Samsung Tab A7 Silver Wifi 32GB (Old Version)

I replaced a broken Acer Iconia One 7 with this Galaxy A7 Tab and they are in a different league in both build quality and performance. The high definition screen on this Samsung is stunning and the speakers pack a very decent punch. The Atmos surround effect is nice through the quad speakers and the sample music track that comes on the tablet shows the effect off really well. The speakers fire out from the edge so you can use it on any surface without muffling the sound.There's two different app stores on the tablet because it's got both Google Play and Samsung's own app store. In the Samsung one there's a plethora of exclusive offers and free apps for the tablet.Battery life seems great so far too, it is quite large though so takes some time to charge with the supplied adaptor. I may try my Anker Qualcomm certified quick charge adaptor with it next time. There was quite a lot of updates for the tablet to install after setting it up, including an Android 10 security patch for Android released in December 2020. The Samsung Home screen is okay but I wish they'd offer a scrambled PIN login screen like LineageOS features. Also, in landscape mode the login number pad is a little uncomfortably small on the screen. I have tried sending this information to Samsung but won't hold my breath over them acting on it.Material wise, it's an all metal chassis and feels weighty but is comfortable to hold because it is so thin. I have a JML Pill-O-Pad which I have been using it on though and it fits on that perfectly.The only minor annoyance is the MicroSD card slot is next to redundant for anything other than portable media storage (music, video, photo etc. from PC and tablet content backup using Samsung Switch). You cannot format it as internal storage, Samsung have set the tablet up to prevent this. With 32GB (around 10GB of which is used by the operating system) it means you will eventually have to be a little selective over what apps, downloaded movies, books etc. you keep on the tablet.

Great quality tablet from Samsung. Feels and looks good with good size screen. Response is quick and the picture quality is sharp. Price is reasonable.

Sound and picture quality, exceptional, you should never require full brightness or volume.I bought an A10 on the strength of its positive reviews and was disappointed in its performance or should I say lack of it. This Tab A7 is way better which shows in the speed of loading and using apps, roughly the same as my 2-year-old iPad. Regarding the screen brightness, the out of the box experience could make you feel you have a faulty machine as the brightness is set very low. It may be an idea to ‘skip’ through the setup process, set display level and then you will be able to see what you are doing. Having said that, once working it is a delight. The first tablet I bought (many years ago) was a Samsung 8” which although I had to take it apart, disconnect/reconnect the battery, still works well. If you are not a fan onscreen buttons, i.e., back, home and recent, there a couple of other gesture options, like swiping from the left, right or up, my preference. Great tablet, running Android 10, yep, I’m happy with it.

I bought this and waited until I had used it for a few weeks. I have Samsung phones so this was my first time trying a Samsung tablet. It is handy as it works excactly like the phone to go back and clost items. There is only one issue I find with the tablet. when the wifi is on say if you are watching a programme or a movie the battery drains so fast. When I picked it up last night battery was fully. I watched two 40 min episodes and by the time I had finished the second the battery was down to 15% Very disappointing. But if the wifi is turned off the battery live is very good so if you are using it to watch movies, tv shoes I would recommend you download them and watch them when wifi is swithed off to preserve your battery life.On the plus side the screen resolution is superb.THe back key can be a bit slow or takes a few swipes to get to go back but if you are used to samsung phones you will know what to do.I had previously bought a Huaweii Tablet whose battery life was better with wifi but had an issue using Netflix. To view a programe you had to someimes shut out of Netflix to go back in to be able to access the programme.No such problems with the Samsung. It is a very good tablet, fast and nice feel but just watch out on the battery life if watching streaming

I got really overwhelmed wen shopping for a new tablet. I was convinced I needed to spent £400 + to get what I wanted. This tablet was recommended to me and I must say its the best tablet I've had and its at such a good price at £179.I don't use my tablet for work but use it daily and for hrs I play fast paced games, shop and research. I'm impressed with the screen quality and the sound is nice and clear. It's a lite bit heavy but it's slim . The battery life is good and so far I've had no issues with space and storage! I would recommend as a good basic uptodate tablet.

I'd had trouble finding a tablet that works with a piano app im learning to play with, a previous tablet I purchased for £85 was unable to connect to my piano for accurate note recognition. This one did it as soon as i connected the lead and works flawlessly with the app. I know its more expensive but worth the money. The speakers are very good and positioned 2 on each side so when it's resting against the music stand it doesn't sound muffled like the cheaper one I got which only had 2 on the back. I also purchased a hard case that has a built in screen protector I was worried that this might cause an issue but the screen is just as responsive in the case as it is without it. So when I'm swiping the screen while reading the sheet music if I accidentally knock the tablet of it rest I'm confident it won't break on the floor. I also downloaded a kindle app and it's great reading my books on the bigger screen.