Review on 📱 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0" (2019, WiFi + Cellular) 32GB - 4G LTE Tablet with Phone Capabilities, GSM Unlocked - International Model (32GB, Black) by Brian Dildine

I had to replace my tiny Android phone with a bigger one so I can read and use the touchscreen properly. Unfortunately I was limited to $200. My options were an unlocked old Samsung model or this new 8-inch model A tablet that doubles as an unlocked phone. I was concerned about the Model A's screen as I had a 5 inch and 8 inch Samsung tablet with an amazing Super AMOLED display. I started with Model A with great trepidation, but found the screen acceptable. Yes, colors do wash out, and black is really shades of gray. However, the brightness is sufficient to use the tablet outdoors. Android 9 was also a pleasant surprise. It has many features that are useful on a tablet that will replace a laptop. I must say that Samsung has polluted a wonderful operating system with lame proprietary applications that cannot be removed and that are very troublesome to disable correctly. Why would anyone need a web browser that doesn't integrate with the Google world? Who needs a store and another cloud? In terms of performance, the 2019 Model A is sluggish but ultimately gets the job done. If you don't have any money, you have to wait a few seconds for the screen to turn. Every now and then the processor freezes so much that I forget what I'm doing and just put the thing away. The camera is completely written off and could have just been left out. The focus searches for a long time and only occasionally adjusts to nearby objects. The colors are barely recognizable. I have both Nikon and Sony cameras, so I don't rely heavily on this budget tablet for award-winning photos. As I already have a great s2 8 inch tablet I really need the phone to work well and it does! Messaging and phone apps are well integrated, and the weak sound issue of previous tablets has been addressed with an odd-sounding Dolby Atmos button on the main toolbar. When you press it, the sound gets really, really loud. The user can listen to music while using the tools or receive navigation tips from Google Maps while driving. I'm not sure why the soft button is needed. I would unmute using the hardware volume button. But at least you can hear the tiny speakers. Samsung has removed the hardware buttons that once graced the bottom of tablets. They made the screen a little bigger and added buttons to the touchscreen. They allow you to dispense with the buttons and consume swipes in those places. It's a cool idea as long as the screen is strong enough to withstand all the swipes of a possibly dirty finger. This leaves a little more room for viewing objects on the screen, and movies have another half-inch of screen width. As I mentioned before, this is not a tablet that can be used for watching movies as the colors are wrong or intense compared to the best screens. Thus, this tablet is an excellent budget phone that is also good for surfing the web. . The screen is bright and the sound is loud. Don't buy Model A for the screen or processor. Both are well below average. For great Wi-Fi and Cellular Walkie Talkies, buy it. Remove the sleeve immediately before dropping the item and breaking the plastic sleeve. I don't think a screen protector will work on this model as the contrast and color intensity of the IPS screen is further degraded. Be patient with sluggish tablet performance. No comparison to a $1,000 tablet. It's a $200 tablet.