Samsung reveals larger 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Tab A7 Lite

Overnight, Samsung revealed two new tablets: the Tab S7 FE and Tab A7 Lite. No doubt inspired by the popularity of Samsung’s more affordable flagship smartphone alternative, the Galaxy S20 FE, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE makes a few tweaks to its premium predecessor’s formula while the A7 Lite is a natural next step for Samsung’s budget A series tablets.

Although both devices are marketed as affordable alternatives, Samsung hasn’t offered any information on Australian pricing and availability at this stage. The current flagship Galaxy Tab S7 starts at $1,049. The S20 FE came in $50 cheaper than the S20 when it first released so if Samsung continues this trend, the Tab S7 FE should at least come in below $1000 at its cheapest. The budget 10.4-inch Galaxy Tab A7 currently sells for $377 at its cheapest price, so the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite could come in somewhere between $299 and $320, but that's just a broad estimate.

The key difference between the Tab S7 and Tab S7 FE is display size. The Tab S7 FE has a larger 12.4-inch display (matching the Tab S7 Plus) compared to the Tab S7’s 11-inch display. But it retains the same resolution as the S7 (1600 x 2560) resulting in a lower pixel density than the S7 and S7 Plus. The S7 FE also has a slightly downgraded chipset (Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G) and WiFi compatibility (WiFi 5 compared to the Tab S7’s WiFi 6).

There are also two new colours available with the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Mystic Pink and Mystic Green.

Take a look at the full spec comparison of the Galaxy Tab S7, Tab S7+ and Tab S7 FE below:

Samsung hasn’t confirmed whether or not the Galaxy Tab S7 FE will be available on a plan but to get an idea of how much you can expect to pay per month with Telstra, Optus or Vodafone, take a look at the most popular Galaxy S7 Tab plans below.

The other new tablet Samsung announced was the A7 Lite and true to its name, it’s a little lighter than its A7 counterpart at 366g (371g for the 4G model) and hopefully a little lighter on the wallet too. Mass isn’t the only thing the Tab A7 Lite has trimmed back on. It’s got a compact 8.7-inch display (compared to the A7’s 10.4-inch display), lower resolution on its 2MP selfie camera and a smaller 5,100 mAh battery (though given the reduced screen size, there shouldn’t be much of a difference in battery life).

Here’s the complete comparison of the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite and the original Galaxy Tab A7.

Like the Galaxy Tab S7 FE, Samsung has not confirmed whether the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite will be available through the typical telco channels but the Galaxy Tab A7 is currently available through the big three providers. In fact, at the time of writing, it’s the most popular Samsung tablet on a plan according to WhistleOut’s plan database.