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GSMArena team, 14 February 2014

Pros and gones


Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 review: Pros and gones

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  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1

11. Conclusion
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Multi Window, synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, media players, audio quality
  8. 8. Still and video camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  10. 10. Premium apps, app stores
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE specification
  14. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 specification
  15. Review comments (15)

Samsung Android Tablets

Final words

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 is part of the new Tab Pro family and while the Tab Pro 12.2 and Tab Pro 8.4 bring something new to the table, the 10.1" member of the line feels a rehash of the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014).



The similarities between the two indeed span almost the entire spec sheet, S Pen aside. The new, lighter build of the Tab Pro 10.1 is a welcome change however, and really makes a difference in daily use.

Enough to make Note 10.1 (2014) users to switch? Certainly not. However, unless you've bought a 10" tablet in 2013, the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 will give you plenty of reasons to go for it and the iPad Air-like weight is just one of them.

The 10.1" Super Clear LCD is one of the best tablet screens we've seen and the chipsets are the fastest of the current generation. The software suite based on Android 4.4 KitKat is strongly enhanced by the latest TouchWiz - whether you like the new Magazine UI, the Multi Window feature is a must-have for tablets over 7 inches.

Samsung also pre-loaded an impressive suite of apps, including one of the most advanced Office apps we've seen, plus other premium tools for computer interfacing or business conferencing.

Still, the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) is worth a look. It may be heavier but you get the S Pen and all the features it enables, the hardware being virtually the same. The Note 10.1 has been around for a while, so you might find better deals for it.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)

If you like the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 specs but not the size, you can also go bigger or smaller with the Tab Pro 8.4 and Tab Pro 12.2. Note that the 12.2" tablet has 3GB of RAM and an even richer app suite.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2

The Apple iPad Air is still the market leader and for good reason - it's light, despite its aluminum unibody, and polished to a shine (in terms of both software and hardware). However, Apple's conservative approach basically makes it a large-screened iPhone and we really started getting into the multi-tasking features and rich homescreen (as opposed to a grid of icons). You do get a far richer library of tablet-optimized apps, though.

Apple iPad Air
Apple iPad Air

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z scores points for design too with its beautiful aluminum-and-glass build. It's stunningly thin at 6.9mm and weighs only about 20g more than the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. Better yet, it's water resistant so you can use it in the bath or in the kitchen (there's even a special Kitchen Edition) and by the pool. On the cons side, the chipset is a generation older and the software is a step behind too.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi
Sony Xperia Tablet Z Wi-Fi

Samsung's approach to the market is to throw things at the wall and see what sticks. The Koreans don't mind having products that overlap either. In the end, sales will still go on the budget sheet. That's the story of the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014).

If you're not the artistic type and you won't be doing too many handwritten notes, then the value of the S Pen goes down. Getting a lighter tablet is certainly worth losing the S Pen if you weren't going to use it much.

As for rival droid tablets, the Tab Pro 10.1 has its chipset to lean on (newer than the Xperia and no Intel Atom stuff that's coming from Asus and Acer), plus an app and feature package that is equal, often better. It's Apple then, the likely main target - and Samsung now has a Pro for each iPad screen size.

11. Conclusion
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Design and build quality, display
  3. 3. Controls, battery
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Multi Window, synthetic benchmarks
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, media players, audio quality
  8. 8. Still and video camera
  9. 9. Connectivity, web browser, organizer
  10. 10. Premium apps, app stores
  11. 11. Conclusion
  12.  
  13. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE specification
  14. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 specification
  15. Review comments (15)

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  • Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
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