Samsung's flagship tablet leads the market with a stunning display and adds an innovative finger scanner to the everyday slate. Almost everything about the Tab S is perfect. Almost.

Thin and light; Top-notch hardware; Market leading screen; Finger scanner

Samsung's TouchWiz overlay

Samsung's flagship tablet leads the market with a stunning display and adds an innovative finger scanner to the everyday slate.

Thin and light; Top-notch hardware; Market leading screen; Finger scanner

Samsung's TouchWiz overlay

THE SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S has one thing in its sights: Apple's iPad Air . Samsung hasn't had much success in the tablet market, but it is looking to change that with the Galaxy Tab S, which it boasts is "slimmer and lighter" than Apple's flagship tablet and has a higher-resolution display.

High-end design; great screen; smooth performance; excellent battery life; microSD card slot

Magazine UX user interface is overbearing; Magazine UX is mandatory

Apple successfully created a new market segment with the launch of an iPad. Since that tablet wasn't in the reach of most people, Android tablet came into the picture. Out of all the brands, Samsung turned out to be the most popular tablet-maker from the Android camp.

Brilliant AMOLED screen; Slim and compact design; Good 8 megapixel snapper

TouchWiz beomes sluggish at times; Some high-end games look pixelated

Samsung seems on a mission to bring a serious rival to Apple's iPad and here it tries again with the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. We've already put the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 through its paces and have suggested that it's a worthy alternative to the iPad mini .

High-res display; Impressive battery life; Good-looking; slim and light

Oversaturation on display; Disappointing Android tablet apps; Not everyone will like bronze version

Like the design, screen is great, though not sure the content from on demand providers does it any justice. Fairly lightweight, though still a bit of a hassle holding it for long periods.

Featuring a great Super Amoled screen, solid performance and sleek design, the Galaxy Tab S is the best 10in Android tablet currently available.

Good screen; fast performance; good camera; great battery life

Touchwiz makes pointless user interface changes

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is running on KitKat OS and powered by Octa core processor. The device has 10.5 inch WQXGA Super AMOLED (1600 x 2560) resolution display. It is equipped with dual cameras. It is available for $499.99 at Samsung Store in US. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Overview

Thin and light; Good Battery Support; Octa Core Processor

Non removable battery

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is one of the firm's best ever tablets with a thin and light design, although there is still too much plastic. Hardware is decent, namely that impressive display and great battery life making this a consumption machine. It's got pretty much everything you could want on a tablet, and it is priced competitively against its key rivals earning it a recommended award.

Empezábamos este análisis de la Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 asegurando que iba a ser un digno competidor para el iPad Air. Después de probarla durante casi dos semanas, podemos afirmar con certeza que es EL gran rival del tablet de Apple. La pantalla es la estrella del dispositivo.

La mejor pantalla del mercado; Batería; Diseño delgado y ultrafino

Escáner de huellas digitales; Poca compatibilidad SideSync; Sin NFC ni DLNA