Samsung announced its Galaxy Tab S10 FE lineup at the beginning of last month with little local fanfare. That was expected, since South Africa wasn’t on the initial launch list. That has changed, with the new lot of ‘affordable’ Android tablets making landfall here at last.
And pricing isn’t particularly ridiculous either. We expected them to match the Galaxy Tab S9 FE in terms of pricing. Samsung, somehow, is launching the new range for less than the expected R13,000 starting price.
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Part of this might be limited launch pricing, which also sees buyers snagging either a set of the Galaxy Buds 3 or a Smart Book Cover at no extra cost. The Galaxy Tab S10 FE (Wi-Fi, 8GB/128GB) starts at R12,000, with the 5G version costing R13,000. The Tab S10 FE+ models will run customers either R15,000 (Wi-Fi) or R16,000 (5G). Even the higher-end pricing falls below Stuff‘s original R17,000 guesstimate.
The pricing and combo offer — buyers will have to redeem their secondary accessory through the Samsung Members portal on its website — are valid from today until 30 June. Whether the price will tick up to match the Tab S9 FE’s previous pricing isn’t known.
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We ran down the specs for these tablets extensively when they were first announced (you can read more here), but, as expected, Samsung is leaning hard on the AI features being brought to the range. Circle to Search, improved handwriting and mathematics support in the excellent Samsung Notes app, and a collection of image modification features make up the bulk of these.
Those who opt for the Smart Book Cover will also have a dedicated Galaxy AI key on their keyboard to summon the all-seeing-and-often-functional AI overlord that lives inside their tablet.
