Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 - 16GB - Titanium Silver
Average customer rating
4.6
(743 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 743 reviews
5 Stars
542
4 Stars
143
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
11
1 Star
13
93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 - 16GB - Titanium Silver
Customer Rating
4
In a galaxy far, far away!
on August 9, 2012
Posted by: Galaxy1967
from Ottawa, KS
Expertise:Intermediate
Just bought myself the new Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (WiFi). I did have the older version 1 but sold it to a friend.
This new model is better for sound since the speakers are in the front now. It also seems to be faster with ICS onboard.
One of the options the old tab had, to keep the screen active when using the a.c. adaptor is not on this new one! Shame..
Having the micro sd slot in this new model make a world of difference.
Over all after owning the tab 2 for 1 week, I can say so far I am happy with the tab.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: only starts with 16gb ram, can only go upto 32gb on micro sd
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great first tablet
on August 8, 2012
Posted by: UMPC2024
Expertise:Intermediate
Pros:
I’ve only used this for a month, but I feel that this tablet has more pros than cons. The flash support in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is pretty neat. The IR blaster works pretty well with the “Peel Smart Remote” app and was impressed to find out that there was an IR blaster (I did not research much on tablets before I bought the Tab 2). The price is reasonable.
Samsung installed TouchWiz on it, making it different from the regular Android. This improves some apps, such as the built in video player. There is an option to adjust your speaker settings between settings such as “movies, speech, music”, etc. This is not found on the stock Android and goes well with the dual speakers on the front. The speakers on the Tab 2 are not the loudest in the market, but are great quality.
There is also a Task Manager, which I think is also part of the TouchWiz. I’ve seen other tablets that don’t include this, and it helps to reduce the applications running in the background without having to restart the system everytime. There’s also many other aspects of TouchWiz such as mini apps that can run on top of your current apps (it shows convenient things, such as the alarm or music player).
The screen is pretty good, HD videos on video hosting sites are crystal clear, nice balance of colors too. There’s not any one color that is unnaturally popping out. The starting apps are good, sets you up with the things you need such as email, office suite, music, etc. The Tab 2 is also quite fast and responsive.
I’ve only used this for a month, but I feel that this tablet has more pros than cons. The flash support in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is pretty neat. The IR blaster works pretty well with the “Peel Smart Remote” app and was impressed to find out that there was an IR blaster (I did not research much on tablets before I bought the Tab 2). The price is reasonable.
Samsung installed TouchWiz on it, making it different from the regular Android. This improves some apps, such as the built in video player. There is an option to adjust your speaker settings between settings such as “movies, speech, music”, etc. This is not found on the stock Android and goes well with the dual speakers on the front. The speakers on the Tab 2 are not the loudest in the market, but are great quality.
There is also a Task Manager, which I think is also part of the TouchWiz. I’ve seen other tablets that don’t include this, and it helps to reduce the applications running in the background without having to restart the system everytime. There’s also many other aspects of TouchWiz such as mini apps that can run on top of your current apps (it shows convenient things, such as the alarm or music player).
The screen is pretty good, HD videos on video hosting sites are crystal clear, nice balance of colors too. There’s not any one color that is unnaturally popping out. The starting apps are good, sets you up with the things you need such as email, office suite, music, etc. The Tab 2 is also quite fast and responsive.
Cons:
The cons are just minor issues. Camera quality isn’t as great, I consider this to be one of the major issues. There’s no zoom function and no flash, and only works well in daylight. Some text gets washed out when taking close-up pictures. Video calling from the front-facing camera doesn’t have a high quality picture. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1” cannot charge via the USB cable supplied when connected to a computer (at least on Windows computers). This is quite unfortunate as I was expecting to sync data and charge at the same time.
There’s some small Android things that dock away from the user friendliness. Sometimes the screen is unresponsive when in the YouTube app. Flash is no longer natively supported in Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean, but the Tab 2 comes pre-installed with Android OS 4.0 (4.0.3) Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, this means that you can no longer watch videos online. (Keep in mind that this is an Adobe policy to discontinue support for mobile devices as of Nov. 2011). It’s easy to accidentally hit the menu buttons in the bottom left, especially if you’re new to tablet keyboards. Additionally, some apps are incompatible with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which is somewhat disappointing.
The cons are just minor issues. Camera quality isn’t as great, I consider this to be one of the major issues. There’s no zoom function and no flash, and only works well in daylight. Some text gets washed out when taking close-up pictures. Video calling from the front-facing camera doesn’t have a high quality picture. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1” cannot charge via the USB cable supplied when connected to a computer (at least on Windows computers). This is quite unfortunate as I was expecting to sync data and charge at the same time.
There’s some small Android things that dock away from the user friendliness. Sometimes the screen is unresponsive when in the YouTube app. Flash is no longer natively supported in Android OS 4.1 Jelly Bean, but the Tab 2 comes pre-installed with Android OS 4.0 (4.0.3) Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, this means that you can no longer watch videos online. (Keep in mind that this is an Adobe policy to discontinue support for mobile devices as of Nov. 2011). It’s easy to accidentally hit the menu buttons in the bottom left, especially if you’re new to tablet keyboards. Additionally, some apps are incompatible with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, which is somewhat disappointing.
Overall, this device is a good buy and Samsung has excellent quality in its products. This is my first tablet and am greatly impressed by the features. Not sure what to exactly say about the battery life. In real life, it lasts from 1.5 days to 2 days, depending on how long you use it for.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: cannot charge from pc, some android issues
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great 10in. Tablet for the money
on August 8, 2012
Posted by: Googler4life
from NC
Expertise:Expert
Love this Tab. Although if the Nexus had a 10in this on might be in trouble.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
This tablet is better than I expected
on August 8, 2012
Posted by: Computeraddict
from FL
Expertise:Intermediate
This tablet is a lot better performance and quality than I had expected. I had reviewed a lot of reviews from buyers about all tablets I was studying and found the Samsung Galaxy Tab2 to be rated highest overall. Was very surprised to find out that the stylus should not be used on the screen of one. Otherwise, it works and looks great.
After my career as a largeframe computer Programmer/Analyst, I am always trying something new in the computer field.
After my career as a largeframe computer Programmer/Analyst, I am always trying something new in the computer field.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Good Quality
on August 7, 2012
Posted by: bktko
from Fitzgerald, GA
Expertise:Beginner
I love the Samsung Galaxy Taboet, the convenience that I can it with me anywhere I go instead of taking my laptop, I like that it has wifi on it, but it dont have a cd/dvd rom. Love that it has a expandable card slot and can hold up to a 32 GB card. Love all the features that it has to offer too, especially the smart remote, that you can use it to turn on and off your tv, man that feature is the bomb, yall hear me. Yall better go ahead and get one before it gets too late.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
First Tablet
on August 6, 2012
Posted by: Wes616
from PA
Expertise:Intermediate
Wasn't sure how much I would actually use a tablet but now that I have it I am amazed how much it actually gets used.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
love it
on August 6, 2012
Posted by: majorinfluence
from Miami, FLq
Expertise:Intermediate
was debating between this and the ipad since there both in the same price neighborhood but what really won me over was the external memory card. great features and apps on this tab.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight
Cons: price
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
good around tab
on August 6, 2012
Posted by: DADODGESON
from GA
Expertise:Intermediate
very happy so far good all around tablet.
apps work well and just updated to 4.04 ICS very useful in my work.
apps work well and just updated to 4.04 ICS very useful in my work.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Lightweight
Cons: needs faster soc
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US