Vodafone has grabbed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v for an exclusive preorder sale with its customers starting April 20.

Customers can order the 10.1 inch tablet that runs on Android’s Honeycomb from Vodafone next Wednesday with actual deliveries commencing from May 1. The official launch will commence on May 4.

While the pre-sale is a Vodafone exclusive the device itself is not locked to Vodafone’s network, though prepaid consumers will be looking at a minimum of $729 for 6GB of data from Vodafone over three months with the Galaxy Tab.

The device itself features a 10.1 inch capacitive touch screen with 1280×800 resolution, measuring up to 246 x 170 x 11mm and weighing just under 600 grams.

The black tablet also features front and rear-facing cameras, with an 8MP camera at the rear and a 2MP cam facing forward.

Vodafone is also offering 12 month and 24 month plans. For an upfront cost of $259, consumers can grab the Tab from $39 a month for 12 months with 1.5GB of data allowance, ranging up to $83 a month for 18GB.

Prices are similar on the 24 month plan, but only range up to 14GB per month at $73 dollars, but with no upfront cost.

Vodafone has similarly grabbed the new Galaxy Tab in Europe, with divisions like Vodafone Netherlands and Hungary putting the product up for preorder earlier this month.

The exclusive rights in those parts of Europe will only last three months.