Love at first sight. Fast and beautiful. I finally have a tablet that I can increase the font size on, making it easier for me to see. The screen is gorgeous. A definite keeper.

This is a great tablet and I love the speed and features. Liked the old pencil holder that was built into the case, this one just hangs on the side. Hope it lasts better than my Samsung 10.1 which just decided to stop booting after two years.

It's 2017, the year in which tablets stand atop a precipice: poised in a position of greatness, offering enough power to be considered as potential laptop-replacements; yet dangerously close to falling off the edge for the simple fact that, well, people aren't buying into tablets like they used to.

AMOLED screen packs in resolution and HDR (high dynamic range) brightness; great S Pen stylus included; slim and light design that looks great

Expensive; no keyboard included for the price; slippy rear glass; limited use for HDR content right now; multi-tasking not as deft as laptop/phone setup

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is the best Android tablet ever made, but an extortionate price tag and slightly lacklustre performance limit its appeal

Slim; attractive design; S Pen integration is superb; Display is top-class

Very expensive; Somewhat disappointing performance; Glass back picks up fingerprints easily

The Tab S3 is a tablet and stylus combo that wants to satisfy all your needs, from entertainment to sketching and writing notes. When used for simple notes and sketching, the S Pen is generally great.

Beautiful AMOLED display; Powerful specs; S Pen generally ace

Tab S2 enough for most; Limited bass

A new top-end Android tablet is a rare occurrence these days, and after using Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3, I can sort of see why. This iPad Pro -chasing tablet is good-looking, fast and has a gorgeous screen, but I can't fully recommend it because the Android user experience on a tablet still isn't...

Amazing HDR AMOLED display; Slim and light; Impressive S Pen included

Software lacks polish; Multitasking is janky; Glass back is a fingerprint magnet

With the mobile market all about making the best smartphone, it's refreshing to see some new tablets. Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 is a gorgeous iPad Pro rival with some fancy features including HDR and a new S Pen.

A few years ago, the tech world was obsessed with finding an "iPhone killer" – a phone to knock Apple's handset from its perch and prove there was life out there for Android.

The Galaxy Tab S3 is the successor to last year's Galaxy Tab S2. We got some hands-on time with the Galaxy Tab S3 at the company's stand and here are our first thoughts.

Instead, the firm unveiled a skip full of burnt-out Galaxy Note 7 devices that it said will be recycled into a life-size We were initially shocked when we picked up the Galaxy Tab S3. "Wow, they're still making these?