Thread: What Tablet device do you use and why?
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Old 08-08-2018, 07:54 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by robilarocn View Post
The new Tab A is pretty slick. It has a metal body and carries an updated processor and 3GB of RAM. It's also available in a 32GB model.

I grabbed one for my kid recently. Definitely not as light or powerful as my Samsung Tab S2 but it's still plenty fast with a huge battery.

One odd thing though. The older Tab A (I have one of those too) was 4:3 format. the new Tab A is 16:9. Not sure why they switched. I guess its a preference thing.

also the new Tab A comes with Android 7 stock.
The new Tab A 2018 (a.k.a. Tab A2) that I referred to has not been released yet. It has been announced and is expected to be available late this month in the first countries to get it; it will come with Android 8. You are likely referring to the smaller 8inch Tab A 2017, a 2018 version of which is said to be coming but not yet announced. The Tab A 2016 that I use is, as I said, a 10.1 inch (16:10 ratio) display device.

The earlier versions are, I agree, good value. Both of the Tab As are claimed to be updated from Android 7 to Android 8 sometime later this year. The only reason I am planning to update mine is that I can usefully pass it on (and it will be updated to Android 8 for that).

In my country the Tab A 2016 and the Tab A 2017 are both being sold discounted now (I assume in anticipation of the new 2018 models' near arrival) and are good buys, especially as in both cases it seems that they will end up being upgradable to Android 8.
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