Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 32 GB Wifi Tablet Black (2019)

OK, I'm a cheap SOB. I admit that. I experimented with a couple low price tablets (<= $100) and was disappointed each time. So I finally decided to stop dorking around and got a real, no kidding, Samsung Tablet and I am kicking myself for not doing that sooner. I tried an RCA Tablet from Walmart. It seemed like a good value and had a detachable keyboard. But it was horribly slow and clunky, so I offloaded that quickly. Next I tried the Amazon Fire 10. I am not here to bad mouth the Fire Tablet. If you are happy with the Fire operating system and the Amazon environment, it's a decent piece of hardware at a low price. It has a good display and it streams video and performs other entertainment tasks nicely. The battery life was not great but that was not a deal killer. However, what I really wanted was an Android device and while Fire is based on the Android operating system, it remains at its core a proprietary Amazon product. Of course, you can go on-line and figure out how to download and install the Google Play Store. I went a step further and installed a couple more apps to give me an Android-like home screen. With a bit more effort, I even made the Fire accept Android Widgets. So I finally got the Fire Tablet so that it kind of had an Android look and feel but at the end of the day, it still didn't do everything I wanted it to do. The big problem was compatibility with apps from the Google Play Store. Not everything I had on my Galaxy phone would work on the Fire. My frustration reached the tipping point when I found that the undated version of the American Airlines app was no longer compatible with my Fire. Since I travel frequently, that was a problem. Those experiences taught me the hard way that if you want an Android device that performs well with wide app compatibility, you can't do that on the cheap. Given that my goal was to have a tablet that was essentially a bigger version of my Samsung Galaxy phone, it finally dawned on my that I'd better get a real, no kidding Samsung Tablet. Duh! The Tab A became the answer. I use laptops or my desktop for heavy use. I use my tablet on travel (invaluable if you fly American Airlines since they expect you to stream entertainment on your own device). I also use it in the living room for a quick web search. So I did not need all the bells and whistles of the higher end Samsung tablets. Looking at the specs and the reviews, I became convinced the Tab A would meet my needs. That has certainly been the case. The Tab A has allowed me to set it up with most of the same apps I have on my Galaxy phone. The display is fantastic and the battery life has been a huge improvement over the fire. I can keep several apps open without performance problems. So for my needs, it is nearly perfect. I waited a few weeks before posting a review but my Tab A remains a pleasure every time I pick it up. It is not the cheapest tablet out there but in the low $200's, it gives you plenty of bang for the buck. I just feel dumb I did not heed the old expression, "You get what you pay for." It really is true.

Well it's a great entry level tablet, main advantage to other tablets is its price. Here is my review after 4 months of use. RAM: tablet has a rather slow performance with the 2GB RAM. It's really noticeable specially when you unlock the tablet. Storage: mine got 32 GB which is not so good but can easily upgrade. Camera:it has the 5 MP on front and 8 MP on rear. Have taken some great pictures with it. As for the video, I use this tablet mainly for video calls, and there is no noticeable lag, much better than my laptop. Battery: the 6150 mAh lasts much much longer than you think. If I use it for heavily gaming it would last like a day, otherwise, I don't even remember when was the last time I charged it, probably once a week. Charger: regular usb c, no fast charger, no complaints as the battery lasts really long. Screen: 10.1 inch seems like the perfect size, vivid colors make watching movies rather nice. The touch does not feel that great, you gonna hurt your finger tips if you use it for gaming too much. Speakers: the two speakers on the bottom sound good, however if it had at least one speaker on top, it would have made watching movies much better. I don't really like the position of the power and volume button, seems to be too close to each other, many times I press the wrong one. No face ID nor a finger tip scanner. Finally, I really liked the tablet when I bought it, but since then I upgraded my phone and I'm not quite sure whether I would have bought this tablet comparing the features with my note 10 phone. Maybe I should have gone for the nicer S6. I don't know, probably wouldn't as the S6 has same price as a 13 inch core i5 laptop with 500 GB SSD.

So far, I am loving this Samsung Galaxy Tab a 10! Right out of the box, it looked very good; no scratches on the body or screen. About 60% battery life when I turned it on. Went right to set-up and it was super easy. I use this tablet for my Sunday School devotions. By doing so, I can reduce paper waste. I play games as well. The processor has been extremely fast and moves from screen to screen and file to file with no lagging. I haven't downloaded any music files, but I have tested and the sound is great; turned on the Dolby and the sound is even better. Downloaded games and apps from the Google store. Downloads are fast with no lagging or pauses. It is the perfect size for me as I do not see as good as I once did LOL. For my purposes, I am super satisfied with the quality and performance. I was very pleased with the price and, so far, I would buy another from the same vendor. It was actually Amazon fulfilled and I have never had any concerns when ordering that way.

First time buyer of tablet. Was looking for quality and reasonable price and I think I have it with this tablet. Does the job for browsing, watching movies and tv etc. 32gb is okay for me and I added a sd card so plenty of space to store files and photos. Easy to sync all my files and apps from my samsung phone to the tablet using smart switch. Overall very satisfied with the purchase.

The screen & sound is great. I found it not very responsive once you start to multitask like switching between apps.

Got this for my elderly father. He is enjoying YouTube & communicating with the family.😀👍

Fantastic for school

Very nice tablet, just needed to replace my very old one. I didn't want one to expensive or too cheap and this one for me fell into that category. This one works great, easy to use. I'm not a techy so I can't speak really about the type it is or what all the features mean, but for me who just uses it for basic browsing, You tube, FB etc... It suits my needs very well.