Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G: reviews and features

Tablet Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G today beats all records of sales in Asia and around the world. The 10-inch device impressed the market with its aesthetics, compactness and ease. It should be noted that the change in the new model of the tablet was not only a design and display, but also internal characteristics. Here the company Samsung went on about the numerous fans of the line.

General characteristics

The P5200 is based on a single-chip system called Clover Trail +, developed by Intel. Therefore, the device platform for many years will be different mobility and performance. Representatives of the Intel brand assured their loyal users that the new technologies in the creation of the "Trail +" allowed the sensor devices to be taken out two steps up.

It is worth noting that now the Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G 9 has got the most powerful central processor of the Intel Atom line of the Z2560 series. The total frequency of processing tasks was about 3.2 GHz. This is not too sky-high performance, but the developers and out of this situation found a brilliant way out. The processor is divided into 4 separate streams. Therefore, the information will be processed several times faster than the predecessor models. Also pretty good with the Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G specifications relating to the graphics processor. Here, two cores determine the total frequency of processing multimedia tasks at 0.8 GHz. As for the memory chips, the internal memory varies from 16 to 64 GB, and RAM - 1 GB.

Tablet Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G 9.1 supports all the most popular interfaces, integrates with peripheral devices. It should be noted that the device has an additional infrared port, a compass, an accelerometer and even a gyroscope. Special attention should be paid to the improved capture sensor. Thanks to the Grip Sensor technology, the tablet is able to automatically optimize the head interface for left-handed users.

Design Features

Outwardly, the device looks much more compact than it actually is. The size of the tablet is 24.2 by 17.1 cm. However, its thickness is only 8 mm. This is a phenomenal indicator that no known brand in the world can boast. It is important to know that the market has a lot of fakes Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G. China in this respect has outstripped all other countries. It is there that an impressive production of counterfeit P5200 is set up.

The Chinese Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G can be recognized immediately. First of all, the thickness of the device is up to 15 mm. Secondly, the corpus lacks many brand attributes of the manufacturer. Thirdly, there are significant differences in the central interface and hardware characteristics.

Returning to the review of the original model, it is worth noting that its weight is only 504 grams. This makes the P5200 one of the lightest tablets on the planet. In the design of the new Tab 3, some elements are borrowed from the Note line. At once attracts attention to the front panel. Samsung engineers decided to move all control buttons from the menu to the body itself. But there is a circular mirror protection against accidental depression. Next to the buttons are the company logo and a camera with an indicator of illumination. The back panel is made of glossy plastic, which gives the device a neat look. Nevertheless, because of this, the tablet slips noticeably in the hands. Now it is recommended to always keep it out of the picture. The Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G 64Gb body is slightly textured, but it does not even feel when touched. From the rubberizing of the faces as a result of the developments it was decided to abandon.

Both panels are separated by a stylish silver frame. It should be noted that the top face now has an infrared port, as well as slots for SD and SIM cards. Now, any manipulation with them will not cause any difficulties. In the slots there are built-in spring-loaded gripping mechanisms. The shutdown button and the volume control are also located in the area of the top panel.

All faces are symmetrical, edges are rounded. When designing the tablet, it was decided to move the stereo speakers to the top. This means that they will not be shielded by hand.

Display Features

Model Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G boasts a large glossy screen with a diagonal of 10 inches. Protects the display of a special mirror plate. Unfortunately, it has a weak anti-glare surface, that is, low resolution of the display filter. Thus, under the conditions of strong exposure, the readability of the text sharply decreases. The display and the matte surface of the display matrix that does not receive direct rays of light deteriorates. But the screen is equipped with a special oleophobic film, so that fingerprints can easily be removed.
The brightness level varies from 4 to 327 cd / m2. This allows you to manually adjust the optimal values in the daytime and at night. The automatic brightness control works from the light sensor of the main camera Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G.

The feedback from some tablet users hints that the developers have not taken any security measures to prevent dust from falling under the display. This is an erroneous opinion, since these visible points, at first glance similar to particles of mud, represent an artificial defect in the coating. It is designed to create a matte effect on the screen surface. At low brightness, these points are especially visible.

The contrast of the display is decent - 900 to 1. In the screen options you can find three levels of highlighting: standard, dynamic and film. When you select one of them, the color rendition and the degree of brightness change.

Platform Performance

The Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G features hardware at a high level. The tablet is based on the next generation Clover Trail + platform. This line of chipset was presented by Intel at the international congress of mobile devices a little over a year ago. The P5200 is equipped with a 2-core processor Z2560, which is capable of processing tasks simultaneously with four 0.8 GHz streams. As for the graphic converter, it is represented by the standard 554th model of the PowerVR line. Numerous performance tests have shown that the Tab 3 platform perfectly handles any demanding games and applications. Browsers are loaded without visible delays. The tests were equally well passed at low and high resolution display.

Interface Support

The Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G tablet provides access to wireless communications via the Intel XMM6360 radio module. This is the smallest chip that only exists in sensor devices. This was announced with pride by representatives of the Intel brand.

Also, when developing the device, Samsung engineers decided to keep all mobile capabilities for their users. To do this, the microphone was specifically located at the bottom of the tablet to improve the volume of the connection.

As for the wireless Internet, everything is standard here. Wi-Fi networks are supported in the range from 2.4 to 5 GHz. It is possible to transfer files via Bluetooth.

operating system

The device Samsung Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G built-in Android version 4.2.2. According to users, this is a step back in terms of the functionality of the interface. The fact is that the Note line uses newer versions of the operating system, which allow multitasking access to programs. Controls in the central interface are not available, because there are corresponding buttons on the front panel of the case. But at the bottom of the menu there is a line of quick search for applications. On the desktop, a minimum of labels. Access to the full functionality opens only in the taskbar.

It should be noted that the OS makes it possible to use the tablet as a phone, but for this you need special utilities.

Camera Specifications

Regarding the shooting Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G reviews are twofold. On the one hand, the rear camera is capable of delivering images with a resolution of 2048x1536 ppi. On the other hand, 3 Mp in the modern world of advanced technologies is already very meager. There are no shortcomings with maximum resolution. This applies to the brightness of images, and graininess, and contrast, and color rendition.

Nevertheless, the video stream is of fairly average quality. The maximum supported shooting format in MPEG-4 is 720 rubles at a speed of 12 Mbit / s. Get a clear storyboard from this video file is unlikely to succeed. The quality of the front camera fully corresponds to the available 1.3 MP. It is ideal for video chatting and amateur selfies. The picture is pleasant, but not clear.

Battery performance

Testing the battery of the tablet went without a single blot. The battery really holds the charge well. No wonder its capacity was increased to 6800 mAh. And let this indicator is slightly less than that of Note (7000 mAh) line, but the hardware consumes much less charge.

The battery lasts up to 6 hours at an average level of operation. In game mode or high quality shooting, the charge is exhausted in about 4.5 hours. In the inactive state, the device can operate for up to 2 days.

Charges the tablet through a special network adapter 2A / 5V. Unfortunately, there is no possibility of recharging via USB-port.

Expert Reviews

At the moment, the lightest and thinest 10-inch tablet is considered to be the Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G. Experts' feedback shows that this was achieved thanks to a compact package and new technologies for developing integrated chipsets. The turning point of the model was the use of the infrared port and expansion support for the external memory slot up to 64 GB. Of the characteristics of the performance of engineers allocated chipset Clover Trail +, which provides a smooth and stable operation of the OS with the maximum requirements. Of the minuses, there is an unnecessarily high cost - about 25,000 rubles. Also experts in the shortcomings were recorded a weak Wi-Fi antenna and a low-quality rear camera Galaxy 5200 Tab 3G.

Customer Reviews

Users of the tablet in the first place are noted such advantages as a beautiful screen, stylish design, display brightness, thickness and a pleasant to the touch rear panel. Also, buyers allocate fast FPS engine in games, speed with demanding applications, clear interface, convenience of ports for external cards, excellent battery power, powerful speakers.

What does not like the owners of Tab 3, so this is that the device is hot and the display is poorly protected from glare. High price, small amount of RAM and screen granularity with minimum brightness are also listed in the list of shortcomings.