SM-T290NZKAXAR, Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 32 GB Wifi Android 9.0 Pie Tablet Black 2019

This tablet is replacing a first gen Galaxy tab. It was a great tablet but time has taken it's toll and it was time to replace it. I have a 2017 Tab A and love it so this one was for my wife. . This is a great improvement over the 2017 version. Both are running Android 9.0 smoothly. Battery life on both is amazing (we charge them 1 or 2 time a week and they see 4 to 5 hours use daily). Screens are also amazing. This tablet ups the stakes with the return of auto brightness setting and what appears to be a better camera setup (the reality of it is that both have pretty good cameras for a tablet) Samsung also did away with some of the bloatware (THANK YOU SAMSUNG!!) They got rid of that stupid Bixby home thing (I finally was able to disable it on my 2017 after the latest Android update). There is some other bloat ware that was also not included (like half a gig worth!) Speed for both is the same. Now there are some steps backward. They moved back to a micro USB charging (the 2017 had USB C) and the speakers are not as nice (in real world performance- no idea on the spec sheet). Also they removed the physical home/back/list buttons from the bezel and put a virtual back and list button on the screen space. THe home button is gone completely and you have to use the power button now (A HUGE step back!). With the buttons gone now the bottom of the tablet has this 3/4" bezel at the bottom that does nothing but make the tablet longer than it needs to be. Bottom line this is a great tablet. It is fast, powerful and with a micro SD card installed has a ton of storage. At the current price (under 0ne hundred and twenty bucks!) it is a steal.

As my title implies, much of my review is a comparison with with my old tablet that I bought 5+ years ago for the same price. After years of faithful daily service, I finally decided to replace my old SM-T230NU. It still works, battery holds a decent charge, but it's sluggish sometimes and is constantly running out of space. There are also apps that are just not compatible with this version of android (4.4).I use my tablet almost exclusively for reading & catching up on news/email. I usually use it at the end of the day, and the smaller size is great for reading from bed. It's also easy for when I'm on the go, I can even fit it in my sports coat interior pocket. As an upgrade, it has double the RAM, triple the storage space, and alot faster response. The screen size of 8" is slightly larger - which gives a good amount of real estate without getting too big to easily handle. Since it has a phone jack, I was able to keep using my wired earbuds and it has the same USB C plug for charging!The only two things I don't like are not having the dedicated navigation buttons at the bottom and the new process for accessing your app list (swiping up from the bottom).The next step up to to the Tab A, which was double the price. To me, it's just not worth it the extra cost, especially since I don't need a 10" screen.Bottom line: I'd recommend this to a casual user who prefers a smaller/portable size tablet.

I got the 8-inch T290. If you are aware of what you are getting for your money, this tablet is worthy of five stars. No it doesn't have the top processor speed or display resolution. It's a budget tablet at a really good price (especially if you catch it on sale), and you get a lot of bang for your buck.The display is 1200 X 800 pixels which qualifies as HD, but not ultra HD. What counts the most when it comes to font legibility on screens is pixel density. A 1200 X 800 8-inch display has a pixel density of right at 180 pixels per inch (PPI), and that's not too shabby. My 6th generation Kindle Paperwhite has a pixel density of just over 210 ppi, so this tablet isn't too far from that. If small fonts are hard to read, you can scale up the fonts and size of things in the settings.The display also has good color and contrast, and is plenty bright. The blue light filter app included doesn't offer as many options as I like, so I add one from the Google Play store.And speaking of that, with an Android tablet (and this one comes installed with Android Pie) you do have full access to Google Play store.The sound is a lot better than I expected, and that can be enhanced even more with a third party volume booster.And I find an 8-inch tablet is just the right size. A 10.1-inch tablet is too cumbersome in my opinion, and a smart phone is too small. And an 8-inch tablet like this one will fit in the back pocket of men's pants. (But not so much if you have it in a case.) And at just 12 and a half ounces, it's a lot lighter than a 10.1-inch tablet.So understand what you're getting, don't expect top of the line, but you get a good tablet for the price.

I have used a Nexus 7 tablet for years, but it was getting slower and slower and some things had a hard time running at all. So, time for an upgrade. I use a tablet mostly for reading the news and watching YouTube and occasional light internet browsing, and of course apps. I previously have owned a 10 inch tablet, but that was really too big for casual use where I'm usually sitting in an easy chair with the tablet on my lap. The 8-inch screen is just the right size for easy viewing while keeping the overall tablet small and light and easy to take with. I do notice that the screen sometimes doesn't look as sharp as the Nexus 7, but this could be the fault of a particular app instead of the actual screen resolution. For my use the tablet is very fast and runs everything easily. I don't know how well it would work with graphic-intensive games, but I don't use it for that. It has dual speakers that sound quite good, but both speakers are on the same end, which doesn't make much sense to me. A tablet is usually held in landscape mode, but both speakers are on the right end. You get used to it, but the placement is a blunder that I can only imagine was required by internal space constraints. Overall, the tablet is a good upgrade and a fine tablet for light use. I'm happy with the purchase.Cons:1) Screen with a few apps looks slightly fuzzy.2) Both speakers are on the right end.3) Latest version of Android not yet supported by some apps.Pros:1) Perfect size and weight.2) Fast3) Great battery life.4) Good sound.5) Great video.6) Easy internet browsing.7) Plenty of memory.8) Good price.

The SAMSUNG SM-T290NZKAXAR, Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 32 GB Wifi Android 9.0 Pie Tablet Black 2019 is a wonderful device. My old 2nd Generation 32gb Apple iPad is getting slower, battery running down quicker, unable to expand storage memory, and no longer eligible for operating system upgrades. The idea of paying Apple prices does not appeal to me and really didn't want to go to the local Apple store to get a battery replaced, or to do that myself. So on Amazon Days, this Samsung tablet was offered at an appealing discount. This is one well-built tablet. It runs using the Android system, and it has updated that system, twice since I set it up. Nice weigh to it. Great screen resolution. Memory is expandable. My Samsung tablet is 16gb, but I added another 32gb of storage memory, using the SD slot. It is quick. When I hook it up to my laptop I can transfer and delete files, all types, very quickly. I do not understand reviews that say it is slow. Plus it downloads via wifi fairly quickly. You do have to know how to setup transfer types via the settings. That helps immensly with speed issues. Tethers easily to Bluetooth devices. Plenty of Apps are available via the playstore. Even at the non-discounted price it is the best tablet for the money, and certainly, measure for measure every bit as good as the Apple iPad, it's closest competitor. It's now my go to tablet.

Picked up two on the Treasure Truck for our kiddos to replace old 7" Samsung tablets. I honestly wasn't expecting much as a Tab A, but I really like these! They come automatically with 32g of storage, which is great when downloading a bunch of games and apps that hog storage. Add an SD card and you're golden for a while. In particular was a messaging app that allows us to video chat as a family of 4 - the tablets do not have a lag even with 4 on video at the same time and show a clear picture using the front facing camera. And the battery lasts for what seems like forever - the first day with a full charge, it was used for over 4 hours (per the parental app we also downloaded) with videos and games, and still had over half of the charge. And as far as the size, you wouldn't think going from a 7" screen to an 8" screen would really make a difference, but it really does. The colors are vivid and bright. I can't speak for the tech stuff, but as a daily tablet to run games and videos and surf the internet and video chat, this really is great. I'm going to return and purchase another for myself to replace an old Nook.

Just got this yesterday in mail... Loving this tablet so far! Im old school and have only had Nexus 7 tablets. I like the mobility and ease of 7 inch tablets.I'm not tech savvy... And tried to research good tablets as best I could. I don't see how this tablet wouldn't suit as a solid budget option. It's speedy without lag as I go from email to games to video apps. You can't go wrong getting or gifting this tablet. I'm sure there are more powerful tablets out there... But for basic needs and purposes, this is great. I'm certain the 10 inch version for $50 more would be just the same. Comes with the new Android 9.0 Pie version and you also get future updates. So if you are out of the loop on tech or perhaps an older person looking for an easy budget option... I highly recommend. Only had one day... Will provide updates.Update 12/27/19...Still no regrets with my purchase. I use this tablet daily. Tablet is still smooth and zippy. Able to handle games, movies, email, shopping, etc. Battery life is good/charges up quickly. I haven't had any issues or complaints thus far!

This is a great budget tablet! I only use it for YouTube and web surfing and it's been working great for me. It doesn't have the sharpest screen like the retina display on a macbook but it's still pretty darn good, WAY way better than a fire tablet. Touchscreen responsive is quick and it has an overall good battery life. I did wish both sides had speakers... only the right has speakers so that could be an issue to some people. I use mine with a bluetooth headset so that's not really a problem.Overall, I'm super happy to have bought this tablet at affordable price and if you have simple needs like mine, I'm sure you'll love it too. Pro tip, don't use the chrome browser, use the native Samsung internet one as it's made for it; reliable, faster, and simple.

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5年使い続けています。まず難点からいうと、しばらく画面を落としたあと久しぶりに使おうとすると動作が結構重いです。そこにWi-FiやらBluetoothやらをつないだりアプリを開くなどいろいろタスクを要求していると、その分しばらく操作できません。特にネットにつないでYouTubeやネトフリの動画を見るのは重いので、ある程度忍耐が必要です。たまに「アプリが応答していません」と出ます。ただ、動作が重いのは決して永遠には続かず、しばらく使い続けていれば動画も含めて徐々に普通に見れるようになります。また同様に、動画編集も最初こそカクカクするものの、焦らず粘ればできるようになります。もう一つ難点を挙げるなら、充電の差し込みがタイプCでなく従来型のandroid仕様になっている点かな。まぁでもものぐさして同じタイプCの充電器をスマホにもタブレットにもみたいに使い続けていたら疲弊するので、強制的に分散できていると考えれば特に気になりません。個人的なニーズとして語学オタクなので、日本語英語以外に言語設定が豊富かどうかが購入の決め手でした。中東、東南アジアやインド、東欧や旧ソ連圏の言語も含めてちゃんとカバーされています（さすがに少数言語は厳しい）。ほとんどポルトガル語とドイツ語にしか設定したことがないので宝の持ち腐れですが、個人的には絶対あってほしい点でした。ずっと使い続けているからか電池の持ちが悪くなっているかどうかは実感はできませんが、充電は結構時間かかります。今のところ付属の充電器でしか充電したことはなく、確か届いた直後に付属ではないUSBケーブルを付属のプラグにつないで充電したら「正規品使ってほしいかも」みたいな警告が出ました。別に正規品を使えばいいだけの話なので、以後ずっと従ってます。パソコンとかとデータをやり取りするときにも付属のUSBケーブルがそのまま使えます。充電の遅さが買ったときと比べてどうかは覚えていないので比較できませんが、もちに関しては一応5年経った今でもさほど気にならない程度です。Bluetoothでスピーカーとつなげて音楽をかける程度だったら数時間もちます。ネットでいろいろ調べたり動画見たりしていればそりゃ減りは早いです。だから基本オフラインでいろいろやれることがある人には向いているかも。上述した動画編集も、アプリをインストールするには当然ネットにつなぎますが、編集作業自体はオフラインでもできるので問題ありません。動画視聴に関しても、SDカードなどに保存してある動画をオフラインで見るなら大して重くもありません。短気な私の荒い使い方に5年も付き合ってくれているので、星は5としておきましょう。

Bought to replace an identical item my son has had for 3 years. The boy is pretty hard on electronics and, although the first one lived its life in a protective case, multiple drops onto a concrete patio finally managed to put several cracks in the touchscreen. Beat up unit is still working but thought we might source a replacement for its eventual demise. Since my son is very familiar with the workings of the initial unit, so no learning curve, and we know the tablet will take a beating and keep working, we decided to replace it with an identical unit. Actually, my wife and I each own the same model tablet as well and ours are still working well after 3 years. Would recommend this model. Would recommend this seller. Item arrived quickly and safely. Boy is happy...Dad is happy 👍

Very good

Ich habe ihn mir als "Kleinteil" zum Ipad air gekauft. Und benutze nur noch ihn.Macht alles bestens.