Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1-Inch 16GB, White)

For years, I have owned Samsung Tablets and phones and love the quality and features. This is my favorite Samsung tablet yet! So far I have had a truly WOW experience using this tablet as it has exceeded my expectations! Below are the Pros and the Cons of this tablet...In late July, 2015, the tablet updated to Lollipop and it saves me battery, love this update. PROS/SPECIAL FEATURES: + Screen Resolution/Weight/Size etc - The first thing I noticed is that this tablet has 149 PPI-Pixels----however, what I discovered is that the screen is very, very clear and the colors are spectacular! The screen is absolutely beautiful! RESULT for me: It is that much clearer and vivid screen than I thought it would be with truly amazing clarity! **Brightness of the screen: I compared this with my older ASUS MeMopad and found that this screen is MUCH BRIGHTER! (I like a bright and vivid screen and this tablet has just what I was searching for in a screen). + Clarity of the screen for reading - It is very easy to read Kindle books and eBooks on this tablet. And I place the tablet inside my case/stand and read in landscape, it is very easy to read on it this way. The tablet just sits in my lap for easy reading. + Weight - Lighter than I thought! For a 10.1 tablet, I found it easy to hold and use. *Also, I purchased on Amazon a JETech Slim Fit Case and it is an excellent stand/cover and protects the tablet yet lightweight. + Speed of this unit / Memory etc - This tablet has adequate memory and I found it enough to keep the tablet running at a good speed. And I found that the tablet runs plenty fast with no lagging. + WiFi Connecting/Speed of WiFi and MORE - This tablet connects very quickly to my home WiFi and has never ever dropped the WIFi signal no matter where I am in my home. WiFi is VERY STRONG using this device, even when I am very far from my router I still have 4.5 bars! *** To test the speed and strength of this WiFi and compare it to my other Android devices, I went to the Playstore and got the free app called WiFi Analyzer. This is a MUST HAVE app for any Android device as it gives you a visual report on the WiFi strength of your tablet, phone etc. + SPECIAL INFO about INTERNET CONNECTION - Yes, this is a WiFi only, but when you are away from an WiFi internet hotspot location, there are ways to can get onto the internet such as MiFi and there are ways that you can purchase equipment so that you can have data when you do not have a WiFi hotspot available. + Internet & Webpage & Video Viewing - The stock browser does a wonderful job and it opens up webpages very fast. Also I tried Maxthon Browser and this worked very well yet I still prefer the Internet App. Also, I tried out the factory installed Chrome Browser and liked it OK, yet again, I went back the the stock Internet App (this is my preference). Note that the Playstore has many very good (FREE) internet browsers as Dolphin, Opera and many more! + EXTERNAL SLOT FOR MICRO SD CARD up to 64GB This is a must for me as I keep my personal files, photos, and music on my internal SD card. Note that this was one of the deciding factors that sold me on this tablet. I installed a SanDisk 32GB SD card and it works great on this tablet. - Camera / Video Camera - The camera is now 3.5 MP which I found took OK pictures, but since it does not have a flash on it, I had to be in very bright lighting. For me, I found that I use my digital camera for serious picture taking. Videos were somewhat grainy on this tablet. (The camera and Video camera are not that great in this tablet)! I rarely use this camera as I prefer to use my Nikon digital camera for my overall picture taking…the camera on this tablet is OK for backup camera, taking pictures to send in an email, etc). Do not expect the camera on this tablet to replace your digital camera. + Home Videos - The stock video player is OK and plays MOST home videos, however, may I suggest QQ Player (Free App from Playstore and the ONLY one I recommend as it plays every home video I tried). + Reading/Creating/Editing Word, Excel, Text Files and much more on this tablet: This comes with a So So Office app (viewer) for reading Office documents, however, I STILL prefer Kingsoft Office which is a free app from Playstore. It is the best I have ever tried and I am very picky about so called Office programs. It is very compatible with MS Office as it reads, edits and creates Office files and reads PDF files, and it has more features of any other Android Office program that I tried. This app is a MUST have for tablet owners in my opinion. + Music Player/Sound Quality – This model has the regular MUSIC App, which plays by playlists, songs, albums and even folders. Also there is Google Music app is pre-installed in this tablet and does a fine job. However, I installed the FREE app called Rocket Player from the Playstore and love this music player! As for sound quality - The best way to really enjoy music is through a high quality Bluetooth speaker or Bluetooth headset as the sound quality is superb this way and you can walk about your home listening to your music! + Battery Life- Very good to excellent. Since I have done a few tweaks on this tablet, now I have found that my battery life is better than the first and even the second day. In fact, the battery life now I find that when I use WiFi just when I need it, I now get about 7 to 8 hours with it(this reflects 100 percent brightness however). ***Where battery life is concerned: To make your battery last as long as possible is to be sure to turn off BLUETOOTH AND WIFI when you do not need these. Both are these are memory hogs! Also, I turn off my GPS and even SYNC sometimes to conserve battery and then turn them on later. + OTG USB Compatible - This tablet comes with a free OTG On the Go adapter cable. Just plug in your flash drive and you can copy files to the flash drive so easily or view files that are on the flash drive. *Note that portable external hard drives and portable DVD/CD drives will not work using OTG in this tablet because they require a lot of power. - No support for Flash Videos - Adobe does not support flash in any Android tablets this days. This non support is for all Android tablets, not just Samsung tablets. + Watching Flash Videos - This device does not come with installed flash, however, I found a workaround to solve this. So if you request it in the comments, I will send you instructions on how to installed Archived Flash so you can watch flash videos and what proper browsers I recommend for this tablet...The only browser that I could get the Archived Flash to play on and well was Puffin Browser for 2.99 in the Playstore. (I tried Maxthon, FoxFire Beta and more and this was the only one that played consistently flash videos). **Here is what I do to watch videos: I use free Playstore apps as YouTube, Netflix, CBS.COM and more and open up the app instead of going to the browser to watch videos that I want to. They play fine in an APP rather than in a Browser. - No installed Adobe Flash (This can be fixed by installing an Archived Adobe Flash from Adobe website. And I did so and now I can watch flash videos using Puffin Paid browser. (No new Android tablets or phones come with flash, but the Archived Adobe Flash can be installed). Most flash videos play OK with this older Archived Flash, with the exception of Amazon videos (as of March 30, 2014). - - Would I purchase this tablet again? YES! In a heartbeat because it is a low cost yet feature packed tablet. And I recommend this to anyone buying their first tablet - this tablet is reasonable in cost, yet it is a really great tablet! My true star rating is 4.6 stars as I find that this tablet, for the most part, has exceeded my expectations. I did take a small amount of the stars off because sometimes the temperature rises a bit when I install several apps, play games, etc. If you have questions about this tablet, I will be happy to answer any questions you may have through the comment section.

When I got this tablet it was on sale on Amazon for $270 and it is well worth the price you have tablets that don't even come close and sell for about the same as this tablet. I have only found one issue that I have with this tablet and that is the storage. I am very computer/tablet literate and have no problems with any other devices that I have but with this particular tablet if I move something to my sd card it still shows up in my files on my tablet and then if I delete it from the tablet it mysteriously gets deleted from the SD card too. I have tried everything from specifically naming folders on the SD card and manually transferring them over there and still for some reason if it is on the tablet and I delete them they disappear from my sd card as well (and vice versa if its on my SD card and I delete it from that it deletes it from my tablet as well). I'm sure there might be a simple solution to this and I'll figure it but for right now the file storage between the tablet and the SD card is a little murky so just to be safe make sure you back up any important files on a second device. I would definitely still recommend this tablet it has too many great perks for that one issue to bring it down. I would also just like to mention to all of those readers out there as much as I love my Kindle I have to admit that with this tablet the Kindle app actually makes reading better than the actual Kindle device so if you're a reader you would probably really enjoy the size of the screen and the functionality of the Kindle Reading App and other reading apps if use them because I also use cool reader it is really just a very good tablet for reading on.

I have been a tablet owner for many years, and have owned several different ones. I started years ago with a Motorola Xoom, then upgraded to a Galaxy Tab and then to Tab 2. I now own a Galaxy Note 2014. This purchase in particular was for my mother-in-law who has been my new baby's nanny while my wife has gone back to work. I LOVE Samsung products, and this tablet certainly does not disappoint. It is very fast, and has the bells and whistles that make Samsung products great. The parts of this that made me ding it back to a 4-star though are more nit picky. First, my mother-in-law was planning to use this to also take pictures. That would have been great, except this tablet does NOT have a flash on it. I was extremely surprised, as the previous Tab's had flashes. Had I known this, I would not have made this purchase. I believe on these later models, they did away with this option and have put that onto the Pro version. In the end though, it is my fault for not double checking on this prior to purchasing. The other gripe I have, is the limitation of drive space. Me personally, I watch videos and such while commuting on a train and space is very important. However, since there is a microSD port, this is not of too big a concern for me. All in all, this is a very fast and good tablet. Just be sure that it fits your needs well. If you intend to take pictures with it, I would recommend upgrading to the Pro version as it has the flash (which you will certainly miss if you take pictures). If you are just wanting to play games, surf the web and do email, then this tablet is an excellent option. As with all my reviews, feel free to ask any questions and I will be happy to answer them.

Bought this for my husband to watch Netflix while working out. He LOVES it! User friendly too. No problems with it and we have had it a couple of years now.

Great

Love it. Good size, audio is great and it works perfectly overall. Got it in 2 days after shipment though I choose standard shipping.

My father in law was itching for a Tablet and I decided to purchase the Galaxy Tab 4 for him because it seemed to meet his needs. This Tablet is great for anything and everything such Streaming Videos and/or composing emails, creating documents, etc. The battery life is quite good and I don't really hear him mentioning any issues with the battery life span. He's on it constantly whenever I go over and it surely has lived up to both mine and his expectations of a reputable and we'll crafted tablet. I'm all about Samsung and Android and love the technology, operating system and how User Friendly it is. When I first unpackaged the device; it did have to go through multiple updates which took awhile, however afterwards it was all set to go. The Speaker Quality is also adequate and there is no choppiness or dead sports when listening to Videos, Podcasts, Movies, etc. This is a great Tablet even for anyone whom is older and looking to move away from a Desk Top Computer or simply introducing them to the world of Tablets. This is the Tablet to do so.

Exactly as advertised. Satisfactory