Sunday, 13 October 2013

The latest 7 inch tablet from Samsung is not convincing

With a common design and weaklings performance, small 3 Samsung Galaxy Tab is sold a bit expensive to compete ... Not really what we convince.

the promise

The smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 incorporates a 7-inch diagonal and a dual processor Marvel heart. This entry level product is sold at 219 euros in 8GB with a memory card slot to expand storage capacity. We tested.

reality

Not really impressive, this small tablet Samsung. Compared to its big sisters format 8 inches and 10 inches (we also tested) its design is very common: it is thicker, its plastic housing is not an original model, in addition to being slightly overweight (300 grams against 290 g for the latest Google Nexus 7 ).

Labored performance, but good battery life

This tablet has a processor almost unknown, signed Marvel. It is a double heart model clocked at 1.2 GHz that offers very average performance and is slowing faster with complex applications such as video games. Despite the low resolution of the tablet screen (1024 x 600 pixels), the modest chipset (Vivante GC1000) is no miracle either. The March 7 inch Galaxy Tab is especially designed for desktop use and classic media - it also reads all video formats up to 1080p - and is limited to the basic game.
However, this small slate has good endurance. Its battery of 4000 mAh capacity allows it to surf the Internet (WiFi) and play a video for more than 8 hours. Moreover, it is surprisingly little energy in standby (WiFi on).

Difficult to compete with the Nexus 7

Despite its toughness, hard to find a real attraction to this slate. His display of good viewing angles and the correct brightness (410 cd / m²), but the contrast ratio is down (837:1). In addition, the definition is far too small to impress the barge. It impacts even more comfortable reading in some cases!
Finally, note that the Samsung TouchWizz interface is pleasant to use, very user friendly.Only his animations are sometimes a bit laborious ...

the verdict

If this 7-inch tablet is not a bad product, it does not overshadow what the latest Google Nexus 7. The Galaxy Tab is working properly, has good battery life and has the advantage of integrating a memory card reader. But it is not really enough.

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