Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review

Submitted by Eric Smith on Tue, 01/10/2012
Out now from Samsung is the Galaxy Tab 7.7 (technically the display is 7.67”)  I really think that Apple needs to be putting their devices out more regularly because they are being left behind.
Also the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE will make an appearance this week at Las Vegas during CES 2012, so it will be interesting to see how it is received.
 
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review
One thing that surprise us about this tablet is the Android OS is only Honeycomb 3.2, which given the specs of this device really should be ice-cream cake 4.0, but I am going to guess that this will change over time. The Dual core 1.4Ghz CPU will make tablet lovers crave this device as it is a fast machine that will be just the right size for a little lady to slip into her purse. The back facing camera records at 720P, which is really a cool feature that has become standard on many mobile devices.
Display

7.7" SUPER AMOLED Plus*
1280 x 800 WXGA
197 pixels per inch (ppi)
4-way rotation

Cellular and Wireless

HSPA +21 850/900/1900/2100
EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-band support
(2.4GHz, 5GHz)
802.11n Wi-Fi Channel Bonding
Wi-Fi Direct™, Allshare
Bluetooth v3.0, USB 2.0 Host

Memory

1GB (RAM), 16/32/64 GB (ROM)
+ microSD
(up to 32GB)

Processor

1.4GHz dual-core processor

Battery

Built-in 5,100mAh battery
Stand-by : Up to 1500 hours(2G) / 1200 hours(3G)
Voice : Up to 49 hours(2G) / 27 hours(3G) /
6 hours(VT call)
Video : Up to 10 hours
Music : Up to 50 hours

Browser

Android™ Browser
Adobe® Flash® support

Video

Full HD video playback (1080p)@30fps
Video codec : MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV,
DivX

Samsung TouchWiz UX

Live Panel
Mini Apps
Clipboard

Audio

Formats : MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA,
apt-X(BT codec)
Dual speakers

Camera

Back camera : HD(720p) Video recording,
3MPauto-focus camera with LED flash
Front camera : 2MP camera
Instant SNS sharing : Gmail™, Messaging,
Picasa
 
Location

A-GPS & GLONASS
Location-based service with Google Maps™
(Turn-by-turn navigation)

Google™ Mobile Service

Google Talk™ video chat, Gmail™, Google
Calendar™,YouTube™, Google Maps™,
Google Latitude™, Google Places™,
Google Maps™ Navigation
Android™ Market

Mobile Office

Polaris Office : PPT, word, excel document
creating & editing

Photo & Video

Photo Editor
Video Maker

Samsung Hib

Social Hub : Integrated messaging of E-mail, IM,
and SNS
Music Hub : Easily search, download, and listen
to Over 15 million songs for preview, download and play
Readers Hub : Over 2.3 million e-books, 2,000
newspapers, and 3,000 magazines up to 49
languages
Game Hub : Download high quality games,
including social network games and premium
games*

Operationg System

Honeycomb, Android™'s latest for tablets
Multitasking & Split View support

Sensors

Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Digital Compass
Proximity

Input/Output

30-pin dock connect or port
3.5mm stereo headphone jack
Built-in speaker
Microphone