Conclusion Get the lowdown
Features How they compare
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

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Google Nexus 10
Apple iPad mini
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Apple iPad 4
Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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10.1"
16 GB
WiFi 3G
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Released April, 2012

Both the wifi and 3G works very well.

Rated 100% by by Tweetly-s-Beauty (Nov, 2012)

from $350

10.1"
32 GB
WiFi
Android 3.1 Honeycomb

older Released June, 2011

The battery life is okay, not great, but it charges fairly fast.

Rated 100% by by Carolyn-P (Jan, 2012)

Conclusion Which is better for you?

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

83%

92%

FeaturesView Details

86%

35%

Popularity

85%

86%

PerformanceView Details

70%

76%

ReviewsView Details

Winner

SamsungGalaxy Tab 2 10.1"

Overall Score

Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

“10.1

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

I love my samsung...I do however wish I had purchased the 4G.

Rated 100% by by Janet-Bellezza (Dec, 2012)

10.1”

Android 3.1 Honeycomb

90/100. Conclusions: The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is pretty fantastic and overall I think it's awesome, with great buiid quality, solid performance, and good battery life.

Rated 100% by by Impetigo (Jun, 2011)

screen size

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"10.1"

Galaxy Tab 10.110.1"

Lovely display and a very responsive screen though I have fairly large fingers so I expect it will take some time for me to get precise.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Neil-A-LaBarge (Jun, 2012)

The good things: The ablitiy to load pages from the web well, having falsh player, I can practically watch any movie file type, listen music, screen size, color and brightness are a big bonus.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Summerbreeze09 (Mar, 2012)

screen resolution

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

1280 x 800 resolution screen

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 1280 x 800 resolution screen

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

1280 x 800 resolution screen

Galaxy Tab 10.1 1280 x 800 resolution screen

It aint an Amoled or retina display but if you haven't been using those it won't make much of a difference.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Antoine-G (Sep, 2012)

The sky isn't as vivid a blue as the real thing, and zooming-in on these shots shows they don't offer enough detail to print out at a decent size.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)

memory

0 GB

Galaxy Tab 10.11 GB

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"1 GB

1 GB

camera resolution

0 MP

Galaxy Tab 10.12 MP

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"0.3 MP

2 MP

Compared with the Tab 10.1, the difference between images and video recorded on the front camera was quickly apparent.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by c|net (Aug, 2012)

The Tab has a front-facing 2.0 megapixel (vs iPad 2's 0.3 megapixel) camera and rear-facing 3.0 megapixel (vs iPad 2's 0.7 megapixel) camera.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by M.-Patel

processor

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

Dual core

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" Dual core

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Dual core

Galaxy Tab 10.1 Dual core

Like the 7.0, it has solid but unspectacular specs (a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 1280 x 800 TFT display, 16GB or 32GB of internal storage, dual cameras), plus Android 4.0, all for a very reasonable $399.99.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by The Verge (May, 2012)

The tablet includes the Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual Core processor and navigating feels just as zippy here as it did on any previous Honeycomb tablet.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by c|net (Aug, 2011)

Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

cpu speed

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"1 GHz

Galaxy Tab 10.11 GHz

pad doesn't even come close to this baby when it comes to features and processor speed.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by Gagan-Kumar (Dec, 2012)

It has a faster Tegra 2 processor.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Bako---Bako (Jun, 2011)

sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

2,198 ms

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 2,198 ms

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

2,400 ms

Galaxy Tab 10.1 2,400 ms

bestsmartphone.com

The browser is plenty fast enough.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by J.-Straw

The web browser is fast and fluid.

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by JoshuaH (Aug, 2011)

battery life

0 hour10 hour

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" 9 hour

Galaxy Tab 10.1 10 hour

The device itself looks and feels nice in your hands, even with the plastic back.-Front facing stereo speakers are a nice addition, unlike the other tablets I've seen.-Battery life seems decent so far.

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" by A.-Markus (May, 2012)

I've been playing with it for at least 5 hours during the day and the battery is still going strong (I didn't charge it out of the box).

Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Gnuoya (Jul, 2011)

Differences What are the advantages of each

Full specs comparison

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"

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Advantages compared to the Tab 10.1 32GB

Supports 3G	Yes	vs	No
Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage

Marginally newer	Apr, 2012	vs	Jun, 2011
Release date 10 months later

Supports face unlock	Yes (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich)	vs	No (Android 3.1 Honeycomb)
Somewhat common; bypass PIN entry, easier to unlock with one hand

Newer operating system	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	vs	Android 3.1 Honeycomb
Newer android OS; Get all the latest features and apps with a more recent version

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

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Advantages compared to the Tab 2 10.1" 16 GB

Has a gyroscope	Yes	vs	No
Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation

Much higher resolution front camera	2 MP	vs	0.3 MP
More than 6.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people

Longer battery life	10 hour	vs	9 hour
More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in

More storage capacity	32 GB	vs	16 GB
2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos

Reviews Word on the street

	Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1"		Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
	Rated 63% Read the review (May, 2012) This isn't a bad display by any stretch, but now that I've seen screens that don't have jaggies on text or slightly yellowish tints on whites, and screens where even tiny text is readable and dark movies look amazing, making those sacrifices with the Tab 2 is a little hard to justify.		Rated 80% Read the review (Jun, 2011) The 3 megapixel camera and its LED flash are positioned on the on the top rear of the slab, and it's actually one of the better shooters I've seen on a tablet.

	Rated 65% Read the review (Aug, 2012) Miller/CNET). The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 trades in its predecessor's 2-megapixel front camera for a VGA one, and while it retains a 3-megapixel rear camera, the LED support light has been exorcised.		Rated 73% Read the review (Aug, 2011) Taking another page from the iPad 2's school of sexy tablet building, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has one of the cleanest designs we've seen in a tablet.

	Rated 81% by 372 users at amazon.com The only browser that is good for watching integrated video is the chrome browser, and even that has issues (can't even compare with the ipad 2 when it comes to watching integrated video). Rated 60% by by ss--ss (May, 2012) I finally realize that Samsung Tab 2 is the BEST screen display tablet out there. Rated 100% by by Product-Opinion (May, 2012) I would say the Android is a great innovation in speed and the number of Apps one is able to use with Android. Rated 80% by by Eulany (Jan, 2013)		Rated 70% by 245 users at amazon.com so far I like it not that fast but good enough nice colors on screen I wish they wouldhave put a better instruction manual with it. Rated 80% by by BobC (Feb, 2012) if you play games, you WILL download some of these games. Rated 100% by by BNT (Jul, 2011) When I plug in my tablet to re-charge, I must let it sit for many hours, overnight, sometimes 10 hours. Rated 40% by by Anonymous (Nov, 2011)