SamsungGalaxy Tab S5e Wi-Fi SM-T720 128 GB - Silver (UK Version)

When it comes to mid to high range android tablets there are not many options on the market, for a while now Samsung have been dominating this market. The S5E is the latest offering from Samsung in their line of mid-range tablets. Its not a cheap tablet for sure, but it;s still affordable. It retails for around £380 for the 64GB non LTE version, however it can be often found on sale.Firstly lets look at the build of the S5E. It is quite large and features a 10.5 inch display, it weighs 400g and is only 5.5mm in thickness. This means that the tablet is very comfortable to hold in one hand, even for a long duration. The bezels around the display are very slim yet they are just big enough for you to comfortably hold the device. The device is built extremely well with a metal uni-body. The back of the tablet features two antenna bands ,a small camera bump and an AKG logo. The sides feature four speakers, a MicroSD card slot, USB type-c connector and a connector to attach a Samsung keyboard. Unfortunately there is no headphone jack, but there is a USB type-c to 3.5mm adaptor included in the box. The tablet includes a fingerprint sensor built into the power button, it works extremely well allowing you to power on and unlock the tablet in one go.At first I was worried about the durability, but despite the tablets thin body it actually proved to be quite durable and didn't show any signs of bending when it was thrown in a packed backpack.Now we get to one of my favourite aspects of this tablet the display is stunning, although this is expected of Samsung. The 10.5 AMOLED panel has a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, and it looks great in every application. The display looks very sharp, colourful and it had very deep blacks. This makes it perfect for watching TV shows and movies. The display can also get extremely bright making it perfect for use outdoors. The lightweight nature of this tablet also makes it great for reading ebooks.The display is amazing, but what about the sound? The Samsung S5E features four speakers on the side that have been tuned by AKG, they also support Dolby Atmos. The sound on this tablet is above average but not amazing. The speakers can get loud, however there is a lack of lower end frequencies and voices often get lost in the mix. It is also very easy to cover the speakers when holding the tablet. Front facing speakers would have been preferred.The Samsung S5E wont impress you with its specifications, although it is only a mid-range device. It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor, and 4GB or 6GB of RAM. The battery on the other hand is quite impressive. It has a 7,040mAh capacity and can easily last about 5 days when consuming a couple hours of video a day. It also consumes very little power when on standby. Charging the tablet takes no time as the tablet quick charge enabled is shipped with a fast charger.The WI-FI on this tablet is surprisingly good and has a better range than most other devices that I have tested making it great for streaming high quality content around the house.Do you usually take photos with your tablet? The S5e features a single 13-megapixel f/2.0 aperture lens on the back. Around the front is an 8-megapixel camera with the same aperture. The resulting photos are decent with a surprising amount of detail in dark areas and some attractive colours. However the cameras are lacking when compared with most flagship smartphones.The software is a nice addition, it runs Android 9 Pie with Samsung's One UI version 1.1, this is a familiar experience as I use a Samsung S10 as my daily driver. One UI is very clean, intuitive and uncluttered. One of my favourite features in Samsung DEX, it provides you with a desktop like experience which is great for productivity, it is even better when paired with Samsung's keyboard.Overall if you're looking for an affordable Android tablet I would consider this tablet, it is well built, packed full of features and the display is great.

Affordable OLED tablet, is almost an oxymoron. Especially ANDROID. But this one is the only one I could find that had good overall hardware. Samsung does produce excellent hardware. Excellent quad speakers and AMOLED screen. I am not as enamored with their software choices. But if you are not going for an iPad, because you want Android, like I do (there are specific use cases where iOS is just not usable), then this is your only current option on the market. There are other OLED tablets (from many manufacturers including Samsung) that are very good, but are priced at honestly ridiculous prices, just like in most cases the Apple products are. As for the usability, I do not have the LTE version, only the Wi-Fi version. I am very happy with it. In fact, I highly recommend it. My use case is as a consumer of services like Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and browsing email/internet stuff. I also needed something that would let me transfer files for VLC without having to transcode it (thank you apple). I am slowly using it more, with productivity, but that is not what I would recommend it. Tho, I might try the Dex system on it in the near future.The hardware is tops and has no problem giving me my movies and other videos on my hotspot or direct wifi from hotels. It is mostly configurable, tho, and this really does bother me, Bixby is the only assistant allowed when using true Bluetooth headsets, through the headset assistant hot button. Bixby button (momentary power button press) is also not remappable. Which is very annoying. Just for this, if I had known, I might have gone for the much more expensive Tab 6... but for watching movies or listening to music (the atmos quad speaker system is fantastic) this tablet does the job admirably and if that is your main use case, then I highly recommend this tablet

I was looking for a mid range tablet for predominantly watching video content and reading. I bought the 128gb/6gb S5e in June 2021, and despite it being a 2 year old design, I love it.For me the key deciding advantages of the S5e over the S6-Lite were:Beautiful amoled screen for video and reading,Ability to connect via USB‐C port to an external monitor,Finger print sensor,Quad speakers.The lack of a stylus on the S5e is disappointing but having had one before find that I use them rarely and the above factors were far more important.So, screen, sound, and battery life are great and as expected from online reviews.I'm having no WiFi issues but I tend to use a mobile hotspot which is typically only a few metres away.The "jelly scrolling" is noticeable but I don't find it an issue at all, very easy to ignore. Look up "jelly scrolling s5e" videos on YT and see examples as this may be an issue for you if you are a heavy scrolling social media user.The device is running well on Android 11. This is likely its last update. That is a major downside, but given the alternative mid range tablets out there, I went with the amoled screen.I opted for the 128gb/6gb version, not for the storage but for the 6gb ram which will hopefully help keep it running smoothly longer into the future and partially compensate for the underwhelming processor (note that the S6-Lite has a similarly spec'd processor). Having said that, I'm finding the device snappy and have no issues with the processor for my needs including light gaming.It should go without saying that if you're a heavy gamer, this is not the droid you're looking for...