Tablet - Epic 4G General

So im most likely going to get a tablet in june and i was wondering what i should get.
There's always the iPad and then the new galaxy tab is coming out so idk suggest.

I would have suggested the Galaxy Tab 10.1 before I found out it was Tegra 2 based. I personally wouldn't buy any Tegra 2 based tablet due to the ridiculous video playback limitation.

Magic Oreo said:
So im most likely going to get a tablet in june and i was wondering what i should get.
There's always the iPad and then the new galaxy tab is coming out so idk suggest.
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Motorola Xoom or iPad 2
Edit: Or Flyer
Did the news get around about a guy named butcher pete?

Wait until August!!!
http://www.androidcentral.com/nvidia-shows-project-kal-el-quad-core-tegra
Quad-core Tablets for android!!

I just got a ipad2 and im loving it now I just waiting on a jailbreak
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love my xoom
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Blackberry playbook ;-)
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Samsung Epic 4g.

I personally like my Galaxy Tab 7in its not too big and it's not too small..... wish there was more community support for it but.... it's all good still a decent toy all around
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luis12285 said:
I personally like my Galaxy Tab 7in its not too big and it's not too small..... wish there was more community support for it but.... it's all good still a decent toy all around
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I'm still interested in getting the 7in. I think 10in is to much to carry around. 7in is great for ebook reading. I just wish it was led display. I'm a firm believer there is a market for 7in tablets.
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muyoso said:
I would have suggested the Galaxy Tab 10.1 before I found out it was Tegra 2 based. I personally wouldn't buy any Tegra 2 based tablet due to the ridiculous video playback limitation.
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Explain?
I'm looking to get a tablet soon too, and the 10.1 coming out soon was what I was thinking of. The xoom is nice, but screen isn't large enough. The other downside to the 10.1 that I know of is that it's only going to have the proprietary port from Samsung and not USB or anything else, yes?

tigerknight said:
Explain?
I'm looking to get a tablet soon too, and the 10.1 coming out soon was what I was thinking of. The xoom is nice, but screen isn't large enough. The other downside to the 10.1 that I know of is that it's only going to have the proprietary port from Samsung and not USB or anything else, yes?
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Wait until Tegra 3 coming out in August!
Quad-core tablets!!!!!! (look on first page of the thread for link. too lazy to repost)

tigerknight said:
Explain?
I'm looking to get a tablet soon too, and the 10.1 coming out soon was what I was thinking of. The xoom is nice, but screen isn't large enough. The other downside to the 10.1 that I know of is that it's only going to have the proprietary port from Samsung and not USB or anything else, yes?
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Tegra 2 is incapable of playing high profile mkv files smoothly. Basically it would mean having to transcode all of my media. I refuse to do that, since even the ORIGINAL iPad can play high profile mkv files flawlessly (with XBMC), as can our Epic 4g's.

muyoso said:
Tegra 2 is incapable of playing high profile mkv files smoothly. Basically it would mean having to transcode all of my media. I refuse to do that, since even the ORIGINAL iPad can play high profile mkv files flawlessly (with XBMC), as can our Epic 4g's.
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Ahh, gotchya. Thanks for the info. I wasn't planning on using it for movies but that's good to know. Is the Tegra 3 a solution to this or just a next gen quad core with the same flaw?

tigerknight said:
Ahh, gotchya. Thanks for the info. I wasn't planning on using it for movies but that's good to know. Is the Tegra 3 a solution to this or just a next gen quad core with the same flaw?
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Tegra 3 is just a next gen quad core, but it almost certainly will fix the flaw. Even if they didn't, technically the quad core would be powerful enough to just use the cpu to software decode the video most likely.

I say the nook color rooted thats just me!! Half the price of the galaxy tab and the same hardware....
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thetruejay20 said:
I say the nook color rooted thats just me!! Half the price of the galaxy tab and the same hardware....
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Not so much:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4302/battle-of-the-budget-tablets-nook-color-vs-galaxy-tab

Ok without the camera and has an underclocked cpu oh and the screen lol
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I think the biggest bang for the $$ at this moment is Acer iconia (a) sales in Staple for $450 dual core, hdmi, wifi only etc...
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Ok without the camera and has an underclocked cpu oh and the screen lol
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To be honest though, id probably go for the Nook color too if I needed a tablet right now. Would love to find one used for like a hundred to mess with.

Related

Evo 3d and nexus have credit on Sprint server

Go to now.sprint.com/nexus and you get an image that credits it
And if you go to now.sprint.com/evo3d it directs you to the home page. That showing they are crediting it.
Can't wait for ctia!!!!!
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interesting.
Would be sweet if it's a beefed up nexus s...if not then fail.
I'm very excited to see the specs on the evo 3d
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Would be sweet if it's a beefed up nexus s...if not then fail.
I'm very excited to see the specs on the evo 3d
swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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I think its going to be similar to the LG optimis 2X. Dual core
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I think its going to be similar to the LG optimis 2X. Dual core
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That's all well and good. Here's to hoping that it is made by htc though.
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That's all well and good. Here's to hoping that it is made by htc though.
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does htc even have dual cores yet?
Does the Nexus S feels like all the other Galaxy S Phones? (Cheap and plasticly)
I really like it but if it feels like crap..it won't last long in my hands
3D
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I think its going to be similar to the LG optimis 2X. Dual core
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Well see thats my question.
will the Evo 3d be a Lg phone or a htc phone?
It has that Samsung feel to it, but it's a pretty sweet phone. It feels solid and the little chin bit feels nice in the hand, but I'm not huge on the plastic myself. Nice to see it at least come to Sprint, I'm not entirely sold on these dual cores as I don't game or take in a whole lot of media on it sans music / random videos. 3D phones ... ehh, it should be the big phone of the 2 and I know the 3D toggle will be there ... and there is all that talk about 3D on displays that don't really do it justice ... blah blah blah. I'd consider the Nexus S, especially for just a year. Will be interesting to see what is what.
I'm itching to find out how much it'll sell for. I don't have any problems with selling my Evo to get my hands on a Nexus S on Sprint.
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Does the Nexus S feels like all the other Galaxy S Phones? (Cheap and plasticly)
I really like it but if it feels like crap..it won't last long in my hands
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I played with one at best buy but im too spoiled by my 4.3" screen to have it. Plus I'm not a big Samsung fan, other then that its a really nice looking phone, especially the curves.
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dkdude36 said:
does htc even have dual cores yet?
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they will soon. probably at ctia. but their dual cores are inferior to the tegra/samsung dual cores. @ 1ghz vs 1ghz, htc/qualcomm's is about 25% slower. qualcomm is setting them at 1.2 ghz so it'll make up some of the gap but power consumption will shoot up plus the tegra 2 is 5nm smaller so tegra 2 is overall more power efficient. i'd personally want a tegra 2 but not much of a choice.
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Go to now.sprint.com/nexus and you get an image that credits it
And if you go to now.sprint.com/evo3d it directs you to the home page. That showing they are crediting it.
Can't wait for ctia!!!!!
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why is this being posted again now? This was shown in the other lengthy thread about the new phones coming. Site has been like that for a week, and I wanna say someone posted in that thread saying the nexus one has been like that since it was rumored to come to sprint a long time ago too, and ended up not.
What's the gpu difference on the tegra to snapdragon
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Its just hard to take Samsung serious when it comes to phones. I mean the rule the tv world but I just don't like how they support their phones(taking forever with updates/fixes). Very hard to believe the nexus s is a sammy product and not an HTC.
Nexus S IS NOT SAMSUNG's. For the last time, GOOGLE wanted the phone, GOOGLE gave samsung the specs, GOOGLE tested it, and it's aosp. It is no where close to the **** support that the other samsung craphones get.
Last-Chance said:
Nexus S IS NOT SAMSUNG's. For the last time, GOOGLE wanted the phone, GOOGLE gave samsung the specs, GOOGLE tested it, and it's aosp. It is no where close to the **** support that the other samsung craphones get.
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It has Samsung insides, its plagued with some galaxy s bugs and they threw aosp on it. Hate to say it buddy but its a Samsung phone IMO. But thanks for your angry reply, wasn't necessary but I appreciate it.
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Last-Chance said:
Nexus S IS NOT SAMSUNG's. For the last time, GOOGLE wanted the phone, GOOGLE gave samsung the specs, GOOGLE tested it, and it's aosp. It is no where close to the **** support that the other samsung craphones get.
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And uh, who manufactured the phone again?
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And uh, who manufactured the phone again?
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Right dude lol. Hey maybe Toyota will make a car and let BMW slap a BMW navigation inside and BMW stickers and sell it as a BMW.
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Lol very valid points. But the evo successor is on its way and lets hope its manufactured by HTC and has a way better screen than right now so we don't have to worry about light leakage.
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Should I wait?

Should I wait for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which comes out June 8th. Or should I get the acer a500?
I'm not a Samsung fan but their new tab looks promising. I love the A500 but the Samsung will likely be an easier nut to crack if you want custom roms and kernels.
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outdooz said:
Should I wait for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which comes out June 8th. Or should I get the acer a500?
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Depends what you needs are. The Acer is a nice tablet, but if you can do with out the full USB host and don't mind paying a little more, the tab 10.1 looks like the better choice.
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I wont be installing anything custom on it. I think overall samsung is better than acer. Is that correct?
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I wont be installing anything custom on it. I think overall samsung is better than acer. Is that correct?
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Not really. Running stock they're pretty much the same. Samsung is a now an update partner with Google so updates may come quickly.
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Not really. Running stock they're pretty much the same. Samsung is a now an update partner with Google so updates may come quickly.
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I wouldn't read to much in to that, everyone knows Samsung has been the worst with pushing updates, not to say that can't change.
But yes HC is all the same, so the overall feel will be the same, but the Samsung is much lighter and features IPS I think.
With that said, I returned my Acer only because of the lack of customization for the time being. If this changes I'd buy it again. Until than I'm hoping a rooted nook color will suit my needs.
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According to acers website an update is suppose to be coming in june
bog3nator said:
According to acers website an update is suppose to be coming in june
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There you have it.
Link?
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bog3nator said:
According to acers website an update is suppose to be coming in june
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Yeah doesn't it say that for the specs in regards to playing 1080p video?
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Just read the Samsung doesn't have USB out, HDMI out, SD, nor microsd.......fail
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Just read the Samsung doesn't have USB out, HDMI out, SD, nor microsd.......fail
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Ugh. Fail indeed. The hdmi and USB were big selling points for me.
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I'm in the same boat as you. On one hand, I really do love the Samsung's form factor. At the same time, it doesn't have HDMI out, USB, or microSD. However, Samsung is supposed to be a part of that new policy Google announced today which would guarantee updates for 18 months, plus it will be easier for the devs here to crack. I don't know how good Acer will be with updates.
Ugh, I don't know what to do either. I was GOING to buy the Acer today, but saw the Samsung and decided to wait....AHHHHHH
I would wait for the 3.1 update with better USB support. When it lands I think a lot of people are going to regret not buying a device with usb functionality like the a500.
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I'm in the same boat as you. On one hand, I really do love the Samsung's form factor. At the same time, it doesn't have HDMI out, USB, or microSD. However, Samsung is supposed to be a part of that new policy Google announced today which would guarantee updates for 18 months, plus it will be easier for the devs here to crack. I don't know how good Acer will be with updates.
Ugh, I don't know what to do either. I was GOING to buy the Acer today, but saw the Samsung and decided to wait....AHHHHHH
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You're gonna want that HDMI... its mirroring on your TV. Lots of ways to use that besides watching movies...
I have debated all this myself. Always new devices on the horizon. I really like the Acer and am keeping it. I just got the case from staples and love it. USB is huge for me.
Is DLNA the same or at least as good as HDMI out?
sigh.
the 10.1v is confirmed to not have a microsd slot, however the 10.1 more than likely will.
it has a micro sd card. You are looking at the 10.1v
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Should I wait for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which comes out June 8th. Or should I get the acer a500?
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There's no harm in waiting. If you can wait, wait. When the Samsung comes you'll be able to make a choice based on what's actually there vs. rumor and speculation.
Neoprimal said:
There's no harm in waiting. If you can wait, wait. When the Samsung comes you'll be able to make a choice based on what's actually there vs. rumor and speculation.
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Well its not really rumor. It has a set release date and specifications.

Really Cool Tech News!!

Not really related to the Samsung Epic, but some really awesome news I couldn't pass by.
http://androidandme.com/2011/02/new...-quad-core-cpus-in-android-devices-by-summer/
Expect some pretty sick tablets this summer =D (just telling those who were considering one)
Also, expect this for phones too by Christmas!
Looks like Q4 of 2011 will be something really spectacular.
Battery life of 10 minutes?
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babystewie said:
Battery life of 10 minutes?
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Lol who knows? I'm sure it'll be decent enough if you wanted a wifi tablet.
Holy crap that thing is fast
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My PC just shat itself... yes, my PC.
Darkshneider said:
My PC just shat itself... yes, my PC.
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xD I bet. Even my macbook pro '09 seems to be crying a little.
That's pretty cool.
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That is awesome! This makes me want to hold out on that upgrade after all.
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Maybe time to get rid of my liquid cooled behemoth (size of a large suitcase).
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Another video to show performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRctKtt4RW8
Also, this is expected to run videos at 1440p!
What the hell is this? It's making my i7 cry....
quadcore?!?!?! thats better then my computer....
dumb dual-cored piece of ****.
I wonder if this processor will be able to play high profile h.264 finally. That was a RIDICULOUS flaw in the Tegra 2. Couldn't even play 720p high profile h.264.
muyoso said:
I wonder if this processor will be able to play high profile h.264 finally. That was a RIDICULOUS flaw in the Tegra 2. Couldn't even play 720p high profile h.264.
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I'm sure it could
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Lol they never talk about battery technology do they heh. My extended on my epic doesn't evem go 24 hours
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Wow and i was about to but the galaxy tab 10.1 as soon as it came out
Now i know to wait
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The problem with the SOC market is their business model of planned obsolescence which we (tech nerds) allow to continually give us the reach around.
its an old article..seen it before....but I also cant wait..
to note though dont let the benchmarks fool you too much..if you visit coremarks website:
Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 330 1600 - SCORE: 9049.77
Intel Core i3 CPU M 380 2530 - SCORE: 19543.40
And remember the AMD E-350 is very low power and is almost as powerful as a core i3...
I was soo against tablets, especially since they they had the same specs as my samsung epic. But this could be good news for me playing TF2 on a tablet. I may have to get one.
I hate "Top Flight Security Mods"
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Wow and i was about to but the galaxy tab 10.1 as soon as it came out
Now i know to wait
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By the time a quad-core comes out, the six-core will be out. They kinda rushed quad core though, dual core didn't even last 6 months. LOL

Googles next flagship phone: Nexus 4G

Apparently it will be huge. Maybe even 5". Powerful guts and an HD high resolution screen as well. I know that maybe too big for someone but it would be perfectly acceptable for me. What do you guys expect? Do you think it'll blow the galaxy s2 out of the park?
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/165...5-apple-nfc-samsung-htc-lg-qualcomm-snapd.htm
http://mobile.pcmag.com/device2/art.../www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387168,00.asp
.......................wooptido!
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.......................wooptido!
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How you gonna do me like that son?
Do you realize.. ALL that information could be fake because all they say is "possibly" "could be" etc.
a month ago i heard that the next nexus flagship was going to be quad core.
xriderx66 said:
Do you realize.. ALL that information could be fake because all they say is "possibly" "could be" etc.
a month ago i heard that the next nexus flagship was going to be quad core.
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Speculating is fun
the next nexus phone gonna have a built in teleporter.
xriderx66 said:
the next nexus phone gonna have a built in teleporter.
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I for one welcome our new Brundlefly overlords.
xriderx66 said:
the next nexus phone gonna have a built in teleporter.
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And will do your laundry.
Way too much speculation. Its too early to tell but I would be surprised if it didn't have a quad core since the tegra 3 is already in the pipeline.
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I hear it will wash ur car for u too!
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+1 for a bacon dispensor
I can't fap to this.
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I just came 8D.....but seriously most speculation on the nexus phones tends to end up being true ( based on the other two being what we thought they'd be) we'll see though
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ECOTOX said:
I just came 8D.....but seriously most speculation on the nexus phones tends to end up being true ( based on the other two being what we thought they'd be) we'll see though
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True, TOX
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I hear it will wash ur car for u too!
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And it will have an extra port so you can make sweet love to it.
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archie53 said:
And it will have an extra port so you can make sweet love to it.
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that is just too far.
GET OUT.
lololo but srsly man thats ****ing disgusting.
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I just came 8D.....but seriously most speculation on the nexus phones tends to end up being true ( based on the other two being what we thought they'd be) we'll see though
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For months people thought the Nexus S would be at least a Tegra 2...
why you brahs so mad?
XPLANE9 said:
For months people thought the Nexus S would be at least a Tegra 2...
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I personally didnt hear anything about NS being tegra 2 before =P I heard something about samsung making it and didnt look much more after because I assumed itd have hummingbird. The N1 though I knew every detail (almost) before it came out, but got impatient and missed my chance to get one =/ It came out a couple months after I got my G1 =P
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Way too much speculation. Its too early to tell but I would be surprised if it didn't have a quad core since the tegra 3 is already in the pipeline.
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Doesn't look that way since article states :
"The device is expected to be powered by either Texas Instrument's OMAP 4460 chip or an ultra low-power 28nm Krait-based Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm running at 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz."
There could be manufacturing delays with tegra 3 so they might stick with dual core. Instead of releasing with a dual core at end of 2011 they should release with a quad core in beginning of 2012.
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Viable option still?

I hope nobody gets offended by me asking this, but is the galaxy tab 2 7.0 still worth getting right now? I was thinking of getting a 7 inch tablet with a rear camera. I don't need a super great camera because its more on taking pictures of receipts and docs. Maybe a few normal pictures. I know it has JB so that's great. Its has gps, bluetooth, otg, and the good stuff like that. I'm afraid that the tablet may have run its course already. Is the processor going to keep up much longer or will it be considered to far back like the 1ghz single core? I want to get it and last more than a year or a year and a half without problems on performance and stuff. I've seen the 8gb wifi version for around $170. Or should i wait for something else to pop up?
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I do not have a ton of insight on the subject, but while I'm happy with my tab, other companies are producing tablets with better specs in the gtab 2's price range, and as some of them are much newer, like one of asus's new tabs, they might have a longer shelf life, support wise and hardware. Personally, i enjoy all the dev activity we have on this tab.
Edit: acer not Asus. Asus's 7 inch 150$ is lower in specs.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/new...ch-iconia-a1-810-tablet-for-150-report-351953
http://www.google.com/nexus/7/specs/
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whitelight said:
I hope nobody gets offended by me asking this, but is the galaxy tab 2 7.0 still worth getting right now? I was thinking of getting a 7 inch tablet with a rear camera. I don't need a super great camera because its more on taking pictures of receipts and docs. Maybe a few normal pictures. I know it has JB so that's great. Its has gps, bluetooth, otg, and the good stuff like that. I'm afraid that the tablet may have run its course already. Is the processor going to keep up much longer or will it be considered to far back like the 1ghz single core? I want to get it and last more than a year or a year and a half without problems on performance and stuff. I've seen the 8gb wifi version for around $170. Or should i wait for something else to pop up?
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Go and get that.
No tab is coming cheaper than this with specifications you desire.
Dunno,I think I will get a year of life out of this tab yet, my main gripe ids the screen res compared to modern devices, but I still use this one instead of my kfhd
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Droidlover123 said:
Go and get that.
No tab is coming cheaper than this with specifications you desire.
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Eh you can get a nexus 7 at bj's club for 150. Even not on sale, i think they are around 170.
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mrkhigh said:
Dunno,I think I will get a year of life out of this tab yet, my main gripe ids the screen res compared to modern devices, but I still use this one instead of my kfhd
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I noticed a lot of people saying that. I'm curious as to the drawbacks of the fire? My friend has one, she likes it, but she is just into apps and stuff.
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No cm 10 for the fire hd yet, you have to do several mods to get it tabletized but it is still a solid device
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bluecarbon said:
Eh you can get a nexus 7 at bj's club for 150. Even not on sale, i think they are around 170.
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I noticed a lot of people saying that. I'm curious as to the drawbacks of the fire? My friend has one, she likes it, but she is just into apps and stuff.
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he specifically mentioned that he needs a "rear camera"...in that sense, droidlover is right!
peRFect! said:
he specifically mentioned that he needs a "rear camera"...in that sense, droidlover is right!
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Nobody reads whole post!!!!
Just get a feel of thread and shoot replies!!!
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Nobody reads whole post!!!!
Just get a feel of thread and shoot replies!!!
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My bad, i didn't realize the nexus 7 didn't have one. Acer's will though. And he did ask if any were going to be coming out.
And the reason i mentioned nexus is because i have been thinking of getting one.
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bluecarbon said:
My bad, i didn't realize the nexus 7 didn't have one. Acer's will though. And he did ask if any were going to be coming out.
And the reason i mentioned nexus is because i have been thinking of getting one.
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Nexus 7 has no camera? Man, maybe that's why it has better specs than the Tab 2.
To answer OP's question, yep, I think this Tab is still worth getting. It's currently at the top of the list of the most tablets sold, beating even the Nexus 7.
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Thats prolly cause most people dont really know bout the other tablets on the market. other than what they see on tv or in places like walmart or best buy.. lol
most people are like oh galaxy s3 or iphone this.. never hear someone say oh gotta get that new acer tablet lol
I say the tab 2 for the price. is still a pretty good deal. but i have no use for a wifi only tab. which i why i spent extra to get the 3100 instead.. still the cam sucks but for quick shots outside etc. its fine..
There are better tablets out there. and not so better tablets out there. the tab 2 is right in the middle. 179 on amazon for the wifi only.. pretty good deal to me.
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Nexus 7 has no camera? Man, maybe that's why it has better specs than the Tab 2.
To answer OP's question, yep, I think this Tab is still worth getting. It's currently at the top of the list of the most tablets sold, beating even the Nexus 7.
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Get the Tab 2, Sanmobile announces that the Tab 2 will get JB updates up to 4.2.2 which is good. I ahve the skyrocket and I was on GB2.3.6, ICS4.0.4 and know JB 4.1.2 ! :sly: I extend the life of my phone from maybe two years , in the mean time S4 is maturing .....
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I've just gotten the Galaxy Tab 2.0 7.0 (7") offered for 123 USD, is that a good deal? And sorry to bump the thread but is it still viable? Or should I just give the extra dough for one with higher resolution, would mostly use it for quick sketches and reading e-books.
Hey thanks everyone. I didn't want to jump into a tablet and then regret it, not because something better came out, but of the tablet not being up to par anymore.
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I got a GT 2 7.0 few months ago. I considered Nexus 7 and waiting a little for other tablets to come out, but ultimately bought GT2 7.0.
1. Nexus 7 doesn't have external SD card support. If you are taking pictures, you would probably want to expand storage. And Nexus 7 doesn't have a rear camera.
2. There are other low-price 7-inch tablets coming out, like Asus Memopad (no rear camera) and Acers. But, you will never get to buy a tablet, because there will always be a new, cheaper, better tablets coming out.
3. Longevity of the tablet will depend on what you are using the tablet for. The specs and OS version do not determine how long it will last. Old smartphones (android/Apple/ others) will still work, if they are still capable of doing what you need them to do. Old Gingerbread/ICS android phones/tablets are still perfectly fine, because they still can run all the apps and do everything it should.
Specs also are a minor issue, because it will just mean that it will take few more seconds to load and run.
If GT2 7.0 will do everything you want it to and it makes sense financially, you should get it. If another tablet makes sense, you should get that one. If you are not looking to suddenly play graphic-intensive 3D games on the tablet, any tablet will last you a long time. From what you described, you may even be able to get by with a no-name brand tablets for cheaper. But, GT2 is a quality product and a good choice for the money you are going to spend.
How much memory is coded for apps only? 1GB? 2GB?
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How much memory is coded for apps only? 1GB? 2GB?
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4.5 GB internal storage for apps and such.
For those on the fence, how about a $138 Like New Tab 2 7.0 shipped from Amazon Warehouse? Check it out.
The only problem with this device is the screen (it is only a MDPI). In the future, Google will only be supporting HDPI and above I think.. So, probably no Key Lime Pie for the Tab 2.
The rear camera on Tab 2 lacks AF, so it is useless for trying to get clear captures of receipts or even scanning QR codes, which the threadstarter did mention was a reason to consider Tab 2.
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The rear camera on Tab 2 lacks AF, so it is useless for trying to get clear captures of receipts or even scanning QR codes, which the threadstarter did mention was a reason to consider Tab 2.
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Hmm.... yeah that would be a problem if it can't get those properly. So even close ups don't come out clear with a fixed type camera?
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