Samsung has recently introduced its latest and cheapest tablet Galaxy Tab A11. This was posted on the site of the company in UAE last week and has now found its way to India this week. The launch is an important milestone because all Samsung tablets now have high-refresh-rate displays.
Display in Galaxy Tab A11 is of high-refresh rate.
Galaxy Tab A11 follows Galaxy Tab A9 which was released in 2023. The new tablet has the same general design and screen size as the previous one but includes a high-refresh-rate screen. The display has 8.7 inches of LCD, HD+ resolution (1,340 x 800 pixels), and 90Hz refresh rate, which is expected to make the UI smoother.
It has Dolby Atmos audio and stereo speakers. The Galaxy Tab A11 has a 5MP selfie camera on the front which is an upgrade to the pathetic 2MP camera of the Galaxy Tab A9. The back features an 8MP autofocus camera on the new tablet. The tablet has two cameras that can record videos with a maximum of Full HD resolution and 30fps.
The tablet features the MediaTek Helio G99 processor, the same one applied in the Galaxy Tab A9. The tablet is available in two memory options (as given below) as well as a microSD card (up to 2TB).
4GB RAM + 64GB storage
8GB RAM + 128GB storage
It is also powered by Android 15 (One UI 7.0), and Samsung has internally committed to provide seven major updates to the Android OS to the device (up to Android 22). Security patches will also be available up to a period of seven years since the introduction of the tablet.
The Galaxy Tab A11 has optional 4G LTE connectivity, limited to the cellular variants. Other connectivity features include Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, a USB 2.0 Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone port. GNSS features like BDS, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, and QZSS are limited to cellular variants of the tablet.
Samsung has powered the tablet with a 5,100mAh battery, and it supports 15W fast charging. It measures 211 x 124.7 x 8mm and weighs 335g (337g for cellular variants).
The pricing of the tablet starts at INR 12,999 (~$147) for the variant with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, and Wi-Fi-only connectivity. Its price goes as high as INR 20,999 (~$237) for the variant with 128GB storage and LTE connectivity.
- 4GB + 64GB (Wi-Fi): INR 12,999 (~$147)
- 4GB + 64GB (Wi-Fi + 4G LTE): INR 15,999 (~$180)
- 8GB + 128GB (Wi-Fi): INR 17,999 (~$203)
- 8GB + 128GB (Wi-Fi + 4G LTE): INR 20,999 (~$237)
Samsung is offering an instant discount of INR 1,000 (~$11) if you buy this tablet using credit or debit cards from select banks.
