Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

If the real estate is enough for you though, we believe Samsung's PLS-LCD screen will do well in delivering some eye-pleasing visuals.

In fact, the top- and bottom-edge navigation was a lot easier to get to on a display this size than the larger Honeycomb tablets.

But the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich really smoothed over the laggy movements between home screens and menus, making it feel almost like a brand new tablet.

Slimmer, sleeker, and powered by Android 3.2 Honeycomb, the 7.0 Plus fits right at home with its larger-screened contemporaries.

For Android tablet lovers, however, Samsung has made its lower tier competitive again.

Obviously it wasn't, but could this Android tablet be a great iPad alternative?

Not too much added value here with these mini-apps, but as long as their presence doesn't bog down the interface speed, we can live with them.

Core apps like Contacts, Calendar and Music Player have also been customized in order to have a more from-this-world appearance and feel.

It also includes a “Mini Apps” tray for commonly used features such as task manager, calendar, and music player.

Honeycomb is a pretty strong tablet OS, while Samsung's TouchWiz UX interface is taking the important step of making it look more open to the masses.

We started using the 7.0 Plus with Android 3.0: Honeycomb installed, and initially found the menus quite sluggish – a classic Android complaint, especially for nearly year-old hardware.

When it comes to the software that's pre-loaded, we really can't complain.

The 3-megapixel rear camera won't replace your point-and-shoot or even a nicer smartphone, but provided you hold steady, you can get some decent stills.

Tablets aren't meant to be used as everyday cameras, which is part of the reason why most lag behind their smartphone equivalents in lens quality.

Turning our attention to the rear of the tablet, we’re again seeing it sporting the same 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash used by its siblings.