Samsung has just announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, two new tablets in the Galaxy Tab S series at the Galaxy Premier 2014 event, as expected. These have 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch Super AMOLED displays at high WQXGA resolution and similar internals with Exynos 5 Octa or Snapdragon 800 Processors. These run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and have Adaptive Display that automatically adjusts gamma, saturation, and sharpness based on the application being viewed, the color temperature of the viewing environment and ambient lighting.
It also has AMOLED Cinema and AMOLED Photo presets to manually adjust display settings. The display offers 90% of Adobe RGB color coverage for accurate color output. Since AMOLED doesn’t require a backlight, the tablet consumes less power and has a 6.6mm slim profile.
These have a built-in Fingerprint Scanner, Kids’ Mode with own dedicated interface, Ultra-Power Saving Mode, Call Forwarding feature via SideSync 3.0, Group Play, S-Note, S Translator, Samsung Link, Scrapbook, Story Album, Quick Connect to connect to nearby devices for content sharing and more.
These tablet have Papergarden, Samsung’s magazine service that would offer digital interactive magazines, Galaxy Gifts from more than 30 of the world’s leading mobile content and service providers and the company has partnered with Marvel so that the users can access over 15,000 Marvel Comics for 3 months with Marvel Unlimited app. Tab S users would also let you enjoy Netflix in high definition in select countries.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 specifications
- 8.4-inch (2560×1600 pixel) WQXGA 16:10 Super AMOLED display
- Octa-Core Exynos (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor / 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Dimensions 125.6 x 212.8 x 6.6mm, and weighs 294g(Wifi) /298g(LTE) grams
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 2.1MP front-facing camera
- 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, IrLED, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
- 3GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB internal memory, microSD (up to 128 GB)
- 4900mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 specifications
- 10.5-inch (2560×1600 pixel) 16:10 Super AMOLED display
- Octa-Core Exynos (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor / 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Dimensions: 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm; weight 465g (Wifi) / 467g(LTE)
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 2.1MP front-facing camera
- 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, IrLED, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
- 3GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB internal memory, microSD (up to 128 GB)
- 7900mAh battery
The The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5 come in Titanium Bronze or Dazzling White colors and would be available in select markets from the end of June, 2014. The WiFi variants of the Tab S 8.4 and 10.5 would start at US$399 (Rs. 23,700 approx.) and US$499 ( Rs. 29,500 approx.), respectively. Samsung would also sell Book Cover, Simple Cover and Bluetooth Keyboard separately.