Also, one proprietary port that has limited use to attach keyboards, accessories, and...no fast charging for the 9.7 model, only the 12.9 inch model.

Battery life is a little disappointing but not a show stopper as this tablet does feature fast charging, something the S2 didn't have

Overall, very well optimised battery performance and charging

Update: After using this for a while, I wanted to add that the fast charging feature is, indeed, a major upgrade from the S2

The USB-C charging is fairly fast as well, in those events where I do want to top off the battery for an extra jam packed day

The USB-C charging is fairly fast as well, in those events where I do want to top off the battery for an extra jam packed day

Fast charging

So far it gets hot while charging and using

Fast charging is really FAST with the right AC adapter (my unit included a fast charger in the

, it's active, never needs charging and pressure sensitive

Now I won't need to have multiple charging cables, well, except for my Kindle.

Apparently, the keyboard/cover pulls enough power to cause charging to fail for all but the most powerful charging bricks (over 2.4A).

The rapid charging function greatly accelerates charging time

Pros:- Good Battery life and Excellent charging

Also, one proprietary port that has limited use to attach keyboards, accessories, and...no fast charging for the 9.7 model, only the 12.9 inch model.

Fast charge" is trickling along at a mind-numbing ~0.7% per minute

I LOVE the fast charging, it is so convenient

And Adaptive fast charging?

A bonus is that the tablet supports AFC charging and it has a USB-C port, charging more effectively than Micro-USB ports, and it’s also reversible

Oh, and almost important as the storage size is the fast charging!

Update: i am just amazed at how fast this charges

Although this is a fantastic tablet, Samsung insists that reliable charging REQUIRES an original Samsung-branded charger.

My USB C OTG arrived today, yes OTG works but the USB C

Charging is also very fast with a USB C PD - very nice to have a single charging port for laptops /

So if I need a longer Type C 3.0/3.1 capable cable I'll have to go back and do some research for other cables

And for the people who point out the slightly brighter and faster Google Pixel C, remember, no GPS and it’s heavier

The speakers aren't as good as of thought they would be, but they perfect for a tablet

Loved it as a

I'm not sure the 4-way sound is as good as