Not too launch ago, Samsung released the Galaxy Tab S in two different screen sizes: 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch. Both tablets come with a Super AMOLED display and went up for pre-orders last week at major retailers in the US, including Best Buy, Frys, and more.
Recently, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S tablets will be available starting next weeks at Samsung.com, as well as a bunch of retailers in the country.
The tablets will go on sale starting June 27th, and will be sold at Samsung.com website, as well as Best Buy, Amazon and other retailers. In case you can’t recall, a same date was mentioned by Canadian retailers when the tablet went for pre-orders in Canada.
The above mentioned availability date is for the WiFi only version of the tablets. The 16GB Galaxy Tab S 8.4 comes with a $399.99 price tag, while the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 costs $499.99.
Samsung also mentioned the tablets will hit all four major US carriers later this year. AT&T will carry the Galaxy Tab S tablets, while Sprint will sell the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, along with T-Mobile. Verizon will also offer both versions of the tablet later this year. Unfortunately, there’s no word about the launch of the LTE versions of the tablets, but we’ll keep a close eye on the news and update you as soon as any carrier list it online.
The Galaxy Tab S comes with 8.4 and 10.5-inch display sporting a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, as well as an octa-core Samsung Exynos 5420 process with 3GB of RAM. Other features include 16/32GB storage with a microSD card slot, 8MP rear camera, 2.1MP front-facing camera, 4,900/7,900 mAh battery and runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat as its operating system.
Source: Samsung
