Galaxy Tab S10 Lite leak reveals a strange new addition to Samsung’s tablet lineup [Gallery]

It’s no secret Samsung has a brand new sequence of tablets on the best way, but it surely’s wanting a bit of totally different this 12 months than in years’ previous. Along with a pair of latest flagship slates, the corporate’s additionally planning on launching a mid-range Galaxy Tab S10 Lite forward of the vacation season, and new leaked specs level in direction of a promising — if pretty acquainted — machine, full with a vivid new purple variant.

The parents at WinFuture printed leaked renders and specs for the corporate’s upcoming budget-friendly pill., and though it’s not fairly a 1:1 repackaging, the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite sounds fairly just like the Galaxy Tab S9 FE from two years ago. It’s received a ten.9-inch 90Hz LCD show, both 6GB or 8GB of RAM, stereo audio system, and an 8,000mAh battery. It’s even rocking the identical 5nm Exynos 1380, a decidedly mid-range chipset in comparison with the extra highly effective Exynos 1580 found in this year’s Galaxy Tab S10 FE.

Nevertheless it’s not simply a rebranded slate from two years in the past. There are some minor variations between the Tab S9 FE and this leaked Tab S10 Lite, and it begins with the design.

Along with the shortage of a visual magnetic strip for the bundled S Pen — seemingly included within the field right here, simply as with loads of Galaxy Tab entries — Samsung has additionally included bigger bezels across the show. The result’s a similarly-sized display screen to the Tab S9 FE, however with a barely decrease 2112 x 1320 decision. It’s positively not the identical panel from two years in the past, and I wouldn’t be shocked if this additionally comes with a lower to peak brightness ranges.

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There’s some excellent news about that S Pen although. Despite my theory that Bluetooth assist can be faraway from the corporate’s upcoming tablets (à la the Galaxy S25 Ultra) in lieu of a battery-less stylus, it looks as if Samsung nonetheless helps a magnetic connection in its ordinary camera-adjacent placement. This would possibly merely be a beauty change reasonably than a lack of performance, and that’s nice information for Galaxy Tab patrons and S Pen followers alike.

Different modifications embrace a swap to an 8MP rear-facing digicam and a 5MP front-facing one, in addition to a dip from 45W charging velocity to simply 25W. At 6.6mm thick and 524 grams, nonetheless, the Tab S10 Lite ought to, on the very least, really feel nearly similar within the hand to its very acquainted predecessor. One other change, this time for the higher: a transfer to seven years of Android and safety updates for the Tab S10 Lite, in comparison with 4 and 5 years, respectively, on the Tab S9 FE. And, in fact, that vivid Coral Pink colorway seems to be fairly sharp in comparison with the Tab S10 FE’s muted grays.

Samsung reportedly plans to launch Wi-Fi-only and 5G variations of the Tab S10 Lite later this 12 months. WinFuture‘s European pricing seems to be like this:

• 6GB, 128GB, Wi-Fi: €399.99 (~$467)
• 8GB, 256GB, Wi-Fi: €469.99 (~$550)
• 6GB, 128GB, 5G: €459.99 (~$537)
• 8GB, 256GB, 5G: €529.99 (~$620)

These are some fairly costly costs on show right here, particularly because the Galaxy Tab S10 FE’s base mannequin is currently on sale for just $430. Nonetheless, it’s good to see Samsung returning to the Lite sequence for the primary time in ages — the corporate revamped the Tab S6 Lite final 12 months, however in any other case has targeted on its slightly-more-premium FE sequence. Issue within the inevitability of holiday-timed gross sales, and this may very well be a reasonably strong entry-level pill.