Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 - user opinions and reviews
- chris2k19
- mHc
AnonD-902512, 21 Nov 2019welcome in the club. Very many Tabe-S2 owners are writing the same. And Samsung stays 100% si... moreroot the tablet with odin and then install custom firmware to 8 or android 9 if available
- GP
- PTn
Absolutely disappointed. Output was sluggish & now the sim tray stopped functioning. Company service centre says the entire mother board has to be changed that will cost me a bomb !! Chinese models for me in future.
- AnonD-902512
- Sd9
Kevin, 18 Jun 2019I agree that they are expensive. I got lucky, though, as I bought a used one on eBay for 80 US... moreactually, it is not worth more than 80-usd.
Because :
1) It is stuck with Android-v7 (the 2016 model has only received 1 update),
2) Sound: With only 1 speaker, the sound is lacking! in quality, loudness, and on some units there are some disturbing resonances in the cabinet.
3) Slow: After some time, it gets extra slow ... know it sounds unlogical, with 8 cores and high-frequency-cpu, but this is the case.
4) The navigation-touchbuttons are very annoying: They often don't react, and Samsungs-UI will not allow them to light-up if you turn on battery-saving (medium/high battery saving).
5) Battery-Charging time: It takes forever to charge. We let it charge during the night, because we get frustrated waiting for it to charge during the day (it takes appr. 6-8 hours for a full charge ... even though the battery is only appr. 5800mAH).
6) General impression: The Tab-S2 does not feel like a flagship. It doesn't even come close to for-instance the Samsung-S7 (which has fast charging, has been upgraded form Android v6-to-v8, is much faster, has good navigation-buttons (and sw-control), and better sound than the 4-times bigger tab-S2!)
- AnonD-902512
- Sd9
Bg Boy, 19 Sep 20192 years and i don't have any update,and Android is 7.0.. This Tablet cost me over 500€. And st... morewelcome in the club. Very many Tabe-S2 owners are writing the same.
And Samsung stays 100% silent !!
Because of the lacking update to Orio/v8, I cannot wifi-roam. A sub-feature in v8, that for instance communicates a "hand-off" with the access-point, when the signal is getting "too low" and another access-point has a "strong signal".
Wifi-Roaming - explained :
I have 2 Asus-routers setup as Access-Points, and I have enabled their "roaming-assistent" feature, andhave adjusted their "hand-off" signal-level.
Below this signal-level (-65dB) all our units, except the Tab-S2, switches to the AP with a strong signal.
(our other units has got "Android-v8 and above" .. and I have cross-checked on the www plus with quite a lot of mobile-units, which led to my knowledge and conclusion! ... including iOS units (iPhone-SE & iPad-Mini2) which is "better", because Apple has got much better sys-upgrade support).
Sad for Samsung, that looses a lot of customers! / Marketshare, in the Tablet-market ... to Huawei and Apple!
- AnonD-902512
- Sd9
Yasas_R, 23 Sep 2019I`ve been using my tab S2 9.7 since Sep 2015 and it still is doing awesome. Still didn`t feel ... moreyou are lucky, you don't have more "problems" with this not-Samsung-supported model.
Mine has gotten more and more sluggish ... maybe needing a "power-wash", like in the Chrome-world.
Plus more annoyances ...
- Qamar
- sR4
How can i remove the light brown shades form my Samsung galaxy tab screen? Plz help
- Yasas_R
- tes
I`ve been using my tab S2 9.7 since Sep 2015 and it still is doing awesome. Still didn`t feel outdated or sluggish and working completely fine. Had this battery issue where it doesn`t charge completely and takes so long to charge. I charged the tab for more than 15-20 hours for two times and now the problem is fixed. Always use the original charger to avoid battery conflicts. I still use it daily for my class activities and is really helpful. Should thank Samsung for this great device and I`m pretty sure I can go two more years with it without any issue.
- Bg Boy
- S9J
2 years and i don't have any update,and Android is 7.0.. This Tablet cost me over 500€. And start run slowly battery life is low.... I am disappointed from this tablet!!!
- Anonymous
- 3tG
I have T815 still looks and feels premium even after 4 years !
- DanMat
- XEa
Anonymous, 13 Aug 2019Nope, only 32gb versions.Thank you I discovered that it's a live demo unit
- Anonymous
- T3A
DanMat, 12 Aug 2019Does this tablet have a 16gb model or i have bern duped?Nope, only 32gb versions.
- Kevin
- q5L
AnonD-833125, 12 Apr 2019Is not yet discontinued. But, there are better options out there for the price (Huawei and new... moreI agree that they are expensive. I got lucky, though, as I bought a used one on eBay for 80 USD. If you are lucky you can get this tablet for a cheap price there. It only had one crack on the screen which was hardly noticeable. Not a bad deal, especially as the rest of the tablet, looked almost new. Good luck!
- Volk65
- aXb
AnonD-833125, 12 Apr 2019Is not yet discontinued. But, there are better options out there for the price (Huawei and new... moreI just bought the LTE version for 269 Euros in Greece. The price was really enticing for a 4G tablet. I was using the 8.0 version for the last 3.5 years and I was very happy with its performance and screen quality. However, USB charging port became problematic for the last year and died recently. First chance I will order a replacement charging port to repair my old one.
- AnonD-833125
- LaL
s, 01 Apr 2019is it discontinued? is there posibility i can find it in UAE?
Is not yet discontinued. But, there are better options out there for the price (Huawei and newer Samsung tablets). In my home country (Romania) the price is around 300€ (wi-fi version), which is too expensive for a tablet released in 2015.
If you are not against Apple ecosystem and you are not using your tablet as a main device, I will recommend the 2018 iPad 6th generation. Is around 300€ base model (even cheaper if you can find some good deals), at this price is nothing better on the market.
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- 3Ya
Sayantan Nandi, 28 Mar 2019You can make or take calls via a headphone with attached microphone.is it discontinued? is there posibility i can find it in UAE?
- Sayantan Nandi
- ute
Momin, 16 Mar 2019How can possible to make call?You can make or take calls via a headphone with attached microphone.
- Momin
- 6p{
How can possible to make call?
- Anonymous
- 3Sx
BearlyX, 27 Dec 2018Help. My tab s2 9.7 charging very slow and cannot connect to computer or otg. I dont know whe... moreGuess problem with hardware. Take it to the samsung service.
- BearlyX
- TSN
Help. My tab s2 9.7 charging very slow and cannot connect to computer or otg.
I dont know whether my usb port broken or software issue. I want to know if anyone have this issue. First screen flickering issue gone, now come this issue.
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