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The new 8.9" Samsung tab Vs. the 7" Galaxy Tab

From today's announcement, it looks like the 8.9" tab looks very thin and probably light.
Since most people here thought the Xoom size is too big and the 7" is more portable, what do you think of the 8.9"
Would the 8.9" be able to fit the jacket's pocket to be portable?
Would you prefer 8.9" over the 7" ?
Not only that, it will probably have honeycomb.
We will know for sure on March 22.

looking forward to seeing it in person. Hopefully the price can compete with the ipad, otherwise I'm not going to purchase it.

I'm happy with my Tab. 8.9" might be nice, but right now, 7" feels like the best without feeling too big. Maybe if I didn't have this Tab and had the 8.9" I'd think the same about that. Who knows. But I'm sticking with this Tab.
If I kept buying the better option to what I have, I'd never have any money.
Tech goes out fast. Theres always a better version just around the corner. That's the worst thing about technology IMHO but life goes on.
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8.9 will be the perfect traveling Tab for me...I have 7's and one 10inch Tablet right now, and the 10 is just a bit too big for my needs, 7 too small.

Bandage said:
8.9 will be the perfect traveling Tab for me...I have 7's and one 10inch Tablet right now, and the 10 is just a bit too big for my needs, 7 too small.
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Can you post a photo with all tablet (to compare dimensions) ?
or give a dimensions of three tabs ?
thanks

GANJDROID said:
I'm happy with my Tab. 8.9" might be nice, but right now, 7" feels like the best without feeling too big. Maybe if I didn't have this Tab and had the 8.9" I'd think the same about that. Who knows. But I'm sticking with this Tab.
If I kept buying the better option to what I have, I'd never have any money.
Tech goes out fast. Theres always a better version just around the corner. That's the worst thing about technology IMHO but life goes on.
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That's the problem with technology, there is always something better.
You buy something today and tomorrow something more advanced comes out.

I like the 7 inch for reading.

New is not always better.
I've always had this mindset that 7 inches is the perfect size for a tablet. Maybe its because of my small Asian hands, but I fibd the 10-inch tablets too wide. I can't comment nor speculate anything about the 8.9-inch Tab because I haven't laid my hands on it yet, though.
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I sold my Galaxy Tab and I miss it dearly. The 10" form factor has always seemed too big. I thought I was going to buy something new right away but I have not. :-(
In regard to the 8.9", at least the LG-Slate is no better than a 10" tablet (in size). Check out a video comparison between it an the Xoom. They are almost the same size. The Slate just has a whole lot more bezel and smaller screen.
I went to Best Buy last night to possibly pick up a HTC Flyer, but I did not see anything significant enough about it to justify the inflated price. Cool device, though.
That said, I may be on the lookout for another Tab here locally! The Tab did everything that I needed fairly well. I think I got caught up in the hype of everything new that was coming out.
As someone stated, new isn't always better.
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Apparently the 8.9 tab will have a stock phone with in the firmware. Has anyone seen anymore demo's of it since the original promo. When will it be available in the USA. From what I saw for the frequencies, it looks likes the ATT world will be the candidate.

For me it depends if it will be Samsung's Exynos or Tegra2. If it's tegra2 I'm not touching that with any length of pole. I need my Tab to play media flawlessly and the current 7" does so. Tegra2 has some issues with certain media types and encodings, specifically mkv HP, which a lot of my stuff is currently in.

So far, I am very happy with the 7in. Seems to be perfect size for me. I'm not sure an 8.9 would fit well. It would be nice if the 8.9 is thinner and just as light tho.

The 7" is just small enough I can stick it in my back pocket. Or a coat pocket. Anything bigger I will lose that. I wouldn't mind the G-Tab to be thinner and lighter though. I won't be in the market for a 8.9" tablet. I'd rather jump up to the ~10" if I lose the portability.

GANJDROID said:
I'm happy with my Tab. 8.9" might be nice, but right now, 7" feels like the best without feeling too big. Maybe if I didn't have this Tab and had the 8.9" I'd think the same about that. Who knows. But I'm sticking with this Tab.
If I kept buying the better option to what I have, I'd never have any money.
Tech goes out fast. Theres always a better version just around the corner. That's the worst thing about technology IMHO but life goes on.
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+1 . but for sure i'll buy the 10.1 at least 10.1 with 7.1 it will be looking nice even that apple ppl grrrrrr .. they will feel littly bitty pain in da aS*... lol
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but life goes on.
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another xoom or tab 10.1?

I need another tablet for the wife. Was thinking about giving her my current xoom and getting the samsung 10.1 when it comes out.
Is there any reason why I would regret that decision? It seems like the samsung is just as open as the xoom. I have nothing against the xoom, but since I just bought a samsung galaxy sII i thought it would be nice to match it with the new tablet.
I just want to know if I am overlooking something, and there is a reason I should stick with the xoom.

Well its not as open because it has touch wiz
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cesarcerros31 said:
Well its not as open because it has touch wiz
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You sure about that? Last I heard, it won't even come with touch wiz.

cesarcerros31 said:
Well its not as open because it has touch wiz
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Now, we aren't certain about anything yet.
I hate TW (Vibrant owner) as much as the next guy, but I've heard conflicting reports (too lazy to properly cite right now) on whether the new incarnation of TW will simply be a UI overlay, or a fully integrated modification to the OS.
I'm certainly keeping my ear to the ground re: the new line of Galaxy tablets.
That said, if the tablet need is now, the Xoom is the best bet IMO.

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Well its not as open because it has touch wiz
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Please put a disclaimer when you post this. There is no confirmation whether or not these devices will have touch wiz. Many reports even say that if it does come with TouchWiz, it will be able to be turned off.

I actually plan on selling my Xoom once a tablet with the new Qualcomm chipset comes out. I didn't realize the media limitations of the Tegra 2 until after I bought it and am having a bit of buyers remorse now. The new Qualcomms can decode 1080p like the TI used in the Playbook. I'm not sure if this is something that can be addressed by nvidia via drivers. For the record I'm able to play high profile (4500kbps) 720p encoded with DVD Catalyst on my Xoom.
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The Samsung 10.1 tab have about same weight as the ipad2, so will be a bit lighter than the Xoom, not sure if this will affect battery life.
The biggest advantage of the 10.1 tab I think will be a better screen than the Xoom. I’m happy with the quality and viewing angle of my Xoom. However, when compared to my 7” Galaxy tab and friend's ipad, the Xoom’s screen looks dull and not as bright.
All depend on how long you want to wait for the 10.1 Galaxy tab.
Also the Galaxy tab 8.9 (470g) is almost light as the 7" Galaxy tab (380g), that might be a good 2nd tablet.
Link:
http://getandroidstuff.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-89/

Bigmille said:
The Samsung 10.1 tab have about same weight as the ipad2, so will be a bit lighter than the Xoom, not sure if this will affect battery life.
The biggest advantage of the 10.1 tab I think will be a better screen than the Xoom. I’m happy with the quality and viewing angle of my Xoom. However, when compared to my 7” Galaxy tab and friend's ipad, the Xoom’s screen looks dull and not as bright.
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From the specs we saw on the GT 10.1v (the older model) the battery size will be the same or slightly bigger than the Xoom.
FWIW. I'm growing a bit tired of the size/weight of the Xoom. The 8.9 (or other similar sized/weighted tablets) might be up my alley. The Xoom is just too clumsy and heavy for extended 1 handed use (not to mention that the UI is not very landscape 1-hand friendly). I'll take a device that is made out of plastic as long as its light and well built for the components.

I think they mentioned that the touch wiz ux is just a set of widgets and not fully integrated into the system
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That Tab 10.1 is a sexy looking device. Tough decision. It might be worth going with the 10.1 just to get the better screen, though IIRC, it doesn't have a SDcard slot (not that it's doing us Xoom owners much good right now).
That said, I think physical storage capacity is almost irrelevant anymore. I have both Amazon cloud for my music and Google cloud for pictures and docs. The only storage I actually need is for apps, and they're generally small.

The slim Samsung 10.1 has a microsd slot. It's the 10.1V that doesn't
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jvs60 said:
The slim Samsung 10.1 has a microsd slot. It's the 10.1V that doesn't
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I think you're right. Can't remember, but I feel like the 8.9 didn't have a SDcard slot though. Could be wrong.

The new samsung galaxy 10.1 should be a nice tablet and should not come with anything but pure honeycomb with some added apps/Widgets.
Other tablets to consider, besides the ipad2 or new Samsung 10.1:
Asus transformer, which will be short on stock and hard to come by for the next few months or so. It has a nice pricepoint and some nice accessories.
Nook color, just updated to basically be a pseudo tablet but has alot of Dev/rom support so is pretty much full blow android experience.
HTC flyer, will have some very awesome features especially very accurate integration with stylus, not using honeycomb experience but should be upgraded to honeycomb soon after release.
Playbook, nice tablet but is kind of hampered at the moment and is meant more for business user in my opinion.
Toshiba 10.1 inch tablet rumored to be Google's baby and if true should get great honeycomb support. This will be THE tablet if all the rumors are true (do a Google search for nexus tablet or nexus t). We should find out at Google I/o on may 10th or 11th.
Honestly I would go with the xoom or the Toshiba tablet. I would certainly wait till Google I/o to make a decision since the xoom should have some updates coming down the pipe as well.

I for one will keep my Xoom and upgrade a year or 2 down the road (I'll give it to my wife or something) to the latest octuple core processor 1mm thick 10" tablet capable of playing 4K video flawlessly. Then I will laugh at all of you with your old samsung 10.1's! bwahahaha

I'd wait to see if it has a working fastboot first, and can flash unsigned images.

Touchwiz for Honeycomb
Anandtech is saying it will ship with Touchwiz for Honeycomb.
Halfway down the page:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4233/...1-89-smaller-than-ipad-2-competitively-priced

Those of us attending I/O this year will be going home with some Honeycomb goodies.

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Those of us attending I/O this year will be going home with some Honeycomb goodies.
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take me?
I am expecting a lot from Google this year in io, they have been way too quite about honeycomb

djsaad1 said:
I need another tablet for the wife. Was thinking about giving her my current xoom and getting the samsung 10.1 when it comes out.
Is there any reason why I would regret that decision? It seems like the samsung is just as open as the xoom. I have nothing against the xoom, but since I just bought a samsung galaxy sII i thought it would be nice to match it with the new tablet.
I just want to know if I am overlooking something, and there is a reason I should stick with the xoom.
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The Galaxy Tab 10.1's greatest attribute is how thin and light it is. Touchwiz will hinder you if you wanted to stay current with Honeycomb's latest n greatest versions.
All depends on whats important to you or your wife...whomever is going to use it.

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The slim Samsung 10.1 has a microsd slot. It's the 10.1V that doesn't
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GO CANES!!!

are you going to get the tab 7.7?

as replacement or upgrade or you happy with this?
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Placed pre order...it will be replacing my 10.1 ... But at this point we don't know when it is going to be released.
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its probably my first tablet..well actually my first decent tablet after the cheapo 50 dollar android 1.6 apad tablet a year ago.
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For me the two serve very different purposes so no, I won't upgrade or replace my 10.1 wifi only Tab.
One is a big, not very portable entertainment device for use at home and the other is a travel compagnon. 7.7" would be much to small for me to use as my primary tablet at home but it might be a nice size to carry around.

..going to pre-order for my wife to replace her P1000.. she wants thinner tab..and i will stay with my 10.1.

I want one today! tell me where I can order one, money is not a problem.

I've been window shopping for a tablet for a while now and when they announced this I was blown away, I can't wait to get one. Ultra thin and light, and Super AMOLED Plus at 1280 x 800 (196 ppi!!!). At first I wasn't sure what to think about the 7.7 inch size because I was originally thinking about getting a 10.1 inch tablet, but the portability of such a light tablet is very intriguing and the more I think about it it sounds like a good size. This is the largest OLED display you can get at an affordable price and it's pretty high resolution for 7.7 inches, I can imagine myself watching movies on this in bed instead of turning on the TV. I'm really hoping they can keep the price low, around $400-450 would be perfect for the 16GB Wi-Fi model.

I was all over getting this then I looked at a 10.1, it is the tab size I'm looking for. With the slightly narrower profile I can type in portrait mode and it's perfect for reading books and magazines. Most stuff I have is on Google so I don't need a lot of local space.
So no, I won't be getting a 7.7 My P1000 goes to a new home today

No, I am waiting the next ICS tablet, with quad core.
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Nope. I'm holding onto my 10.1. Gonna wait for reviews of quad cores. Then will decide whether it is worth it.

Not sure if I'll pick one up. Depends on the price. Frankly was expecting the 8.9 to be lower in price than it is. Seems like they should be priced porportional to the size of their screens.
10.1 at $499 = $49.41/inch.
The 8.9 should have been 49.41 x 8.9 or $439.71 ($439)
The 7.7 should be 49.41 x 7.7 or $380.43 ($379)
All 16gb Tegra 2 models with 1gb ram.
The Acer A100 7" tab is $329. A bargain at $47/inch.
Just a pricing theory.

I am currently thinking about a 7.7.
I had a 10.1, but returned it to the store after experiencing the Newton's Rings issue, so I am now thinking about either a Exynos Powered SGT 7.7 or a Tegra 3 powered Transformer 2.
One question I have is, does the 7.7 only come in 3G / LTE variants? If I was getting one, I would want Wi-Fi only?
Stewart

FYI - Just saw this. Tab 7.7 has microSD slot.
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-hands-on-ifa-2011/

I will be getting one and selling of my 10.1. Will be using this for media stuff cux its light weight and samoled+ screen. Then will get an win 8 slate for full work force (samsung slate series 7, or any newer ivy bridge slate with wacom pen). Quad core android won't help with my work much.

The 7.7 just passed the FCC. So now it is just wait and see on a release date.
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Nope. I'm waiting on a Windows 8 tablet. Android is a little buggy, laggy and the app market full of phone apps which don't look good on the Tab. Shame because the hardware is gorgeous.

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Nope. I'm waiting on a Windows 8 tablet. Android is a little buggy, laggy and the app market full of phone apps which don't look good on the Tab. Shame because the hardware is gorgeous.
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And the windows app store will have millions of apps right out of the gate. And ICS will stop phone apps from working on tablets.
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jhughesy said:
Nope. I'm waiting on a Windows 8 tablet. Android is a little buggy, laggy and the app market full of phone apps which don't look good on the Tab. Shame because the hardware is gorgeous.
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Microsoft windows is slow and bloated. They intentionally do that because they form a mafia cartel with PC manufacturers like HP. Microsoft makes slow OS while HP sells faster PCs.
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I wasn't planning on getting the 7.7 due to getting the Galaxy Note when it's released but the specs are too good to turn down. I'll be selling my 10.1 & use that money to get the 7.7.

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And ICS will stop phone apps from working on tablets.
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Thats good news. Will they stop displaying phone apps in the marketplace if you have a tablet?

Samsung intros Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 7-inch tablet

Samsung intros Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus 7-inch tablet http://t.co/V02y0x2r
With honeycomb. And same resolution. As ours. Which may help in honeycomb. Port

Wonder what processor/gfx it uses.
I love my existing tab, but that does look impressive. Very svelt. Battery life should be interesting to note too, and 3g?
Now, get it out to channels quickly Samsung!
(though... hmm... I /might/ have issues convincing the wife I need the Galaxy Note coming up AND this 7+ as well.)
Smart of Samsung to keep at it, keep pushing this along as a logical upgrade to the existing one. A tablet in every possible configuration.

interesting news indeed. Would be great if Honeycomb can be ported (easily) to the original 7.0, with most of the hardware the same (in particular screen resolution).

Not sure, apart from the screen, it's surely going to be pretty different under the hood if it's using a different processor?
Don't know.

It's a duel core 1.2 with a gig of ram
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which one do you prefer this or 7.7?
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So THAT'S why we probably never got HC on our current versions of the Galaxy Tab 7.....they don't want to devalue their "latest and greatest" 7" tab that they are releasing. After all, people would probably be content with HC on their current 7" instead of spending XYZ for a new one, even though the hardware specifications are much better.
As a previous poster already said it, hopefully it would make it easier for someone to port HC over to our current tabs, although I would imagine that since it is already difficult to port over due to the hardware differences (i.e. Xoom HW different vs Samsung HW), it would be just as difficult. One can only hope....

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Thea 7.7 has a 1280*800 SAMOLED+ screen and a faster CPU. The price will be much higher though.

SG
Nice, shame honeycombe is not stable for current SG 7"

[Q] Wich one should I buy?

Hi, I am actualy an owner of first galaxy tab 7 version and I am considering the change to a newer one. I have in mind 2 or 3 options and I guess someone helps me with my decision. I dont want a 10" one because is too big for me. I am considering the 7.7 the p6210 and the 8.9" one. I dont care much for 3g as I can tether from my phone. I see the 8.9 comes with a tegra 2, is the procesor better than the 7.7? what about the p6210?
As I have been reading, the 7.7 is the only one that uses super amoled and I guess is better than normal tft...
Any help?
I would like to have a thin and light tablet, dont care too much of watching movies, and if possible officially upgradable to ICS, not SOD too.
Thabks in advance.

The best thing to do is to go try them out in a shop. Having said that, I'm guessing that if you liked the old tab and found the 10.1 too big, you will probably prefer the 7.7 over the 8.9. The 8.9, as far as I can recall, has the same internals as the 10.1. The 7.7 is only marginally larger than the old 7, has a faster processor than all of the other galaxy tabs, and is the lightest too. And has the best screen.
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The best thing to do is to go try them out in a shop. Having said that, I'm guessing that if you liked the old tab and found the 10.1 too big, you will probably prefer the 7.7 over the 8.9. The 8.9, as far as I can recall, has the same internals as the 10.1. The 7.7 is only marginally larger than the old 7, has a faster processor than all of the other galaxy tabs, and is the lightest too. And has the best screen.
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Well have you had some any sod? I have read that there is some issues on this...
thanks for the respose

metuskale said:
Hi, I am actualy an owner of first galaxy tab 7 version and I am considering the change to a newer one. I have in mind 2 or 3 options and I guess someone helps me with my decision. I dont want a 10" one because is too big for me. I am considering the 7.7 the p6210 and the 8.9" one. I dont care much for 3g as I can tether from my phone. I see the 8.9 comes with a tegra 2, is the procesor better than the 7.7? what about the p6210?
As I have been reading, the 7.7 is the only one that uses super amoled and I guess is better than normal tft...
Any help?
I would like to have a thin and light tablet, dont care too much of watching movies, and if possible officially upgradable to ICS, not SOD too.
Thabks in advance.
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Depending on your needs, the chipset on the 7.7 might prove to be faster but the tegra 2 is no slouch either.
The screen on the 7.7 is a bit of a lottery as with all SAMOLED based screens produced after the Galaxy S. If you compare both side by side, depending on your preferences you might find the 8.9 to show a more natural color tone, better white brightness and an over all uniform screen color, the PLS screen is very decent. The SAMOLED plus gets better black levels though and more saturated colors.. still all in all a preference thing.
If they had a Tab 7.7 with the very same form factor and weight but with PLS screen id get that one instead.

and what about the p6200? looks like a little brother of the p6810 and bigger than p1000... is dual core too, and a little bit resolution, any one know something about this one? Nobody in spain knows anything about this!

The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, Its been out for a while in my place and its also a good choice if you dont want SAMOLED.. its a tad bit heavier than the 7.7 but noticeably thicker. It also has the Mali-400 GPU and Exynos chipset at 1.2Ghz.
I kinda dislike text quality on it as I kinda see something that looks like interlacing going on with the text.

i am serioulsy the p6200/p6210 but I have been reading the xda forum and have seen that almost everyboy has the SOD problem and Samsung has said nothing yet...
As I can see, the more stable one right now is the 8.9" one... Despite of the weight and not as thin as the others... Not amoled too.

7.7 is my choice of tab, superior screen to my 7+ I wouldn't go any bigger than the 7.7 as it would be too uncomfortable to hold in my opinion. 7.7 screen is so much clearer and better in the sun. I find my 7+ a bit hard to see sometimes.
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I dont know how wide spread the random SOD is but it happens to my note and as well as others using full stock.
Despite the screen possible screen issues, im still getting the 7.7 though.. since you came from the original P1000 I think the P6800 is a better upgrade.. just make sure you buy locally incase you need to return/exchange it.

ouch! this.does not sound good. Anyone knows if its hardware or software? Hope Samsung will.fix it...

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I'm very happy with mine so far.
To add a bit to my earlier post. I think a really important factor is how you intend to use the device.
The old 7, 7.0+ and the 7.7 can be comfortably used with one hand for a somewhat extended period of time. (I do that with my 7.7 on the commute, often *standing* in public transit.) The fact that the 7.7 is the lightest device (335g) in this group is a very big plus for me.
From what I can see, the 10.1 (as with the iPads) is more comfortably used with both hands, or in a lap. While the 8.9 might be smaller and lighter, it is still closer to the 10.1 in this respect than the various 7s.
More than anything else, it was my expected usage pattern that determined that I would get the 7.7. Conversely, my current satisfaction or happiness with the device has a lot to do with this usage pattern.

metuskale said:
i am serioulsy the p6200/p6210 but I have been reading the xda forum and have seen that almost everyboy has the SOD problem and Samsung has said nothing yet...
As I can see, the more stable one right now is the 8.9" one... Despite of the weight and not as thin as the others... Not amoled too.
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I've had the GTab 7+ since November nad have never experienced SOD. Rooted an CWM. Fine tab and price has dropped to about $350US. No issues reading but as with all 7" webpages can be a chore...depending on the site really and not the tablet. Very smooth tab. The Xynos (spelling?) processor is MUCH better than the Tegra2 IMO. Great battery life, excellent screen (for not being SMOLED). On track for ICS according to Samsung. The fact the 8.9 doesn't have uSD broke that deal for me where the GTab 7+ does have uSD and IR for TV's, stereos, etc.
That said, I am lusting after the 7.7! Or waiting to see if the GTab 8.3 specs out well.

I havent gotten the 7.7 yet and now rumors of an 8.3!!

EarlZ said:
I havent gotten the 7.7 yet and now rumors of an 8.3!!
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I know. Samsung cannibalizing on its own devices it would seem. And also releasing in March, a dual core Tab 2? Geez.

i got it
I fanally got the 7.7, hope it goes well!!