Thanks in part to Samsung's own success with big-screen phones, tablets have begun to lose their luster. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 literally brings it back with a display so vibrant and colorful that it promises to make the iPad look dull.

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

Awesome, really enjoy using it for both personal and business

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

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

After over a year of using my poor Nokia Lumia 520 for everything from checking emails to 5+ hours of YouTube video viewing, I decided last year that I needed to buy something else to take up the slack and give me better performance and usability!

Weight; feel; efficiency; durability; display; camera

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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

Overall performance is pretty good, does well in gaming too plus the battery life and camera output is decent enough. The 10.5 inch is best suited for entertainment and productive works whereas the 8.4 offers more portability. Finger print scanner is another added feature.

There's no question about it: this is the best tablet Samsung has yet made and it's arguably the slickest, most effective Android tablet available. There are plenty of innovations, from the fingerprint sensor to the click-in covers to protect your hardware.

Slick; stylish design; Stunningly bright screen; Powerful performer

It's still plastic; Uneven fingerprint sensor; SideSync is unreliable

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is really an impressive tablet. But for all the bells and whistles, amazing display and smooth performance, there's a price to pay. In the US, you can buy it for 499.99 USD in Titanium Bronze and Dazzling White, while in the UK, the same colors are available for 399...

Super AMOLED display; Performance; Thin and lightweight design; Cool features; like SideSync; Fingerprint scanner and Remote PC

Battery capacity is smaller than its predecessors; The device heats up after intensive use