Samsung is likely to launch a new Android tablet. The company launched the Galaxy Tab S8 series earlier this year alongside the Galaxy S22 series flagship smartphones. Samsung is likely to release a Fan Edition version of the Galaxy Tab S8. The company has not confirmed any details officially, but the latest update from the rumor mill reveals some existence of the tablet. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE will debut in the coming weeks. Before the official launch, some key specifications and features of the Android tablet were leaked.
Samsung will launch its mid-range Android tablet with LCD panel. The device, codenamed Birdie, will also offer stylus support. Let’s take a look at the specifications, features and other details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE: What to expect
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 FE will be an affordable version of the more premium offerings in the series and is expected to launch early next year. The release date of the Android tablet is unknown. Meanwhile, tipster Roland Quandt revealed that the phone will have an LCD panel. By comparison, the Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra sport an AMOLED display. The FE variant will also support a stylus as it will have a Wacom digitizer.
Quandt further revealed that the specifications of the Galaxy Tab S8 FE that appeared on Geekbench in September are accurate. The listing revealed that the Android tablet will feature MediaTek’s Kompanio 900T, which is based on a 6nm process. The SoC launched last year with a Mali-G68 GPU. It has a maximum clock speed of 2.6 GHz.
The listing also revealed that the Android tablet will come with at least 4 GB of RAM. It will run Android 13 out of the box. Apart from Android, we can expect the tablet to have a layer of One UI 5.0. The device, which has the model number SM-X506B, scored 773 and 2318 points in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests.
Other details of the Android tablet are unknown at the moment. It should follow the same design language as the more premium Tab S8 series models, but with cheaper materials to keep the price down.
The Galaxy Tab S8 FE will be the successor to the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, which was released last year. The Tab S7 FE featured a 12.4-inch IPS LCD display with a 1600 x 2560 resolution. It came with a Snapdragon 778G SoC and a 10,900 mAh battery. The tablet also supports 45W fast charging. Lastly, it has an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.
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