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You’ll certainly notice the difference in a side by side comparison, with HDR displaying a wider and more vivid range of colors. It’s become a bit of a display buzzword, like 4K before it, but it makes a difference. Here that means 2,048 x 1,536 - but where the Apple just promised a brighter display, Samsung’s joining the growing chorus of companies pushing HDR video. Like the new iPad, Samsung’s sticking with its predecessor’s resolution. Anything larger would sacrifice portability and anything smaller (like the 8-inch version of the S2) is creeping into that fuzzy phablet territory. It’s really the ideal size for a device like this. Samsung’s done away with the two different size configurations this time out, which removes a little of the signal to noise from past versions, instead simply sticking with the 9.7-inch model - the better to compare itself to Apple with. It’s actually a touch thicker than the S2, likely owing, at least in part, to a bigger 6,000mAh battery that promises up to 12 hours of life by Samsung’s count, and was certainly able to get me through a day’s use, no problem. It’s a solid and slim device that feels nice in the hands. It’s a far cry from the company’s formerly plasticky designs and one that’s certainly in line with the device’s premium price tag. In fact, much of the design language calls to mind the most recent generation of Galaxy phones, including the rounded metal band around the edge and the oval fingerprint-reading home button on the bottom. The S3 borrows some design cues from its predecessor, but upgrades things a bit with a glass back along the lines of what you’ll find on the company’s handsets. The Tab S3 is aimed squarely at those looking for an iPad alternative, and who don’t mind paying a bit of a premium to get it. Perhaps the Samsung Galaxy Book, the new Samsung Chromebook or the Samsung Notebook 9 are more you speed. If you’re looking to replace your laptop, on the other hand, keep moving right along. It’s all a little bit blurry, but it speaks to Samsung’s desire to make all-purpose devices without fear of stepping on its own toes.įor the sake of the company’s branding, however, the Tab S3 should be regarded as a standard multi-media consumer tablet - albeit one that you can write on and type with, if you need to fire off a quick email in-between Netflix episodes.
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That means it sits in a category alongside Galaxy Tab S Pro and the Galaxy Book, filling up the more premium category attempting to bridge the gap between premium tablets and laptop. The new Tab S3 actually slots into the second category, as the company launched it alongside a keyboard case. When it’s breaking down shipment numbers, analyst group IDC breaks the category into two distinct groups - the slates and the detachables. Tablet classification has gotten progressively trickier over the past few years. But is it all enough to help the company stem its slowing tide of tablet sales?
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Nor will the premium $599 price point do much to win over consumers.īut Samsung has gone a ways toward justifying the price here, packing the slate full of all sorts of features, including an HDR screen, quad-speakers and an S-Pen that ships in the box. It certainly didn’t do itself any favors by using the product’s launch event to announce the event for the Galaxy S8, further contributing to the notion that the device is something of a placeholder for the company. Samsung’s got a lot of heavy lifting to do when it comes to reigniting consumer excitement around the space. Manufacturers, meanwhile, are cannibalizing sales from all sides, through larger phones and convertibles like the Galaxy Book, which was launched right alongside the new slate back at Mobile World Congress a few weeks ago. Sales have slowed considerably, as consumers have stubbornly opted not to upgrade. A lot has changed in tablet land in the past two years. Two years after its last major refresh, Samsung is back with the Galaxy Tab S3.