Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1

Also known as	Regular model: SM-T580 (WiFi) SM-T510 (WiFi) SM-T585 (3G, 4G/LTE & WiFi) SM-T587 (3G, 4G/LTE & WiFi) SM-T515 (3G, 4G/LTE & WiFi) S-Pen Model: SM-P580 (WiFi) SM-P585 (3G, 4G/LTE & WiFi)
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Product family	Galaxy Tab Galaxy A
Type	Tablet computer
Release date	10 May 2016 (2016-05-10)
Operating system	2016 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. Upgradeable to Android 8.1 Oreo 2019 Android 9 Pie. Upgradeable to Android 11
System on a chip	2016 Exynos 7870 2019 Exynos 7904
CPU	2016 1.6 GHz Octa-Core ARM Cortex-A53 2019 1.8 GHz Octa-Core ARM Cortex-A73
Memory	Regular Model: 2 GB S-Pen Model: 3 GB
Storage	16/32 GB flash memory, microSDXC slot (up to 256 GB)
Display	2016 & 2019 1920x1200 px (224 ppi), 10.1 in (26 cm) diagonal, PLS TFT LCD (2.3 megapixels)
Graphics	2016 Mali-T 830 MP2 2019 Mali (GPU) 71 MP2
Sound	Built-in stereo
Input	Multi-touch screen
Camera	2016 8.0MP AF rear facing, 2 MP front facing 2019 8.0MP AF rear facing, 5 MP front facing
Connectivity	Cat4 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UP 800/850/900/1800/2100/2300/2600, HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 850/900/1900/2100, EDGE/GPRS Quad 850/900/1800/1900 (4G/LTE & WiFi model) Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS
Power	2016 7,300 mAh Li-Ion battery 2019 6,150 mAh Li-Ion battery
Dimensions	Regular Model: 254.2 mm (10.01 in) H 155.3 mm (6.11 in) W 8.2 mm (0.32 in) D S-Pen Model: 245.3 mm (9.66 in) H 164.2 mm (6.46 in) W 8.2 mm (0.32 in) D
Mass	Regular Model: 525 g (1.157 lb) S-Pen Model: 558 g (1.230 lb)
Predecessor	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
Successor	None
Related	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is a 10.1-inch Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the mid-range "A" series, which also includes 7, and in the past, 8 and 9.7-inch models. It was released in May 2016; the S-Pen (stylus) version was released in September 2016.

Features

The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, customized with TouchWiz software and Samsung apps such as S Planner, WatchON, Smart Stay, Multi-Window, Group Play, and the S-Pen suite for the S-Pen version.

As of 2022, the tablet runs a version of Android 8.1.

The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is available in WiFi-only and 4G/LTE & Wi-Fi variants. It has a 10.1-inch PLS LCD screen with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels. It also has a 2 MP front camera without flash and a rear-facing 8.0 MP F1.9 AF camera with flash. It has various camera modes like Sports, Beauty, HDR, Auto, Night, Continuous Shot, Pro mode and Panaroma. Overall, the camera gives good performance in daytime and is average in night time photography. Its focusing takes a long time as it is software based. It can focus on surprisingly close things, helping to get good macro shots.

The tablet is extremely thin but is also durable. It has only one physical button at the front, which is the home button, and has three more buttons at the right hand side of the tablet, one power button, one volume up button and one volume down button. There are also two soft buttons present at the front of the screen. One recents and one back button.

Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)

A new version of the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 was announced in February 2019, with Android 9 Pie (upgradeable to Android 11), the Exynos 7904 chipset and an IPS display with unchanged resolution. The rear flash is removed, S-Pen support is dropped and the battery is smaller, while the front camera is upgraded to 5 MP and the speakers are now stereo.

See also

• Comparison of tablet computers
• Samsung Galaxy Tab series
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7