The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 first surfaced back in September, then a couple of weeks later a detailed spec sheet leaked out. This will be a new affordable tablet with a 10.5” LCD that will (allegedly) target the US$ 260 price point. Its launch draws near and leakster Evan Blass has managed to find the first official image of the slate.
According to the leaked specs, the display
will be a 10.5” 1,920 x 1,200 px LCD (16:10) with 60 Hz refresh rate and there
will be four speakers with Dolby Atmos around the sides. The tablet will will
also feature a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a USB-C port, its body will be made
out of aluminum.
It will be powered by the Unisoc Tiger
T618, something that was confirmed in a Geekbench result yesterday. Two results,
actually, there is the Wi-Fi only SM-X200 and the LTE-enabled SM-X205. According to Ross Young (CEO of Display Supply
Chain Consultants), mass production of the Tab A8 will start in mid-December,
while the higher-end (and OLED-equipped) Tab S8+ and S8 Ultra slates will go
into mass production in late January. So, a January or February unveiling of
the Tab A8 seems reasonable.
