AT&T users, take a load off. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (AT&T) is an enhanced version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 ($469, 3.5 stars), which we think is one of the finest Android tablets out there. It's a slimmer, lighter tablet alternative to the unusually heavy and bulky HTC Jetstream ($599, 3 stars), AT&T's other LTE tablet.

To learn about the Galaxy Tab 8.9, read our full review. We called it one of "the best-looking Android tablets in the business." We've also tested AT&T's LTE network, which is now in 14 metro areas nationwide. We found it to be extremely fast in Houston, but not as fast in Chicago. The tablet falls back to HSPA+ where LTE isn't available.

The Galaxy Tab 8.9 (AT&T) makes two critical changes from the previous model: it uses Android 3.2, which gives it much better compatibility with the many apps designed for phones, and it switches out the 1Ghz dual-core Nvidia processor for an even faster 1.5Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 unit, the same one used in the HTC Jetstream.

That makes for a costly tablet, though: $479.99 with a two-year, $35/month contract or $629.99 without. While that's cheaper than the Jetstream, it's $160 more than the Wi-Fi-only version of this tablet.

And the Galaxy Tab 8.9 (AT&T) still suffers from the app deficit which has plagued tablets running Google's Android Honeycomb OS. Because not many Honeycomb tablets have sold, not many developers are writing apps specifically designed for Honeycomb tablets.

Samsung has confirmed an update to Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" for at least some Galaxy Tab models, and once most of the Android world is running version 4.0, we may see more dedicated tablet apps cropping up for Android. Until then, our primary recommendation for a tablet on AT&T is the Apple iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + 3G) ($499, 4.5 stars), even though it lacks that speedy, speedy LTE.

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