Although we all have our sights already set on Android Oreo and what we want is to start seeing tablets with it, at the moment the vast majority can be satisfied if they receive one update a Android Nougat, so we are sure that many will be happy to read that the process is underway for their Galaxy Tab A 9.6 y Galaxy Tab E 8.0.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.6 begin to receive Android Nougat in Europe
It has been a long time since Galaxy Tab A 10.1 started receiving Android Nougat, but we weren't sure if there were going to be more models in the mid-range and entry-level of Samsung that they would have the same luck. At the end of the day, it could be an exception due to the popularity of this model and its relatively recent launch, and in general, we are used to not having much good news when it comes to updates.
Fortunately, Samsung has exceeded our expectations and has already started updating the 9.6 inch model, even though it is already a couple of years old. The news is even better, too, because the update being received is Android 7.1, not even Android 7.0, and because it has started in Europe, so it shouldn't take too long for you to receive it.
The Galaxy Tab E 8.0 adds to the good news
To make matters worse, not long after it could be confirmed that the update to Android Nougat was underway, it was discovered that the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, launched last year, although in this case it seems that only users in the United States who acquired it through a specific operator are benefiting.
It is true, in fact, that getting this model in our country is relatively complicated, so there are probably not so many users who are going to benefit from the update. The model that has been sold the most here is the 9.6-inch, which is in fact older, and of which, being realistic although this news invites optimism, it will surely not receive it. We hope to be able to tell you one of these days that we were wrong, in any case.
Samsung, at the moment the champion of updates for tablets
We cannot finish without taking a moment to congratulate Samsung for these two updates, because although from some point of view it may seem little and late, in reality they have a lot of merit for what we are used to seeing in the field of tablets, where it is rare to see updates on tablets that are not high-end and even less two years old.
So right now, for all those who are considering buying a new tablet and give some importance to updates, we can only recommend that they take Samsung tablets into account. By the way, they are also the ones that have the most options when it comes to finding ROMs, as we saw yesterday when reviewing the tablets with Lineage OS available.
Source: phonearena.com (1), (2)
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