Samsung Galaxy Tab A Headed To T-Mobile: Price, Release Date, Specs

Apart from the newly unveiled Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphones, T-Mobile is apparently gearing up to release the Galaxy Tab A slate in the U.S.

Galaxy Tab A will reportedly hit the store shelves on Aug. 19, and will also be available for online purchase. According to T-Mobile’s official blog, the Galaxy Tab A can be availed for $0 down and $13.34 for 23 months, as well as $13.17 for 24 months. The full retail price of the tablet is $319.99.

As far as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A specifications go, Phone Arena said that the tablet comes with an 8.0-inch AMOLED display, packed with 1024 x 768 pixels screen resolution. Under the hood, the device is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and backed by 2 GB of RAM. On the software front, the device is run by Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.

The Galaxy Tab A reportedly comes equipped with 16 GB of native storage space and microSD card slot for further expansion. Moreover, the slate sports a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera unit and a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper to capture selfies and video chats.

Apart from the standard connectivity options, the tablet also supports cellular connectivity under LTE bands of 2, 3, 4, 7, and 12. According to GSM Arena, the slate houses a solid Li-Ion 4,200 mAh non-removable battery unit, which reportedly has the capability to offer 11 hours of talk-time and up to 120 hours of music play time. The Tab A is available in Smoky Titanium, Smoky Blue and White hues.