We know that Samsung has a successor to the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 in the pipeline. The tablet was recently spotted at TENAA which means that it will also be launched in China. It's going to be an entry-level tablet that will be geared towards kids.
The Galaxy Tab A (2017) is going to be powered by a 1.4GHz Snapdragon 427 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. External expansion via microSD will be possible. It will also feature an 8-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front camera.
It's going to run Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with Samsung's new UX on top. The user manual of this tablet appeared online recently. It revealed that the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is going to have Bixby Home. The user manual also revealed that the tablet is going to have 4G support.
The demo material that we've seen for this tablet reveals that it's going to be geared towards kids. The demo material details the tablet's Kids Mode and the various games that it will come with.
Samsung is yet to confirm when it's going to unveil the new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). There's a possibility that we might hear the company talk about it during its IFA 2017 press conference later today.