SpecEagle review · Samsung
Galaxy Tab 7.0 (1st gen) review: 2010 first Galaxy Tab.
SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2010·$600
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Tablet
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front
Galaxy Tab 7.0 (1st gen).
First Galaxy Tab launched Samsung's tablet line — 7" with phone-call capability in 2010.
01Display
68/10068/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2010.
TypeTFT
Size7.0"
Resolution1024 x 600
02Performance
60/10060/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2010.
ChipsetHummingbird
RAM512 MB
Storage16 GB + microSDHC
03Camera
60/10060/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2010.
Main3 MP + LED
Front1.3 MP
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2010.
Capacity4,000 mAh
05Software
64/10064/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2010.
What works
- First Galaxy Tab.
- Can make phone calls via 3G voice.
- 4,000 mAh.
- microSDHC + Wi-Fi.
What doesn't
- Android 2.2 not tablet-optimized.
- 512 MB RAM.
- 3 MP cam basic.
- $600 expensive.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .