TECH
Samsung To Rebrand And Upgrade The Galaxy Tab S2 This Year; Will Have New CPU, GPU
- Ken Salcedo , Design & Trend
- Jul, 31, 2016, 10:34 PM
A lot of people are already looking forward to Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, but it looks like the South Korean company will also be releasing an upgraded version of the Galaxy Tab S2.
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S2 is part of the company's line of Android tablets. For this year, it is currently being rumored that Samsung will be rebranding the device and adding upgraded components.
The Galaxy Tab S2 tablets are said to simply come with "2016" as part of its branding instead of calling it the Galaxy Tab S3, according to Android Headlines.
There's no information as to why Samsung has decided to simply add "2016" to the name instead of making it a clear successor. This may possibly confuse consumers, but Samsung is known for its unusual product naming. The upcoming Note7 for example is the successor of the Note 5.
The 8-inch and 9.7-inch models of the Galaxy Tab S2 2016 will basically be the same as last year's models in terms of physical designs, but both of them will be powered by a new CPU and a new GPU.
Reports claim that both models of the refreshed tablets will come with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor and an Adreno 510 GPU.
Just like last year's lineup, this year's version will have WiFi-only and 4G LTE models. The 4G LTE model will also come with the X8 LTE modem.
As for other specs, both the 8-inch and 9.7-inch models will come with Samsung's Super AMOLED displays, 3GB of RAM, expandable storage of up to 128GB via microSD card, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
There is no word yet on what the battery capacities of each models will have, but the report claims that the 9.7-inch model will have 12 hours of battery life, while the 8-inch model will have 14 hours. Both models will come with Android Marshmallow out of the box.
The new Galaxy Tab S2 2016 is expected to be announced during the IFA expo in Berlin this September.
