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The new Galaxy Tab S is something of a conundrum: on the one
hand, it represents a big shift from Samsung, one that promises to
finally give it something that can be considered a rival to the iPad, on
the other, an over-reliance of familiarity.
The Galaxy
Tab S range packs one major advantage over the competition: one of the
best screens on the market to be plugged into a tablet.
At
8.4- and 10.5-inch it uses Samsung's Super AMOLED technology make
colours hyper-vibrant, contrast really deep and rich and the resolution,
at 2560 x 1600, is pin sharp at all screen sizes.
It's
hard to overstate how beautiful the screen is – for some people, the
Super AMOLED technology used in the Samsung Galaxy smartphone range is
too much, too over-saturated in colour, but on these tablets I think
it's just right; and if you're that bothered, there are settings to
tweak the colour up and down to a more LCD-like setting. The 8.4- and 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S range.However,
while it's ace that Samsung has made this feature more accessible (a
simple tap to make the screen more or less colour saturated) it's only
available in video. To me, that's fine as it's the main place I feel I
want a little less colour power, but it would be good to see the same
trick in photos too.
At 10.5 inches, the Tab S is a real rival to the iPad Air
in terms of sharpness and screen quality – and that's saying something
impressive, as the Air has one of the better displays on the market. The screen looks sharper on the Tab SAs
the size scales down, the sharpness of the screen goes up for the Tab S
range, with the 8.4-inch version looking as sharp as a smartphone
display (when held a little further from the face) but with the benefits
of a larger screen. A brilliantly vibrant screenViewing
the web or video on these tablets is something of a dream – it's hard
to explain just how nicely nearly everything looks on these displays. Samsung oddly chose to use the Tab Pro to show a 'poorer' LCD screenI
will say this: if you're someone that hates the way Super AMOLED looks
on phones then you're going to hate the Galaxy Tab S screens as well.
Samsung took great pains to point out how much better the new display
was side by side with an LCD (oddly choosing to lament the colour
performance of its very own Galaxy Tab Pro) but it just looked
different, not better - it depends on your preference. The reading modeThe
reading mode, which seems to mostly just enhance the brightness to a
more acceptable level - good, but nothing major. The same can be said
for the adaptive display, which can moderate the screen's output
depending on the lighting type - it was probably too subtle to test, but
the demonstration didn't blow me away. Full colour mode'Normal' mode
Design
If
Samsung has stayed true to its ability with the screen technology, the
same thing can be said for the design too. Sadly, while the former is a
massive plus I'm still not sold on the way these tablets look. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 - designed for use in portrait modeThe
Tab S range still relies too heavily on plastic – while we were told in
immense detail how the new devices were inspired by 'modern
architecture' and 'the sunrise on crisp white snow', they've still got
the same dimpled and rubberised back as seen on the Galaxy S5.
I've said this time and again with the smartphones and, to a degree, it
hasn't mattered so much as they've sold in their droves. The same dimpled effect is back - but no waterproofing hereBut
Samsung tablets haven't enjoyed the same level of market dominance, and
that's partly because they don't ooze the same premium quality that the
likes of the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet and iPad Air manage so easily.
Combine that with the dimpled back (the same seen on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and K Zoom) and I just don't feel like I'm holding something that's as well put together as the competition. The 'Titanium Bronze'Even the Google Nexus 7,
which is likely to cost a fair bit less than the Tab S, feels
better-packaged in my opinion, and is something Samsung needs to get
right, and quickly.
The tablets aren't even waterproof,
which was one major part of the Galaxy S5 and went some way to
explaining the decision to go with a rubberised back. However,
the materials used aside, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S range does make some
clever choices in terms of design. For instance, both are 6.6mm thin at
the narrowest point, which is hugely impressive and allows for extended
holding without causing wrist strain (helped in part by the 294g / 465g
weight). The fingerprint scannerThe
biometric technology is back again, as it was with the Galaxy S5, and
is situated in the same place, the home key. It's not as simple to swipe
the finger down, especially on the larger screens in the range, as it
requires balancing it in one hand and can be a little awkward. It's
accuracy is a little off as a result too, although that's something
that requires day in, day out testing to properly assess - it worked for
the most part, but that balance (especially on the larger 10.5-inch
slate) is something of a slight concern).
Apps 120 My Top Windows Phone Photography Apps Windows Phone Central App Roundup: Photography Apps While it may be a coin toss as to which genre of apps, weather or photo, are more numerous in the Windows Phone Store there is little doubt that we are fortunate to have plenty of quality choices with both. I have got several photography apps installed on my Windows Phone and this week's roundup is going to focus on some of my favorite photo editors. These are photo apps that I have found helpful for quick fixes of photos as well as apps that can add a creative flair to images. Now before you pass out the pitch forks and torches, there are plenty of photo apps out there that are solid Windows Phone apps such as Fhotoroom , Nokia's Creative Studio , , ProShot , Phototastic and even Fantasia Painter . While these are all quality apps, the apps in this week's roundup are ones that I currently find myself using w
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact – Review Iterative products are just a way of life these days. We get a new slightly updated device every few months, sometimes every six months, sometimes even every year, Sony have mastered the iterative product cycle, releasing new products every six months ensuring they stay current. A manufacturer finds a new niche or use case and sometimes it’s a hit with the consumer, the Sony Z1 Compact was one such phone, for a while to buy a small compact Android device meant you’d have to compromise on specs, build quality and design. A few companies had tried something different but none had really made a success with them. Sony last year decided to offer a high spec device in a small chassis that would appeal to those people who wanted the latest flagship spec and high performance, but didn’t want a huge great 5″+ device that needed two hands to operate. This year they’ve gone
LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Introduction Inside and outside, the LG G3 is nothing short of a truly impressive, and quite intriguing, device. In fact, it's the first device to claim that it's both global and has an extremely detailed, 1440 x 2560 (QHD) resolution display. And that's not even half of it – the hardware configuration of the phone is just monstrous. But so is the one on the Galaxy S5 . The latest Samsung juggernaut has reaped major success with both consumers and critics alike, and that's not surprising in the least. So while the S5 display's pixel count falls short of that on the G3, the phone certainly has a ton to offer, including (but not limited to) an outstanding, 16-megapixel camera, a dust- and water-resistant body, and a vast array of software features. Today, in an attempt to at least partially defuse this seeming stalemate, we'll explore the depths of either phones, jotting down scores all
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