Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) launched in India for Rs. 17,999

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A (2017), its latest budget tablet, in the Indian market today. Priced at Rs. 17,999 or $275, the Tab A will go on sale in the country starting today. It's available from online and offline retailers. The Tab A comes a few months after the Galaxy Tab S3 was made available in India, and a month or so after making its debut in Asian markets like Vietnam.

A metal tablet with budget-grade specs

The Galaxy Tab A (2017) features a metal body with an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800) LCD display up front. Like the Galaxy Note 8, it comes with Android 7.1.1 out of the box and Samsung Experience 8.5, along with a dedicated Kids Mode so you let your little ones use it without fear of losing data, racking up insane phone bills, and the like.

Other specs include a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 4G connectivity, 8-megapixel and 5-megapixel rear and front cameras, and a 5,000 mAh battery (and a USB Type-C port) that's good for up to 15 hours of usage over Wi-Fi or LTE.

The Galaxy Tab A comes in Black and Gold colors. We have the Gold version of the tablet in our possession and will be doing a full review in the near future. Would you be interested in putting money on what is clearly a budget tablet in this day and age?

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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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.