The next affordable Samsung Tab series tablet could support 5G connectivity, according to a new rumor. It is not yet clear which model and when it will be launched, but if true, it would be one of the first inexpensive 5G-capable tablets to hit the market.
The tablet can be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite or the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8e. The accessible tablet should be launched in three models: only WiFi, LTE and 5G variants under the respective model numbers SM-T730, SM-T735 and SM-T736B / SM-T736N, according to SamMobile.
There may even be another model, conceivably larger in size, that would be called the Plus or XL version, according to SamMobile. It is not clear what kind of connectivity it would have.
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The first cheap 5G tablet in 2021?
Samsung revealed its first 5G tablet shortly after CES 2020 – the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G – before launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 ready for 5G at the end of the year. But the race for an affordable 5G tablet is unclear which one will be the first to hit the market in 2021.
Other contenders include a unnamed TCL 5G tablet that the brand announced at CES 2021, but did not reveal any details, such as price or launch date. Given the brand’s trend towards accessibility – the TCL Tab 10s tablet launched at the same time costs € 249 (about $ 306 / £ 225 / AU $ 393) for its 4G LTE version – we wouldn’t expect the 5G tablet to be expensive.
This leaves us wondering what other affordable Android tablets might come this year with support for 5G. Since we haven’t seen an iPad that connects to next generation networks, we don’t expect this feature to become widely available on the most accessible layers of Apple tablets; if anything, we would anticipate the more expensive iPad Air or iPad Pro slates to get 5G connectivity first. But we will have to wait and see what 2021 brings us.
By Android Police