Samsung Galaxy Tab
 Logo used since 2015 | |
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| Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
|---|---|
Product family | Galaxy Tab S (flagship) Galaxy Tab A (mid-range) |
| Type | Tablet computers |
| Released | 5 November 2010 |
| Android | |
| Samsung Exynos (2010–2020, 2024–present) Nvidia Tegra (2011–2012) Intel Atom (2013–2016) Qualcomm Snapdragon (2012–present) MediaTek Helio and Dimensity (2021–present) Unisoc (2016–present) | |
| Input | Touchscreen Book Cover Keyboard Stylus |
| Touchpad | Included on Tab S series' Book Cover Keyboard |
| Related | Samsung Galaxy S series Samsung Galaxy Z series Samsung Galaxy Note |
| Website | Galaxy Tab |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a line of Android-based tablet computers produced and developed by Samsung Electronics. The first model was the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2010 with 7-inch display, which was presented to the public on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in Berlin and was available on 5 November 2010.[1] Since then, several models have been released, including models with varying display sizes. There would also be multiple connectivity options being sold, Wi-Fi only versions and Wi-Fi + Cellular options (either LTE or 5G).
In 2014, the Galaxy Tab series was later split into four separate lines:
- the Galaxy Tab S series for high-end tablets,
- the Galaxy Tab Active series for mid-range rugged tablets,
- the Galaxy Tab A series of mid-range tablets (from 2015),
- the Galaxy Tab E series for entry-level tablets.
Further changes saw the A series repositioned to entry-level (after the discontinuation of the Tab E lineup) and the S series extending to mid-range (with the introduction of the FE and Lite models).
As of 2025[update], the current lineup include the Galaxy Tab S (at mid-range to flagship level), the Galaxy Tab A (at entry level), and the Galaxy Tab Active (a mid-range rugged model). The Galaxy Tab S and Tab Active support the S Pen since Galaxy Tab S3.
Current line-up
[edit]Galaxy Tab S
[edit]The Galaxy Tab S series is Samsung's mid-range to flagship tablet line, running the Android operating system and mirroring the Galaxy S series of smartphones. It expanded in the mid-range line with the release of the Lite and FE models.
Galaxy Tab A
[edit]The Galaxy Tab A series is a low-end (previously mid-range) tablet line, mirroring the Galaxy A series of mid-range smartphones. This series is the successor to the Galaxy Tab 4 lineup and also replaced the Galaxy Tab E lineup.
Galaxy Tab Active
[edit]| 2014 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active |
|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Tab Active LTE | |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro |
| 2020 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 |
| 2025 | Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active series is a line of mid-range rugged tablets designed for outdoor use, mirroring the Galaxy Xcover series. Applications include logistics, construction, and first response.
2014
[edit]2017
[edit]2019
[edit]- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro[3]
2020
[edit]2022
[edit]- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro[5]
2024
[edit]- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5[6]
2025
[edit]- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro
Former lineup
[edit]Galaxy Tab
[edit]The original Galaxy Tab series was the first line of Samsung tablets. Initially, it was the flagship line of tablets before being relegated to mid-range upon the release of the Galaxy Tab 2 series.
Original Galaxy Tab (2010–2011)
[edit]| Model | Tab 7.0 | Tab 7.0 Plus | Tab 7.7 | Tab 8.9 | Tab 10.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support status | Unsupported | |||||
| Dates | Announced | 2 September 2010 | August 2011 | 1 September 2011 | 22 March 2011 | 13 February 2011 |
| Released | 5 November 2010 | 13 November 2011 | January 2012 | 2 October 2011 | June 2011 | |
| OS | Initial | TouchWiz 3.0 Android 2.2.1 |
TouchWiz Android 3.1 |
TouchWiz Android 3.2 |
TouchWiz Android 3.0 | |
| Latest | TouchWiz 3.0 Android 2.3.6 |
TouchWiz Android 4.1 |
TouchWiz Android 4.1.2 |
TouchWiz Android 3.1 |
TouchWiz Android 4.0 | |
| Dimensions mm (in) |
Height | 190.09 (7.48) | 193.7 (7.63) | 196.7 (7.74) | 230.9 (9.09) | 256.7 (10.11) |
| Width | 120.45 (4.74) | 122.4 (4.82) | 133 (5.24) | 157.8 (6.21) | 175.3 (6.90) | |
| Depth | 11.98 (0.47) | 9.9 (0.39) | 7.9 (0.31) | 8.6 (0.34) | ||
| Weight g (lb) |
380 (0.84) | 345 (0.76) | 340 (0.75) | 447.9 (0.99) | 560 (1.23) | |
| Colors | ||||||
| Display | Size | 7 in (180 mm) | 7.7 in (200 mm) | 8.9 in (230 mm) | 10.1 in (260 mm) | |
| Resolution | 1024 × 600 | 1280 × 800 | ||||
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | |||||
| Type | Super TFT | PLS LCD | SuperAMOLED Plus | PLS LCD | ||
| Rear camera | 3.2 MP | 3.15 MP | ||||
| Front camera | 1.3 MP | 2 MP | ||||
| RAM | 444 MB 512 MB |
1 GB | ||||
| Storage | 16 GB | 16 GB 32 GB |
16 GB 32 GB 64 GB | |||
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 3110 |
Samsung Exynos 4210 |
Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 | |||
| Battery (in mAh) | 4000 | 5100 | 6000 | 7000 | ||
Galaxy Tab 2 (2012)
[edit]| Model | Tab 2 7.0 | Tab 2 10.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support status | Unsupported | ||
| Dates | Announced | 26 February 2012 | |
| Released | March 2012 | ||
| OS | Initial | TouchWiz Android 4.0.3 | |
| Latest | TouchWiz Android 4.2.2 | ||
| Dimensions mm (in) |
Height | 193.7 (7.63) | 256.6 (10.10) |
| Width | 122.4 (4.82) | 175.3 (6.90) | |
| Depth | 10.5 (0.41) | 9.7 (0.38) | |
| Weight g (lb) |
345 (0.76) | 581 (1.28) | |
| Colors | |||
| Display | Size | 7 in (180 mm) | 10.1 in (260 mm) |
| Resolution | 1024 × 600 | 1280 × 800 | |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | ||
| Type | PLS LCD | ||
| Rear camera | 3.15 MP | ||
| Front camera | VGA | ||
| RAM | 1 GB | ||
| Storage | 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB | ||
| Processor | Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 | ||
| Battery (in mAh) | 4000 | 7000 | |
Galaxy Tab 3 (2013–2015)
[edit]| Model | Tab 3 7.0 | Tab 3 8.0 | Tab 3 10.1 | Tab 3 Lite 7.0 | Tab 3 V | Tab 3 VE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support status | Unsupported | ||||||
| Dates | Announced | April 2013 | June 2013 | 18 January 2014 | March 2015 | ||
| Released | July 2013 | February 2014 | April 2015 | ||||
| OS | Initial | TouchWiz Android 4.1.2 |
TouchWiz Android 4.2.2 |
TouchWiz Android 4.4 | |||
| Latest | TouchWiz Android 4.4.2 |
TouchWiz Android 4.2.2 |
TouchWiz Android 4.4.2 | ||||
| Dimensions mm (in) |
Height | 188 (7.40) | 209.8 (8.26) | 243.1 (9.57) | 193.4 (7.61) | ||
| Width | 111.1 (4.37) | 123.8 (4.87) | 176.1 (6.93) | 116.4 (4.58) | |||
| Depth | 9.9 (0.39) | 7.4 (0.29) | 8 (0.31) | 9.7 (0.38) | |||
| Weight g (lb) |
345 (0.76) | 314 (0.69) | 510 (1.12) | 310 (0.68) | |||
| Colors | |||||||
| Display | Size | 7 in (180 mm) | 8 in (200 mm) | 10.1 in (260 mm) | 7 in (180 mm) | ||
| Resolution | 1024 × 600 | 1280 × 800 | 1024 × 600 | ||||
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | ||||||
| Type | TFT | | TFT | |||||
| Rear camera | 3.15 MP | 5 MP | 3.15 MP | 2 MP | |||
| Front camera | 1.3 MP | 2 MP | |||||
| RAM | 1 GB | 1.5 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB | |||
| Storage | 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB |
16 GB 32 GB |
8 GB | ||||
| Processor | Marvell PXA986 |
Exynos 4212 Dual |
Intel Atom Z2560 |
Marvell PXA986 |
UNISOC SC8830 | ||
| Battery (in mAh) | 4000 | 4450 | 6800 | 3600 | |||
Galaxy Tab 4 (2014)
[edit]| Model | Tab 4 7.0 | Tab 4 8.0 | Tab 4 10.1/Tab 4 Education | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support status | Unsupported | |||
| Dates | Announced | April 2014 | ||
| Released | May 2014 | June 2014 | ||
| OS | Initial | TouchWiz Android 4.4.2 | ||
| Latest | TouchWiz Android 5.1.1 | |||
| Dimensions mm (in) |
Height | 186.9 (7.36) | 210 (8.27) | 243.4 (9.58) |
| Width | 107.9 (4.25) | 124 (4.88) | 176.4 (6.94) | |
| Depth | 9 (0.35) | 8 (0.31) | ||
| Weight g (lb) |
276 (0.61) | 320 (0.71) | 487 (1.07) | |
| Colors | ||||
| Display | Size | 7 in (180 mm) | 8 in (200 mm) | 10.1 in (260 mm) |
| Resolution | 1280 × 800 | |||
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | |||
| Type | TFT | |||
| Rear camera | 3.15 MP | |||
| Front camera | 1.3 MP | |||
| RAM | 1.5 GB | |||
| Storage | 8 GB | 16 GB 32 GB | ||
| Processor | Marvell PXA1088 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 | ||
| Battery (in mAh) | 4000 | 4450 | 6800 | |
Galaxy Tab Q (2014)
[edit]The Galaxy Tab Q (SM-T2558), known as the Galaxy W in South Korea, was exclusive to China Mobile and China Unicom in China and to SK Telecom in South Korea.[7][8] It featured thinner bezels, a faux-leather back panel, a 2 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage with microSD expansion, an 8 MP rear camera, a 2 MP front camera, 4G LTE-A connectivity, and a 3,200 mAh battery. It ran Android 4.3, weighed 245 g, and was available in black, red, and white.[9][10]
Galaxy Tab Pro
[edit]The original Galaxy Tab Pro devices, released in 2014, were a series of three high-end tablets running the Android operating system. These tablets would be succeeded by the Galaxy Tab S series. In 2016, Samsung released another device in the Tab Pro line, the Galaxy TabPro S, although that tablet ran Windows 10 instead of Android. It was succeeded by the Samsung Galaxy Book the following year.
| Model | Tab Pro 8.4 | Tab Pro 10.1 | Tab Pro 12.2 | TabPro S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support status | Unsupported | ||||
| Dates | Announced | 6 January 2014 | 6 January 2016 | ||
| Released | February 2014 | March 2014 | February 2016 | ||
| OS | Initial | TouchWiz Android 4.4.2 |
Windows 10 | ||
| Latest | TouchWiz Android 5.1.1 | ||||
| Dimensions mm (in) |
Height | 219 (8.62) | 243.1 (9.57) | 295.4 (11.63) | 290.3 (11.43) |
| Width | 128.5 (5.06) | 171.4 (6.75) | 203.7 (8.02) | 198.8 (7.83) | |
| Depth | 7.2 (0.28) | 7.3 (0.29) | 7.9 (0.31) | 6.3 (0.25) | |
| Weight g (lb) |
WiFi only: 331 (0.73) with Cellular variant: 335 (0.74) |
WiFi only: 469 (1.03) with Cellular variant: 477 (1.05) |
WiFi only: 730.2 (1.61) with Cellular variant: 732 (1.61)/740 (1.63) |
WiFi only: 693 (1.53) with Cellular variant: 696 (1.53) | |
| Colors | |||||
| Display | Size | 8.4 in (210 mm) | 10.1 in (260 mm) | 12.2 in (310 mm) | 12 in (300 mm) |
| Resolution | 2560 × 1600 | 2160 × 1440 | |||
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | ||||
| Type | Super clear LCD | SuperAMOLED | |||
| Rear camera | 8 MP | 5 MP | |||
| Front camera | 2 MP | ||||
| RAM | 2 GB | 3 GB | 4 GB 8 GB | ||
| Storage | 16 GB 32 GB |
32 GB 64 GB |
128 GB 256 GB | ||
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa |
Intel Core m3-6Y30 | ||
| Battery (in mAh) | 4800 | 8220 | 9500 | 5200 | |
Galaxy Tab E
[edit]The Samsung Galaxy Tab E series is a line of entry-level tablets, mirroring the Galaxy E series of smartphones. It was later replaced with the Galaxy Tab A series.
Galaxy Note tablets
[edit]The Galaxy Note tablet series was a line of stylus tablets. It was the flagship tablet line from 2012 to 2014 and used to mirroring the Galaxy Note series of smartphones. it was succeeded by the Galaxy Tab S series as it bundled the S Pen in-box.
Usage
[edit]Market share
[edit]Samsung has consistently ranked as the second-largest tablet vendor worldwide behind Apple. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Samsung shipped 7.2 million tablets in the second quarter of 2025 for an 18.7% share of global shipments, against 6.9 million units and a 20.3% share a year earlier; Apple led with 12.7 million units and 33.1%, ahead of Samsung, Lenovo, Amazon and Xiaomi. IDC associated Samsung's shipment growth with demand in Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.[7][8] The research firm Omdia reported that global tablet shipments fell 10% year on year in the second quarter of 2026 and that Samsung, while remaining in second place, shipped close to 6 million units, a decline of 13%.[9]
Education
[edit]Samsung entered the classroom market with the Galaxy Tab 4 Education, released in the United States in May 2014 as a Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 supplied in a ruggedised case and bundled with Google Play for Education.[10] Galaxy tablets have since been used in one-device-per-student schemes: in September 2023 the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education distributed 70,530 devices to all seventh-grade students in the city's middle schools ahead of a planned rollout of AI-based digital textbooks, with students choosing among five models including a Galaxy Tab, Apple's ninth-generation iPad and an LG laptop.[11] In July 2026 Samsung's East African unit launched a Digital Classroom bundle in Nairobi pairing Galaxy tablets with interactive display panels and device-management software; the Kenyan publication Tech-ish reported that the tablets were standard Galaxy models already sold in the country and that the launch named neither a price nor a participating school.[12]
Commercial aviation
[edit]In June 2011, American Airlines announced an agreement with Samsung to supply Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets for in-flight entertainment.[13] By December 2011 the customised units were in service in the First and Business cabins of the airline's transcontinental flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles, replacing the portable entertainment devices previously issued to premium-cabin passengers.[14]
Government and defence
[edit]The ruggedised Galaxy Tab Active line is aimed at field, public-safety and defence users. In May 2025 Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab Active5 Tactical Edition, which the company said was developed jointly with the United States Department of Defense and optimised for the Android Team Awareness Kit and other situational-awareness applications used by military and special-operations personnel.[15][16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Tim Gideon (24 August 2010). "Samsung Galaxy Tablet Coming in September". PC Magazine. Retrieved 4 Dec 2010.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2". GSMArena. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro". GSMArena. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy Tab Active3". GSMArena. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro". GSMArena. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ↑ "Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5".
- ↑ Kirev, Michail (9 August 2025). "IDC: Global tablet shipments grow by 13% in Q2, Apple leads the way". GSMArena. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Shaik, Abid Iqbal (9 August 2025). "Samsung was the biggest Android tablet brand in Q2 2025". SamMobile. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Global tablet shipments fall 10% in Q2 2026". Communications Today. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Fingas, Jon (16 May 2014). "Samsung's tablet for schools carries a tougher shell and educational apps". Engadget. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Park, Jun-hee (20 September 2023). "iPad or Galaxy Tab? 7th graders take their pick for digital classroom". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Samsung launches Digital Classroom in Kenya: tablets, smart boards and one control screen". Tech-ish. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "American Airlines replaces in-flight screens with Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1". SlashGear. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "American Airlines in-flight entertainment taps Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1". Military & Aerospace Electronics. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Yordanov, Yordan (6 May 2025). "Samsung introduces Galaxy Tab Active5 Tactical Edition". GSMArena. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Samsung introduces Galaxy Tab Active5 Tactical Edition". Police1. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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