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1. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 – Best
Tablet In Its Price Range
A customer review
5.0 out of 5 stars This tablet is the best in the price range, May 8,
2012
By Greg "Greg" (Virginia)
Ok, the title of my review might be a little extreme but I stick by it. Anyone
considering a Nook or Kindle should give this tablet a long, hard look. For an entry
level, low cost tablet it has a lot of features the purpose built readers leave out. Not
the least of which is this tablet is not tied to Barnes & Noble or Amazon. With this
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet you can get content from anywhere you want. Also,
the Samsung has a GPS, front and rear cameras and a memory card slot. I believe
the Nook has a memory slot too but the Kindle does not. The Samsung also has an
IR blaster for controlling your home theater.
My only other Android device is my nearly 2 year old Motorola Droid X phone
and this tablet makes my phone feel very inadequate in almost every way. The
tablets screen is bright, crisp and clear and it is very responsive with little to no lag.
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2. I believe that this screen has a higher pixel density than many of the 10" tablets as
it is nearly the same resolution as the larger tablets in a smaller screen. I was
holding out for a high res 10" tablet but decided to jump on this one because I was
tired of waiting. I am not disappointed. It will be interesting to see if I end up
preferring the 7" tablet after I use it a while. It is very light, small and portable and
the screen real estate is really quite usable.
Universal Remote:
I just got my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet last night and setup my home theater
easily. I am disappointed with the interface of the supplied remote app though and
will look around for a better version. But at least the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet
provides the ability to do it. To be fair though, I did not spend a lot of time with it
so it may be better than I think.
Kindle Reader:
The Kindle reader app is very nice as the text is sharp and it turns pages very
quickly. I think anyone coming from an e-ink based reader will enjoy using this
tablet as a reader as well. My wife has the e-ink Kindle and has often wanted a
back lit reader instead of using a book light. This screen will not be as readable
outdoors though but I think most of my and my wife's reading is indoors so there is
always a trade off.
Streaming Music:
I have not tried other media yet other than Pandora radio. You do get a little hiccup
in the audio if you are surfing data intensive apps like Google Maps while you are
streaming music. This may be the result of my pitiful DSL connection at home
though. Will have to try it on a faster broadband connection sometime to see.
Maps:
Google Maps looks great on this device. Fortunately this tablet has a GPS chip so
location based services/mapping are possible. It is a great size for mapping and
once I get a 4G phone with WiFi ability, I will try it out as a navigation device.
Hopefully Samsung will come out with a car dock for this tablet. Google
Streetview is very nice on this Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet as well.
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3. Gmail:
The Gmail app is extremely nice on this Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. Even in
portrait mode you get the folder list down the left side and your email in the
currently selected folder displayed on the right. On my phone, you only get one
folder at a time.
Google Reader:
I use Google Reader as my RSS app and it is very fast on the tablet compared to
my phone. I go cross-eyed staring at my phone for very long but I can tell from my
limited use of the reader on the tablet that the tablet will be great. The reader is
really one of my most used apps and a big reason I wanted a tablet.
Facebook:
What can I say, Facebook is much nicer on a tablet than on the phone.
Real Estate Apps:
I am currently in the market to buy a house so I have the Realtor.com and Zillow
apps. Both are much nicer on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet than on the phone.
The photos on the Realtor app are much larger than what Zillow provides though
which is odd. Photos on the phone are ok, but are hard to tell much about. With the
tablet, the photos are much more usable.
I may come back and add more to this review as I use the tablet more but in my 1
evening with it so far I can tell that I am going to love this tablet.
**Update 5/9/2012**
I got a chance to play with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet some more and have a
few more observations to add.
YouTube:
YouTube looks great on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. It will seamlessly flip from
portrait to landscape without stopping the video. I personally think the YouTube
app has a much better UI than the internet webpage.
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4. Speakers:
The speakers are on the bottom of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet when the
tablet is in portrait position. You have to watch that you don't rest it on your lap
when listening to something using the speakers. If you turn it to landscape position,
you have to watch that you don't cover the lower speaker with your hand. I found
that if you hold the tablet with your fingers and cup the corner with the speaker it
actually helps project the sound to you. I don't know where else they could put
speakers as almost anywhere they are you will have to watch you don't cover them
when you hold them so I won't complain about it.
Games:
What can I say, Angry Birds is awesome on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet.
Words With Friends is nice as well. I haven't tried other games yet but expect them
to look much better than they do on a phone.
7" vs. 10" tablet:
I don't know what to think about the size yet. I was trying to hold out for a high res
10" tablet that Samsung is rumored to be working on but got tired of waiting. I am
really enjoying the light, small form factor of this 7" tablet though. So now I am
not sure if I will want a 10" tablet or not. My brother has an iPad and that thing is a
brick compared to this Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet.
WiFi:
I am a little worried about the people complaining about WiFi issues. So far mine
has been working fine. It is indicating the same signal strength that my phone and
laptop show. Maybe the problem is a hit and miss but I hope if there is a real
problem it is something a software/firmware update can resolve. But so far I have
no complaints.
Battery Life:
I charged my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet overnight and took it off the charger in
the morning. I didn't use the tablet until I got home about 11 hours later. It was at
98% charge so it only drained 2% in 11 hours of no use. I used it for nearly 3 hours
and it dropped to 66%. So 3 hours was about 1/3 of the battery life. That should
translate to about 9 hours of battery life. I could turn the GPS off since it isn't
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5. needed most of the time, I also saw a tip about having it turn the WiFi off when in
sleep mode and I have manually set the screen brightness to around 25% which is
plenty bright indoors. Overall, I think it is going to have pretty decent battery life. I
should get about 3 good evenings or a full day on a charge.
**Update 5/21/2012**
I have lived with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet for a couple weeks now and
have a few more observations.
Screen Sharpness:
I got to compare it with my brother's iPad 2 this weekend and the screen on the
Samsung is much, much sharper than the iPad. In fact, my dad's Nook was much
sharper than the iPad with the Samsung being sharper than the Nook. The
difference was amazing.
Browser Speed:
I was completely happy with the browsing speed of the Samsung until I compared
it to the iPad. The iPad was much, much faster. Not sure why, but it is very
noticeable. I installed the beta version of Google Chrome and it appears to be
better than the built in browser but still not as fast as the iPad. But like I said, I was
happy until I found out there was better.
Connection Issues:
I have observed the connection problem some people are reporting. If you hold the
bottom left corner, the reception does drop down. As soon as you left off, it goes
up 1 bar. But I also found out that my router was not operating at full strength. I
had the old standby Linksys WRT54G but recently upgraded to an ASUS RT16N.
As soon as I did, I noticed my cell phone and laptop were not showing nearly as
strong reception as before.
I am running Tomato on the router and discovered that you can turn up the signal
strength. By default, Tomato is dialed back. My nearest neighbor is a quarter mile
away so I dialed up to full strength. That upped my reception by 1 bar when
covered and uncovered. So now I have better signal strength, even when I cover
the antenna. I am not worried as I don't lose connection and it is showing a similar
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6. signal strength as my phone and laptop.
Overall, I love the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablet.
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What Other Users Has To Say…
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly an ipad at half price, May 21, 2012
By N. green (Austin, Texas United States)
Having tried a Kindel Fire, a new Ipad, and the Samsung Galaxy, I can honestly
report that the Galaxy performs like a small Ipad, and the Kindel performs like a
small fishing weight, without the ability to catch any fish. Slooooooow, so slow to
do anything, I mean make a pot of coffee, go to the bathroom, come back still
hasn't loaded Yahoo slow.
The Galaxy loads pages on Wifi as fast as a home computer, the color and
definition are stunning, it comes with a tiny instruction book because it is so
intuitive it doesn't need much instruction. The Galaxy, at half the price of the
Apple, and playing flash, it is the no-brainer choice for a pad on a budget.
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7. 5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for...very impressed!, April 22, 2012
By M. Jecha (Chicago, IL United States)
Very impressed with Amazon's delivery on a SUNDAY, at that! I pre-ordered and
assumed I'd get it on Monday or Tuesday with my Prime delivery, but was
surprised at to see it at my door today!
As for the tablet itself, so far it has been a breeze to use! Connected to my WiFi
right away and it seems pretty speedy...of course I haven't bogged it down with a
bunch of junk yet. ;-) I logged in with my google account and before you know it,
my apps were all synched over while it was charging. I didn't want a full size
tablet, this is much more portable, yet big enough to be easier to read than my
Samsung Infuse for browsing, games and Kindle books. Love it so far!
5.0 out of 5 stars You don't know what your missing until you get one, May 11, 2012
By T. J. Power "PowerCPA" (Breckenridge, Colorado United States)
I admit I am a techno freak. I've tried using a couple of other devices
(Chromebook, iPad, etc.) before landing this device, and it blows the doors off all
of them. This thing is just plain FUN to use, and it does everything and more than I
want it to do. Being a heavy Google Apps user, and deep into cloud applications,
the more I use it the more I find uses for it. Some of the apps I have installed
include Citrix Receiver for login to my most used cloud app (Thomson Reuters
SaaS), A1 Keyboard Plus, Chrome to Phone, File Manager HD, Flipboard (very
cool), GrooveIP, Kayak, NOAA weather, Open Table, Play Music, Sports Tracker,
Spotify, Spotimote, Xfinity TV, Zinio. Plus, lots and lots of games.
Out of the 5gb of included storage, I still have 3gb left. Plus, I installed a 32gb
microSD card, but I'm not sure yet when I'll need it. My home screen shows me my
Gmail account, Google Voice, Drive, and Calendar, plus six more of my most used
apps. The only app that doesn't want to work for me is the Peel remote control,
but I'm working on getting that going, it would be great, if it worked. With
GrooveIP I can use it to make outgoing calls over wifi.
The 7" size makes it great to use while eating breakfast, or in bed or on the couch.
It even fits in my pocket. Battery life is great, and the screen is more than enough
for my needs. At times, it will bog down a little, but I find restarting it fixes that
issue. The volume can be way louder than I need it to be. Screen brightness is best
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8. left on manual, and it gets brighter than looking at the sun. The five home screens
hold a lot of icons, and I have one I haven't even started to fill yet.
The widgets are useful, as well. I highly recommend this product, and the Amazon
price and shipping are awesome. For $250, it's the best deal out there. I love my
Tab 2 7.0, and I feel sorry for my old Android phone now. It just pales in
comparison.
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