Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro (12.2 32GB Wi-Fi),White

  Samsung Galaxy Tab® Pro 
  12.2 32GB (Wi-Fi), White   

introduction

With the tablet market reaching near-saturation, another slab that's just as thin, light and powerful as the rest of them will hardly bring crowds to the stores. Every maker is desperate to get some breathing space but few dare look for a space to call their own.

Quick to take a gamble, Samsung is trying a new size again but this time around it's not what you would call a vacant niche that the Koreans are to develop. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has the scene set for its arrival by the LG G Pad 8.3 but it's actually two generations of iPad minis that the new Samsung slate is keener to meet.

Is there a bit of arrogance in that? Well, there may be but the new Pro lineup means business like never before. It isn't just a hardware upgrade hiding behind the same old Android/TouchWIz combo either. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is vying to put Samsung's compact range of tablets back on the map - done playing second fiddle to the Notes.

Samsung has completely redesigned the TouchWiz user interface with a brand new homescreen and notification area, a new way of handling widgets, advanced multi-tasking with multi-view and floating apps. There's even a new business-grade office package. And although there is still Android KitKat below the magazine-like UI, the whole thing feels fresh and new.

Key features

• Optional 3G/LTE modem with quad-band GSM, tri-band HSPA and hexa-band LTE-A connectivity
• 8.4" 16M-color Super Clear PLS capacitive touchscreen of 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution
• Quad-core Krait 400 processor at 2.3GHz, Adreno 330 GPU; Snapdragon 800 chipset
• 2GB of RAM
• Android OS v4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI
• One of a kind split-screen multitasking and pop-up mini apps
• 16/32 GB of built-in memory
• 8 MP autofocus camera, 3264x2448 pixels, geo-tagging
• 1080p video recording @30fps
• 2MP front-facing camera; 1080p videos
• Side-mounted stereo speakers
• Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
• HDMI TV-out (adapter required), USB host (adapter required), Ethernet (adapter required)
• microSD card slot
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Infrared port
• GPS with A-GPS support; GLONASS, digital compass
• Accelerometer, three-axis Gyroscope sensor
• Professional office document editor suite preinstalled
• microUSB port with MHL and USB On-The-Go support
• 4,800mAh Li-Ion battery

Main disadvantages

• Expensive
• No NFC
• Relatively poor audio and video codec support (no DivX and AC3 audio)

Specs

GENERAL	2G Network	N/A
	SIM	No
	Announced	2014, January
	Status	Available. Released 2014, February

BODY	Dimensions	219 x 128.5 x 7.2 mm (8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 in)
	Weight	331 g (11.68 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1600 x 2560 pixels, 8.4 inches (~359 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
		- Samsung TouchWiz UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	No
	EDGE	No
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
	Infrared port	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, check quality
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
	CPU	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 330
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro
	Messaging	Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	No
	GPS	Yes, with GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White
		- SNS integration - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 4800 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 11 h (multimedia)
	Music play	Up to 127 h

MISC	SAR US	1.04 W/kg (body)
	Price group

TESTS	Display	Contrast ratio: 822:1 (nominal)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -89.2dB
	Camera	Photo / Video