New Samsung Galaxy Tab A is for 'everyday' use

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This affordable Android tablet has a 5000mAh battery and 8-megapixel camera, and will cost around £175.

Ardent Terry Pratchett fans will recall, in his Discworld series, there's a takeaway restaurant called "Mundane Meals" - the owner looking for a word that meant "everyday" until he found one he liked the sound of.

Samsung seems to have taken a leaf from that book with its latest tablet, the Galaxy Tab A - an "everyday, versatile tablet [designed for] everyday use".

For picture-happy kids (or adults) there's an 8-megapixel camera on the back and 5-megapixel version on the front.

While it's an "everyday" tablet when it comes to how you might use it, the Galaxy Tab A is part of a greater fight between competing ecosystems that still rages on...

Adam Smith

Adam was a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?, reviewing consumer gadgets for online and print publication, as well as researching and producing features and advice pieces on new technology in the hi-fi industry. He has since worked for PC Mag as a contributing editor and is now a science and technology reporter for The Independent.