Samsung’s 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G will price $669 | Engadget

Samsung is releasing the 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G, a less expensive sibling to its flagship Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, on Thursday, August fifth. The “FE” stands for “Fan Edition,” a time period that was additionally used with the Galaxy S20 FE smartphone, and is actually a roundabout approach of claiming it is a much less flashy different. 

In phrases of specs, that boils right down to a much less highly effective Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G chipset, in comparison with the S7/S7 Plus’ 865+ processor. Here, you get an LCD as a substitute of the Plus’ AMOLED show with 2,560 x 1,600 decision versus 1,752 x 2,800 pixels. Samsung hasn’t talked about if the refresh fee will match the 120Hz on the S7 vary. 

Another space the place it falls brief is the digital camera: 8MP on the again and a 5-megapixel one for selfies. Comparatively, the S7/S7 Plus characteristic a twin digital camera setup, with a principal 13-megapixel digital camera accompanied by an extremely broad 5-megapixel providing, with a entrance 8-megapixel snapper. The FE additionally poaches the S7 Plus’ 10,090 mAh battery and helps fast charging. Its steel unibody design ought to nonetheless really feel as lavish.

Prices for the 5G pill begin from $669, which will get you the bottom mannequin in black with 4GB RAM and 64GB inside storage (expandable to 1TB with an SD card). Samsung beforehand mentioned the slate would additionally provide a 6GB/128GB configuration, although that’s more likely to price extra. The FE 5G will initially be obtainable at Samsung.com, AT&T and Verizon, and can arrive at T-Mobile, UScellular and different retailers within the coming days. 

A $530 WiFi mannequin can also be obtainable to pre-order at the moment, forward of a September launch date, in three further colours together with pink, inexperienced and silver. Both tablets include an S-Pen stylus out of the field. 

That actually leaves you to determine whether or not you need the FE or final 12 months’s Tab S7 ($650/$850) or Tab S7 Plus ($850/$1,050). Of course, in the event you’re after one thing even cheaper, you may all the time accept the $159 Tab A7 Lite.