Finally, if you opt to pick up the optional
Pogo keyboard, it doubles as a protective folio case that props the Tab S3 in landscape.
If I were an Android person, I'd spend the $ 728 to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and
Pogo keyboard and never look back.
It has support for
Pogo keyboards with no separate charging or pairing required.
The new model brings USB Type - C, a keyboard port for
Pogo keyboards, and S Pen functionality, as well as the S Pen in the box though no dedicated slot for it within the tablet, as there is on the Note range of smartphones.
The Tab S3 opts for USB Type - C, has an S Pen in the box and it has a keyboard dock port on one side for attaching
Pogo keyboards.
Not exact matches
While both the Touch and Type Cover snap onto the bottom of the tablet using a set of
pogo connectors and a strong magnet, the Touch Cover is unique in that it's a physical
keyboard with no moving parts.
Samsung has also designed a dedicated
keyboard case for the Galaxy Tab S3, which connects to the tablet through
pogo pins.
The
Pogo pin on the Galaxy TabPro S
keyboard eliminates the need for pairing or charging separately.
The data connectors between the tablet and the
keyboard are gold plated
pogo pins, and it has 4 anti-slip grip points under the
keyboard, to prevent the
keyboard from sliding.
It comes bundled with a full - sized
keyboard cover that has a flexible hinge enables optimal, dual - angle viewing and connects via
Pogo pin that eliminates the need for pairing or charging separately and also has a touchpad.
MediaPad M5 10.8 with Quad Speaker and detachable
keyboard Besides the size and the battery capacity, the key difference between the MediaPad M5 8.4 and the 10.8 models are the
Pogo Pins that come with the larger device, which allow attaching an external
keyboard.
It has 3
pogo pin connectors for hooking up to the
keyboard cover, which is optional, and is priced to $ 129.
Plus, the detachable
Pogo pin
keyboard easily flips the unit into a convenient laptop.
Binai says that there is a
keyboard cover and also a stylus pen developed for this tablet, but these are generic devices, and the
keyboard is a Bluetooth
keyboard, since the tablet lacks
pogo pins.
Apart from these two variants, there is also a «Pro» variant of the Mediapad 5, and it features
Pogo Pins on the side so that you can use a physical
keyboard with it by attaching the
keyboard to the tablet using these ping.
The MediaPad M5 10 Pro, the flagship of the bunch, comes with Huawei's M - Pen stylus (which lasts 50 hours on a charge, has up to 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, and supports tilt and shade effects) and built - in
POGO pins that allow it to pair with
keyboard accessories.
Further, the Tab S3 has a set of
pogo pins along the bottom which can connect to Samsung's own
keyboard, which allows the
keyboard to avoid the pairing process and doesn't need to be charged.
As with the Microsoft Surface tablets, the T102HA's removable
keyboard cover uses a
pogo plug connector to carry its signals to the tablet, and a two - stage magnetic latch tilts the non-backlit
keyboard up into a comfortable typing position.
The
keyboard is constructed of woven material with three magnetic
POGO plugs that connect magnetically to the
keyboard.
The marked - down price is the same, namely $ 499.99, but in addition to the actual slate, backed by a limited one - year warranty, and complimentary S Pen, you're also receiving a nice
POGO pin - connecting Book Cover
Keyboard included in the five Benjamins.
It features «
Pogo Pins» that allow a
keyboard to be connected.
The first one is premium device called the Ares 12 Flip that comes with a 12.2» touchscreen panel and can be used either as a standalone tablet or as a full - fledged laptop by attaching the full - sized,
Pogo - pin
keyboard that comes as an optional add - on.
Other features are detachable
keyboard using Magnetic
pogo pin connector, 2x 1W stereo speakers, 2X USB 3.0 port, micro HDMI port, audio jack, USB Type C 3.0 port, WiFi (dual channel), dual microphone with noise cancellation and Bluetooth.
The 10.8 - inch model also gets
pogo pin connectors on the bottom, since it is the Pro model it has a
keyboard that works with it and the Huawei Pen.
Both 10.8 - inch MediaPad M5 tablets have
pogo - pins connectors for a
keyboard case, which when connected activates a Windows - style desktop environment for greater productivity and speed.