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occasional latif dabbling sucide Samsung's tablets have long been synonymous with Android but here at CES 2016 the company is changing that up with one of the slimmest sleekest Windows devices we've ever touched i'm michael fisher with pocket now and this is a first look at the Samsung Tab pro s brought to you by D brand Samsung has been impressing us on the hardware side since 2014's Galaxy alpha but the Tab pro s still deserves a special call-out for its beauty the magnesium alloy chassis is 6.3 millimeters thick and masses just 693 grams the back cover made of a matte material that picks up fingerprints really easily but still looks sharp in both black and white it's the thickness or the lack of it that we really can't get past it not only has Samsung squeezed a 5200 milliamp hour battery in here but it's also packed in 4 gigs of RAM and 128 or 256 gigs solid-state drive the display is a 2160 by 1440 Super AMOLED at 12 inches and it's absolutely gorgeous in person and the Tab pro s breaks with a maddening tradition of charging extra for an accessory that should be included the keyboard comes in the same box key size and travel are plenty fine the connection to the tablet is via Hardware terminals and once you get the hang of it's tricky magnetic flap you can position the tablet at either a desk friendly 63° for something much more laid-back four-lap typing and it only gets better when you boot into the software this isn't an Android tablet but instead of full power Microsoft PC running the desktop version of Windows 10 that's powered by an Intel Core m3 processor rather than something a bit more beefy so while we'll have to spend some time out in the real world to determine what kind of a workload this device can deal with I will say that the floor models here in Vegas were very responsive with almost no Samsung customizations aside from some display tailoring options buried in the settings the company seems confident it can make the tablet stand out through Hardware alone and from the industrial design to the optional Bluetooth stylus to the future proofing features like USB type-c if that confidence seems well placed for a Windows user who doesn't need quite as much power service pro but still wants a great-looking convertible the tabpro s might be just the thing when it launches in the second half of the year assuming the price is right and the processor holds up of course we said much the same of the companies at Eve offerings in years past so only real-world testing will determine whether the performance lives up to the promise we'll have the answer later on this year till then there's a whole lot more to cover at CES 2016 in Las Vegas subscribe here on YouTube and follow us at pocketnow.com until next time this has been michael fisher with high auto Houston behind the camera thanks for watching see you next time