On last May, there were rumors which said that Samsung was
preparing to introduce the successor of its flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab S.
And on July 20, 2015, Samsung officially announced the presence of Samsung Galaxy Tab S2.
This second generation of Samsung's flagship tablet is
completely different from its predecessor. It still comes in two sizes (8 and
9.7 inch), but the screen resolution is no longer Quad HD, instead of 2048 x
1536 pixels. Does this sound familiar? Well, that figure is the screen
resolution of the Apple iPad and the iPad Mini latest generation.
Regardless of its resemblance to the iPad, Samsung Galaxy
Tab S2 manages to set a new record in the tablet segment. It's claimed as the
slimmest and lightest tablet in the world, it's only 5.6 mm, with a weight of
265 grams for 8 inch variant and 389 grams for 9.7-inch variant. Is this due to
the use of plastic material? No, because the frame is also made of metal and
looks premium, like the Galaxy S6.
On the other hand, the Super AMOLED display panel that's
brought by the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is claimed to be able to reproduce colors
accurately, about 94 percent of the Adobe RGB standard color spectrum. The
Adaptive Display feature is also presented, in which the screen will adjust the
brightness, saturation, contrast and sharpness based on the lighting conditions
around the user.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 has been equipped with top-class
components. Call it octa-core processor (1.9 GHz quad-core + 1.3 GHz
quad-core), 3 GB RAM, 32 GB or 64 GB internal storage, plus a microSD slot up
to 128 GB. As a complement, a 8 megapixel camera is provided on the back and a 2.1
megapixel camera on the front for video calls.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is powered by 5870mAh battery for
9.7-inch variant and 4000mAh for 8-inch variant. About the operating system,
Tab S2 has been running on Android Lollipop OS by default, of course with a
touch of TouchWiz UI.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 also borrows another mainstay feature
that's carried by Galaxy S6: fingerprint reader. The sensor of fingerprint
scanner has been pinned to the Home button of Tab S2, so that the user can
utilize this biometric-based security easily and effectively.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 is scheduled for shipping globally in
August 2015. Unfortunately, up to now Samsung is still not providing the price
information.