Through the outstanding AMOLED display and a great performance tablet class of its own

Through the outstanding AMOLED display and a great performance tablet class of its own

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 26.67 cm (10.5 inches) LTE tablet PC (quad-core, 1.9GHz, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, Android) white (Personal Computers)

Customer Review

Hello!

I own this tablet for a few days and would like / now tell you about my experience with it.

Now on the tablet wave I swim for more than 3 years, my first was the much sung HP Touchpad.
Until a few months ago, I then used the Acer A510, which has after all already built a Tegra-2 quad-core processor.
Then I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 per indulged myself in the WiFi version and was so far very satisfied (see also my review it).

However, I did meet my expectations now but misses a data modem functionality as UMTS or LTE one time or another.

As Amazon has offered the Tab 10.5 S in the LTE variant short notice at a really good price, I have then decided to switch to this.

The Samsung Tab 10.5 S is felt not one generation but rather 2-3 generations as my former Acer A510, which also is not among the worst Tablets safely.

The differences on this and the "predecessor" Galaxy TabPro 10.1 WiFi I will now enumerate in my humble user perspective.

What I particularly noticed?

- The Weight!

Opposite the Acer I have now nearly 300 grams (!!) carry around less with me. For a tablet with the equipment the well 467 grams are simply a fantastic value.
This makes it even "whopping" 2 grams lighter than the 10.1 TabPro :-)

- The Performance

There are indeed tolerable discussion whether Samsung Exynos 5 with a throw is successful or not.
I consider this Octacore CPU (read correctly: 8 cores!) But completely undervalued.
The CPU performance is outstanding in all areas.
This can also be seen on benchmark Antutu which calculates well above 38,000 Antutus for S Tab.
The Acer A510 was so to the 14,000 and was certainly not slow tablet.
The Tab S and TabPro have the same processor, but the Tab S is even equipped with 3GB RAM, so that the Antutu values ​​are even higher here. In order for the Tab S is therefore something before TabPro and therefore on (and in some disciplines even over) the level of my Grade 3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800th
These are peak values!

Similar to the TabPro and the (also-reviewed by me) Note 3 10.5 LTE internal memory is also at Tab S remarkably fast. Here Samsung seems to build in very high quality chips. Copying, moving and installing on the TabPro is a real pleasure, because any file operation is done rapidly.

- Processing

Everything fits perfectly, no wobbles at the transition from the screen to the frame or at the sockets. So you want it!
I'm quite critical because I had to replace my first TabPro again (excessive gap dimensions at the right side).

- The display

I have several Samsung devices with Super AMOLED and have since absolutely loved this display technology.
In addition to the LTE functionality the prospect of a huge 10.5 inches was great AMOLED display, a main argument for buying the Tab S and the shift away from safe even excellent TabPro.
Besides the high resolution of 2560 * 1600 and the extremely good viewing angle behavior is precisely this fantastic black level that makes AMOLED's so unique. Since the unused (ie black) pixels are not only darkened with this technology such as in the Super Clear display of TabPro but are actually completely off separately is black just black.

I've already looked at some Full HD video and some pictures of 13MP on the Tab S and am thrilled every time anew how the display represents this.
Just unbelievable good!
The Tab S conjures me and other viewers always a smile on your face and / or ensures stunned faces .. My daughter complains every time I purely zoome with the tablet in pictures of my camera and every adolescent pimples like a high mountain appear :-)

- The proportions

As for the size of the screen, I can say: The 0.4 inches longer than the standard 10.1 inch tablets you do not notice any real. So you should not expect a 'wow' factor of the now 10.5 inches, which really is hardly noticeable.
But they will also not hurt :-)

Since Samsung has managed the Tab S even to do it again almost a millimeter thinner, it has even become an even more beautiful than the already great flatterer TabPro.
Outstanding!

Despite the larger screen size 0.4 inches, the width and length have grown only marginally.
I could thus continue to place two mounts from Krusell and deleyCON in my actually designed for a maximum of 10.1-inch tablet, the Tab S.
Specially made tight cases but no longer fit when you previously had a grade 2014 or a tab per each 10.1 inches.

OK, what's on neutral but important points?

- The software

Android 4.4, it could hardly new Android 5 Lollipop is this Tablet safely reach soon.
I personally have been dozens of Android devices rooted and provided with custom firmware.
Here I previously saw no need to do so. There is certainly a lot of bloatware installed on the tablet by disabling this unnecessary software and partly possible complete uninstall the Tab S already comes close to serve up a clean Android.
This point will be the face of ever greater memory equipment anyway increasingly uninteresting. So just disable unwanted software / uninstall and good.
The division of the settings menu in four tabs I like now getting better.
The Samsung own Launcher I also here directly replaced by the Nova Launcher Prime and have thus a high-performance and fully customizable system.

- The term of

There not much to say. The Tab S is not as a battery-monster like the Acer A510 but in any case in a position with good utilization of power saving options (off-line mode, the display timeout, Bluetooth / WLAN switching off when not in-Connect, etc.) 3- 4 days normal use to survive. I think that in view of the performance offered completely OK., But this is a very subjective topic.
The compared to TabPro from 8220 to 7900 mAh battery slightly shrunken leads to my tests at no lower mileage. I suspect that here the AMOLED's just something economical and compensates for the slightly less powerful battery with it.

- The graphics performance

Here Samsung has done well with the choice of the ARM Mali-T628 MP6 any favors. The way I read it in testing this internal graphics unit does not fit quite the potent CPU. There are probably problems playing UHD video and the frame rates in graphics-hungry games are rather average.
Both issues do not affect me personally. I can not play my example Full HD videos from Sony camcorder easily and see in normal use no disadvantages.

- Cameras

The front camera takes decent snaps with little weaknesses. For Selfies this is therefore ideally suited

The rear camera of 8 MP have produced significantly better contrast photos. Compared to TabPro Samsung has the Tab S an LED flash and a light for better illumination installed which becomes very clear positive effect especially in low-light designs.

- The fingerprint sensor

This is advertised by Samsung so active as one of the killer features of Tab S. But I think that one has since adapted only to the current Apple competition.
Real value I do not see it to unlock my Tab S with my fingerprint. And to legitimize myself in a payment with a Paypal order comes to me for privacy ever out of the question.
But that's subjective.
So important thing is: the Tab S has such a sensor and the establishment and use by brushing on the home button from the top down usually works perfectly.

- The LTE transmitting power

Unfortunately, I live in a poorly served rural area and have seldom a real LTE connection. It is usually only a UMTS 3G or even just an Edge connection.
But I can now see that the maximum possible is brought out at data transmission rates through the S Tab. There are no differences for my grade 3 or my laptop with LTE stick detected.
Here, the LTE modem makes so what it should and can.

In the Settings tab, the S has the way a grouping function of cellular and WLAN when the wireless capacity is exceeded. I was able to test this once briefly. It works, bringing with me but because of poor supply-LTE is not really much. In better-equipped urban centers you can with this feature but surely not spare one or another minute for download.

And now to the Galaxy only from my perspective three real weaknesses of the Samsung Tab 10.5 S

- The lack of HDMI output

I find it personally very weak by Samsung to spendieren such a device no digital video output.
Such a tablet is actually predestined for the demonstration of videos / pictures on TV sets and that's what comes if at all, only with the use of the micro-USB port and a MHL adapter (which I could not test) or wirelessly via AllShare / Screen Mirroring (but what needs to be supported by the other side).
Why Samsung a top unit denied such this standard video output will probably forever the mystery.

- The rear side surface

Here Samsung has made compared to TabPro unfortunately again at least one whole step backward.
The back surface is no longer as firm as before!
Combined with a bit thinner dimensions is a risk that it one of his hand so slips when Tab S unfortunately again considerably higher.
Too bad!

- The color

I have the white copy, which was unfortunately marred with this bronze colored border. I like this trend to the Golden but not Samsung has apparently chosen for this model to the unique selling point, as well as the black Tab 10.5 S so was "embellished".
But this is of course again a very subjective point. Check this so please before buying for themselves.

Unlike TabPro I have however decided to perform no star deduction for these few negative points. For the whole package at S Tab 10.5 is simply outstanding well done. Above all, the display is a class of its own. This has to be seen!

I give the Tab 10.5 LTE S so happy that more than deserved 5 stars

If this review has assisted in their decision, I would be happy with a click on "vote". Many Thanks!

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