Samsung has introduced the launch of Galaxy Tab S2, a trendy, skinny metallic pill that is available in two display sizes: Eight-inch and 9.7-inches.
Both units have very comparable specs, with an octa-core, 1.9GHz/1.3GHz processor, an Eight-megapixel rear digital camera and a-2.1 megapixel selfie cam, 3GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of inner reminiscence (expandable by way of microSD playing cards) and a fingerprint scanner. The largest distinction is the battery: The 9.7-inch mannequin has a 5,870mAh one, whereas the smaller, Eight-incher sports activities a four,000mAh battery.
And whereas each units are tremendous skinny — zero.22 inches — there’s a appreciable distinction in weight: 389g for the 9.7-inch mannequin vs 265g for the Eight-inch one.
While these specs sound precisely like what you’d anticipate from the subsequent iteration of Samsung’s flagship tablets, there’s a delicate however necessary distinction for those who examine them to the final yr’s Galaxy Tab S fashions. Those tablets have been a little greater (10.5 and eight.four inches, respectively), however with a 2,560×1,600 pixel decision, their screens had a 16:9 display facet ratio.
The new Galaxy Tab S2 tablets each have a decrease, 2,048×1,536 pixel decision which is a four:three facet ratio (sure, identical to the iPad and the iPad mini), which means they’re higher fitted to studying than viewing video content material.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch
Both units shall be obtainable globally in August 2015; pricing has not been introduced.