After introducing the new Galaxy Tab S4 , whose specifications you can find here , Samsung today also announced the new Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ” , a tablet designed to entertain the whole family, both at home and on the go. Featuring new entertainment options and advanced audio and video features, Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”is ideal for watching your favorite movies or shows wherever you are . Plus, with additional connectivity features like Samsung SmartThings, managing your home has never been easier.

Speaking about this new tablet, Jason Lee, Director and Head of Tablet Product Strategy Group at Mobile Communications Business Samsung Electronics, said:

We are proud to present the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”, the latest addition to the Samsung tablet range that introduces new features that make life easier and more fun for the whole family. With a new design, improved Parental Control settings and new connectivity features, Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”is the perfect solution for the modern family.

Let’s find out more about this tablet

With the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”, friends and family can watch movies, play games, listen to music or explore content on a 10.5-inch display in 16:10 , which is also achieved thanks to the thinner bezels. The audio compartment has four speakers with Dolby Atmos audio supportintegrated in every corner of the tablet, which allow a diffusion of sound studied in detail to completely envelop the user. This tablet also allows parents to control content and usage time with Child Mode, the interface designed for little ones and designed to make learning and entertainment simple, safe and fun. Parents can also use the multi-user mode in Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”to create different accounts on the same device.

What is very interesting is the ability to easily control the home environment with your Galaxy Tab A 10.5 ”via SmartThings. Whether it’s getting your kids ready for bed or turning up the heat on a cold day, the controls for Smart Home solutions make it easy to manage the connected home environment.

Technical specifications

SCREEN: 10.5 inch WUXGA (1920 × 1200) TFT LCD
CHIPSET: Qualcomm® Snapdragon ™ 450 Octa Core (1.8 GHz)
LTE SUPPORT:  LTE Cat.6
MEMORY: 3GB + 32GB, microSD up to 400GB
CAMERA: 8 MP AF + 5 MP with flash
PORTS: USB 2.0 (Type C)
SENSORS: Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, RGB, Hall sensor
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY: Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth® 4.2
GPS: GPS + GLONASS + BeiDou3
DIMENSION: 260.0 x 161.1 x 8.0 mm
WEIGHT: 529 g (Wi-Fi), 534 g (LTE)
BATTERY CAPACITY: 7,300 mAh
OPERATING SYSTEM / UPGRADE:Android 8.1
VIDEO: Recording: FHD at 30fps, Playback: FHD at 60fps

Samsung has announced that Tab A 10.5 ”will be available starting from the end of August , both in LTE and wifi versions, at a suggested retail price of 399 euros and 349 euros respectively.