Review of Samsung Galaxy Tab S2: To buy it or not?

New Delhi :Who said that with new age, technologically advanced and bigger mobiles, tablets are a thing of past? Korean electronics giant Samsung on Sunday released its flagship 9.7” tablet — the Galaxy Tab S2 — which is thinner and lighter than its predecessor. The tablet which is priced at Rs. 42,000 is more comfortable to hold for longer durations. Korean electronics Notably, it is redesigned as an upgrade over the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Is it better? Definitely, the device is thinner, lighter and thus resulting in a more comfortable tablet which you can hold for longer durations. Also, the superior display and less expensive price makes it stands out automatically. The company has used a technology known as active martix organic LED that helps each pixel to glow on its own thus reducing the necessity of any black light in background and enabling you to use the screens outdoors and in direct sunlight too. It has a density of 264 pixels per inch (ppi) which is much higher in comparison to iPad Air 2 and Microsoft Surface 3. Then talking about the aspect ratio it comes in 4:3 proportion and not 16:10 which means that the display is squarer. If you want to run two applications side by side then the tab makes that possible. Yes, there is one limitation that because this isn’t a standard feature of Android, only a handful apps will support the Split View. The tab’s rear camera takes decent pictures while the front camera is good for video calls or conferencing. It comes with 4G LTE-support, fingerprint sensor and good battery backup. The negative points The design is the negative point i.e. the plastic rear, metal rims and upper glass body looks old and dull. The screen size has also been reduced from 10.5” to 9.7”. Although a squarer display is a boon for productivity, watching video on the 16:10 display is better. Then there is no flash which obviously don’t do justice to pictures. Buy it or not? Prise wise it is reasonable, have a powerful display and fast processor. It can be called the best Android tablet available in the market today. Specifications Samsung Exynos 5433 octa—core 3GB RAM 9.7 inch Super AMOLED (2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio) Rear 8 megapixel and 2.1 megapixel front facing camera Android 5.1.1 4G LTE WiFi, MIMO and Bluetooth 4.1 BLE NFC (near field communication) 32GB internal with microSD expansion card support 5,870 mAh battery