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Table of Contents
- Package
- Specifications
- Ranking
- Design, size, controls
- Screen
- Battery
- Memory, memory cards, performance
- Connectivity
- Camera
- Software Features
- Accessories Tab S2
- Impressions
Package:
- tablet
- Battery charger with USB-cable
- Note
Specifications
- Android 5.0.2 upgrade to 5.1.1 soon, shell TouchWiz, as Samsung Galaxy S6 / Note 5
- Screen 7.9-inch, SuperAMOLED, 2048×1536 pixels (326 dpi), the geometry of 4: 3, automatic adjustment backlight, the maximum brightness for outdoor readability (auto mode), additional modes of display settings;
- Exynos 5433 chipset (as in Note 4), 8 cores up to 1.9 GHz, MALI T760
- 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal, memory card up to 128 GB
- Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band
- Support for LTE
- fingerprint sensor
- GPS / GLONASS
- The battery is Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery, while playing HD-video up to 12 hours (maximum brightness), about 6 Games hours
- Weight – 265/272 grams (Wi-Fi / LTE), size – 134.8 x 198.6 x 5.6 mm
Position
The line Tab S – is the flagship of Samsung, which are designed for direct competition with the iPad, the company never concealed, moreover, representing the first generation Tab S in the United States, put iPad, so that anyone can compare the quality of their screens and differences. It is understood that the screen is not the only parameter for selecting such a device, but they are different as heaven and earth, the difference is visible to the naked eye, we even had a detailed analysis of the differences between these devices and their screens.
Samsung ideology always It was to provide for the price of iPad more technology and features to present the most technologically rich device. Not forgetting about his convenience. The Tab S2 history repeats itself with one difference – the tablet market over the past year greatly subsided, and this applies to all major manufacturers, including Apple. Therefore, Samsung focused on upgrading the line without submitting any new, sensational features. The objective was to make the flagship tablet, which will be useful in daily use, will be the most powerful devices on the market performance (in the segment of Android as a minimum), and simultaneously offer high-quality camera plus a good time.
Ranking of the device is typically for champions – it all without compromise, are the best ingredients, the most productive solutions. For geeks shame that the tablet is built on the same platform as the Note 4, with some stretch can call them twins. But we must remember that the Note 4, which appeared almost a year ago, has overtaken the market for 1.5-2 years. Even today, there is no similar solutions from other companies that makes this device the best in its segment. In short, if you are looking for the most powerful tablet with the best screen and the camera without regard to the cost, it will certainly be among the options Galaxy Tab S2. And it will be one of the priority options.
Design, size, controls
Externally tablet turned out different from the first Tab S. Another geometry of the screen frame, as in the Note 4, around the body, it is made of metal with polished granite. And only on the face of the front surface and the rear plastic – the tablet is easy to handle, it does not slide.
For most consumers, the flagship must be made of metal, although it is not always convenient and correct. Upon impact, the metal hit the glass that protects the screen, but do not deform the plastic housing. The question that should be used by manufacturers, plastic or metal, has long turned into a philosophical one. But in practice, the difference is noticeable at constant use of devices – such weight Tab S2 is only 272 grams (for LTE-version, a version with Wi-Fi weighs even less – 265 grams), while the iPad Mini weighs 341 grams. Minimum difference? How to look. If you take a tablet in hand from time to time, you will not see any differences. But if you are playing or watching a movie, the Tab S2 will be more convenient, it does not draw his hand and not feel it. Its easy to keep the baby.
The thickness of the device – a setting in which each manufacturer of trains in Tab S2 thickness is 5.6 mm (iPad 7.5 mm). He is very thin, but on the characteristics of this option has no effect. Slim and thin, in the end, visually pleasing subtlety in her hands she does not play a big role. Dimensions 134.8 x 198.6 x 5.6 mm are excellent for such devices.
During the trip I was so accustomed that the tablet is lightweight and small, that are addicted to wear it in the side pocket of his shorts, which he did not feel at all. Trying to put the iPad failed, it is noticeably heavier and beat the leg while driving.
The back wall is made of plastic soft-touch, it almost is not contaminated, not scratched, pleasant. The camera lens acts, but it is normal for such models. On the body there are two “button” to set the corporate cover, someone may seem superfluous to me, I do not wear covers plates, preferring to wear them well.
At the bottom we can see two speakers, it does not snag, their two physically and they sound loud enough. Location of speakers on one side of the body is not certain, I would like to be smashed. But the sound in most situations does not suffer, put her hand over the two dynamics is impossible. By volume the tablet clearly outperforms the iPad, however, and the sound quality is above.
On the same side is a microUSB-jack, and a microphone. The tablet two microphones are needed for noise reduction system. Let me remind you that the tablet can be used as a normal phone as a headset and without it.
On the left side are the volume rocker, power button, just below – jack nanoSIM-card (the choice of this format card and amazing questionable), and memory card slot.
On the front panel under the screen right in the middle is a physical key on the sides – Two touch. Due to the size of the keys are convenient, there are no problems.
The build quality of the device for five-plus, no problems. By cons I’ll take it, because of the thickness of the model had to sacrifice the usual coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4, there is a “lite” version with a smaller thickness of the outer layer. As a result, the screen rather quickly covered with small scratches. You can see them only in the off state, to feel their fingers, of course, is impossible.
The tablet can be bought in black or white, below you you can see how the device looks white, it is interesting, however, than the black that I had to review.
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Screen
In order to understand how a quality screen Tab S2, it is necessary to look at life. This is probably the best screen in the tablet, which only exists today. Here are its specifications – 7.9 inch, SuperAMOLED, 2048×1536 pixels (326 dpi), the geometry of 4: 3. And now let’s talk about what he knows how to practice.
To begin with, that in these weeks I have often flown on quadrocopters DJI Phantom 3, and to the real-time watch with him (passes at a distance of up to 2 kilometers in HD-quality), put Galaxy Tab S2. A little trick in the settings you need to install the automatic adjustment of brightness, while the maximum brightness will be doubled compared to the standard, when the tablet will recognize that it is on the street. Under direct sunlight the picture remains completely readable, did not need to seek shade. Picture this does not pass, it seems that the screen faded in his life he read.
Now, let’s talk about what abuse SuperAMOLED, saying that he is too bright colors. In the settings you can choose from five modes (default is an adaptive, Film AMOLED, Photography AMOLED, mainly for reading).
In principle, should focus on adaptive mode, it perfectly adjusts the picture for output content plus handles external lighting conditions. That is, the adaptive mode will activate the settings for reading, realizing that you’re reading a book or a page in the browser.
But if you do not want to trust this mode, you can set up all by itself. And then the colors will not be as aggressive or become muted, it all depends on you. Other plates, no such technology or are in their infancy, the same iPad has only recently been able to adjust the font size, and nothing like described technology simply does not exist. You can not on the iPad screen to select the color temperature. Someone can rightly say that the iPad is not necessary. Perhaps for you it is. Chances are you just have not seen that this high-quality screen, and therefore continue to be considered acceptable faded iPad screen. He is quite good in its class, but has long been an average, no more than that.
Again, if Tab S in the display was different, in the second version, he became spectacular. Good, clean image, the high brightness of the sun, enjoy the photos and videos.
The geometry of the screen was the same as in the iPad, – 4: 3. I like it less than 16:10, because I like to watch videos on the tablet. Here are the black stripes as on iPad. On the other hand, the picture quality blocks all. It is a tablet with the best screen on the market, they recognize (reluctantly or through his teeth) even ardent critics of all products Samsung.
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Battery
Built-in Li-Ion battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh. At first glance, it’s a little tablet, we used to see in such devices battery capacity 5000-6000 mAh. But given the fact that there used energy-efficient chip and a new version of the screen, which consumes less than the previous models, while working in different modes has increased.
For example, when playing videos in HD-resolution (MX Player , hardware acceleration, AVI, maximum brightness), the running time is about 12 hours. If you enable automatic adjustment of the backlight or reduce brightness, while working to increase to 13-14 hours. It is much larger than any tablet in its class. And if you take into account the weight and size of the tablet, we can assume some kind of record.
When using the tablet in SIM-card, you call and write SMS, things are not so rosy. He worked day or more, with an average load (2 hours screen about an hour of calls). Cell module consumes the battery very quickly. If we limit ourselves only to the transfer of data, then everything will be typical for such devices, compared with the same iPad – about 7-8 hours. For example, I have worked as the device while watching three episodes (2 hours 15 minutes), working in other applications (half brightness, auto mode).
In the games, you can make it work a maximum of 7 -7.5 hours, depending on the settings screen. But in games the maximum number of activated nuclei, which adversely affects the operation time, the tablet warmed up considerably.
If you want to maximize operating time, do not use Chrome, the browser from Samsung is much more energy efficient. Time difference the work will be almost twice! As for me, so Google is urgently needed to do something with energy efficiency Chrome, he eats too fast battery of mobile devices, although convenient in other respects.
Traditionally, there are power saving mode, you can limit the performance of the processor, remove the highlighting of soft keys, degrade animations and so on. Unfortunately, in this mode you can not select individual items to include only all at once. From pleasant – you can set the switch this mode if the battery to a certain level (5, 15, 20, 50%).
The maximum energy saving mode the display turns gray, limited background data. This mode has no analogues in other companies and is directly related to the display capabilities.
Full battery charging time is approximately 3.5 hours (2A), quick charging mode, in contrast to the same Note 4 is not supported. Taken together, the time of operation Tab S2 optimal, if you remember about its capabilities, performance.
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Memory, memory cards, performance
The tablet uses the same processor that we have seen in Note 4, – Exynos 5433. This processor is much ahead of his time and offered a very high standard of performance, it is still one of the best market. No good deed goes unpunished, and the tablet, where the screen resolution is lower than in the same Note 4, decided to use it. Many expected that this will be a new generation of processors, but the need for it is not easy – it could be necessary only if you use higher resolution screens. Specifications CPU following – 4 cores at up to 1.3 GHz, 4 cores to 1.9 GHz. Fast RAM (1066 MHz). However, look at the results of synthetic benchmarks.
The amount of internal memory – 32 GB, will bring you about 24 GB of space for your programs and data. You can install a memory card of up to 128 GB, the difference in speed is almost no access, so saved on the applications will run just as fast. There are versions of the tablet with 64 GB of internal memory, in Russia, they will not be delivered.
The amount of RAM is 3GB, that is enough for all applications. The interface of the device is very fast, no slow downs simply do not.
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Connectivity
The Samsung consistently refuse to use the infrared port to control home appliances, put it on the majority of the top models in 2014, including it can be found on the Tab S, here it is not. As well as the plate lost the support of NFC, which is doubly disappointing, because for most of the availability of this technology makes the device easier to use (quick coupling with other phone or tablet with a single touch).
Surprisingly, Tab S2 will be no support Samsung Pay (no separate chip for encryption of transactions), but it is pointless to worry about it, since the technology is focused only on the US market in 2015. Use a plate for NFC payments in the absence of only the old.
Other strengths of the tablets Samsung stay here, the antenna for dual-band Wi-Fi, is in 2.4 / 5 GHz band, 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, traditionally have Wi-Fi Direct. Version Bluetooth 4.1.
Support for GPS / GLONASS is implemented well, as a device to navigate the tablet turned out good. The BMW chose it as a regular navigator for his model 7 Series.
The radio module supports the following frequencies:
- LTE: 700/800/850/900/1800/1900 / 2100/2600
- 3G: 850/900/1900/2100
- 2G: 850/900/1800/1900
Before you contact device that is easy to work in LTE all over the world.
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Camera
If a formal approach, the cameras have not changed in comparison with the Tab S, the front also has a resolution of 2.1 megapixels, the primary – 8 megapixels. But unlike Tab S, in the main camera do not have an LED flash. The front camera has become more high-aperture, as well as the main camera (f = 1.9 versus 2.4 in the Tab S).
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