New Delhi: Samsung is launching its new flagship tablet lineup in India at an event in New Delhi. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablets were first unveiled on June 13 at at event in New York. This new line of high-end tablet computers aim directly at Apple's iPad.
The devices offer similar specifications to the iPad Mini and iPad Air and will be sold starting at the same prices in the US. The India price for the devices will be known post the event.
The Galaxy Tab S comes in two sizes: 8.4 inch and 10.5 inch.
Both the variants feature a WQXGA (2560x1600, 16:10) Super AMOLED display (with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio) and are 6.6mm thin. The 10.5-inch model weighs and the 8.4-inch 465g.
The new S series steps up competition from Samsung, which up to now has been selling lower-cost devices.
The Tab S comes in an 8.4 inch version, competing against the iPad Mini, and a 10.5 inch version that is similar to the iPad Air.
Samsung is the second largest produce of tablets, with some 22 per cent of the global market in the first quarter of 2014, compared with 32.5 per cent for Apple and its iPad, according to research firm IDC.
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