Samsung At CES 2014: Galaxy Note Pro, Galaxy Tab Pro Series Unveiled; Recap Samsung’s Press Conference [VIDEO]

Samsung’s line of Pro tablets went from rumor to reality in just a matter of days as the Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Tab Pro tablets were unveiled at the 2014 International CES on Monday.

Rumors about Samsung’s extra-wide screened tablets, which popped up just one week earlier, proved to be largely accurate. The Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Tab Pro were all but announced on Monday within spec leaks and on billboards featuring the tablets, which were spotted at CES. But Samsung still had a lot to show off at its CES press conference. Watch the recap here.

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro both introduce the 12.2-inch tablet display to the market. In addition, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. All four tablets run Android 4.4 KitKat and are the first Samsung devices to run the operating system natively. The tablets also feature Samsung TouchWiz and the new, tablet-specific Magazine UX.

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro features a 12.2-inch WQXGA (2560 X 1600) Super clear LCD display with S Pen functionality. The tablet comes in 3G and LTE variants, with the former powered by a 1.9GHz Exynos 5 Octa chipset and the latter powered by a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset. Memory includes 3 GB of RAM as well as 32GB and 64GB internal storage options with microSD expansion. The tablet incorporates an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera as well as a 9500mAh battery into its 295.6 x 204 x 7.95mm frame. Connectivity and networking includes Wi-Fi, 3G, HSPA+ and LTE.

To complement its S-Pen, the Galaxy Note Pro includes such features as the Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write and S Finder, which were introduced on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014. More Galaxy Note Pro specific features include Multi Window, which allows users to split their Note Pro into two, three or four windows, including: Hancom Office for Android, a word processing app specializing in spreadsheets and presentations; Remote PC, which allows users to remotely connect to their PC and edit remote files; Cisco WebEx Meetings, which allows for easy Web conferencing; and Samsung e-Meeting, which allows several users to share content without having to access a central server or network.

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro also comes with an "Ultimate User Content Gift Package," which includes approximately $700 worth of the premium pre-paid, long-term subscription offers such as Bitcasa, Bloomberg Businessweek+, Blurb, Cisco WebEx Meetings, Dropbox, Easilydo Pro for Tablet, Evernote, Hancom Office for Android, LinkedIn, LIVESPORT.TV, NY Times, Oxford Advanced Learner’s A-Z and Sketchbook Pro.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro features a 12.2-inch WQXGA (2560 X 1600) Super clear LCD display. The tablet comes in 3G and LTE variants, with the former powered by a 1.9GHz Exynos 5 Octa chipset and the latter powered by a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset. Memory includes 3 GB of RAM as well as 32GB and 64GB internal storage options with microSD expansion. The tablet incorporates an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera as well as a 9500mAh battery into its 295.6 x 204 x 7.95mm frame. Connectivity and networking includes Wi-Fi, 3G, HSPA+ and LTE. The Galaxy Tab Pro doesn't power an S-Pen.

The Galaxy Tab Pro also features Multi Window, Hancom Office for Android, Remote PC, Cisco WebEx Meetings and Samsung e-Meeting, in addition to Samsung’s "Ultimate User Content Gift Package."

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560 X 1600) Super clear LCD display. The tablet comes in 3G and LTE variants, with the former powered by a 1.9GHz Exynos 5 Octa chipset and the latter powered by a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset. Memory includes 2 GB of RAM as well as 16GB and 32GB internal storage options with microSD expansion. The tablet incorporates an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera as well as a 8220mAh battery into its 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.3mm frame. Connectivity and networking includes Wi-Fi, 3G, HSPA+ and LTE. The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 does not power an S-Pen.

While the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features Multi Window, Hancom Office for Android, Remote PC, Cisco WebEx Meetings and Samsung e-Meeting, it doesn't include the "Ultimate User Content Gift Package."

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features an 8.4-inch WQXGA (2560 X 1600) Super clear LCD display. The tablet comes in 3G and LTE variants with the former powered by a 1.9GHz Exynos 5 Octa chipset and the latter powered by a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset. Memory includes 2 GB of RAM as well as 16GB and 32GB internal storage options with microSD expansion. The tablet incorporates an 8-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera as well as a 4800mAh battery into its 128.5 x 219 x 7.2mm frame. Connectivity and networking includes Wi-Fi, 3G, HSPA+ and LTE. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 does not power an S-Pen.

While the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features Multi Window, Hancom Office for Android, Remote PC, Cisco WebEx Meetings and Samsung e-Meeting, it does not include the "Ultimate User Content Gift Package."

Galaxy Note Pro/Galaxy Tab Pro Release Information

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro, Galaxy Tab Pro, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 are expected to release within the first quarter of 2014, which indicates the tablet should be available to markets by March at the latest. Price details are currently not available for the Note Pro and Tab Pro models. The tablets will be on display at CES from Jan. 7-10.

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