The Galaxy Tab S3 marks a crossroad for Samsung, since the tablet landscape has shifted significantly over the last few years. When you also look at what it has to compete against nowadays, it can potentially be overlooked – due to the kind of value it brings to the table with its cost.

Beautiful; premium design S Pen is included with purchase Beautiful HDR-enabled Super AMOLED display Battery recharges very quickly Great for gaming Quad speakers deliver true stereo audio

Few tablet-optimized apps Average battery life No placeholder or clip for the S Pen Camera is just so-so

Samsung's been chipping away at its tablet game for some time now and as a result, it's had time to refine its interpretation of what works and what doesn't for the tablet market. The Galaxy Tab S3 is an outstanding device for getting some work done.

A bevy of multitasking software features; The S Pen is everything; Stylish hardware; Available with an optional; comfortable keyboard

Battery life is fine when the screen isn't on; No water resistance; It's not a replacement for a laptop

To inject new life into tablets, Samsung has borrowed liberally from its smartphones to create the Galaxy Tab S3. By bringing over some of the best things about Samsung's flagship phones -- such as a premium glass-and-metal design, a versatile S Pen stylus and a slick Android 7.0 experience --...

No other Android tablet has the Galaxy Tab S3's specs. But no other Android tablet (except for the occasional Sony slate) has the Galaxy Tab S3's price. At $599.99 (or $729.99 with the keyboard), the Tab S3 competes with not only the iPad Pro, but with Windows detachables like the Lenovo Miix 510...

Responsive S Pen; Gorgeous AMOLED screen; Very good battery life; Excellent Wi-Fi performance

Expensive; Android doesn't match Windows on productivity; Camera isn't great

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.

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?

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.

high quality high definition 9.7" AMOLED HDR-ready display for higher quality video playback experience, new S-Pen and well-designed physical keyboard in a light and thin package. Cons: entertainment machine that cannot be used as a PC replacement except for people who do not need compute intensive...

High quality high definition 9.7" AMOLED HDR-ready display; New S-Pen digital pen; Well-designed physical keyboard in a light and thin package

Cannot be used as a PC replacement; HDR content hard to come by