Rhoda Alexander, Director, Tablet and Monitor Research at IHS Technology offers her assessment of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and its place in the market. “The Galaxy Tab Pro is one of a suite of 10.x-inch Android tablets that cover the spectrum from value products to professional. The Tab Pro 10.1 boasts a 300 pixels per inch (PPI), 2,560 x 1600 pixel format, LCD display, the same display used in the Galaxy Note 10.1. With its Exynos 5, Octa-core processor, the unit is designed for high-performance consumer and professional applications.
“The Tab Pro 10.1 at $399 sits in between the Galaxy Tab 3 ($329) and the Galaxy Note ($499) and the AMOLED Galaxy Tab S ($499) in an increasingly crowded Samsung 10.x-inch Android lineup. The specifications place the product at the high-end of the 10.x-inch Android tablets on the market, with most of the products in this category concentrated on lower-performance displays and processors. The price point puts it at the mid- to high-end of pricing in the 10-inch Android market. Samsung remains the market leader in the 10.x-inch category.”
Summary points:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro series tablet, Wi-Fi model
- Processor, Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa-core
- 10.1 inch PLS mode 2560 x 1600 LCD display
- Android 4.4 KitKat OS
Target market: Mass market
Pricing: $399.99
Availability: Global
Total cost (direct materials and manufacturing): $233.69
Major Components:
- Apps Processor, Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa-core, Quad-core Cortex-A15 1.9 GHz CPU & Quad-core Cortex-A7 1.3 GHz CPU, PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU, 32 nm, PoP – MFG: SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC. – MPN: Exynos 5420 – (Qty: 1)
- Display Module, 10.1” diagonal, 16.7M color (PLS mode), 2560 x 1600 pixels, 300 ppi, 112 g – MFG: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD. – MPN: LSL 101DL01-004 – (Qty: 1)
- Display Window/Touchscreen Assembly, 10.1” Diagonal, Capacitive, GFF type, w/ tempered cover glass, w/ integral flex PCB – MFG: CHUNG HUA EELY ENTERPRISE GROUP – (Qty: 1)
- Battery pack, Li-polymer, 3.8 V, 8220 mAh, 31.24 Wh, w/ 6 discrete wires & 1 6-position pin socket connector – MFG: SAMSUNG SDI – (Qty: 1)
- SDRAM, Mobile DDR3, 2 Gb, PoP – MFG: SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC. – MPN: K3QF2F20DB-HGCE – (Qty: 1)
- Primary Camera Module, 8 MP, BSI CMOS, 1/4” format, auto focus lens – (Qty: 1)
- Flash, eMMC NAND, 16 GB, MLC – MFG: TOSHIBA SEMICONDUCTOR – MPN: THGBMBG7D2KBAIL – (Qty: 1)
- Internal Mounting Bracket, die-cast magnesium alloy, painted, w/ injection-molded glass-filled polyphthalamide – (Qty: 1)
- 10-layer, FR4/RCF HDI, 3+4+3, lead-free – MFG: KOREA CIRCUIT CO. LTD. – (Qty: 1)
- Enclosure, main, bottom, injection-molded, glass-filled polycarbonate, painted, printed, w/ ESD/EMI coating – (Qty: 1)
Exterior
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Main PCB Bottom
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Primary Camera Module
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BT / GPS / WLAN Antenna Contact PCB - Bottom
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