Samsung is well-known for churning out a perplexing volume of phones tablets, but it’s devices like the Galaxy Tab S that make us wish the company would just hunker down focus on producing only the best.

’ve seen a multitude of tablets from Samsung in the last year, but it’s the new Tab S series, revealed Thursday, that finally sts out. Samsung calls this its flagship line of tablets, has packed all the bells whistles it could into 8.4- 10.5-inch packages.

The new Samsung slates will immediately be compared to Apple’s id id mini, ’s Nexus 7, Amazon’s Fire HDX devices, ’s G d, Microsoft’s Surface tablets. But in these two new releases, Samsung has definitely pegged what we need to see from an Android-powered tablet. Indeed—I like what I see so far.

Thin, light, everything in between

Thin light. Those two adjectives can seem like nothing more than cliches after you’ve typed them so many times, but in this case they’re apt: I’m impressed by how thin light Samsung managed to make both the medium large-sized Galaxy Tab Ses. The company claims that the tablets are about as thick as “five credit cards,” but during my hs on, I didn’t have that many credit cards on me to compare. (Hey, we’re in the middle of a financial crisis, what can I say?)

For the most part, the Galaxy Tab S is a tablety iteration of Samsung’s best phones. It has the same software even the same physical elements. Think of it as an enlarged Galaxy S5, right down to the faux-leather, perforated backing. I like this material on an enlarged device size way more than on the Galaxy S5. The aesthetic, which recalls the look feel of a writing journal, just works better for a device that you’d use for taking notes at a business meeting.

Both the 8.4-inch 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S tablets are larger than some of the other tablets on the market, but neither feels overpowering in the h—perhaps this can be attributed to the relative lightness of each device.

A high-res screen only nerds will notice

Samsung touted its high-resolution, color-accurate Super AMOD display tech during most of its Thursday launch event at Madison Square Garden. But the quality of Samsung’s technology was barely discernible when compared an id mini—which Samsung conveniently had on display at the event. I couldn’t do an extensive battery of A/B tests, but during my own anecdotal observations, I found that the id mini’s display looked only slightly washed-out faded next to the Tab S twins’ high-contrast displays.

Though the Galaxy Tab S’s Super AMOD screens are vibrant bright, I still feel the colors are a bit too saturated. That said, when compared to other displays side-by-side, Samsung’s color performance does look better, albeit maybe a bit too high on contrast.

werful, filled with free content

th a Snapdragon 800 SoC 3GB of RAM, there’s no way that these tablets will bog down any time soon. And that’s exactly what Samsung is aiming for, as it wants you to watch, view, read, peruse,  basically do everything you could possibly do on this device.

To help you get started, Samsung is packing a ton of free stuff with the purchase of a Galaxy Tab S. You’ll get access to content like Marvel Unlimited The New York es. You’ll have access to regular Android apps for content, but the freebies will start the minute you launch the app. It’s Samsung’s way of enticing you to give its gadgets a try— a way for the company to celebrate its connections with big-name content providers.

But wait—it has accessories!

Thanks to Microsoft’s Surface tablet, now all tablet devices must have a plethora of accessories, lest they be simply naked gadgets baring it all in the wild. Samsung is offering both a flip cover a keyboard cover for the Galaxy Tab S.

I liked the keyboard. It felt like one of gitech’s various chiclet keyboard cases, it was really, almost weirdly light. It also clasps closed on the Tab S like a makeup compact.

The folio-like flip case, on the other h, features three different modes. One of them props up the tablet for typing, one positions the tablet for watching movies, the other lets you lay it flat. It’s a pretty stard folio-type case.

The flip cover snaps on to the back of the Tab S, clicking into interesting-looking divots. I wasn’t sure what they were at first, but a Samsung representative confirmed that the divots are waiting for the flip cover. Clearly, Samsung wants you to buy this particular accessory.

If you need the low down on specs features, check out our earlier report. Samsung says the tablets should debut in ly, with the 8.4-inch model costing $400, the 10.5-inch model going for $500. Versions with E support will follow shortly after. ’ll have a full-blown review of one of the devices around then. If you like what you see, you can also pre-order the device right now.