Samsung - Galaxy Tab A7 10.4" Wi-Fi 32GB - Gray

So I've had a Galaxy Tab III since... 2014-ish. I picked it up specifically because I'd owned a Nook tablet and that thing was horrible for magazines. The Tab III was a 10" model, and it worked perfectly for that format. However, six years is a long time for hardware. It was five versions behind on Android, the battery was starting to not last as long - it had served well (and still will be used for light use.) So I shopped around and decided to pick this up. I *almost* went to an Amazon 10" Fire, but I've got a 7" that's not that old and, while it's great for books, I didn't want to deal with the Amazon interface. When I got this, at first I thought I'd been handed a 7" by mistake, given the box dimensions. But, no, this was a 10". The aspect ratio, though, has changed. The old one was closer to 4:3 (1280x800.) This one runs at 2000x1200, or 5:3. Which doesn't *sound* like a huge difference - and the pictures on the website don't look horribly off - but in viewing? It's great for video. It's absolutely stellar for that. Fits perfectly. Magazines or anything "paper ratio" though? They don't fit. Either they're scrunched into part of the screen, or you're zooming in and have to scroll side to side to see the last third (or so) of the page to the side. My options here are to keep it, find another tablet (though this seems to be a popular, practically standard Android resolution at 10",) or go to the Apple 10.1" Ipad - which has the 4:3 ratio that fits what I'm looking for. Will I keep it? Probably. It's quick, it *is* great for video, it's ad free with a standard Samsung/Android interface that I'm used to. It'll run things the old system won't. I *might* look for an older ipad - I don't feel like paying the Apple tax for a new one, or converting over to the Apple ecosystem to deal with it.

The review is for the 2020 Tab A7 which is amazing. For a base tablet it works great. It has ONE unique feature that really sets it apart for most other tablets unless they are cellular. It has a magnetometer sensor (Compass) which is different from GPS. This tablet will allow you to know which way is north. So for those of us that use tablets for navigation this addition is a real plus!! For those using drones a MAJOR plus. And for those of us not wanting to spend an extra hundred or so for cellular a hundred pluses. The rest of the tablet functions accordingly and for my needs it ticks off all the right boxes. Really, really well done Samsung. Apple take notice.

I bought this device solely to be an Xbox Game Pass XCloud tablet. It works great. The display is shaped like a widescreen view, and as such, there are no side borders when watching content. This is a solid device to use for consuming content. The specs are just enough improved over the TabA10.1 from 2019 to get this one. 3 Gigs of Ram, Snapdragon processor over Exynos. All positives. It does not have an OLED panel like the Tab S models, but I don't know if that matters at this price point. My only complaint is that from a longtime iOS user, Android OS has never been all that intuitive.

I traded in my 6th generation iPad for this device and I have a few comparable thoughts. I know this is more set to compete with the Amazon Fire 10, which this is much better than especially considering its full Android interface, Play store access, faster processor and nicer screen . But coming from an iPad, I notice a few things. First, while the processor is good, its not as snappy as even the older iPad, not even close actually, but its still usable without any major annoyance. The screen is nice, probably on par, except the viewing angle is not as good on the Galaxy and tilting shows dark areas, surprising considering Samsung usually makes the best screens. The cameras are both basic and not exciting at all, but they work fine for zoom or whatever. There is no fingerprint reader but there is face recognition and it actually works really well and its quick. The fit and finish are good, not like an iPad but it is certainly sleek and sharp looking . The thin bezels look great, but can make it hard to hold without accidentally touching the screen, you get used to it. Anyway, its a great tablet if you can get it on sale under $200...especially if you are already in the Galaxy stratosphere (get it) as Samsung does a good job making their devices play well together, for instance I can text on this device while connected to my S20 or Galaxy watch etc. Overall I like it but can see myself purchasing the Galaxy Tab S7 in the future...

This is my fourth Samsung tab in a row. Samsung tabs are always better than its closest rivals but this one is the best when you take its amazing price into consideration. Dynamic sound by Dolby Atmos is a major plus. No complains at this price. This tab is perfect for everyone, from kids to seniors !

Absolutely love this thing. I had a 8" from 2019. Saw this badboy on sale and figured id give it a shot. Its super fast at loading apps. I installed a CBZ/cbr reader for my manga instead of kindle. I like that that app can read comics/mangas from memory card instead of bogging system down. Pictures look amazing Next, tested movies & anime. Again, both look stunning. I used Kodi to test them out. Frame rate was great, no lagging at all. Thing things got what looks like 4 speakers, sound is AMAZING on it. Had to tweak kodi a little for it, change it from 2.0 to 4.0 but yea, not disappoited at all I havent tested streaming from youtube or anything yet. mostly got to watch anime on the go and read manga's. Had it for 2 days now, havnt had to charge it up yet so id say battery is great the 8" is 100, i would deff recommand the extra 50 and go wiht this tablet

Excellent upgrade from a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8". Perfect balance for the tablet market compared to larger tablets. Substantial speed upgrade compared to previous generations.

This is my first tablet, adding to my Dell laptop and desktop as my only tech stuff up to now beyond the obligatory cell phone. The size of the tablet is large enough to see, while the top sceen icons are teeny-tiny, like "you must be kidding" size. It is taking us some time to learn the ropes here as there is no "owner's manual" of any kind provided - (yeah, I think there is one somewhere on the tablet somewhere but that's like needing pair of scissors to open the plastic package to get to your new scissors). Maybe some might find this somewhat intuitive but we certainly haven't so far. Battery power seems to be as advertised about 10 hours or so usage on one charge. The screen is far less sensitive than expected, though, and the device was filled with bloatwear like any new PC, mostly trash that older folks don't need. It did not come with an onboard chip, so we added a 64GB one just in case for $20. We want to get Kindle running and the GPS, too, but these secrets have not been "revealed" to us so far after a couple of days of head scratching. Lest we may be taken as luddites, we have been using PCs since the Windows 95 era and on up, so while the technology is new its just not intuitive at all for us to get up and running. An attempt at getting help from Samsung.com was not successful, and although we have used the Geek Squad successfully a couple of time in the past, the savings from Black Friday were amazing unless we give it all back just getting it to work, something we are not excited about doing. This was purchased due to the many, many five star reviews and it hopefully will turn out to be what we expect - time will tell. Maybe my 40 year old daughter knows something about this type of device, but I think she uses Apple tech, probably way different from this Samsung. Once we figure it out I get the honest impression we will regret not having a pair of them.