Bang-for-buck tab
Good 7-inch tablets are tough to find these days with the BlackBerry Playbook and the HTC Flyer being the only worthy options above Rs.20,000.
Samsung has now thrown in a third option with this recently launched Galaxy Tab 620, a second coming of the original Tab P1000. The Korean giant has noticed a gap in the market and has struck hard this time with an offering that seems really hard to beat. The 7-inch tablet takes many of the design cues from the Tab 750 and is a lot lighter and slimmer than before.
This also happens to be the only 7-inch tablet in the market to run Android Honeycomb with an ICS update on the cards. Due to this, there aren’t any capacitive buttons the front, just the volume rocker and sleep button on the side. The form factor makes it super easy to hold and carry around which is perfect if you read a lot of eBooks or watch video on the go. The screen is bright, with a good color reproduction making it easy to use indoors and out.
The tablet features Samsung’s TouchWiz UX interface which is either a love or hate thing. Other than minor lags that creep in, the interface is otherwise very smooth and fluid. You get all the little ticks like Motion Gestures and Color Tone settings for UI as well as excellent media playback in the form of FLAC and Full HD video support (MKV, AVI, etc), out-of-the-box, something that was lacking in the Tab 750. All this is possible thanks to the Exynos dual-core CPU onboard, the same one found in the Galaxy S II.
Samsung has got you covered on the connectivity front as the Tab 620 features full GSM and 3G support (HSDPA 21Mbps) including the ability to make voice calls. The Wi-Fi is also dual-band with support for Wi-Fi Direct. We also have Bluetooth 3.0 and 16 GB of built-in storage with along with a hot-swappable microSD card support up to 32GB. The camera is a bit of a letdown as its only 3MP and the sensor isn’t able to pick up a lot details and colors accurately. The flash helps a bit with close-up shots but overall, it’s pretty average. On the other hand, the Tab 620 has quite an impressive battery life and will easily last you about two days even with heavy usage.
You can find the Galaxy Tab 620 for a smidge under Rs.27,000, so it’s more expensive than the Flyer or the Playbook but you also get a lot more in return. If you’re looking for solid, good performing 7-inch tablet, then you really can’t go wrong with this one.
Good 7-inch tablets are tough to find these days with the BlackBerry Playbook and the HTC Flyer being the only worthy options above Rs.20,000.
Samsung has now thrown in a third option with this recently launched Galaxy Tab 620, a second coming of the original Tab P1000. The Korean giant has noticed a gap in the market and has struck hard this time with an offering that seems really hard to beat. The 7-inch tablet takes many of the design cues from the Tab 750 and is a lot lighter and slimmer than before.
This also happens to be the only 7-inch tablet in the market to run Android Honeycomb with an ICS update on the cards. Due to this, there aren’t any capacitive buttons the front, just the volume rocker and sleep button on the side. The form factor makes it super easy to hold and carry around which is perfect if you read a lot of eBooks or watch video on the go. The screen is bright, with a good color reproduction making it easy to use indoors and out.
The tablet features Samsung’s TouchWiz UX interface which is either a love or hate thing. Other than minor lags that creep in, the interface is otherwise very smooth and fluid. You get all the little ticks like Motion Gestures and Color Tone settings for UI as well as excellent media playback in the form of FLAC and Full HD video support (MKV, AVI, etc), out-of-the-box, something that was lacking in the Tab 750. All this is possible thanks to the Exynos dual-core CPU onboard, the same one found in the Galaxy S II.
Samsung has got you covered on the connectivity front as the Tab 620 features full GSM and 3G support (HSDPA 21Mbps) including the ability to make voice calls. The Wi-Fi is also dual-band with support for Wi-Fi Direct. We also have Bluetooth 3.0 and 16 GB of built-in storage with along with a hot-swappable microSD card support up to 32GB. The camera is a bit of a letdown as its only 3MP and the sensor isn’t able to pick up a lot details and colors accurately. The flash helps a bit with close-up shots but overall, it’s pretty average. On the other hand, the Tab 620 has quite an impressive battery life and will easily last you about two days even with heavy usage.
You can find the Galaxy Tab 620 for a smidge under Rs.27,000, so it’s more expensive than the Flyer or the Playbook but you also get a lot more in return. If you’re looking for solid, good performing 7-inch tablet, then you really can’t go wrong with this one.
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