Samsung unveils new Galaxy Tab S tablets with vivid AMOLED display

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A Samsung Galaxy Tab S, right, is displayed beside an Apple iPad, highlighting Samsung's brighter AMOLED screen.

The new Galaxy Tab S will come in two screen sizes and feature a display richer in color than standard LCDs.

The screen technology, known as AMOLED for active-matrix organic light-emitting diodes, is already found in smartphones made by Samsung and a few other manufacturers. But until now, tablets haven't used them because larger AMOLED screens are more difficult to produce.

The Galaxy Tab S runs Android's 4.4 KitKat operating system and will be available with screens of 8.4 inches and 10.5 inches, as measured diagonally.

Besides producing richer colors, AMOLED allows tablets to be thinner and use less power than LCDs because the screens typically don't require backlighting.

The new tablets have better screen resolution than last year's Tab line. The new models will all sport displays of 2,560 pixels by 1,600 pixels, matching what's found in the Pro series.

The Galaxy Tab S comes with a built-in fingerprint sensor and can store profiles for different users, so each member of the household sees their preferred display when they turn it on.

The 10.5-inch model will retail for $499 while the 8.4-inch version is priced at $399. They're expected to ship in early July.

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Your thoughts on The Galaxy Tab S?

 

[gaze-universe]

Sounds like something I could buy.