The 7.0 Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is a 7-inch tablet consisting of a display with 1024 x 600 pixels, a dual core processor with 1 GHz power and the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system. It is similar to the size and price of the Kindle Fire of Amazon and the Nook Tablet of Barnes & Noble at $250 but the Galaxy Tab 2 has features that give it an edge over the two tablets