<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	I-Device
8.0	I-Device
is	O
an	O
Android-based	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
produced	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belonging	O
to	O
the	O
high-end	B-Application
"	I-Application
S	I-Application
"	I-Application
line	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
20	O
July	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	I-Device
9.7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
and	O
Wi-Fi/4G	O
LTE	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	O
8.0	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
from	O
a	O
Samsung	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
at	O
$399	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
refreshed	O
model	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2016	O
(	O
UK	O
early	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
(	O
Tab	O
S2	O
VE	O
,	O
SM-T710/715/719	O
)	O
replacing	O
the	O
older	O
Exynos	O
5433	O
SoC	O
with	O
an	O
newer	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
652	O
SoC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
some	O
minor	O
software	O
changes	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
7.x	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
currently	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
with	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	O
8.0	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
WiFi-only	O
and	O
4G/LTE	O
&	O
WiFi	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
a	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
(	O
4:3	O
)	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
2048x1536	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
home	O
button	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
fingerprint	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	O
8.0	O
takes	O
design	O
cues	O
from	O
the	O
2015	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A	I-Application
series	I-Application
phones	O
because	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
painted	O
metal	O
frame	O
with	O
chamfered	O
edges	O
and	O
a	O
plastic	O
back	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
camera	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
5.6mm	O
thick	O
,	O
the	O
Tab	O
S2	O
8.0	O
is	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
thinnest	O
tablet	B-Device
together	O
with	O
the	O
bigger	O
screen	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
S2	I-Device
9.7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
