SOUND AND VISION

On that note, Samsung’s marketing of the S3 makes a lot of noise about its four-speaker sound system – as it should on a device that you’re likely to use for video, music, or both. The speakers are arranged around the four corners of the device, enabling the Tab S3 to deliver convincing stereo sound regardless of whether you hold the tablet in portrait or landscape orientation. It’s a configuration that significantly benefits entertainment, suiting action movies and certain types of game very well.

The speakers can go plenty loud, too, but it’s not all good news: their overall quality is merely adequate. Where we’ve used an iPad Pro,