Tab 2 (7.0), Tab or Phone?. Review on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0

It is one of the few tablets that can be used as a phone i.e. they have a SIM slot.

Features

Dual core performance with voice call

Rich Contents

Video Hub is your personal video store concierge 1,000+ titles and counting so that you can enjoy video contents right away. Forget lugging around stacks of books, Readers Hub lets you delve into the intimate pleasures of digital reading, a wealth of e-books on your own personal screen. For your best convenience and satisfaction, Music Hub provides a full music store loaded with your favourite tunes. Game Hub, your go to source for premium and multi player games, lets you jump into action any time, wherever you are. Video Hub service availability may vary by service providers.

Easy Access

You can immediately check out top e-books, latest hit songs, premium games and recent video releases. Home screen layout maximises your experience of Samsung Hub services by providing direct access to apps you use all the time.

Apps Recommendation

S Suggest compiles a rotating selection of highly rated apps personalised according to what you like and use. Linked to Android Market & Samsung Apps, this unique apps recommendation service suggests all the hot new apps that you should not be missing out on. S Suggest will be available in April or later. Again the service availability may vary by service providers. The play store also provides you all the major apps and games, however there are some apps and games which are restricted to few particular countries. The S suggest requires timely updates which is annoying sometimes.

All share play

For you, All share Play melds digital content from different networked devices into one seamless flow it’s almost like having one device. You have the freedom to download photos or movies to store, then push to watch later on your Samsung TV, large on the full screen. All share play also acts as a gateway to web storage services where you can conveniently and securely upload and backup your data for safekeeping or sharing.

Android TM 4.0 platform

With Android’s OS, Ice Cream Sandwich, you can enjoy the most ramped up, up to the minute features and multitudes of apps supported by new the ICS technology. Enhanced performance, including better web browsing, faster response and screen transitions, provides utmost usability. However this technology is no more the latest.

Fun & Easy Communication

Cha on connects your friends and acquaintances across devices and platforms in a more expressive, dynamic way with unique features like Group Chat, Multimedia Transmission, Buddy Interaction and more. Engage in spur of the moment, group video sessions with Google+ Hangouts, as easily as bumping into somebody on the street. Ample of chatting apps are available on the play store which brings a more of excitement in the communication experience. If we talk about voice calling, the size of the tab make it inconvenient to talk and it also looks weird talking on such a big phone.

Powerful Performance

GALAXY Tab 2(7.0) is supported by powerful 1.2 GHz dual core processor that achieves top performance and maximum usage across various demanding applications, keeping pace with your dynamic lifestyle.

Slim & Light

Sized perfectly for compact usability of a tablet device, it is slim and light enough to carry with you day and night. It is advisable if you compare it with other tablets and not with phones.

Tech Specs

Platform

-Operating system

4.0 ICS which can be upgraded to 4.02

-Band

GSM&EDGE Band

850 / 900 / 1,800 / 1,900MHz

3G Band

850 / 900 / 1,900 / 2,100MHz -Network&Data

GPRS

Class33 EDGE

Class33 3G

HSPA+ 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps

-Browser

Android Browser, however there is no compulsion on using this. one can install and use any browser as per his choice.

Design

-Form factor

Tablet

Physical Specification

-Dimension

(HxWxD)

193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5mm

-Weight

344g

Display

-InternalTechnology

PLS TFT LCD

-Resolution

1024 x 600(WSVGA)

-Size

7.0"

Battery

-Standard Capacity

4,000mAh

-Talk Time

Up to 40 hours(2G) / Up to 20 hours(3G) Talk Time Battery

-Stand-by Time

Up to 1,000 hours Stand-by Time Battery

Camera

-Camera Resolution

3MP Rear / VGA Front

-Camera Resolution(Rear)

3MP Rear / VGA Front

-Auto Focus

No

-Shot mode

Single / Smile / Panorama

-Photo effects

None / Negative / Grey scale / Sepia

-White Balance

Auto / Daylight / Incandescent / Fluorescent / Cloudy

Video

-Video player

Support 1080p Playback / Supported Codec: H.264, MPEG4, H.263, DivX, VC-1, VP8, WMV7, WMV8, MP43, Sorenson Spark / Supported Format: 3GP, ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, MKV, WebM

-Video recording

H.264+AAC HD Video Recording(720p@30fps)

-Video messaging

3GPP2, H.263+AMR, H.264, JPEG, MPEG4

-Video Streaming

Yes

-Video telephony

H.264

-Input Device

Touch Screen. there is also a keypad available which is like a keyboard that can be attached and used as an input device.

Music&Sound

The sound from the tablet's speaker is very low. sometimes it is difficult to make out weather it is ringing or not.

-Music Player

Supported Codec: MP3, OGG, AAC-LC / AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+, AC-3, AMR-NB / WB, WMA, WAV, MID, IMY, FLAC

-Poly Ringtones

64 Poly

-MP3 Ringtone

MPEG-4, AAC Ringtone

-DRM

OMA DRM 1.0 Full(FL, CD, SD), WMDRM, PlayReady

-3D sound technology

3D: Earphone / Speaker both

-Music Library

Sound Alive solution powered by Samsung. The 16 GB internal memory can take make a huge library of songs and in addition to it the tab supports upto 32 GB memory card.

Business&Office

-Document Viewer

Yes

-Mobile Printing

Wi-Fi / USB Printing

-Offline Mode

Flight Mode

-Voice memo & Voice mail

Voice Memo

Messaging

-SMS/EMS/MMS

SMS / MMS

-Predictive Text Input T9

MMS 1.2

-Email

Email(POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, EAS)

-Cell broadcast

2G only

-vCard/vCalendar

Yes

-Instant Messaging

G-talk, Google+, ChatOn

Connectivity

-Bluetooth

BT 3.0

-USB

USB 2.0 Host

-Internet HTML Browser

Yes

-SyncML(DS) Support

OMA DATA SYNC 1.2

SyncML(DM) Support

DM 1.2, FOTA

-Wi-Fi

802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

-AGPS

Yes

-PC Sync Application

Samsung Kies

Memory

-SMS

Not fixed(up to memory+ SIM msg)

-Phone book entries

Not fixed(upto available memroy)

-External Memory

Up to 32GB

Personal Information Management

-Calendar

Year / Month / Week / Day / Agenda / Task

-Clock

Yes

-Worldtime

Yes

-Alarm

Yes

-Calculator

Yes

-Memo book

Yes

Call Function

-Call Time

Last Call, Dialed Call, Received Call, All Call

-Caller ID

Yes

-Dialed/Missed/Received Calls

Dialed+Missed+Received= 500

-Multiparty

Max 6

-Speaker Phone

Yes

-Voice Recongnition

Yes

Further Information

-Touch Screen

C-Type

Conclusion

The samsung galaxy tab withstands both a phone as well as a tab. The body is much more durable than the usual samsung phones. A good product with the best suited accessories and I must say your money would not be wasted if you bought one.