World consumer electronics giant Samsung has come up with the 2016 edition of its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab A. Samsung had earlier revealed the 7-inch version of the same tablet in an event. Th device has been officially launched in Germany, and there is no word yet on the availability of Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) in India and other countries. The tablet will apparently come in two variants, Wi-Fi and LTE, which have been priced at EUR 289 and EUR 349 respectively. Besides the 4G SIM support, both the versions feature same hardware specifications. The new tablet has a 10.1-inch TFT display which supports a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and weighs 525 grams.
The devices run the latest Android Marshmallow, and is powered by a 1.6 GHz octa-core processor which is coupled with a 2 GB RAM. The device comes with a 16 GB of internal storage with support for expandable memory with the help of microSD cards up to 200 GB. The tablet also has an 8 MP rear camera complete with an LED Flash and a 2 MP secondary camera. The tablet is powered by a 7,300 mAh battery.
To recall, the smaller Galaxy Tab A (2016) sports a 7-inch TFT display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5 GB of RAM. The internal storage of the device is 8 GB which can be expanded further up to 200 GB via microSD cards. The Wi-Fi only version of the tablet comes equipped with a 5 MP primary camera and a 2 MP secondary camera. According to the claims made by the company, the rear camera of the device is capable of recording HD videos. The tablet runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and micro USB as connectivity options.
