Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Review

Tablets  8/10

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
A smaller version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Tab 8.9 is a more portable tablet device that gives users the same beautiful Samsung display we’ve come to love and expect from Samsung. We like the increased portability of this smaller device.

It offers the same great set of Android marketplace options and a good keyboard that is a bit more easier to use than those we’ve tried in larger 10-inch tablets. The Tab 8.9 does somehow feel like an in-betweener, not sure whether it should fit in as a 7-inch or 10-inch tablet and never really making the best claims in either category.

Still, if you prefer Samsung products and want extra portability, the Tab 8.9 is a solid choice.

Strengths

Light and less than .34” deep

2 Mega-pixel front camera

3 Mega-pixel back camera

Good Contrast ratio (over 1000:1)

Weaknesses

No SD or USB Inputs

Touchscreen not as fast as iPad2

Steve Holdgren Steve Holdgren is an engineer by trade and has worked for some of the largest energy related engineering firms in the world with his latest stint in Switzerland. He holds a degree is mechanical engineering… See more about Steve

 

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