A Samsung executive has admitted that Apple’s newly introduced second-generation tablet, the iPad 2, has made some aspects of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 seem inadequate.

Lee Don-joo, executive vice president of mobile division at Samsung, said in an interview that the thinner design and lower price tag of the iPad 2 could cause affect the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.

At 10.9 millimeters in thickness, Samsung’s new tablet is around 20 per cent chubbier than the iPad 2, which measures just 8.8 millimeters thick. Apple slashed the thickness of its second-generation tablet by around
33 per cent as compared with the original iPad. The new iPad is slimmer than the iPhone 4 smartphone.

Furthermore, the price point is also troubling Samsung. Samsung has plans to price the Galaxy Tab 10.1 higher than the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab, which sold for $600 without contract or for $400 with a contract.

Comparatively, the entry-level iPad 2 has been priced at $499.

Speaking on the topic, Lee said, "The 10-inch (tablet) was to be priced higher than the 7-inch (tablet) but we will have to think that over.”

Introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2011, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with several improved features over its predecessor, such as larger screen, better cameras and Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb) rather than Android 2.2 operating system.