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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd on Thursday announced the Galaxy Tab S, Samsung’s thinnest and lightest tablet to date.
Equipped with a new AMOLED display and a svelte design, the Galaxy S Tab, which comes in 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch versions, is Samsung’s latest answer to the iPad.
According to Samsung, the Galaxy Tab S is made for entertainment and comes packed with a variety of content including: Samsung’s magazine service, “Papergarden” debuts on the Galaxy Tab S. An optimized viewing environment for digital interactive magazines, users will be able to view a wide range of popular magazines with vivid and true-to-life colors.
Here are the specifications
Galaxy Tab S 10.5-inch Product Specifications
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Category |
Specifications |
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Network |
LTE : 800/ 900/ 1800/ 2600+850/ 2100 |
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Processor |
Exynos 5 Octa (1.9 GHz QuadCore ＋ 1.3 GHz Quadcore) or Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.3 GHz Quadcore* |
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Display |
10.5” 2560×1600(WQXGA) Super AMOLED |
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OS |
Android Kitkat (4.4) |
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Camera / Flash |
8MP w/ Flash LED + 2.1MP Full HD |
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Video |
H.263, H.264(AVC), MPEG4, VC-1, WMV7, WMV8, VP8 |
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Audio |
MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, Vorbis, FLAC |
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Content Services / |
Papergarden, Professional pack, Multi-user mode, Sidesync 3.0, Gear & Gear fit manager |
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Free Downloadable |
Group Play, S-Note, S Translator, Samsung Link, Scrapbook, Story Album, Video Editor |
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Gear Manager, Gear Fit Manager, Samsung Smart Switch, Samsung Level, E-meeting, Kids Mode, Kids Piano(Ding Dong Tap), S-Console, Hanshow, Hancell, Hanwrite |
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Google Mobile |
Chrome, Gmail, Google Search, Maps, Play Store, Voice Search, YouTube, Google+, Hangouts, Play books, Play Games, Play Newsstand, Play Movies & TV, Play Music, Drive, Google setting, Photos |
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Connectivity |
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth®4.0, IrLED |
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GPS |
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou(not supported in USA, Canada) |
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Sensor |
Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, RGB Sensor |
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Memory |
3GB (RAM) + 16/32GB internal memory |
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Dimension / Weight |
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm , 465g(Wifi)/ 467g(LTE) |
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Battery |
7,900mAh |
this thing is a beast! I can’t wait to see how it does against the toshiba encore 2.
It really is..just awesome to have