Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 - user opinions and reviews
- Martz
- t7X
I have been using this device for two weeks now, what i can say is that, the device overall responsiveness is great. The build quality is also good, chamfered metal rim with soft rubbery back cover which improves grip of the device. Super Lightweight, has a decent battery life (i do not games, just browsing, YouTube and movies) - 6hrs+ of screen-on time using the device's speakers. The screen is just incredible . Good for browsing the web. Even at a lower pixel density of 320 ppi, text and images still look sharp. OTG is also supported which is very nice.
But, the Rear Camera should have a flash, a wider angle and higher resolution selfie cam. Also, I noticed that there is a problem with the exposure while recording videos on selfie cam as recording against light tends to darken faces too much in favor of the lighter background.
I do not own the previous tab s 8.4 therefore i am only commenting soley for this device.
- AnonD-442158
- thu
I liked the "iconic android ratio 16:10" for my smartphone. They're great for watching videos in widescreen. But terrible when used to write office documents.
The "iconic apple's ipad ratio 4:3" looks promising for reading web/writing documents, but wouldn't use the whole screen when watching 16:10/16:9 widescreen videos (black bands above and below).
P.S : I'm not an apple user. I wish I wouldn't have to use anything from Cupertino.
That said, for tablets I'm actually leaning more towards the 4:3 ratio, for reading/writing performance, AND the fact that Tablets are Bigger and Wider and Heavier than smartphones it's unnatural to try keep it in your front trousers/shirt pockets, EVEN IF THEY FIT IN THERE (It'll tear your clothes, believe me).
- - - I'll post my thought of a solution in the next post - - -
- AnonD-442158
- thu
- - - Continuing my last post below - - -
The problem with video play on 4:3 is those dreaded Black Bands...
Now imagine you play a video with subtitles. The subtitles usually float above the "feet/floor/ground/earth/sea/whatever" BLOCKING what you want to see in the video.
Now what if those subtitles appears OVER THE BLACK BANDS instead? This means subtitles would ALWAYS VISIBLE, no more colour problems that used to depend on what's the colour those letters are BLOCKING.
Also, we could want to see more information on those black bands such as: Video Player's buttons, filename, duration, volume level, Jump to Other Videos, and even Wikipedia-supplied information about the movie you're watching.
Not to mention that usually we get the INFORMATIVE Notification Bar hidden when playing videos. This time you can choose to leave it on screen.
End of the line: All these "used_to_be_hidden" information and buttons WILL BE DISTRACTING to those who do not want to see it. But I think it worth the try, for the 4:3 Tablet users. By the way, all these turns out to be software related! So I suppose the evolution wouldn't be as hard to realise than other hardware related ideas. Meaning it's a job for Video Player App developers, i.e "MX PLAYER", "YOUTUBE" and so on.
- AnonD-442158
- thu
I liked the "iconic android ratio 16:10" for my smartphone. They're great for watching videos in widescreen. But terrible when used to write office documents.
The "iconic apple's ipad ratio 4:3" looks promising for reading web/writing documents, but wouldn't use the whole screen when watching 16:10/16:9 widescreen videos (black bands above and below).
P.S : I'm not an apple user. I wish I wouldn't have to use anything from Cupertino.
That said, for tablets I'm actually leaning more towards the 4:3 ratio, for reading/writing performance, AND the fact that Tablets are Bigger and Wider and Heavier than smartphones it's unnatural to try keep it in your front trousers/shirt pockets, EVEN IF THEY FIT IN THERE (It'll tear your clothes, believe me).
- - - I'll post my thought of a solution in the next post - - -
- AnonD-442158
- thu
I liked the "iconic android ratio 16:10" for my smartphone. They're great for watching videos in widescreen. But terrible when used to write office documents.
The "iconic apple's ipad ratio 4:3" looks promising for reading web/writing documents, but wouldn't use the whole screen when watching 16:10/16:9 widescreen videos (black bands above and below). P.S
Now IF
- Joe
- 4Yj
Anonymous, 28 Sep 2015I would like to know if I connect tab s 2 with mhl (tv-out) , Will the screen be full size wit... moreMost likely no because the mhl display the aspect ratio of the device and wont stretch it to fill the whole screen
- Anonymous
- 6kr
I would like to know if I connect tab s 2 with mhl (tv-out) , Will the screen be full size with no blank blackon roght and left of screen such as tab s 8,4?
- tab-user
- vV5
Why this tab function is difrent from tab s 8.4? This tab function are so basic same like tab A8... where is the function to hide/unhide app? What happen to gallery function?? Many features are gone in this tab s2...
- WIL
- Hka
Anonymous, 25 Sep 2015Is voice call possible in Samsung tabletsYes, voice call are available for this galaxy tab
- AnonD-78052
- N7E
Have you ever heard of a company listened to its customers, Samsung is not an exception, they know that we know that they can provide high quality hardware, software and stylus for low affordable price, but who cares you are 7 billions on that planet and we need to sell 100 million units, they will be sold any way no matter what quality is, that is the mind set of international companies.
- AnonD-349811
- Khs
If samsung want to beat ipad samsung must make galaxy tab note 8 and 9.7 inch.i think stylus is very usefull for tablet
- slowdive
- S4q
I owned a tab s 8.4 for a few months. It was the laggiest device i owned. It was still laggy even after i disabled a lot of bloatware from Samsung. I sold and bought tab s2. What a difference... Also i prefer this aspect ratio. Great for browsing the internet. I regain the pleasure of using a tablet.
- Jawbreaker
- tZk
Sorry to say but the build quality of this tablet looks cheap than Tab S 8.4. But the performance between these tablets, the Tab S2 wins this battle.
- wkshai
- vV5
Tab S 2 install any game n play very smooth, light weight won't let your hand feel tire & it will make your every finger touch & play.
Battery consumption much better, fast speed 64 bit processor even battery 4000mah
Bravo! Bravo! Fantastic!
- wkshai
- vV5
Hi there, i had try Samsung Tab S & S 2, both devices are good, i had just sold my Tab S 8.4".
I had bought new Samsung Tab S 2 8.0" are awesome, screen very smooth, super slim. super light weight, processor 64 bit faster internet browsing, good gaming, camera good too even without flash.
I like it very much!!! Bravo Samsung Tab S & S 2
Thanks & Cheers Samsung Mobile Company :)
- ILham
- PxV
My opinion is still better samsung galaxy tab from the tab S2 S8.4 because judging from the size just looks less premium S2 tab.
- AnonD-105280
- rWg
16:9 and HD video are here to stay. But this tablet gives users more choice. I never use a tablet in portrait position unless an app forces me to do so. So this model isn't for me. Good to see 16gb tablets might be history some day. Why no flash for the camera?
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