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Trude

TrudeMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 8 reviews

Nice entry level tablet

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Purchased in April 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Online Store for $255.00.

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Florencia

FlorenciaQueensland, 4870

  • 3 reviews

Slowness should be the name

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My almost 4 years old samsung phone is faster than this tablet. I know is afordable but honestly, takes ages to load a simple window in chrome or just move around the system. So disapointed Samsung! It's also heavy, not sturdy... just heavy.



Purchased in October 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Online Store for $200.00.

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Michael

MichaelGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 7 reviews

Gets The Job Done

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I purchased the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0" WiFi 16GB 2017 from Officeworks in February this year. I primarily use this tablet when I'm traveling and connect to available WiFi networks or tether to my phone. It's great for web browsing and using apps. I had to purchase a cover to protect the tablet as I don't think it's very durable. However, it's an all round good tablet for my basic requirements.



Purchased in February 2021 at Officeworks Online store for $276.00.

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Rosie

RosieCalwell 2905, ACT

  • 3 reviews
  • 1 like

Excellent Tablet

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I find my Tablet so handy when writing emails. Also it is great for reading books instead of having a Tinder. Also playing games is better than playing on your phone

Purchased in March 2021 at Optus for $290.00.

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Bhuwan

BhuwanSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 7 reviews

Perfect mid range tablet

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Very good tablet for the price. I still have this tablet. It is not very fast but you get what you pay for. It is inexpensive and daily use tablet.

Purchased in November 2021 at Optus for $384.00.

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Not me

Not me

  • 10 reviews
  • 1 like

Gr8 android

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Reliable and easy to use for the kids and link to gmail account. Kids use it gor games and mathonline. They love it much easier then ipad. More reliable.and would recommend it.

Purchased in May 2021 at Bing Lee Physical store for $290.00.

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Sam M

Sam MMelbourne

  • 11 reviews

Pretty Useless, ok for kids

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Features are poor, runs slowly and does not support a stylus, decent as a kids throw away if you can get it at a good enough size, would not recommend for any other purpose

Purchased in March 2021 at optus.

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Olivia K

Olivia KGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

What's the point?

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What's the point of buying a tablet if you can't even log into it? I have gone through 3 of these tablets since the end of November, each has had the same issue, I have been using it go away to do something else and then I can't log into it. This is a faulty product, each has lasted around 2 months before breaking, I've returned each one, this was the last one I was going to try and it worked fine until about an hour ago, now I can't even log into it. Samsung needs to fix this issue, as it is a frustrating and a pain to keep having to return them. I also left a review for the Samsung Northland store, where I was told that the only way to fix my tablet was to pay $60, not good customer service.

Purchased in November 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for $300.00.

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Bob

BobSydney, NSW

  • 10 reviews

Definitely a good buy at the price.

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My old tablet finally died and I got the new Tab A from JB. Better screen and faster than the old one. Great for streaming and browsing. Definitely a good buy at the price.

Purchased in January 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for $298.00.

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Chris AGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 50 reviews
  • 2 likes

Neat little tablet.

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Purchased in December 2021.

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Pollyfodder

PollyfodderNorth Queensland, QLD

  • 33 reviews
  • 31 likes

A very Apologetic Customer Service "Team" of "Speciallist" Excuse Makers

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Purchased in March 2021.

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Dave

DaveSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 8 reviews

Very handy little device, perfect for around the house mobile internetsing

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Picked up a new Galaxy Tab A 8 through a telstra deal and we're extremely happy with it. Share it with the wife and we both use it for easy internet access and apps throughout the house. Screen is sharp and easy to read, plenty of processing power to run all the apps we need and has a sleek and shiny finish!

Date PurchasedJan 2022
Emma

Emma

  • 6 reviews
  • 2 likes

It does the job!

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I use this tablet for work and sometimes watching movies. I use a few apps and it doesn't get used as much as my phone, The screen clarity is exceptional and the battery lasts a really long time which I love. It only gets charged once a week. The only issue I have is I haven't found a way to connect a keyboard, and sometimes when you click in a field to add text the keyboard doesn't pop up or is very slow to respond.
I do believe I could take to samsung and have fixed but haven't done so.
The screens are very expensive to replace in comparison to apple devices so put a case on it.

Date PurchasedJan 2018
Ver

VerMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 8 reviews

Samsung Tab A

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Samsung Tab A is perfect for my kid to use. Just the right size (8 inches) not too big not too small for my 6 yr old to play with. Weight wise it is also excellent - not heavy for a 6yr old. it also has good battery life for my kid to play with it for a long time and charging time is also not an issue, as it charges fast.

Because it is android, it has heaps of apps for kids and easily connects to PC and TV (screen mirroring) so it is great connectivity wise.

Date PurchasedDec 2018
Wander44

Wander44Dubbox

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Excellent tablet for convenience

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Nice device to use and carry about not too big but plenty of real estate to use and see at great ease. Battery life is very good as well. Crisp and clear screen with great automatic contrast and brightness control takes care of changing things when you move into a dim room.device speed is get too.

Date PurchasedFeb 2016
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Sarah H

Sarah H

  • 7 reviews
  • 3 likes

Great handy Tablet

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Got this from Telstra. It's a great tablet for everyday personal use. Using this for 10 months now and haven't had any issues so far. Value for money. Good battery life (12 -14 hours) and enough storage. Quality rear camera and loved the pictures. Easy to carry design and totally love the product.

Date PurchasedFeb 2018
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PaulS

PaulSSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 55 reviews

Does everything I want it to

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I've had my Samsung tablet for a couple of years now and its never played up. The battery still holds enough charge to last a whole day of continual use (though I have the screen brightness turned down). It sometimes restarts if I play heavy duty games on it, but it handles most simple games and can multitask (run Netflix and games at the same time). I know some Samsung products have had a bad wrap lately but I can't say anything negative about my tablet. It's great, and I'd buy another one tomorrow if I needed too.

Date PurchasedAug 2016
Tiff1971

Tiff1971South East Queensland, QLD

  • 12 reviews
  • 7 likes

Good tablet, low on storage space

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This is a good, reliable tablet. The screen resolution and colours are very good. It takes as good a photo as a tablet will. The storage space is very limited for me which is annoying. This would probably not be an issue for someone not wanting to install games as these will be limited. It suits my needs well though and charges quickly. I would recommend. We have several of these in our family and all are going strong with heavy use.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Greg

GregSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 9 reviews

LOVE my Samsung Tablet.

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I love my tablet so much because I no longer have to cart my Lap Top around with me. It does everything my Laptop does. I can access all my apps with no problems at all. I can access my Netflix account and download movies and watch them anywhere. Also comes in very handy when on holidays to pay bills and check emails.

Date PurchasedApr 2018
shazza

shazzaMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 12 reviews
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Best friend

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I have taken this tablet all around the world. It was been all around Australia. I have a good cover for protection. I have had it for 4 years. I use it for shopping, taking photographs, video, study, socially, collecting my photos, reading and watching programs. I would be lost without it. Fits perfectly into my hand bag. I use it to skype call my friends. In the kitchen to listen to music or watch cooking shows on you tube. Small memory and not a very loud speaker.

Date PurchasedDec 2014
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3lions

3lionsasked

Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 4G (2016)

Hi,
Excuse my ignorance, but will this work using a SIM card? Like an oversized mobile basically. I noticed it says 4g, so I'm hoping that's what that means. If using wifi how safe is that?
Thanks

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Bob
Bob

There are basically two versions of the Tab A.
The wifi version. Works on wifi not on a network.
The SIM card version called Tab A lte.
This takes a SIM and can be used like a mobile phone. It is a couple of hundred dollars more than the wifi version.

Chris A
Chris A

The T385 has SIM but the T380 does not.

3lions
3lions

Thanks, I've got the T385, so that's great.
Thankyou for your reply :)

Jude

Judeasked

Galaxy Tab A 8.0" 4G (2016)

I can make and receive calls but can't hear the other end and they can't hear me how can I fix this?

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vicvicvic
vicvicvic

Not sure. Better call Samsung!

benniebeng4556
benniebeng4556

Turn volte off, use hands-free esrplugs

Percy

Percyasked

Galaxy Tab A 8.0" Wi-Fi (2016)

Thinking of getting one of these to use as an e-Reader. Will it do the job? I use Overdrive and borrow books from a library. Will it do this?

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Wisey
Wisey

G'day Percy, yes, we've used this. Download APP from local library. How good it is will almost certainly depend on how good the app is .... but it's been fine for us.

Rank
Rank

Hey Percy,
I agree with Wisey. It will work well as an e-reader. I have a 7.0" Tab and have found it lighter and easier to handle than the 8.0" model.
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