Samsung’s stripped-down Tab S7 FE arrives in the US starting at $ 529

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 FE officially arrives in the United States starting Thursday for the 5G version with the Wi-Fi model expected a few weeks later, the company said. Specifications for the Lite FE, or “Fan Edition,” version of last year’s Samsung flagship tablet have been public since a listing of the tablet appeared on its German store in May, but we now have all of them. details of its price in the United States. and availability.

The first version of the Galaxy Tab S7 FE to release in the United States will be its 5G model. It will be available to order starting Thursday, August 5 from AT&T, Verizon, and Samsung’s own online store, with prices starting at $ 669. It will also be available from other retailers, as well as T-Mobile and US Cellular “in the coming days,” according to Samsung. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi model will be cheaper at $ 529 and release starting in September. Pre-orders for the Wi-Fi version open Thursday. That compares to a starting price of $ 649 for the Tab S7 Wi-Fi, or $ 849 for its 5G version.

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The Tab S7 FE’s big selling point is its large 12.4-inch display, which is the same size as last year’s $ 849 Tab S7 Plus, although it is a LCD screen rather than an OLED. Internally, the 5G version of the Tab S7 FE is powered by a Snapdragon 750G, while the Wi-Fi version has a Qualcomm SM7325 chipset. Rounding out the specs, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of expandable storage, and a 10,090mAh battery. There’s an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 5-megapixel camera on the front, oriented so that it’s on top when using the tablet in landscape mode. You also get an S Pen stylus in the box, which is useful for taking notes and drawing.

Besides the Tab S7 FE, Samsung also announced that the 5G version of the Galaxy Book Go laptop will be available from AT&T and Verizon this month. AT&T pre-orders open August 5, while Verizon availability begins August 13. AT&T sells the laptop for $ 799.99. It will be available for preorder on August 5 and will be available “in the coming weeks,” AT&T said.