14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung is likely to launch a couple of Android tablets in the coming weeks. It's only been a few days since we reported on an improved version of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, which is supposed to be announced soon, and now it looks like another slate has been spotted online.
The unannounced Samsung SM-T585 is now listed at GFXBench, which makes us believe that the South Korean company will unveil it in the coming weeks.
Although we don't know the market name of the tablet, considering the model number (SM-T585), we believe that this is an LTE-enabled tablet. Samsung might launch a Wi-Fi version as well, but this hasn't been confirmed yet.
One of the most important aspects about Samsung SM-T585 is that it's a high-end tablet. The slate will ship with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system right out of the box, unlike the rest of mid-range and affordable Samsung devices that usually come preloaded with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop onboard.
Exynos-based CPU, but just 2GB RAM
Another major selling point of Samsung's tablet could be the powerful hardware configuration. The slate comes equipped with a 1.7GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor, coupled with a Mali-T830 graphics processing unit and just 2GB of RAM.
We would have expected the tablet to pack at least 3GB of RAM, but the amount of memory reported by the prototype unit tested at GFXBench might have reported some of the data wrong, so we still hope that the SM-T585 will somehow include more RAM inside.
Furthermore, Samsung's unannounced slate packs 16GB of storage, but we can safely assume the tablet will come with microSD card slot for memory expansion as well.
At the back, the tablet features an 8-megapixel photo snapper with LED flash, autofocus and video recording, while in the front there's a secondary 2-megapixel selfie camera.
There's no mention of battery yet, but we do know that it comes with a large 10-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution.