Our quick take
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e - 4.5 / 5
Design
- Gold, silver or black aluminium casing 245.0 x 160.0 x 5.5mm / 400g
Screen
- 10.5-inch Super AMOLED (2560x1600) No stylus functionality
Software
Google Android 9 operating system Samsung One UI Samsung DeX
What is Samsung DeX and how does it work?
Performance
- Snapdragon 670 CPU (2x 2.0GHz + 6x 1.7GHz), 4GB RAM
Cameras
- Single 13MP 1/3.4in f/2 rear camera 4K 30fps video (non stabilised at 4K 8MP 1/4in f/2 front camera
Battery
- Up to 15 hours video playback 7040mAh battery 18W charger
To recap
Get the fundamentals of Samsung’s top-end S6 tablet but for hundreds of pounds less and minus the stylus support. The screen and speakers and great, as is battery life, with weaknesses few and far between. The lack of 3.5mm jack irks, while we prefer the games and apps library of iPad OS, but that’s about all that counts against this Samsung.
