Luxury tablet without condition – test the Galaxy Tab S2 – PC World

For now, the first three places in the ranking of the best tablets
 Air proudly take up iPad 2, iPad 3 and Xperia mini Z4, and so the products
 Apple and Sony – the biggest rival Samsung. Let’s find out.
 or Koreans with its Galaxy Tab 9.7 LTE S2 are able
 mix on the podium?

Large, but pretty thin

Table S2 is not an ordinary tablet, it can be seen already in the first
 contact: the thickness of only 5.6 mm and a feather weight (392 grams)
  device is one of the lightest tablets in class 10
 inch and, beating even the iPad Air 2 (444 grams). Samsung nicely
 in the hand, and his performance is beyond reproach. Detriment,
 a rear camera that projects a little from the case – indeed the same as the
 iPhone.

Table
 S2 has only 5.6 millimeters thick, the rear camera protrudes a little
 of the housing. In the list of equipment, among other slot
 SIM card for mobile internet and memory card slot
 microSD.

Vivid colors, contrast and speed

Display diagonal of almost 35 centimeters (9.7 inches)
 displays photos and videos not only sharply (resolution: 2048 x
 1536), but also very contrast and vibrant colors – it
 OLED technology advantage over models with LED. Unfortunately, the display
 Samsung did not escape typical OLED disadvantages: during intense
 sunlight brightness not quite enough to watch
 film.

  But working under the control of the tablet is Android 5.0.2
 really strong : all test tasks have been made
 instantly. Even while simultaneously opening the power-hungry
 applications such as Photoshop Elements, navigation and games, the Galaxy Tab S2
 He not even stuttered. For this gigantic power equivalent to its own,
 ośmiordzeniowy Samsung Exynos 5433 processor supported by 3 GB
 memory – like tablet is exceptionally large.

  Unfortunately, the battery Tab S2, the same as its predecessor, suffers
 lack of fitness: test completely exhausted after
 ten hours and 51 minutes . For comparison: iPad
 Air 2 runs four hours longer.

  There are also pluses: the home tablet connects to the Internet through high-speed
 Wi-Fi ac, and in the use of mobile LTE module provides transfer
 the maximum rate of 300 Mb / s. For uncomplicated exchange of data
 - Even with a bracelet Centre – corresponds to the Bluetooth 4.1. Lack
 However, NFC for quick pairing.

Summary

It’s clear: S2 Galaxy Tab 9.7 is one of the best
 tablets on the market . However, due to the relatively short
 battery life Samsung does not hit the highest level
 podium – a prestigious performance and good facilities were not enough,
 to become the leader of the ranking.

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