The slate will soon be available for purchase for €170

Mar 12, 2016 16:49 GMT  ·  By

The Galaxy Tab series has a new member, which was rumored for quite some time now, the Galaxy Tab A (2016). Details about the tablet leaked online several weeks ago, so the Galaxy Tab A (2016) is not really a surprise.

Since this an affordable product, Samsung did not unveil the tablet at a dedicated event. Instead, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) has been listed on the company’s official website.

Although the Galaxy Tab A (2016) does not have a price tag attached to it, several retailers list the tablet for €170 ($190). It’s unclear when exactly the tablet will go on sale, but since it’s now up on Samsung’s website, it should hit shelves pretty soon.

Potential customers should know that the Galaxy Tab A (2016) will be available in both black and white colors. For the time being, only the Wi-Fi version is listed on Samsung’s website, but there might not be a 3G model available.

Exynos 3475 chipset, 4,000 mAh battery

As for the specs inside the Galaxy Tab A (2016), the tablet sports a small 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports 800 x 1280 pixels resolution.

Hardware-wise, the slate includes a 1.3GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 processor, coupled with a Mali-T720 graphics processing unit and 1.5GB of RAM. Also, the tablet packs 8GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 200GB via microSD card slot.

At the back, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) packs a 5-megapixel photo snapper with autofocus and video recording, but no LED flash. There’s also a secondary 2-megapixel camera in the front for selfies.

Samsung’s affordable tablet is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery, which should provide up to 9 hours of video streaming, or up to 100 hours of music playback.

According to Samsung, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) ships with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system right out of the box. We don’t expect the tablet to receive any major software updates like Marshmallow.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) (7 Images)

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