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SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 review: 2014 family tablet.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2014·$400
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#11 of 13
Tier
Tablet
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The verdict, up front

Galaxy Tab 4 10.1.

Tab 4 10.1 brought SD 400 + Kids Mode to Samsung's 2014 family tablet.

01Display

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker display results among tablet phones of 2014 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeTFT LCD
Size10.1"
Resolution1280 x 800

02Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among tablet phones of 2014 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 400
RAM1.5 GB
Storage16 GB + microSDXC

03Camera

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker camera results among tablet phones of 2014 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main3 MP
Front1.3 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2014.

Capacity6,800 mAh

05Software

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker software results among tablet phones of 2014 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Snapdragon 400 reliable.
  • 6,800 mAh long life.
  • microSDXC.
  • Kids Mode.
What doesn't
  • 1.5 GB RAM.
  • WXGA only.
  • 3 MP cam.
  • 487 g chunky.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 7 (2013, Asus)
$229 · score 82/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 13-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .