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Hello XDA!
I managed to get my hands on a Galaxy Tab to review. I'm an avid android user and I know what I would want from a device like this. Thing is, I want to know what YOU, dear XDA members, would like to know about the device!
Kindly leave me questions that you wish to be answered in the video review of the Galaxy Tab.
The sooner I get the questions the sooner I'll be able to post up a video.
Note: Kindly note that I cannot root the device nor change the flash version of android that runs on the device.
Firmware version: P1000XXJH1
Specs of the device as per Quadrant Advanced:
Quadrant score: 1,000
CPU: 1437
MEM: 1684
I/O: 791
2D: 201
3D: 886
Linpack score: 13.877
Total memory available: 435MB of which 174 is used on fresh boot.
System information(via Quadrant Advanced).
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It would be nice if you describe display quality - viewing angles, panel type (is it IPS) how it performs in sunlight. Is minimum brightness good for reading in dark conditions? Thanks!
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vitalij said:
It would be nice if you describe display quality - viewing angles, panel type (is it IPS) how it performs in sunlight. Is minimum brightness good for reading in dark conditions? Thanks!
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Viewing angles are a subjective issue, personally when i pick up my mobile device and look into it, it's always straight in front of me, so that's all i want, but if you have a viewing angle of over 45 degrees like the Tab, all you get is people on the bus, train or plane looking sideways to see what you're looking at
I'm based in England at the moment, they don't have that much sunlight and even less direct sunlight
First impressions, it feels to plasticky, not like it's price suggests that it should, not as bad as an X10, but almost.
checkbox111 said:
Viewing angles are a subjective issue, personally when i pick up my mobile device and look into it, it's always straight in front of me, so that's all i want, but if you have a viewing angle of over 45 degrees like the Tab, all you get is people on the bus, train or plane looking sideways to see what you're looking at
I'm based in England at the moment, they don't have that much sunlight and even less direct sunlight
First impressions, it feels to plasticky, not like it's price suggests that it should, not as bad as an X10, but almost.
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How is the call quality/ease of use.. Does the tab "feel" swift?
Hello guys,
Thanks for the initial question. I will cover this question in the video review.
I need more points of focus for the review.
MOARRRR
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Like if you have had chance to use the ipad, maybe like how does it compare value wise? As I think how much it costs £599 is putting me off, but if it is worth it compared to other tablets then I would consider it more
Phen0m said:
How is the call quality/ease of use.. Does the tab "feel" swift?
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Wouldn't know about call quality as it's only owned by an engineer that comes into our office, he doesn't have any problems as far as i've heard, but as with other threads here just don't expect it to fit into you jacket or trouser pocket, one it's to big and another it's to heavy to be comfortable.
You may have visited the dell streak forum, or heard of how fragile the dell streak lcd screen is? because of it's large size the body flexes but LCD's by their very nature cannot flex and they snap. Well just look at the size of the LCD on the Tab, and the body of the Tab is made of plastic and (not titanium as per streak) to save weight, this by it's very design will make it more suceptible to breakage, (the body will flex under pressure the LCD will not) = ££££££
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Like if you have had chance to use the ipad, maybe like how does it compare value wise? As I think how much it costs £599 is putting me off, but if it is worth it compared to other tablets then I would consider it more
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Well the ipad and the Tab are two completely different entities, one is a bookreader trying to be a netbook pc, the others a smartphone with obesity problems. They shouldn't be compared IMO.
checkbox111 said:
Wouldn't know about call quality as it's only owned by an engineer that comes into our office, he doesn't have any problems as far as i've heard, but as with other threads here just don't expect it to fit into you jacket or trouser pocket, one it's to big and another it's to heavy to be comfortable.
You may have visited the dell streak forum, or heard of how fragile the dell streak lcd screen is? because of it's large size the body flexes but LCD's by their very nature cannot flex and they snap. Well just look at the size of the LCD on the Tab, and the body of the Tab is made of plastic and (not titanium as per streak) to save weight, this by it's very design will make it more suceptible to breakage, (the body will flex under pressure the LCD will not) = ££££££
Well the ipad and the Tab are two completely different entities, one is a bookreader trying to be a netbook pc, the others a smartphone with obesity problems. They shouldn't be compared IMO.
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Thank you. Do you have any questions that you would like answered about the device?
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Halulz said:
Thank you. Do you have any questions that you would like answered about the device?
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Similar to all owners i would think! why did samsung insist on utilising such a large bezel around the screen? therebye turning a 7' screen device into one more akin to a 10' without any benefits of a 10'?, and adding nothing to the looks of the device at the same time.
Well the ipad and the Tab are two completely different entities, one is a bookreader trying to be a netbook pc, the others a smartphone with obesity problems. They shouldn't be compared IMO.
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Lol yeah I get the point, what I was more curious was in relation to the size, like is 7" too small to get a full web experience? Is it too big to carry round yet too small to use around the home? etc
sebbo90 said:
like is 7" too small to get a full web experience?
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No, because the 5" dell streak isn't to small for that!
sebbo90 said:
Is it too big to carry round yet too small to use around the home? etc
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As in other posts! you will not carry this around on your pocket, unless you want to break it! You might try a large overcoat with a very wide collar, if the pockets big enough and you want to look like the FBI everywhere you go.
https://www.urbantool.com/hq/laptop-cases/show-pocketbar
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Troll
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Thanks for trolling another thread entirely off the rails.
To the OP:
A few things that I'd like to see discussed. Firstly how does it feel to type on it ? I've seen in a few first-impression pieces that it feels good (like a galaxy S in landscape) but it'd be great to get the feelings of a regular user. Also, some shots of the keyboard in action would be nice.
Secondly, can you toss some 720p video on there and show us how it looks. It never looks the same in video as in person, but it'd give us an idea of how the screen does as far as contrast and colour vibrancy is concerned.
Finally, how does the device feel to you ? Does it feel to you like you could carry it in a pocket all day ? Does it meet your expectations for speed/ease of use ?
GL with the video, hope to see it soon!
It is maybe off topic, but ... here goes :
- What release of Android is running ? Same as the one on Galaxy S device ?
- Does this android release supports multiple Exchange sync accounts (like HTC Desire & Desire Z do) ?
- Does it have 2 SIM card slots ? (saw that somewhere, don't remember ... where). If so, is it one for voice plan, second one for data plan ?
- Does it come with a USB host port (or the hw to take care of it) ?
Thanks.
Does it play 1080p files (mkv & flash) or does i only output 1080p..?
I got my hands on this last week to try out for a good half hour, and i loved it. The size was great, and great to watch movies on.
Looking forward to it. Release in Norway is 21. okt )
could it be confirmed if the Tab is going to require Kies in the same way as the Galaxy phones, e.g. for firmware updates
i assume that there will be no difference between this and their phones, but as Kies is software that i truly dislike, i am living in hope that it does not.
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could it be confirmed if the Tab is going to require Kies in the same way as the Galaxy phones, e.g. for firmware updates
i assume that there will be no difference between this and their phones, but as Kies is software that i truly dislike, i am living in hope that it does not.
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Yes, it is confirmed by Samsung already. In their official site, it says in the "PC connectivity" section "KIES". Sorry. I know, I hate that application with a passion myself...
If you have time, it would probably interest many people if you'd manage to try some popular apps from the market and see how they act with the increased resolution. We all probably have out own top10 lists for software, but I think browsing appbrain for most popular and trying a few of them would give people some idea how far that compatibility is.
(I, personally, would love to see how WidgetLocker, Beautiful Widgets and Launcher Pro work on that, but unfortunately at least the first two ain't free.
But more generally, how do widgets work on that screen? What I've gathered from the pictures is that the Tab has a FIVE column display (instead of the traditional 4) on the homescreen. How do widgets work with that? does a 4x4 widget scale to full size, or does it live a "column" free. Also, how many rows does the screen have?
EDIT: oookay, I don't know why these two posts became separate, this was supposed to be an edit to that earlier...
Actually thats a good idea.
I even forget that widget locket etc are even apps these days! But yes that'd be good to see if they scale up or still work properly on the big screen.
I imagine beutiful widget and switchpro you could make them bigger with launcherpro+ if they won't scale up by themselves, same with any other widgets, but it'd be good if they did it for free! However I think the 'grid' on the Tab is bigger anyway, so 4x2 widget would cover more space, but then it appears to have more rows too, so they might still appear small
Anyways, if you have any paid for apps on your main smartphone, you should be able to put the same market account on the Tab and download them again, so that's one way around paying twice just to demo them.
A few things I'd like to see:
- Spotify in action if possible.
- Proper comics and hos they scale to the screen and if it's easy or hard to read them (The Walking Dead for example.)
- A bit more on reading eBooks in different lights.
- In-depth look at the calendar and how flexible it is.
- If possible, how the accessories (like the keyboard) work.
- How it handles different resolutions of video.
Thank you for accepting suggestions!
Links:
by PCWorldVideos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUOxxNS9O1I
by BGR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nK3Q3a6TdQ
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Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g
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ap3604 said:
http://gizmodo.com/5711499/nexus-s-using-the-best-google-android-phone
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http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/10/nexus-s-review/
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Some other reviews of Nexus S
phonedog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1N-Pbd1xh0
IntoMobile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJy0-_wayYI
Camera tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1_bok54DDk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dou7lse0gfU
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This comment made me lmfao...
"Cool...a plastic iPhone 3g/3gs running a new version of Android...how revolutionary...YAWN..."
Hopefully more sites will get there review phones soon.
Bah, wanted to see some video recording options, some people are stating it actually has 720p despite the TECH SPEC on the web site.
Pretty funny how at the 1:50 mark she thinks the Nexus S can be used to make NFC payments. You'd think they would do their research beforehand
Buying it. Period.
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Buying it. Period.
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Glad to see you are Anderdroid since you seem to have a lot of good knowledge you bring to the table
(i.e. letting us know about how bluetooth 2.1 on the Nexus S might not block the wiimote)
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Pretty funny how at the 1:50 mark she thinks the Nexus S can be used to make NFC payments. You'd think they would do their research beforehand
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Not so? I've been trying to find some definitive info on what this phone's NFC capabilities are (and are not). Can you please point me in the right direction?
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Not so? I've been trying to find some definitive info on what this phone's NFC capabilities are (and are not). Can you please point me in the right direction?
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Almost positive the NFC chip is read only which means it can't transmit any data of yours to be able to make payments. All it can do is read the tags and give you the information on them? I'll try to find a link...
Google has confirmed the nfc was set to read only right now, but they kinda left it open ended, like it could be enabled to transmit in the future.
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When Google makes public some testing videos high lighting the quality control followed by Sammy during the development of the Nexus S, just like they did with my Nexus One build by HTC...then and ONLY then...I will purchase this plastic crap.
If you want to burn 529$ in a bending=cracked-screen phone...then go for it.
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When Google makes public some testing videos high lighting the quality control followed by Sammy during the development of the Nexus S, just like they did with my Nexus One build by HTC...then and ONLY then...I will purchase this plastic crap.
If you want to burn 529$ in a bending=cracked-screen phone...then go for it.
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Being a Nexus One owner
- How did I end up with such a bad digitizer? Not true multi-touch, where was HTC/google when they decided to go with cheap Clearpad 2000, screwing us with all sorts of screen issues?
- Why is the speaker so effin horrible, worse than my £30 phones?
- The menu keys seem to be mislocated with the screen, hence you have to somewhat press the top half (despite people saying this was fixed via software, it was not)
- Dust behind screen <-- WTF?
- Screen tearing
- Probably more that I missed
To be honest, the best part of HTC on my Nexus One was only the aesthetics look - with the unibody etc. Nothing else was of that great quality.
So please, lets take HTC off this pedestal which they do not deserve.
They even repeated the multi-touch issue on the Desire... I am actually happy they went with someone other than HTC.
Definitely gonna get this phone. It looks awesome.
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Google has confirmed the nfc was set to read only right now, but they kinda left it open ended, like it could be enabled to transmit in the future.
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That's the way I interpreted it too, like (for some strange reason) the NFC capabilities were software-crippled. I know there's a LONG way to go in building out the hardware/software to enable some of the more interesting NFC use-cases, but I just want to make sure that if I get this, I'm not immediately limited to only the most lame NFC uses. If all we're going to be able to do with this handset is wave to get an NFC-encoded web URL, this awesome new technology just saved me the 2 seconds necessary to open Barcode Scanner and scan a 2D barcode that translates to a URL. Lame.
I think Google really owes us some more detail on the NFC end of this device.
Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g
EleCtrOx666 said:
Other (short) reviews
Portablegear.nl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyDIHHJnlG4
Unboxing from KobeCamp2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAymMzrxTOw
The screen animation ! yay!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEzFfJ660g
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Thanks! I'll add them to the OP.
In the BGR video, "Google Nexus S ultrabrief walkthrough," it's strange the the four capacity buttons on the bottom (Back, menu, search, home) don't light up in general or when you press them. They're barely visible. Is that a feature to turn off those lights, or the angle we're seeing it from?
That's a little bizarre.
http://gizmodo.com/5711499/nexus-s-using-the-best-google-android-phone
would like to know the battery life is like on this phone
I think it might be possible that when the ambient light sensor detects sufficient light to see the buttons without using the LED for them, it just doesn't bother. I don't need them to be lit up on my Vibrant all the time so I kind of see why they did it.
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In the BGR video, "Google Nexus S ultrabrief walkthrough," it's strange the the four capacity buttons on the bottom (Back, menu, search, home) don't light up in general or when you press them. They're barely visible. Is that a feature to turn off those lights, or the angle we're seeing it from?
That's a little bizarre.
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ma2k5 said:
Being a Nexus One owner
- How did I end up with such a bad digitizer? Not true multi-touch, where was HTC/google when they decided to go with cheap Clearpad 2000, screwing us with all sorts of screen issues?
- Why is the speaker so effin horrible, worse than my £30 phones?
- The menu keys seem to be mislocated with the screen, hence you have to somewhat press the top half (despite people saying this was fixed via software, it was not)
- Dust behind screen <-- WTF?
- Screen tearing
- Probably more that I missed
To be honest, the best part of HTC on my Nexus One was only the aesthetics look - with the unibody etc. Nothing else was of that great quality.
So please, lets take HTC off this pedestal which they do not deserve.
They even repeated the multi-touch issue on the Desire... I am actually happy they went with someone other than HTC.
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Ugh.. I tried to quote your post and I "thanked" it...
let me go get the lube
jk
Like the title says. Adobe is coming out with Photoshop for tabs. It won't be the same as the desktop version, but at least we'll be able to create graphics, edit photos, etc. on tabs now, import, export psd files for use on desktop version and pricing has it at only $9.99!
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-touch/features.html
This was actually an interesting news to me, there is no good picture editor available for tablets at the moment. They're all more-or-less "apply this and this filter, PERHAPS modify some parameter a little" - type apps, with no layer capabilities or anything.
As I am thinking of buying a somewhat more expensive digital camera soon this will be a great companion to take along on journeys.
Current mood: mildly excited.
Sounds interesting to tinker with, but I can not imagine doing any serious photo editing on the tablet. On the other hand, if it will open large .tiff files that would be great. QUICKPIC developers tell me android sdk does not provide a stock tiff decoder.
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This was actually an interesting news to me, there is no good picture editor available for tablets at the moment. They're all more-or-less "apply this and this filter, PERHAPS modify some parameter a little" - type apps, with no layer capabilities or anything.
As I am thinking of buying a somewhat more expensive digital camera soon this will be a great companion to take along on journeys.
Current mood: mildly excited.
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I hate having to start up my laptop and/or desktop to do simple graphics creation. Hopefully this program will alleviate some of that need.
this could be best piece of software yet
Can't wait!
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As a professional photographer, this has me very excited! I already bring my tab with me on shoots to get a better look at my pictures right as I take them, so being able to make quick edits in PS would be great! I already use an editor, but nothing too exciting. I'm happy to see this!
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As a professional photographer, this has me very excited! I already bring my tab with me on shoots to get a better look at my pictures right as I take them, so being able to make quick edits in PS would be great! I already use an editor, but nothing too exciting. I'm happy to see this!
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A tablet is a lot lighter-weight option to bring along than e.g. a full laptop, and as A500 has a proper USB-port it's a great companion for a photographer, allowing the person to just plug camera in and download the pictures there.
Also, I haven't seen a single picture/photo manipulation application that is not only designed specifically for tablets, but that also can open and save .PSD, has fully-working histograms, layers and color-balance editing tools. Ie. Photoshop Touch doesn't really have competition at all here and I'm fairly certain this thing will quickly garner quite a large fanbase.
Early reviews seem certainly positive: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/hands-on-adobe-photoshop-touch-review-1031971 http://apcmag.com/photoshop-touch-finally-full-power-apps-for-tablets.htm
Personally I think I will also be getting the Ideas Touch for some vector-drawing.
WereCatf said:
A tablet is a lot lighter-weight option to bring along than e.g. a full laptop, and as A500 has a proper USB-port it's a great companion for a photographer, allowing the person to just plug camera in and download the pictures there.
Also, I haven't seen a single picture/photo manipulation application that is not only designed specifically for tablets, but that also can open and save .PSD, has fully-working histograms, layers and color-balance editing tools. Ie. Photoshop Touch doesn't really have competition at all here and I'm fairly certain this thing will quickly garner quite a large fanbase.
Early reviews seem certainly positive: http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/hands-on-adobe-photoshop-touch-review-1031971 http://apcmag.com/photoshop-touch-finally-full-power-apps-for-tablets.htm
Personally I think I will also be getting the Ideas Touch for some vector-drawing.
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Good find on that article. Great read!
Wow android gets it before ipad2
IOS has to wait till early 2012
http://www.excitebuzz.com/android-tablets-have-adobe-photoshop-touch/920.html
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Wow android gets it before ipad2
IOS has to wait till early 2012
http://www.excitebuzz.com/android-tablets-have-adobe-photoshop-touch/920.html
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Yes, it's funny to see that. IMHO it's because Apple took so long to adopt flash in IOS that Adobe is sticking it back to them lol
Makes sense to me anyway.
Adobe Touch Apps Suite
Just gets better.....
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/adobe-touch-apps-suite-and-adobe-creative-cloud/
Wow, finally a decent graphics program for tablets. Definately a must have.
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Just gets better.....
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/10/adobe-touch-apps-suite-and-adobe-creative-cloud/
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Great find! That's the sh!t!
As cool as that app would be, we would need better screen on tablets. A500 just too dull to do any sharp graphics manipulation. I tried it few time, on the tablet the color looked dull, even when i made color so sharp. Used the HDMI and hooked it up to my 55 inch screen, and it was so sharp that i had to to dull the color down.
Even if you just hook up your tablet to good TV via HDMI, you can see how better the tablet background looks compare to on Tablet screen.
I did more reading about this (previous links + Google search) and now I'm really dying to try it!! They should release a time limited free beta. C'mon Abobe! Please?
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As cool as that app would be, we would need better screen on tablets. A500 just too dull to do any sharp graphics manipulation. I tried it few time, on the tablet the color looked dull, even when i made color so sharp. Used the HDMI and hooked it up to my 55 inch screen, and it was so sharp that i had to to dull the color down.
Even if you just hook up your tablet to good TV via HDMI, you can see how better the tablet background looks compare to on Tablet screen.
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The tablet only has a 262k color screen which is obviously quite a lot less than regular displays. It is still a good approximation and atleast to my eye it is close enough; it gets the job done for a quick edit. You create a basic mock-up of what you need/want on the tablet on-the-go, then you either upload it to your creative cloud so someone you're working with can finish the thing or you yourself finish it later on when you get home.
Now, I do agree that A500's screen isn't the best one around. If you are serious about starting to do photo and picture manipulation with Photoshop Touch on-the-go, then you should get a tablet with Super Amoled+ screen for much, much better color representation and sharpness.
A500 Photo Viewing
shin lucifer said:
As cool as that app would be, we would need better screen on tablets. A500 just too dull to do any sharp graphics manipulation. I tried it few time, on the tablet the color looked dull, even when i made color so sharp. Used the HDMI and hooked it up to my 55 inch screen, and it was so sharp that i had to to dull the color down.
Even if you just hook up your tablet to good TV via HDMI, you can see how better the tablet background looks compare to on Tablet screen.
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Ive seen on XDA some people saying the A500 colors are washed out or too dull....
This baffles me. I am by no means a pro photographer. I do dabble on the side and have for many years in photography. I bought this tablet for the sole purpose of transporting my portfolio with me. I didnt go with Ipad because itunes will "optimize" your high resolution pictures during transfer to the device and that wasnt acceptable. I also use it to show clients previews of a shoot instead of lugging around my laptop. I have been using QuickPic to browse photos because i think it renders jpegs a lot sharper than the stock app or any other app in the market. PerfectViewer is a close second.....
Anyhow, one thing I make sure to do is turn up the screen brightness to 100% or close to it. Photos look sharp and the difference in color compared side by side to my gateway fx are negligible. If I have brightness on auto or a low setting it can look a little dull. Honestly thats the way it is with any monitor.
I do wish the A500 had some sort of color control setting as I find it IS a notch on the COOL side and I would like to tweak it.
Two other amateur photographers I know have now purchased an A500 and are glad they did.
Grab a 32 gig card and fill it with jpegs
Oh yea this thing I just found out will play my 360 VR panoramas .SWF format. Wonder if an Ipad will do that?
shin lucifer said:
Used the HDMI and hooked it up to my 55 inch screen, and it was so sharp that i had to to dull the color down.
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Btw, I just came to think about this: if you mean "55 inch screen" as in a TV, then I just have to ask: did you adjust TV settings for natural colours without sharpening, colour "enhance" or anything like that? Because if you didn't then that's the problem. All TVs by default have colour settings suitable for movies and live streaming, but not for most precise and natural colour.
If you want proper colour representation then you need a high-quality screen with real sRGB or Adobe RGB profiles included and no "enhancements" turned on.
Looks like its out already!!!
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My thoughts so far: (5days)
PROS:
-WATER/DUST RESISTANT NEED I SAY MORE!!!
-Excellent Build! very nice looking and thin
-Wifi is really good (i live in an old house and on the third floor still get good wifi strength)
-5" Screen is really good! When you get great HD wallpapers (zedge or backgrounds HD) it really pops.
-Micro SD slot BIG + (takes 64GB when formatted)
-Good ringtones and notifications
-Strong vibration
-Nice U.I (some lag but switched to NOVA Laucher)
-When combined with Nova Launcher this phone is BEAST!!!
-Sounds nice with headphones on (not as good as my S3 w/ PowerAMP)
-GAMES ARE AWESOME!!! (Sleepy jack,Tapped out Simpsons,Dark Night)
-Thick lanyard hole (ima wear this as a chain lol)
CONS:
-Walkman doesn't read folders it just puts all the albums into one folder
-Lockscreen either you have a swipe OR lock can't have both
-Non removable battery (trade off)
-Can't choose lockscreen wallpaper when pattern is chosen (only in swipe)
-Album puts everything in one folder (i use Quickpic)
-Sony services run in the background (may contribute to battery drainage)
-Blacks are no where as good as Samsung's SAMOLED (on the flip side higher pixel density and colors that pop)
-Speaker on the side WHY!!!
-Android 4.1.2
NEUTRAL:
-Battery has been good so far, time will tell (DS battery saver on slumberer mode + Stamina ON = 3hrs 50mins screentime and 11hrs 30mins for the day 100%-1%)
-Camera first impressions OK need more time with the camera
-Gets dirty really fast
*I then used the screen protectors that came with the XZ and doesn't get dirty with lint anymore just finger prints but, i ordered these protectors: http://dx-box.com/imak-anti-fingerprint-layer-screen-protector-for-sony-xperia-z.html
-PowerAMP doesn't sound as good as Walkman (would rather use Walkman for it's sound but, no folders means a pain to search especially, when you got 45GB worth of music)
*PowerAMP has an option to use the phone's equalizer this is how: Settings>Audio>Advanced Tweaks>MusicFX. Go back to Tone/Vol menu screen you will see the MusicFX toggle on the top left. Long press for options.
Though it has been only 5 days days since i got the phone, overall, I am very happy with this phone! Most of the CONS are software based and in time there would be MOD's,hacks,etc to fix them.Extremely well built phone with a premium feel that's what i wanted! Although, there is one thing i wanted on this phone,a removable battery, but, when you get a water/dust resistant smartphone with a MicroSD slot, it's a sacrifice that i will gladly live with! Still have my S3 got a plan to swap for a s4 when it comes out.Will play with the XZ and s4 and will choose which one to sell.
walkman do read folders! I uploaded my playlists from itunes via Bridge and found playlist in the walkman
and you can change the lockscreen image
Speaker on the side isn't good when holding but is good when the phone is on the table since you can listen and hear very well (lot better than xperia s).
Teknohtc said:
-Walkman doesn't read folders it just puts all the albums into one folder
-Album puts everything in one folder (i use Quickpic)
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nice review.
The walkman app uses ID3 taggs to create albums. There is even an option to create ID3 tags, don't know if it uses folder names dough.
Album app uses folders if you click on the "my albums" tab you will see the folders (didn't see it at first as well)
I find most of that to mirror my use of the Z. The screen isn't quite as good as the HTC One or the Nexus 4 but it is very very good and razor sharp.
As for the walkman player, I find it much worse quality and volume to poweramp so I use poweramp.
The pattern lock is excellent because it allows you to have your live wallpaper on the lock screen which is awesome for a change
With regards to the removeable battery, every single phone i've ever used which has that, creaked and squeeked due to the back cover coming on and off so i'm not missing the squeeking at all.
Teknohtc said:
-Lockscreen either you have a swipe OR lock can't have both
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Which Android phone can you actually have both on? Or which app?
graffus said:
walkman do read folders! I uploaded my playlists from itunes via Bridge and found playlist in the walkman
and you can change the lockscreen image
Speaker on the side isn't good when holding but is good when the phone is on the table since you can listen and hear very well (lot better than xperia s).
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-Ok,going to try again with the walkman.
-You can change the lockscreen wallpaper but, only when it's in swipe mode. If you have it on pattern as security you can't change your wallpaper. Pretty much the wallpaper you choose as your homescreen is your lockscreen wallpaper.
-Good point lol
stefanve said:
nice review.
Album app uses folders if you click on the "my albums" tab you will see the folders (didn't see it at first as well)
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Thanks
lol did see that tab
biffsmash said:
I find most of that to mirror my use of the Z. The screen isn't quite as good as the HTC One or the Nexus 4 but it is very very good and razor sharp.
As for the walkman player, I find it much worse quality and volume to poweramp so I use poweramp.
The pattern lock is excellent because it allows you to have your live wallpaper on the lock screen which is awesome for a change
With regards to the removeable battery, every single phone i've ever used which has that, creaked and squeeked due to the back cover coming on and off so i'm not missing the squeeking at all.
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-Yea the screen's contrast isn't as good and my SGS3 deep blacks that i like but w/e makes up for it's 1080p and high pixel density!
-Really, will try that out!
-True but, having an optional battery would be kick ass! I guess ill improvise get a powerpack.
so if the battery is dead the we gotta replace whole phone is it??
p.s: planning to buy white xperia z
mysterio619 said:
so if the battery is dead the we gotta replace whole phone is it??
p.s: planning to buy white xperia z
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It should be replaceable by Sony this is mandatory in the EU it is required by law that battery's are replaceable for an except able fee. So if it is possible by Sony it is possible for others as well.,
mysterio619 said:
so if the battery is dead the we gotta replace whole phone is it??
p.s: planning to buy white xperia z
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No. You take it to an authorized Sony repair centre where they change your battery.
Still don't understand why would you have 45gb music, do you really listen to 10000 songs?
MrPhilo said:
Still don't understand why would you have 45gb music, do you really listen to 10000 songs?
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I like having the music on me just in case i want to listen. 45gb is just a 1/4 i what i have
-Blacks are no where as good as Samsung's SAMOLED (on the flip side higher pixel density and colors that pop)
-5" Screen is really good! When you get great HD wallpapers (zedge or backgrounds HD) it really pops.
Really? You see eye-poping colours? Where? Can You post some examples with some other mid range device...?
But, I gave up on Sony fans... No wonder Sony will never produce even an average display with such fanatical consumer background... They really don't need to, cause you will cherish anything as long as it os Sony made. It's not even their panel in XZ. I liked Sony (TV and HX5V, old camcorder...) a lot, but lately after being insulted here for stating the obvious, the people, not the Sony, give me sheepish impressions that I don't wish to be a part of...
xyz007 said:
-Blacks are no where as good as Samsung's SAMOLED (on the flip side higher pixel density and colors that pop)
-5" Screen is really good! When you get great HD wallpapers (zedge or backgrounds HD) it really pops.
Really? You see eye-poping colours? Where? Can You post some examples with some other mid range device...?
But, I gave up on Sony fans... No wonder Sony will never produce even an average display with such fanatical consumer background... They really don't need to, cause you will cherish anything as long as it os Sony made. It's not even their panel in XZ. I liked Sony (TV and HX5V, old camcorder...) a lot, but lately after being insulted here for stating the obvious, the people, not the Sony, give me sheepish impressions that I don't wish to be a part of...
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So if you don't want to be apart of it then why reply and cry?
My only gripe is the battery life. Hopefully 4.2.2 will bring some solutions. Considering CM10.1 (once the cam is sorted out)
Bazamuffin said:
My only gripe is the battery life. Hopefully 4.2.2 will bring some solutions. Considering CM10.1 (once the cam is sorted out)
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I don't know why you are unhappy with the battery.For me it's just amazing,i lost 9% in 1 hour screen on.
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WTH were you doing ? ^^ Reading an ebook ?
i get 3-4h Screen time with heavy usage, no sim, wifi only
MrPhilo said:
Still don't understand why would you have 45gb music, do you really listen to 10000 songs?
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Maybe he doesn't like 128kbits mp3 ?
Haldi4803 said:
WTH were you doing ? ^^ Reading an ebook ?
i get 3-4h Screen time with heavy usage, no sim, wifi only
Maybe he doesn't like 128kbits mp3 ?
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Browsing chrome and xda app.
I can get 13-14 hours a day with 4:30-5:00 hours screen on.
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So if you don't want to be apart of it then why reply and cry?
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1st: Hope of constructive debate, so that people who spend half of months salary on this phone (650eur) get better info and don't blindly thrust posts that say XZ has eye popping colours.
2nd: It was just a question about where the hell OP sees eye popping colours... especially since he actually compared them to amoled.
3rd: I liked the phone, that was my motive for reading a lot about this phone, but as verge review said, it looks better with screen off as did XT.
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Display mode of choice?
Just wandering what screen mode everyone is using? I have it on the professional/adobe one at the mo but I don't have any scope for comparison. Could someone who by chance also has an iphone tell me which one is most 'accurate.'?
Also, why I'm here, do people's gs4 have raised sides as opposed to the flush ones on the gs3?
I don't think whether accurate or not is not so important. The color is very comfortable, wonderful for the eyes which nobody complains so far, that's it.
Even most of people using S4 use Standard mode, not professional mode.
I don't have a gs4 but I think movie mode is the most accurate. Also if it does have raised edges that's a good thing because it means the edge will hit the ground first instead of the screen. My Droid Charge (gs1) has this, and it has survived every face down drop, although the raised edges are pretty dented.
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paddylaz said:
Display mode of choice?
Just wandering what screen mode everyone is using? I have it on the professional/adobe one at the mo but I don't have any scope for comparison. Could someone who by chance also has an iphone tell me which one is most 'accurate.'?
Also, why I'm here, do people's gs4 have raised sides as opposed to the flush ones on the gs3?
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Movie mode is most accurate, and that is what I use.
I've been running adapt and letting the S4 decide. Fine so far.
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Movie mode is most accurate, and that is what I use.
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Does anyone else feel that that mode is waaaaaaaaay desaturated compared to standard? I've been using standard but i heard movie mode is most accurate so i'm trying that but wow.. what is your take on it guys. Is that really how other screens lcd screens look like?
I use Movie Mode, it's by the most accurate and pleasing to the eye.
Yes it is a lot more de-saturated than standard mode but only because standard is disgustingly over saturated!
Use movie mode for a few days and you'll love it, then change to anything else and it'll look horrible.
P.S I have a colour calibrated Mac and Movie mode is still more saturated than my Mac screen.
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I use Movie Mode, it's by the most accurate and pleasing to the eye.
Yes it is a lot more de-saturated than standard mode but only because standard is disgustingly over saturated!
Use movie mode for a few days and you'll love it, then change to anything else and it'll look horrible.
P.S I have a colour calibrated Mac and Movie mode is still more saturated than my Mac screen.
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I did not like it at first, but as you said: once you get used to it you'll never go back.
I also let my phone decide and leave it on adapt. Colours look amazing to me (can't help but love the screen overall) I may try movie mode for a few days now after reading these posts.
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