The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is an Android-based

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produced and marketed by

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. Belonging to the high-end "S" line, it was announced on 20 July 2015 and was released in September 2015 along with the

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. It is available in Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi/ 4G LTE variants.

History

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 was announced on 20 July 2015 from a Samsung press release. The Android 7.0 update rollout began in April 2017.

Features

The device runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Samsung's

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software suite. An update to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow was released in June 2016. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is available in

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-only and 4G/ LTE & Wi-Fi variants. Storage ranges from 32 GB to 64 GB depending on the model, with a

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card slot for expansion up to 128 GB. It has a 3GB

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capacity for decent computing. The display is a

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(4:3) screen with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels. It also features a 2.1 MP front-facing camera and an 8.0 MP AF rear-facing camera without LED flash. It also has the ability to record HD videos. The hardware home button serves as the

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. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 takes design cues from the 2014

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and 2015 Galaxy A series phones because the device has a painted metal frame with chamfered edges and a plastic back, along with a camera design similar to the

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It is available in black, white, or gold/beige colors. At 5.6mm thick, the Tab S2 9.7 is, as of September 2022, still one of the world's thinnest tablets together with the smaller screen

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Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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