Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy Tab S - 10.5" - 32GB - Titanium Bronze
Customer Rating
3
Great tablet with a tragic flaw
on October 28, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
from Northern VA
Expertise:Intermediate
Due to a flaw in the KitKat 4.4.2 Android OS, music stored on the SD card can not be played. I got rid of my ipad 3 Retina in large part because there was no memory expansion for storing music. I do not want to be tied to a streaming or cloud service which makes it difficult to play what I want when I want. The display is awesome, the onboard stereo speakers are decent if a little thin sounding. But it all is for naught if I can not find a work around for the SD card issue.
The main reason the Galaxy S caught our attention was the quality of the picture and screen resolution it offered. We replaced an out dated IPad 3 with it and are more than pleased with our investment. We find it to be more than sufficient for our everyday use, but find the 84 page user manual a bit over whelming. We had planned on getting the Samsung 3 tab until we saw the quality of the pictures and video the Galaxy S displayed. We had already switched from IPhones to the Samsung Galaxy 5 phone so we were fairly familiar with the android system. Would recommend anyone with an IPad or IPhone to switch to the Galaxy series phones and tabs.
Pros: Bright display, Realistic color, Lightweight, awesome video display
Love this tablet. I bought the apple iPad air 18th and hated it. This tablet is 100% better than a ipad. Easy to set up and use. Love android and google. Battery life could be a little better but it never hangs or locks up like my iPad did. The camera is great. Had 2 months and no complaints. Samsung is years ahead of Apple. Buy this and you won't regret your decision.
I am a little disappointed that there is a lot of bloatware that I have no use for but cannot delete. This is my first tablet so still learning. Also disappointed that I cannot connect to the Internet using pdanet. Reports are that a bug was introduced into this version of the operating system. As I am getting older it would be nice to be able to view content on a larger screen without the added expense of adding on hot spots.
I am still getting to know my new Galaxy, but one thing for sure, I love the keyboard! Also, the size and weight are very comfortable. I will keep exploring and learning about all this new toy can do, but I have a feeling it can do just about everything I need it to.
Starts up fast and performs very well. Display images are sharp and very colorful. Very light weight. Battery charging from 15% charge to full charge takes nearly 4 hours which is too long. This is by plugging the power cable into the wall socket. Otherwise , overall a great product.
The design, the size, and the graphics are great, but the inability to read my subscriptions to TIME, CONSUMER REPORTS and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC isn't good. I wanted to be able to read these magazines and others on the Tab for ease of changing the font size. I'm also trying to learn what other things this tablet is good for.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Inexpensive, Realistic color
Cons: Did not meet expectations, unable to read magazines