Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 launched, priced

Diangson Louie July 31, 2012 · 1 min read

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Samsung Philippines launched this afternoon a new series of Android tablets and successor to the Galaxy Tab â€“ the Galaxy Tab 2.

The Galaxy Tab 2 comes in two sizes â€“ a 10-inch and a 7-inch model. Both have calling and texting capabilities, runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich with TouchWiz UI, and sports dual-core processors under the hood.

For more detailed specs check the table below:

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 comes in 3 models: the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0â€ WiFi with a suggested retail price of Php12,990, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0â€ 3G+WiFi with an SRP of Php16,990, and the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1â€ 3G+WiFi with an SRP of Php21,990.

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60 Comments

techboy · 14 years ago

if you don’t look at the brand, which is better galaxy tab 2 7.0 or ainol novo 7 aurora II?

Rob · 14 years ago

Just bought mine last Thursday, got a 8gb version WIFI for only 11k+ at Wellcom. So far, it has not disappointed me. Been downloading games, music and videos and productivity wise, the calendar and office viewer work great!

benchbrat87 · 14 years ago

I just bought my GT2 7.0 16GB 3G+WiFi in CellBoy SM Molino for PhP15K++

WiFi connection is sometimes delayed, i.e. it takes a looooong time to connect to WiFi. I sometimes need to re-initialize the WiFi connection a couple of times before I get connected.

Another problem is the Flash-less support. Though I found a solution for this, it sucks that ICS does not support Flash. :(

Overall, this is a better buy for me rather than buying IPad.

Rogie · 14 years ago

Sir Yuga, Ang galaxy tab 2 7.0 p3110 version capable of texting/calling? Some say “no”. PLease confirm. Thank you :)

benchbrat87 · 14 years ago

between Galaxy Tab 2 vs. Galaxy Tab 7plus, which do you prefer?

ekchj · 14 years ago

ewan ko ba sa pricing na yan. la na man kameng makitang ganun na price d2 sa cebu. lowest is 19,999 for galaxy tab 7. laki ng patak.

ozone · 14 years ago

mahal naman 19k ba kamo

Kit · 14 years ago

Nothing really special about this tab. In my opinion the GTP6200 (GT 7.0 plus) is way better, tapos almost the same price lang. So if I were you, I’d rather grab the 7.0plus which sports a 1.2ghz vs 1.0ghz of this tab. It’s around 17k (17,400 i think) while this is 16,990. Konti na lang for a better tab :)
just saying, pero “lowend” tab naman to so okay lang din naman :D

hyprmanic · 14 years ago

the nexus 7 still trumps this device, although i’ll have to agree that the screen looks better though. we’ll see. will wait for the local release of the nexus 7 before i do anything rash… since the offer does look very tempting.

jdGONEMAD · 14 years ago

i thought Samsung Tabs have cellphone capabilities such as call and send sms? wala na ba sa tab 2?

ac7 · 14 years ago

@vkss installing apps via sd card i haven’t tried it but i think it can work.. because we have tried wi-fi direct,same principle.. the apps is being send to my internal storage then install it,it works.. for mp3’s mp4 pdf..etc,it’s very easy to transfer,easy as 1 2 3 =) HTH

Rofus DelaCruz · 14 years ago

Waiting for the Google Nexus 7 here in the Philippines and it’s price for me to decide which one should I buy. But still Nexus 7 is my priority and I already reviewed it and compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. Nexus 7 is the winner.

Eds · 14 years ago

TFT? O_O

ac7 · 14 years ago

Hi! i’ve been using sgt2 7.0 wifi p3110 for a couple of weeks now.. so far i am satisfied with my tab! for the price alone you get a great deal for a very good 7″ tablet.. my old sgt 7 p1010 was getting a lot of problems already and comparing the two,i must say it’s a very good upgrade!! i bought my sgt 7 p1010 a year ago for php14,995. by that time it was a great deal already.. so for me php12,990 is a good price point.. =) IMO a great device! sgt2 7.0 p3110 =) BTW @noside_143 the sgt p1000 first came out with an outrageous price of 36k

vkss · 14 years ago

can you install apps via sdcard? Is it easy to transfer your mp3s, mp4s, pdf via sdcard? mahirap daw ito gawin sa nexus 7.

ac7 · 14 years ago

@vkss – installing apps via sd card i haven’t tried it but i think it can work.. because we have tried wi-fi direct,same principle.. the apps is being send to my internal storage then install it,it works.. for mp3’s mp4 pdf..etc,it’s very easy to transfer,easy as 1 2 3 =) HTH

sherwood · 14 years ago

pwede ba mag video conference using skype sa SG2?

dr0idr@ge · 14 years ago

grabe naman. samsung tablet with apple retina display? astig!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H094Wm8gCPU&feature=youtu.be

jison · 14 years ago

Sir yuga, is this already available at samsung stores?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 14 years ago

Yup since last week pa po.

Jay Ar Juan · 14 years ago

Wow I think the 7″ WiFi only tab is priced really good!

Justin · 14 years ago

To Samsung: Good luck going against the Nexus 7. My friend already purchased mine for $265 (16gb variant) in the US which I’m bringing home next month. Mahal pa rin talaga gadgets dito sa Pinas.

noside_143 · 14 years ago

Well in fairness. When the first galaxy tab p1000 came out it was sold for 21k – 23k. I think this time its priced a bit better…

Docalfred · 14 years ago

just a correction. When the first tab came out it was priced way much higher 31-36K.

Gerome · 14 years ago

Does the wifi version have a capability to text and call?

Wreek · 14 years ago

NO.

Berkano · 14 years ago

You have to remember that the 7 inchers from Samsung are priced ridiculously low (the wifi version anyway). The 30k Galaxy Note then should not be directly compared to it. Its real competition come to think of it is the Nexus 7. Hopefully ASUS prices the Nexus similarly or even lower :) For now, the Wifi Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (whew) is the best existing 7-inch tablet (better than the Kindle Fire)