After the flurry of smartphones, Samsung has turned to the tablet and being unveiled for the Indian market is the 9.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S3 tablet. The device was already showcased by the company at the Mobile World Congress in February this year.
The price for this new tablet, for the Indian customers is yet to be revealed but based on the price at which the tablet sells in the US market ($599.99), it can be presumed that Samsung may fix around Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000 for the Galaxy S3 in India.
The display in this new tablet is QXGA Super AMOLED and the resolution, 2048x1536pixels. The tablet’s dimensions read 9.34”x6.65”x0.24” and its weight is 430 grams. The other specs and features of the tablet are also quite impressive.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 tablet is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and has 4GB RAM and 32GB internal memory storage capacity. A microSD card slot is provided to help ramp up the storage to 256GB.
The tablet also has a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front sensor. The battery fitted on this tablet is also huge at 6000mAh. The OS is the Android Nougat version 7. The supply comes with an S Pen that can be used for taking notes or to make changes to the images captured by the camera and so on.
There is a four-speaker system in place and Samsung claims the speakers can even alter the direction of the speakers to render you full clarity whenever you change from the portrait to the landscape mode and this is done automatically. The new tablet has all the connectivity options including 4G VoLTE.
The HDR video recording capability of the Samsung Galaxy S3 tablet is a highlight among the features. One can order an external keyboard by making additional payment.
Come June 20, Samsung will disclose the pricing as well. The Galaxy S3 tablet is coming in two color variants, Silver and Back.