![]() The Galaxy Tab A7 gets personal security right where others fail. That's 32 minutes shy of the Fire HD 10's epic time of 13 hours and 45 minutes, but 16 minutes better than the time from the iPad 2020 (12:57). It lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes (which almost feels unlucky, to type out) on the Tom's Guide battery test (web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness). The Galaxy Tab A7 packs a ton of battery life. ![]() Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review: Battery life Even during the introductory race, where the system does nearly all of the work for you, I noticed a visual stutter and clipping that was annoying at best. I could see the A7's modest processor in action when I played the racing game Asphalt 9: Legends. We couldn't even get Geekbench 5 to run on the Fire HD 10. That pales in comparison to the 2,685 from the iPad (A12 Bionic). The Geekbench 5 general performance benchmark gave the Tab A7 a lowly score of 1,405. When I turned it up to max volume, the instrumental got a little crunchy and distorted. Listening to The Clipse's "When The Last Time" on the tablet, I observed vocals and synths sound crisp and clear. The Galaxy Tab A7 provides good sound for your next streaming experience. (This may be more the fault of the software than the screen, though.) Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review: Audio Websites also scrolled smoothly on in Chrome, though the Samsung Internet browser app didn't move as fluidly. I noticed that the Tab A7's display offered accurate input tracking as I navigated Android. That low brightness score may have played a role in why the Tab A7's screen darkens a fair bit when viewed from 30 degrees to the left or right. The Galaxy Tab A7 emits up to 329.3 nits of brightness, which falls below both the Fire HD 10 (403 nits) and the even brighter iPad 2020 (484 nits). The 224-ppi Fire HD 10 (10.1-inch, 1920x1200 pixels) has the same density.Īccording to our Klein K10-A colorimeter, the Galaxy Tab A7 produces 101.7% of the sRGB spectrum, a rating that sits between those of the Fire HD 10 (106%) and the iPad 2020 (97%). That may be because the Tab A7 has slightly low pixel density of 224 pixels-per-inch, making it less sharp than the 264-ppi iPad 2020's panel. Then again, the seasoning powder he applied didn't look as sharp as I'd have liked. You can detach the keyboard and leave the kickstand on for watching videos – or using Show Mode.Specifically, the reds and oranges of these wings popped off the screen, and a close up of the wings allowed me to see the red pepper flakes in the hot sauce that he slathered on top. You’ll want a suitable stand for this, but it’s worth noting that the keyboard case is actually two separate parts: the keyboard and a rear kickstand. It supports Show Mode, too, which means it can act like an Echo Show and display information visible from a distance such as photos, time, weather, sports scores, recipes and more. As with Amazon’s other Fire tablets, Alexa is hands-free on the Fire Max 11, so you can say “Alexa, turn on the bedroom light” even if the tablet’s screen is off and it’s locked with a passcode. The other major software feature is Alexa. The only issue I encountered was that palm rejection needs work: you can’t simply lean your hand on the screen to write without pulling down the notification shade, or causing other things to happen. My daughter attempted to fool it with outrageous cursive script, but it was too clever and always knew which characters she was scrawling. Handwriting recognition is, frankly, outstanding. ![]() Handwriting recognition is, frankly, outstanding It also means you don’t have to buy this one to use with the Fire Max 11. There’s no pairing: it’s a USI stylus so you can use it with any other device that also supports USI styli such as another tablet, laptop or Chromebook. ![]() Amazon has built a fingerprint scanner into the power button, and there’s an optional keyboard and stylus, just as there is for the iPad. The front camera, too, is in the same place as the iPad’s in the middle of the long side and the similarities don’t stop there. The ‘sensible’ graphite-colour finish, square-sided design and solid feel in the hand give you a reassuring sense that you might just have spent your money wisely.Īmazon says it’s three times more durable than the 10 th-gen 10.9in iPad, a tablet which has clearly inspired the Fire Max 11’s design, because the Fire Max 11 looks exactly the same, even down to the oh-so-similar bezel thickness around the screen and size and placement of the rear camera, and how much it protrudes. One thing’s clear when you first get the Fire Max 11 out of its box: this is no toy. A world with no Google and – it turns out – one where a lot of the apps you might like to use simply don’t exist. The problem, as ever, is the software because you’re stuck in Amazon’s world.
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