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"Just one deal breaker"
2.5 starson by agsnPros: This is a very good dimension/weight balance for a 7 inch reader style tablet.
Cons: The screen resolution is unacceptable.
Summary: The screen resolution is unacceptable. 1024*600 looks good only on the phones. At 7inches this device should be able to act as a reader, where you do not have to zoom in to read text. This resolution is good for watching movies, photos. But for browsing and reading (which this device size primary functionality), you end up zooming in (not because the text is too small but because the resolution is so bad that the text looks smudged).
The screen resolution for 7inch should be a minimum of 1280*800, so that you do not constantly have to use the landscape mode to read any thing. I some one releases a 7-7.5 inch 1280*800 screen thin and light tablet, I am sold as that would be the most practical second device that you can carry in addition to a phone. In my personal opinion any thing bigger and u may as well carry a thin and light laptop.
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While I understand your concern I think I must respectfully disagree with you.
You're right... They could have offered a 7" tablet at 1280*800, currently the technology is out there. And then the Tab 2 would have sold for $349.99. With this statement I think you are missing Samsung's goal. This is a BUDGET tablet to compete with the Fire. It offers much more than the Fire (Bluetooth, GPS, expandable memory, better OS interface, etc). This is why i purchased this over the Kindle.
I really had no issues reading websites or any text. Even if I did, zooming in a few times was well worth saving a few hundred with another option. In my opinion, I love the display and fits well with the size of the tablet. -
Do you actually own this device, or are you just speculating based on specs? I actually own one and find the screen to be more acceptable than my original iPad and many other tablets I've seen.
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