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
You
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
This is a hot little tablet which once it has Android 4.0 and Chrome will sizzle because the 4G LTE capability is impressive if you can get access to a 4G network.
The price!
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Published: 2011-09-29, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com.au
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
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
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Published: 2012-03-02, Author: James , review by: whatlaptop.co.uk
Abstract: It's smaller than the iPad, but no less fun and easy to useThe Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is the latest member of the brand's tablet family, packing many of the great aspects of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 into a slightly smaller, more compact body.Weighing 4...
Good Looking Device, Slim and Light Aesthetics, The 8.9inch screen size works, Fast thanks to Tegra 2 processor
Can be a little glitchy, Just not as innovative as an iPad 2
The Samsung Tab 8.9 creates a new 8.9inch size for tablets, which we found to work quite well. The lightness and slimness of the tablet was a positive and had no affect on chassis strength. It's also a fast and responsive tablet, with a few little glitche...
So where does the Samsung 8.9 rank in the current hierarchy of tablets? Well, we’d say quite highly. It shares so many of the characteristics that made the Galaxy Tab 10.1 such an impressive device, but manages to condense it all into a smaller, more
Ideal 8.9inch dimensions, Lovely 1,280x800pixel screen, Fast and smooth, Useful TouchWiz skin
High price, Still a few bugs, Lacks the integration of Apple or Amazon tablets
Large enough to enjoy a film on but smaller than a hardback book, 8.9 inches could be the perfect size for a tablet. Add good build quality and great performance and the only thing holding back the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 is its shocking price-tag....
Practical format both for mobile and sedentary use, Good overall screen quality / almost perfect media player, General responsiveness of the tablet is good, with just a few slowdowns, Compact and light / Decent battery life for mixed usage, even with 3G, Good 3G network connection
Single proprietary connector, No memory extension, Mediocre photo/video sensor
Like the Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch, the 8.9 has numerous advantages: an impressive media player, nice and compact, very light, plenty of exclusives in the interface. The fact that you can't extend the memory and that it uses a proprietary port mean it doesn...
Samsung's latest tablet takes the company into yet another screen size territory – that of 8.9in. And it's this size of screen that could be the dark horse in the tablet arena as it gives you greater space than 7in tablets yet is more portable than tho...
