Galaxy Tab A9 | Tab A9+

Nice portable size tablet however it is let down by noticeable slow responsiveness to touchpad actions and the screen is not that clear. It was a 'bonus gift' with another purchase, I would not paid to have bought one. Interface is standard android so that's good

It's a good tablet for it's price point, but I miss a real mini samsung tab with real top notch specs and fantastic screen, fingerprint scanner, real processor and full ram. Nothing more nothing less

Enjoy using it despite the sim card getting lost during set up

Good replacement for the 8" tab S2 LTE. I can't say the screen is so crystal clear as the one 7 years old. The viewing angle is more precise. Will be the pixel technology being used in this. The failure of manufactures to make 4x3 screens these days lead to a search as many to find a replacement for the trusty 8" tab S2. This model you gain 1/2" in height, loose 1/2" in width held in portrait mode. Pump up the Samsung keyboard to maximum size of letters and its starting to resemble the Tab S2 in use with a similar sized visual experience on the keyboard. The new Android you soon get use to although I have a bigger tablet with that on it so was use to it. There appeared to be a bug after the upgrade to Android 14 which is well reported across boards over the months that Android 14 upgrade came out. You do another software update after the first. Might take a day to come through. Lack of notification sounds as I recall. Oh there is another software upgrade waiting... did the trick. Something to look out for. Notification sounds returned. Similar to Microsoft you get the package update and then a known bug fix after. Migration using the Samsung software over wifi worked well taking taking apps not in the Playstore plus directories. Email was configured but if you use customised sounds for incoming emails you do need to set them back up again. Bluetooth connections in the car etc need to be restored. Fast tablet compared to the tab S2 where apps were out growing the memory and developers were dropping Android 7 off so apps couldn't be updated and we're also blocked if you didnt update the firmware that you couldn't in anycase. Getting beyond a joke on the old tablet. Sanity now restored on the app front. Some older nitch software a bit of searching did find new software updates. Ezshare wifi SD camera card. Some fumbling with Chinese screens on that got it working. Release 5 of that to support the Chinese Market. Pleased about that one since I keep my Panasonic bridge camera 10 years old into the social media age with a discontinued Ezshare wifi card, good price at the time. Built in camera quality is good on the tablet. If you like large phablet devices, a bit bigger than the phone "phablets" which are now regular mobiles, then this is for you. Paper back sized screen for reading rather than massive 10 / 11 " tablets and the weight or mobiles that are too small. The beauty of 8" or 8.5" tablets in this case. Easy to carry in a shoulder bag.