Testseek.com have collected 137 expert reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch GT-P7300 / P7310 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch GT-P7300 / P7310.
October 2011
(78%)
137 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(55%)
4 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Bright clear screen
Good bundled apps
Good battery life
Light and thin
Fast processor
Thin and light
TouchWiz UI Improves Honeycomb
9 hour battery life
I'm loving the 8.9-inch screen. It really feels like they've hit the sweet-spot
Size-wise. It's big enough that watching movies and playing games looks good
But it's small and light enough that it's super portable. I can fit it in my jacket pocket and w
Beautiful
Bright screen
TouchWiz makes the interface look better
Multiple keyboard and other input options
Decent audio quality
Tablet feels very light in hand
But not cheap
Performance is great
Every interaction is swift
Battery life is decent
TouchWiz is nice
Doesn't bog down the system
Very Good display and great performance
Excellent design and formfactor
Neat TouchWiz interface
Great cameras
Solid
Clean designBright screen with higher ppi than 10.1Great battery lifeGenuinely useful TouchWiz customizations
Attractive
Slim design
Fast performance
Great display
Loud
Crisp audio
Compact size
Very thin
Well-built
Solid performance
Super-thin and light. Also available with 3G/4G HSPA+ on AT&T
Super-thin and light. Also available with 3G/4G
Thin and light design
Nice screen
Great battery life
'Just right' screen size
Very light weight
Best tablet display to date
Quick
Stable peformance
Maintains its overall size
Very lightweight
4G LTE connectivity
Brilliant and colorful display
Razor thin profile construction
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 packs the full Android Honeycomb tablet experience (soon upgradeable to Android 4.0)
Along with Samsung's useful customizations
Into a compact body
Light
Gorgeous display
Lots of useful apps
The editors didn't like
Sluggish performance
Kinda expensive
No expandable storage
$50 less than the 10.1
LTE version is bundled with contract
The one thing that seems to have suffered for this size reduction is the audio. The speakers weren't great on the 10.1
But they sound even tinnier on the 8.9
Which is too bad. It employs the same rear camera as the 10.1 which isn't great. That said
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Expensive
Lackluster cameras
Design
The Tab 8.9 is nearly identical to the larger version
Coming in at the same width (0.34 inches) but with a smaller 9.1 x 6.2-inch footprint. It still only has one connection port
The proprietary one on the bottom
Keyboard can feet cramped
Though it's fast and responsive
Camera is a step down in many ways from the Tab 10.1
App selection still lags the iPad
Not running Android 3.2
A bit too pricey
Tablet app selection in the Android marketplace is still limited
No social ports like USB or an SD card reader
No 3G/ 4G option.
Minimally cheaper than 10.11GHz chip soon to be outclassed
A bit pricey
No SD card slot
Android tablets are still short on tablet-specific apps
No HDMI out
No schedule for Android 3
2 upgrade
Like the Tab 10.1
Fewer ports and slots than most Android tablets
Lik
UI inconsistencies
Lack of apps
Subpar speakers
No useful inputs/ports
Less expensive than an iPad
But still too pricey
Still expensive
The lack of ports on the tablet will be a problem for some and the plastic back leaves the Tab 8.9 feeling less solid than the iPad 2
The Tab 8.9 is a slim, sexy tablet with a lot of potential, but it's held back by a slow (albeit occasionally functional) custom UI. So, why would anyone buy the Tab 8.9? Casual consumers may not be particularly miffed by the comparatively slower perfo...
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Very Good display and great performance; excellent design and formfactor; neat TouchWiz interface; great cameras,
Not running Android 3.2; a bit too pricey; tablet app selection in the Android marketplace is still limited; no social ports like USB or an SD card reader; no 3G/ 4G option.
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Published: 2011-10-24, Author: Dan , review by: mobileburn.com
Thin and light design, nice screen, great battery life
Sluggish performance, UI inconsistencies, lack of apps
'Just right' screen size, very light weight, Best tablet display to date, Quick, stable peformance
Subpar speakers, No useful inputs/ports, Less expensive than an iPad, but still too pricey
Boasting smaller and lighter dimensions as well as a really rich display that is superior to the iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 gets high marks in both aesthetic and performance categories. The tablet offers a lot here, all in compact form, but is miss...
I was a big fan of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet when it made its debut because it was the thinnest tablet on the market and one of the first Honeycomb tablets. Unfortunately, my joy for Honeycomb has long since diminished. That isn’t Samsung’s fa...
Light and thin, Beautiful, bright screen, TouchWiz makes the interface look better, Multiple keyboard and other input options, Decent audio quality
Expensive, Lackluster cameras, Design, The Tab 8.9 is nearly identical to the larger version, coming in at the same width (0.34 inches) but with a smaller 9.1 x 6.2-inch footprint. It still only has one connection port, the proprietary one on the bottom,
Abstract: If you think there isn't much more to say about Samsung's Galaxy line of tablets, you're probably right. Since the Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched this past summer, it has been dissected and discussed a million times over. We love the screen, we love the thin...
