Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (Verizon) Review

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After the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, Samsung has unveiled the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 which is beefier but having more expensive price tag. The budget-device Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is offered in a price of $449 in two-year contract version while the no-contract version will be bid at $699.

Overall, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the right device for connecting you with anyone, anytime. Supporting 3G connectivity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 offers a crisp TFT-LCD display with up to 13 hours of battery life.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Specs and Features

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (Verizon) Review

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (Verizon)

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is really a compact and light with its dimensions that measure at 190 x 120 x 11.9 mm while the tablet gets an opportunity to own an approximately 385.0 grams of weight. The curved black plastic decorates the top and bottom side while aluminum material appears only in the middle three quarters of the rear side.

Take a look on the right edge, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 provides a volume rocker switch, the power button, and an IR port while the microSD and a SIM card slot are docked on the opposite edge. On the top edge, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 offers a 3.5mm headphone jack that is accompanied with Samsung’s proprietary dock connector above the speakers. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 remains no physical buttons on its face but an amazing screen with a front-face 2-megapixel camera above it. The 3-megapixel camera that is supported with LED flash attracts the users when they are looking at the upper left of the backside. You are free to communicate with other devices through the Bluetooth Wireless Technology 3.0 installed.
Preloaded with Android 2.2 Froyo, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a gorgeous Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen that delivers an impressive performance and performs well in playing movies or television shows and watching pictures. The fantastic would be the 1280-by-800-pixel WXGA capability.

With 2 GB built-in memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is injected with 16 GB memory card size that can be expanded manually up to 32 GB.

The 5,100mAh battery is fitted to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 to run the device for up to 13 hours before the battery demands a next charge. Samsung claims that the battery forces the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 to have up to 1200 hours of standby times, of up to 27 hours of talk times, 10 hours of video playing, six hours for video calling, or up to 50 hours of portability for just playing music.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Pros and Cons

PROS:

  • The screen is amazing
  • The design is beautiful

CONS:

  • Bundled with an expensive price
  • The onscreen keyboard might be annoy the big screen usage
  • Lacks of Ice Cream Sandwich OS


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