Like the GS5, the Tab S integrates a swipe fingerprint scanner into the device's home button. I’m hoping Samsung’s color accuracy tuning on the GS5 made its way to the Tab S as well. On the global demo units I played with there were four operating modes (including adaptive display), although these tend to get renamed when we eventually get them on US models. I'll confirm when I get my hands on a review device.īoth tablets feature Samsung’s new Adaptive Display mode that adjusts the tint of the display based on the color of ambient light, but the usual predefined color modes should be present as well. I always forget to bring my macro lens to these things but both panels appeared to use a weird subpixel structure to my unaided eye. According to Samsung, the 10.5” model features a full RGB stripe, while the 8.4” Tab S has a diamond PenTile subpixel structure. I think we’re finally nearing the ideal thickness and weight for content consumption tablets.īoth Galaxy Tab S models feature a 2560 x 1600 Super AMOLED display. I noticed absolutely no fatigue in holding either device in a single hand. Samsung is able to leverage the extremely low profile afforded by its Super AMOLED display to help drive chassis thickness to incredibly low levels. The table below puts their dimensions in perspective:Īt 6.6mm thick, both models of the Galaxy Tab S are thinner than the iPad Air, iPhone 5s and Galaxy S5. The actual back surface feels a bit smoother than what you get on the GS5.īoth devices are incredibly thin and light. The back of the device is covered in a non-hyperglaze polycarbonate with a textured pattern that looks similar to the back of the GS5. The front of the device features a dedicated home button (with integrated fingerprint sensor), flanked by recent apps and back buttons. The Galaxy Tab S models are styled quite similarly to the Galaxy S5. Each size comes in two different colors: dazzling white and titanium bronze. The Galaxy Tab S will be available in two different sizes, both with a 16:10 aspect ratio: 10.5” and 8.4”. Later this month (globally) and starting next month in the US, Samsung will begin selling its Galaxy Tab S line of premium tablets.įrom the very beginning you can tell things are different with the Tab S. This year Samsung hopes to change all of that and is putting its most valued mobile sub-brand (or letter) to work in tablets. Samsung has done well in the Android tablet space but it’s safe to say that the company is better known for its phones. I remember sitting in a briefing with Samsung last year when the company first started talking about translating its success in the Android smartphone space into the tablet market.
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