Bixby to make its tablet debut on the entry-level Galaxy Tab A (2017)
The current Galaxy Tab A 8.0 model goes for $169 on Samsung's website
The manual provides a whole chapter dedicated entirely to the virtual assistant, which unfortunately seems to be limited to its Bixby Home functionality only, just as all Bixby-supported devices so far (save for the Galaxy S8 and Note 8, of course). So this means both Bixby Voice and Bixby vision are a no-show, at least for now.
A graphic from the manual describing how to access Bixby reminders
The expansion of Samsung's in-house virtual assistant isn't that much of a surprise: it's already made its way to the company's flagships, as well as in new devices in the Galaxy A smartphone line. However, this will mark the first time we're seeing Bixby on a tablet, and is a particularly weird choice considering Samsung has much better tablets on the market already.
Apart from Bixby, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) will come equipped with a Snapdragon 427 SoC, 2GB RAM, and 16GB expandable storage. It should become available at Samsung's pre-IFA event on August 30, but so far we have no concrete information on neither its price nor its release date.
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