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As the name belies, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 is a trimmed-down version of the Galaxy Tab 3, itself said to be the world’s most popular 7” tablet device. This trimming down makes for an odd beast, indeed, however: Is $100 or $200 in savings worth a slow processor, a bit less weight and (most egregious of all) clearly poorer screen resolution?...

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8” actually improves upon its wildly popular 7” version – said to be the second-highest selling tablet of any size – at least as far as tablet-first users are concerned. Why? Samsung has dropped the emphasis on phone functions that make the Galaxy Tab 7” models so attractive as a smart phone/tablet hybrid to produce what may be called...

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7” is an example of the cream rising to the top: This one is now one of the world’s most popular tablets – and most likely the most popular non-Apple variety. The useful embedded apps for phone use and reasonable price are worthy draws for would-be tablet buyers in a product that surely worries the brain trusts at Apple, Sony,...

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 isn’t so much an upgrade of the device’s Tab 2 version as a remake. Most all specs and features are identical to the earlier model and, with the exception of the update in operating system to Android 4.2.2, many aspects of the Tab 3 10.1 feel a bit outdated. In terms of design, the Tab 3 10.1 is...

As in the 10” version of its Galaxy tablet PCs, Samsung has released its Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. And like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, the Tab 2 7.0 offers little advancement over its original Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus version beyond the Android 4.0 operating system. Samsung chose to release what is essentially an upgraded version of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 as...