Samsung has finally brought its 10.1-inch tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab A, to the U.S. markets. The more improved version of last year's iteration debuted in U.S. shelves on Oct. 28, selling straight from Samsung and select retail shops for $350.
Compared to 2015's Samsung Galaxy Tab A, this year's version has better display resolution at 1920 x 1200 pixels and the S Pen stylus is a standard feature. The S Pen is great for writing, drawing and animation. As for the specs, the new tablet runs on an eight core Exynos 7870 chipset paired with 3 GB of RAM. The device also features a 16 GB built-in storage, which can be expanded to up to 256 GB via the microSD card slot.
As for the camera, Samsung Galaxy Tab A has an eight megapixel main camera at the back and a two megapixel camera on the front great for taking selfies. To power up the device, the tablet has a 7,300 mAh battery pack. Samsung said that a user can surf the net for 14 hours with the powerful battery unit. Other standard features include a Bluetooth 4.2 LE connectivity and USB 2.0 connection for charging.
When buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab A from Samsung shops or select retail stores, customers should expect that the tablet only comes with a WiFi version. As reported by Engadget, the availability of an LTE version has not been confirmed yet. It should also be noted that Samsung Galaxy Tab A comes with a preinstalled Android Marshmallow operating system. An update for Android Nougat has not been announced yet so customers might need to wait a bit for the latest OS release on this device.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A is priced lower than the Tab S2 but is still a decent offering in the tablet lineup. With this latest tablet now out in the U.S., the company can only hope that it can take away the negative hype surrounding the disastrous Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
