Samsung is one of the very few companies still producing high-end Android tablets, and the Galaxy Tab S7+ is the company’s most recent model. While most other manufacturers have focused on low-end tablets, Samsung has demonstrated what a premium Android tablet should look like. The Galaxy Tab S7+ has a 12.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processor, and an S-Pen stylus.
With its large screen, thin bezels, and flat sides, the iPad Pro’s design immediately comes to mind when one considers a premium tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 series is both thinner and lighter than the 12.9-inch iPad, increasing its competitive advantage. It is reasonably light at 575g for the Tab S7 Plus and 498g for the Tab S7, but you will still need two hands to hold it. With a thickness of only 5.7 millimetres, it is the thinnest tablet we’ve ever used. The tablet does not feel cheap despite being thin and lightweight; quite the opposite, in fact. There is no flex in the tablet, and it feels extremely premium, especially with the brushed metal sides that resemble the Galaxy Note 4.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Aesthetically, the Galaxy Tab S7+ resembles other high-end tablets, such as the iPad Pro. The Galaxy Tab S7chassis +’s and back are made of aluminium and are available in black, silver, or bronze. It measures 11.25 by 7.3 by 0.2 inches (HWD) and weighs 1.3 pounds when the Book Cover Keyboard Case is not included. The weight is evenly distributed, making it easy to carry for extended periods of time.
The upper left corner features a slim camera stack and a magnetic S Pen connector. A word of caution: the S Pen’s connector is not as well placed or as strong as that of the iPad Pro, making it easy to lose. The front is dominated by a 12.4-inch, 2,800-by-1,752-pixel, 120Hz variable refresh rate Super AMOLED display. The colour accuracy is impeccable, with vibrant colours and inky blacks. The display is sufficiently luminous for use in direct sunlight.
The performance of the Tab S7 and S7 Plus is indisputable. Tablets with Qualcomm’s fastest available processor in 2020 are processing powerhouses. Samsung lent us a model with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage space. Even though we believe that 6GB of RAM is the bare minimum requirement for today’s leading Android devices, we found no performance issues. We anticipate Samsung will opt for the more recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 when it refreshes its Tab S tablet lineup.
Samsung claims the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7 Plus will provide between 14 and 15 hours of video playback on a single charge, and they delivered. I was only able to exhaust the tablets’ battery life a handful of times over the course of a week, but they consistently lasted at least 14 hours — several hours longer than the venerable iPad Pro.