As you all know Samsung had launched the Galaxy Tab S in India. It comes in two variants with 8.4 inch screen and with a 10.5 inch screen. The tab is pretty slim with a 6.6mm thickness and runs KitKat out of the box over a Super AMOLED screen.
The first thing that will come to your attention immediately is the slim design. And yes it is following the same design pattern as seen on the Galaxy S5 smartphone. Usually the tablet screens are not that attractive when compared with a smartphone, but on the Galaxy Tab S the quality is as good as seen on a smartphone – thanks to the Super AMOLED display with WQXGA resolution (2560 x 1600 pixels).
As far as the specifications are concerned they are the same with minor changes as per the display size. Both these Galaxy Tab S come powered by Exynos 5 octa core processor running KitKat with 3GB RAM, optional 8/16GB storage and 128GB micro SD card support.
The screen size is different 8.4 versus the 10.5 inch but the resolution is the same. There is single SIM slot with LTE support.
Key features are 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. There is 8MP rear AF camera with LED flash and 2.1MP front camera. 8.4 inch tab comes packed with 4900 mAh battery and 10.5 inch tab with 7,900 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE is priced at Rs. 37,800 (Pre-book) and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 can be pre-booked for Rs. 44,800 (With book cover free – special prebooking offer).
Galaxy Tab S full review coming soon, stay tuned.
I am looking for an 8″ Tab. But Tab S is priced too high. I guess have to look towards Cube they have some nice looking 8 inch priced 40% less.
Gogi Ji,
Please suggest me. I am looking for a tablet for multimedia and Internet. Should I purchase a high end tablet like galaxy tab s 10.5/ xperia z2/ ipad air or shall I wait for 6/ 7 months more for better product like nexus 10/ ipad air2 etc?
I would have easily purchased Mi Pad if released in India. Is is better to go with a lower mid range tablet for the time being till better ones arrive?
One of my friends is coming to India in August 1st week of 2014. I thought of buying galaxy tab s 10.5 from US as the price difference is very significant. But people are saying that UI layer of samsung galaxy devices is making galaxy s5 and tab s series run slow.
Please suggest. My requirement is multimedia
Thanks in advance.
Krishna.
Krishna, buy the tab based on your usage. The 10.5 and 8.4 are really good and they will get the new android update. As for performance it is good and I did not find any issue with the UI. Also as you specifically mentioned multimedia then the 10.5 will be just great.
I too am a multimedia buff and I will certainly be buying the Mi-Pad when it comes out. But that’s only because I cannot afford to spend more than 20 k on such a device. But if you willing to spend up to 50 k as you seem to be, I feel the Xperia Z2 will be your best bet. Even a mid-range product like the T2-Ultra is just mindblowingly good for multimedia.
The screen actually looks better than the 2013 Nexus 7 screen in vividness and color saturation in spite of just having HD resolution(this tri-luminous technology, whatever that is, is truly breathtaking) And the music quality is absolutely sensational, you can’t even compare to any other company except maybe Nokia. So the Z2 is likely to be the ultimate multimedia device for your needs. The lighter weight, waterproof feature and large expandable storage will ensure it’s better than an Ipad for multimedia consumption(for processing, Apple is still the boss) And recently, Sony have done some good work in stretching out battery life for their devices.
So it may be an idea to wait till December. The Mi-Pad should have arrived by then, the latest Nexus, these Samsung tabs and also the Z2. Be sure to compare them side-by-side in a showroom before you make up your own mind. But if money is no object, I feel the Z2 will be your best choice.
I doubt it will sell well in India. It isn’t marketed well.
Samsung are not much interested in the Indian market because their products are selling so well in the U.S But it has the LTE feature which may attract some customers. Anyway Samsung don’t really care whether Indians buy their products or not. And the extent of their apathy is shown by the fact that we only get these Exynos processors while the U.S market gets these same devices with the vastly superior and cutting edge Snapdragon processors.
Gogi, Why you never review any Apple products?? Is there due to availability or any other particular reasons?
Availability issue, I had however got a chance to check the iPad Air along with the Tab S and S is much better in terms of slimness / weight and slightly better in terms of colour reproduction.
Xiaomi mipad may be much better if launched soon.
Ya agree with you. They were sold out under 4 minutes in china.