Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T350 8-Inch Tablet (16 GB, Titanium) W/ Pouch (Renewed)

So far its a great tablet. OTA update as soon as I powered up so at least it looks like there is some support for it still. I hope it's included in the monthly update program.Tablet is very thin and light and easy to hold. Screen is very bright and the resolution is very good. Coming from a "budget" tablet, this is definitely a huge step up. Pages flow smoothly with no lag. Programs pop up instantly without stuttering. I don't have to close out the apps in the multi-tasking switcher. Plenty of storage for apps and there is an SD card for basically unlimited storage with as cheap as SD cards are now.Samsung gives you an additional free 200 GB (!) on Microsoft One Drive for two years which is pretty awesome (that will probably be the norm by then).My only problem is all the bloat - I wish tablet makers would go the PC route and allow me to uninstall apps I don't want without having to root the tablet. Samsung's Touchwiz is pretty bloated too, but it is kind of useful.All in all, a great tablet for about $160.

DO NOT PURCHASE REFURBISHED FROM THIS COMPANY!!!!!!! I purchased a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 inch tablet from this company in October, in March the charging port of the tablet is now dead and we are unable to charge the tablet. I was advised by Amazon Customer service to contact the seller. The seller told me the tablet was now out of warranty( 90days) and I would need to contact Samsung and see if they would repair. I did contact Samsung and began the process or repair, I was told the unit was warrantied and initiated the return. Upon returning the tablet, I was aware that my daughters screen was cracked, but did not think anything of it since all I was trying to do was get a charging port fixed and no one at Samsung inquired if there were any cosmetic defects etc. Well Samsung responded that it would cost 137.00 to repair the screen and they could not repair the charging port without first repairing the screen.So now I have a tablet that will not charge and stuck with a bill as high as the cost that I paid for said tablet just to get it to work. So I would advise not purchasing from this company anything refurbished because if something goes wrong after the 90 days, no one will help you. If I knew I was going to have to pay another 137.00 after less than 6 months of purchase I would have just paid regular price for a better quality product. So my suggestion is to steer clear of the REFURBISHED products from this seller. Because you will be out of additional money if there products breakdown after 90 days. Poor customer service from both Amazon and this seller.

Update 10/25/2017: Today when I turned the tablet on, there was an announcement that Nougat OS could be downloaded. Download took around 15-20 minutes and works just fine.NOTE: Amazon groups 4 different models of Samsung Tablets here under one heading. My review is for the Tab A - 8" size.Prior to purchasing the Tab A, I tried a new Asus ZenPad 8.0 and a new Lenovo; both went back for either poor screen quality, too much heat build-up and locking up for no reason. I hesitated to try a refurbished tablet, but I'm pleasantly surprised with the Tab A.It arrived in a genuine Samsung box, with a sealed plastic film around the tablet, genuine USB cable and AC power plug, and a small quick start guide. The only thing that made it appear refurbished is a "certified refurbished" card that's stuck inside the box. Although I probably didn't really get lucky and get a genuine NEW tablet by mistake :), there was a tiny smudge on the back of the tablet like someone had touched it prior to me receiving it, but it easily wiped away with a microfiber cloth.Very easy to set-up, I didn't personally see it update, but it's running Android Marshmallow 6.0.1....I hear there will be a Nougat update soon. It updated all the Google things I don't need, and it got a little warm while updating. Since then, this tablet runs cool.It's perfectly awesome, now I can see why Samsung has such a huge fan-base for their cell phones and tablets. This has just a little Samsung bloatware, but I find most of it useful. It even has their own version of anti-malware (Smart Manager) added, as well as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.The screen is bright, very responsive to taps and swipes and very easy for me to read. I was beginning to think something was going wrong with my eyesight, as I had a problem with seeing things on the Asus and Lenovo screens.For now the 16 GB storage is enough but I may add a microSD card later on.It feels incredibly light-weight compared to my previous 2 tablets, and it's unfortunately kind of slippery. If you're buying this for a child, maybe you should buy some type of rugged case such as this: BMOUO EVA ShockProof Light Weight Kids Case with Handle for Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8-inch Tablet - Blue.There are 2 things not so great but not that big of a deal to me.1. I wish the "back arrow" was lit, it's hard to see it in the dark, but then again, you learn where it is pretty quick. It's opposite where my ZTE cell phone has it located.2. The included Samsung "pouch" is pretty useless, it's cheap stinky plastic and doesn't give any protection. I purchased a sleeve for the ZenPad and it works with this tablet, too. The gray would go well with the Smoky Titanium finish of the Tab A: Elonbo 7" 8" inch Waterproof Canvas Fabric Tablet Sleeve Case Shell with pocket - Superior Protection Laptop Bag/Computer Computer accessories, Gray

For a Samsung, this is a very good and inexpensive tablet. (Samsung doesn't produce many of these, at a reasonable price point). It's responsive, a good size, with a 4:3 aspect ratio that's often good for games and video. A couple of caveats: 1. At the time of this review, and with the updates, the OS is Android 5.0.2, months after Marshmallow has been released. To be fair though, I chose the Samsung over the ZenPad because ASUS almost never updates their tablets. (I speak from past personal experience). Samsung will update, I believe, although it's a slow process; 2. The 8 inch Mini-iPad dimensions mean that streaming videos in a 16:9 aspect ratio may well produce letterboxing. So, be aware; 3. This is not a good screen for reading, if you're going to use Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. Text is noticeably pixelated.On the plus side, the 128GB (Max) SD Card slot will allow you to load this tablet up with content, and the pre-teen who received it clearly loved it.