Samsung's Alanna Cotton on stage at CES in Las Vegas today. (GeekWire Photo, Kevin Lisota.)
Samsung’s Alanna Cotton introduces the TabPro S at CES today. (GeekWire Photo, Kevin Lisota.)

Samsung has built its Galaxy Tab business on the Android operating system, but the company is betting on Microsoft’s Windows 10 with its newest tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S, unveiled this afternoon at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Galaxy TabPro S follows in the footsteps of Microsoft’s first-party Surface tablet lineup, with a full-sized keyboard cover that comes with a flexible hinge for viewing the screen at different angles. The tablet is 6.3 millimeters thick and 693 grams (a little over 1.5 pounds) and runs an Intel Core M processor. It has a 12-inch AMOLED display.

PHOTO-Galaxy-TabPro-S-Black-Perspective-1The key question, price, wasn’t disclosed by Samsung today. The tablet is scheduled to be available in February, with the option of running either Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro.

“With this device, we’re combining the beautiful design of a Galaxy Tab with the power of Windows,” said Alanna Cotton, Samsung’s vice president of mobile computing marketing, introducing the tablet today. “Partnering with Microsoft was a clear choice when developing the Galaxy Tab Pro S. It delivers the next stage in mobile productivity by incorporating Windows 10 and leveraging the enormous network of Windows developers.”

It might provide some new competition for Apple’s iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro, but it’s a victory for Microsoft’s Windows team and a positive development for the Redmond company overall. Samsung and Microsoft have had a warmer relationship since settling a patent suit a year ago.

Galaxy-TabPro-S-Spec-Final-2

 

Like what you're reading? Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline

Job Listings on GeekWork

Find more jobs on GeekWork. Employers, post a job here.