Galaxy Tab S5e review: A slim 2019 AMOLED tablet — Samsung's answer to the iPad Air.
The slim AMOLED tablet.
Tab S5e was the slim, light AMOLED Android tablet — no S Pen but a clear iPad Air competitor.
01Display
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2019 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
64/10064/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.
04Battery
76/10076/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
05Build
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
06Value
68/10068/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
- Slim 5.5 mm aluminium.
- AMOLED + Quad AKG.
- 3.5 mm jack survives.
- Mid-range price.
- SD 670 mid-tier.
- No S Pen support.
- 15 W charging.
- No fingerprint sensor.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .