Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 review: Take two

2 July 2012
It seems that Samsung have taken it upon themselves on literally making a tablet for everyone. With all of the Galaxy Tab variants out there, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 it seems like systematic attempt by Samsung to put a unique tablet variant in the hands of every living person on the planet...

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  • AnonD-68483
  • U{N
  • 27 Aug 2012

this tab supports HD videos?
Anyone pls reply...

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    • munna
    • U{N
    • 27 Aug 2012

    it plays HD videos?

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      • Tito
      • JJt
      • 20 Aug 2012

      John, 07 Jul 2012Of course, the best 7" tablet is still the Samsung 7.7... moreand with ics is now the best 7to8 inch. 2x1.4 exynos cpu,..ics now very smooth with butter effect, ...with jb there will be no match!

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        • nagu
        • U@q
        • 17 Aug 2012

        Manju King, 04 Jul 2012hey all.. i took this tab 1 month back....really enjoying.....dude is the tab really good?Im planning to buy it. Please do reply me at nagu007.madhugolkar@gmail.com

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          • raj
          • t1$
          • 14 Aug 2012

          guys iam presently using galaxy note now planning to shift to sgt2....

          is it a good buy...

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            • AnonD-65327
            • rA6
            • 02 Aug 2012

            Does This Have A Better Speaker As Compared To The Previous One. ...???

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              • ahah
              • Jyv
              • 25 Jul 2012

              cam is fix focus,low nbr of pixel, the only good thing is the memory you can ad.
              not worth if more expensive than the new nexus7.

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                • William
                • wMH
                • 25 Jul 2012

                hi all I am fan SGT 7Plus, it was great device for me so far..
                But if samsung can make 4G samsung Tab 6inch or 6.5inch device with fast CPU speed, 5mp camera,higher than 1GB RAM would be great device for many of us..

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                  • timbaktu
                  • Bfx
                  • 21 Jul 2012

                  Love De

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                    • AnonD-63633
                    • LKp
                    • 19 Jul 2012

                    This tablet does in fact have IR with an included smart remote app.

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                      • raj
                      • 2ZY
                      • 19 Jul 2012

                      i like this handset .
                      what is next.....????????????????

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                        • Rohit
                        • rKf
                        • 11 Jul 2012

                        Camera lacks in tab2!!!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Rbq
                          • 07 Jul 2012

                          Unless you prefer your internet experience to be text-only with NO audio or video or interactive functions beyond text links and youtube-mobile, I'd stay away from the new nexus and android4.1

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                            • John
                            • vux
                            • 07 Jul 2012

                            Of course, the best 7" tablet is still the Samsung 7.7 (P6800).

                            - bigger 7" screen (AMOLED +)
                            - Higher resolution
                            - 2.6mm thinner
                            - lighter (just)

                            on the down side it is 10mm wider and a bit dearer.

                            I was going to get the Nexus 7 but am glad i spent the extra and got the Tab 7.7

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                              • Effie
                              • vxt
                              • 06 Jul 2012

                              Has GSM Arena discontinued doing any of their lab tests such as measuring audio quality or display tests?

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                                • AnonD-36731
                                • vxK
                                • 05 Jul 2012

                                I would have purchased a tablet by now if the primary thing it was meant to do (browsing) worked better. The Android project has said time and time again that they have no interest in creating browsing functionality comparable with that available on a desktop.
                                I have tried several sites and games that don't work on Android. What would be the point of buying a tablet for better internet use when it has no more functionality (apart from being larger) than my phone.

                                Anything simple like this http://html5demos.com/drag is a no go.

                                imo Android on a tablet is a Fail.

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                                  • Manju King
                                  • rJn
                                  • 04 Jul 2012

                                  hey all.. i took this tab 1 month back....really enjoying.....

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                                    • Lupo
                                    • xVD
                                    • 04 Jul 2012

                                    AnonD-10768, 04 Jul 2012Well that is if they would sign up for a plan at all. That ... more@Niall.

                                    Good point.

                                    I didn't fully understand your contention. That said, keep in mind that this tablet is first launching in Australia, Canada, UK and the USA. In these places, wifi is pretty common. And most initial purchasers are also likely to be carrying smartphones that are capable of tethering/mifi.

                                    That said, if you absolutely need 3G and substantial storage (I don't know what people do on a 7" tab that requires more than 16GB of storage) then maybe there's a use case here.

                                    Other than that though, if you don't absolutely need those things, what's the point? We are talking a substantially worse screen than the Nexus 7. And a substantially worse processor. These are arguably the two biggest factors in your tablet experience. I don't see the point in accepting compromise here unless you absolutely need 3G and/or microSD.

                                    For the average person, mifi and Google Drive's 5GB is more than enough to overcome any limitations from the lack of microSD and network connectivity.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • nTp
                                      • 04 Jul 2012

                                      fail & i dont know why samsung would release it

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                                        • AnonD-10768
                                        • K7g
                                        • 04 Jul 2012

                                        Lupo, 03 Jul 2012Actually, outside the USA, tablet owners are even less like... moreWell that is if they would sign up for a plan at all. That is why I mentioned the "pre-paid" crowd. In other parts of the world, you can just get a prepaid internet SIM card and just buy "prepaid load" to have internet access. No signing up for a plan needed. You only pay for the minutes or hour you used and you have internet anywhere there is phone signal. This is quite common.

                                        And being that internet is charged by the time, cloud storage is out of the question. That is why microSD is still essential to them.

                                        That said, for my needs personally, a nexus 7 will do since I have a portable mifi device. But wouldn't mind a tab2 or tab + if the price is right.