By Andrew O’Hara Wednesday, August 01, 2018, 02:18 pm PT (05:18 pm ET) Samsung on Wednesday announced its latest tablet, the Galaxy Tab S4, and this time around the company is pushing the tablet’s productivity and multitasking prowess in an attempt to woo customers before Apple’s expected iPad Pro revamp sees release. “Tablet mobility, PC power” is the line Samsung is pushing, highlighting the ability to use Samsung DeX on a tablet for the first time. Samsung DeX originally launched on smartphones, allowing a device to be docked and used with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. On the Tab S4, no dock is necessary, just an HDMI adapter. Any Android-capable keyboard and mouse can be used after launching the DeX app which brings a more desktop-focused interface. DeX allows up to 20 windows to be open simultaneously, while each can be resized and moved around the display. Tab S4 has a 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display in a 16:10 aspect ratio, with slim bezels and no home button. Iris and face scanning are used to supplement the usual passcode authentication, but we will have to put these to the test to see how well they perform. The tablet runs Android 8.1 Oreo, uses the last generation Snapdragon 835 processor, and includes 4GB of RAM. There are dual 13-MP cameras on the front and rear, a USB-C port, a microSD slot, a keyboard connector (similar to Apple’s Smart Connector), and of course the headphone jack is sticking around. Included in the box… [Read full story]
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