<P> The Galaxy Tab 2 series is the second generation Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and 10.1 which were aimed at budget markets . The front - facing cameras have been downgraded to VGA quality, the rear camera to fixed focus, the chip set is now a TI OMAP4430 1.0 GHz dual - core, and is slightly thicker . In addition, the 5 GHz WiFi has been dropped . Both models run Samsung's TouchWiz software on top of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and have been updated to Android 4.1 and 4.2. 2 Jelly Bean . </P> <P> The Galaxy Tab 3 series refers to the third generation Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, 8.0 and 10.1 and are again aimed at budget markets with the Samsung Galaxy Note series taking over the higher - end market . The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 was announced at the end of April 2013 . The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and 10.1 were announced at the Computex in June 2013 . All 3 devices share a similar design language to the Samsung Galaxy S4 and other recently released Samsung devices . </P> <P> The Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 was released with Android 4.1. 2 Jelly Bean . Samsung has customized the interface with its TouchWiz UX software . As well as apps from Google, including Google Play, Gmail and YouTube, it has access to Samsung apps such as S Voice, S Planner . </P> <P> The Galaxy Tab 3 Lite 7.0 is available in WiFi - only and 3G and WiFi variants . Storage is only 8 GB on each model, with a microSD card slot for expansion . It has a 7 - inch TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, and only a rear - facing camera . </P>

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