Sprint and Verizon Wireless have each lowered the price of their respective Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablets to $199 with a two-year service contract.  This easily makes the Galaxy Tab the best bargain mainstream tablet in the U.S. today at $400 less than the Motorola XOOM – though the Galaxy Tab does run Android 2.2 rather than 3.0. 

The new pricing hasn’t shown up at third-party retailers yet, but you can grab this deal at Sprint and Verizon Wireless retail stores, and via their web stores, today.

Editor’s Note: When I reviewed the Galaxy Tab earlier this year, I couldn’t recommend the tablet at $399 or $499, but at less than $200 it’s not a bad option if you don’t want to plunk down $599 for a XOOM or $629 for a 3G iPad 2.