Samsung may be on the verge of appending its Samsung Galaxy Tab E family, what with reports that two new models will be debuting this year.

The alleged new members are the Galaxy Tab E 7.0, Galaxy Tab E Lite and Galaxy Tab E Kids.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab E 7.0 will reportedly boast of a 7-inch display with 1280x800 pixel resolution, 1.5 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage that is expandable, as per a leak from Twitter.

The actual SoC that will be used remains unknown though Android Headlines bares that it will be clocked at 1.3 GHz. It will bear the model No. SM-T280/SM-T285.

There will be two models for the Galaxy Tab E 7.0, a 4G LTE and a WiFi only version. Just like other Tab E models, they are expected to be affordable. As far as the operating system is concerned, there is no certainty for now, though some are hoping it would be on Android 6.0 M.

For the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 7.0 Lite (model: SM-T113) and Tab E Kids, there is no word yet on what specs and features the said devices would carry, though both could probably be loaded with software for kids similar to what the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids back in 2013 had to offer.

It won’t be surprising though if the Lite and Kids variants pick off from what the regular Galaxy Tab E 7.0 would carry. It is speculated to be something that may come with protective gear and likely to be offered in varying colors to appeal to young tablet users.

Being ‘lite’ and models made for kids, it should not be surprising if the processor were to be clocked down a bit. It could end up offering only 1 GB of RAM and maybe a lower resolution display.

Being lower models to the Galaxy Tab E 7.0, it could be as speculated above or could be lower to make the main Galaxy Tab 7.0 E tablet stand out.

With the tablet market crippled in terms of sales for quite some time now, it will be interesting if these new tablets can do something to infuse new consumer interest.

Tablets have been coming out in different sizes and varying specs but at the end of the day, the proper price and specs still matter to the buyer.

It remains to be seen if Samsung will be a hit in the same way that its Galaxy Tab E 8.0 was when it launched in Taiwan.

That variant was a budget-friendly solution armed with higher specs and better connectivity, and hopefully, the new Galaxy Tab E 7.0 line can add some more options for consumer electronic buyers.