The alignment of forces in the next tablet market today – Apple first with 24,5%, Samsung second with 17%, and in third place with a huge backlog Lenovo (only 5.7%). Therefore, even if not directly, but the comparison Galaxy Tab S2 and Apple iPad Air 2 is more than justified. Both tablets are premium products for market leaders and “sell” are qualities of both their physical size. In this sense, it won the South Korean product – the thickness of only 5.6 mm and a weight of 389 g, which is 0.6 mm thinner and 46 grams lighter Apple iPad Air 2. All these fractions of a millimeter, and dozens of grams may seem a trifle, but it’s 10% of the difference!
Meet at the price
Compare prices on device proved trivial task, if only because Samsung’s Jesuit cunning seems to simply not offer its partners to sell in Latvia Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 with 64 GB of free space, and Apple has traditionally not an option with 32 GB. Therefore, in the tablet market companies in Latvia “head” do not compete, and if the price comparison is not between apples and oranges, then at least between the apples of different varieties.
For example, the cheapest iPad Air 2 Wi- Fi 16 GB costs 500 euros, a model with 64 GB is already about 730 euros, and the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 32 GB c SIM-card is snugly between them – want him in the region of 600 euros. And if the mobile communication is not necessary, for the South Korean tablet by “Wi-Fi only” want comparable with the initial iPad money, but with nice + 16GB space. By the way, if the site of a popular mobile operator will find that they sell Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 with vile 16 GB of free space, you will not believe your eyes – this is no beast in nature.
To sum “price” the result can be unambiguous conclusion that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is comparable to Apple iPad Air 2 money, but thanks to the wise choice of specific models for the local market “at a price” looks much more attractive. And in the end, to 32 GB space is much steeper than the 16 GB space. And tablet Samsung is also a slot for a memory card is! And what else he’s got?
Specifications Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
- Communication technologies: GSM / GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA / LTE , Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Wi-Fi Direct, microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), ANT +, Bluetooth 4.1.
- Software platform: Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) with proprietary add-in TouchWiz UI.
- Hardware platform: chipset Exynos 5433; two quad-core: Cortex-A53 1.3 GHz and Cortex-A57 1.9 GHz; GPU Mali-T760; 3GB of RAM, 32/64 GB space (expandable through memory cards up to 128 GB), nano-SIM.
- display: touch capacitive, Super AMOLED, 9,7 inches, 4: 3, 1536×2048 (~ 264 ppi).
- Multimedia: media player with support for MP4 / H.264 / WMV and MP3 / WAV / eAAC + / WMA / Flac, FM-radio is not.
- GPS: is; A-GPS, GLONASS.
- Main Camera: 8 MPix, 3264×2448, without flash, auto focus. Video 1440p at 30 fps.
- Front (SELF) Camera: 2.1 MPix.
- Special sensors and possible: fingerprint fingers, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass.
- Battery: Do not removable, Li-Ion 5870 mAh.
- Dimensions, weight: 237.3x169x5.6 mm 389 (Wi-Fi) / 392 (Wi-Fi + LTE) g.
Complete computer geeks will recognize this stuffing … last year’s Galaxy Note 4 and will be right. Samsung has not started to use the latest and fastest chipsets from Galaxy S6 or Note 5 and we do not know – why. Perhaps, in order to keep the price, or “fit” in the size or energy consumption rates. It should be understood that even in such a configuration, the tablet still fast – no brakes, dynamic toys dynamic and cinematic movie. Maybe in five years, when new games come out basically, it goes around comes around … if he will live up to the plate this point, of course. And if the game at all relevant.
For business users, all this power is even redundant. Itself Samsung claims that a fifth of all its tablet owners use them strictly for the work. Office applications? Showing demos client? Demonstration outline of the campaign? For all of these tasks are not necessary “future technologies” and technical stuffing in 2014 is more than adequate. Especially as the main competitor of the camp Apple also uses the technology about the same level.
The main disappointment Galaxy Tab S2, of course, is the camera – no flash on the main, quite insufficient 2.1 Mpix matrix from self-camera . On the other hand, we personally have always seemed silly to photograph on the tablet, even such a “thin, clear and transparent”, as the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7. Of course, for anybody it will not be the only mobile device and if you really want to take pictures, it is best to pick up a modern smartphone. But if you really need, then 8 Mpix and would be enough to shoot documents or anything / anyone under normal lighting. Just do not expect miracles from the camera.
Champion of office fitness
The main thing in the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 – size and weight. The tablet looks and feels incredibly strange hands: this simply can not be! It is easy to hold with one hand, and to do it, because the thickness of the frame at the sides seems tailored specifically to the width of a thumb.
The main difference from the previous flagship Samsung is to change the aspect ratio – the new 4: 3 vs. previous “cinematic” 16: 9. The consequence of this was the increased ease of reading texts and work with office applications. Less obvious to moviegoers (to comfort them – there are several speakers for stereo sound).
Along with the aspect ratio changed the “registration” button and control the tablet, they are now the location for any traditional smart phones Samsung. The “Home” integrated fingerprint scanner and office environments use it instead of the PIN-code or password is incredibly convenient – you can without hardship and unnecessary fear to leave the tablet anywhere, knowing that no one without your “fingers” will not open, but at the same time and you do not have to every time a chore to enter the password. Fires sensor quickly and clearly – no complaints.
The case is made from the traditional Samsung “expensive” plastic and, as they say, sturdily built and tailored okay. Devil in the detail – the main speaker at the camera of a millimeter, but it is not evil, but good, because it gives an extra emphasis on the lower part of the plate, so it does not slip even on very smooth surfaces. Which – you guessed it – in abundance in offices. “Whisk” Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 randomly from the table very hard.
The new product exactly the same program shell, which in the latest smartphones Samsung. And then many of the features TouchWiz UI look very appropriate, in particular, an opportunity to highlight the program in the window is not in full screen (five pieces). Examine documents and compose a letter? Not a problem to get them there. And the ability to keep multiple internal accounts with their own setup is invaluable for those who want to rigidly separate work and play, or give the tablet to other family members, such as children.
A special praise Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 deserves the almost complete absence all the pre-installed “garbage” (though in our tests was the version explicitly to the Lithuanian market).
Beautiful left and clever right?
When meeting with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 we were born a clear understanding that this tablet primarily for work and to accompany the owner on business trips. Lightweight, thin, powerful, completely devoid of tangible and cons with the whole bulk is tangible advantages for the business person. Starting with a fingerprint scanner, which, together with the use of encryption will transform the tablet with business secrets inside in the “brick” (rather Italian tiles for the bathroom, inexpensive phone 29 …. oops, sorry) for all except the owner. And finishing his grip slip casing and the fact that it is possible to buy the cover keyboard (only for 9.7!).
No one says that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 can not be used at home, but for the role “pet” it is too expensive for even 500 euros for Android-plates, often bought especially for children – it’s about-ho-ho !. In addition, from the home tablet that value all first waiting for big-budget entertainment, and games and other expensive “application easy genre” larger yet for iOS, like followers of Android is not like any other.
But as a tool for the office warrior who is not alien to the entertainment and who does not get out of the regular trips, we recommend Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 with a light heart, especially if the smartphone is also the main camp of Android. Yet because ideologically close to the plates of fresh Galaxy Note 5 official in Latvia is not for sale and will not be sold. What we were saying about the Jesuit cunning Samsung?
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