When I first wrote about the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, my dad remarked of thenews story, So, I heard Samsung is making a new iPad?
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This perfectly sums up how average consumers view tablets as a product category. Apple now makes the Kleenex or, in the UK, Sellotape of tablets, and they're called iPads.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 doesn't do much to differentiate itself, aside from running Android, with two new screen sizes that match the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4 in a 4: 3 aspect ratio.
Prices were also identical, launching at $499 ( £399, AU$599) for the 9.7-inch tablet, and $399 ( £319, AU$499) for its 8-inch mini equivalent. However, you can find them on discount in the US starting at $399 and $299, respectively, and Samsung's devices start at 32GB of space, while Apple's entry-level models are still a paltry 16GB.
Regardless of the price changes, they're still a lot a like. It's really no wonder as to why there's mainstream confusion. Samsung and Apple are making phones that mirror each other more, if you look at the iPhone 6S and Samsung Galaxy S6.
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The good news is that, once I got to hold the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 in my hands, I discovered some differences that favor Samsung's new tablets, and a few that do not.
Weight, design, and software features make the new Galaxy Tab one of the best tabletsto date, even though the slate looks like it's doing its best impression of an iPad, and isn't too different from previous Samsung tablets.
