Samsung Malaysia will be refreshing its flagship tablet line up with the Galaxy Tab S2. Announced quietly last month, the Galaxy Tab S2 is their thinnest and lightest tablet yet at 5.6mm and it weighs from just 265g (Tab S2 8.0 WiFi). The local tech media will be invited for a preview this week but retailer SenHeng has published its retail price along with its bundled freebies.
The Galaxy Tab S2 comes in 2 sizes – a compact 8.0 incher and a full size 9.7″ version, both of which are now having a 4:3 display aspect ratio, that’s similar to the iPad. For the Malaysian market, we are getting only the 4G LTE versions.
Compared to the previous Galaxy Tab S, the new version gets a dip in display with a Retina Display-like 2048×1536 pixels resolution, instead of a Quad HD 2560×1600 resolution. Under the hood, it gets an Exynos 5433 Octa-Core (Quad 1.9GHz + Quad 1.3GHz) processor mated to 3GB of RAM, which is the same powerhouse as the Galaxy Note 4. In terms of storage, we are getting 32GB on board which can be expanded with microSD up to 128GB.
Don’t expect anything fancy with the camera as it gets a 8MP main unit and a front facing 2.1MP shooter. Out of the box, it runs on a more current Android 5.0 Lollipop and keeping the lights on is a 4,000mAh capacity battery for the 8 inch version, while the bigger 9.7″ tablet gets a 5,870mAh capacity unit.
In terms of price, it is quite similar with the previous version with the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 going for RM1,699, while the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is priced at RM1,999. Based on SenHeng’s listing, they are throwing in 12 months free iflix subscription, Milk Music streaming service and a free Bluetooth Speaker worth RM129. Stocks are said to be available by mid August.
It is also worth mentioning that the new Tab S2 comes with 32GB of storage, which is double of what was offered on the first gen Galaxy Tab S. Like the previous version, the Tab S2 also supports telephony functions such as calls and SMS.
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