Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0" Wi-Fi
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Piece of junk – Only had 8gb of memory, and as it is limited to Android 5.1.1, it cannot use external storage, meaning you are limited, in our case, to about 10 apps. Admittedly 2 years old now, but essentially a brick, as we cannot update it, nor install new apps. Horrible support from Samsung, an OS update would alleviate the storage issue, alas we are stuck in… Read more
a 5+ year old os. Probably my most regrettable purchase. I'll think twice about buying from Samsung again.
Positive reviews
Perfect for the kids – I purchased this product for my child to use as she always wants to use my phone This product is great for wifi where your children can enjoy playing educational games It has a great picture quality for the size Show details
Great value, best reasonably priced tablet on the market – I purchased this tablet to replace my old one and I am very happy with it. While storage can be an issue, it is easily fixed with a 64gb sd card, the only flaws for me, are not being able to install directly to sd card, and the lack of options for securing Bluetooth connection (unable to hide device to all but allowed devices). Show details
Perfect for what I need – Perfect for what I need and perfect size. I think the only thing I would indicate here is that the tablet's system and software already occupies 4.5+GB of memory so out of 16GB, you only truly get around 11. Show details
Negative reviews
IT CAUGHT ON FIRE – My daughter's Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7" was 14 months old. She plugged it in to charge overnight and it caught on fire. Smoke alarms went off and woke us up. The house reeked of burning plastic. On the phone Samsung said all the right things and said to return it to them for review and replacement under warranty. Now they're saying that because i… Read more
used a third party charger the warranty is void and I'll need to pay $300 to repair a $150 tablet. I value my child's safety and will not be purchasing or recommending Samsung products to anyone.
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Worst Tablet! – I was used to a Samsung 8.2 but the battery died after 3 years. Tried an Aldi Tablet for $99 & that was quite a disappointment, BUT compared to this one .. it was a real gem! I couldn't do anything with this as more than half of the 8Gb was taken up with essential running s'ware so I couldn't add photos or anything else with it! All I wanted… Read more
was for podcasts but it was so totally useless that I couldn't even put my favourite playlists, let alone trying to download even one short story & certainly no more than even three photos! Couldn't add OneNote, Messenger which is something that I was used to using on my 8.2" so I added a 32GB sim but I couldn't even add what I needed to the card. I had to return it ... & now purchased a Lenovo which appears better already! Fortunately Officeworks was great about giving me a full refund.
Overpriced bottom end tablet at premium price – We had a Tab 3 10.1 for a few years it was too big for around the house, so I bought the Tab A 7.0". It was one of my worser purchases I have made. Samsung now fall into the same boat as Apple who use abuse brand loyal customers pockets by using average hardware at top end prices. For the same price you can get a lenovo tablet with much better… Read more
hardware specs.
Pros: - 7" screen is good size for around the house.
Cons: - I have google wifi and can test wifi the speed of all my devices connect to it individually, my robot vac has a faster wifi bandwidth than the tablet and it doesn't even need to use much data. - CPU is slow (takes ages to open apps). - 1.5GB RAM is ok but not great. - 8GB of storage is only enough to install about 5-8 apps and even then some can't update coz all the storage has been used. Most apps won't let you run them on the SD which you don't want to do anyway coz it would make them slow.
Recent reviews
Good value for purpose – I wanted to purchase a cheap tablet to cast/stream movies etc onto our tv (with the help of Chromecast) and this one was the cheapest i could find at the time, and i am very happy with it. Battery life is great, lasts longer than a week, WIFI connection is good, can be slow at times but that could be due to my location, but not a big issue. The camera on it isnt great, but thats not the reason i purchased it so not an issue for me. Show details
Best thing I’ve bought! – Seriously the best thing I’ve ever bought! This Samsung Tablet is reliable, fast charging with long lasting battery. Internet connection is great, streaming from Apps is what I use it for. Show details
Can’t connect to wifi in some instances – Works in some instances but not in the nursing home where it needs to work for translation purposes we have tried by resetting back to factory default at least 4 times Unit works until I turn it off and then back it says I have a wifi connection but we can’t get internet to use google translate app Have tried Samsung support and chat line for… Read more
approx.2hours and quite frankly the responses are a joke and attempts to resolve issue were futile I had a 3pm phone booking to discuss today and was rung at 2.10pm when I was not at the nursing home apparently due to “training “ and we’re unable to assist Why was that not mentioned when I booked the return call 2 days earlier It is now 2 weeks since we bought tablet and have not been able to use it at all Back to the retailer for a replacement
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Does what I need – It is very easy to use and fast. I use it for reading books and I am very happy with it. I have all the my applications such as skype and camscanner on it so I do not need to have them on my mobile. I use it to review my studies when I am in the bus after work. Show details
Amazing – The good The Samsung Galaxy Tab A is affordably priced and offers many premium app perks for free. Its microSD slot accommodates cards up to 128GB. The bad The plastic construction feels cheap, and the single speaker provides weak audio. The text often appears pixelated. The bottom line The Samsung Galaxy Tab A is a simple tablet worth picking up for its low price, and its valuable extras sweeten the deal even more. Show details · 1
Quite a handy unit, a bit slippery for the careless – This tablet does all the things without lagging much after a year or so. The small HDD size is easy to cope with. The thing is sleek and cleans up well. The bloatware doesn't get in the way much and the battery still seems alright, Accubattery says, "91% heath based on 86 sessions with 4,957%% charged for 224,356mAh total." Show details · 1
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Won’t beat apple – I normally use my tablet for day to day work, now as converting over to apple I’ll never convert my tablets, as I said apple dose offer hire sercurity but for everyday to day use I’ll go android all the way. It runs perfectly and have never had any issues. Show details
Good value – I don't like Apple products and prefer android, this being Samsung has a more functional layout compared to the standard android. The battery life is excellent and having the battery still like new even though the family uses it every day. I'd recommend and would buy again its a good thing Show details
Very happy – I usually only buy apple products as my phone is an iPhone but overall i have been very happy with this Samsung tablet. Like the iPad this Samsung tablet is very lightweight and has a nice sleek design. I also found this Samasung tablet to be very affordable in comparison to iPads and have had no issues with its performance and battery life so far. Show details
Samsung tablets have come a long way – Wow I remember the first Samsung tablet i bought back in the day which was super slow but the new A tab is 20x faster and can run a lot more apps. The design hasn't changed much but the weight has heaps and holding it feels great and not heavy. The screen display is outstanding too Show details
Lovely fast processor, great screen – This was a very much appreciated Christma gift. Its already been with me up and back the east coast of Australia and made a superb travelling companion. Its got a lovely vibrant screen and the processing power to match. It replaced an old Telstra branded tablet that was well past due and so the upgrade is still very obvious to me. I can't think of anything I would change - I am very pleased with it. Show details
Very handy but don't buy 8 GB version – As the title says, the 8Gb model is very low on storage space and I get a msg almost on a daily basis. Even after deleting many files it keeps saying storage space low and asks to delete files from My Files. In spite of putting an extra SD card, it would not automatically send files to the SD. But other aspects of the tablet are very good - it is light, quick, good resolution and user-friendly. Show details
Just no – It’s extremely slow and I all I have on it is 2 apps that I downloaded and 7 photos. It’s been this way since purchase and when I took it in to see what was wrong with it, I was told it was in perfect working condition. The keyboard is so slow that I may as well be typing backwards. The apps and pages that I attempt to open take anywhere between… Read more
45 seconds - 4 minutes to actually do so, sometimes not at all. It has a decent battery life but if it turns on it takes so long to turn back on. The sensitivity of the screen is also extremely insensitive. I basically have to hit the screen as hard as I would knocking on a door for it to register what I press. I’ve had other Samsung tablets in the past which were decent. This one just isn’t. If it was faulty I would understand I just got a bad one but being told it was working perfectly... I believe it’s a dud of a tablet. After having purchased this and the s6, I have now turned to Apple products in hopes of a better experience
Not an iPad – My partner brought me a Samsung Tablet for work, it’s okay but it’s not great, it regularly freezes in the middle of trying to do anything, I have to “turn it off and on again” when requesting help from the provider, I definitely wouldn’t go buy one myself Id be more inclined to buy an iPad because it’s more reliable! Show details
Excellent product, highly recommend! – Really easy U.I, great charging speeda and battery life. Can spend moat of the day browsing memes or watching youtube vidyas without having to plug in the charger. The specs aren't high-end but aren't really needed for this device. Most gamea play well, a few will require a drop in graphics settings but most will run fine Show details
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Good little tablet – Was looking for a good reliable 7" android tablet and this was probably the best. Have had other brands like Lenovo and Asus in the past but this is way better. Has decent amount of memory (1.5GB RAM ) and powerful enough cpu to do most things. Mainly use it for browsing the web and social media so can't comment on how well it does on graphics… Read more
intensive games. Screen is bright enough - although Full HD would have been great. Only real annoyance is that the speaker is on the back so you lose most of the sound out the back.
My child's new friend – Good price point, good size and weight for 6 year old child. It is useful being wifi only as you can restrict internet access. The kids mode looks interesting but I haven't trialled that. However it is very fast and convenient to set up when you first purchase this tablet. Show details
Great for kids – Great tablet for kids. Would be better if it had a bit more storage as system apps take up most of the storage on the tablet. Battery could be better but aside from that I am happy with my purchase. Easy to navigate and my 5yo can use it with ease. Show details
Pretty good but not perfect – Well it's lasted ok for 6 months which is better than some dreadful shoddy phones I've bought. Mostly pretty good value for money but definitely slower working than Samsung phone. Not much storage for apps really though and the camera could be better. Holds it's charge reasonably well. Pretty good. Show details
Good gadget for its price – Received one as a reward for switching my energy to Amaysim. Retail price is $235 normally. Had it for a few days now. Pros: # From a reputable brand so you know you're getting quality product/software/suppport # Size is between a phone and a tab # User friendly OS (Android Lollipop) and interface (Samsung) # Good battery life and many… Read more
easy-to-get accessories on the market
# Reasonably priced
Con:
# The 8G internal memory is not enough, definitely need the SD card
# It gets a little slow if you have a few apps open and the touchscreen does not feel as responsive as the high end android devices or iOS.
# For a little more money you can get much better devices.
If you want a budget tablet to fiddle around at home, reading ebooks surfing the net or playing some games, it sure is a winner provided you get the one with most internal memory.
Great travel companion – This tablet served as my online "everything" while I was travelling. I did my emails, my banking, booked emergency hotel rooms, skyped home and watched movies on it. It served me perfectly and has been charged in several different countries and all over Australia with zero problems. - that's impressive! I don't even keep it in a case, just a felt… Read more
sleeve. The screen was so much nicer than the others when i bought it that the decision was easy and it has certainly panned out!
ok, charger not great – i bought this second hand but was in new condition and every thing was great , after 6 months when i plugged the charger in i looked at it hours later and it wasnt charging , i googled it and the device wasnt recognising the charger as a samsung charger (even though it is the chrger that came with the tablet and had been working up until that… Read more
point) so it was charging incredibly slowly. the tablet and cord are undamaged... but it makes it pretty unusable if it takes so long to charge since you chew through the battery in a few hours if you play games such as candy crush on it
Samsung Galaxy Tab A – The speakers on the Galaxy Tab A devices get reasonably loud, and sound pretty good overall. These tablets also bring with them quite a few incentives on the software side, including the availability of six Microsoft applications pre-installed, along with the option to claim 100 GB of free cloud storage for 2 years with the use of Microsoft… Read more
OneDrive. The great battery life is a great feature, however the low resolution displays and slower performance make it hard to justify the high price points when compared to the competition.
Not bad but didnt even last a year – Good little tablet but after a few months it started freezing and glitching alot and when we tried to claim it on warranty they wouldn't accept it as there was a crack in the screen. Either way handy little tablet but didnt have much space and didn't even last a year. Show details
Excelent tablet; even includes 4G phone connectivity! – A friend had an old Samsung 7.0" tablet that she liked. She wanted to upgrade. We checked around (note: check the product codes for different shops; they are selling 7.0" tablets for Samsung but they neglect to mention which year and model) and bought from JB Hi-Fi. My friend loves it. Feels great and she knows she can rely on it for class. … Read more
She's been using it happily for months now. We even found it will take a sim card and make phone calls etc which is something that wasn't promoted on the website. :D
Highly recommended
Runs out of space – Got this for my son he fulled it with apps in no time. Got the expanded sd card in it but some of the pre loaded apps can't be moved. Constantly asks to free up space. Camera is also a bit pathetic. On the plus side, it was really cheap for a samsung and he finds it easy to use as it is the same as my phone. Show details
Really good for a travel Tablet – I use this Tab for travel/work and it gets the job done for me! It's small enough that traveling with it isn't a hassle. I have my portfolio loaded onto it so I can bring it to interviews with me and showcase my work without bringing a clunky laptop. The only downside is it's camera quality is pretty bad but I never use the camera on it so that didn't bother me. Show details
It's not good – It is not good too slow and can't use like a phone ( game, video, messenger, etc. ) but this product very very cheap and the chipeast model of Samsung Galaxy Tab series so i'm satisfied aspect of price and cost - effectiveness. i would like to recommend this for child ( edu. ) Show details
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