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The next affordable tablet in the Samsung Tab series could support 5G connectivity, according to a new rumor. It’s still unclear which model and when it will be released, but if that’s true, this would be one of the first inexpensive 5G-capable tablets to hit the market.
The tablet can be the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite or the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8e. The affordable tablet is expected to launch in three models: WiFi-only, LTE and 5G variants under respective model numbers SM-T730, SM-T735 and SM-T736B / SM-T736N, according to SamMobile.
There may even be another model, possibly larger, that would be called the Plus or XL version, according to SamMobile. It is not known what kind of connectivity it would have.
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The first inexpensive 5G tablet in 2021?
Samsung revealed its first 5G tablet shortly after CES 2020 – the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G – before releasing the 5G-ready Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 later in the year. But the race is on for an affordable 5G tablet, and it’s unclear which affordable tablet will be the first to market in 2021.
Other contenders include a anonymous TCL 5G tablet that the brand announced at CES 2021, but did not reveal any details, like price or release date. Given the brand’s penchant for affordability – the TCL Tab 10s tablet launched at the same time costs € 249 (around $ 306 / £ 225 / AU $ 393) for its 4G LTE version – we wouldn’t expect that the 5G tablet is expensive.
That leaves us wondering what other affordable Android tablets might come this year that support 5G. Since we haven’t seen an iPad that connects to next-gen networks, we don’t expect this feature to become widely available in the more affordable tiers of Apple tablets; if anything, we’d expect the more expensive iPad Air or iPad Pro slates to get 5G connectivity first. But we’ll have to wait to see what 2021 brings.
Via Android Police
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