Samsung Tab S Pro. Note Pro 12.2 Tablet Replacement?

[fatyank]

I've been reading about the Tab S Pro and even though it sounds like a nice tablet, why is Samsung going with Windows 10? What happened to Android? Android works beautifully on the large tablet as well as phones. It has small issues as does any operating system but why oh why are they going to MS Windows? It is such a bloated OS. MS is always playing catch up with their OS. I've used Windows 10 on a desktop and it is very cumbersome.
A large tablet with Marshmallow or Snickers(whatever they'll call Android 7) would have been so much better. I started using devices back when Palm/Handspring were around. Simple OS's that worked. Android took that concept, made it very flexible yet still simple to use. MS systems have always made you use too many steps to get a simple operation done and are very susceptible to viruses. It's sad that Samsung seems to be abandoning Android for its flagship tablet.
Let's hope they reconsider and produce a flagship product with Android OS.

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[B. Diddy]

I haven't researched this, but I'm guessing they'll still have a new Android flagship tablet in the near future. Perhaps they want to introduce a flagship Win10 tablet to expand their business-level choices, to compete with the iPad Pro.

 

[fatyank]

B. Diddy, I hope your right. I've owned a lot of devices over the years and I must say this has been a true workhorse. The 5.0.2 update was very welcome but as we all know, even the best devices sooner or later start to not function as advertised and companies don't put much if any effort into keeping them new. I understand that, but it sucks. I'm not having any problem with my tablet and I'll drive it until the wheels fall off.
I'm sure I'm like many users out there in the fact that I have a lot of time, effort and money invested in Android stuff and don't want to be forced to change to a Windows based tablet to keep the large screen format.
Let's hope Samsung does produce another great large tablet. I know there's other manufacturers out there and I will keep my eyes open but I've had such good luck with Samsung I hate to change.

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[muzzy996]

I blame Google. Years back they were said to be working to fork Android for tablets vs phones when they came out with Honeycomb. Then they merged things back with the next version (Ice Cream Sandwich). Google entered the tablet market with the Nexus 7 and then the 10, eventually the 9 but they never really pushed the tablet features in the OS to the next level. All the while Samsung was pushing towards getting multiple window support working, but since Google didn't push for it in their own tablets there was no reason for the entire developer base for 3rd party applications to support it . . so here we are in 2016 with a handful of apps that support multiwindow in Samsung's own implementation of it while there are other good tablet alternatives out there in the form of the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro 4.

The reality is though that certain platforms are better suited for certain workflows. For browsing and media consumption I much prefer Android over other platforms.

 

[cganesh]

I love everything about my Note Pro 12.2 except the version of Microsoft Excel that is available. Microsoft hasn't ever gotten around to getting the macro function operative on Android so it's impossible to use my tablet for complex, customized macro driven spreadsheets. It's my opinion that MS hasn't added this due to their desire for business folks to buy the Surface rather than Android tablets. Outlook is still very bloated and takes up a lot of space so not using Outlook for exchange based email. Tablet still running fast after about 18 mos of moderate use.

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[muzzy996]

Yeah when complex MS Office operations are needed or collaboration with others doing heavily formatted documents it's impossible to use any other platform than windows. Even passing word files between a Mac and Windows machine can reveal differences in format capabilities, let alone available functions within the applications themselves.

 

[treetopsranch]

Just where is the info on this Samsung Windows tablet?

 

[fatyank]

Just Google Tab S Pro or go to Samsung.com

The Fatyank

 

[treetopsranch]

Fatyank. Thanks for the hint. Found two references to the 12 inch tab S Pro. Interesting to note there are lots of hits for a Samsung tab s pro but they are for a 10 inch tablet. Reviews for the 12 inch came out in Jan 2016 with no followup info to date. No 12" Tab S Pro on the Samsung web site.

 

[muzzy996]

I believe the intent was not to infer that the Tab S Pro was a direct replacement size for size but just to discuss whether or not functionally it was a step up.

 

[fatyank]

I see it on the Samsung site and it shows it has a 12.0 inch sAMOLED screen, Windows 10 home or pro, case with keyboard that has a track pad and come as part of the pkg. It will also connect to your Android phone. It says interconnection features will be updated regularly. Not sure what the interconnection does. I find it an interesting concept. My question is will it run the mobile Android apps I currently have on my Tab Pro.

The Fatyank

 

[muzzy996]

@treetopsranch - For clarity, it's NOT a Tab S Pro, it's a TabPro S. Recently announced at CES but not available yet (rumored release date is March 16th) and if you look for it on the Samsung US site it's hard to find unless you search for it specifically.


Trying to post links but for some reason they're not working . .

Google TabPro S and look for a samsung global website link. If you search for TabPro S on the Samsung US page you get less info.

 

[treetopsranch]

Found it Muzzy. Much thanks. Looks like a nice windows tablet.

 

[fatyank]

Thanks for correcting me 996muzzy. Sometimes I get backwards things. The 60s are definitely catching up to me. You again thanks. OLO

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[B. Diddy]

Thanks for correcting me 996muzzy. Sometimes I get backwards things. The 60s are definitely catching up to me. You again thanks. OLO

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[muzzy996]

Sort of on topic - so I spent about 20 minutes trying to work with OneNote on a Surface Pro 4 at Best Buy yesterday. It was my honest hope that I could find myself living with OneNote in order to move away from Android for business tablet use (really need to be able to use proper PDF manipulation tools on the go like PDF Xchange or BlueBeam, and really need to be able to use a Windows based version of MS Word). Try as I might OneNote just can't hold a candle to LectureNotes in terms of item manipulation on screen. With LectureNotes one can work in 3 different layers, paste things in, scale AND ROTATE them into place, and using the layers keep items separate (these features come in handy for meetings and presentations when agendas/powerpoints are given out in advance in PDF form).

The Surface Pro 4 is a nice tablet and performs really well (was playing with an i5 version) so I expect good things from the Samsung TabPro S too. I just don't see myself buying one anytime soon until I find a replacement for note taking that's on par with LectureNotes.