Thinnest, lightest Galaxy Tab S a multi-tasking heavyweight
The Galaxy Tab S, available from next month, features colour-enhancing technology which it claims remains clear and bright even in sunlight and ensures the “best visual experience anywhere, any time”.
For the first time, Galaxy users will be able to make and receive calls directly from their phone to the tablet thanks to a new “call forwarding” feature.
The Galaxy Tab S, which comes in two sizes, 10.5in and 8.4in, and two colours — titanium bronze or dazzling white — also allows consumers to multi- task by surfing the web, watching videos, sharing content, and making calls simultaneously without having to close one application to access another.
Industry commentators suggested Samsung was aiming to take on Apple’s iPad at the upper end of the market. The prices — £449 (€560) for the 10.5in and £349 for the 8.4in — are higher than the iPad’s, although they offer expandable storage up to 128GB.
Duncan Bell, operations editor at UK-based gadget magazine T3, said it should be able to compete with the mighty iPad.
“The specs leaked so far suggest a device easily able to go toe-to-toe with the iPad. However, Apple’s device is so dominant that the S will also need to be cheaper if it’s to truly compete.”
Jack Parsons, deputy editor at Android Magazine, said: “It is the first Galaxy tablet to feature a Super AMOLED screen, which on this size canvas offers a 288 pixels per inch — surpassing both the iPad Air and Kindle Fire HDX.”
