Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: A quick look at features and specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: A quick look at features and specifications
Korean electronics giant Samsung
recently released its flagship 9.7” tablet — the Galaxy Tab S2 — priced
at Rs. 42,000. The new device is redesigned and an upgrade over the
Galaxy Tab S 10.5.
What is good?
The device-maker has made this tablet thinner and
lighter than its predecessor, resulting in making it more comfortable to
hold for longer durations.
The display is superior and yet, less expensive. The
technology, called active martix organic LED, allows each pixel in
displays of this type to glow on its own; so no back light is necessary,
and screens can be easily used outdoors, even in direct sunlight.
The tablet has a density of 264 pixels per inch (ppi),
which is fairly high keeping in mind the competition. While the iPad Air
2 has near to same ppi, the Microsoft Surface 3 has 213 pixel density.
The tablet comes with 4:3 aspect ratio instead of 16:10
(available in the Tab 10 S 10.5) which means that the display is
squarer. The square display might be a good idea as it makes reading
easier and makes the tablet more suitable for productivity.
The new tablet has superior performance, to say the
least. Geekbench 3 benchmarking tests suggest that the new Tab S2 9.7 is
just below the iPad Air 2 (4,520 points) at 4,400 points. The Tab S
10.5 scores a modest 2,760 points.
Samsung has added support for running two applications
side by side. The limitation is that because this isn’t a standard
feature of Android, there are only a handful of apps that support
Samsung’s Split View.
In terms of its shooter, the Tab S2 9.7 rear camera does
a decent job of taking non-demanding pictures. The front camera is good
for video calls or conferencing.
The tablet, which comes with 4G LTE-support, sports a fingerprint sensor and has good battery backup.
What doesn’t work for the tablet?
The build quality seems to have taken a hit with the
plastic rear but otherwise the product looks sturdy and compact with its
metal rims and upper glass body.
The screen size has been toned down from 10.5” to 9.7”.
Although a squarer display is a boon for productivity, watching video on
the 16:10 display is better.
Although Samsung has put in its Split View in the
tablet, more productive combinations are absent as Android in itself
doesn’t support the feature. A good example of the combination would be a
browser and Microsoft Word.
The rear camera has low performance when it comes to moving objects, and there’s no flash.
Verdict: Reasonably priced in comparison to its rivals,
the Tab S2 with its powerful display and fast processor could be the
best Android tablet available in the market today.
Specifications: Samsung Exynos 5433
octa-core| 3GB RAM | 9.7-inch Super AMOLED (2048 x 1536 pixels
resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio) | Rear 8-megapixel and 2.1-megapixel front
facing camera | Android 5.1.1 | 4G LTE | WiFi, MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1
BLE | NFC (near field communication) | 32GB internal with microSD
expansion card support | 5,870 mAh battery.
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