Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Broadband LTE-A in Korea. It the same 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display at WQXGA resolution, powered by a Octa-Core Exynos (A15 1.9 GHz + A7 1.3 GHz) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), but this supports Category 6 LTE Advanced support that would offer download speed of up to 225 Mbps, faster than the Cat.4 LTE that supports download speed only up to 150Mbps.
Samsung introduced the Galaxy S5 broadband LTE-A with Snapdragon 805 SoC and Cat.6 LTE support in Korea back in June.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 broadband LTE-A specifications
- 10.5-inch (2560×1600 pixel) 16:10 Super AMOLED display
- Octa-Core Exynos (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, microSD (up to 128 GB)
- Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Dimensions: 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm; weight 467g
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 2.1MP front-facing camera
- 4G LTE-A (Cat.6 – up to 225 Mbps), Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, IrLED, GPS
- 7900mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 broadband LTE-A tablet comes in Titanium Bronze or Dazzling White colors and is priced at 790097 South Korean Won ( US$ 735 / Rs. 45,100 approx). It would be available from all three major Korean carriers – SK Telecom, KT and LG U+.