I feel like other than a new slimmer case this tablet isnt anything new over the original galaxy tab 7. The specs are the same except this new one has a downgraded none AMOLED screen, which in my view is the whole point in going with samsung, for the awesome AMOLED screen. Otherwise theres not really a difference between this tablet and all the other tablets on the market, everyone uses android and a pretty good quality LED screen. Why make your product look the same instead of stand out? Feel like Samsung dropped the ball on this one.
What can I say it had many more features I wanted than even the kindle (especially the SD slot). The ipad is too costly with buying everything separately also...So Samsung won again...
Pros: Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color
I was at the store today and decided to try out this tablet. I picked it up, press the power button and it was on in an instant, which was surprisingly nice. I continued to browse the features and really liked the screen resolution and overall picture quality. The responsiveness of the touch was stunning, I touched the screen and it did want I wanted. I will definitely buy one the next time I'm at the store.
I got the galaxy tab 7 inch for a Birthday gift, and it was a dream come true. I thought that my PC was a lot of fun, but I am having a ball now. I take it everywhere I go. The best thing is that it fits in my pocketbook, and it is so lite. The features are out of this world. Plus I brought some of the games. and they are GREAT. Keep up the good work Samsung. I will continue to buy your products.
This is my second 7 inch Galaxy Tab, bought because of the upgrade in processor horsepower and Android 4. These marvelous little tablets are great book readers, good for Google Maps with a MiFi in the car, and all around useful for email, internet browsing and playing games. The presence of two cameras and GPS are very helpful. All told, a great little tablet for general all round use.
This is my first tablet and Android device and although I did not like it at first, I love it now. I used to use just an iPod touch before and I liked it a lot so with this being my first Android device, I have to say a lot of the initial dislike was just because I wasn't used to it.
The Samsung keyboard that came preloaded was horrible and the browser that came with it was not stellar either but I quickly found that with Android, you can customize all of this by downloading new Apps. Armed with a Swype keyboard and Dolphin browser, the Galaxy tab quickly became one of my favorite devices. It was pretty quick to boot up and the battery life lasts a decent amount.
Don't expect anything from the camera (both the rear 3 megapixel camera or the front facing VGA camera) to do anything for you at all other than take a quick snapshot because the quality is terrible. There's no autofocus so you won't be able to scan any barcodes on it and don't expect to be able to take pictures of anything very detailed. The last complaint I have is Google Talk tends to lag a lot if it runs for a while and the chat history accumulates so you need to clear it out every now and then to speed things along.
Overall though, the price is pretty good for a 7" tablet and is probably the best thing out there if you want a full Android experience (especially since it's running Ice Cream Sandwich)