WWW.T3INDIA.COM AUGUST 2019 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today 73Tested
Samsungkeeps on givinghope to Android tabletlovers
STILL ALIVE
t’s becomingincreasinglyraretoseenewtablets
thesedaysbutluckilySamsungis keepingtheflag
flyinghigh.GalaxyTabS5eis theirthinnest
offeringinthespacetilldatethatis deceptively
lightandsmall.Therelativelyslimbezelssurroundingthe
displayafforda comfortablegripthatdoesn’tleadtoaccidental
touches.The10.5”Super AMOLEDscreenactuallysurprisedus
withitsbrightnessandvividcolourreproductionthatalmost
putsmanyhigherpricedtabletstoshame.
Everythingpopsoutwithoutfeelingoversaturated
regardlessofthecontentviewedonit.TurningDeXongivesan
experiencesimilartoa desktopwiththeUIswitchingto
landscape.Theinterfaceallowsmultiple windowsatthesame
timeandsomecanberesized.Multi-taskinginDeXis where
the onboardRAMfeels constrictiveand6GBRAMwouldhave
beengreatotherwiseitdoesn’thamperdailyusageintablet
mode.Sadly, theS Penis neitherbundlednorsupportedwhich
seemslikea missedopportunity. Connectingviapogopins,the
BookCoverkeyboardaccessorysoldseparately(` 7 ,999)hasa
somewhatsteeplearningcurvetogetusedtothelayout.The
non-backlitkeys havea strangetactilefeedbackthatlies
betweenclickyandmushythatthrewusoffwhiletryingto
touchtype.Thankfully, the coverfinishingis solidandthe
magneticenclosureperfectlyholds the S5einplacebutthis is
moreofa trybeforeyoubuy. Theaudiosetupconsistsof 4
stereospeakerslocatedoneachcornerofthe tabletthatorients
soundaccordingtohowit is placed.TunedbyAKG,they
offeredloudyetcrystalclearoutputthatreally impressedina
varietyofscenariosbe it watchingfilms,listeningtomusicor
gaming. Speakingofgames,wewouldn’trecommend
intensiveplaysessionsgiventhe QualcommSnapdragon 670
processorandAdreno 615 GPUcombo is moreofa mid-ranger
renderingat2560x1600whichis wellaboveitscomfortzone.
Crankingdownthe graphicsettingstoMediummade PUBG
andAsphalt 9 playwitha smootherandlessjankyframerate.
Thebatterygaveabout12-14hoursofusagethatincluded
streaming,playing,browsingandtyping.It canlastafullwork
dayandthe 15wfastchargertopsupthebatteryfrom0-100%
in a span ofaround2.5hours.Thecamerasarenotthefocuson
atabandbothlensesareaverageatbestbutworkwellforvideo
calls andbright indoorshots.Forsecuritypurposes,wegetthe
trinityoffaceunlock, pinandbiometricsensor.Thelatteris
embeddedintothe side-mountedpowerbuttonlyingnextto
the volumerockerbutthe oddplacementmade us wishfor an
in-display one.I
PRICE` 35 ,9 99 (Wi-Fi),` 39 ,9 99 (Wi-Fi+LTE)URLsamsung.com/
in/DIMENSIONS 245 x1 60 x5.5mmWEIGHT 400 gDISPLAYY10.5”
SuperAMOLEDPROCESSORQualcommSnapdragon 670 RAM 4 GB
STORAGE64GB(ExpandableviamicroSD)BIOMETRICLOCKSide-
PRXQWHGĆQJHUSULQW)DFH 8QORFNOSAndroid9.0PieINTERFACE
2QH8,CAMERA13MPrear,8MPfrontUSBPORTType-CBAT T E RY
7040 mAhSPEAKERSStereox 4 FASTCHARGEYe s, 15 WVERDICT
WE’REIMPRESSEDGreatdisplay,excellent sound,lightweight,
decentbattery
WE’DIMPROVEPricing, Processorchoice,
DeXmulti-tasking
THELASTWORDAta 15%lowerprice,we’d have zero
hesitationinrecommendit.WORDS $1.86+0$+$-$1