Android tablets are certainly not the most exciting
devices sold by Samsung nowadays, but after releasing one high-end and one
mid-range model just around six months ago, the world's number one smartphone
vendor is seemingly preparing yet another slate dubbed somewhat confusingly
Galaxy Tab S5e.
Rendered in top-notch quality by none other than
Evan Blass, aka @evleaks, the super-slim device strongly resembles the Galaxy
Tab S4 from the front, but not the back. Instead of a shiny rear cover made
from glass, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e appears to adopt a metal build with
rounded corners and what looks like antenna lines, possibly indicating built-in
cellular connectivity.
The single rear-facing camera is moved from a
centered position on the Tab S4 to the top left corner, with a Samsung logo
relocated smack-dab in the middle of the unreleased slate's back, and a
"sound by AKG" label at the bottom replacing the "tuned by
AKG" text on last year's high-end 10.5-incher. There could be a
side-mounted fingerprint sensor in tow as well, which brings us back to that
name.
This is the third Samsung device rumored to attach
the letter "e" at the end of its moniker, following the Galaxy S10e
handset and Galaxy Fit e activity tracker. While it's not entirely clear what
the letter might stand for (if anything), it looks like the company wants to
make it easier for buyers to distinguish lower-end models from their
full-featured siblings. That means a "regular" Galaxy Tab S5 should
be in the works too, perhaps with a Galaxy S10-inspired design, in-display
fingerprint recognition, and the same snazzy glass construction of its
predecessor.
That's just an educated guess, mind you, and on a
similar note, we don't expect the Galaxy Tab S5 and Tab S5e to break cover
alongside the Galaxy S10 family, Galaxy Fold, and Galaxy Watch Active next
week. April is a far more realistic launch timeline, as suggested by the date
on today's leaked press render.
