<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
is	O
a	O
7-inch	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
produced	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
an	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
belongs	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
10.1-inch	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
10.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
Plus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
13	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
shown	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
10.1	I-Device
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
two	O
devices	O
were	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
with	O
Samsung	B-Application
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
unspecified	O
problems	O
with	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
April	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$250	O
for	O
the	O
8GB	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.3	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
customized	O
the	O
interface	O
with	O
its	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
UX	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
apps	O
from	O
Google	O
,	O
including	O
Google	O
Play	O
,	O
Gmail	O
and	O
YouTube	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
Samsung	B-Application
apps	O
such	O
as	O
ChatON	B-Protocol
,	O
S	O
Suggest	O
and	O
All	O
Share	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
WiFi-only	O
,	O
WiFi	O
with	O
an	O
IR	O
Blaster	O
(	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
3G	O
&	O
WiFi	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
7-inch	O
PLS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
screen	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1024x600	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
both	O
front	O
-	O
and	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
"	O
Find	O
my	O
mobile	O
"	O
functionality	O
which	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
lost	O
or	O
remotely	O
wipe	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
proprietary	O
connector	O
for	O
connecting	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
charging/data	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
an	O
adapter	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
that	O
adds	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
OTG	O
port	O
enabling	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
to	O
be	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
host	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
Mass	O
Storage	O
devices	O
can	O
be	O
attached	O
without	O
any	O
need	O
for	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
HID	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mice	O
are	O
possible	O
with	O
this	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
7.0	I-Device
has	O
been	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
reviewer	O
David	O
Pierce	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Tab	O
2	O
is	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
either	O
the	O
Kindle	O
Fire	O
or	O
the	O
Nook	O
Tablet	B-Device
,	O
and	O
because	O
it	O
runs	O
a	O
fuller	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
it	O
's	O
a	O
more	O
capable	O
device	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
interested	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
reading.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Pierce	O
and	O
TechRadar	O
's	O
James	O
Stables	O
praised	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
low	O
price	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
full-size	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
criticism	O
was	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
quality	O
,	O
with	O
Stables	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
dull	O
and	O
unresponsive	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Expert	O
Reviews	O
 '	O
David	O
Ludlow	O
criticizing	O
the	O
low	O
resolution	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
2012	B-Device
Google	I-Device
Nexus	I-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
despite	O
otherwise	O
finding	O
it	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	O
released	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
7.0	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Galaxy	B-Device
Tab	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
7.0	O
)	O
4G	O
LTE	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
