- I'm Andru Edwards, and
you're watching Gear Live.
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Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+
are definitely going to be
the best Android tablets
you can buy when they're released
in the US later this fall.
Samsung has packed them with features
from both a hardware and
software perspective,
and I've been using one for the past week,
and I've come away impressed.
However, more than any other company,
it's Apple who has singlehandedly
made me very excited
about picking up a Galaxy
Tab S7+ of my very own.
Okay, wait, what? Apple?
I will explain why I think
a specific set of iOS users
may be looking at a Galaxy Tab S7 or S7+
in the very near future,
But first let's back up and
talk about what impresses me
about the Galaxy Tab S7.
First, the display is absolutely gorgeous.
It's a bright, big, beautiful
super AMOLED screen,
12.4 inches here on the S7+
and 11 inches on the regular S7,
with up to a 120 hertz refresh rate.
Also the Galaxy Tab S7 and
S7+ are the first tablets
of any kind to feature 5G connectivity
here in the US.
You'll see why that's important
to my use case in
particular in just a minute,
but obviously, this is something
that anyone can welcome
if they're in a 5G area,
allowing better connectivity
while using the device,
especially in mission-critical moments.
Now, you'll pay extra for the privilege.
4G LTE is a $100 premium
over the wifi-only models,
while 5G will cost an
additional $100 on top of that,
if you want it.
So kind of pricey, but
still, the option is there.
Speaking of mission-critical moments,
battery life is great here too,
with the S7+ getting up to
14 hours of battery life
when streaming video,
thanks to the built-in
10,090 milliamp hour battery.
And all this in a package
that weighs 1.3 pounds
with a low latency S Pen.
That's a really nice improvement
from the previous model.
Now I've also been using this review unit
with the book cover keyboard,
which costs $229 for the Tab S7+.
When you use it, the Galaxy
Tab S7+ automatically converts
into DeX mode, ready to work,
and it also becomes the
perfect video game machine
in this mode, and that brings me to Apple.
Why is Apple pushing me
towards buying this tablet
when I already use a 2020
iPad pro on a daily basis?
Well, the new Microsoft
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
cloud streaming feature is launching soon.
In fact, it just went into beta.
Game Pass. cloud streaming allows you
to access your Xbox games,
as well as games that
are part of Game Pass,
from your mobile devices,
except Apple's outdated App Store rules
don't allow for games streaming services
because Apple can't individually
review each individual game
and each game can't be individually
listed and searched for
on the App Store.
Now they don't treat
Spotify or Netflix this way,
but for whatever reason,
they've decided that game
subscriptions are different
and fall under this rule.
So when Microsoft launches
Game Pass streaming,
iPhone and iPad users are
gonna be left out in the cold.
On the other hand, that's
just not the case on Android.
And as we saw in the
Samsung Impact Keynotes,
Samsung and Microsoft have
an ongoing partnership,
and Game Pass is a big part of that.
Samsung even has a couple
of Game Pass bundles
they'll be launching.
Now as an Xbox owner and as
someone who travels a lot
when quarantines aren't a thing,
having the ability to
access Game Pass on the go
is something that I'm gonna
want to take advantage of,
and it's something I
simply won't be able to do
on an iPhone or an iPad.
The Galaxy Tab S7+, on the other hand,
has been an absolute champion
using the Game Pass streaming feature.
The size, weight, and display
make it a fantastic gaming device,
and since it's streaming,
that 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity
come in clutch as well.
Now I talked about this issue at length
on the latest episode of
the Geared Up podcast.
That's the weekly show I do
each week with John Rettinger.
It was a good discussion with
Dan Barbera from Mac Rumors.
I'll leave a link in the description
if you want to check out that show,
because I have a lot more to say
about Apple's decision making process,
as it pertains to cloud gaming.
Now, obviously the Galaxy Tab
S7 and S7+ can do a lot more
than just play games, but
if you're into gaming,
then you likely recognize
that cloud gaming
is definitely a big part of
the future of the industry,
and what Samsung has here is a device
that lets you be a part of that future
rather than locking you out of it.
Once the Galaxy Tab S7
and S7+ are available,
you'll be able to get
them in Mystic Black,
Mystic Silver, or Mystic Bronze.
The 110inch model will start
at $649 for the wifi model
and the 12.4 inch version
S7+ starts at $849 for wifi.
And again, it'll be
$999 if you want 4G LTE
and $1,099 if you want
the 5G connectivity.
All right, now I want to hear from you.
If you're an Xbox user and
you subscribe to Game Pass,
and Game Pass Ultimate in particular,
you will have the ability
to stream your games
on pretty much any platform
with the exception of iOS and iPad OS.
It's just included in the price
of your Game Pass subscription.
It doesn't cost anything extra.
With that being the case,
if you're an iPhone or iPad user,
is an Android device, whether
it's a phone or tablet,
something you're considering
so that you'll have access
to your Game Pass cloud
streaming when you're on the go?
Let me know down in the comments below.
Very curious about this one,
and I'll meet you there
for further discussion.
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I'm Andru Edwards,
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