Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen quietly unveiled

Samsung has refreshed its mid-range tablet lineup with a new Galaxy Tab A Plus. The Galaxy Tab A Plus comes with a 9.7” display and an S Pen stylus, which is usually reserved for the company's high-end products only. This slate was quietly on Samsung Belgium-France website without an official press release.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen (SM-P550N) sports a 9.7" LCD of 1024x768 pixel resolution and houses a Ziilabs ZMS-08 chipset with 1.2GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB of RAM. Booting Android 5.0 Lollipop based TouchWiz UI, this slate offers 16GB of onboard storage expandable by up to 128GB via a microSD card.

A 5MP rear snapper can capture 720p videos and there's also a 2MP front camera. The Galaxy Tab A & S Pen supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, but doesn’t have a cellular version.

Samsung has packed a 6,000 mAh battery in 7.5mm slate. The Galaxy Tab A Plus with S Pen comes in Sandy White and Sandy Black color option, and is already listed at €339 ($372) with some online retailers.

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