The new tablet might as well be a worthy Ultrabook replacement

Feb 17, 2014 08:16 GMT  ·  By

A batch of new tests performed on a new Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 LTE show the tablet can support a better than average time of web-browsing and video playback, nothing spectacular, considering its hefty 8,220 mAh battery.

Samsung has recently made some of its new tablet models available for purchase in markets like the US and UK and the bunch is also expected to go on sale in Canada soon.

Anyway, the guys over at GSMArena got their hands on a Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 LTE model, which by the way, supports full voice call functionality and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, so they tested it to see how long its battery held up.

As expected, the crisp display of the tablet is the principal power-drainer in this story, but if you turn the screen off, you’ll be able to use the slate for placing calls without worrying about running out of battery.

When it comes to more standard ways of using a tablet like web-browsing and video playback, things are a little different. In the browsing department, the Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 can offer as much as 9 hours of life.

This is pretty good, but not great, considering the iPad Air has the same battery capacity as the tablet being evaluated here, but a screen 50% brighter, managed to hold up an extra hour.

When it comes to video streaming, the Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 can withstand 12 hours, but the iPad Air still beats its performance with over 40 minutes of extra time. Interesting to note is that the larger Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (Exynos) trails behind miserably, with only 9.43 hours.

Also worthy of mention is that the Galaxy TabPRO’s 10.1 endurance rate has been set at a huge 101 hours.

Bottom line, the results are satisfactory, but it could have been better. Even if the iPad Air beats the Sammy slate in video and web browsing tests, Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 users have the advantage of being able to place video calls. Even so, talking on your 10.1-incher might not be viewed as an advantage by some customers.

[Note] A separation between handsets and tablets would have been more useful in the web-browsing and video-playback tests.