The Galaxy TabPro S combines the best of a Galaxy Tab with a Windows Laptop, we’re told by a Samsung spokesperson at CES. It’s designed to be thin and light, with ergonomic styling for increased comfort over longer periods of usage. It also has a full size keyboard and trackpad for improved functionality over traditional two-in-ones.
Internally it has 4GB of RAM and a total of 128GB of storage space provided by a solid state drive. Everything is displayed on a 12-inch Super AMOLED screen running at a resolution of 2,160 x 1,440 pixels. The device supports Samsung’s adaptive display technology, which offers vivid colors regardless of the environment you find yourself.
Perhaps the biggest selling feature of the Galaxy TabPro S is its battery life. Having an average of 10 hours of usage on a full charge, and the fast-charge ability to get back to full power within 2.5 hours, you’ll spend much more time using this device than you will charging it – which isn’t always something you can say for PC tablets.
Samsung also brought a couple more traditional computers to show off. They are both refreshes of laptops in the ATIV range. The 13 inch Book 9 weighs in at just 1.85 pounds, making it a supremely lightweight and portable notebook. You of course don’t get a monstrous display with a weight like that, but 13.3 inches should be more than enough for those looking for a small-form-factor laptop.
The Book 9 is designed to look stylish without sacrificing function. Along with its long-lasting battery, its (smallish) display is 1080p, with a bright, colorful screen that features wide viewing angles and a specialized anti-glare coating for use in brightly lit areas.
Connectivity wise, the Book 9 hooks up wirelessly with Samsung’s ecosystem, letting you link up various devices from the same manufacturer. Have a Samsung smartphone or tablet? Twin them all together and you have added functionality in a variety of places around your home or while out and about.
You can even mirror your smartphone straight to the Book 9 using Samsung SideSync.
If you are looking for something a little bigger, the 15-inch Book 9 might be more your speed. It offers the same features as the 13.3 inch version, but with a larger, more immersive display.
Despite its size bump, the 15-incher is much slimmer than your average laptop of that size, thanks to its small form-factor bezel. The display is full HD and the battery can last upwards of a full day, charging back to maximum in just 1.5 hours thanks to fast-charging.
Thanks to the inclusion of a USB Type-C port on the side, users can expand their functionality beyond the system itself. As well as the laptop’s wide-viewing angle display, users can output to a secondary monitor at up to 4K resolution if required, or a fast five gigabit per second data rate for transferring large files and folders.
