Of course, the incredible lightness of the Tab S2 comes at a price: Both models are made out of plastic, not metal, like Dell’s premium Veor Apple’s iPad Air 2. Even the bigger 9.7-inch tablet is incredibly lightweight, and it would be effortless to hold with one hand on the train, or propped up in bed. Samsung’s tablets are real featherweights, and if you equate ‘premium’ with heft, then you’ll be disappointed. For comparison, the iPad Air 2 weighs 0.96lbs, which is already really light for a 10-inch tablet in a metal casing. The 9.7-inch Tab S2 weighs a mere 0.86lbs, while the 8-incher comes in at 0.58lbs. At 5.6mm thick, both the 9.7-inch and 8-inch slates are thinner than the iPad Air 2, and they weigh significantly less, too. It’s so light that it’s almost like holding a thin plastic cutting board in your hands. When you first pick up the Galaxy Tab S2, its weight will surprise you. It’s also thinner, lighter, and cheaper than the iPad Air 2, though it does have some competition from the all-metal Dell Venue 8 7000. This year’s follow up to the gorgeous Tab S, the Tab S2, is just as powerful, slender, and appealing as the original, but without that weird Band-Aid texture on the back. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S line started in 2014 with one purpose: to offer Android users a high-end tablet that doesn’t run iOS. They’re often cheaper, weaker, and less attractive that Apple’s famous tablet, but occasionally, one comes along that actually challenges Apple. Most Android tablets play second fiddle to the iPad.
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