Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 SM-T231 review

Galaxy Tab 4 is an upgraded version of Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. The Tab 4 (Model SM-T231) comes powered by a quad core processor and runs Android KitKat with 1.5GB RAM.
Box Pack the 7 inch Tab 4 tablet, user guide, warranty card, data cable and travel charger. There are no earphone included.
There is micro SD card slot too (32GB cards supported). The 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the top, power / volume rockers / micro SD card slot and micro SIM slot are placed on the right side. Screen is 7 inches with WXGA (1280 x 800 pixels) resolution. Viewing angles are pretty good and touch is smooth and responsive.
Memory
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 model SM-231 comes with 1.5GB RAM and 8GB internal storage. Free RAM on the first boot is 762MB and 4.5GB is the user space available for app and for general storage.

Benchmark scores

• Quadrant Benchmark : 4164.
• Antutu Benchmark : 13360.
• Vellmo Benchmark : Browser – 1258, Metal – 682, Multi Core – 902.
• Nenamark2 : 57.7fps.
• Multi Touch : 5 point.

Gaming
There is 4.5 GB of limited internal storage space and you cannot install / move apps to external storage. I installed the MC4 and Asphalt 8 on the internal storage. MC4 (Modern Combat 4) played pretty smooth, but Asphalt 8 was not that smooth when set to the highest visual quality mode. However in low mode the game did well.

Entertainment and Camera
This Galaxy Tab 4 can play full HD videos. I tried it in MX player in both Software and Hardware modes.

There are dual cameras, a front camera of 1.3MP resolution and a rear camera of 3.2MP resolution. Both the cameras are fixed focus. Video calling is supported. The rear camera is without LED flash. The camera output is good enough for mid and long shots.

4000 mAh battery
The Galaxy Tab 4 SM-T231 comes with 4000 mAh non-removable battery. I used it for 25 minutes, battery dropped by 8%. I played the high end games for 15 minutes battery dropped by 6%. I then played a 720p video in a loop for about 28 minutes battery dropped by 5%.

The temperature at the max was stuck at 36 degree, I think the temp was higher than 36, I could feel the tablet getting warm, but not hot.

For moderate to heavy usage battery will last for up to 5 hours. When playing high end games you can expect usage time of up to 4 hours. You can watch videos for almost 9 hours  (loudspeaker, Wi-Fi on and with full brightness).