Background and Identification
Samsung is a multinational corporation that makes a variety of electronics, including tablets that are part of the Samsung Galaxy Tab series. Tablets are a type of mobile computer that normally consist of a small screen, but are often compatible with a detachable keyboard. Tablets were extremely popular in the 2010s, although their popularity has decreased with the rise of smartphones. Despite this, tablets are used by many people and are sometimes preferred for things like online reading, where their larger screens make them easier to use and less eye-straining. Although they lack the processing power of a laptop computer, tablets are also very portable, and are popular replacements for small laptops.
The Galaxy Tab series can be split into several branches: Galaxy Tab S, Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy Tab, and Galaxy Tab Pro. While nearly all of these Samsung tablets use the Android operating system, this category focuses on the few Samsung tablets that use an OS other than Android. Samsung also has a few 2-in-1 convertible laptop/tablets that use Windows, although these aren’t strictly tablets.
To find the model number on a Samsung device, you can use Samsung support, which has detailed information on model number locations. This video from the BackOffice Show also offers more helpful Samsung troubleshooting tips that are specific to tablets.