Galaxy Tab A7 by Samsung
Not sure if you recall, but Samsung used to release smaller 8-inch tablets almost every year, including this one, the Galaxy Tab A7 light, which was released in 2023. I figured today would be a good time to look back at one of Samsung's cheapest tablets and determine whether it is still worth it in 2021. There are a few things I'll mention here shortly that might make me hesitate on getting this, but one of the best features is undoubtedly going to be the price. When it first debuted in the United States, there were a few different configurations available, including three gigabytes of Memory and 32 gigabytes of storage. Or there was a four gigabyte RAM with 64 gigabytes of storage. You can also use a SIM card on this one or increase the capacity with a Micro SD card up to one terabyte. The RAM is likely to be the greatest difference between this smaller tablet and some of the bigger, more expensive choices. The 8.7-inch screen has a resolution of 1340 by 800, so it won't be nearly as bright overall as the Tab A8, but it should still be fine for viewing indoors. The quality and viewing angles will be similar to those of the Tab AA, although I wish they had at least created this one with 1080p resolution.
Things would look a little bit better on this, but the Tab A7 Light feels good in the hands, and even though it only has a 720p resolution, you can upscale it to 1080p for YouTube videos and SD playback resolution for Netflix. However, on a smaller screen like this, it should be fine for streaming movies, TV shows, doing some reading, or simply browsing the internet, according to most people. It has a 1080p resolution as opposed to the smaller A7 light's 720p resolution. In terms of battery life, it has a 5100 milliamp hour battery that lasted approximately six hours in my battery drain test at 100 screen brightness. This makes it average compared to other tablets I've tested and should last you the entire day of normal usage. However, if you turn the screen brightness down, it will last even longer. In terms of performance, you'll notice this one moves a little bit.
The geekbench scores aren't really that impressive in terms of the numbers, but keep in mind that this is a more entry-level tablet; it should be fine for doing most basic tasks; it will just take a little longer for things to load. I imagine most people are aware of this when purchasing a tablet that is inexpensive in terms of performance; if you compare gaming on this to say, the Galaxy Tab A8, games like Pubg Mobile and Asphalt 9 will run and load smoothly. The nice thing is it's a lot easier to handle a tablet like this while gaming versus something larger like the Galaxy Tab A8 just fits in the hand easier and just easier to reach around the screen while playing as well. Of course, depending on which games you're playing it won't be able to handle all games out there just keep in mind it's definitely going to be lower resolution solution maybe a little more jagged around the edges as far as the graphics go.
Since it came with Android 10 when it was first released and they believed back then they offered three years of software support before upping that to four years on their newer tablets, this could be the last year for major updates and then I would imagine you're going to get some minor updates, fortunately they give you the option to turn that off in the settings since it came with Android 10 when it was first released since I believe back then they offered three years of software support before upping that to four years on their newer tablets. Again, this is a more entry-level tablet, so don't anticipate lightning-fast performance, but it should be adequate for the majority of basic tasks. You also get face unlock on this device, but regrettably, you don't get a S Pen. Instead, you can purchase a capacitive stylus or active stylus, like this one, which works okay but isn't quite up to par with the S Pen that you get on some of the other tablets. As one of the last tablets with a headphone port, I'd be surprised if they didn't start removing them in the future. But, the fact that this tablet has speakers on each side and Dolby Atmos technology enhances the sound quality significantly.
Here is a brief audio sample to give you an idea of how loud it is. As for the cameras, they are about what you would expect on a more affordable tablet like this. It has an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera but only a 2 megapixel front-facing camera. It can record videos at 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second, so as you can imagine, the photo and video quality isn't the best. There are a few things in this video about the tab A7 Lite that make me hesitate about buying one in 2023. I also thought for sure Samsung would release another small tablet last year, but alas, no such luck. Other than the iPad Mini 6, there aren't many small tablets available with higher end specs, so we'll have to wait and see what Samsung releases later this year. If you've watched this far, please say thanks and don't forget to give the video a thumbs up if you found it useful. This is Brian from fish B Productions.
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