Are you a parent looking to get a budget friendly tablet for your child? Well Samsung might just have the one you’re looking for with their new Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition, their new tablet designed with children in mind.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition Malaysia pricing and availability
Already available for sale on the Samsung Malaysia website with a RM799 price tag, the Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. On top of now, if you get one for yourself—or rather, your child—you’ll also get a bunch of kid-friendly accessories too worth up to RM300. These include a kids puffy case to protect the tablet, a ‘crayon’ stylus, a 15W power adapter as well as a bunch of cute stickers for your child to personalise their new tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition specs
Hardware wise, the Kids Edition of the Galaxy Tab A9 is essentially the same as the regular Galaxy Tab A9. This means you’re getting an 8.7-inch LCD display pushing a 1340 x 800p resolution with a MediaTek Helio G99 system-on-chip under the hood. There’s also an 8MP rear camera, a 2MP selfie camera, stereo speakers, a 3.5mm audio jack, support for 4G, WiFI 5 and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity as well as a 5,100mAh battery keeping the lights on with support for 15W wired fast charging.
What makes the Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition stand out then is in the software department. The Kids Edition tablet comes with more parental control features via the Samsung Kids app with comes pre-installed with every Galaxy Tab A9 Kids Edition. Parents can create profiles for each of their kids and personalise settings accordingly. Among the settings they can choose and tweak include screen time limits, restrict access only to certain approved apps and monitor their online activities.
On top of that, the Samsung Kids app comes with a built-in browser and a special app store that lets children surf the web safer, being able to only see content that’s age appropriate and approved by their parents and guardians. The Samsung Kids app also has plenty of games and stories to keep kids entertained, with parents able to customise the app to fit their own child’s interests and skills.
