- 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
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 7
- Apple iPad mini
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD
- 7.7"
- 16 GB
- WiFi
- Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Announced January, 2011
Rated 65% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 from Verizon features an impressive AMOLED screen with an incredible contrast ratio.
- 7"
- 2 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android
Released September, 2011
Rated 65% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)The screen delivers sharp text and menus, but the brightness is surprisingly low and doesn't hold up well under sunlight.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0
“7.7
Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Rated 65% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)As full-featured small tablets go, this is the high-water mark with its gorgeous AMOLED screen and Samsung Exynos CPU delivering fast game and UI navigation performance.
7”
Android
Rated 65% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)The resolution is still the usual 1,280x800 pixels most other Android tablets use, but text and color are much clearer and sharper.
screen size
7.7"
7"
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by R.-Seigel (Nov, 2011)The size and weight are just what I needed, but the screen is large and bright enough for me to read emails, show videos and photos to my colleagues, and read books on the Kindle.
screen resolution
Galaxy Tab 7.7 by c|net (Nov, 2011)The 7.0 Plus's 7-inch screen has a 1,024x600-pixel resolution and uses Samsung's proprietary Plane-Line Switching (PLS) panel technology.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by c-joy--book-lover--dual-android-apple-user (Mar, 2012)Screen resolution: the galaxy tab is much better, it has more ppi( pixels per inch) than iPad 2.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Galaxy Tab 7.7 by c|net (Nov, 2011)Images and video recorded with the front camera looked as if there were a deliberate film grain placed over it, and not in a cool, artsy kind of way, but more of the, "Hey, there seems to be some film grain on this video, can we please get rid of it?
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by DarthSyrma (Feb, 2012)My kids and I video chatted with my father via Skype with the front camera, and it worked great.
processor
Galaxy Tab 7.7 by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)Inside, there's a 1.4GHz dual core CPU running the show.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by M.-Gymnopoulos (Nov, 2011)The 1.2 Ghz dual core Exynos processor is great and in general the tab is fast.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0
cpu speed
Galaxy Tab 7.7 by c|net (Nov, 2011)Both tablets use the Exynos 4210 CPU, which in terms of speed hits somewhere between the Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chips.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by Mike-E.**UPDATE: 1/17/2012 - Speed definitely varies and has different factors like ISP, router, wifi chipset, CPU specs, OS etc..
battery life
10 hour
6.15 hour
Galaxy Tab 7.7 by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)The former is a much more understandable decision given the tablet's size but the latter is agrrevating as it means you always need that cable and that cable only to charge this device.
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by NataliePROS: size and weight, picture quality, fast processor, battery life, good-looking design, bluetoothCONS: expensive, if you have a spotty WIFI connection it really limits the use of the tablet, lack of integrated USB/HDMI (you can buy an adapter for this - about $30).
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Tab 7.0 Verizon
| Significantly longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 6.15 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 60% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has an accelerometer | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Detects movement for interactive apps | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Has a GPS | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Get directions and navigation, geotag photos | |||
| More storage capacity | 16 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| 8x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Android 3.2 Honeycomb) | vs | No (Android) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Significantly faster processor | 1.4 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| Around 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Has an open source operating system | Yes (Android 3.2 Honeycomb) | vs | No (Android) |
| Somewhat common; Allows you the freedom to use your tablet however you like | |||
| Bigger screen | 7.7" | vs | 7" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 1.3 MP |
| More than 50% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| More RAM | 1 GB | vs | 0.5 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Sharper screen | 196 ppi | vs | 169 ppi |
| Around 20% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1280 x 800 | vs | 1024 x 600 |
| Around 70% higher resolution screen | |||
Advantages compared to the Tab 7.7 16GB
Sortable is not aware of any important advantages of the Tab 7.0 Verizon vs the Tab 7.7 16GB.
Reviews Word on the street
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screen
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 16GB | Rated 74% by by The Verge (Mar, 2012)1280 x 800 is on the other hand a totally acceptable resolution for a 7.7-inch display — if not exactly standard-setting anymore — and though it's still possible to make out individual pixels or see some jaggies on small text, reading or watching videos is much more pleasant on the Galaxy Tab 7.7 than almost any other Android tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 16GB | Rated 74% by by The Verge (Mar, 2012)That said, the Galaxy Tab 7.7's 1280 x 800 Super AMOLED Plus display makes a really good case for that number two slot.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 16GB | Rated 74% by by The Verge (Mar, 2012)Typically the differences between models are slight — a slightly larger or smaller screen, a new processor, or a thinner chassis — but Samsung took some bigger steps with the new Galaxy Tab 7.7: it’s the first Galaxy Tab to have a Super AMOLED Plus display, the same screen so many people love in Samsung’s Galaxy S II phones.
cpu
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Verizon | Rated 70% by by The Verge (Nov, 2011)There is a Galaxy Tab 7.7 on the roadmap, and it has all-around better specs — a 1280 x 800 screen, 1.4GHz processor — and as of September 1st, it was reportedly due out "in the next couple months.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 7 4-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 OK operating system |
 | 5 | Amazon Kindle Fire HD Highest resolution screen |
 | 6 | Ainol Novo7 4-way tie: Supports Flash |
 | 7 | Toshiba Excite 7.7 Longest battery life |
 | 8 | MSI WindPad 110W-014US 2-way tie: Biggest screen |
