Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.0 Sizes. Various sensors perform various quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators to signals that the mobile device recognizes

The third generation "Tabs" came out in the three faces. Senior and younger - in classic ten- and seven-wing hatters. Middle - in less classical, but rapidly gaining momentum of the form factor "Eight". That you mean, with an eighty-dimmable display. More "square" rather than at seventhuminous screen, allowing you to see more information, loved users who wish to have a small tablet since the times ... Well, you know the name of the popular tablet that has pleased the world with its phenomenon last fall. Although it is quite possible to count down from Galaxy Tab 7.7, which appeared even earlier and was one of the first eighty-tie "tablets". Its descendant fell into our editorial office, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, where 8.0 is the designation of the diagonal. This is he in the photo. And now - more.

SPECIFICATIONS SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 8.0

Video review

Design and design

The line between tablets and smartphones is gradually erased, in many ways - samsung's efforts. It was this company who once created the first Samsung Galaxy Note, a smartphone with a screen diagonal of 5.3 inches. It seemed to her little, and severe artillery went into the move in the form of Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. At the same time, small tablets gradually turned up with support for 3G, and not only for the Internet, but also for calls. All these words are a long preamble, leading to what to take it right away and figure out that the device before you is extremely difficult. And if this is also a Samsung device, which complies with the uniform in design ... And if also on the photograph, yes without anything nearby - and the trouble at all.

Together with seven and ten-wing tablets

True, the trouble was such a nice device, I would not call: although Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is similar to a huge smartphone (most of all on the rich Galaxy S4), for some reason it is in an eight-thyme version that such a corporate design looks the most advantageous. Moreover, it is very thin, elegant, and 314 grams will not very much to smell the bag. This weight was achieved thanks to the case material: the lid, traditionally for Samsung, is made of plastic. White, smooth, in appearance and touch - high quality and enjoyable.

The lid is not removed, the battery, respectively - too. Connectors for the SIM card and microSD The manufacturer has defined the left edge, they are closed with ordinary plugs (good, without a closure, which gives a lot of problems).

On the right end - the power key and volume control, as well as an IR port for using a tablet as a universal control panel. Upstairs - an audio jack for a headset, downstairs - microUSB and small stereo speakers. With the usual album grip, they are easy to overlap with your fingers, it must be considered. True, their location is much better than it could be: And today there are enough tablets with speakers on the "back": they are blocked if not the surface, then some case.

Display and ergonomics

Buttons for Android control are located under the screen and do not take away its valuable millimeters. One of them is physical, two - sensory. Conveniently without frills. But still, control with one hand with such sizes is already inconvenient. Even if you have big palms, both will be needed for active work with the tablet.

The screen with a resolution of 800x1280 points at eight inches does not affect its pixel density and the one of it is a solid picture, which can be observed from Samsung Galaxy S4. However, the grain is almost not visible, and this is definitely not worse than the direct competitor - Apple iPad Mini, and even a little better (189 PPI in Tab 3 against 152 at a small apple tablet). The tablet sensor is very sensitive, distinguishes to 10 simultaneous presses, colors on a subjective feeling, pleasant, bright, but not "exit", as happens at AMOLED. True, and black, like Amoled, does not see here, therefore the measured contrast is medium, or slightly higher, was 611: 1.

The screen is inclined to cold shades, but you can somewhat "insulate" using the settings menu. There you can choose a dynamic, standard or cinematic mode. By the way, watching the movie on the tablet is pleasant, the aspect ratio of 16:10 contributes to this. Films can be viewed in a small company in the sense that the viewing angles are wide. In the street sunny day on the street you can read, but the movie is not so comfortable. To view the sites, it seems to me a more pleasant "quadratic" format 4: 3 like ... Well, you understood from whom. Why? Sites do not look narrow stripes. However, the user who has already accustomed to the Internet surfing from the smartphone will not take it as inconvenience. Below we led charts of measurement of colorimeter.

System and productivity

For work and performance corresponds to a dual-core Exynos processor with a frequency of 1.5 Gigahertz, along with the MALI-400 MP graphics. They are to help - half a gigabyte of RAM and a 16-gigabyte drive. It's not so much, but since there is a microSD slot, I do not see the problem. The filling is average, especially for a device with such a large screen, but it is enough to watch movies in FullHD-resolution and on 3D games. I happened to play him in Real Racing 3 and Dead Trigger. The tablet did not slow down, play it nice and comfortable: the big screen at a lightweight case creates a good base for games with a motion sensor. The Android 4.2 Jellybean interface, Touchwiz worked smoothly, but with a clogged memory in test modes there were rare slowdowns.

The operating system and its "buns" here are about the same as all other Samsung devices of this price category. So, for example, there is a face recognition: if you do not look at the screen, it goes out. You can still configure gestures and brake the player closing the top of the screen, or to make a screenshot, by taking the edge of the palm on the display (by the way, why? So is it necessary this function to the usual user?). Given the big diagonal, some multitasking user can estimate the ability to work in two applications displayed on the screen in the same time. Well, let's say the movie to watch and check the mail - convenient! And I really like the custom Android 4.2 Jellybean control panel, which can be called up, spending your finger from below.

Here there is access to the most important, for example, Wi-Fi activation or audio disconnection, as well as a screen brightness band. You can use the Tab 3 as a Tab 3 smartphone, but it is expected, uncomfortable without a headset: the tube is too big. The interface of the smartphone here is quite understandable, usual.

Camera

Five megapixels with autofocus, but without an outbreak - for the tablet, in my opinion, it is enough with your head. Even with such a small mass to shoot with such a Mahina somewhat difficult. However, it can be useful. Below are examples of snapshots and a video in a resolution of 720p, the maximum possible for the built-in Tab 3 cameras.

Cats consider shooting from a tablet inappropriate occupation and refuse to pose

Sound

The speakers are quite loud, in the inappropriate room, you can see the movie without resorting to headphones. However, it is better to resort to the latter: the speakers are decent, almost do not creak at the maximum volume, in addition to the most dynamic moments, but the sound is given low-armed and flat. But to flip with a friend on Skype or movie to see - it is possible. But in the headphones Galaxy Tab 3 turns into a full-fledged audio player with a good sound. Only very big.

Autonomy, noise, heating

The eighty-type Tab 3 comes with a 5450 ma-h capacious battery, which allows it to work for about two days without recharging in the medium-active mode, but if you use the tablet actively, it, like a regular smartphone, come to charge every evening. In Ukraine, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 can be purchased for 3,000 hryvnias.

Competitors

Of course, in the eighty-mold factor of branded tablets, there are still not much. And the most obvious competitor is a close relative of Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. It is less like a smartphone, that is, the frame is not so narrow, and he himself is not so thin and a bit heavier than Tab 3. But Note 8 is equipped with a S-PEN handle and special applications for him. Iron and the screen at the brothers by the manufacturer it seems, but NOTE has a faster processor and more RAM. Well, another competitor, where without him - Apple iPad Mini. There is a matter of personal preferences, which of them choose, but if you want to use the tablet as a smartphone, then you are clearly not to the iPad. In addition, the market is full of seven-wing competitors, for example, a new Nexus 7 C 3G, which is distinguished by a very attractive price.

In the dry residue

For some reason, it seems to me that it is from an eighty-wing Tab 3 the greatest chances of conquering a market among all family tablets. Especially he must look like a female representatives: it is small, lightweight, with the pretty design and support of most modern Android capabilities. And in the case of which the smartphone can replace. About 3 thousand hryvnia (12,000 rubles) is the price of a WiFi version of the tablet. For Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 C 3G will have to lay out about 4 thousand with excess Ukrainian money or about 16,000 Russian. The price in the light of several more expensive competitors seems very attractive.

3 Reasons to buy Galaxy Tab 3 8.0:

Thin and lightweight case;
good screen;
cute design.

1 Reason Do not buy Galaxy Tab 3 8.0:

Not the longest battery life.

The cheapest tablet of the Korean manufacturer

Against the background of the presentation of the Giant Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, the new Tab Pro line, various wearable electronics and other advanced solutions, remained almost unnoticed by Samsung's exit to the ultrasound tablet market. In the lower price segment, the Koreans have long developed a ruler of Galaxy Tab, but this seems to be not enough. The incomes of modest Chinese manufacturers are not allowed to sleep well, and Samsung will try to tear his own piece of this cake using Galaxy Tab 3 Lite.

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 LITE SPECIFICATIONS (SM-T110)

Model number: SM-T110
Singlery System: Marvell PXA986
Central processor: 2 cores Cortex-A9 @ 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor: Vivante GC1000 @ 800 MHz
Display: TN, 7, 1024 × 600, 169 PPI
RAM: 1 GB
Permanent memory: 8 GB
MICROSD memory card support (up to 32 GB)
Cameras: 2 mp rear
Internet: Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n
Wireless modules: Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / GLONASS
Connectors: 3.5 mm headphone jack, micro-usb
Operating system: Android 4.2.2
Battery capacity: 3600 mA · h
Dimensions: 193.4 × 116.4 × 9.7 mm
Mass: 310 g

Characteristics of Galaxy Tab 3 Lite in early 2014 cause surprise. The configuration, of course, is very economical, and it is not easy to choose actual analogs.

	SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 LITE	ASUS Memo Pad HD 7	Ainol Novo 7 Venus	IconBit Nettab Matrix Ultra NT-0704	Google Nexus 7.
Screen	TN, 7 ", 1024 × 600, 169 ppi	IPS, 7 ", 1280 × 800, 216 ppi	IPS, 7 ", 1280 × 800, 216 ppi	IPS, 7 ", 1024 × 600, 169 ppi	IPS, 7 ", 1280 × 800, 216 ppi
SOC (processor)	Marvell PXA986 @ 1.2 GHz (2 kernels, ARM Cortex-A9)	MediaTek MT8125 @ 1.5 GHz (4 kernels, Arm Cortex-A7)	ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR ATM7029 @ 1.3 GHz (4 kernels, ARM Cortex-A9)	AllWinner A31 @ 1 GHz (4 kernels, Arm Cortex-A7)	NVIDIA Tegra 3 @ 1.2 GHz (4 kernels + 1 Auxiliary, Arm Cortex-A9)
Graphic processor	Vivante GC1000.	PowerVR SGX544mpMP.	Vivante GC1000 +.	PowerVR SGX544 MP2.	ULP GeForce.
Flash Memory	8 GB	from 8 to 16 GB	16 GB	16 GB	from 8 to 32 GB
Connectors		Micro USB, 3.5 mm connector for headphones		Micro-USB (with OTG support), mini-HDMI, 3.5 mm connector for headphones	Micro-USB, 3.5 mm connector for headphones, Micro-SIM (optional)
Memory card support	microSD (up to 32 GB)	microSD (up to 32 GB)	microSD (up to 32 GB)	microSD (up to 32 GB)	not
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB	2 GB	1 GB
Cameras	Relean (2 MP)	frontal (1.2 Mp), rear (5 MP)	frontal (0.3 mp) and rear (2 MP)	frontal (2 MP)	frontal (1.2 MP)
the Internet	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (optional - 3G)
Wireless modules	GPS / GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0	GPS, Bluetooth 4.0	-	-	GPS, Bluetooth
Operating system	Google Android 4.2.2.	Google Android 4.2.	Google Android 4.2.2.	Google Android 4.1.2	Google Android 4.1.
Battery capacity, ma · h	3600	4050	4000	3500	4325
Dimensions (mm) *	193 × 116 × 9.7	196 × 120 × 10	186 × 127 × 10.8	193 × 123 × 11	199 × 120 × 10.5
Mass * (g)	310	301	320	372	340
Average price (Ya.Market)	T-10673483.	T-10414122.	T-9252672.	T-9333239.	T-8367736.
SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 LITE offers (Ya.Market)	L-10673483-10

* - According to the manufacturer, except for ASUS Memo Pad HD 7 and Ainol Novo 7 Venus, measured in the editorial
** - For ASUS Memo Pad HD 7 and Google Nexus 7 specified the price of modification with 16 GB of memory

If you do not scare the fact of installing the TN-matrix to the Samsung tablet, then the remaining characteristics of the scarement will already be able to hardly. All at a minimum, the front camera is absent.

Design

We got a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite without a box, so we will immediately go to the design of the tablet. In addition to a completely black solution, models with white frontal and multi-colored rear panels are available on the market - blue-green, lemon, white and peach. But a strict black modification came to us for testing.

Galaxy Tab 3 Lite almost copies the usual Galaxy Tab 3, which is quite expected.

The front panel is deprived of the camera lens, and the brightness sensor. This would shorten the tablet, but the manufacturer chose not to spend time. Still, the budget model, additional costs for nothing. However, in the width of Tab 3 Lite, it turned out to be a bit less competitors from the table.

At the bottom there are three standard Samsung buttons - touch to call the context menu and return, as well as mechanical, to access the main screen.

The plastic rear panel has a non-commercial and non-slip "leather" texturing, but it is not so pretty, like older models. "Sow" on the edge is also not provided. In the middle there is a camera lens, and next to it - a hole of the speaker.

The central partition of the dynamics is slightly raised so that it does not rest in the surface of the table. The implementation of the dynamics is perhaps one of the most significant external differences between Tab 3 Lite from the original Galaxy Tab 3, whose speakers had two, and they were put on the lower line. The maximum volume of the dynamics of the tablet is below the average level, and it starts wheezing on it.

The Micro-USB connector is usually at the bottom, here is put on the upper face, to the nest for headphones. It is somewhat unusual.

Only the microphone remained below. In this case, it is not particularly useful, but in the 3G version of the tablet you can make calls, and such a logical, "telephone" location of the microphone will be by the way. That's just on the photographs of the 3G modification of the frontal dynamics, it is not observed, so listening to the interlocutor will be difficult.

On the left plug covered the spring-loaded slot of the memory card.

On the right there are mechanical buttons - switch and volume swing. Despite the narrow size, they turned out to be very convenient thanks to the short and clear go.

The quality of the assembly of the tablet pleased us. It's hard to make face for something: all the details are great to come to each other, and when trying to bend, the creaking does not occur. As for the aesthetic side of the question ... The originality of the design of the Korean manufacturer is not famous in general, and even whether it would be for experiments in the budget model.

Screen

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface resistant to the appearance of scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects the anti-reference screen properties are worse than thatGoogle Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter, we compare with it). For clarity, we give the photos on which the white surface is reflected in the screens of both tablets (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite - on the right, then they can be distinguished by the size and presence of screen buttons from Nexus 7):

The gray surface of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite screen confirms written above. The reflection in the screen is tried, which involves the presence of an air layer between the surface of the matrix and the outer glass. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (not very effective, worse than Nexus 7), Therefore, traces from the fingers are removed easier, and appear at a lesser rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

When manually controlled brightness, its maximum value was ordage 320 cd / m², and minimal - 14 cd / m². The maximum value is not very high, and, given the weak anti-reflectures, with a bright daylight, the image on the screen will be badly distinguishable. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. There is no automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor. At any level of the brightness of a significant modulation of the backlight, there is no, so there is no shield flicker.

In this screen installed tN type matrix. Microfotography demonstrates a typical structure for TN (or rather the absence of a structure) subpixels:

For comparison, you can familiarize yourself with the micrographic gallery of the screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles in the vertical direction (here and then with portrait orientation)But at the slightest deviation to the right inverted dark shades, with deviation left - light. For comparison, we give the photos on which the same images are displayed on the Nexus 7 and the tested device, and the brightness of both screens is set to about 200 kD / m². Perpendicular to the screens Test picture:

It can be seen that the colors on the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite screen are noticeably distorted. And white field:

Note good uniformity of brightness and color tone from both screens. The brightness of the white field with deviation in any direction decreases faster than that of Nexus 7. For an example when deviating to the right:

Now the test picture at an angle is about 45 ° to the plane of the screen when the vertical deviation:

It can be seen that the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite screen at this angle was even a little better. It is worse with the deviation to the left:

The blockage in the lights is very strong. And very bad when rejecting to the right:

The brightness drops greatly, the colors are turned inside out. The black field with a view from the perpendicular to the screen in any direction is not very high, for example, when rejecting to the right:

With perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is imperfect, as there are areas with a slightly elevated brightness of the black field:

Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) acceptable - order 730:1 . The response time when moving a black-white-black is 12 ms (8 ms incl. + 4 ms off.), The transition between halftons of gray 25% and 75% (for the numerical value of color) and back in sum occupies 36 ms. Compared to IPS used in mobile devices, this TN matrix is \u200b\u200brelatively fast. Constructed by 32 points with an equal interval in the numerical value of the shade of a gray gamma curve did not reveal in neither lights or in the shadows. The index of the approximating power function is 2.44, which is higher than the standard value of 2.2. At the same time, the real gamma curve deviates little from power dependence:

Color coverage already than SRGB:

Apparently, the matrix light filters mix the components to each other. Spectra confirm this:

This technique allows you to increase the brightness of the screen at the same energy costs to the backlight. As a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films, - SRGB-oriented space (and such an overwhelming majority), have reduced saturation. Balance of shades on a gray scale as such is not at all - the color temperature is higher than the standard 6500 K and vary greatly from the shade to the shade:

The deviation from the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE) on the white field is large, and strongly changes from the shade to the shade, which also worsens the visual perception of the color balance:

The maximum brightness of this screen is low, anti-reflective properties weakAs a result, the comfort of using a clear day on the street is of great doubts. In complete darkness, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. To the advantages of the screen, you can count only no screen flicker. The shortcomings are many: Typical for TN distortion of colors and brightness of shades when the view from the perpendicular to the plane of the screen, narrow color coverage, the disgusting balance of shades of gray. Inexpensive screen version on the TN matrix.

Operating system

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite operating system is almost no different from Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 - the same Android 4.2.2 in the TouchWiz branded shell. The main difference is the appearance of a multi-zone mode. In this case, up to two applications are supported that when the screen exhibits the size of the screen is quite enough.

In addition to Play Market, there is a signage app of Samsung Apps. The list of pre-installed software form, respectively, the standard Google and Samsung applications. In addition, there are several third-party free programs. Content transfer is supported via DLNA. By agreement with Dropbox, for two years after activation, 50 GB is provided in the cloud storage.

For some time we went to the samsung soft keyboard, or rather, to its small buttons and large gaps between them:

The operating system works, mostly smoothly, but the animation sometimes slows down, especially in Play Market. Due to the lack of updates, the test version of the firmware was used for tests. Turning on the tablet takes about 28 seconds. Of the eight gigabytes of internal memory, almost three takes out the system, leaving the user about 5.13 GB. But the microSD connector is on the spot, so that for the budget tablet without ambitions there is no catastrophe.

Platform and productivity

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 Lite uses the same single-grip system as in the usual seven-chimney Galaxy Tab 3 - Marvell PXA986.

The characteristics of it are as follows:

Central processor: 2 Arm Cortex-A9 kernels (Armv7-A architecture) with a maximum frequency of 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor: Vivante GC1000 with a frequency of 800 MHz
Support OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG 1.1
RAM: LPDDR2-SDRAM
Support recording / playback video 1080p, cameras up to 16 megapixel

The amount of RAM Galaxy Tab 3 Lite is 1 GB. According to modern standards, the number of cores and the frequency of their work corresponds to the budget level. Unfortunately, this may not bring the offline bonus, since the Cortex-A9 kernels are used, and not Cortex-A7. The graphic processor is capable of disappointing, since Vivante solutions are not particularly popular in the market and, moreover, one of the basic modifications is also installed here.

But first we will estimate processor performance using JavaScript tests:

It seems that Marvell's lag from MediaTek in Mozilla Kraken is due to the difference in frequency, and from the additional pair of MT8125 nuclei does not receive any dividends. Sunspider confirms this. No matter how cool, the benefits of a multitude of nuclei in mobile devices are questioned. The superiority in Google Octane is the merit of the browser.

Next to other seven-wing tablets that tested by us, Galaxy Tab 3 Lite looks very unconvincing. A lag from similar at the price of decisions on MEDIATEK budget platforms is, on average, 30-40%. The result in Antutu x is almost the same:

MobileXPRT confirmed Marvell's backlog. Pay attention to a low result in the Gallery Scroll Pensta.

Budget Tab 3 Lite turns out of all competitors, but when used, such a difference is invisible:

Final non-game test, Superpi, surprises does not present.

Let us turn to the game benchmarks. Low expectations from PXA988 were confirmed immediately: Based on Unreal Engine 3 Benchmark Epic Citadel was not launched.

In the 3DMark Ice Storm system on Marvell lags even from budget mediatek. As for the scene GFXBENCHMARK T-REX HD, it turned out to be our hero not on the teeth at all:

At the average level of quality in Basemark X, our hero overtook the Ritmix tablet, which can be considered an achievement.

Game benchmarks confirm the insolvency of Galaxy Tab 3 Lite as a gaming tablet. Check the performance of real games.

More than half games from our test set have arisen. What is not surprising.

Test playback video files

To test the image output of the video files to the screen itself, we used a set of test files with moving on one division per frame with an arrow and a rectangle (see "Testing methods for playing devices and displaying a video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"). Screen shots with shutter speed in 1 C helped determine the nature of the output of video files with various parameters: resolution ranged (1280 × 720 (720p) and 1920 × 1080 (1080p) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frame / from). In tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "hardware +" mode. Test results are reduced to the table:

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Note: If in both columns Uniformity and Pass Green estimates are exhibited, it means that, most likely, when viewing the films of artifacts caused by uneven alternation and passage of frames, or will not be seen at all, or their number and notice will not affect the preservation of viewing. Red marks indicate possible problems associated with playing relevant files.

The intervals between frames (or frames) in most cases alternate a bit unevenly, files from 50 and 60 frames / s playback with frames, and 1080p files with 60 frame / s are not played at all. When playing video files with a resolution of 720p or 1080p and aspect ratio 16: 9, the image of the video file is output exactly along the wide screen boundary. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - in the shadows and in the lights displays all gradations of shades.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player.	Foreign player
DVDRip.	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL SD	AVI, XVID 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduces normal	reproduces normal
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000 Kbps, AC3	reproduces normal	reproduced without sound
BDRip 720p.	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	reproduces normal	reproduced without sound
BDRip 1080p.	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000 Kbps, AC3	reproduces normal	reproduced without sound

For decoding AC3 tracks in MX Player, the "hardware +" codec is used. For demanding game scenarios, our hero, of course, is not suitable, but with a display of video copes normally.

Support for wireless networks

Here, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite problems only grown. Perhaps they relate to an exceptionally test copy, but it is worth accepting them. The Wi-Fi receiver is very unstable in the tablet. Communication was constantly lost even at a distance of 3-4 meters of open space from a very powerful router with three outer antennas. The problem was solved by trite - the placement of the tablet close by the router. But even in this case, the connection was not always the victim of what the game was N.O.V.A. 3.

In addition to the dubious single-band Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n, the tablet supports the Bluetooth fourth version, as well as GPS / GLONASS. The connection with the open-air satellites takes a few minutes, and in the room the connection is rapidly lost. Corporate IR port, which Samsung continues to install in its tablets, Galaxy Tab 3 Lite is deprived. The USB OTG mode also turned out to be unavailable.

Cameras

Under the reduction, not only the infrared port was hit, but also the front camera. Releas has a resolution of 2 megapixels. For such a resolution, the snapshot is not so bad, but the lack of megapixels is distinctly:

Shot text laying through almost all over the area:

Maximum video resolution (video: MPEG-4 (Base Media), 2553 kbps, 640 × 480, 23.912 FPS; Sound: AAC (LC), 64 kbps, 48 \u200b\u200bkHz, 1 channel) corresponds to the usual permission of the front camera. Unlike the number of pixels, the frequency of frames is at a good level.

Autonomous work

We were able to test Galaxy Tab 3 Lite only in reading and watching video modes, because, as mentioned above, the Epic Citadel did not work on the tablet. It would be possible to use a battery test in GFXBenchmark, but it also disconnected after a while after launch. In the tablet, the power saving mode is available, but it only limits the maximum processor frequency (which is so small) and the screen power supply (seems to be due to brightness), so that the table shows the results with the power saving mode.

The graph of battery consumption readings is almost uniform, there are no sharp collars.

	SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 3 LITE Marvell PXA986)	ASUS Memo Pad HD 7 (MediaTek MT8125)	Ainol Novo 7 Venus (ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR ATM7029)	ASUS FONEPAD. Intel Lexington)
Game scene (Wi-Fi is turned off)	-	7 h. 8 min. (Epic Citadel Guided Tour, 100 CD / m²)	4 h. 45 min. (Glbenchmark, Egypt HD, Maximum Brightness, Wi-Fi Disabled, 30 FPS)	6 h. 20 min. (Glbenchmark Egypt HD, 60 FPS, Maximum Brightness)
Video playback (brightness 100 cd / m²)	5 h. 13 min. (Direct link, MX Player, 720p)	10 h 30 min. (Direct link, MX Player, 720p)	6 h. 13 min. (YouTube, 240p)	9 h. 55 min. (Direct link, MX Player, 720p)
Reading mode (brightness 100 cd / m²)	14 h. 13 min. (Moon + Reader, Autolist, Wi-Fi included)	12 h. 20 min. (Moon + Reader, Autolist, Wi-Fi is turned off)	9 h (static image, Wi-Fi is turned off)	12 h. (Moon + Reader, Autolist)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite copes perfectly with his role in reading mode, noticeably overtaking the cost-effective competitors on Cortex-A7. But when playing video, autonomous time is reduced significantly. Restriction of the maximum processor frequency did not save position: the difference was a few minutes.

Complete Charging Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite took us almost five hours. A third-party adapter was used because the tablet entered us without accessories. From the Tab 3 Lite computer is not able to charge.

conclusions

Samsung saved on everything. Outdated single-core system, poor-quality speaker, no front camera and infrared port, small battery capacity and internal memory, and most importantly - TN-matrix is \u200b\u200bnot better quality. Today, for the same money, it is easy to purchase much more interesting devices, which are inferior to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite only in the fame of the manufacturer.

As you probably know, Samsung is the world's largest manufacturer of Android devices, and the second after Apple tablet supplier to the global market. We have repeatedly had the opportunity to make sure that the tablets of the Korean manufacturer have very good opportunities and are among the best options when the question arises about buying an Android tablet.

If you are looking for a tablet that would combine the convenience of working on the device with a large screen that provide us with 10-inch devices and compactness, which is a distinctive feature of the tablets with a sevenuminum screen, then you probably paid attention to the eighty-tie tablets of Samsung. With one of them, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 We have acquainted you in this review, and today I want to present you an overview of a cheaper Galaxy Tab 3 8.0.

And before we start a detailed consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of this tablet, let's refresh in memory of its main characteristics.

Specifications Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

Processor: Samsung Exynos 4412, dual-core with a frequency of 1.5 GHz

RAM 1.5 GB

Built-in memory: 16 GB

Ability to expand the built-in memory: MicroSD slot

Screen: 8-inch TFT LCD 1280 x 800 pixels

Dimensions: 209 x 123 x 7.4 mm

Weight: 314 grams

Battery: 4450 mA / h

WiFi adapter 802.11 b / g / n, 2.4 and 5 GHz

Operating system: Android 4.2.2 with SAMSUNG add-ons

And now, let's look at the main advantages and disadvantages of this tablet.

Dignity

Slim and compact housing

Small weight

Excellent build quality

Ability to run applications in multi-light mode

Good screen with good viewing angles

Long battery life

disadvantages

Screen resolution is only 1280 x 800 pixels

Slowness in some applications

Hardware navigation buttons are sometimes inconvenient to use

"Cheap" type of case materials

Traditionally for tablets Bad camera

Fairly high price

New Nexus 7 (2103) has already been on sale

Design, Materials and Build Quality

Like his more expensive fellow, Galaxy Note 8.0, the tablet Galaxy Tab 3 in its design is practically no different from Samsung's smartphones and looks like noticeably grown Galaxy S4. It has a screen with the same aspect ratio, its body has the same metallized frame on the ends and even the location and form of navigation buttons from this tablet are the same as Galaxy S4.

Also, the case of the case, which Samsung use uses the latest models of their smartphones and tablets in the production of the latest models. The Galaxy Tab 3 case is thinner thinner than the Galaxy Note 8.0 and it has a weight comparable with the weight of more compact seed-levy tablets.

The rear plate of the tablet is made of the same slippery plastic, which Samsung is already applied for a long time, so the main disadvantage of such a solution to you, probably a good sign - it greatly collect the prints of your fingers, and that the tablet has a neat look, you will have to regularly wipe not only its screen , but also the rear panel.

The feed of that, when launching heavy applications and games, the slippery body of the tablet is noticeably heated, which does not add it easy to handle.

Otherwise - everything is fine. We did not notice any creases between the elements of the housing, all of them are fitted with each other perfectly, the buttons react to pressing adequately with excellent tactile feedback.

Despite the appearance, and the Galaxy Tab 3 looks quite gracefully, the tablet leaves himself the impression of a solid and reliable device.

As for the governing bodies, their tablet has a minimum. These are the inclusion buttons, the volume control key, the mechanical button "Home" and two touch navigation buttons located under the screen.

At the bottom end of the tablet, you will find a microusb port, also from below are the stereo speakers. Some Android devices manufacturers have abandoned the slot for microSD memory cards, but Samsung still equips their plates. The lid closing it looks like a slick, so you have to handle it carefully. At the top end, the connector is traditionally located for connecting the headset.

In general, the design is excellent balanced, the tablet is quite comfortable to keep even one hand. The only inconvenience that you may have - are too close to the edge of the tablet the navigation button, which are inconvenient to press when you keep it with both hands in the horizontal orientation.

Screen

A year ago, or even half a year ago, the choice of permission in 1280 x 800 pixels for an eighty-chemis screen would seem completely reasonable. Now, especially after the advent of the second generation Nexus 7 with the screen resolution of 1920 x 1200, it seems insufficient.

Although to say that the resolution of 1280 x 800 is bad I can not. Let's not forget that a couple of years ago, the screens of such permission were applied only in flagship devices of leading manufacturers.

Traditionally, Samsung uses very high-quality panels in the production of screens for its tablets, which have excellent color reproduction, brightness level and viewing angles. Did not exception in this regard and the screen of our Galaxy Tab 3 8.0.

Camera

I always adhered to the opinion that the tablet is not the device that needs to be used for photo and video filming and is cool referred to the technical parameters of the cameras used in these devices. Moreover, while their matrices are far enough not only to camera matrices, but also to multi-particle matrices that establish many manufacturers in their smartphones.

And here Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is also no exception. Its cameras (rear 5-megapixel and front 1.3 MP) are pretty pictures of mediocre quality. The qualities that ensures the front camera of the tablet is quite enough for the video chat, but the pictures made by the rear camera will suffer from noise and look blurred even with bright natural lighting.

Software

Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is running the Google Android 4.2.2 operating system, which is hidden under the SAMSUNG TOUCHWIZ branded shell. Some owners of smartphones and tablets are delighted with Touchwiz, and some she does not like it. But, for fairness, it is worth noting that the advantages in it are still more than flaws. The owners of Galaxy S4 will find on Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 almost all branded "buns", with the exception, perhaps only the ability to turn the tablet to the remote control of the TV due to the absence of an infrared transmitter in it.

You can change the number and order of the arrangement of tables, flip them off and do all those familiar to us according to the latest generations of Android devices Samsung. To use TouchWiz is quite comfortable, and you will not find any terrible flaws.

However, it is not clear why shortcuts in the default application panel are not sorted in alphabetical order, and it can sometimes annoy it, especially when the number of programs installed on the tablet for three or four dozen.

Also, since the curtain of notifications, when you lower it, takes the entire width of the screen, as it happens on smartphones, and not on the tablets. The access panel to the rapid settings seems slightly ground, as part of the labels available in it is duplicated at the top of the notification curtain.

Everything else, including a set of branded "smart" opportunities, mainly causes mainly positive emotions. This, for example, SMART STAY mode, which does not shit the screen backlight while you look at it. True, the smart twist of the screen, which chooses its optimal turn (portrait or landscape) in accordance with the position of your head, works correctly at half past cases, although the idea that underlies it is quite witty.

One of the most magnificent things that will definitely come up with the ability to launch applications in multi-digital mode. It is activated using a long pressing on the "Back" button, after which you can select programs with which you would like to work simultaneously on the retractable sidebar. Unfortunately, this feature applies only to a limited circle of applications.

Voice control is activated by double clicking on the "Home" button, but this feature still requires serious refinement and does not compare with the capabilities of Google Now. And what is even worse - this causes a delay of the "Home" button, as the system requires a time to expect whether the second press will occur or not. True, at any time you can disable voice assistant s Voice.

Performance and battery life

The tablet Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is made on the basis of the Samsung Exynos 4212's own processor, which is a dual-core system-on-chip, which combines two computing Arm Cortex-A9 kernels operating at 1.5 GHz frequency and graphics processor ARM MALI-400 MP4. This chip works in a pair with 1.5 GB of RAM. And the first and second, of course, is clearly not enough for the modern tablet, which you will see almost in the first minutes of using the tablet.

Theoretically, the dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with a front gigabyte "RAM" should be quite enough to serve the operating system itself, but do not forget that there are a lot of resources consumes the aforementioned TouchWiz shell, which constantly "slows down" in one then elsewhere.

Moreover, the pattern of the occurrence of these lags is quite difficult to detect. Moving between desktops occurs most often smoothly, but sometimes the animation "stumbles". The application panel, it works like smoothly, but here sometimes you can notice the delay.

Changing the orientation of the screen on Android devices in the last time caused a lot of complaints, but on modern devices we practically forgot about delays when switching. Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 You will sometimes shake hoping to speed up the switch from one screen orientation to another.

What about tests? If you are interested in this, then in Antutu Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is gaining a little more than 10,000 points, which honestly, far from the worst result, but do not forget that we are talking about the tablet, the price of which is noticeably above the average price for such devices.

But the time of autonomous work of this tablet will be a very pleasant surprise for many. Samsung equipped its battery, with a capacity of 4450 mA / h, and the tablet processor in a compartment with the screen is economically spent its charge. You should not have any problems in order to charge the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 every 2 days, with quite intense everyday use. If, of course, you will not watch movies or play hard games, and the brightness of the tablet screen will be installed in the "Auto" mode.

Conclusion

So, what can be said about the new Galaxy Tab 3 8.0? Personally, it seems to me that this tablet is a little suitable for the role of the leader. If you compare it with Apple iPad Mini (without taking into account the difference in operating systems), then the Samsung tablet wins both at its cost and on its competitor.

But if you compare the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 with Seidyuyumov Google Nexus 7 Sample 2013, then our tablet is inferior to him in almost everything: price, screen resolution, speed and even form factor (although the form factor is a controversial issue).

Therefore, many will choose the Samsung tablet as a cheaper alternative to the iPad Mini, but those who need an inexpensive compact, but modern device, I would recommend to look at the new Nexus 7.

Samsung fans that cannot be from branded add-ons to the "Clean" Android which is installed on Google tablets can choose Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 for this reason. But is it worth overpaying a fairly tangible amount? Personally, I'm not at all sure.

If this tablet cost at least as much as the new Nexus costs, it would be waiting for a rather cloudless future. If in a nutshell, then in my humble opinion, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is a tablet for those who choose a friend who does not mind or a wallet, and heart.

Korean electronics company number one in the world (according to different estimates of the popularity of the released devices), Samsung's concern is constantly working on improving and developing models of its devices. As a result, many products issued under this brand conquer the market in one or another niche, becoming the most popular and famous gadgets. Of course, this positively affects the sales volumes that manufacturer can achieve.

In order to show more specifically, it represents one of the products of this brand, we will carry out a small review of one of them. Meet, we present you the SM-T311 tablet (also known as Tab 3 8.0). The device has a number of its features that boast to their potential buyer. About them, as well as about many others, both positive and negative moments in this device, we will talk in this article.

Appearance

Of course, we will start with its appearance. After all, it is with this criterion that we face every time we take this device in your hands. Immediately I would like to notice that the device has enough non-zeal design, resembling the appearance of similar models. However, this impression design SM-T311 produces on those who are not familiar with the device at all. In fact, in the appearance of the device there is a certain style. Take at least a glass screen that covers the entire front of the tablet, giving it a glossy shine. The same effect creates a shiny back cover of the tablet. It is made of plastic and has a similar texture with the front side of the tablet. On it, we only find the inscription of the manufacturer of the device SM-T311 (Samsung) and the camera window, about the characteristics and capabilities of which we will speak in the future.

Due to the fact that the gadget has rounded edges, its entire body looks stylish enough, it is perfectly harmonized with glossy texture.

Navigation

With elements that allow you to navigate in the possibilities and functionality of the device, everything is quite standard here. The tablet has the standard physical buttons "Menu", "home" and "back", placed under the screen. They are equipped with additional backlight, which makes it possible to work with them in a dark room. Some users complain that a more convenient solution of the company could become a virtual form of such buttons, as it would save the place at the bottom of the phone.

In addition to these, you should also mention the stained "under the metal" buttons to turn the device and adjust the sound. They are located on side faces. This is a standard scheme that is complemented also to exchange information.

In general, it can be said that the SM-T311 Samsung management made the most classic as possible in order to users did not have to be retracted to work with this model.

Display

By the title of the Tab 3 8.0 SM-T311 gadget, it is immediately clear what screen it possesses. We are talking about an 8-inch display, which works on the basis of the matrix (PLS technology). Screen resolution, if you believe the technical parameters, is 1280 per 800 points. As noted by the describing tablet SM-T311 instruction, the image on the tablet display has a density at 189 points per inches square. This, of course, is very little, if we talk about direct competitors like or Amazon Kindle, equipped with stronger matrices with a FullHD picture.

In this regard, of course, it is possible to bet except for an unstartard-dimensional screen size, because all these gadgets have a display with a diagonal of 7 inches, but not 8. The as close as possible in this case, 7.9-inch iPad mini is considered to be the level of prestigious , of course, completely different.

However, the SM-T311 tablet, the technical characteristics of which cannot be called the most outstanding, can also boast high screen brightness. Due to its image seems more saturated and at the same time turns out to be more adapted to work on bright sunlight or in a well-lit room. The contents of the screen will not flex, but remains quite readable.

Performance

Describing how productory is our SM-T311 tablet, whose characteristics we have already begun to give earlier, should be noted by its "heart". This is a processor leading "in motion" the entire operating system of the device. In this case, we are talking about a Samsung exymos - a dual-core processor, the clock frequency of each of which is 1.5 GHz. These are quite good indicators that give good performance of the power of the processor and graphics. This is celebrated both ordinary users and specialists. For example, in the rating table for the speed of processor interaction, the device described by us overtook ASUS Transformer Prime TF201, Motorola ATRIX, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and others. User feedback confirm this: the tablet works fast enough, while some hangs (even in case of launching more "demanding" software) here is minimal.

The SM-T311 operational memory is somewhat extended (compared to the parameters of many similar devices). So, the developer installed 1.5 GB of RAM here so that the user had the opportunity to more freely open various applications without worrying about the stability of work.

Autonomy

As the reviews describe, often tablets issued under the Samsung brand have problems with endurance. As the characteristic shows, the battery is installed on SM-T311, the power of which is 4450 mAh. With this feed element, the indicator of the capacity of which should be recognized, is at a sufficiently high level, the tablet can work up to 11 hours, taking into account the fact that the user will sit in the WiFi network and view videos.

The maximum load on the system gives 4 hours of work, after which the smartphone fully consumes its battery. This, again, a good indicator, taking into account the fact that we are talking about the work of a colorful, large display and a serious iron "filling" on one device.

Operating system

As it is easy to guess, the Android operating system is installed on the tablet (version 4.2.2). It has a special graphics shell, designed exclusively for Samsung devices. It has a standard appearance, but is predominantly a set of additional functions. For example, such is the ability to limit information output to the device display. The option is useful if you are driving and do not want unnecessary alerts distracted you from the road. Another example is the ability to display different applications in two windows, changing their dimensions. Such options can actually do work with the tablet much easier in some situations.