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In short - we liked it quite a bit. We were comparing and reviewing the Sprint and Verizon editions with a lot of online research for other versions - along with testing a lot of third party software.
http://www.gadgetnutz.com/2010/11/23/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-true-contender-to-the-tablet-throne/
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Awesome.. thanks for posting this.
I've been depressed tonight (actually more frustrated) since reading a hit piece by AP "reporter" Rachel somebody or other that my local paper published with headline "Good, but not good enough".... whereby she proceeds to slam the tab and extol the virtues of the iPad... with very unfair, biased pluses for the iPad (eg after saying that the pricing schemes from the US carriers were VERY convoluted and difficult to figure out... saying 'walla... $499 for wifi iPad is so easy!).... and unequal, apples to oranges minuses for the Tab... honestly, should have been a paid advertisement by Apple.... and along side it was top "gadgets" to buy for Christmas... with iPad no. 1, iPhone no. 2 and unnamed 'Android phone' no. three... no mention of the tab.
So once again, thanks for linking to your review and I look forward to reading it.
Sorry for the ramble but I just get so tired of "journalists" wanting to make this all about a war with the iPad... when I see the two as so different ... and both have their good points.
Can't we have both? Why do the iPad people have to slam everything that isn't an i something or other? Are they defensive or what?
I found it quite interesting to note that a lot of the new "features" in iOS 4.2 for the iPad already existed in the Tab, and yet you're supposed to see that the OS upgrade turns the iPad into a second generation device whereas the Tab "isn't good enough".
I fully accept that the Tab isn't a perfect device, and you can't expect glowing reviews everywhere, but many of the reviews are just plain wrong and clearly being written by someone with an agenda - well, it's either that, or they are just plain stupid.
However, I don't think that the situation has been helped at all by the ridiculously retarded fragmentation of the Tab caused by the US carriers. There should have only ever been two Tabs - one GSM, and one CDMA, with identical specs (other than that) and voice calling as standard!
Here in Europe, there is but one Tab, and it rules them all!
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Dave
The most interesting fact is that most reviews crib about how Froyo is only for mobile handsets and not tablets. . . Till date i have yet to experience such hiccups. . . Froyo works like a charm on the Tab and till date most apps i have seem to scale fine automatically and the overall experience is pretty good. . . Cannot imagine anything better!
wonder if some of those naysayin reviewers actually usedit for a few days or only a couple of hours or so. . .
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In short - we liked it quite a bit. We were comparing and reviewing the Sprint and Verizon editions with a lot of online research for other versions - along with testing a lot of third party software.
http://www.gadgetnutz.com/2010/11/23/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-true-contender-to-the-tablet-throne/
Kermit Woodall
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For some reason I am not able to access this site...
very strange
Another one that should be helpful (I don't own that site)
http://www.galaxytabnews.com/news/galaxy-tab-review/
I love when they compare the tab to the WiFi iPad. What's wrong with people.
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The reporter that's slamming the Tab probably just want's to get "slammed" by Jobs, like other apple "asshats" (I just learned that word in another thread).
I use the Tab for work, in fact, we develop for iOS and Android, and quite right, the Tab and the iPad are two totally different beasts.
Biased or not, I can't bring myself to want to use an iPad, it's too big, too heavy, all that "desktop" space is wasted on the iPad. Widget development we do is useless and can't be ported, then on top of all that, we have restrictions from Apple regarding putting things on the Store that just f*** with out workflows and release schedules.
Put it this way, working for a company that develops for both platforms, the iOS devices are a bigger pain in my arse.
DISCLAIMER: My opinion is my own and is not representative of the view or opinion of anyone, anywhere but my own.
This is a simple but direct commentary on the usefulness of the Verizon Galaxy Tab.
I have owned most of the Verizon based smartphones and I am an avid Apple user. That means I have went through all of the Windows Mobile versions, Iphone 3G, every one of the Verizon Android phones and stood in line for the 32 gb iPad on day 1.
My family and I travel a great deal via auto for recreation - I mean a lot!! I thought the iPad would be exactly what I wanted for use for staying in touch on the road. I was right about my thoughts but wrong about Apple's approach - I own an Imac and MacBook so I should have known better but didn't. Apple doesn't care what I want, just what Apple wants. Don't get me wrong, I really like my Imac and MacBook BUT an iPad tethered through my Android Verizon phone simply ain't going to get there from here.
On to the straight forward.
Thanks to dev's (that I try to support via donations) the Verizon Tab is what I wanted to iPad to be - a useful traveling companion.
1. Great screen. I thought 7" was going to be small. You forget it very quickly after you start using it. The Samsung screen is very viewable from all angles - try looking at a Viewsonic from anywhere other than straight on, No contest. The iPad wins size and a little bit on viewability - but not by much. The Tab is very clear and bright.
2. Usefulness as a wireless connection. No contest. Verizon Tab is clear winner. Use the 1 GB plan when away from wifi and you have a full time connected handheld computer capable of video chat. Yes Video Chat, see the threads with Clear Sea - wow. Effortless and I am sure we will soon have an unrestricted, downloadable apk fairly soon.
3. A realtime, real GPS via Verizon and Google Maps. This is a king daddy app. My wife struggles with using my Android phone based maps. She really gets the Google Maps/Places. Using the Verizon on line stuff. Incredible.
I initially was unwhelmed with the Tab, bought one on line thru ebay for $500 and hooked up with a month to month and bingo bongo binge!!!
This is a nice direction for Tablets to take - very useful!!
Great to hear that.
I guess these are the scenarios in which we can really see the usefulness of the tab. Not everyone is cut out to use a tab and those people should stop hating.
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Ease of use
I have an Ipad but use of a hotspot to connect the device to enable use away from wifi is a real buzz kill.
The Tab simply works and works without a great deal of setup or attention.
I've had a Galaxy S but sold that for a BB for the keyboard! Now I just wanted something to browse the web/play some games/watch some movies.
I've been looking at tablets for a while, I refuse to get anything Apple so theres that one gone!
Now I know MWC is around the corner and I know Samsung are supposedly releasing the SAMOLED/Dual core model of the Tab (hence the price cuts in my eyes).
I just wanted to know, if you had to get a tablet now, would you get the same one? I've always though 7" is too small, but it means its great for being portable.
Anyway just want to hear your thoughts
Love my Tab and its worth every penny. Defo get another one as well.. Tesco sell them for around £360 Great work on some new roms now as well. Gingerbread will be ported very soon
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Love my Tab and its worth every penny. Defo get another one as well.. Tesco sell them for around £360 Great work on some new roms now as well. Gingerbread will be ported very soon
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+1 to this. I bought my Tab in early Decemver last year and I've loved every minute of it and it's a great bargin now with the UK price coming down to £360. I guess you have to ask yourself what you want a Tab for, if you want the very latest wizz bang tech, then wait for teh GT2 or the new Motorola on Gingerbread, but if you want a fantastic Tab at a great price thats got lots of development happening for, buy the current GT!
Not going to lie, I kicked myself a bit for buying the Tab. It's... good enough, I guess, but if nobody tries to port Honeycomb to it I'll be slashing my wrists. With my Tab. Which, seeing as it's a blunt thing, may take some work, but I'll get there.
I guess I should wait and see if Honeycomb makes it then. Whats the developers like for the Tab? Any chance they could do the work? At £360, I'd be willing to pay £20-30 for a stable port!
They will show the GT2 in February. But then it will probably take a bit of time before you can actually buy it, say April with shops like eXpansys. And then the typical carriers will take even more time before having them, say May or June (Not even talking about the US where it will take ages as usual)
So yeah if you don't mind waiting for the early summer then don't buy the Tab. Otherwise if you can't wait that long just jump and get one !
I just bought it yesterday, I was going to wait motorolla xoom tablet, but in my country australia maybe it'll be here next year sometimes.
So far I am happy with it.
No need to slit your wrists , Gingerbread is in Beta for the tab right now. So much development going on at the minute Honeycomb will come eventually one way or another , with over 2 million tabs out there already its bound to happen
We hope. Unless CyanogenMOD go some for supporting tablets we're gonna be stuck on whatever Sammy leave us with
Well I've gone a bought one with the Keyboard dock, case and TV-out.
Looking forward to it now! Been reading through the Dev forums and development seems good. Looks like we have a chance of MeeGo and Gingerbread so I can't wait for it to come!
I bought the T-Mobile Tab a few weeks ago and I love it. I've flahsed a number of different roms and each new one seems to make it a better device. Watching movies and reading ebooks on it is no problem for me. Some people think it's a bit small for that kind of use, but it's just a matter of personal likes and dislikes.
I like the 7 inch size for the ease of mobility. Fits in a jacket pocket nicely.
My wife has an iPad and while it's a great device in it's own right, it's a little too big for my taste. Besides that, unless you jailbreak it, the iPad is limited to what Apple feeds you as far as apps are concerned.
The GT2 will probably blow everything else out of the water, but so will the GT3, GT4....you get the idea.
I bought a Tab in early november and I wouldn't buy one now. Its been a great device but the price 2nd hand is falling quite quickly. I've seen a couple go on ebay for £250 or less, one even went for £175! But the real reason I wouldn't buy it is because tablets weren't a surefire investment so they didn't put everything they could into it 1st time around. Now tablets are the in thing they are sensibly coming out rather quickly with the 2nd gen that will probably last a bit longer. I know that "if you continue to wait you'll never buy anything" but the jump to dual core and a tablet friendly OS is worth waiting for as come MWC which is just 2 weeks from now you will see how far the "real" 1st gen of tablets is going to go
I bought the Verizon Tab a few weeks ago and it works just fine exactly as it is. The browser works well, I can watch baseball and hockey games streamed out with Flash, Slingplayer works fine, the email app works well with my Exchange server and the Verizon data is MUCH faster than it was with a laptop and Verizon modem I had a year or so ago. The iPad is better than the Tab at a handful of things and the Tab is better than the iPad at a handful of things. More important is that that Tab fits in a pocket of most of my pants and therefore it goes out with me while the iPad continues to sit at home to do nothing. The best tablet is the one you have with you!
I have to agree with most people in this forum. The tab is great! and worth every penny. I bought it about a weak ago and here is how I convinced myself waiting isn't necessarily going to really matter.
A. Galaxy Tab will browse the web (and so will every subsequent device)
B. Galaxy Tab will stream and or play music (and so will every subsequent device)
C. Galaxy Tab will stream and or play video (and so will every subsequent device)
D. Galaxy Tab will support the essential apps that matter & allow me to live day to day more efficiently (and so will every subsequent device)
E. Galaxy Tab has a development community that will allow me to exercise my "'hacking" bug (and so will every other device)
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F. Prediction: DEVS will not sleep until each and every one of Google's near term future mobile OS-es are ported over up until the device is just completely obsolete. (ie gingerbread, honeycomb)
G. Even if the latest and greatest Tab will come out in a few months it will be priced at a premium. ($750.00 +)
So bottom line the basic functionality will be the same. Any functionality introduced beyond what in my mind the Tab is actually meant for is just excess and will come at a premium (near term). For me any functions outside the realm of the Tab are ran on my PC or Laptop
I paid $549.00 from AT&T & don't regret the purchase.
Just my two cents.
I bought one last week after selling my iPad and Advent Vega.
The rational behind buying it was similar to other people in this thread, HTC will soon launch their flyer with very similar specs so the hardware is not outdated, it will take until next christmas for the dust to settle around the true next gen tablets. Some will get dev support others probably not so much (just think how long it took for the motorola milestone to get custom roms!)
With the Galaxy Tab you get a device which is only a few months old thats just starting to gather momentum in the dev scene.
The price has dropped considetably in the U.K. so it made sense for me to get this device which will no doubt get gingerbread one way or another making it very similar to the flyer in terms of spec and features (I'm not a sense fan so wont miss it). I expect the flyer will initially cost more than the tab.
In short get one enjoy it and wait to see which of the next gen tablets gets support from cyan and co
One other thing...even if the updates and support aren't official, look at how many "old" Android devices are still being used every day and, by and large, they can still run the latest and greatest software. As far as I've read the G1 is capable of running Slingplayer which means it's capable of running the relatively recent OS that Slingplayer requires. Therefore, I wouldn't be too worried about the system becoming stale or outdated.
There are 2-3 weeks before all the major tablets launch and I am considering buying the tab. I want a 7 inch so if i wait ill go for the flyer. But I was wondering if it is still worth paying $600 for the device. The new tablets will launch for $1000-120o so please advice me as to whether I should get the tab or wait ?
Just to add I currently have an HD7 as my primary phone and have been using the Desire HD as my backup phone and I will sell the desire hd to buy the galaxy tab. Plz consider this when advising. Thanks
Well, in the computer world there is always something coming around the corner that is better, faster and/or cheaper. That's just the nature of technology.
But, the Galaxy tab is great for me. I bought mine when they first became available in the states for $550 off contract. You can find them now for $500 off contract. To me the 7" size is a better choice then the 10" that most of the new hot tabs have. 7" is better for holding in your hand for ebook reading. The SGT is about half the weight of the iPad and Xoom which makes a huge difference.
The Galaxy tab has flash video for web but the iPad and Xoom do not.
From an ease of use and slickness the SGT runs behind the iPad but ahead of Honeycomb tablets like Xoom (read the Xoom reviews; people like the look of Honeycomb but they admit that it is not as easy to use as android 2.2).
If you are hooked on the 7" size like I am then you might consider the Dell Streak 7 which adds 4g to the mix.
As far as which provider to go with, I think one of the GSM providers (ATT or TMobile) would be better than the CDMA providers (Sprint or Verizon) as the CDMA tabs seem more locked down and have less development going on.
I would wait at this point - Samsung is suppose to be coming out with 8" Honeycomb tablet this summer.
If you can find one used or on sale
at a great price its fine for web browsing and email
and it's the only 7" capable phone out too, if you don't mind flashing it.
Just dont let anyone see you using it as a phone
Sorry is costing me $600 slight typo
Even though I returned my Tab, I'd still heartily recommend one to people looking for a great Tablet.
For me, it was TMobile winding me up that made my decision for me.
Awesome device, carriers did their best to make it fail it appears.
But some 10buck data plans? And the price it's going for atm? Well worth it I'd say. Seems everyone's pushing now for larger than 7inch devices, but the form factor is perfect. It's still luggable around (pocket requirements, but it's doable). Great screen, VERY decent sound compared to other tablets.
Sure, there's 3.0 tablets, but... Don't know. I think the Tab running 2.2 should be renamed 'Tab Classic' It's still very good, no matter what else comes after it.
I think now $500 new off contract and $400 used would be a nicer price?
No reason to rush into a Galaxy Tab with so many options coming unless its a good deal,
except maybe since it has a phone, I'd bet it will be the last 7"+ device with one.
YES
I just bought mine a week ago....luv it gave my ipad to my girlfriend ...I didnt realize how much i missed flash...7 inch is perfect for e reading ...portability is better ....10 inch to me is rather wide not easy to handle....
I have had the Tab for about a month and love it. I played with the iPad regularly since my girlfriend has one, but I consistantly came away with the Tab over iPad for 4 main reasons:
1- I much prefer 7" to 10" inch for mobility, one hand holding, ability to put in a pocket, etc.
2- I had a jailbroken iPhone and got rid of it when the original Droid came out. I still have a DroidX as my main phone due to the fact that I much prefer Android to Apple for the interface, customization, and app selection. Yes, iTunes has many apps and iPad has many tablet apps, but from experience, I found that many apps were 57 versions of the same thing, just with a different sports team branding or something, and I have yet to be unable to find a good Android app for any of my needs.
3- Even compared to another Android tablet like the Xoom, the ease of typing on a Tab is great. Granted, I have larger hands than most, but I can thumb type in portrait or landscape at about 35 words per minute, not too far behind my keyboard speed.
4- Last but not least, I use my Tab for everything. AllShare lets me use it as a remote to stream from the computer to the tv, with a cardock it is essentially a carputer, I can edit documents on a small device without carrying a laptop, and with it is great for showing off pictures and things better than a phone. That is only the tip of the iceberg.
I am sure if I put further thought into it, I would come up with alot more and this is a long post already, but something else the Tab has done for me that I really enjoy is that I enjoy it so much, I have gone from a lurker to a poster on many Android forums, including starting out here on XDA.
Forgot to mention price
Sorry, forgot to mention your concern about price. I got a brand new T-Mobile Tab (researching on XDA I found GSM had more dev work being done) on eBay for $425, so only $100 more than a Nook Color with the protection plan, which is what I had before the Tab and returned it after a week.
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If you can find one used or on sale
at a great price its fine for web browsing and email
and it's the only 7" capable phone out too, if you don't mind flashing it.
Just dont let anyone see you using it as a phone
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I have the phone enabled on my Tab and I use it all the time. I bought the tab without a contract and flashed it with the JMI rom and a modem.
If you buy a device that is capable of voice communication and you use it that way why should you be wary of someone seeing you use it that way?
The device is FCC legal, has a prepaid sim card and is running a legal operating system.
There is nothing wrong with using a device in a way it was designed to be used as long as you pay for it.
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There is nothing wrong with using a device in a way it was designed to be used as long as you pay for it.
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I think he was just making a joke about how foolish you look holding it up to your head..
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The Galaxy tab has flash video for web but the iPad and Xoom do not.
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Motorola is getting an hint of respect from me... The less Flash (and Air) the better.
Anyway the tab is really awesome to watch videos, can decode with no trouble 1080p at over 40mbps... Plus i'd say this form factor is the best one. And it works as a phone.
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get one! the portability is awesome. 10" screen is too big to carry around. at least for me.
Got the tab and am loving it !!!
Congrats ...i was in the same boat 2 weeks ago best decision I ever made....better than the ipad....
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The Tab is currently the least worst 7" Android tablet out there. I love it. Now priced at where it should be (here in UK at least). Pop in a 3GB sim card (9 quid on amazon) and it's the perfect always online mobile device. It'll be interesting to see other 7" or so devices hit the market soon. That's what I would be comparing it against.
The 10" ones are not mobile enough due to size and weight (I use a car dock with the Tab - can't do that with a 10" without infringing on some local law ). I'm also a bit wary of how the Tegra 2 chipset found in most of them is performing. Video especially seems a bit of a letdown. At least we'll all soon have a lot of choices in formats and features. Still early days...
My one concern is that we may not see Honeycomb on the Tab. I suspect Samsung will skip over it for the Gingerbread V2/Ice Cream (depending on rumours) OS which brings in Honeycomb features for smartphones. The Tab has physical buttons and Honeycomb would seem wrong with that. Of course, knowing Samsung we may see nothing at all....
Yes I am still happy with my tab.
I would have suggested an version #2 if it was 7 inch with better camera and SuperAmoled screen.
Will sell mine only if next version includes all that features without losing batery life.
Yes if you desire portability. Personally I love my tab,now my dad wants one too so I think I'm going to give him mine as soon as I get the replacement back from Samsung(tab stopped turning one, dead battery I'm guessing). I'm gonna get the iPad 2 since I already have the Evo, which I use on the go and I miss iOS adventure games
I went to CES last month and attended the Developer U sessions. Made out like a bandit - got a free perception camera from Intel - like the Kinect only way smaller and a neat Bluetooth sensor dongle from the Bluetooth SIG and TI. The last session of the day was "Samsung and Developers" and after what was basically a video showing parties they hold in a few places in the US for developers came the Q&A sessions... except not one person had a question - which wasn't surprising since well, Samsung hadn't actually said anything.
Seizing the opportunity, I put my hand up and asked three questions:
1. Why doesn't Samsung finish documenting their unique hardware. I pointed out that, for example, the IRBlaster is still not documented even though it's on quite a few of their devices now and that we had to reverse engineer it from the kernel source.
2. Why doesn't Samsung consolidate their hardware at least to the point where their APIs are consistent across all devices. This would help solidify them as the 'other Apple' and ensure that people could and would develop for their platform even if it meant they couldn't make it work on other Android devices.
This was something I was pushing all over CES: that developers tend to forget that if they pick Apple - they're picking ONE manufacturer - but when they go to Android, for some reason, they feel compelled to support every single Android device out there - no matter how crappy it is. I kept proposing that a better approach is to do the same thing they do for Apple: pick ONE major Android company and develop for it and it alone. Samsung is the logical choice because they have the single largest market share - but they need to get their developer model simplified and consistent. That's what I took to the Samsung reps at this session.
3. Why are there so many variations on one device.. I held up my 8013 and noted that there's an 8000, the 8010 which comes in at least a dozen different versions each with their own version of Android, the 8017, the 8020... And this would be ok IF.. they made sure all versions were consistent and rolled out at the same time. Spreading updates across three months doesn't work for developers. By the time we've got our software working on say, Jellybean for the Note 10.1, Samsung's released a new version of the product and we have to start all over again. It's just not cost effective for developers.
I pointed out that Samsung claimed that the JellyBean release was first going to be 'by the end of the year' and then 'soon' which at the time suggested before December - possibly before November 2012. In fact, it rolled out almost at the end of the year for the 8000s and then slowly over the next few weeks for the 8010s. I noted that neither the US 8013s or the Canada 8010s had gotten theirs by that point in time.
I also described my experience with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus - the forgotten stepchild of Samsung.
I got mixed responses...
1. They agreed this was a good idea.
2. They kind of agreed this was a good goal, but it would be difficult (I'm not entirely sure why - Apple does it).
3. This is the biggest failure of the three. They stood there muttering for about five minutes then came back with 'You've answered your own question - it's because each model has to meet each country's regulations and markets'. My response was, again - Apple. When a new version of iOS is rolled out - everyone gets it everywhere in the world all at the same time. There may be more than one version of the iPad - but the customer doesn't know it. Perhaps Apple just holds back on new iOS releases until all the versions are tested so it looks unified - but the result is that Apple seems to be better at predicting when they'll ship a new OS and they generally hit pretty close to the date - everywhere.
You could tell the Samsung reps were *not* happy with me.
No one else asked any questions of them - one guy did come over and talk to me about how I would suggest solving some of these problems.
They did however give everyone a Samsung SIII plastic phonecover. Yay, since I don't have an SIII.
On the floors, Samsung had a big booth in the Main Hall that was pretty much dedicated to the Note 2 as was their main booth in the South hall. The Note 10.1 was barely there. Sammy was selling the SIII and the Note 2.
As I mentioned elsewhere, Corning was showing the Note 10.1 as one of their showcase Gorilla Glass 2 clients.
I'll be honest, I doubt my questions and comments will make much of an impact with Samsung - although I do have to note, several companies including Belkin did agree with my proposal of picking Samsung and focussing on them rather than trying to build for every Android device out there - although I also suggested that if they go Samsung, Asus, HTC, LC and Acer and stop when they hit the market share they're happy with, it could get them almost 85% of the Android market in five product lines or less...
On the other hand, it was good to finally get a chance to vent at Samsung.
Amen. This is my first main stream android tablet and even though I love the note, I'm extremely frustrated with CSC, version differences on the same hardware from 4.0 top 4.1.2 .
Sluggish extremely frustrated with the 30 pin connector, but I knew about that before I hopped on the big bus. I just didn't realize how much I would miss a tab with multiple standard inputs and outputs.
If only someone would ask me to build the perfect tablet from the perfect company. Lol
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I wish you would have asked why nearly every other tablet on the market can charge like 5 times faster than Samsung tablets. LOL The Galaxy Tab 8.9 I had took forever and the Note 10.1 isn't much better.
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They stood there muttering for about five minutes then came back with 'You've answered your own question - it's because each model has to meet each country's regulations and markets'.
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:laugh: I have a swiss GERMAN version AUT (which is not updated yet), where it get's crazzy:
I put the DBT JB on mine and found out that the DBT(normaly for Germany) is also the original/official swiss FRENCH version.
(it does contain all providers of my country and these aren't operating outside of it)
Switzerland isn't part of EU anyway, but even in the EU, Luxembourg has it's own version! So WTF, why ?
I don't know why, but it seems that Samsung just has a big mess with it, probably there are too many lawyers instead of technicians. :laugh:
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probably there are too many lawyers instead of technicians. :laugh:
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I wouldn't be surprised if this is exactly it!
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I wouldn't be surprised if this is exactly it!
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Dont forget that the legal fight between apple and samsung is probably siphoning off resources for both companies. Could be time for asus and htc or lg to step up their game and take advantage.
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I wish you would have asked why nearly every other tablet on the market can charge like 5 times faster than Samsung tablets. LOL The Galaxy Tab 8.9 I had took forever and the Note 10.1 isn't much better.
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I don't feel the note 10 tales long at all ipad takes almost twice as long to charge
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Your statement on changing. ..
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I wish you would have asked why nearly every other tablet on the market can charge like 5 times faster than Samsung tablets. LOL The Galaxy Tab 8.9 I had took forever and the Note 10.1 isn't much better.
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Your statement was interesting. Sounds like experiences differ too. Before I first used my tablet I fully charged it. I get over 16 hrs on one charge or more. I've been using it since 10 am & it is now 12:40am and I have 64% battery left. My model is N8013. I have watched a boatload of YouTube vids, played a game, tweaked my trusted credentials that took awhile since I had to look some up on the web. Read, transferred files using Allshare & wifi direct. Normally I charge at night while I'm asleep. Most times the battery out lasts me.
My note, when I got back in august, charged fast and lasted 4ever, now since jellybean its knida crappin out innthat department
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I wish you would have asked why nearly every other tablet on the market can charge like 5 times faster than Samsung tablets. LOL The Galaxy Tab 8.9 I had took forever and the Note 10.1 isn't much better.
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Note battery is 7000mah. Charger is 2100mah charger. 7/2.1 = 3.33 hours to fully charge from fully depleted. HOWEVER.
Lithium polymer batteries are not charged at a constant amperage. The charger will charge at full power up until the individual cells in the pack reach 4.2 volts and then it decreases the amperage so that the pack remains at 4.2 and does not go above 4.2 (or else you will have fire everywhere). It continues to lower the amperage until it has to decrease it so much that it goes to zero. Now your batter is charged all the way up to 7000 mah of goodness. So it won't actually take 3.33 hours to charge. It will take longer. That is of course disregarding efficiency loss in charging and if the device is on or off.
So why didn't they include a higher power charger to charge it faster? Because Samsung is a cheapskate. But inadvertently, charging slower is better for batteries so yay your device will last longer. This is also why I charge my gnex from my pc at ~500mah instead of the 1000mah wall charger.