 32GB of onboard memory which can be expanded by up to 64GB using microSD cards.

Those looking for a more compact and portable Android smartphone should take a close look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus which is due to launch in October.