The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is one of the few Android tablets that offers a compact size with an 8.7-inch screen. Reduced in size and contained in hardware, the device aspires to become the multimedia and entertainment center for the whole family.keep up with this review.
It is not usual for manufacturers to market a ‘compact’ size tablet, which is why the Samsung Galaxy A7 Tab Lite aroused feelings of curiosity when we proceeded to teach it. Contained dimensions, more than enough screens to enjoy multimedia content and quality materials, all this can be seen with the naked eye. But how does the Tablet behave on a day-to-day basis? It is time to analyze it.
The last name ‘Lite’ is there for something, not only because of the reduced dimensions of the Tablet. Before delving into the performance, we will say that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is very manageable, does not weigh, is very grateful in use, and the materials give a feeling of quality. Its rear face is metallic, reserving the plastic for the top and bottom edges.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is grateful in terms of design: designed not to offer inconveniences in handling, its soft edges, and its lightness, ensure that playing or watching long Netflix sessions does not exhaust excessively. Always with a multitude of drawbacks, as we will see; Starting with the design of the lower edge, where the USB C is anchored: that port, and the headphone, are not centred on the bulk of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite; and the buttons, located on the right side, are too high for a comfortable press.
USB C and headphone jack are not centred on the bulk of the Tablet
Lite implies a reduction in dimensions, especially on the screen: our protagonist offers an 8.7-inch TFT panel with notable drawbacks: the resolution is too low (WXGA +), the sharpness is lower than expected, the contrast is lacking, the colour temperature is cold (cannot be regulated), and the brightness is somewhat low. The sensations with the screen water down the multimedia experience, which is just what the device powers. And there is another big drawback: the tactile response is very slow, especially due to the ballast that the processor implies.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
The dimensions of the Tablet greatly favour the use
Samsung offers a better face in the sound section:
- The Tablet has a double external speaker (lower and upper edges) with a high volume and distortion above 70%.
- The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite has a high-quality headphone jack, Dolby Atmos enhancements and a good bass presence.
- Bluetooth audio quality is also at an excellent level.
It is not the sound experience of the Tablet S, but it is appreciated that Samsung does not neglect the audio.
In performance, it is where its soul of ‘cheap tablet’ is most noticeable.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is an affordable tablet; the last name determines the dimensions and part of the performance. This is where the scissors are most noticeable: the processor, a MediaTek Helio P22 T, falls short on a day-to-day basis. And let’s not say when it’s time to start tasks that require power, such as games with a specific graphic load: the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite suffers. And with her who runs it.
The included SoC slows down the tablet experience so much that we often tapped the icons a second time because we thought the screen hadn’t detected the tap. This constant ‘lag’ is increased when the device is performing tasks in the background, such as downloading applications: the delay between the touch and the start can be desperate. Of course, it does not get used to getting hot, at least while an app is not running for a long time.
The delay between pressing and running the application is so noticeable that doubts often arise about recognizing the touch.
The tablet boots titles like PUBG or Genshin Impact at low quality. They are difficult to move, although they can be used without too much trouble once they startup. Below you can see how the benchmarks capture that adjusted performance.
To the excessive containment of the included chip is added how much Samsung’s software weighs. If One UI (in its latest version, 3.1) does not favour powerful devices on a tablet like the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, it is a real drag. The layer is not complete (elements such as Bixby are missing, for example), but it does have a good number of added apps (Microsoft and Facebook), it has great personal capabilities.
Realization includes the Samsung Kids mode (very useful on this Tablet) and offers an adapted tablet experience. By reducing the load of apps and services in the background (by dint of uninstalling), the experience becomes somewhat smoother.
Given the right hardware, it cannot be said that the Tablet consumes excessively. Autonomy is one of its strengths: it can last several days without a single recharge with regular use. Playing the game, the consumption is somewhat high, as with streaming (especially if the screen’s brightness is raised). In general, the ten hours of the screen usually give them (when One UI has already calibrated the regular consumptions).
The load is not exactly fast. According to our tests carried out with the included 7.8 W charger, fully reviving the Tablet is a task that takes almost four hours.
Testimonial photographic experience
A tablet is not the most comfortable device for taking photos, even if some go on an excursion, iPad in hand. With the eight-inch screen of our protagonist, it cannot be said that it goes wrong in terms of comfort, but it does so in terms of results: the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite does not have good cameras. It shows with the first photo.
8-megapixel rear camera with f / 2.6 aperture, autofocus and 2.42 mm focal length; with a 2-megapixel front camera with f / 2.6 aperture, fixed focus and 2.21 mm focal length. The Tablet lacks an LED flash.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
The camera application is severely curtailed as it lacks such key options as night mode. It does offer portrait mode, with certain difficulties: good software cropping and better results in terms of sharpness and naturalness for the rear camera. With the front, you have to have a lot of light to make a decent shot.
The quality of the photos is not bad if the lighting conditions are acceptable, but it completely wrecks as soon as some lighting is missing. The software tends to raise the ISO to compensate, creating more noise than a wrecking ball at work, even if it is not at night.