Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and Tab S2 9.7 with QXGA Super AMOLED displays, 5.6mm slim frame announced


Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab S2, successor of last year’s Galaxy Tab S series. These come in 8-inch and 9.7-inch variants and pack Super AMOLED displays at QXGA resolution, are powered by a Octa-Core Exynos SoCs and run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). These have a 8-megapixel rear camera without LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. These are just 5.6mm thick, making it the world’s thinnest tablets currently. These come in Wi-Fi and 4G variants.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

The display offers 94% of Adobe RGB color coverage for accurate color output, better than the Tab S, said the company. These have a built-in Fingerprint Scanner on the home button. Adaptive Display automatically adjusts gamma, saturation, and sharpness based on the application being viewed, the color temperature of the viewing environment and ambient lighting.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 specifications

  • 8.0-inch (2048×1536 pixel) 4:3 QXGA Super AMOLED display
  • Octa-Core Exynos 5433 (1.9 GHz ＋ 1.3 GHz) processor with Mali T760MP6 GPU
  • 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, microSD (up to 128 GB)
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Dimensions 134.8 x 198.6 x 5.6mm, and weighs 265g (WiFi) /272g (LTE)
  • 8MP rear camera
  • 2.1MP front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint Scanner
  • 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS, GLONASS
  • 4,000mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 specifications

  • 9.7-inch (2048×1536 pixel) 4:3 QXGA Super AMOLED display
  • Octa-Core Exynos 5433 (1.9 GHz ＋ 1.3 GHz) processor with Mali T760MP6 GPU
  • 3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB / 64GB internal memory, microSD (up to 128 GB)
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Dimensions 169 x 237.3 x 5.6mm, and weighs 389g (WiFi) /392g (LTE)
  • 8MP rear camera
  • 2.1MP front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint Scanner
  • 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS, GLONASS
  • 5,870mAh battery

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 come in Black and White colors and will roll out in global markets starting from August, 2015. Samsung has not announced the pricing yet.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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