Monday, January 11, 2016

Samsung Galaxy TabPro S: unconvincing response to Microsoft Surface – Open Systems

Blair Hanley Frank

News Service IDG

Ultra-thin Windows-tablet Korean company disappoints in comparison with similar devices Microsoft.

Announced Galaxy TabPro S, the Samsung took the first step in the world of tablets on Windows 10. The novelty is very similar to the Android-tablet of the company: it is slim fanless device processor Intel Core M. TabProS We have a front and rear camera, the tablet can run a full version of Windows 10 Home or Pro. With its look interested we were able to meet the day before the official launch – images as a result of leaks hit the Internet.

In an attempt to distinguish the Samsung supplied TabPro S Super AMOLED display with a diagonal of 12 inches, making Windows interface it looks amazing. But performance does not fully meet the external gloss: sample placed at the disposal of employees of news service IDG, when testing showed less “nimble” than should be expected from a tablet that claims to compete with Microsoft Surface and Apple iPad.

The Samsung introduced a number of features that allow you to associate the tablet with the latest smartphones of the company. If you make a smartphone Galaxy S6 or later to the corner of the keyboard Tab Pro S, you can unlock the tablet using a fingerprint scanner on your smartphone. After unlocking TabPro S proposed to include on the smartphone hotspot Wi-Fi, so that the tablet could use the shared Internet connection. At the same time on the tablet will receive notifications from your phone, so user does not miss, is working with the Tab Pro S.

A Samsung said that this feature is intended to connect devices of the family Galaxy, so do not count that Surface can also receive push-notification Galaxy S6.

If someone is planning to apply TabPro S for serious work, have to put up with not very successful keyboard that comes with the tablet. Time testing was not much, but in the course of his fingers due to the nature of the location of the keys are constantly caught simultaneously by two buttons instead of one, and limited keystroke create a sense of cheapness.

This is what disturbs TabPro S: the Samsung It seems to have not fully invested in it to justify the use of a reputable brand Galaxy. Despite the stunning and spectacular screen “gadgets” to connect with your smartphone, do not feel that this tablet professional level. It is not known how many people will want to give a chance to a device that has too many similar compromises.

Most likely, the decisive factor will be the price oscillating TabPro S. For sets price range of 500-700 dollars. He looks like an excellent suggestion, however, this device is not the same level as the iPad Pro or Surface Pro 4. If Samsung will sell it cheap enough, then perhaps he will draw the attention of the market.

Perhaps the Samsung over time will prove that it is not So. Companies already happened to produce an imperfect first model that the Samsung updated as long as it does not win the recognition of the market. So it is quite likely that TabPro S2 (so if Samsung decide to call it), will be a serious improvement over the original.

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