Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 LTE S with Super AMOLED display in the test – HardwareLuxx

The central component of a tablet is its display. But far too often, manufacturers are just at this point to the red pencil. For its Galaxy Tab S models, Samsung has however paid particular attention to the screen and resorted to high-resolution Super AMOLED displays. However, the Galaxy Tab 10.5 S the stuff on the new Android reference?

Actually, there is no shortage of current Samsung tablet with 10-inch display. The middle class is covered by the Galaxy Tab 10.1 4, for more demanding users, there is, however, the Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 or the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition with pen operation. That the Galaxy Tab 10.5 S still has its place, it largely thanks to its display. Instead of a conventional LCDs built Samsung a high-resolution Super AMOLED display. . The organic light-emitting diodes are known for their extremely high contrast and excellent color reproduction

The fact that Samsung is at the specifications in total in the solid, makes one look at the Quick Reference significantly:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processor	Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa (four Cortex-A7 and Cortex A15 four cores up to 1.9 GHz)
Display	10.5 inch, 2560 x 1600 (WQXGA), Super AMOLED
Battery	7,900 mAh
camera (front)	2.1 MP camera
camera (back)	8 MP camera with LED flash
store	16/32 GB storage, microSD (up to 128 GB)
Dimensions / weight	247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm; 467 g

is the complete feature list it on the last page of the test report.

A powerful SoC, the per after exercise powers up four energy-efficient Cortex-A7 Cortex-A15 or four high-performance cores, should provide good performance. Even with the resolution of the cameras is not sparing Samsung. But even more striking are dimensions and weight. For a 10.5-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.5 S 6.6 mm and 467 g is exceptionally thin and light. For comparison – the recently tested by us 10.1-inch tablet Transformer Pad TF103 from ASUS comes to 9.9 mm and 550 g And even the smaller format iPad Air (9.7 inches) comes to 7.5 mm and at least. . 469 g Some users, however, have reported that the combination of high-performance SoC and consistent lightweight construction also has its downside. In individual cases, the tablet back has bent by heat

What is not clear from the brief overview, some more features and benefits of Samsung tablets. Although Samsung is a Google partner, the South Koreans seek independent software solutions. Android 4.4 is extended to the TouchWiz user interface and a number of special Samsung Apps. Integrated is like with the current Galaxy S5 a fingerprint sensor for easy access fuse.

Currently, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 with 16 GB in a wireless variant of the (from about 485 euros) and in we offer getesten LTE variant (from about 596 euros). Also priced the Super AMOLED tablet is so placed as high-end product. According to the product page there should also have variants available with 32 GB memory, which are so far not available. The 10.5-inch model is Samsung with the Galaxy Tab 8.4 S nor a more compact and slightly cheaper alternative AMOLED (from 390 euros) to the side.

For a first impression we make the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 LTE in S Unwrapped & amp; touched video before

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