The Galaxy Tab S3 may be the best Android tablet you can buy, though its price is intimidating.

Fantastic 9.7-inch screen; Good battery life; S Pen features are useful; Solid performance; UI doesn't feel cluttered

Boring design; odd button placement; Poor palm rejection capability; Fingerprint sensor often doesn't work

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is the Galaxy Note Tablet that never was. In the best way possible, Samsung has created an Android answer for the iPad Pro. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has some of the qualities of the Samsung Galaxy Note series – save a couple of the most important features.

Feels like a high-end device with glass front and back; MicroSD card slot allows storage expansion; Display is top-notch; Sound is great through headphones; good through speakers; S Pen makes this a true iPad Pro competitor

Speakers should face forward; not to the sides; S Pen should fit inside tablet while not in use; Keyboard cover should make tablet feel more premium; not less

The Tab S3 is a direct shot from Samsung at Apple's latest iPad Pro . On description alone, the two match up beat for beat: they have 9.7-inch, high-resolution displays (both 2048 x 1536), nearly top-of-the-line processors, 32GB of internal storage, fingerprint sensors, four speakers, measure 0.24...

Tight stylus integration; Bright; vibrant screen; Super small and light

Keyboard is cramped; Multitasking is still limited; Photos look like 2000s webcam images

The point is, productivity-and-media-focused consumers can find a whole lot of good computing options for them in this price range. We're happy to count the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 as one of them, but at its current price, it will appeal to people who specifically want an Android-based iPad Pro...

Excellent battery life; Very snappy performance; Top-notch screen; Redesigned S Pen feels great; is included

Ho-hum speakers; Glass back (and tablet as a whole) is slippery to grip; Keyboard case pushes price to $729

The Galaxy Tab S3 marks a crossroad for Samsung, since the tablet landscape has shifted significantly over the last few years. When you also look at what it has to compete against nowadays, it can potentially be overlooked – due to the kind of value it brings to the table with its cost.

Beautiful; premium design S Pen is included with purchase Beautiful HDR-enabled Super AMOLED display Battery recharges very quickly Great for gaming Quad speakers deliver true stereo audio

Few tablet-optimized apps Average battery life No placeholder or clip for the S Pen Camera is just so-so

Samsung's been chipping away at its tablet game for some time now and as a result, it's had time to refine its interpretation of what works and what doesn't for the tablet market. The Galaxy Tab S3 is an outstanding device for getting some work done.

A bevy of multitasking software features; The S Pen is everything; Stylish hardware; Available with an optional; comfortable keyboard

Battery life is fine when the screen isn't on; No water resistance; It's not a replacement for a laptop

To inject new life into tablets, Samsung has borrowed liberally from its smartphones to create the Galaxy Tab S3. By bringing over some of the best things about Samsung's flagship phones -- such as a premium glass-and-metal design, a versatile S Pen stylus and a slick Android 7.0 experience --...

No other Android tablet has the Galaxy Tab S3's specs. But no other Android tablet (except for the occasional Sony slate) has the Galaxy Tab S3's price. At $599.99 (or $729.99 with the keyboard), the Tab S3 competes with not only the iPad Pro, but with Windows detachables like the Lenovo Miix 510...

Responsive S Pen; Gorgeous AMOLED screen; Very good battery life; Excellent Wi-Fi performance

Expensive; Android doesn't match Windows on productivity; Camera isn't great

If I had to pick one tablet to watch video on for the rest of my life, I would pick the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.

Samsung packs buzz-worthy features like S Pen and HDR support into its new premium Galaxy Tab S3, but without a keyboard packed in, it's still more about content consumption than creation.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is an elegantly designed tablet that comes with a capable stylus; It has a stunning AMOLED screen, fingerprint sensor for extra security and satisfyingly loud quad speakers; It's also the first HDR-ready tablet.

Despite the hype, HDR content is not available on the tablet yet; Large games take time to load; The keyboard add-on is an expensive extra.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (32GB), the world's most powerful Android slate, is a perfect example of the "pro tablet" dilemma. Much like Apple's 9.7-inch iPad Pro, this is a tablet that's priced like a laptop, but its mobile operating system holds it back when it comes to productivity. Its saving grace is the S Pen, making the Tab S3 brilliant for sketching and note-taking—but that may not be worth $599.99. We've been down this road before. Android- and iOS-powered tablets make terrific media consumption gadgets, and their respective styli let them dip into productivity. Apps that look and feel like Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and other high-end creator titles appear on the Apple and Google Play app stores. But they lack the full functionality you get from Windows. That's fine when you're paying less than you would for a similar Windows tablet, but once you get into the $600-$800 range, you don't want to have to make compromises. Physical Design The Galaxy Tab S3 is a big, ...

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is the most powerful Android tablet available, but it's very pricey for the functionality you get.

Responsive S Pen; Gorgeous AMOLED screen; Very good battery life; Excellent Wi-Fi performance

Expensive; Android doesn't match Windows on productivity; Camera isn't great