Galaxy Tab A7 review: You get what you pay for

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Affordable Android Tablet For You To Take Home

Android Tablet

Play games, watch movies and browse the web with this affordable Android tablet. Specs-wise, this travel-friendly Android tablet has a 9.0-inch 800 x 480 5-point capacitive multi-touch display, a 1.3GHz All-A33 (A7) quad-core processor, a Mali-400 GPU, a 512MB RAM and an 8GB of internal storage.

The tablet also packs a 0.3MP front-facing camera with VGA video recording, a 2MP rear-facing camera with VGA video recording, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB), a mini-USB port, a 3.5mm audio jack, built-in microphone/speaker and a 3200mAh battery (up to 3 hours of continuous usage time).

Running on Android 4.4.2 OS, the tablet provides WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth for connectivity. Grab yours now for just $46.79. [Product Page]

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New Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 Tablet Available For Pre-Order At AT&T

Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0

AT&T has begun taking pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 tablet. This mid-range tablet can be yours for $0 upfront payment that is followed by 20 monthly payments of $10.

Powered by a 1.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 is packed with an 8.0-inch 1280 x 800 display, an Adreno 306 GPU, a 1.5GB RAM and a 16GB of internal storage.

Apart from that, the tablet also sports a 2MP front-facing camera, a 5MP rear-facing camera with 720p HD video recording, a nano-SIM card slot, a microSD card slot (up to 128GB) and a non-removable 5000mAh battery.

Running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 provides 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS / GLONASS for connectivity. Pre-order yours now! [Product Page]

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Xiaomi Introduces Its First Android Tablet Featuring Retina Display

Xiaomi-MiPad-7.9-Inch-Android-Tablet

Xiaomi is proud to introduce its first Android tablet, the MiPad. Specs-wise, the tablet packs a 7.9-inch 2048 x 1536 Retina touchscreen display, a 2.2GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-CUDA core GPU, a 2GB RAM, a 16GB/64GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (5MP front & 8MP Sony BSI rear with 1080p Full HD video capture), WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, a 6700mAh battery and runs on Android OS (its version yet unspecified) paired with MIUI skin on top. The MiPad will retail for 1,499 Yuan (16GB model) and 1,699 Yuan (64GB model), respectively. [Product Page]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Range Is Unveiled in Leaked Images

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1

Even though the new range of Samsung Galaxy tablets is yet to be officially launched, images of all the three products appeared this week on Twitter, thanks to @evleaks.

Samsung may not have made many changes in terms of design, but the hardware from “under the hood” and the software that comes with the new Galaxy Tab 4 devices helps customers see clearly that the South Korean company made a lot of progress. Fortunately, Samsung doesn’t have the design problem Apple had with its various iPhones that looked the same from one year to another. The manufacturer used the classic three-button design that insures maximum functionality on all Android tablets and smartphones. However, Samsung decided to keep the hardware Home button, while making the other two capacitative.

As mentioned before, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 range will include three different models, the main thing setting them apart being the size of the screen. They have code-names, depending on the size, as follows:

  • Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 – Degas
  • Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 – Millet
  • Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 – Matisse

Unlike other tablet manufacturers, Samsung proves to have a lot of inspiration when comes to choosing names for its products. The painter names that the company picked for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablets are more than a nice touch.

When it comes to the technical specs, there aren’t many differences between the three models. All of them will come with a 1.2GHz (most probably quad-core) CPU and Android 4.4 KitKat, as well as 3GB of DDR3 RAM and a 1280×800 display. That’s not exactly mind-blowing, but such a configuration will face no problems when it comes to multitasking or extreme gaming, no matter how demanding the apps are.

As far as connectivity goes, the three tablets will feature 4G LTE, 3G and Wi-Fi in various combinations. The black Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 also has an earpiece, suggesting the possibility of making calls using the device.

The hardware is not the only thing that will make a difference between the current generation of Samsung Galaxy tablets and the previous one. Some of leaked images suggest that that the new Galaxy Tab devices will come pre-loaded with Samsung Hub, Hancom Office, E-Meeting, WebEX and Remote PC software.

The South Korean company complied a while ago to reduce the amount of bloatware that comes installed on its devices from the factory, but if the aforementioned apps would have to go as well, there wouldn’t be much there left to differentiate Samsung from all the other manufacturers.

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Onkyo SlatePad TA2C-A41R3-2 Android Tablet

Onkyo SlatePad TA2C-A41R3-2 Android Tablet

Onkyo is set to release their newest Android tablet, the SlatePad TA2C-A41R3-2. Corresponding to the 5GHz band wireless LAN, the tablet sports a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 10-point multi-touch display, a 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, a Mali-400 MP GPU, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (0.3MP front & 2MP rear), WiFi (up to 72Mbps), Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, a mini-HDMI port, a 6400mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The SlatePad TA2C-A41R3-2 will begin shipping from February 7th for 28,875 Yen (about $285). [Onkyo]

ZTE Optik 2 Android Tablet

ZTE-Optik-2-Android-Tablet

Sprint has released another affordable Android tablet from ZTE called the Optik 2. Specs-wise, the tablet packs a 7.0-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (MSM8625Q), a 1GB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual cameras (2MP front & 5MP rear), GPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 4000mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. The Optik 2 can be yours for just $29.99 with a two-year contract attached. [Sprint]

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