Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5-inch Tablet (Bronze) - (WiFi, ARM Exynos 5 Octa-Core 1.9GHz, 3GB RAM, 16GB Storage)

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Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook. There's much more to a device than raw specs of course, but on paper at least Samsung has produced a true champion. This is a remarkably classy-looking mix of sparkling bronze around the screen, a gold surround around the chassis and a dimpled soft-touch rear.

Related titles should be described in Samsung Galaxy Tab S, while unrelated titles should be moved to Samsung Galaxy Tab S (disambiguation). It’s got more than just resolution on its side too, as the Super AMOLED display delivers bright, rich, vivid images which really pop out. It’s powerful, has one of the best screens around, good battery life and a bunch of extra features such as 4G support and a fingerprint scanner. TouchWiz is the same as on any recent Samsung smartphone and it operates much like standard Android albeit with a more colourful overlay and a handful of extra options, for example the notifications screen provides access to a wealth of quick settings.They snap in to the back of the tablet with plastic grommets, but they require so much force to put on and take off that it almost seems like you’re going to bust something. The menu that appears is easily customizable and you can even make your own shortcuts to your favorite combination of apps to use. I bought the tablet for work as a driving instructor and honestly I couldn't see any scratches or dings. So the build is plastic through and through, the back has a textured design that makes it easy to grip and there’s a faux-metal band running along the edge of the slate. While overall rear camera quality isn't noticeably better than the capable iPad mini with Retina display, the software features are much more extensive.

and 298g it’s impressively slim and light, which certainly helps make it seem more premium as well as making it extra portable and comfortable to hold for long periods.Moreover, it comes with free unlimited cloud storage for content and photos taken with Fire devices. lasted an excellent 13h 27m in our continuous video playback test with the screen brightness set to our standard 170cd/m2 brightness.

Samsung offers special apps for communicating with your Galaxy Gear Fit , as well as a few fun extras like a video editor and popular mobile games. The tablet’s performance isn’t always what it should be, and we wish Samsung would put this screen on a tablet with a high-end Snapdragon chip, but it certainly makes it an attractive prospect for those looking for an Android alternative to the iPad Air 2.The WatchOn app makes the setup easy -- I was able to connect to my TV and Blu-ray player in a few minutes -- and personalized viewing suggestions based on your location and cable provider are great for those "there's nothing on TV" kind of nights. In a nutshell, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a better processor and camera versus the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, meaning the S9 may feel a little quicker than the S8. There are no shortage of Android tablets on the market or even of Samsung tablets, so it’s increasingly hard to stand out.

Typical speeds range between 6 and 15Mbps down and during my time testing the tablet, the average download speed landed right in that wheelhouse, with 11. That’s why SmartCellular is committed to reduce the negative impact on our planet by giving you Extra Cash for every unwanted phone you recycle with us. However, only the main native apps and a few extras such as Facebook and Evernote support it, so you can't go multi-tasking crazy. acting as lender, under brand licence as Samsung Finance (powered by Glow) through Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited. There's a multi window feature for multi-tasking which works as advertised, letting you chat while browsing the web or control your music while poring over Google Maps and so on.

Signs of wear on the body and screen, may have visible dents and scratches that do not affect the performance of the phone. Like many Galaxy products, the Tab S has an IR remote with Samsung's WatchOn, an AV remote control and a TV Guide app.