Hi guys, it's MTG here, and today I'm going to be reviewing the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.
It's only available in this 9.7 inch size, and costs around 600 dollars.
Samsung, as always, did not shy away from giving their flagship the best specifications
available: It has a 9.7 inch HDR-ready super AMOLED panel
that has a resolution of 1536x2048, USB-C
Fingerprint scanner, 32 Gigabytes of onboard storage with a
micro-sd card slot for up to an extra 256 gigs
And a CPU that is going to get the job done
In this video, I'm going to give my thoughts on how this tablet performs in the real world.
Specs aside, how does the Tab S3 perform as a tablet.
The first thing you notice from the moment you turn on the tablet, is its gorgeous screen.
Everything from webpages to Netflix simply looks amazing.
Text is crisp and colors pop.
Because it's an AMOLED panel, the screen is still visible even in direct sunlight.
And what better way to interact with such a high quality display than with its included
s-pen.
Unlike the Apple Pencil, the s-pen does not require any batteries.
It just works right out of the box.
Some may complain about the way the thin 0.7 mm tip glides on the screen, but having used
a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil for all of my note-taking in college, the s-pen just feels natural to
use.
After about five minutes of use, I was able to write just as well as I would on a normal
piece of paper.
Samsung includes OneNote and the rest of the Office Suite pre-installed.
Simply log in and you're ready to access all of your notes, documents, and spreadsheets
utilizing Microsoft's OneDrive.
The Tab S3 has a quad speaker design tuned by Harmon Karmon's AKG.
Playing any media from medium to high volume will cause people around you to ask, "Is that
sound coming from your tablet?"
No matter how you hold the tablet, there will always be sound, and plenty of it, making
YouTube browsing and Netflix binge-watching very enjoyable
The tablet has very good on board rear and front facing cameras at 13 and 5 megapixels
respectively.
The stills show great detail, and the video shots are pretty good.
But realistically, if you're buying this tablet, it won't be for the onboard cameras.
But in the scenario that your phone is in the other room or discharged, and you need
to take a picture, the Tab S3 will get the job done.
Samsung packed a 6000 mAH battery rated at up to 12 hours of use into the very slim body
of the Tab S3.
Every day that I have used the tablet, I have given it fairly heavy usage, and I have never
gotten to the point where I felt nervous that it was going to die on me.
I’d consistently finish the day's usage with about 20% of battery.
I have no idea what Samsung was thinking when they switched from the durable, matte plastic
finish of the Tab S2.
The predecessor's back was much less fingerprint prone, and did not make you worry every time
you took it out of the case.
Yes, the glass looks great in all of these pictures.
It looks shiny and very 2017.
But in reality, I would never take this with me anywhere without a case.
I am not going to risk accidentally shattering or scratching the back of my tablet, so the
shiny new back design means nothing anymore.
The S-pen is a great tool, but every so often the placement of the button will make me accidentally
trigger air-command, which interrupts whatever I was doing.
To combat this problem, I have had to consciously flip the pen so that the button is not where
my thumb is.
I also have an issue with where the s-pen can be stored.
Samsung should have come up with some way to at least magnetically make the s-pen stay
on the tablet.
The metal clip it has could have been the potential solution, but Samsung didn't magnetize
enough of the side of the tablet to make it a viable option.
So unless I want to lose the s-pen that costs $80 retail, I am going to use a case that
can securely hold the pen with it.
The Tab S3 may have its flaws, but everything with this tablet just works.
It has the specifications to do whatever you'd need a tablet to do.
Samsung created a device that will not only perform when needed for productivity, but
also shine when it comes to media consumption.
The s-pen makes note-taking and picture drawing a breeze, and the absence of a battery keeps
it simple and easy to use.
Although it does have its flaws, the Galaxy Tab S3 checks so many boxes that I would feel
very comfortable recommending it to anyone with remote interest in the high-end tablet
realm.
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