I'm new to this Tab ecosystem...someone please tell me how to categorize them:
There's Tab A, but what does A6, A7, A8 means? newer model or screen size??
Now I have a Tab A6 7", does it mean there're A6 8" or 10" display out there?
Is the screen replacement for let say "Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0" compatible with Tab A6 7"??
nexnebula said:
I'm new to this Tab ecosystem...someone please tell me how to categorize them
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The first series of Tabs were the Galaxy Tab through the Tab 4 and Tab Pro. After that, the naming convention changed to three different series. E is the low-end series, A is the middle, and S is the high-end. In some cases, the letter is followed by a number. S-series Tabs started out with the S, then S2 and most recent S3. In some parts of the world, A-series Tabs have a number after the letter which seems to correspond to the year the Tab was released, but in North America (possibly elsewhere as well) they're just called "Tab A" with the year in parentheses. The last number in the name (other than the year) is almost always the screen size, and the ones I'm aware of are 7.0, 8.0, 8.4, 9.6, 9.7 and 10.1.
If you're going to look for parts you want to find the model number of the tablet. For example, my "Tab A 10.1 (2016)" is known as a "Tab A6 10.1" in some parts of the world, but either way the model number is SM-T580 so that's what I'd use to find parts. The "Tab A6 7.0" or "Tab A 7.0 (2016)" is a SM-T280.
See the Wikipedia entry here for a more thorough explanation.
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Hi There
I am Waiting For Galaxy Tab 2 to come out here in U.k, Don't know when it is coming out.
Also I am getting confused with all these different versions of galaxy tab 2,
There's
galaxy tab 2 8.9
galaxy tab 2 10.1
galaxy tab 2 10.1v
Can someone shed some light please
Which is the better one?
Which One Is Going To Be The Better/Hot Seller?
Hope You Can Help
Thanks
NOPE.
There's the 10.1V the thick one on Vodafone
There's the 10.1 the thin one
and the 8.9. A small thin one.
first:
its not called galaxy tab 2.
Second :
the difference between the 10.1 and 8.9 is just size (physical and battery)
the difference between the 10.1 and 10.1v is more pronounced
What the 10.1 (and 8.9) has over the 10.1v
Pls display
MicroSD card reader
Thiner
Dual wi-fi antenna (10.1only)
Bluetooth 3.0 (8.9only)
While the 10.1v has a much better camera
yaqub1 said:
Hi There
I am Waiting For Galaxy Tab 2 to come out here in U.k, Don't know when it is coming out.
Also I am getting confused with all these different versions of galaxy tab 2,
There's
galaxy tab 2 8.9
galaxy tab 2 10.1
galaxy tab 2 10.1v
Can someone shed some light please
Which is the better one?
Which One Is Going To Be The Better/Hot Seller?
Hope You Can Help
Thanks
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As for the 10.1 versions, the confusion is caused by Samsung. The 10.1 v was announced at the CES, before the launch of the iPad 2. It was/is a tablet with almost the same dimensions as the Xoom (only a bit lighter, although very noticeable) .
The 10.1 was introduced at the Mobile Congress in Barcelona after the introduction of the iPad 2, and it was Samsungs answer to it. It was basically the predecessor (which wasn't launched by then) with the only difference that it was a lot smaller.
Somehow Samsung made the confusing decision to launch the unit the introduced at the CES, although they developed a successor before the introduction of it. Why? Maybe they had the production ready for the first version, don't know, but yes, very weird. Nevertheless as far as I know the 10.1v is exclusively sold by Vodafone and were released the previous week. The 10.1 will be released in June in the USA according to some blogs.
For the exact differences between 10.1 and the current 10.1v see post by k-dog
(As far as I know, the preproduction unit introduced at the CES also had a microsd slot etc. .. the way I see it, Samsung made a clever deal with Vodafone to dump their first units with little additional costs. But that is of course just an interpretation ...)
appelflap said:
As for the 10.1 versions, the confusion is caused by Samsung. The 10.1 v was announced at the CES, before the launch of the iPad 2. It was/is a tablet with almost the same dimensions as the Xoom (only a bit lighter, although very noticeable) .
The 10.1 was introduced at the Mobile Congress in Barcelona after the introduction of the iPad 2, and it was Samsungs answer to it. It was basically the predecessor (which wasn't launched by then) with the only difference that it was a lot smaller.
Somehow Samsung made the confusing decision to launch the unit the introduced at the CES, although they developed a successor before the introduction of it. Why? Maybe they had the production ready for the first version, don't know, but yes, very weird. Nevertheless as far as I know the 10.1v is exclusively sold by Vodafone and were released the previous week. The 10.1 will be released in June in the USA according to some blogs.
For the exact differences between 10.1 and the current 10.1v see post by k-dog
(As far as I know, the preproduction unit introduced at the CES also had a microsd slot etc. .. the way I see it, Samsung made a clever deal with Vodafone to dump their first units with little additional costs. But that is of course just an interpretation ...)
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Samsung has us all confused with changing the 10.1.
My understanding is that Galaxy Tab 10.1 was first announced at Mobile Congress in Barcelona.
The new thin iPad 2 announced shortly after in March.
Samsung announced the "thin" Galaxy tab 10.1 March 24th at CTIA in Orlando along with the 8.9 version. Samsung wanted their tablet to be the thinnest. The original Galaxy Tab 10.1 became the 10.1v.
Release date for the USA for the 10.1 wifi only model is June 8th.
Here's the Samsung CTIA keynote address.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXY1x_tTcY&feature=player_detailpage
yhzhrm said:
Samsung has us all confused with changing the 10.1.
My understanding is that Galaxy Tab 10.1 was first announced at Mobile Congress in Barcelona.
The new thin iPad 2 announced shortly after in March.
Samsung announced the "thin" Galaxy tab 10.1 March 24th at CTIA in Orlando along with the 8.9 version. Samsung wanted their tablet to be the thinnest. The original Galaxy Tab 10.1 became the 10.1v.
Release date for the USA for the 10.1 wifi only model is June 8th.
Here's the Samsung CTIA keynote address.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jXY1x_tTcY&feature=player_detailpage
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My bad. You're absolutely right. It was in Orlando where the announced the new 10.1
K-DoG7p7 said:
What the 10.1 (and 8.9) has over the 10.1v
Pls display
MicroSD card reader
Thiner
Dual wi-fi antenna (10.1only)
Bluetooth 3.0 (8.9only)
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It would appear the 10.1v has dual wifi antenna also - I have one in front of me right now and it has the option of connecting to my 2.4ghz wifi router and my 5ghz 802.11n AP.
You are right. Samsungs site for the 10.1v does say it has dual antennas
Maybe the 8.9 also has it then.
cameras?
So I'm guessing the new 10.1 is better than 10.1v?
What's the difference in camera?
And what tablet would you guys recommend me to get?
Thanks
The 10.1 is "better" from the little we know now.
the camera on the 10.1 is a 3mp that can record in 1080p
But the 10.1v has the same 8mp as the galaxy s 2.
the camera is the only thing the 10.1v has over the 10.1
10.1 has micro SD card slot.
K-DoG7p7 said:
The 10.1 is "better" from the little we know now.
the camera on the 10.1 is a 3mp that can record in 1080p
But the 10.1v has the same 8mp as the galaxy s 2.
the camera is the only thing the 10.1v has over the 10.1
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yes, and a PLS display and all that
but the Camera is the only thing the 10.1v has over the 10.1 everything else (that we know) the 10.1 has over the 10.1v
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10.1 has micro SD card slot.
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OH ****. Yup. The 8.9 has one, according to http://originus.samsung.com/us/news/newsRead.do?news_seq=19833&gltype
I'm a little confused about why the 8.9 has one and the 10.1 doesn't.
10.1 does have MicroSD
Same with the 8.9
but the 10.1v does not
which is released
so the thicker one 10.1v is released?
and the slimmer tab is not yet released?
Yes
the 10.1v (thicker) is out in select markets
the 10.1 (slim) will be out in about a months time
There is one more unknown but potentially quite big difference between 10.1v and 10.1 - heart of the tablet.
While 10.1v runs with Tegra 2 inside (so if you want to watch movies on your new device it might prove difficult) the coming one 10.1 is described by Samsung as with " dual core 1Ghz processor inside".
We all here think (and some of us hope) that this "secrecy" means it will run with Exynos (Samsung's own design) inside. If so it would mean this would be more versatile device than Tegra 2 tablets and iPad 2 - true king of tabs.
Please be exynos please be exynos please be exynos
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Please be exynos please be exynos please be exynos
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I can get the 10.1v today. Should I wait for the slimmer version? I live in Europe. Will the 10.1 also have an mini hdmi out or the same port as the SGSII?
Edit: Nevermind I just read all the issues with the 10.1v. Tbh I will wait for the slim version. Ports, SD slot and better screen are more important than a good camera.
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I can get the 10.1v today. Should I wait for the slimmer version? [...]t read all the issues with the 10.1v. Tbh I will wait for the slim version.
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That is exactly what I am doing and also why (if slim GT is not Exynos based) why it dose not make any sense to Samsung to hide this information if it is only Tegra CPU. Beside sd support some ppl. might have buy 10.1v if they knew 10.1 is not that much different.
Do I read things correctly that 10.1v is actually more expensive that 10.1?
Hey Guys,
As you know the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be released in the UK on the 4th of August. Samsung are holding an event in London with free drinks, music and the chance to win all sorts of cool stuff this Wednesday (the 3rd).
To get on the guestlist / find out a bit more go here: http://on.fb.me/prQ2wW
I'll be there if you want to meet up for a pint!
Also - a bunch of the mobilers have been given Galaxy Tabs if you want any of us to put a screwdriver to it
Dom
So if I bring my mine along can I get it updated to TouchWiz UX?
What's this 'Samsung Mobilers' thing people keep making mention of?
Help me clear this out, what was the first release of Samsung Galaxy Tab? Wasn't it 10.1? Coz I think mine is 10.1 and I got this way back March. How come it will only be released in your area this month?
Or am I completely wrong? 10.1 is actually the new Samsung Tab?
Does that mean I'm in the wrong forums?
*confused*
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The P1000 that you're posting from is the original Galaxy Tab, which is a 7" tablet with a single-core CPU running Froyo/Gingerbread.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 (model number P7500, I think...) is a 10" dual-core tablet running Honeycomb.
does anyone know if they will have 32GB Wifi in black or even white, PC world expects to have it in stock on 11/8/11 and black 28/8/11 (OMG!!!)
All Samsung Tablets Verses Each Other
During the last year, Samsung have lunched many tablets. Most of them have similar specification. But at the end there are difference.
Galaxy Tab 7.0
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 8.9
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Galaxy Note 10.1
All of these tablets are compared in the link below
http://whatsuptechnology99.blogspot.com/2012/03/all-samsung-tablets-verses-each-other.html
galaxy tab is getting faster and thinner. great!
Good info.. i'm just about to have query on these.. finally my question and doubt have been solved as i passed by this thread. Great job. Thumbs up
First off I'm new here and would like to say hello to everyone.
So recently I bought the Note 10.1 2014 and love everything about it. But I've been reading and I'm confused.
So I've noticed from the CES reports and other reports on the Web about the Note Pro line being released here soon. The Note Pro will be released in 12.2, 10.1 and 8.0 displays. With the Note Pro 10.1 you see the specs are the same as the Note 10.1 2014. And the only difference between the 10.1 and 12.1 is display sizes being 2.1 difference.
The Note 10.1 2014 was just released and I don't understand this. I thought buying the 10.1 2014 I was buying Samsung's top of the line tablet PLUS it was titled the 2014 edition but now we see the Note Pro 12.2, 10.1 and 8.0.
Will the 10.1 2014 be overlooked, discontinued, forgotten about, not recognized and support goes down hill? Will they do away with it? Was I screwed by Sammy?
How is this possible when the Note Pro and the Note 10.1 2014 have the same specs and the Note 10.1 2014 was released for 2014?
Is the Note 10.1 2014 basically a Note Pro 10.1? Because the Note Pro will be released in 12.2, 10.1 and 8.0. Basically Samsung will re box all the Note 10.1 2014's to new Note Pro boxes?
I'm wondering if I purchased wrong now ALTHOUGH the Note Pro and Note 10.1 2014 have the same specs.
Thanks and look forward to everyone's replies and thoughts. Please reply. Thanks
Here's Samsung's 2014 tablet line, the first of which was the N10.1-14.
1) Note 10.1 2014 Edition
2) Note 12
3) Galaxy TabPro 8.4
4) Galaxy TabPro 10.1
5) Galaxy TabPro 12
The TabPro 10.1 and TabPro 12 are "Note's" without S Pen and, with the exception of the former having 2GB of RAM, share identical specs with their Note brethren.
I have no idea what Samsung's going to do with Galaxy Tab 3 line or the Note 8 in terms of continued sales. I'm guessing the G-Tab 3's will soldier on with price cuts to appeal to the low-end. It wouldn't surprise me if sometime, maybe the second quarter, if Samsung announced a Note 8.4.
The N10.1-14 will receive 4.4 and the Magazine UX probably before the above new tablets are released or right after. The Note-series delivers Samsung's highest tablet margins. If you read their earnings preview they need to boost their margins badly. Hence the onslaught of premium tablets just announced. So if you don't need S Pen return your N10.1-14 and buy a G-TabPro 10.1 and save $100-150 (WAG). If you really wanted a larger screen return your N10.1-14 and get the N12 and pay $100-150 (WAG) more. Regardless, the N10.1-14 isn't going anywhere.
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Here's Samsung's 2014 tablet line, the first of which was the N10.1-14.
1) Note 10.1 2014 Edition
2) Note 12
3) Galaxy TabPro 8.4
4) Galaxy TabPro 10.1
5) Galaxy TabPro 12
The TabPro 10.1 and TabPro 12 are "Note's" without S Pen and, with the exception of the former having 2GB of RAM, share identical specs with their Note brethren.
I have no idea what Samsung's going to do with Galaxy Tab 3 line or the Note 8 in terms of continued sales. I'm guessing the G-Tab 3's will soldier on with price cuts to appeal to the low-end. It wouldn't surprise me if sometime, maybe the second quarter, if Samsung announced a Note 8.4.
The N10.1-14 will receive 4.4 and the Magazine UX probably before the above new tablets are released or right after. The Note-series delivers Samsung's highest tablet margins. If you read their earnings preview they need to boost their margins badly. Hence the onslaught of premium tablets just announced. So if you don't need S Pen return your N10.1-14 and buy a G-TabPro 10.1 and save $100-150 (WAG). If you really wanted a larger screen return your N10.1-14 and get the N12 and pay $100-150 (WAG) more. Regardless, the N10.1-14 isn't going anywhere.
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So my Note 10.1 2014 is not being replaced by a Note Pro 10.1? Basically your saying their only bringing out a Note 12.2 while also having the Note 10.1 2014? I guess they just released the Note 10.1 2014 ahead of time? Lol
Now talking about "Pro" series. Is this only what Tab is being called for example as you said TabPro?
Because what I thought I read was Samsung was releasing:
Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
Galaxy Note Pro 10.1
Galaxy Note Pro 8.0
Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2
Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1
Galaxy Tab Pro 8
So is the Note series not getting the "Pro" in the name (like above) and only the Tab series (like you listed above)?
I'm just really confused
BTW I use my S Pen a lot and love it.
Lyric Kayden said:
So my Note 10.1 2014 is not being replaced by a Note Pro 10.1?
BTW I use my S Pen a lot and love it.
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There is no Galaxy Note Pro 10.1
N'ash said:
There is no Galaxy Note Pro 10.1
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So... is the Note 10.1 2014 going to from here on out or will it now be re branded as the Note Pro 10.1? Reason be is it has the same specs as the Note 12.2 basically and has the S Pen. BTW it is a 2014 edition. I mean you couldn't just bring out a new tablet for 2014 and wipe it aside for newer models.
Plus the tabs are being called the TabPro's so is the Note 10.1 2014 basically or will it also be known as the Note Pro 10.1? I'm thinking Samsung will probably just re box the Note 10.1 2014 with a box that says Note Pro 10.1 instead. Because basically same specs and S Pen. And again its the new 2014 model of the Note tablet and nothing really different.
Lyric Kayden said:
So... is the Note 10.1 2014 going to from here on out or will it now be re branded as the Note Pro 10.1? Reason be is it has the same specs as the Note 12.2 basically and has the S Pen. BTW it is a 2014 edition. I mean you couldn't just bring out a new tablet for 2014 and wipe it aside for newer models.
Plus the tabs are being called the TabPro's so is the Note 10.1 2014 basically or will it also be known as the Note Pro 10.1? I'm thinking Samsung will probably just re box the Note 10.1 2014 with a box that says Note Pro 10.1 instead. Because basically same specs and S Pen. And again its the new 2014 model of the Note tablet and nothing really different.
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To clarify all the confusion:
The Note 10.1 2014 will retain its name for now at least.
The Note 12.2 Pro is exactly the same as the Note 10.1 2014 aside from the new software and the increased size.
The Tab series now has a Pro lineup, seeing as how you have
-Tab 3 7.0, 8.0 and 10.1
Which are all midrange/low-end.
The Tab Pro series, clearly focused on the high end, are
-Tab Pro 8.4, 10.1 ad 12.2.
These all make up the new high-end tablet range from Samsung.
Two Notes, the 10.1 2014 and the 12.2 Pro, and three Tab Pros.
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N'ash said:
There is no Galaxy Note Pro 10.1
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There will be soon:
Galaxy Note Pro 10.1 unveiled early
Edit: Yes, I realise this doesn't have the S-Pen, but it's near identical hardware specification (minus the S-Pen) and improved software software spec. (Kit-Kat and more business oriented apps) do set it apart from the Note 10.1.
Edit #2: This post is not an invitation to troll XDA Developers, please do not respond unless you have something meaningful or intelligent to contribute. Thank you.
That's the tab version omneity.
what I don't understand is why are there two versions? just have a note pro X size and be done with it. the galaxy tab series from what I can see is the same without the stylus? It's not like if you don't want to use it the stylus hinders the experience. it's horribly and unnecessarily confusing to the average consumer.
You know, when you think about it, they should/could have called the N10.1-14 the "Note 10.1 Pro" from the start. It's not like the tablets just announced weren't well under development when the N10.1-14 was announced in October.
Reasons I can think of for not:
1) They continued to push the OG N10.1 over the holidays with discounts and calling its successor "pro" might have dampened sales. It was featured at BB, the U.S'. largest electronics reseller in their Christmas marketing and advertising.
2) Introducing a device with "pro" attached could have fueled speculation before the holidays that what just happened might happen and dampen sales of Samsung's existing tablets, some of which are pretty dated and light on specs. Look at what happened with the Nexus 10 2 that never got announced. People held off purchasing the old one and didn't buy any brand of new tablet because rumors swore the Nexus 10 2 was imminent.
3) Is what the N10.1-14's named even matter? With yesterday's announcement why they released a device in 2013 named "2014 Edition" suddenly becomes clear. Since the G-Tab Pro 10.1 and Note 10.1 2014 Edition are as similar as the G-Tab Pro 12 and Note 12 Pro Samsung could change the N10.1-14's name to Note 10.1 Pro. I'm guessing the challenge is we all bought it under its original name and can't think of any manufacturer changing the name of a product already in people's hands. Support would be confusing also if an identical product was assigned two different names.
Regardless, based on all the new tablets including the N10.1-14 having their specs so meticulously aligned there would be zero reason for Samsung to release a "Note 10.1 Pro" that had any newer or better specs or features than the current N10.1-14 and the just announced tablets. Other than one out of five devices having a non-aligned name, Samsung's 2014 tablet line is the most coherent I've seen (until we find out what happens at the low end and to the N8 ). So I think we're all safe in our investments and Samsung's just got a naming convention issue on their hands until the "Pro 2" or "2015 Edition" series come out.
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There will be soon:
Galaxy Note Pro 10.1 unveiled early
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Uh, did u even reat the article u linked to?
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 unveiled early
dt33 said:
Uh, did u even reat the article u linked to?
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 unveiled early
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What's comical is that a lot if people were confused with the Samsung devices before CES, but now it's on another level haha.
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What's comical is that a lot if people were confused with the Samsung devices before CES, but now it's on another level haha.
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I am going to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note Tab Mega Gear Pro Grand Active 9.71 pro
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what I don't understand is why are there two versions? just have a note pro X size and be done with it. the galaxy tab series from what I can see is the same without the stylus? It's not like if you don't want to use it the stylus hinders the experience. it's horribly and unnecessarily confusing to the average consumer.
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They have average consumer line (Tab) and more powerful one (Note, S Pen, more RAM, used to be more powerful processor). Pen requires special screen, it adds to the cost of device.
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Uh, did u even reat the article u linked to?
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 unveiled early
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Yes I did, in fact it was far easier to "reat" than your nonsensical text-speak.
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They have average consumer line (Tab) and more powerful one (Note, S Pen, more RAM, used to be more powerful processor). Pen requires special screen, it adds to the cost of device.
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They actually have three tablet lines now...
1) Galaxy Tab - Entry level, value pricing.
2) Galaxy TabPro - Premium high-end specs, premium prices.
3) Galaxy Note - Focus on input and creation, highest priced Samsung tablets.
BarryH_GEG said:
They actually have three tablet lines now...
1) Galaxy Tab - Entry level, value pricing.
2) Galaxy TabPro - Premium high-end specs, premium prices.
3) Galaxy Note - Focus on input and creation, highest priced Samsung tablets.
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Yes , this seems to be the product line-up now: a lower-end basic tablet; a higher-specified tablet for the "professional" user; and the Note range with S-Pen input.
My take on this is rather than creating a 'budget' tablet to compete ate the lower-end of the market, they have created a new premium range in the Tab Pro range to allow sale price lessening of the lower specified (old generation?) Tabs. It makes sense given the mockery Apple exposed themselves to when then created the "budget" iPhone 5c. There has been a massive sales increase in tablets over the past few months, most of these have been at the lower end of the price market, Samsung, although doing very well in tablet sales, have probably lost sales due to the relatively high price of their Tab range. I've heard several people say they like the Samsung tablets, but feel they're a bit more than they want to pay (especially when the Samsung is surround by cheap Chinese clone tablets with low-res screens and 512k RAM). Many people's purchase choice is driven by price rather than by specification and brand reputation; after all a tablet's a tablet - right? Besides, tablet computers are cheap enough to be almost regarded as disposable items these days, so if I make the wrong purchasing decision then it's not a lot of money to lose.
thomlh said:
I am going to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note Tab Mega Gear Pro Grand Active 9.71 pro
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I'll wait for the "Turbo" version of that :laugh:
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Yes I did, in fact it was far easier to "reat" than your nonsensical text-speak.
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No...f you read it you wouldn't be confused at all. There is no Note 10.1 Pro. This thread is useless.
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I bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016 model) (SM-T585N0) in Korea last year and didn't think to get a pen. I'm not sure if it was even an option. Now I'd like to get one if I can but I'm not sure if the device is compatible.