What's an Android tablet-maker got to do to stand out these days? If you're Samsung, you take a proven formula--slim design, exclusive apps--and tweak it with the latest OS and drop the price.

Affordable; Very thin and light; Solid performance and graphics; Runs Android 4.0; Smart Remote app for controlling TV; Free 50GB of Dropbox storage for one year

Speakers easily muffled; AllShare is complicated offers poor performance; Not as easy to use as Kindle Fire

Just a month ago, we managed to preview Samsung's answer to the Kindle Fire – the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) . Needless to say, if you're expecting something cutting-edge, you won't find it here, but rather, it's affordably priced at $250 and somehow manages to employ some modest hardware specs to...

$250 price point; Android 4.0 ICS out of the box; Incorporates an IR blaster; Great battery life

Choppy performance; Same old TouchWiz UX experience; Not so great with its still shots

Before the Google Nexus 7 came along, I would have recommended the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) to anyone looking for a great small-screen Android tablet . It's still a good choice, but compared with the Nexus 7, it now looks a bit dated.

Lags behind some non-LTE enabled Android competitors

Samsung's Galaxy Tab line continues to expand, with the latest additions coming in the form of the Galaxy Tab 2 Series. The Galaxy Tab 2 Series is available in 10.1-inch and 7.0-inch screen sizes.

Battery life; particularly with the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1; Android 4.0; Price

No micro HDMI port; No microUSB port; Camera performance; TI SoC not quite up to par performance-wise

Until Amazon's Kindle Fire hit the market late last year, no Android-powered tablet had made even the smallest of impacts on the marketplace. With its $199.99 price tag and customized user interface, the Kindle Fire was a real success.

Great value; solid build quality; Android 4.0 from the start; microSD expansion slot

Low-resolution screen; few tablet apps

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) is a smart choice for budget-conscious buyers looking for a dependable Android 4.0 tablet on the cheap.

Ships with Ice Cream Sandwich; IR Blaster transforms tablet into smart remote; Performance is fast and fluid; Decent battery life for a 7-incher; Priced to sell

No LED flash accompanying the rear camera

A good effort by Samsung in releasing a device targeted at the budget crowd, as it comes with the full features that you would usually find in higher-end devices - definitely one to consider if you are considering tablets in the 7-inch range.

It seems that Samsung have taken it upon themselves on literally making a tablet for everyone. With all of the Galaxy Tab variants out there, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 it seems like systematic attempt by Samsung to put a unique tablet variant in the hands of every living person on the planet...

Samsung kickstarted the seven inch tablet trend more than two years ago with the very first Galaxy Tab, and now it's back to try again, with a souped up model running a more up to date version of Android. But can it keep up with the tough competition, including the Asus Google Nexus 7?

Aaron does a video review of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 , the chief competitor to Google's Nexus 7 tablet.  The Tab 2 7.0 offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, 7-inch display with 1024x600 pixels, a 4,000 mAh battery, 8 GB of internal memory with SD card slot, 3.2-megapixel camera (sans flash),