Under the banner of Galaxy Tab, Samsung is now ready to storm the tablet market with the release of the latest Android tablet that instantly brings the latest version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. So what are the advantages offered by the tablet is released at a price of around USD400?
Design and Hardware
Dimensions: (WxDxH): 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm and Weight 344 g Processor: TI OMAP 4430Dual-core 1 GHz; GPU: PowerVR SGX540; RAM: 1GB; Storage: 16GB (availabe user: 11GB)
The design of Tab 2 7" looks similar to the Galaxy Tab Plus 7 is a thin and light in the hand. Tablets that we tested came with white on the back and black on the front frame.
Front side Tab 2 7” there is a 7-inch diagonal screen, you also will find the earpiece, sensors, cameras and logo Samsung. Unlike tablet with OS Honeycomb, Tab 2 7" is not equipped with the physical buttons below the screen.
To turn on Tab 2 7" you can press the power button on the left side of the body that are adjacent to the volume button. The upper part of Tab 2 7" sitting sweet 3.5mm audio port and a mic. At the bottom of the body there is a multifunctional port, two speaker holes and mouthpiece for phone calls. As for the SIM and memory card slot, Samsung put it on the right side of the body.
Interface and OS
4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich Android, TouchWiz UX: 7 Homescreen, Notification Area, etc.; 7 "LCD PLS capacitive touchscreen of 600 x 1024 pixels ~ 16M colors 170 ppi
Armed with the latest Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich, Tab 2 7" polish display with TouchWiz user interface that presents UX 7 homescreen that you can fill with widgets, application shortcuts, wallpaper, etc. as needed.
Not much different from the Honeycomb, the main page of Tab 2 7" decorated with a row of virtual keys back, home, recent apps, screenshots and arrow. Difference if the older OS, you can only see the applications running in the background, while here you can also close running applications simply by shifting the application icon to the side.
In the lower right corner of the screen there is a notification bar, while in the upper left corner you will find a shortcut to access the Google search box. To enter the menu, you simply touch the top right corner drawer section. Menu icons laid out by the formation of 4 x 6 and the horizontal grid format.
Camera and Video
Behind the camera: 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Fixed Focus; Front camera: VGA
To support the perpetuation of the image, Samsung equip Tab 2 7" with 3.15 megapixel camera with fixed focus which unfortunately has not been equipped with flash lights.
A myriad of additional settings such as self portrait, shooting mode, scene modes, exposure value, timer, effects and so on have been fixed also by Samsung.
For the picture itself, quite clearly when outdoors. However, BGers will see a lot of noise when used to photograph the object in the room. Even so, it is thus not a problem given the tablet functions are more used to playing games or typing.
While for recording moving objects, Tab 2 7" have supported 720p HD-quality video (1280 x 720 pixels) with a variety of settings such as self-recording, recording mode, exposure value, timer, effects, resolution, etc.
Multimedia
Audio: AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA; Video: AVI, DIVX, FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WMV
With about 11GB of storage space it has, in fact you can freely store your collection of video and audio without having to rely on the addition of microSD memory card. However, Samsung still providing the memory slot on the left side of the body. By using a USB converter that is purchased separately, you can even use it to read flash.
Default music player tab 2 7" categorize songs stored by album, artist, genre, folder, composer, and year. You also can use the equalizer and effects CH.5.1 to listen to music.
While for the video player, tab 2 7" able to play various video formats up to full resolution HD1080p. CH.5.1 effect is also present in the video player. Thanks to the dual-core processors are used, Tab 2 7"can easily play 1080p resolution MP4 video we got from YouTube.
Phone and sms
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
In the communications sector, Tab 2 7" is still equipped with the ability to make phone calls and send sms.
Embedded contact list consists of two panels, namely the right panel that displays the contact name as well as the left panel that contains the contact details like phone numbers, mobile, email, address and so on.
While to send a sms, there are two panels on the left side that displays text and contact details on the right side of the message that appears in chat mode.
Internet and Connectivity
GSM / GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA 850/900/1800/1900/2100HSDPA 21 Mbps.Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, Wi-Fi hotspots, Bluetooth A2DP
Tab browsing with 2 7" was smoothly thanks to the support of 3G HSDPA connection and Wi-Fi. You can use HTML Android Browser to start surfing has also supported the flash player.
Unfortunately unlike Tab 7 plus that is able to open the 22 Tab at once, or Tab 7.7 which is able to open 16 Tab, Tab 2 7” browser can just open 8 Tab.
For the purposes of data transfer, Samsung only equip Tab 2 7" with a data cable thats too bad to use a special port Samsung is not a micro USB port such as tablets or other modern cell phones.
Features
All Share, chaton, My Files, Games Hub, Photo Editor, Polaris Office, Readers Hub, Video Maker and Samsung Apps.
In addition to already crammed with native Android application, Tab 7.7 also has a myriad of applications such as AllShare buried, ChatON, Myfiles, Game Hub, Photo Editor, Polaris Office, Readers Hub, Video Maker and Samsung App.
By utilizing the DLNA connection, you can use All Share to share multimedia content. While the Chat ON, you can chat with fellow users of Samsung devices through the Internet.
Office applications, Polaris Office were also present to support your work. You can open, edit and create a new document format doc, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Benchmark
Quadrant Standard: 2774, Antutu Benchmark: 5077, Nenamark 1: 31.9 fps, Nenamark 2: 24.8
The results of benchmark tests Galaxy Tab 2 7" using the Quadrant Standard Edition managed to get a score of 2774, well ahead of the Galaxy Tab, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S. Meanwhile, when using Antutu Benchmark, successfully obtained score 5077. The acquisition makes it slightly adrift of LG Optimus 2X.
Whereas when tested using a NenaMark earned 31.9 points fps. Meanwhile, 24.8 points was achieved by Tab 2 7" when tested with NenaMark 2. Points are only slightly adrift with Samsung Galaxy S first generation GPUs due to the same briefing.
Conclusion
Carries a 1GHz dual core processor, Tab 2 7" can deliver a decent performance. Come up with the latest OS Tab 2 7" tablet is capable of playing its role as a favor to the entertainment features in the pocket friendly prices. Various improvement has been successfully carried out by Samsung to fix the shortcomings of the previous Tab Galaxy series.
(+)
• 1GHz dual core processor
• Reasonably priced
• Latest OS (ICS)
(-)
• Photos ordinary
• Connectivity is less
• GPU same as the Galaxy S
DETAILS SPECIFICATION:
GENERAL
Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ,3G HSDPA 900 /1900 / 2100
SCREEN
Type : PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density, Multitouch, TouchWiz UX UI
DIMENSION
Type : 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm / 344 g
AUDIO
Fixtures : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Output : 3.5mm jack audio
Speakerphone : Yes
MEMORY
Internal : 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM
External : microSD, up to 32GB
DATA
3G : HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
EDGE : Yes
GPRS : Yes
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth : v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Infrared : Unavailable
USB/Port : microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
CAMERA
Primary : 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Secondary : VGA
Video Record : 1080p@30fps
BATTERY
Type : Standard battery, Li-Ion 4000 mAh
Standby : -
Talk Time : -
FEATURE
OS : Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU : TI OMAP 4430, CPU Dual-core 1 GHz, GPU PowerVR SGX540
Browser : HTML5, Adobe Flash
GPS : A-GPS support
Messaging : SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, RS
Java : via Java MIDP emulator, fitur tambahan: - TV Out - SNS integration - Organizer - Image/video editor - Quickoffice HD editor/viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Voice memo - Predictive text input (Swype)
OTHER FEATURES
Multiple SIM : Unavailable
Video Player : MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263/WMV player
MP3 Player : MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/AC3/Flac player
Audio Record : Yes
TV : Unavailable
