Samsung seems to have finally abandoned the 10.1-inch format to indulge in other slab sizes. After the 10.5, and 8.4 inches of the first Galaxy Tab S, the standardization at 9.7 inches 4: 3 iPad fashion of the next Tab S and Galaxy Tab A, here is the Korean starts in the 9.6 inches in 16:10. Samsung currently offers a wide variety of slates that can be divided into three categories. There is the top of the range composed of Galaxy Tab S, then the mid-range with the Galaxy Tab A, and finally, the entry-level formed by the Samsung Galaxy Tab E. It is precisely the latter of which we want talk to you since according to new rumors, Samsung is preparing to update it. Now you can buy Samsung Galaxy tab E 8.0 on installment online.

This is a 24.4 cm diagonal IPS HD touchscreen with a definition of 1280 x 800 px and under which there is a quad-core mobile chip with ARM Cortex-A53 basic architecture clocked at 1.3 GHz, accompanied by a memory 1.5 GB and a storage capacity of 8 or 16 GB expandable by adding a micro SD card. Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS with GLONASS are in the game, as is a 5MP video sensor on the back and another 2MP on the front. A battery of 5000 mAh feeds everything, while the Android OS 5.1 Lollipop proposed at startup is covered with TouchWiz interface so dear to the Korean manufacturer for its mobile products.

The overall design does not look high or mid-range, but seems rather look to the entry-level smartphones, including the Galaxy Core Prime, whose Tab E could well embody the very big sister. Samsung is also continuing its new fashion of the photo sensor back increasingly prominent. A beautiful outgrowth … Finally, despite the use of plastics, the weight would have deserved more work. With 490 grams, almost as much as the largest Galaxy Tab 4 10.1, the Galaxy Tab E is 50 grams heavier than the iPad Air 2, yet aluminum and more spread format. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4, it displays 150 g less on the scale, all the same.

By offering a screen that remains relatively broad with a definition only HD, Samsung is inevitably found with a product with less reading comfort than a 7-inch product with the same definition of 1280 x 800 px, or a device in the format approaching slab Full HD or “Retina”. The density of 157 pixels per inch does not support the size of the screen enough, the pixels are visible, the texts drool somewhat, in short, for a fineness of display, it will iron. To this we must still contrast a good average contrast of 1103: 1, a very honest brightness of 419 cd / m² (as much as an iPad Air 2), but still a light reflection of the screen of 17 %. A last score a little too high, but far from the reflectance of the Galaxy Tab, a real small mirror with 39% of reflection.

The color rendering also tarnishes the picture, with an unconvincing expression of colors, flesh tones a little too marked and faded gray. Not the best tools to enjoy a film in good conditions, especially as its gamma a bit high reflects a lack of detail in the dark scenes.As for the color temperature, it is a little low (6110 K), but homogeneous across the spectrum, greatly limiting an occasional drift to yellow in light tones. On the tactile reactivity of the slab, the Tab E has a tactile delay display measured at 64 ms and a persistence time of 24 ms a bit high for the IPS. Results identical to those of Tab 4 10 inches, by the way.