This one falls somewhere between the between the Tab S7+ (12.4” sAMOLED, 120 Hz) and the Tab S7 (11.0” LCD, 120 Hz). It has a 12.4” LCD with 2,560 x 1,600 px (16:10), though it runs at only 60 Hz. At least it comes with Android 11 with One UI 3.1 out of the box.
Speaking of the box, inside you’ll find an
included S Pen, which you can use for note taking and drawing. One UI also
supports DeX mode, so you can get a desktop-like experience – the Book Cover
Keyboard may come in handy for this, but any Bluetooth keyboard and mouse will
do too.
Anyway, the S7 FE is powered by the
mid-range Snapdragon 750G instead of the S865 chipset of the other two slates.
The base configuration is 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB storage, there’s also a 6/128
GB model. Either way, you can expand the storage with up to 1 TB extra using
the microSD slot.
The tablet has a 10,090 mAh battery,
matching the S7+, and supports fast charging up to 45W. But you’ll need to
supply your own charger, you only get a 15W adapter in the box. If you do get a
45W charger, 0-100% will take 90 minutes. Anyway, the battery can endure 12
hours of web browsing over Wi-Fi or 4G (5G is presumably more power hungry).
The tablet has 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 5,
Bluetooth 5.0 and GPS (no NFC). The USB-C port is wired for 3.2 Gen 1 speeds.
There’s no 3.5 mm headphone jack, but you can use the tablet’s AKG stereo
speakers with Dolby Atmos support.
The tablet has an 8 MP camera on the back
with autofocus and 4K/30 fps video recording. There’s no ultra wide cam on the
back of this model. On the front is a 5 MP cam (fixed focus) that can track
your face during a video call to make sure you’re always in the center.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G will be
available in Europe from Samsung.com.
