Samsung Galaxy Tab E With 9.6-Inch Display Launched

Samsung has launched a new Galaxy Tab-series tablet, the Galaxy Tab E, in Taiwan. The new tablet will be available starting end of June at TWD 6,990 (approximately Rs. 14,500) in Taiwan. So far, there has been no word on the global release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab E.

The Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab E features a 9.6-inch (1280x800 pixels) WXGA TFT display. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM. Unfortunately, the company has not revealed the version of Android powering the tablet.

It sports a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera can record 720p videos at 30fps. It comes with 8GB of built-in storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Connectivity options on the tablet include Wi-Fi, Micro-USB with OTG, Bluetooth, and Glonass options. The Galaxy Tab E tablet is backed by a 5000mAh battery. It measures 241.9x149.5x8.5mm and weighs 490 grams. The company is expected to introduce a 3G or 4G variant of the tablet as well.

Samsung recently started pushing Android 5.1.1 Lollipop updates for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the flagship handsets that were launched running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Besides including several bug fixes for the devices, the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge is said to introduce some useful features such as an easier to use exposure control system for the camera alongside wallpaper with parallax effect.