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tablet sales are no questions slowing down and Samsung themselves haven't even updated some their other flagship tablets they no pro in Tab pro series nonetheless there's still some out there that may need a media consumption device or maybe a light use laptop replacement whatever it may be we finally have the Tab s - the newest and supposedly the best of the best considering Apple didn't even announced a new nine point seven inch Apple iPad air this year now this new tablet from Samsung might take the cake now I personally pay 499 dollars retail for this and it comes with 32 gigabytes of internal storage and the other premium tablet the other Apple iPad air 2 as of this video is offering bears for the same price but it only comes with 16 gigabytes now you can click on the link in the video description below for updated pricing if you're watching this later in the year so I'm here to help you make a purchase decision so be sure to click that subscribe button and add me on to your social media I'm Jimmy with Jim's review room welcome everyone to another review going over the physical features first two things you'll notice right from the get-go it's crazy thin and crazy lightweight and the funny thing I said the same thing last year when they finished tablets were introduced how much thinner can these things get the s2 comes in at nine point two eight ounces with the chassis being five point five millimeters thin and with that being said Samsung has finally incorporated an aluminum bezel that goes all the way around giving a very nice solid feel and grabbed the sharp edges makes holding this in the palm secure enough despite the tablet being so thin and it's a nice touch in my opinion giving the feel and appearance of an upgraded device from a design and engineering standpoint the a tab as two back sides are slightly beveled and although it is such a small design idea it's about the experience and the little details like this that gives an overall impression when you first pick it up I personally love this but let's go around the physical features here starting at the top Samsung gets rid of the IR blaster which of last year's model allows you to control your TV with your device now moving through the right side very cliquey power on and off with volume rocker buttons below directly in the middle is the built-in microphone and to the right of that is the micro SD card slot with the tab s2 you increase your storage size up to a hundred and twenty eight gigabytes which is amazing which thankfully I am glad the Samsung kept considering that both of their flagship phones have done away with them my biggest gripe I'm sure due to engineering constraints it's not a simple flap that you can rotate to access like last year's model but now you require a pin to stick in to pop open the tray for something buying an SD card and leaving it in there works great but for those like myself where I transfer movies back and forth from PC to tablet it does pose an obstacle moving downward the micro USB 2.0 charging port justify to the right the 3.5 millimeter headphone ports on the left hand side and as you can see these speakers are very much spaced apart for portrait mode it's no problems at all but in landscape there is no question that you're blocking the bottom speaker with your palm the speakers are loud enough with the s2 and decent for a tablet speaker however they're slightly not retaining its clarity at maximum volume when compared to the Apple iPad air 2 in addition it does sound less warm and bacey and the air 2 does project voices louder when I can paired them side-by-side but back to the physical features there's nothing on the left side of the tablet but rotating to the back it is plastic with an aluminum paint light texture Samsung obviously didn't go full aluminum which is fine by me but the build quality all around is still very well done despite being so thin the bezel keeps the tablet feeling stiff and the rear panel itself has very minimal amounts of play and the rear you have the same 8 megapixel camera and this time with no LED light or an LED flash like last year's model however one improvement is the ability to film in 4k resolution and very much less going to the front samsung upgraded their fingerprint scanner with a OneTouch feature versus the model from last year where you had a swipe your thumb for my experience this works better and it's worked every time getting into the meat and potatoes the screen last year's model which has a ten point five inch came with a resolution of 2560 by 1600 that gorgeous display this year's model a nine point seven inch screen with a resolution of 2048 by 1536 identical to that of the Apple iPad air 2 but shockingly Samsung has taken a slight step back in pixel density compared to last year's model at 264 PPI s for those who are more peculiar in stares at the screen looking for imperfections the fine letters are just not as crisp I guess to compare to the other model for the average consumer I'll admit you probably won't even tell it all and again being honest I was hoping for a bit more though for that wow factor but the resolution is still done well I mean it is working for Apple of course but the biggest change is the departure from a widescreen movie friendly sixteen by ten aspect ratio to a more square more traditional four by three so yes those heavy into watching movies and widescreen formats those black bars are back again but the trade-off if you're more of a website reader news article connoisseur and eReader the new aspect ratio does benefit with an entire page practically on one screen no needing to flip to the next page and so on so it's really a matter of preference and I know some old favor one over the other the tab S line so far as of this video is the only tablet in the Samsung lineup that offers AMOLED technology the same technology as in these smartphones these Samsung s6 note 5 and of course last year's tablet the tap s now this screen has crazy colors it pops like crazy either by itself or when held to another tablet the saturation might be a little too intense when you have brightness all the way up but of course you can always down down the brightness but surprisingly with the white comparison it seems that the Tab s 2 does well with offering a pure white on previous models sometimes it appears to have a yellow or reddish tint or so and not sure if it's showing well in the video in the camera here but in person it makes the iPad air to look slightly gray actually and just real quick and try not to get too technical before I discussed using the tablet the system specs are on your screen according to tech times comm Samsung is not using their latest processor found in these Samsung phones the Exynos 7420 but it is using the processor found in the samsung galaxy note 4 the Exynos 5433 indeed it is an older processor with quotes around the word older it is still no slouch either of course it's not as energy-efficient roughly a 10% slower clock speed or so and the Tab s2 is using the familiar ddr3 ram while the newer phones are using the latest ddr4 indeed not an apples to apples comparison since it's a phone versus a tablet but Samsung has typically placed their best of the best and their flagship devices regardless if it's a tablet or phone yet with that being said while running currently from the factory android 5.1.1 and Samsung's overlay this is still very zippy in a very fast device and we're world use I didn't notice this was any slower or faster than other premium tablets on the market regarding Samsung features you do have multi window mode allowing up to two select apps to open at the same time handy for multitasking another feature is from the home page you can swipe left in Flipboard will always be available basically curated news articles in journalism based on your specific selections overall from I use this is still a very capable device zippy and fast for all of your needs regarding battery performance I ran two movies and then the following day tested some games downloaded some more apps here and of course left the tablet on standby overnight total time is one day in 28 minutes and screen on time was eight hours and one minute Samsung claims up to 12 hours of video and up to 8 hours of Internet use so with my experience with a mix of steady video and then text graphics for games it appears to be around the lower numbers that Samsung is claiming now I do admit it does get slightly warm when playing games on the back here most likely due to being very thin but not too hot to the point where it is uncomfortable another feature that I was shocked that Samsung did not advance on there's no quick charging despite the same processor allows for Samsung's quick charging capabilities in their smartphones now regarding recharging the Tab s 2 had taken me exactly 4 hours and 31 minutes from a dead battery while the tablet was on and the screen was off I'll be honest I'm honestly spoiled by the quick charging capabilities on the on the smart phones that they have so with everything being offered by Samsung in my humble opinion it's still a great device by itself when compared to the next premium tablet maker as I've been compared moderately in this video here the heir to Samsung still offers more features and I still believe it's a great design but when you compare Samsung's culture with itself for the past five years or so compare this to even the last generation tablet Samsung really made adjustments based on market changes removing the LED flash no IR blaster and didn't continue their attempt in class-leading specs example the processor in ram maybe they knew that Apple was not intending on announcing a new iPad air 3 in September who knows but Samsung has clearly made this more portrait mode friendly with a 43 aspect ratio to moving the speakers from either side in landscape mode to the bottom where the s2 stands vertically possibly catering more towards those who desire ear eaters nonetheless the build is still fantastic despite that SD card readers slot now the screen quality is still one the best to look at and I would say if you have last year's Tab s I would say just keep it no need to upgrade if you don't have a tab S just yet and looking for the best of the best this might still be the one for you but this time it really feels like you're paying a premium price and I mean really premium when there's so many other tablets out there today and maybe some down the road with better specs at a cheaper price so hope this review helped you in some way if you like my work be sure to LIKE and subscribe every little bit helps of course check the prices below in the video description and of course add me on to Facebook Twitter or Instagram again I'm Jimmy wood Jim's review room you guys take care and I see in the next one