Exclusive: Samsung is working on second-generation Galaxy Tab S tablets

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab S lineup currently offers the most visually stunning displays on the tablet market, thanks to their high-resolution 8.4 and 10.5-inch Super AMOLED screens. Now, we have learned that Samsung is already working on the second generation of the Galaxy Tab S, with two variants that sport model numbers SM-T710 and SM-T810. The slight variation in model numbers (the original Galaxy Tab S' are SM-T700 and SM-T800) suggests the Galaxy Tab S 2 (a tentative title) won't be a major upgrade, but then again, it doesn't really have to.

That's because the Galaxy Tab S is already quite top-of-the-line as far as the hardware is concerned. The only outdated aspect of the Galaxy Tab S is the Exynos 5420 processor ticking away inside, which just isn't enough to power the 2560×1600 displays, something that is noticeable from the performance hiccups the Galaxy Tab S suffers from. If Samsung can put in a more powerful SoC, there really shouldn't be anything the next-gen Galaxy Tab S won't offer, though it would have been great if the lack of horsepower hadn't been an issue in the first place.

We weren't given any details on what the Galaxy Tab S 2 will bring, though we will be trying our best to get all the info we can (you can expect similar high-resolution displays, Android Lollipop, etc.) Don't expect the new Super AMOLED display-toting tablets to be present at MWC next month as it is too early for their release, but we're guessing we will see an official release sometime in mid-2015.

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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First Samsung device: SGH-D500

Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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Exclusive: Samsung is working on second-generation Galaxy Tab S tablets

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

[email protected]

First Samsung device: SGH-D500

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