- 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...
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Apple iPad 3
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
- Samsung ATIV Tab
- Acer Iconia Tab A500
Rated 80% by by Graymer (Apr, 2013)I love the size of the screen and it doesn't feel like it will fall a part.
Rated 100% by by Colby (May, 2012)3 days after X-mas, I dropped my brand new iPod 4G on a stone-tile floor (about 3-4 feet up) and it shattered (Apple replaced it free of charge :D), yet I'd still give the iPod 4G a 4.5/5 in durability.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate compared to the Apple iPad 2
“11.6
Windows 7 Professional
Rated 100% by by Boris-Lokhvitsky (Nov, 2011)Very nice bright screen; camera and audio are not brilliant but pretty decent; battery life is not amazing but not bad either.
9.7”
iOS 5
Rated 100% by by Sharon (Oct, 2012)I have had hours of enjoyment with it and I have a greatgrandson who plays for hours with the free games for him to play with.
screen size
11.6"
9.7"
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Wally-Asti--amazon (Feb, 2012)But you can't have a large screen with a small tablet!
iPad 2 by S.-JentschPeople loved the small size of netbooks, but the keyboards and displays were often too small.
screen resolution
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Zhou-Zhiliang--Joe (Jun, 2012)The slate claims to have 11 in screen, sounds big, but actually due to its non regular shape and resolution, I found a lot of webpages cannot be displayed correctly if used vertically, it can only display part of web on the screen and you have to move the slide bar left and right to see the whole website, very inconvenient.
iPad 2 by S.-Lir (Feb, 2012)On another note, I am happy that Samsung manufactures the retina display for Apple.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Patrick-Byers (Mar, 2012)I had a webcam in 1998 that produced better video and still pictures than the camera on this system.
iPad 2 by Vincent-E.-Martin--Darkbard (Mar, 2011)The front camera can also be used for (VGA) video recording of up to 30 frames per second with audio, as well as still camera pictures.
processor
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Steve--lukkystarr (May, 2012)With a dual core processor it was adequate for it's intended purpose, which was to be as paperless as possible.
iPad 2 by GabrielArg (Jun, 2011)I agree that because applications are similar and they both share the same iOS, the experience might not seem that different, but once you get your hands on it, the bigger screen, the dual core processor, larger memory and longer battery result in much much better overall experience.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate vs Apple iPad 2
cpu speed
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Brad (Jan, 2012)The screen looks great (especially next to the Asus slate) and the processor is best-in-class.
iPad 2 by Leo-StarkSpeed: the iPad is super quick with its A5 processor, running apps like a charm and browsing the Internet sometimes faster than my laptop.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Nacho (Apr, 2012)It may not be as great as a cheaper tablet for mobile gaming (not sure how well the integrated GPU handles recent windows games which probably are not designed for a touchscreen anyhow, and it lacks the gyroscope), but for web browsing, music playing, online video watching and kindle reading it also does a better job than the cheaper tablets due to its higher performance and full uncapped web browsing experience (Flash, Silverlight, HTML5... watch Hulu or Netflix without an app).
battery life
7 hour
10 hour
Series 7 11.6" Slate by singing-engineer (May, 2012)After 10 weeks daily use, I can say that for my applications (I don't play games or watch videos) I get about 5 hours of use from a charge, a 30min 'refresh' at lunch time gives me an extra 2 hours each day.
iPad 2 by c|net (Mar, 2011)The iPad's device features, such as Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP, EDR), Wi-Fi 802.11 n, 3G, and 10 hours of battery life, are all here, and in many cases are still the bar by which other tablets are judged.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Apple iPad 2
| Much more storage capacity | 128 GB | vs | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Much more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 0.5 GB |
| 8x more RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Significantly bigger screen | 11.6" | vs | 9.7" |
| Around 20% bigger screen | |||
| Supported card formats | microSD | vs | None |
| Supports supported card formats | |||
| Much higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 0.3 MP |
| More than 6.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Much faster processor | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 60% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Supports multitasking | Yes (Windows) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Run multiple apps at once | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark | 506.1 ms | vs | 1,808 ms |
| 3.6x faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Windows) | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Supports voice commands | Yes | vs | No (iOS 5) |
| Somewhat common; Can be operated hands free | |||
| Higher resolution rear camera | 3 MP | vs | 0.92 MP |
| Around 3.5x higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Marginally newer | Oct, 2011 | vs | Mar, 2011 |
| Release date 6 months later | |||
| Higher resolution screen | 1366 x 768 | vs | 1024 x 768 |
| More than 30% higher resolution screen | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
| Significantly longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 7 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 40% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
| 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 | |||
| Lighter | 635 g | vs | 898 g |
| Around 30% lighter | |||
| Smaller | 241 x 186 x 9 mm | vs | 296 x 184 x 13 mm |
| Around 50% smaller | |||
| Thinner | 9 mm | vs | 13 mm |
| More than 30% thinner | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate | Apple iPad 2 | ||
 |   Rated by 158 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by singing-engineer (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by CoolJohnB (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by James-D.-Weller--Gizmoman |  Rated by 1131 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Hernando-Hernandez (Nov, 2012) Rated 100% by by AmazonShopper (Sep, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
screen
Apple iPad 2 16 GB, WiFi + Verizon 3G, White | Rated 83% by by c|net (Mar, 2011)If you've ever used an iPhone or iPod Touch, the iPad 2 will feel immediately familiar.
Apple iPad 2 16 GB, WiFi + Verizon 3G, White | Rated 80% by by gmez (Aug, 2011)I have no iphone or ipod touch, I have a imac 21.5, a white macbook and ipod classic, then this was my first experience with IOS, which is super easy to use.
Apple iPad 2 16 GB, WiFi + Verizon 3G, White | Rated 83% by by c|net (Mar, 2011)In a first-person shooter game like N.O.V.A., for instance, you can tilt the iPad 2's screen up, down, left, or right to explore the game's surroundings, just like a window into the game's universe.
type
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 80% by by C.-Schimanski (Nov, 2011)This slate can satisfy the portability needs of the business traveler, the home user and the tech-hungry as a whole while not sacrificing the much needed Windows functionality.
Apple iPad 2 16 GB, WiFi + Verizon 3G, White | Rated 80% by by J.-HarveyConversely, Warner Brothers only offers Windows Media versions of the Harry Potter series for digital copy.
resolution
Apple iPad 2 16 GB, WiFi + Verizon 3G, White | Rated 80% by by Anjana-NigamI had slightly lower res version of a TV series in AVI format and the VLC player allowed me to watch it on iPad, I prefer that screen to my HP Pavilion 17 inch which has worse resolution and tends to get too hot in my lap anyway.
operating system
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate 128GB | Rated 100% by by dave-e (Feb, 2012)i pad was not for business, the slate 7 will do anything, it is going to work seamlessly with our enterprise software.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 More recent operating system |
 | 2 | Apple iPad 3 Much more recent operating system |
 | 3 | Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Quite higher resolution rear camera |
 | 4 | Samsung ATIV Tab Longest battery life |
 | 5 | Acer Iconia Tab A500 3-way tie: Has an open source operating system |
 | 6 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 8 | Microsoft Surface Lots of expandable storage |
