The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is the latest low-cost Samsung device to score Android 14 goodies
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It would probably be a major understatement to say that Samsung has been doing a tremendous job on the software support front over the last few months. In fact, the tech giant's updates have been hitting its best Galaxy phones and tablets fast and steady for a number of years now, which is why we can totally understand if you stopped paying attention to the recent Android 14 tour de force altogether at one point or another.
But you may want to tune back in to Samsung's impressive efforts to spread the newest OS version to as many users around the world as possible and join us today for at least a minute or two as we collectively marvel at the latest device receiving over-the-air Android 14 treats.
Believe it or not, this is the decidedly low-end and low-cost Galaxy Tab A7 Lite originally released almost three whole years ago on Android 11. We're talking about a compact 8.7-inch slate here with a modest MediaTek Helio P22 processor under its hood, as well as only 3 gigs of RAM paired with 32GB internal storage space in an entry-level variant currently going for a cool 60 bucks off a $159.99 list price on Amazon.
Of course, the stable Android 14 update is not ready for US primetime just yet, merely rolling out to Korea-based owners of the Tab A7 Lite right now according to the always well-informed folks over at SamMobile. But if history is any indication, this absolutely massive 1.5GB or so collection of Google-designed software treats sprinkled with proprietary One UI 6.0 goodies on top should make its way to North America, as well as many other global territories in the very near future.
This is (naturally) the third (and final) major OS promotion for the 2021-released Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which would already be a remarkable achievement even if the timing was different. But the timing makes the update outright miraculous, beating many of the best Android tablets from other top brands to the punch.
Yes, a lot of significantly higher-end (not to mention newer) devices from the likes of Lenovo, Xiaomi, or Oppo are still stuck with older Android versions, not to mention newer, higher-end, and costlier phones from the same companies and others like them.
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