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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is a sleek 7-inch tablet featuring 8GB of storage and powered by Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It offers easy access to multimedia and social connectivity, making it an ideal companion for both work and play.
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J**S
Fantastic audio quality and battery life. Mediocre screen.
I bought a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 16GB (used item from Amazon Warehouse Deals).Reasons for purchase:My Nook HD has horrible audio due to a lot of system noise being audible. The Galaxy Tab 2 is well known for having good sound quality.I wanted something which will run CyanogenMod so I can keep it up to date with patches, security fixes etc. as I like to use Amazon, Ebay and Paypal apps.I already have a 1st generation Galaxy Note phone so I know Samsung do some important things right such as good battery life and decent design and construction. I have several Samsung and Samsung compatible headsets and headphones.The Good:Sound quality is superb. This is the first tablet I've heard which I prefer to my iRiver and Sansa audio players. There is zero system noise or hiss and this tablet works beautifully with my Sennheiser Momentum Headphones (with aftermarket Samsung compatible control cable) and with my dual driver Samsung in ear monitors. A cheapish Samsung dock is also available that offers true Line Out 3.5mm socket.Battery life is, or can be, superb. I was slightly concerned after seeing reviews commenting unfavourably on this. However, running CyanogenMod 11 (KitKat) my device has been on for 16 hours so far: awake for 7.5 hours, screen on for 1.75 hours and alseep the rest of the time (mostly used as an audio player for the last couple of days) and the battery has only gone from 89% charged to 56% charged.There is a GPS built-in so if you have an offline map app you can navigate even if there is no wifi available.Samsung seem to spit out new phones and tablets almost weekly, and in a vast array of slightly differing versions. Luckily the Tab 2.0 series is about as bog-standard as they get and sold many millions so there are all the accessories you can think of, both official and third party, and usually at a very good price. You can get cables, docks, cases, replacement parts, car adapters, chargers and so onThe Bad:There is only one real deficiency but could be a big one for many: the screen isn't very good. After using a Galaxy Note with 800x1280 Super AMOLED screen and a Nook HD with 900x1440 IPS 7 inch screen I must have got used to really sharp, vivid displays. I thought all the fuss about screen type was just nerdy one-upmanship and journalists trying to fill pages until I bought my Tab 2.0. I am truly surprised by the difference. The Tab's screen is bright and sharp enough for enjoyable reading in apps like FBReader or Kindle and movies also look good, but web pages look horrible. Most websites identify your device and serve you much the same pages as if you were using a desktop computer with a full size monitor. On the 7" Tab this means a lot of horribly fuzzy and tiny text that is hard to read. If you use Firefox you can install an extension so you always get the web site's mobile version (if available) and this problem is diminished, but if you use the standard browser, or Chrome, then I think you will hate it.
J**O
Loses a star but only because of Amazon
Reliable, stylish and 3G all for less than the price of a Wifi ipad mini. I also use mine as a wireless modem for my laptop on the train and it just takes my existing mobile phone contract sim. No extra data charges for monthly 3G.Android marketplace is super and apps download effortlessly. Customisable, and I find more intuitive than my larger wifi ipad. Lovely screen, decent enough camera for a phone/tablet. Syncs effortlessly with Microsoft exchange server at work for rapid e-mail transfer and separately with googlemail for personal e-mail. Calendar and memos very useful and as a teacher I find a lot of the apps are brilliant. I use mine in lessons to track pupil progress and behaviour. I even have a random student generator on it that the students love as they never feel picked on by me - it is the tablet that does it!Never crashes for me and I rarely, if ever, switch it off. Just charge and go, perhaps I should deliberately restart it occasionally but I never have to.Great GPS and works very well as SatNav in the car (although a bit hefty to mount, it ends up sitting on the seat next to me which is not ideal).Only reason it loses a star is because I like mine so much I bought one for my husband for Christmas this week and was disappointed that the seals were broken on the box and the box scruffy around the edges. Clearly has been out to someone else Amazon! Don't want to risk sending it back with only a week or so to Christmas but will tell hubby that I wanted to pre-charge the battery for him for Christmas day.Other criticism is Amazon's shifting prices on a daily basis. Up £30 down £30 these are substantial changes and make you feel like you are playing the price is right when you plump to buy. Not been massively stung yet this Christmas but the same was true of the Meep tablets and the day after I bought two they went up £20 each - £40 difference, these are big numbers you are playing with!
M**N
Love this Tablet.
Decided to buy a bigger screen tablet as my 7" was just too small for web browsing. Saw this Tablet when it was reduced and even though it was the older model with the older operating system I took a chance. From the moment I took it out and switched it on I have loved the ease of use and the way it guides you if you want to register with Samsung services, Google play, movies and all the others. Have read other reviews that say it updates to the newer operating systems. Not sure if thats true or not as I haven't had any notifications telling me that thats happened but the Tablet is fast anyway and certainly feels smooth and quick when web browsing. I also bought a Micro SD card to boost the storage and perhaps I'm not up to speed with how to store things but I have only been able to put things on it by using it on my laptop to drag and drop then putting it back in my Tablet. Have downloaded a lot of programmes from BBC i-player and even though the SD card is empty the 16GB on the Tablet is quickly filled and then I am informed of insufficient storage. If this is my only complaint however then it is still a great Tablet and a great buy at this price.Have since explored in depth the storage settings and can now store all my downloads on the SD card without having to remove it from the tablet.
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The Galaxy Tab 2 is well known for having good sound quality.I wanted something which will run CyanogenMod so I can keep it up to date with patches, security fixes etc. as I like to use Amazon, Ebay and Paypal apps.I already have a 1st generation Galaxy Note phone so I know Samsung do some important things right such as good battery life and decent design and construction. I have several Samsung and Samsung compatible headsets and headphones.The Good:Sound quality is superb. This is the first tablet I've heard which I prefer to my iRiver and Sansa audio players. There is zero system noise or hiss and this tablet works beautifully with my Sennheiser Momentum Headphones (with aftermarket Samsung compatible control cable) and with my dual driver Samsung in ear monitors. A cheapish Samsung dock is also available that offers true Line Out 3.5mm socket.Battery life is, or can be, superb. I was slightly concerned after seeing reviews commenting unfavourably on this. 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After using a Galaxy Note with 800x1280 Super AMOLED screen and a Nook HD with 900x1440 IPS 7 inch screen I must have got used to really sharp, vivid displays. I thought all the fuss about screen type was just nerdy one-upmanship and journalists trying to fill pages until I bought my Tab 2.0. I am truly surprised by the difference. The Tab's screen is bright and sharp enough for enjoyable reading in apps like FBReader or Kindle and movies also look good, but web pages look horrible. Most websites identify your device and serve you much the same pages as if you were using a desktop computer with a full size monitor. On the 7\" Tab this means a lot of horribly fuzzy and tiny text that is hard to read. 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