Battling
over 5G "firsts" is currently on the agenda of most major
manufacturers and naturally, tablets will be joining the 5G revolution as well.
That's a space with far less competition and this is not the first time we are
hearing about a 5G version of Samsung's flagship Tab S6.
The
new 5G variant now has an official support page online. It is still barren but
the SM-T866N is clearly right around the corner. Naturally, we expect to see it
in South Korea first, where the device already got a few certifications.
More
interesting still, however, is the inclusion of the Tab S6 5G in a recent
promotion, organized directly from Samsung on its home Korean market. It
features three different promotional tech bundles, with the purchase of either
a Galaxy Tab S5e, a Galaxy Tab A, with or without an S Pen and last, but not
least, the regular Tab S6 or the Tab S6 5G. The
latter is listed as "coming soon". And seeing how the promotion is
already live and will be running up until March 30, 2020, the Tab S6 5G should
be released shortly.
Samsung
is clearly using the exact same render for both the regular Tab S6 and the new
S6 5G, hinting that the 5G variant could look identical to its regular
counterpart. That means that hardware-wise we can expect the same 10.5-inch
Super AMOLED panel, under display fingerprint reader, 4 speaker AKG array,
128GB stroage plus 6GB of RAM or 256GB plus 8GB of RAM and 7,040 mAh battery.
It is also likely the 5G version will retain the Snapdragon 855 chipset and
simply throw in a X50 5G modem.
Of
course, the latter is no simple switch but the extra room inside the 10.5-inch
device should, theoretically, make the job a little bit easier. Perhaps antenna
placement will be a bit less tricky as well. We'll keep you up to date on
developments, but if the timing pans out, the Tab S6 will officially have
another "world first" to add to its HDR10+ display certification.
