#SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S5E PLUS#
It’s not like Samsung is stuck for space on the side of the Tab S5e, and a longer sensor - like the one on the Sony Xperia 10 Plus - would have been a welcome ergonomic addition. I’d eventually resort to looking for it, and that’s unfortunate. I found myself searching for it too often, feeling my way along the side with my thumb. Samsung used this to great effect on the Galaxy S10e, and while it’s accurate and fast on the Tab S5e, it’s a little bit too small, and perhaps set a little too high on the body. Where’s the fingerprint sensor? it’s in the power button on the right edge, just above the volume rocker. It does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is a shame.Īny thinner and lighter, and it’d be a piece of paper. Continuing along the sides, there is a connector to attach a Samsung keyboard, four speakers, a MicroSD card slot, and a USB Type-C charging connector. It’s incredibly clean, simple, and stylish. Apart from Samsung and AKG’s branding on the back, the camera lens and antenna bands are the only distractions. On the back, the thin chassis means the camera lens is inside a bump, and this in turn means it comes into contact with any surface the tablet’s placed face-up on. You really do want to hold it, and it puts a smile on your face when you do. The slim, cool-to-the-touch metal body and thin screen bezels give the Tab S5e that all-important luxury air. But they’re right on the edge of being acceptable - you have to grip it loosely - otherwise it’s too easy to accidentally touch the screen and rewind when watching content, even with normal-sized hands.
The bezels around the screen are slim, yet there’s still enough to grip and hold the tablet.
Any thinner and lighter, and it’d be a piece of paper. The screen is the right size at 10.5-inches, the metal unibody weighs only 399 grams and is astonishingly light, while the 5.5mm thickness practically defies belief. It doesn’t break new ground - it’s a tablet, and therefore pretty fixed in appearance - but it does manage to get all the crucial individual aspects right. Samsung has excelled with the style of the Galaxy Tab S5e. I’ve spent a few weeks with the tablet and can happily say that if you do take it home, you won’t put it back on the shelf. That’s the definition of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S5e, and along with the stunning screen, it’s one of the main reasons you’re going to pick one up in the store. A slightly more expensive hotel than usual when we go on vacation, ticking the leather trim box when we order a new car, and buying a mobile device that feels more expensive than it really is. Want a superb price on a tablet this holiday? Check out our favorite Black Friday tablet deals.