Samsung has a new 10 inch tablet on the way, and all signs point to it being a lot like one that launched earlier this year… but with one major difference. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 does not work with Samsung’s S-Pen stylus. The upcoming SM-P580/P585 does.
Roland Quandt spotted a user manual for the new tablet on Samsung’s website, and while I can’t read most of the manual (since it’s in Korean), there are drawings that clearly show a pen, and a few specs and other items in English that make it pretty clear that the new tablet is a cousin to the Galaxy Tab A 10.1.
Both tablets feature 10.1 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel displays and 1.6 GHz Samsung Exynos 7870 octa-core processors.
If I’m reading the manual right, the new model features 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS< and a microSD card slot. The SM-P580 measures 10″ x 6.5″ x 0.32″.
Unsurprisingly, the tablet runs Android software and features Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface with support for features like multi-window mode and the Samsung Notes app for S-Pen users.
There’s no word on when the new tablet will launch or how much it will cost. But the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 without an S-Pen currently sells for about $300.
Leave a Reply
Be the First to Comment!
I find Samsung’s US tablet range and naming conventions confusing. They currently offer two quite different roughly 10″ Tab A for $300 (the 10.1 and 9.7). They also offer the Tab S2 9.7 for $400 and the Tab E 9.6 for $230. Does having four similar models increase their overall sales?
Yes, because the 10.1 is more suited for videos than the 9.7. 16:10 vs 4:3 you know…
There is a 9.7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A with S Pen.. but with a paltry 1024×768 screen. Why oh why haven’t they brought out a refresh to the 2.5 year old Galaxy Note Pro 12.2″? Working used devices go for $300-350 and up.
ugh kinda wanted one.. I wish they’d release a smaller 9″ – 10″ tablet that with wacom (or s-pen as samsung calls it) that weighs maybe 10-14oz about as much as a small sketchbook..
It’s this one…. 1920×1200, S Pen, 32 GB internal memory, 3 GB Ram..