Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 16GB (Dual Core, Universal Remote, WiFi) Review
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At first glance I have to say the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus is a real beauty. It features a slick and stylish design capable of impressing nearly anyone. Size and weight are perfect. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus weighs 12.2 oz (much slimmer and lighter than the original Tab). The Kindle Fire is heavier at 14.6 oz and lacks other features such as GPS and camera. The Iconia A100 is also much too heavy (at over a pound) and supposedly has display viewing issues. The build quality feels secure. Not “plasticky” but not unnecessarily heavy either (i.e. no hard chrome backing of the iPad or Asus Transformer). The screen is impressive to say the least. Very bright and clear. I’ve used it a week without any case or screen protector and it has not so much as a scratch.
It took me approximately 10 minutes to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus started and linked to my google account. It then proceeded to download my saved contacts and apps that were own my phone. This saved me lots of time and was a big plus. The 1.2 Ghz dual core Exynos processor is great and in general the tab is fast. Very fast! Smooth scrolling and very fluid. Launching apps is very fast as well. I haven’t encountered any hiccup within an app.
Check out these great features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus:
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system for a fast, seamless computing experience
• With Adobe Flash Player built in
• Google Talk video chat application
• TouchWiz interface for continuous real time updates
• Slim and compact you can take it anywhere you go
• Built-in IR and Smart Remote App powered by Peel to let you navigate and control TV right from the 7.0 Plus
• Access to Samsung’s Hub services Media Hub and Social Hub and also to Netflix, Amazon Kindle books, and more
• 3 megapixel camera so you can shoot high quality video and stills
• front-facing 2 megapixel camera for podcasts or web chats
• Microsoft Exchange, EAS v14, MDM, VPN, WebEx, and on-device encryption for all your business support needs
• 16 GB of onboard memory
Actually everything about the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 16GB pretty much just works the way you’d hope. GPS and Google Maps worked great, got sat lock in only a few minutes sitting on the passenger seat of the car. Local driving, but Google Maps cached enough that nav worked great. Netflix and Pandora were both clear and crisp in sound quality making the tablet good to use standalone. You can also use the Ear Buds if you do not want the entire room to hear what you are watching! I tried out a few games such as Angry Birds and others and the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus tablet played them with no problem and they looked even better than ever with a clear crisp image. Tested out the video chat and had no problems it is a reasonably clear image. No problems at all with the bluetooth – it linked to my phone and I was even able to tether internet to the tablet.
For an extra $200 (over the Kindle Fire), I get two cameras, double the internal memory, a microSD card to add more video content, a working GPS for the car, and a fancy smart remote. You can’t go wrong with the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 16GB and its only real competitor in the 7″ space is the HTC Flyer, which isn’t nearly as fast, and runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) vs the Galaxy’s 3.2 (Honeycomb).
Check out this excellent review for the Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 16GB:
BIG Performance in a small device… Fire vs. Galaxy, November 18, 2011 By MJ – “Customization is something that is very important to me.. and the Samsung Galaxy allows me to make it feel like its mine.. The interface of the Galaxy is brilliant.. display is bright and navigation smoothness exceeds that of the Fire… The Samsung Galaxy is $200 more than the Fire but by using it you can see why.. It is a more polished device which I absolutely love so far!” Read more user reviews here…
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