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Samsung announces two new Tablets: Tab S4 and A 10.5

Overnight Samsung announced two new tablets which continue their range of solid tablet products taking it right to Apple on both feature and price.

The new Tab S4 is the flagship device for Samsung – premium, with DeX support (their desktop emulator, meaning this could be your main computer if you wanted), as well as “S Pen” the on-screen stylus (Which comes in the box).

It’s the first tablet to feature DeX to get access to a desktop experience on a monitor with keyboard and mouse capabilities, but also on the tablet that same interface is a choice on the S4.

The AMOLED screen is 16:10 ratio with 2560×1600 pixels, plus AKG tuned Dolby Atmos sound.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Product Specifications

DISPLAY	10.5” WQXGA (2560×1600) sAMOLED
CHIPSET	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 Octa Core (2.35GHz + 1.9GHz)
LTE SUPPORT	LTE Cat.16 DLCA, 4X4 MIMO
MEMORY / STORAGE	4GB + 64GB / 256GB, microSD up to 400GB⁴
CAMERA	13MP AF + 8.0MP, Flash
PORT	USB3.1 (Type C), POGO
SENSORS	Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, RGB, Proximity, Iris Scanner, Hall Sensor
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth® 5.0
GPS	GPS + GLONASS, BEIDOU, GALILEO
DIMENSION, WEIGHT	249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1mm 482g (Wi-Fi) / 483g (LTE)
BATTERY	7,300mAh, Fast Charging
OS/UPGRADE	Android 8.1
ACCESSORIES	S Pen (included)
VIDEO	Recording: UHD 4K (3840×2160) @ 30fps Playback: UHD 4K (3840×2160) @ 60fps
AUDIO	4 speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Atmos®

The second device announced seems aimed at the entry level ipad, with the Tab A 10.5 having a great screen, but without the top end Dex and Stylus features of the S4.

Judging by the announcement and photos, it’s aimed at the family, with movies, games and music featuring heavily – again with Dolby Atmos support.

A real stand out for families is “Multi-user mode” allowing separate child and parent accounts on a single tablet.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5’’ Product Specifications

DISPLAY	10.5” WUXGA (1920×1200) TFT LCD
CHIPSET	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 450 Octa Core (1.8GHz)
LTE SUPPORT	LTE Cat.6
MEMORY	3GB + 32GB, microSD up to 400GB
CAMERA	8MP AF + 5MP with Flash
PORT	USB 2.0 (Type C)
SENSORS	Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, RGB, Hall Sensor
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth® 4.2
GPS	GPS + GLONASS + BeiDou³
DIMENSION, WEIGHT	260.0 x 161.1 x 8.0 529g (Wi-Fi), 534g (LTE)
BATTERY	7,300mAh
OS/UPGRADE	Android 8.1
VIDEO	Recording: FHD @ 30fps Playback: FHD @ 60fps

No pricing yet, but a Samsung Australia spokesperson confirmed to EFTM “Samsung Electronics Australia is excited to confirm that the Galaxy Tab S4 and Tab A 10.5” tablets will be available in Australia. Information regarding pricing and availability will be announced closer to the launch date.”

We wait and see!

Trevor Long( Editor )

Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.

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