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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 Review

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 represents the best tablet Samsung can offer the market. It’s the thinnest tablet in the market and the only one so far that comes with a Super AMOLED Plus display. Check out our full review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6800) after the jump.

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The Galaxy Tab 7.7. is arguably the thinnest tablet in the market. At 7.9mm, the Tab 7.7 is thinner than all tablets and almost all ultrathin smartphones including the Galaxy S2 (8.49mm), Galaxy Note (9.7mm), Xperia Arc S (8.7mm), iPhone 4s (9.3mm), LG Prada 3.0 (8.5mm).

That tells us a lot about how much effort Samsung placed into the Galaxy Tab 7.7 to make it a premium tablet.

Like many other Galaxy Tabs before it, the Galaxy Tab P6800 follows a similar design signature — slim, simple design and plastic build. Samsung added a few additional design accents on the 7.7 model — a two-toned silver back plating, a much thinner bezel and a gorgeous display.

Compared to the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is wider but not any taller.

The power button and the volume control are found on the left side of the tablet while the 3.5mm audio port is found at the top side (along with the mic pinhole).

The SIM card slot and the microSD card slot are both found on the right side while the USB charging port is at the bottom along with the two speakers.

The Super AMOLED Plus display might be common among a lot of smartphones but its the first time we’ve seen it used on a tablet of this size (the closest is the Galaxy Note).

While we’re all too familiar with what Super AMOLED Plus brings to a large display but the one on the Galaxy Tab is just plain gorgeous.

When placed side by side the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 looks way crisper and brighter at full settings.

The high screen resolution and bright screen makes for a great experience especially when watching movies — great contrast, deep blacks, rich colors and just brilliant video quality.

The built-in speakers are good but you will find yourself hooking up to a headphone to really appreciate the sound effects.

The 3.15MP rear camera takes decent shots, not really that good but usable. If I remember correctly, the camera on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was way better. Even the video at 720p isn’t that very good. Perhaps, Samsung had to settle with a smaller optics to fit into the very slim profile.

And since this is Samsung’s flagship or premium tablet, they did not scrimp on the hardware. I think, besides the camera, the hardware specifications on the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is impressive.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 specs:
7.7″ Super AMOLED Plus display @ 800 x 1280 pixels
1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor
Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
1GB RAM
16GB, 32GB, 64GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
HSPA+ 21Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth 3.0 w/ A2DP
3.15MP camera with 720p video recording
2MP front-facing camera
micro-USB port
GPS with aGPS support
5100mAh Li-Po battery
Android 3.2 Honeycomb
TouchWiz UI 4.0

There’s no NFC capabilities here nor a dedicated micro-HDMI port but you can always get that USB adapter if you want to plug the tablet to an external HD TV or display.

Since the Tab 7.7 has full cellular functionalities, you can actually make phone calls and send SMS with the tablet. It might just look awkward holding it up to your ears when making a call so you’d either want to get an handsfree earphone/mic or a Bluetooth headset.

Too bad Samsung wasn’t able to give the tablet the new and well-polished Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Considering that they had first dibs on ICS for the Galaxy Nexus, I would assume they had a good lead in customizing it for their own smartphones and tablets ahead of the others.

Performance of the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is pretty impressive. Both the Nenamark 2 and the Quadrant Standard scores are very good.

Nenamark 2 gives the Tab 7.7 an average score of 41.0fps. Quadrant Standard rating gave it a 4128 and Antutu Benchmark gave it a score of 6499.

As for battery life, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 did not disappoint. We’re able to get around 8.5 hours of continuous video playback on a single full charge, thanks to that generous 5100mAh internal battery.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 has a suggested retail price of Php32,990. Not a bad price point for a premium tablet and it’s even cheaper than the Galaxy Tab 10.1 model.

While the suggested retail price is a bit far from that of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Tab 7.7 has a few more features that might convince you to make the additional investment. If you’re interested what’s the difference between the two, check out our comparative chart here.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

20 Responses

  1. Avatar for kenneth luneta kenneth luneta says:

    Mayroon daw wifi problems ang tab? Naeencounter nyo din ba yun problem?
    and gyro sensor ng tan crappy din DAW? nabasa ko lng po.. just wanna know kkung all of the device e ganun ang problem..?

    • Avatar for donnie donnie says:

      hindi po totoo yung wifi problems etc, samsung galaxy tab 7.7 is the best compare to ipads^^

    • Avatar for marvin marvin says:

      @donnie, hmm totoo yung sinasabi ni donnie, pero mas magangda yung Samsung galaxy tag 2 10.1, grabe sobrang astig nito, i have my own tab 2 10.1 na, kaya mag-avail na po kayo^^

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  4. Avatar for YuYu YuYu says:

    wow! beautiful device!

  5. Avatar for H H says:

    me lalabas na naman daw Galaxy Note 10.1 =D

  6. Avatar for R2 R2 says:

    can’t wait to see a Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs ipad 2s/3g(or whatever apple will call it) fight!

  7. Avatar for tootsy tootsy says:

    when will you ever learn that samsung plus android equals slow or laggy…

    • Avatar for Anonymous Anonymous says:

      We have to admit that Samsung’s implementation of their touchwiz UI is a hit/miss scenario since the SGS1 days, but Samsung always packs their devices with the latest and most powerful hardware there is. A little modification can solve any of these lags. Hey guess what i bought an Android device expecting to mod my phones and bring better experience if that was not my agenda i would’ve bought a fruity device instead.

    • Avatar for Marc Marc says:

      Apple fanboy/fangirl? haha I strongly disagree with you. Samsung + Andriod = is one of the best combination, if not the best(apart from Asus+Andriod) out in the market. Experienced will tell you.

    • Avatar for Anonymous Anonymous says:

      @Marc

      fanboy/fangirl? did you even read my comment? if it is to your comfort here it is, i don’t prefer apple devices and i have owned a Galaxy S and a Galaxy Note and is now using a Galaxy Tab 7.7, all of which are bought within a month of its launch.

    • Avatar for Marc Marc says:

      @Anonymous Feb23 1:28pm

      Hi! If you you analyze the context of my comment, its not for you. ayt? ;) Chill!

  8. Avatar for poyayan poyayan says:

    I just got my Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 today! I love it. I really do. Sold my Acer Iconia Tab A500 for this!

    The only disappointing things are:
    1) It’s still on Honeycomb! When will ICS be available?
    2) TouchWiz is really crappy and slow.

  9. Avatar for kebbot kebbot says:

    @yuga, Iam not quite sure with your LCD comparison. I think galaxy plus is not that deem. I am not sure if its on 100 percent brightest level, or i think you got factory defect unit.(galaxy plus)

    Or I think its just the settings, if you don’t notice when you go to any browser using galaxy plus it will automatically change its brightness level. Here you have the option to set your own level when opening a browser. You’re browser and your menu brightness can be set differently.

  10. Avatar for donskie donskie says:

    Bought here in Saudi, being on the educational sector, I changed my phone to this one. Yes it is silly to hold it up to your ear when someone is calling but a bluetooth headset is always an option.
    The tablet is good only hampered by honeycomb and the touchwiz UI of samsung, sometimes you can feel a little bit of lag in transition. I came to solve this installing another laucher. I am using ADW Ex and its superfast now.. Its complete for me, I can browse my docs and at the same time I can bring it during my lecture not looking like im having a big piece of tablet on my hand, with its size, its just like holding a book while doing a lecture, plus the screen is gorgeous…

  11. Avatar for ocommon ocommon says:

    Sige samsung ano susunod? 6.6? 8.8? or 9.99?? :p

  12. Avatar for Nigel Nigel says:

    Nice! The side-by-side photo with the 7.0 plus is something to look twice to. I was considering on buying the tab plus but now, it’s this or the G-note.

  13. Avatar for vicmadz vicmadz says:

    Impressive display for the 7.7 compared to the 7.0 plus. :)

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