The original Samsung Galaxy Tab S series of tablets were released in July. Now there is a new LTE-A variant in the offering. The Galaxy Tab S Broadband LTE-A (SM-T805K), is now up for pre-order in South Korea.
The Galaxy Tab S Broadband LTE-A features a 10.5-inch WQXGA Super AMOLED display with a 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution. It is powered by an octa-core Exynos Octa 5433 processor with ARM Mali-T760 GPU coupled with 3GB of RAM. The tablet has 32GB of ROM and a 7,900 mAh battery. The tablet runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, as well as an array of Samsung apps, utilities and tweaks.
The Galaxy Tab S Broadband LTE-A has an 8-megapixel camera at the back, which can shoot 1080p videos and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Samsung has included many sensors such as Finger-print sensor, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Hall Sensor, and RGB Sensor.
Connectivity wise, Samsung is claiming Galaxy Tab S Broadband LTE-A to be the world’s first LTE-A (FDD-LTE) tablet with download speeds of up to 225Mbps. Other connectivity features include a microSIM card slot, dual-band Wi-Fi ac/b/g/n with MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.1, A-GPS with GLONASS and Beidou, microUSB v2.0 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The tablet is compatible with Gear Fit Manager and Gear Manager for connecting Samsung’s wearable devices and smart watches.
The original Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 were launched in Indian earlier this year. These devices flaunt 8.4 inch and 10.5 inch Super AMOLED display respectively as their names suggests and were priced at Rs. 37,800 and Rs 44,800 respectively in India. These tablets came with some interesting features such as Samsung KNOX security solution, along with Cisco WebEx and Samsung’s Remote PC, which can be used to access a PC or Mac.
According to latest IDC report for Q3 2014 the tablet market has soared 11.5% compared for the same period last year. Apple is the tablet leader and has shipped 12.3 million units globally in Q3 while Samsung is closing by with 9.9 million units. With its latest result, Samsung captures 18.3% market share for the period, while Apple stands at 22.8%. That’s a fall of 12.8% year-over-year for the Apple.
The Galaxy Tab S Broadband is priced at 824,000 Won ($767.95). The tablet is available in Titanium Bronze and Dazzling White colors.
