Samsung always arrives at Mobile rld Congress with a new Galaxy device, but this year instead of the S8 smartphone, which won’t be arriving for at least a few more weeks, it brought a new tablet, the Galaxy Tab S3. And now we know it won’t come cheap. It’s been 18 months since the Tab S2 made its debut, so naturally there are a lot of changes. So many, in fact, it’ll be easier to talk about what hasn’t changed first. t the S2 the S3 side by side it’s nearly impossible to tell them apart. Samsung has used a nearly identical design for its new tablet, with a black, bezel-heavy frame that houses a home button/fingerprint sensor on the bottom with a pair of capacitive keys alongside it. so like the S2, the Tab S3 features a 9.7-inch Super AMOD 2048×1536 screen, but that’s where the similarities end. Of particular note, there’s only one size this time around. Samsung has dumped the smaller 8-inch model to focus all of its efforts on the larger one, it’s clear that it wants the sole Tab S3 to be a premium device. Flip the tablet around you’ll find an all-glass back, which comes in black or silver (both with black fronts), a 13Mcamera (the front camera is 5M. But the real improvements are the ones you can’t see. so new to the Galaxy Tab is the addition of a redesigned S n. It has a new rubberized feel to it a clip at the top for attaching to folders (though, sadly, not to the device itself). ke the Note 7, Samsung’s stylus is now integral to the experience, bringing phablet-specific features like screen-off memos the Air Comm menu to the larger screen. l those upgrade come at a price. According to a Best Buy listing, Samsung will be selling the -Fi edition of the 32GB Tab S3 for $599, in line with Apple’s pricing for the id o. Samsung has also made a $129 keyboard accessory that attaches to the Tab S3 via a magnetic port on the edge, there are a trio of Book Covers available in white, black, green. Go big or go home: It’s been a while since an Android tablet made much of an impact, but the Galaxy Tab S3 could definitely change things. ke the id o, Samsung is making a clear push to position the Tab S3 as a machine for both work play, rather than a mere larger-screened companion to a Galaxy phone. It’s a gamble for sure, especially with a highly anticipated new phone due just around the corner, but it’s one that might pay off.
