The year 2020 has been an exceptional year for mobiles. We not only have smartphones powered by 5nm chips but also consumer-ready foldable phones. OEMs have also been fast in delivering software updates in most cases. Interestingly, some of the brands even delivered updates for their out of support devices. Joining this elite list is the 6-year-old Galaxy Tab S 8.4.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 as the first model in the Galaxy Tab S flagship tablet series in 2014. This tablet came in two variants – WiFi and LTE. The former was powered by Exynos 5420, whereas the latter featured Qualcomm Snapdragon 800.
The main highlight of this product was its 8.4-inch WQXGA (1600 x 2560 pixels) Super AMOLED display. It debted with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) and was updated up to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has been over 6 years since this product was released and its software support has ended years ago.
Despite that, the WiFi variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 with model number SM-T700 is now receiving a new update with firmware version T700XXU1CTK1 in Europe. This update rollout was first reported by GalaxyClub and since they don’t have access to this old tablet, the changelog for this new build is not known.
Also, it is not sure if this update will be made available for other regions as well as the LTE variant. Anyway, if you still happen to have this tablet lying around somewhere in working condition, then do try updating it.
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