Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite

 

Features:

• 7.0" 16M-color LCD capacitive touchscreen of 600 x 1024 pixel resolution; 170 ppi
• Android OS v4.2.2 with TouchWiz
• 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, GC1000 GPU, 1GB of RAM, Marvell PXA986 chipset
• 2 MP autofocus camera with face detection
• VGA video recording at 24fps
• 8 GB internal storage, microSD slot
• 3G version with voice communication and SMS available
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support
• GPS with A-GPS connectivity; GLONASS support
• Stereo Bluetooth v4.0
• microUSB port for charging
• Accelerometer sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Document editor and file manager comes preinstalled
• 3600 mAh battery

One thing that might derail Samsung's plans is that the original Tab 3 is still available from various retailers and having undergone a few price cuts its closer to the Lite 7.0 than the new arrival would have liked. Then again, it may nudge the right people to re-think the price tag. Let's check out the full specs of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite before we continue.

Display test	50% brightness			100% brightness
	Black, cd/m2	White, cd/m2	Contrast ratio	Black, cd/m2	White, cd/m2	Contrast ratio
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0	0.29	266	912	0.47	464	989
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0	0.35	204	589	0.86	492	574
Sony Xperia Tablet Z	-	-	-	0.53	531	996
Sony Xperia Tablet S	0.35	334	947	0.67	526	783
Apple iPad mini	0.25	208	838	0.51	458	812
Apple iPad 3	0.21	167	809	0.6	477	779
Apple iPad 4	0.21	163	797	0.63	476	762
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7	0	200	∞	0	328	∞
Asus Google Nexus 7	0.25	244	954	0.36	327	908
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1	0.27	223	832	0.49	406	821
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1	0.31	257	826	0.55	502	915
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Poor contrast makes the screen look washed out and viewing angles could've been better too. Add the low resolution and you have a below average display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 is trying to keep things as simple as possible but its prospects are complicated. At this point at least, shortly after the announcement. Samsung must've done the math, anticipating sufficient demand from certain markets, but we must admit it's easy to question the Lite's very place in the company's new tablet lineup. To be fair, it's not a bad looking tablet - in the simplest possible way - portable, friendly and with solid battery backup. And it's the cheapest of the latest generation. Oh well, it's not the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite's fault that its siblings are Pros. Unfortunately, it's got a handful of rival tablets to worry about. And we don't think the likes of the Nook, Kindle and Nexus 7 (older generation at that) are even in the same conversation. Pretty obvious, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite will be targeting markets where the above are not readily available. The Lite will be battling its way through hordes of low-cost seven-inchers by white label manufacturers and second-tier brands alike.	0.17	196	1141	0.34	424	1236