At an event held in Russia Samsung has presented its latest tablet line – the Galaxy Tab A. The new tablet line sports two models as of now – one with an 8-inch display and a thin, 8 mm chassis, while the other is a 9.7-inch tablet. The devices weigh 320 grams and are available in white, black or blue.
The new Galaxy Tab A slates have an unnamed 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, sensor displays that work at 1024 x 768 pixels (4:3 aspect ratio), 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, microSD card slots (up to 128 GB), one rear 5 MP camera and one front 2 MP camera. The tablets also support 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, optional LTE, GPS, a number of sensors, an optional modem and finally have 4200 mAh batteries. A small difference is that the 8-inch model has one speaker at the bottom, while the 9.7-inch model has two. The Galaxy Tab A line runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.
The 8-inch Galaxy Tab A starts at USD 308 for the Wi-Fi only version, while the 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab A starts at USD 410 and up. The devices are available in Russia as of now.
Source: Samsung