In 2014, South Korean company Samsung updated its Galaxy Tab line of tablets. As a result of this update, the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablet entered the market, where the last digits are the diagonal of the display (there are also models with a 7.0 and 8.0-inch screen).
The device received an ambiguous assessment among users of various specialized resources. Someone claimed that the tablet is a great solution for work and entertainment. Others, on the contrary, passionately argued that the device is noticeably inferior to its competitors in almost everything and in no way worthy of the attention of the public. Which of these two points of view turned out to be correct?
Tablet specifications
According to the second side, there is a Samsung Tab 4 tablet characteristics that do not match the flagship. Is it so?
Indeed, from the point of view of technical equipment, it is very outdated even at the time of release. The HD-matrix (and the Samsung Tab 4 has a matrix with a resolution of 1280x800), in general, is not bad, but it is not enough to create a high-quality image on the screen more than 10 inches in diagonal.
In addition, the processor, which the company’s engineers installed on the tablet, also does not meet the modern needs of users. In the best case, on such a chip, paired with 1.5 gigabytes of RAM, you can spend the evening playing some Angry Bird or the first part of Injustice, or work in an undemanding office (by the way, the office is already pre-installed). But not more.
Maybe you can use a tablet to store data? Not. In the basic configuration, only 16 gigabytes are available - formally. Actually, it’s only 12. Of course, there is a slot for a memory card, but it only supports microSD cards, the volume of which does not exceed 64 gigabytes.
You can’t count on good camera modules either. The main camera has 3 megapixels, the front camera has 1.3 megapixels. No serious results can be achieved in terms of taking photos or videos, but here, for example, you can make video calls on Skype or other messengers without problems.
Of course, we are not talking about any high-speed data transfer. In the best case, the tablet will have a slot for SIM cards. Then it will support 2G and 3G data transfer formats. The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module are naturally available.
So really, in the end there is a Samsung Tab 4 tablet with pretty low level specifications.
Autonomy and smooth operation of the device
It pleases, by the way, the battery life. The 6800 mAh battery, coupled with the well-optimized (and this is rare for Samsung) TouchWiz shell running on the 4.4.2 version of the Android OS, allows you to use the tablet without additional charge for 2-3 days. It is possible and much longer, by the way. It all depends on how heavily used "Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1".
By the way, the tablet software can officially be updated to the 5.0.2 version of Android OS.
Moreover, thanks to all the same good optimization of the system, the tablet works quite smoothly and is not prone to freezing unexpectedly. Although, of course, bugs, friezes and other minor problems are present. But no one could completely get rid of them yet.
Cost "Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1"
And in general, all the shortcomings and flaws could be forgiven, if not for the cost of the device. Sellers ask for "Samsung Tab 4" from 16 thousand rubles or more. And this despite the fact that Xiaomi in 2016 produces tablets many times more powerful for the same price. Although you can not even take into account Chinese companies. Samsung itself has much more interesting solutions from the same device segment for about the same price.
User reviews about the device
But even in spite of everything, many users respond positively about the tablet. Many are quite happy with its display resolution, performance, and more. After all, not everyone cares how much the Samsung Tab 4 tablet costs . For some buyers, 16,000 is not such a large amount for a purchase. Also, not everyone cares what the “Samsung Tab 4” tablet has specifications that do not match its price. He, although clearly outdated, is still able to provide users with what they require from the tablet. Paradoxically, this is true.
Basically, you can hear reviews describing the Samsung Tab 4 tablet praising the device. Many, by the way, consider reliability to be one of the main advantages of the device. Fortunately, the company really learned how to make quality products that will not begin to lose parts after a year or a half of use.
So you can’t say for sure if the Galaxy Tab 4 is a good device or not. But here is what can be assured unequivocally: in 2016 there are devices on the market that are many times better, which are much more worthy of the attention of buyers than Tab 4. For example, devices of the same E-series Galaxy Tab from the same company are much better and more powerful than Galaxy Tab 4. In this case, the display size is approximately the same. Or, for example, TAB-lines from the Chinese manufacturer Lenovo can become a good alternative to the tablet. In the end, even the ASUS ZenPad lineup includes tablets whose specifications are a cut above, and the price is often lower. So it still has Samsung Tab 4 (tablet) characteristics are very modest.