Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 will go up for pre-order starting March 17, with in-store availability coming March 24. The price, as expected, ...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 will go up for pre-order starting March 17, with in-store availability coming March 24. The price, as expected, is a smooth $599 that puts it up in the same territory as Apple's iPad lineup of the same size.Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3 is similar in design to its predecessor, albeit more refined than the 2016 variant with a matte metal unibody. Measuring in at 237.3 x 169 x 6mm and weighing only 429g (or 434g if you opt for the LTE-enabled variant), the Tab S3 is sleek and lightweight – in fact, it’s thinner, smaller and lighter than Apple’s 9.7in iPad Pro despite featuring the same size display, at
9.7in.
So, what does the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 offer that sets it apart from the sea of tablets available in 2017? Let’s first start with the gorgeous display. In true Samsung fashion, the Tab S3 sports a 9.7in Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 that’s bright and crisp – but that’s not all.
According to Samsung, the Tab S3 offers a “cinema-like experience” that offers not only 4K playback (although faux-4K, as the display itself isn’t 4K), but support for 10bit coloured HDR from the likes of Amazon Prime Video and other streaming services. That should provide users with vivid, true-to-life colours, although we’ll hold our judgement until we’ve had eyes-on with the product ourselves.
Beyond the impressive display, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU comprised of two 2.15GHz cores and two 1.6GHz cores along with 4GB of RAM. The tablet should be incredibly responsive, and thanks to the inclusion of the Vulkan API, gaming on the Tab S3 should be a joy. On the storage front, there’s only one option: 32GB, although that’s expandable up to 256GB thanks to the inclusion of a microSD card slot.
Tablet snappers should be happy with the camera offering of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 too: it features a rear-facing 13Mp camera with auto focus and flash, along with a 5Mp front facing camera for those high quality selfies and video calls.
There’s also a whopping 6,000mAh battery inside to keep it powered for longer than the Tab S2, and with support for fast charging, you can stay untethered from the wall for longer periods.
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