A Galaxy Tab 2 models are available in 8 and 9.7 inches. And in this case, bigger does not mean better. Although the Galaxy Tab A 9.7-inch inherits the technical characteristics of his little sister, it is penalized by the “weak” definition screen. However, we can credit this good performance tablet and a modern design. As usual with Samsung tablets, it suffers from too high a price. At 299 euros, it is far from providing a good quality / price ratio
Design
The Galaxy Tab 9.7 A sports a stylish design that is reminiscent of the Galaxy Tab S. Fine and light, it has a game colors and textures that make some forget his little plastic finish rewarding. So that one has the impression of not having to do an entry level product. The back shell is soft to the touch and reveals ensures good grip. A grip facilitated by rounded corners. On the right corner, are the power and volume buttons as well as the location for the micro SD memory card. In the lower part, the micro USB port and headphone jack are taking place between the two speakers.
Features and specifications
The Galaxy Tab A receives Android 5.0 Lollipop embellished with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface. This last, easy to learn, offers a host of software. Among them, Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint and Exlcel). A significant presence for students or anyone looking for a portable office solution. However, these tools are not very practical to use without a keyboard.
Samsung also offers several services including three month subscription to the premium version of Evernote. The tablet is also accompanied by a series of valuable bonuses for games and applications, usually offered on higher-end models of the brand. So it is significant to find them here.
If you are already user of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone range, the SideSync 3.0 application is used to connect the terminals between them. It allows to clone the screen of the smartphone that of the tablet, and use it to answer a text message.
A 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab also features a multi-window function . Note that for a tablet with modest specifications, it can easily run two applications simultaneously. All applications are not compatible with this mode, but the most common such as Gmail, Chrome or Google Play are. Ergonomics does not reach that of a laptop, but this feature still proves very convenient.
A Samsung Galaxy Tab 9.7 “incorporates a quadruple heart Snapdragon processor at 1.2 GHz, 1.5 GB of memory (RAM) and 16GB storage. The presence of a micro SD memory card slot allows to expand to 128 GB. Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS are part of the tablet variety.
Performance
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 9.7 inch A is not a speed demon. However, it works smoothly once the applications are loaded. Consultation mail, Internet browsing, video playback and streaming launches simple games, These tasks goes smoothly.
The tablet uses our patience when it comes to load applications or larger sets. Count on average between 10 and 30 seconds. The performance still slow if one downloads something, but it is a typical behavior of all tablets on a budget.
The screen displays 1024 x 768 pixels with a 4: 3 ratio. A relatively low resolution today for a tablet of this size. Our eyes are accustomed to the best, and are struggling to return at another time of the display. The texts appear pixelated but still perfectly legible. Positive, the videos do not suffer from this problem, they are displayed in crisp, clear way. Fans of the video must consider the 4: 3 ratio of the tablet that adds two black bands above and below the image. An image which suddenly is not displayed in full screen.
We warn the players. The Samsung 9.7-inch Tab A is not addressed to them. Other tablet models are better suited to this activity.
At a time when the number of pixels determines the quality of display and direct route that of a tablet, it will accept a mediocre display on a cheap model. This is not the case of the Galaxy Tab 9.7 A “. Its screen” pixilated “and its basic configuration are not living up to its tariff.
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