Indeed, an HTC tablet would be very interesting and a high quality product worth consideration.

But IMO Samsung's quality in the smart-device arena is only matched by Apple (which incidentally contains many Samsung parts), so it's quite perfect that they've produced a tablet. From the capacitive touch sensors, to the sound hardware, the Tab scores top marks. Beyond simple metrics like the RAM capacity or the resolution, the Tab would surely wipe the floor with any similarly spec'd HTC device.