Samsung Tab A7 Litegrey Wifi 32GB (Old Version)

I purchased a Samsung Galaxy A7 Lite 8.7 inch LTE tablet (Wifi) to replace an ~9 year old Barnes and Noble Nook HD+ which is a 9-inch tablet with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080, and weighs about 515g. Compared to the Nook which I was very pleased with and is still working well, the Samsung is so much faster and easier to hold with one hand.I am using it primarily as a book reader to replace the Nook. In addition, it is used for web browsing for reading news, as well as helping to solve puzzles and crosswords.As a long time Linux user, I have a preference for non-proprietary/open source software, and therefore did not consider any offerings by Apple etc. I have installed Firefox and Chromium, and Aldiko (personal favourite for book reading). I downloaded the apps as APKs as I do not have a Google account and have no wish to have one, and I do not use social media. Alongside these apps, the only other one that I have installed is for my VPN, which I have set up to start automatically and run continuously.For its price and performance, I believe it is very good value and does everything I want. It boots from cold to my home screen with my VPN auto-starting in about 50 seconds. From standby/screen off, it takes about 5 seconds including entering the passcode. Compared to a dedicated book reader, I feel that one of these is so much better value. I can use my preferred book reader app, as well as use it for other purposes. For me, the screen is perfectly good enough, it is clear and easy to read, nothing blurry about it. It is snappy, no pauses or hesitation switching between or while using apps, or any of the problems that some people seem to be reporting. Yes, one can always find a ‘superior’ tablet for just those ‘few extra pounds’, eg An Apple, other Samsungs etc, but where do you stop?. For £119, I believe this is very good value for what is does and I very pleased with it and have no regrets at all.I have measured the screen/tablet dimensions that people may find useful (attached image).

It was bought to replace an iPad that my mother just couldn't get along with. She was coming from an older 2017 'Galaxy Tab A'.I sold it for her and got this 'Galaxy Tab A7 Lite'. It's been a very good replacement for the old 'Tab A', although I don't know what the 'A7' or 'Lite' patter is all about, at all; especially when it has an 8" screen (god, Samsung, could you just simplify your device naming policy, out, please).The cell phone, calling, functionality has been a boon for her, too: less devices to juggle around with and only one operating system for her to learn for phoning, shopping, browsing, email, etc.I'm really amazed at how cheap these things are. Plenty of internal memory, too, so it shouldn't go obsolete all that soon, as apps get bigger and more complex with all the updates, over time (that's what killed the 'Tab A'; it ran out of space).I preferred the older, recent, versions of Android, though. It used to be simpler and more user friendly. We still find it preferable to using iOS, overall, though.

This is a very decent tablet at a reasonable price. I've had it for a year now and I'm happy with it. I use it for streaming apps, music learning apps and occasionally some mobile games.It's pretty lightweight and slim which I like as it makes it very portable, easy to carry around in my satchel or laptop bags. I like the general design as it's very modern and has good aesthetics.The screen is bright and colourful, it has a good resolution and dpi for this size of screen and for the current price point. It provides a good level of clarity and quality when watching movies and playing games. The touch screen works really well and feels quite responsive. Samsung are well known for making great screens and this is one of them.Next to performance. Battery level is pretty good overall, but does drop quite quickly when running more visually intensive apps. It's generally sufficient for a few hours at a time so it's good enough in my book. It does take a while to charge to full but it's pretty comparable to other devices of this price range.General performance is overall very good. I am able to get a mostly steady frame frame when playing mobile games and streaming is consistently stable. I do occasionally have lag when using up too much memory, and it can take a while to power up from off, but this is rare and I get a largely solid performance from the cpu and memory in this tablet.Overall, this is a very good tablet. Samsung are one of my favourite tech companies as I've always had consistently good products from them, and this is no exception. If you're looking for a slim, portable tablet with solid performance and a great display, then I recommend this A7 lite.

Studied some options before choosing this one. I needed a tablet that is physically small but doesn't compromise on screen quality or usability. Not interested in paying Apple prices so I wanted Android.The screen is good, it's large enough to use the keyboard easily and the text prediction/auto correct is very good when writing documents or emails. It took hardly any time to set up and has taken me little time to get used to it. I should have bought a case for it at the time - silly me! - but that's been rectified now.This tablet is excellent so far. Video streaming is good, sound quality is good through the speakers and touch response is fine for my purpose. I don't want it for gaming so I can't comment on that but general surfing is fine.I haven't used it for long periods yet but the battery life seems to be ok. The charger is a bit slow but luckily I have a faster one from another device so it's not an issue for me.Very pleased with the product!