Samsung Galaxy Tab (2011)

Amazing – We have 7 tablets in our home for multiple purposes. 10" for the adults and ,7" for the kids. They have been great with no problem whatsoever. No issues with apps, connectivity, or games. Kids mode is great. Only downside is that it doesnt take much to break. Would be awesome if there was a cover included moreso for kids. Id he happy to pay a bit extra if included. Otherwise all roubd satisfaction.  Show details

Great Tablet but a little slow for today – I still use this Tablet most days where I find it lags a bit now that it's kind of old. It still works fine tho where you can use social media fine, browse the internet, etc.. but when it comes to games it's lags allot cause this model is a bit old.  Show details

Great budget tablet for kids – Review is on the lenovo tab7.7" 16GB I personally was in the market for a little tablet for my 2yr old (soon will purchase one for a 7yr old due to her ipad mini broke) but overall if your shopping for a budget device to keep the kids entertained, i feel like I myself made the right choice. The resolution isn't that great but i don't know… Read more

what you expect from a $96 dollar electronic to have but it surely outdone my daughters ipad mini (one of the older generation that was bought 5years ago)

Youtube, games & foxtel did amazing on it.... people did say it lagged abit but i had no trouble whatsoever being with Telstra..

And my daughter games has not crashed yet..

Not so Happy – The Samsung Tab A 7.0 keeps turning off, it appears it may have a sensitive area on the edge of the screen. Its quite annoying. Has anyone else had similar experiences. The rest of the system appears to be alright as i use it for my 6 year old grandson, anyone else experience similar issues?  Show details

Webage has become unresponsive.......wait or close, if you were unlucky enough to buy one of these c – blets get used to this message because you have purchased an inferior product that does not deliver and even now they are tryiing to make it difficult for me to submit this review. To submit this review I'm being forced to type in another sixteen words so I'll just say SAMSUNG sux!  Show details

Good but not great – I'm glad I bought this Tablet because it has made my life easier in so many ways. I can read books, browse the internet and record video. I'm not pleased with the limited amount of gig space or the tap screen, though. Cleaning is no longer enough to ensure usability. I get very frustrated when I have to repeatedly tap the screen and nothing… Read more

happens and for this reason now use the device mostly for reading ebooks and just do my surfing on my computer. I'm hoping to upgrade to a better tablet soon or just buy a smart phone.

Really good shame it's discounted – I've had it for 4 years and it's great. Graphics are brilliant and it doesn't run very hot or slow. A bit thing for me is portability and battery life which have no problem. I carry it so often and my pencil case probably weighs more. Easily lasts a vkuolr of days with moderate use. Only negative is that it's didcontinued so accessories eg keyboard are hard to come by.  Show details

Decent tablet – I think this is a good tablet for basic functionality. I find that it gets quite slow as you install more apps and have more apps running consequently in the background. I tried a factory reset to clear all the apps and it did improve the speed slightly but not as much as I would've imagined. Right now there are plenty of tablets in the market so I would definitely do the research before purchasing.  Show details

A champion tablet killed by it's maker's own hand – This was a total winner of a tablet for about 3 months. Sadly the manufacturer Samscum provided virtually no support for it and the GT-P6810 faded into the history books, never to see anything higher than Android 4.04. If a 4.22 ROM had been developed, this tablet would still be somewhat useful today. Unfortunately it is, and has been for most of it's life completely useless.  Show details

Great, inexpensive – I bought this tablet a few years ago, I had to get the charging port replaced, which wasn't expensive though. Otherwise no problems at all. It does everything I need it to do. Works well, I'm happy with it. Small, slimline, fast, easy to charge. I woukd repurchase if it was still available!  Show details

Not the greatest – This isn't the greatest tablet I've used. However I still manage to use it for its intended purchase. It was inexpensive at the time I bought it. It was fast to use for about 2 months then it slowed right down. Even after I factory reset it. I wouldn't buy a Samsung tablet again after this experience.  Show details

Worth the price – Bought this nearly 4 years back and it works perfectly. It's perfect for basic functions such as email, playing simple games, surfing the net etc. It's not very high-tech and I'm sure there are better models out there now. It serves the purpose of what was required at the time of purchase and works fine even now.  Show details

livelycheerful-a@yahoo.com.au – What I like about it: * Has more reading apps, including from major international newspapers, and some give a free trial * Bigger screen than mobile so can watch videos like YouTube in bed, and not as heavy as laptops What could be improved: * on screen keyboard could be bigger so easier to type  Show details

An OK tablet – Mixed feeling about it. I got it as a present so no complains :) BUT - speed has vary a lot over time and it needs lots of maintenance. Saying that - my kids are using it for games and it hasn't broke, I have been using it for more than 2 years now. Good design.  Show details

so so – i bought this last year, at very began was alright, but only 3 months after, has all this little problem started, firstful tclick on the screen not very easy to use, then the speed gets slowly, after the charge has problem, luckly i didnt spend too much money on it  Show details

Don't recommend – It worked well in the beginning but soon there were problems such as home button not responding when pressed. Upon more research it seemed that it was a common problem but unfortunately it was already pass the warranty period. Quite disappointed as my mother's iPad is still in working condition even though she bought hers before me.  Show details

Great product ... however – Relatively sluggish performance and better to be used as a youtube/video player as anything else causes the processor to slow down excessively. I would of preferred to have purchased a smaller unit given the opportunity, however at $200 you can't complain to be honest. Samsung never let down and I will pursue further later  Show details

Repeated power faults and repeated abhorent customer service – Like other users here, I purchased this product when is was top of the line ($399 from Dick Smith Electronic). 6 months into it's life it stopped charging fully. It was sent back to Samsung, a fault with the power circuit identified, and sent back to me. Another 6 months later and the screen presented with weird distortion and the charging problem… Read more

returned. I insisted on a replacement but was told that another fault had been identified and rectified; despite acknowledging the faults, Samsung made a suggestion that "the user had not downloaded the recommended software updates" despite it clearly being a hardware, not software, issue. These problems persisted over the course of it's warranty and, going black and blue in the face with frustration, they refused to refund or replace, with new problems emerging such as the unit cutting out spontaneously. I escalated the matter to a case manager and then a team leader, and eventually tried to escalate it above this point, but hit a brick wall. Now I'm left with a tablet that cuts out after 10-20 seconds of use, so it sits in my draw. I'm extremely aware of protecting devices like this and bought a GumDrop rubber case for it at purchase. It's always been well cared for and yet Samsung closed the case, suggesting "the user may have damaged the unit by handling it roughly." This has been an infuriating process, a terribly unreliable product, and an irresponsible and disgraceful customer service response. I will never ever purchase another Samsung product again.

Brilliant Screen, Geat for Photos and Access the web – I was looking for a Tablet that had a high resolution screen that would give me good access to web based apps that used mapping. The Screen resolution is 2560×1600 which is perfect for looking at maps and accessing business application that have a lot of information on the screen. I was also impressed with both cameras that give great resolution pictures.  Show details

Good value budget unit with budget credentials – I bought this tab as I was watching videos on my phone a lot so thought a bigger screen would be good. The resolution is quite low for its size which is immediately noticeable if you have been using a good quality phone with 1080p or higher res. The image is a bit grainy but overall is passable for the price. The onboard storage is small at 8gb… Read more

with only around 4 being available (less once you install apps) but this is easily fixed by adding a micro SD card - so best to add that cost to your budget when buying one, unless you only use it for watching vids via YouTube as I do.

The touch screen can sometimes feel a bit unresponsive and it can lag a bit when selecting items but it is still acceptable considering the price. I don't like how the buttons to lock and change volume are on opposite sides from my Samsung phone, as I am constantly pressing the wrong ones when switching between devices.

JB are selling them for $197 at present and for the price they are definitely worth it, though they are definitely a budget unit.

What a lemon – Purchased this model, as it was the top of the range at the time. All was well until 18months into its ownership when it stopped charging, or was slow at doing so. I returned under warranty to have it serviced. It was returned and over the next 12 months, the same problem occurred with it. 5 times in total. I was told it was fixed and that they… Read more

had done this and that with it to rectify it. On the last occasion I asked that it be consider that I receive a replacement. After three weeks of it being at the Olympic Park centre I received a phone call from the "Case Manager" telling me once again that all tests had been performed on it, and that it would be returned to me, and no they wouldn't replace it. 9 days after this phone call I sent an email the case manager asking when I might receive my tablet as I was about to leave the country for an overseas holiday and would like to take the tablet with me. I must say that Samsung have this "live chat" available, and over the twelve months I have made use of it, not that any of the people, who apparently are based overseas , can every tell me anything with regard to the status of the tablet.

The case manager told me that it was being couriered to me and that I would receive it no later than midday today, Monday. I am given a tracking number and so over the weekend I see that yes, it has left Homebush and is in Brisbane. thats good, its now only 160kms away from me. So I ring the courier and ask when I might expect delivery. I was told by noon on Tuesday.

Wouldn't you think that a big company such as Samsung would suck this one up and replace it. They have spent millions on replacing washing machines, and I had one of those too, as well as replacing dud smart phones, a little old tablet replacement is not going to be a big dent in their profits.....

Customer service....no such thing....more like lets see how much we can annoy this sucker...

Battery or tablet – Samsung crap below 40% battery and worse the lower it gets. In the middle of something and it turns off and restarts over and over again. Never buy another.

I think this is a lemon! – I only use my tablet intermittently so imagine my surprise and distress when it locked itself and no matter what I did (I looked for help with my PC) I couldn't unlock it. So I took it back to OfficeWorks as it was still under warranty. Three weeks later I got it back but it had been restored to factory settings so I had lost all my photos. There… Read more

is no way of backing anything up with the Samsung Galaxy! Now, two months later I find that it switches itself off frequently and suddenly. I intend to return it as it is still under warranty but that doesn't help with the back up issue. I've managed to put some photos in Dropbox but I guess I'll lose the rest again.

Nice device, apart from intermittent touch screen – Plays movies well, apps work fine and processor runs most games. The touch screen is the issue, constant sticky spots and freezes so nothing will work for a few seconds. Constantly cleaning screen to no avail. Renders the device unusable when i want to play games. Not just mine either, a friend has the same issues with his.

Great – Awesome for kids to use for applications and great as a business tablet to use as a checklist, powerpoint maker and othere great things for office work.

Ripped off – Had for about 6 months - not impressed at start , used it rarely. Internet a constant problem - no similar prob with my Toshiba lap top. Touch screen useless . Used it only for movies/tv but even that stopped last night - in the bin this morning , rubbish product. Never again Samsung.

Extremely Dissapointed – I decided to upgrade from my Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the latest Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 as I needed to have the latest version of bluetooth to sync my device. I didn't do much research on the later version as I was extremely happy with my 10.1, naturally you would think that when you go from a first generation model to a 4th gen model that it would have… Read more

improved and be even better. What a mistake that was..I didn't realise there were two versions, one with all the bells and whistles and a very basic model. I have ended up downgrading to the most basic tablet, Why would you go backwards Samsung???? it is very dissapointing and I am unable to return it to where I bought it because there is no change of mind policy. Here are some of the downgrades from the original...1 . It has no Flash 2. the camera is only a 3.1 megapixel 3. The camera has no auto focus function which means you can't get it to focus when trying to scan barcodes, so there goes the convenience of using the supermarket apps for your shopping list, or scanning food when tracking with my fittnesspal. 4. The touch screen is very hit and miss, sometimes you have to tap a number of times to get it to work and I think it has a lower quality screen because it tends to show up the fingerprints a lot more. 5. The speakers are not as good either. The only improvement over the old one is later versions of the software like bluetooth 4.0. So if you own the old galaxy Tab 10.1, do your homework before you upgrade to a new version, make sure it has everything you expect a new version to have. (I won't be making the same assumption next time I am upgrading)

Not a happy customer – i bought this tablet in december 2013 for my daughter. Within a few weeks we had trouble with it charging. Then 6 months down the line the charging port came out of the tablet when we pulled out the charging cable. This seems to a fault with this product. they are refusing to cover it under warranty. i returned it back to the store i bought it… Read more

from and in the customer portal to check on repair it clearly states that the tablet was not misused or abused. This fault should be fixed under warranty and i have complained to consumer affairs and are about to go back to Samsung to get them to fix it before i take it further. I paid $398 for this tablet and it should last longer than 6 months. I still do not have my tablet and i returned it to the store i bought it from on the 21st July 2014.

Terrible service from Samsung – Compared to the apple, this is a terrible device. Depends what you want it for; photos are good, but thats a bout it. Its harder to use, doesn't easily accept applications and the service from samsung and product support is terrible. Don't order online!!!!! Accessories are not easily obtained because you have to shop at samsung. Its just a headache. Expensive. Bad service. Harder to obtain products from Samsung.

Galaxy Tab 10.2 – This is a great tablet, and is perfect for me to do everything on a daily basis. I Google, and Facebook, games and stuff. It's the easiest way for me to communicate with my friends and family members and also enables me to be able enjoy down time alone to play games. Reliable

Samsung are marketing a non-working product – Samsung ought to be ethical in their product marketing and tell the whole world that the Samsung Galaxy Tab10.1 is a defective product. It does not charge up!!! It is unethical to hide this big flaw! There should be a customer warranty clause which allows returns. I would not recommend this product to anyone. BTW No, the cables are original, they are not faulty....every component is as Samsung provided. No trying to cover this serious flaw.

If you like android, then this is your toy – Let me say first. I can't get used to the OS. I miss windows so much and can't seem to sacrifice all the conveniences and habits I've developed using windows for years. I've had the tablet for two months now and use it to read books, browse the internet, online study, check emails, social media and apps for kids. There are some glitches with the… Read more

on screen keyboard, the keyboard dock and internet browsers like Mozilla and Google Chrome: for e.g. you can't type a . using the keyboard dock and the CAPS lock light comes on opposite, on for lower case, off for upper. I returned it to the place of purchase-Harvey Norman and they checked it, compared it to other stock and found the same result on other galaxy tablets and docks. Adobe no longer runs flash on android devices, so I can't see anything requiring flash-for me this means I cannot complete my online study using the galaxy tab. A huge inconvenience.

The look of the tab is sleek and sophisticated. It is lightweight and portable. I like the ease and speed of navigating, installing and uninstalling apps and start-up. I downloaded an app that acts as a substitute for Office programs, so I can open, read and edit documents. The front facing camera is high quality, the reverse is grainy and dark. The screen quality is really high, it appears very similar to iPad quality.

For $748, including a belkin case/stand, 2 screen protectors and a keyboard dock, it's a fun and useful tab, with some quirks and kinks that make it difficult to act as a substitute for a laptop, which is what I had hoped it would do.

I would recommend the galaxy tab, if you are looking specifically for a tablet or are comparing to the apple iPad. Accurate touch screen, clear and high quality screen akin to iPad Some internet programs won't run on it, android-based quirks and kinks