Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7-Inch Tablet (16 GB, Smoky Titanium)

I have been eyeing these for some time now and when I saw the price on Prime Day, I couldn't pass it up. While I've been loving my Fire tablet, it has finally given up the ghost. I did consider the 10 inch Fire but with the limitation on apps, I decided a straight up Android tablet would make more sense. I've been using a 7 inch tablet that I got in a bundle from my wireless provider but wanted something a bit bigger. This fits both requirements perfectly. As many reviewers have stated, the resolution on this isn't as good as some other tablets but for the price, I'm not going to complain. I've been watching my Amazon Prime videos on it without noticing a difference. Netflix also is pretty watchable. I really only notice the lower res on things like Facebook and some games. Otherwise, not a problem for me. This thing is very responsive and so far the battery life is phenomenal. About the same as my Galaxy S6 phone, I'd say. I would still do a nightly charge just to make sure I have enough juice for whatever the day brings. I got mine mainly for watching videos so a nightly recharge is a requirement. Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase so far. Update: Best money I've ever spent! When Prime streaming had issues last night, I had already downloaded some of my video library onto the SD card I installed in the tablet so I was able to watch what I wanted to watch with no trouble at all. The battery life on this thing is phenomenal. I can do a lot of video watching, game playing, pretty much anything I want to do all day long and usually don't need to charge it until late in the evening. And one extra benefit - the Kindle app runs quite nicely and when I need a bigger font, I can get it on this. I still prefer my Paperwhite for reading in bed because the tablet is a lot heavier, especially with the Beetle case on it. I do recommend a screen protector that is better for glare if you want to use this outside. We took a short car ride yesterday and I was watching a video, which was difficult thanks to the glare on the screen. I highly recommend this device.

This tablet has proven to be really nice and a great purchase. The speed and beauty are not diminished by the resolution. I hate to disagree with the resolution naysayers but I will anyway. I am not sorry I bought this tablet. Its really thin, light, looks cool and has done everything I have asked. I have an Ipad Air 2 and I like this better. To me it's easier to use. Plug it into your computer and its a hard drive you can copy files to. I have launched apps, played music and movies. It does these things admirably! Update 8/14/2015 I really enjoy movies and games on this tablet. It's fast and has a beautiful screen. I'm so glad I got it. Goofed with one click ordering on Amazon and ordered my 9.7 GTA instead of placing it on my Christmas wish list. When I got this I had a HP Touchpad and a Motorola Xoom. In came the GTA with all of the gloom and doom of resolution. I must say that this little tablet did a number of things for me. It plays the movies that my Touchpad did faithfully but has the storage capacity I had with the Xoom. It plays games that the Xoom just didn't have the horse power to play. I have all the games I loved on my Touchpad on my GTA. It's thin and light. The battery life is awesome. So The Touchpad and The Xoom went to Goodwill with all my accessories for the devices. I have an IPAD Air 2 and I like this better. Music, movies, games, and alot more are just too cool on my Galaxy Tab A. I'm glad I goofed and that my wife was so cool about my goof. She also suggested I get a case. What a woman!

I finally decided to try something other than my Kindle which is what I have been using since the Kindle e-readers came out. I love my Kindles. I spent a great deal of time researching tablets before deciding to try this one. I have had my Galaxy Tab A now for a few months, and I am glad I decided to try something new. My phone is a Galaxy Note 4, and the operation of this tablet is very similar. This tablet is capable of more than my Kindles were. I love being able to transfer pics between my phone and tablet, but sometimes it ends up with 2 copies on the same device. I like that I can access the internet easily and quickly on my tablet. Definitely faster than my Kindle was. The camera is awesome. Great quality pics. The picture on the screen is sharp and clear and bright. The sound for listening to music is also very good. And, the best part is that it is less expensive than my Kindles were. You have a choice for however many GB's you want, and it uses micro SD cards, up to 128 GB. This was a good buy!

SUMMERY: This is a great product! I love my iPad and apple products, but this is great substitute for those who are looking to try something different. Android is great OS with a small learning curve, but it does allow a lot more customization. The best part about this tablet is you can expand the memory up to 128 GB with a microSD card which will run you between 30 - 50 dollars! SCREEN RESOLUTION: There are so many reviews with the scree being low resolution or dim? Well I am a Professional Graphic Designer, this tablet screen is FINE, for those who plan on using it to watch movies, read books, surf the web, and play some basic games! For the majority of buyers, this product will work perfect for you if you plan on reading books, watching movies, streaming media, etc. For those who think you are actually going to do heavy work load on a tablet then yes, this probably wouldn't be the best choice, BUT honestly who is going to try to do any professional hardcore design work on a tablet? Any serious designer would work on their laptop! The only time we use a tablet is for a quick draft up or something simple, which the Tab A is fine for. BATTERY: The Tab A has an amazing battery, I have my brightness set at just under 50% (I don't like to have a blinding screen) and I've been using it for almost a week now and still have over 40% left. I've used it every day for news, social media, and streaming, and installation of apps. I also watch a movie via KODI media player for about an hour and noticed the battery only drained about 6%. So overall I think this tablet has a great battery! AMAZON: I just wanted to ad a note about Amazon Customer service for being Amazing! I give them 10 stars our 5 stars! I am a prime member and was suppose to receive this tablet via USPS on veterans day, after contacted the local post office to make sure that they deliver amazon prime on federally holidays, they confirmed that they did. Well USPS failed to deliver the product, the reason being is that I had an invalid shipping address, and please contact Amazon for further instructions. After speaking a with a rep from Amazon Corporate, and when I told him that I haven't been receiving any Sunday packages on time either, he realized something must wrong. I'll spare the the gory details, the Amazon rep called me back later that afternoon, and said they are in the process of dealing with USPS on this matter, but in the mean time the would like to make things right with me, so the comped my entire order. Yes you heard me right Amazon gave me the Tablet, Case, and Protective screen protector for FREE, for the hassle I had to go through! Amazon has amazing customer service, and they will do what it takes to keep their customers happy, you can't find many companies out there that will go to extreme measure for their clients.

I absolutely love this tablet. It is a really nice size and fits well in my hands. The screen is nice and bright and the touch controls work like a charm. Loads pages and games nicely. I am just waiting on my 128gb micro card so I can down load some more apps. It is a mid range tablet and the resolution is a little bit less than the Tab S4 but I was willing to sacrifice that for the 9.7 inch screen size. Speakers sound really nice and was a breeze to set up and connect to my in home Wi-Fi, it walks you right through everything you need to do to get up and running. I could not decide between this tablet and the Kindle HD 10.1 which has a better screen resolution and is a bit bigger, but is a heavier and thicker. The Galaxy is ultra-thin. Great buy. You will not be disappointed!

I have been a Kindle user for years. My last, HD 8.7, was almost great. For books and amazon it was awesome. But silk operating system sacked beyond belief. As latest kindly aged and replacement time drew near I looked beyond and found this gem. Whatever negatives I saw in reviews must have been from purists whatever. Maybe because I have Samsung phone, transition was simple and fast. Operating system is fast, on wireless maybe as fast as my custom desktop. Simple, fast, lightweight, AND cheap! If I have any complaints it might be how badly the fingerprints collect and inhibit screen. But good glass overlay should help that. HAVE SAID YET HOW MUCH I LIKE THIS TABLET? Kindle? Books are better and easier to read. Battery life is better than my kindle, and less than half price of iPad. Enough said

My wife and I were looking for a decent tablet at a reasonable price. When I saw this one come up on sale and doing some research into it i am glad we made this purchase. We have had this tablet for about a week and it runs very nicely. I know there are other tablets out there with better resolution but for the little things that we wanted to use a tablet instead of our phones it is great. Everything transitions very smoothly and the t I uvhscren is very responsive. Had seen some reason iris that said this didn't have GPS built in but I can assure you it does! I like to geochemical so I can preview that on here and get a game plan before heading out. Very pleased so far.

This is a nice tablet for the price, but, the screen resolution is a real problem. I understand that the price and size of the tablet is a huge bargain, and I love it, but the blurred screen that is due to the lack of a higher resolution is a huge bother to me. It could have been much better. Even for a budget tablet. Everything else is very nice. Update: I hadto edit my review and i really hated to, but this tablet is not very good at all. I had such high hopes for it too. The screen ruins it. If you read on this thing it will ruin your eyes. It is way too blurry! Very bad! I am so mad... I have been a very very avid amazon customer for a decade. I buy almost everything from here, but this product is so inferior I am just insulted. This should be taken off the shelves and go in for a redo hahaha!