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Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 2 (7")

Really? Come on what's the deal, I mean they just released the fantastic 7.7 and a few months later an inferior tab but with the latest operating system, what gives? Why can't we get the love.
http://whatsuptechnology99.blogspot.com/2012/02/samsung-unveils-galaxy-tab-2-70-offers.html
They just keep churning all these tabs and for what to keep track with Apple? If that's what they want to do they should just concentrate on one model at a time and put out the best they can instead of different models that are subpar to Apple, don't get me wrong I love the Galaxy tabs and this is my second one but this is just rediculous.
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This company is weird. It have lunched many tablets during 1 year
Galaxy Tab 7.0
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Galaxy tab 8.9
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 11.6 (not official yet)
Galaxy Note 10.1
I think many others are coming

mfamafia said:
This company is weird. It have lunched many tablets during 1 year
Galaxy Tab 7.0
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 11.6
Galaxy Note 10.1
I think many others are coming
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Exactly my point
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They have way too many offerings. It's almost annoying, but I LOVE me some Samsung!

it doesn't really matter. they give people their choices which is fine. But the hardware has matured to the point where...unless you are a hardcore tablet gamer...there isn't going to be a big boost in functionality between one gen to the next gen. My "old" Samsung Vibrant can do anything that a newer phone can do and it is a little more than a year and a half old...and it's running Froyo.
But this tablet...the 7.7...its the tablet i dreamed about when the original tab was released..and now I have it...release away Samsung...you've already done right by me.

One would think that the 7.7 would come out with ICS and to find out that a lower end model comes with instead is a bit annoying. I hope ICS comes out soon for the 7.7
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One would think that the 7.7 would come out with ICS and to find out that a lower end model comes with instead is a bit annoying. I hope ICS comes out soon for the 7.7
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We get next month ICS for SGT 7.7 i think
This month my SGS II will get it
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I duno wat they r thinking.... keep making the same thing n give it a different name. ppl wnt buy it jus because it called tab '2'. unless it is like 300 doller. iPad is guna come out unless there is no major change otherwise customer wnt go for these tab '2'...... n ipad 3 is more likely to be quadcore. still waiting for my 7.7 tho lol.
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also they dnt hv major update for tw... n this is one of the worst launcher out there.

Basically, Samsung is a massive company with a massive manufacturing capability. They are more interested in spraying the market with devices like a machine gunner rather than caring about nerds' cries for upgrades. Bottom line is, you bought the device as is. I didn't see any stickers on the box promising "upgrade soon!". Make your decision according to what you're getting at the time of purchase

mfamafia said:
This company is weird. It have lunched many tablets during 1 year
Galaxy Tab 7.0
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 11.6
Galaxy Note 10.1
I think many others are coming
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You are missing the 8.9 version and as far as I know there is no 11.6 version, unless that is the rumoured full HD version. Also there is the galaxy tab 2 10.1 replacing the original 10.1? Although it is thicker and slightly heavier but it does gain a microSD slot but no info on the gpu.
I believe the new tab 2 (7 and 10.1) are using a qualcomm chipset but I am not 100% on this, and I believe these are a bit slower in the graphics dept.
I did have a chance to play with the 8.9 LTE here at a samsung booth and it was not that smooth even though it was running exynos, maybe it was all the widgets and touchwiz that were slowing it down.

The Tab7.7 will get ICS but dont expect for it to be released too soon, ICS is the only main selling point of the 'newer' Tabs, the added weight is some what odd thought, the Tab10.1 is massively heavy compared to the 7.7 and now they are adding a few more grams!
The 11.6 is purely a rumored device, Although I am hoping but I dont think Samsung has a fullHD panel ready for us yet, I also hope that the 11.6 wont come with SuperAMOLED.

i dont expect ics official come soon, just hope aosp ics can come soon

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You are missing the 8.9 version and as far as I know there is no 11.6 version, unless that is the rumoured full HD version. Also there is the galaxy tab 2 10.1 replacing the original 10.1? Although it is thicker and slightly heavier but it does gain a microSD slot but no info on the gpu.
I believe the new tab 2 (7 and 10.1) are using a qualcomm chipset but I am not 100% on this, and I believe these are a bit slower in the graphics dept.
I did have a chance to play with the 8.9 LTE here at a samsung booth and it was not that smooth even though it was running exynos, maybe it was all the widgets and touchwiz that were slowing it down.
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I think the new tab 2 will have Tegra 2, just like the old ones. Of couse this is just speculation on my part.
As far as i know, the gt8.9 lte has a qualcomm SoC.

poisike said:
I think the new tab 2 will have Tegra 2, just like the old ones. Of couse this is just speculation on my part.
As far as i know, the gt8.9 lte has a qualcomm SoC.
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Yeah, at least here in the US, the AT&T-branded tab 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957) uses a Qualcomm S3, the same SoC used in the LTE-flavored GS2 and Note (I727, I717).

teiglin said:
Yeah, at least here in the US, the AT&T-branded tab 8.9 LTE (SGH-I957) uses a Qualcomm S3, the same SoC used in the LTE-flavored GS2 and Note (I727, I717).
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That's interesting.. the LTE equipped 8.9 has Qualcomm S3.. but they were able to do LTE and keep Exynos in the 7.7..
What's going on here?

Diversion said:
That's interesting.. the LTE equipped 8.9 has Qualcomm S3.. but they were able to do LTE and keep Exynos in the 7.7..
What's going on here?
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What is interesting? The wifi only and 3G gt8.9 don't have Exynos, they are Tegra 2 powered.

poisike said:
What is interesting? The wifi only and 3G gt8.9 don't have Exynos, they are Tegra 2 powered.
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Correct, however it's been said Exynos and LTE don't mix and can't co-exist. However, the Verizon 7.7 contradicts having Exynos AND LTE together.
Usually Samsung had to replace Exynos with a slower Qualcomm S3 chip to achieve LTE. Such as the AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.9.. Has LTE.. thus they put in a Qualcomm S3 chip inside to achieve this.
Verizon's 7.7 now has Exynos with LTE.
Samsung has either made a revised LTE equipped Exynos 4210 or they are using an external LTE chip alongside their Exynos.

Diversion said:
Usually Samsung had to replace Exynos with a slower Qualcomm S3 chip to achieve LTE. Such as the AT&T Galaxy Tab 8.9.. Has LTE.. thus they put in a Qualcomm S3 chip inside to achieve this.
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I'm pretty sure poisike's point is that they didn't replace Exynos in the Tab 8.9; it had Tegra2 in the first place, so it's not even an example of your point, like the LTE GS2 and Note. And without any actual data, what is the point of speculating further about what baseband they may or may not be using in the I815?

Is the Tab 11.6 Vapourware???

Well if it isn't why no announcement???
I mean it would be a perfect opportunity to upstage the iPad 3 by announcing a tablet with a higher resolution.
I also know that a lot of the Apple Fanboi's are not happy with the A5X chip. They don't believe the hype surrounding it and are disappointed that it only A9 architecture still.
If the rumours about the Tab 11.6 sporting dual core A15 cpu and a ARM Mali-T604 GPU is true then why wait and wait?
Man on paper this is an iPad slayer but why no info from Samsung?
Ta.

Warren_Orange said:
If the rumours about the Tab 11.6 sporting dual core A15 cpu and a ARM Mali-T604 GPU is true then why wait and wait?
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Look at the Galaxy Nexus.
Google/Samsung: "Here is the totally awesome Galaxy Nexus."
Customers: "When can we get it?"
Google/Samsung: "Later, don't know when or where"
*a few months later the Nexus is released sparodically in countries with little advertising*
Hopefully Samsung learned from the bothed Galaxy Nexus announcement/launch.
They need to have the annoucement and lauch as soon as possible. Build the hype to the announcement and then let the people buy it, not hype it and let the gype die down BEFORE people can buy it (See Apple does it, they have it right).

Let's see what happens. Samsung has an event planned in a few days....

Im starting to lose faith in Samsung. I was hoping for the next real tab10.1 but instead they have us tab2 10.1 ... mmm why!!! now no leaks or even a blurry screen shot of the real next tab... im now leaning toward Asus...
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Itchiee said:
Let's see what happens. Samsung has an event planned in a few days....
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Event for what?

okpc said:
Im starting to lose faith in Samsung. I was hoping for the next real tab10.1 but instead they have us tab2 10.1 ... mmm why!!! now no leaks or even a blurry screen shot of the real next tab... im now leaning toward Asus...
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Agreed. the Tab2 has the same exact specs as our current 10.1s. What a drag. The Transformer Prime has really got me interested. The Tabphone (worst name ever) has a little too much going on for me to get excited about it. I'll have to buy the phone/tab/keyboard which I'm sure will cost upwards of a grand. The quadcore Prime will likely be my next purchase.

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Event for what?
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Now we are talking
Thats tomorrow eeek!!
Hope they don't disappoint!

Anyone know what time this event is kicking off and is there a live stream?
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What happened? I never heard anything...
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Either the 11.6 or a nexus tab will probably be unveiled at the Google io conference. That's where there 10.1 got its start.

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Either the 11.6 or a nexus tab will probably be unveiled at the Google io conference. That's where there 10.1 got its start.
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Or at the event that Samsung will hold to announce the Galaxy S 3

So did this conference or announcement even happen?
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No news so it must have been nothing special.
Looks like I'll be getting a 10.1 at this rate.
Out of interest when is Google I/O?
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Keep in mind that the chip destined to power the 11.6 is just in sampling right now. It's not intended to be in production until next quarter. So summer would seem about right for a launch. If they get the Tab 2's and Note 10.1 out in the next couple of weeks that'll give those devices a chance to get some press and early sales. Announcing a newer better tablet before they launch doesn't really benefit Samsung. I'm also guessing the 11.6 will probably be more expensive than the iPad3 so it'll end up being a niche product anyway. The 16GB Note 10.1 Wi-Fi is supposed to be $600 itself.
Here's the latest on the Exynos 5250 that's supposedly being used in the 11.6. Samsung specifically mentions it's for high-end tablets.
http://sammyhub.com/2012/01/27/sams...12-will-be-integrated-in-smartphones-as-well/

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 was released in June last year, but they announced the product in February and redesigned in in March. It was grueling waiting and waiting.
Perhaps Samsung is keeping it closer to the chest this time. Wants to get the product closer to a finished stage before unveiling it. Perhaps it's so awesome they don't want to tip off the competitors too early.
Hopefully it's a real product that gets released by June.

ppl are crzy
Warren_Orange said:
Well if it isn't why no announcement???
I mean it would be a perfect opportunity to upstage the iPad 3 by announcing a tablet with a higher resolution.
I also know that a lot of the Apple Fanboi's are not happy with the A5X chip. They don't believe the hype surrounding it and are disappointed that it only A9 architecture still.
If the rumours about the Tab 11.6 sporting dual core A15 cpu and a ARM Mali-T604 GPU is true then why wait and wait?
Man on paper this is an iPad slayer but why no info from Samsung?
Ta.
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It terms of feature only good thing about iPad3 is its screen and everything else is disappointing but Apple does not sell its features but rather it sells a value which everyone craves and that is where all Tech companies have failed.
I might care about the specs, the Ram, Resolution and every other detail but an average person only thinks about what the products can offer him/her other than the tablets ' functionality and Apple is winning this game since it has become more of a fashion statement to own an Apple product which is why people do not bother to spend their nights in front of the store to get their products since they do not buy a product but rather they become part of Apple's ideology!
lol...................... I personally can care less but I do not understand why so many companies have failed to understand such a simple fact? :O

BarryH_GEG said:
Keep in mind that the chip destined to power the 11.6 is just in sampling right now. It's not intended to be in production until next quarter. So summer would seem about right for a launch. If they get the Tab 2's and Note 10.1 out in the next couple of weeks that'll give those devices a chance to get some press and early sales. Announcing a newer better tablet before they launch doesn't really benefit Samsung. I'm also guessing the 11.6 will probably be more expensive than the iPad3 so it'll end up being a niche product anyway. The 16GB Note 10.1 Wi-Fi is supposed to be $600 itself.
Here's the latest on the Exynos 5250 that's supposedly being used in the 11.6. Samsung specifically mentions it's for high-end tablets.
http://sammyhub.com/2012/01/27/sams...12-will-be-integrated-in-smartphones-as-well/
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Yeah I read that the chip was only sampling in Q1 this year. I thought Samsung might have made an announcement to generate excitement within the Android community and possibly beyond (Apple), especially if the rumoured specs are true.
I also agree that it will probably cost more than the iPad, although I can't see it retailing for more than £500 for the baseline model. I think around £500 is more than reasonable if the specs are true, I mean its a generation ahead compared to the new iPad CPU.
I can't see the Tab 2 and Note 10.1 doing anything at all, they are joke of releases TBH. The new iPad has made sure of that.
If Samsung want to go toe to toe with Apple then they have to get in the ring before the fight is over.

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Yeah I read that the chip was only sampling in Q1 this year. I thought Samsung might have made an announcement to generate excitement within the Android community and possibly beyond (Apple), especially if the rumoured specs are true.
I also agree that it will probably cost more than the iPad, although I can't see it retailing for more than £500 for the baseline model. I think around £500 is more than reasonable if the specs are true, I mean its a generation ahead compared to the new iPad CPU.
I can't see the Tab 2 and Note 10.1 doing anything at all, they are joke of releases TBH. The new iPad has made sure of that.
If Samsung want to go toe to toe with Apple then they have to get in the ring before the fight is over.
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It wouldn't be smart for Samsung or anyone else to make "big" announcments timed around the major release of an Apple product; it would get either lost or get half the attention. Knowing (from suppliers) that the iPad3 was coming out March-ish a lot of stuff was announced in February. The iPad3 fanfare should die down in a couple of weeks and then the PR machines will start up again.
The G-Tab 2's could certainly be successful if Samsung prices them below the iPad3. Pretty much all high-end Android tablets are going to be a tough sell though with a new iPad2 continuing at $399 and a refurb with a full one-year warranty at $349. Asus is flooding the market with multiple Teg3-based 10.1" tablets ranging from $399-$699 so it'll be intersesting to see how Samsung positions themselves.
With press like this, high-end Android tablets are going to be a tough sell...
The iPad Wins Because Android Tablet Apps Suck: An Illustrated Guide
Do Android tablet apps really suck? Yes. Yes, they do. We take a close look, and provide examples.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401676,00.asp

Samsung have announced an 11 inch ultra book with supper high resolution screen so the screen exists but I think it could be next year before they put that screen into a tablet.
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Note 2 - Release August, 29

Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 2 release at August 29th event
Galaxy Note 2This coming August 29th, Samsung will be holding an event at IFA in Berlin, Germany, where the South Korean consumer electronics giant intends to rain on Apple’s parade. How do they plan to go about doing that? The answer is simple – there are rumors (which are going around pretty strong) that talk about how Apple might just debut their next generation iPhone sometime in the middle of September, so why not take away a little bit of its edge by announcing their sequel to the celebrated Galaxy Note smartphone (some say phablet) at IFA 2012?
a Samsung spokesman said on Friday, “We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29.” That is as much as Samsung or any of their spokespersons are willing to divulge, but since this has come from the horse’s mouth itself, we would take it to be gold. Personally, do you think a release of the Galaxy Note 2 before the iPhone would dampen Apple’s sales figures? I would say that the negative impact, if any, would be minimal as most people have already made up their minds which camp they are on beforehand. Otherwise, we would not have seen Spider-Man released before The Dark Knight Rises, as the latter has still outearned Peter Parker at the box office just two weeks and running, right?
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yeah I just saw this on engadget earlier. Should be interesting I guess. I'm sticking with my OG note for now.
I just hope for an official 4.1 build from samsung for my current note and I be happy. Might be a long wait though.
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Will get the Note 2 on Day ! :good:

It's just announcement not release date.
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That note the release. Thats just the date, when they are going to show it off.

I might hold off on buying the Note 2 (unless it comes to Sprint here in the USA for which I am sitting on an upgrade for my work line), but otherwise I am quite happy using my Note 1 on Straight Talk pre-paid.

Hopefully it preloaded with Jelly Bean.
And then the official announcement from samsung to update it also on original note

One positive thing about samsung is: they seem to have learned that it´s important to ship their products as near as possible to their announcement dates. Take a look at the SGSIII story: Anouncement was in May, shipment started in may as well.

JulyDerek said:
Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 2 release at August 29th event
Galaxy Note 2This coming August 29th, Samsung will be holding an event at IFA in Berlin, Germany, where the South Korean consumer electronics giant intends to rain on Apple’s parade. How do they plan to go about doing that? The answer is simple – there are rumors (which are going around pretty strong) that talk about how Apple might just debut their next generation iPhone sometime in the middle of September, so why not take away a little bit of its edge by announcing their sequel to the celebrated Galaxy Note smartphone (some say phablet) at IFA 2012?
a Samsung spokesman said on Friday, “We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29.” That is as much as Samsung or any of their spokespersons are willing to divulge, but since this has come from the horse’s mouth itself, we would take it to be gold. Personally, do you think a release of the Galaxy Note 2 before the iPhone would dampen Apple’s sales figures? I would say that the negative impact, if any, would be minimal as most people have already made up their minds which camp they are on beforehand. Otherwise, we would not have seen Spider-Man released before The Dark Knight Rises, as the latter has still outearned Peter Parker at the box office just two weeks and running, right?
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/08/samsung-confirms-galaxy-note-2-release-at-august-29th-event/
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Galaxy Note - yes
But the tab (10.1)
Not the phone.

brooon said:
One positive thing about samsung is: they seem to have learned that it´s important to ship their products as near as possible to their announcement dates. Take a look at the SGSIII story: Anouncement was in May, shipment started in may as well.
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Well if they announce it in August and still manage to ship it in August than they are my heroes :laugh:
Only time will tell, lets just hope they will give the OG Note users a decent update to JB. From what I saw with the ICS update they just used the same TW and only changed the Android version, while GS III had a new TW and smoothness that we lacked. And I do not believe that its due to the specification difference, as if done properly our GNote would be as shutter free as the GS III.

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But the tab (10.1)
Not the phone.
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Huh? Why do you think that? It already has been announced months ago, why should this be another announcement?!
Don´t think so. It will be the Note 2, I think.
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How else could Samsung improve on the note 1 and make it worth a $700ish upgrade/purchase?
5.5 inch screen in a smaller body is nice but not irresistible.
Resolving the screen black clipping issue would be nice but there are some fixes/work-arounds already.
Maybe allow the note to self power external USB3.0 drives like the sgs3, also nice, but again not irresistible.
Some cool improvements i think would be realistic but never to be implemented, would be:
- Have a dual battery design, 1 very small under the lid, removable battery to allow for the larger battery to be hot swap-able (external port), thus, you'd never need to plug in ever, just swap and go. (Cant think of why they wouldn't do this).
- Same thing for the sim card design - either allow dual 3G sim and dual active standby ability, or design a hot swapable sim card port. (telecos/carriers would not like this feature at all)
- Waterproof sprayed inside out, equaling IP65 or something to allow peace of mine while boating/fishing (using the 3.5mm audio jack as the co2 spray hole to get rid of water inside after snorkeling ). (maybe costs to much? not reliable?)
- complete phone covered with thin film solar paneling, even on the front bezel. Im all for function over form. The surface area of the note is bigger than my 6v 250ma panel and turning on an app to force 2G mode, low brightness, etc. would allow some form of trickle charging to happen.
Com'on Samsung, take my free non patented ideas, before Apple patents them, only to sue others but never to to actually use/implement!

Unfortunately Note 2 won't worth it. It will have bigger, but smaller screen (5.5" 720p), same hardware as SGS3, probably with more RAM.
So I will keep my Note till Note 3.

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Unfortunately Note 2 won't worth it. It will have bigger, but smaller screen (5.5" 720p), same hardware as SGS3, probably with more RAM.
So I will keep my Note till Note 3.
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Faster handling, faster camera, faster pen input, better pics, faster actions and probably a better soundchip.
The Note 1 was the best research object, if such a device fits to my demands. Now I hope that they´ll make it perfect.
Hellyeah, I´ll buy it^^

Not sure I want to upgrade due to the current emmc bug debacle. I've owned android phones before and have never been so scared to flash roms and mods, due to this problem. Every single day I read new "bricked note" posts from users. I see no reason to reward Samsung with more of my money until they at least fix the emmc bug.
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I'm thinking of selling my Galaxy Note and wait for Galaxy Note 2 presentation, then If I won't like the new Galaxy Note 2 I'll buy the first one again (used, of course) paying it less than the one I sold. I just hope that It'll be better than GS2-GS3 switch.

vessk0 said:
Unfortunately Note 2 won't worth it. It will have bigger, but smaller screen (5.5" 720p), same hardware as SGS3, probably with more RAM.
So I will keep my Note till Note 3.
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Actually more RAM would be a real plus for me. Do you have a source for that? Thanks!

Johev said:
Well if they announce it in August and still manage to ship it in August than they are my heroes :laugh:.
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Shipping 2 days after announcement? Highly unlikely. But if they manage to announce in August and ship in September, then hello SGN3! Maybe... We'll see what it's packing!

toxicthunder said:
Galaxy Note - yes
But the tab (10.1)
Not the phone.
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Again an info on that point: a few minutes ago netbooknews.de posted that the Galaxy Note Tab 10.1 will become available from the 9th of august. click
So it will be the Note 2! :laugh::laugh:

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Actually more RAM would be a real plus for me. Do you have a source for that? Thanks!
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Same here.
Give me 2gb of ram and I will insta-upgrade even if the other specs are the same of the actual.
Give me 1gb of ram with a octocore Cortex A15, 512gb of free space and super amoled plus ultra hd and I will not upgrade.

Samsung Galaxy Note III to ship with an Exynos 5 Octa processor

Samsung announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES and given that, it only seems logical that the company will include that processor in at least some of their 2013 devices. Notably, the higher-end devices such as the Galaxy Note, which presumably will be released as the Galaxy Note III later in the year. Samsung has yet to confirm the details (or the existence) of the Note III, however some reports have begun to surface with talk of specs.
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In short, is it believed that the Note III will feature the Exynos 5 Octa processor. That and, also grow in size going from the 5.5-inch display that the Note II features up to a 6.3-inch display. And while 6.3-inches may seem on the larger side, remember that many made fun of the jump from the original Galaxy Note at 5.1-inches to the Note II — and we see how that went. Not to mention, Huawei recently announced a 6.1-inch handset, the Ascend Mate.
Aside from display size and processor, that is where the specs have stopped for the Note III. The interesting part here, while the Note II already has stellar battery life, the battery life on the Note III could be even better. That comes due in part with the processor, which if you remember back to CES, was focused on efficiency. The Exynos 5 Octa will have a total of 8-cores broken down as four Cortex-A15 processors and four Cortex-A7 cores. This means the A15 cores will handle processing-intense tasks and the A7 cores handling the lighter workloads.
According to Samsung, this means up up to 70 percent higher energy efficiency as compared to the previous quad-core Exynos. Bottom line here, assuming things play out as they appear — it is looking like Samsung will be able to make a nice jump from the Note II to Note III with improvements to not only the processor and battery life, but also have it arrive with a much larger display. We just have to wonder, what is that point where smartphones and tablets will find middle ground.
Sources:
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...hip-with-an-exynos-5-octa-processor-20130116/
http://www.unwiredview.com/2013/01/...msung-looks-to-china-to-replace-apple-orders/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/01/133_128798.html#ystfuv

zylor said:
Samsung announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES and given that, it only seems logical that the company will include that processor in at least some of their 2013 devices. Notably, the higher-end devices such as the Galaxy Note, which presumably will be released as the Galaxy Note III later in the year. Samsung has yet to confirm the details (or the existence) of the Note III, however some reports have begun to surface with talk of specs.
In short, is it believed that the Note III will feature the Exynos 5 Octa processor. That and, also grow in size going from the 5.5-inch display that the Note II features up to a 6.3-inch display. And while 6.3-inches may seem on the larger side, remember that many made fun of the jump from the original Galaxy Note at 5.1-inches to the Note II — and we see how that went. Not to mention, Huawei recently announced a 6.1-inch handset, the Ascend Mate.
Aside from display size and processor, that is where the specs have stopped for the Note III. The interesting part here, while the Note II already has stellar battery life, the battery life on the Note III could be even better. That comes due in part with the processor, which if you remember back to CES, was focused on efficiency. The Exynos 5 Octa will have a total of 8-cores broken down as four Cortex-A15 processors and four Cortex-A7 cores. This means the A15 cores will handle processing-intense tasks and the A7 cores handling the lighter workloads.
According to Samsung, this means up up to 70 percent higher energy efficiency as compared to the previous quad-core Exynos. Bottom line here, assuming things play out as they appear — it is looking like Samsung will be able to make a nice jump from the Note II to Note III with improvements to not only the processor and battery life, but also have it arrive with a much larger display. We just have to wonder, what is that point where smartphones and tablets will find middle ground.
Sources:
http://androidcommunity.com/samsung...hip-with-an-exynos-5-octa-processor-20130116/
http://www.unwiredview.com/2013/01/...msung-looks-to-china-to-replace-apple-orders/
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2013/01/133_128798.html#ystfuv
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Erm.. If Note III its gonna have it, so the S IV.. As traditionally Note its a larger version of S.. Samsung won't change that and by the way if you are going to copy paste some random article.. At least read it first and correct erros like saying that the Original Note its 5.1" when it is 5.3"
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6.3 inches. So not for me. So my next device is most likely s4.
5.8 is my ideal size.
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5" was/is perfect for me, if they go bigger I guess I'll have to skip, or just got for S IV.
Time will tell....
That said, I don't even have the Note I for a year, so I don't have to switch yet.

msedek said:
Erm.. If Note III its gonna have it, so the S IV.. As traditionally Note its a larger version of S.. Samsung won't change that and by the way if you are going to copy paste some random article.. At least read it first and correct erros like saying that the Original Note its 5.1" when it is 5.3"
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Hahahaha.....Sorry, you made me smile with your typo, 'erros', trying to tell the other bloke to 'read it first and correct errors'

Is it better from the newest snapdragon pro?
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6.3" ?!?
Sounds like they'll go for the same physical dimensions as the Note 1 with the Screen enhancements of the Note 2.
:-/
not really impressed with that idea.

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Hahahaha.....Sorry, you made me smile with your typo, 'erros', trying to tell the other bloke to 'read it first and correct errors'
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I'm not talking about grammar typos but about specs... Everyone can have typos.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
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msedek said:
.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
Tapatalking on my n7000
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of course he copy/paste it, so what
how can you know that he didnt read the article? because he didnt correct typos?
LoL
Edit: I'm glad that he copy/paste that article, because he save my time for searching/do it by myself, thats is called sharing, and that is the major point of this kind of comunity. And I hit thanks him for that

msedek said:
I'm not talking about grammar typos but about specs... Everyone can have typos.. But clearly this guy just copy pasted some random article without even reading it
Tapatalking on my n7000
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And you are clearly being an ass over nothing. Think about it.
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Actually, if u are an Android user, just download Appy GEEK from android market, u will have all the latest news even before its posted here. then u dont have to ***** over people *****ing about something else, period

Some people act over smart..
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fearkillerr said:
Actually, if u are an Android user, just download Appy GEEK from android market, u will have all the latest news even before its posted here. then u dont have to ***** over people *****ing about something else, period
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+1 for appy geek, it's amazing.
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I appreciate the news greatly, if the octa-core thing ends up being true for Note III/S IV, I can't wait to see how it performs batterylife-wise. Might even retire my Note 1 and go for the third.
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Definitely - 8 cores, better battery life, higher display resolution and assume slightly bigger screen with multi-functional cradles, finally reason to move on from Note I .

If the Note3 is going to be 6.3, then this will be my next phone! I was considering the Ascente Mate 6.1, but since its battery is non-removable, this is a NO for me. 6.3 will just be perfect - I always like big screen phones!

Looks like most of guys(stalwarts) say goodbye from here when Note 3 arrives.
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dsmas said:
Looks like most of guys(stalwarts) say goodbye from here when Note 3 arrives.
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Could be a good reason to stay with the Note 1

sadly my ideal phone size is 5.0" :3

Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 -- Best Designed Tablet Ever

I'm using it in 2013 and it still puts all other tablets to shame (looks wise). C'mon Samsung, release a sequel to this BEAST of tablet, perhaps with a Quad Core and a 1080p super amoled plus display -- same body. Please. I will pay $1000 if you want but please release part dos!!

I want the 7.7 since released, but never get one here in in europe.AfterI had a nexus7 , gtab 8.9, sonyZ, asus padfone
QUOTE=JoJo2211;45183256]I'm using it in 2013 and it still puts all other tablets to shame (looks wise). C'mon Samsung, release a sequel to this BEAST of tablet, perhaps with a Quad Core and a 1080p super amoled plus display -- same body. Please. I will pay $1000 if you want but please release part dos!![/QUOTE]
I want the 7.7 since release date, but never find one here in europe.After many tabs like a nexus 7, Gtab 8.9, Asus Fonepad, SonyZ, Acer and many more, i found a shop 1 month ago that get a contingent of new 7.7. In times of quadcore i buyed it for 250.- brand new and like it very much.
The best tablet i ever had.
For a 2 year old tablet its very good. better specs like the tab3 and other brand new devices. Asus present the Fonepad but the 7.7 could do this years before.
Iam so interested why no producer makes a tablet with specs like the 7.7. Thin, sdcard, umts, phonecall with 3g, 1280er display bigger then 7 inch and a very good accutime. Only the p6800 had all this like 2 years ago.

most premium looking tablet. i hope the next one is borderless since we dont usually hold this by the bezel, leave that for ipads and 10 inchers.

ThE_SoUrCe said:
most premium looking tablet. i hope the next one is borderless since we dont usually hold this by the bezel, leave that for ipads and 10 inchers.
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This is the best designed tablet. However, it's limitations rests on Android. For tablets, we need a full fledged operating system like Windows 8. Not only is Windows 8 a complete OS, it runs 100x smoother than Android.
We can have a 8 cores 9000 Ghz CPU with 5,000 GB rams. It will still lag on Android. Sorry, but my next tablet will be windows 8. For mobile phones, Android is ok.
Just waiting for a 7-8 tablets to be released with windows 8. It's too bad that I will no longer have the call and text feature of the Galaxy Tab 7.7.

vbx said:
This is the best designed tablet. However, it's limitations rests on Android. For tablets, we need a full fledged operating system like Windows 8. Not only is Windows 8 a complete OS, it runs 100x smoother than Android.
We can have a 8 cores 9000 Ghz CPU with 5,000 GB rams. It will still lag on Android. Sorry, but my next tablet will be windows 8. For mobile phones, Android is ok.
Just waiting for a 7-8 tablets to be released with windows 8. It's too bad that I will no longer have the call and text feature of the Galaxy Tab 7.7.
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Trolls never die
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vbx said:
This is the best designed tablet. However, it's limitations rests on Android. For tablets, we need a full fledged operating system like Windows 8. Not only is Windows 8 a complete OS, it runs 100x smoother than Android.
We can have a 8 cores 9000 Ghz CPU with 5,000 GB rams. It will still lag on Android. Sorry, but my next tablet will be windows 8. For mobile phones, Android is ok.
Just waiting for a 7-8 tablets to be released with windows 8. It's too bad that I will no longer have the call and text feature of the Galaxy Tab 7.7.
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Enjoy your "complete" OS. Cm9 ROCKS this tablet with tremendous battery life. Btw you might want to invest 1.2k or more if you want windows 8 full with no lag, and not just the RT version since it's not a "complete" os. Oh and don't forget a shoulder bag to haul the thing in. I've messed with a few of them but the battery wasn't that impressive and they were way heavy (the guy was hauling it in a backpack). A laptop would have been a better choice than a full x86 slate IMHO, but by that time the argument is "laptop vs desktop". Rabbit trails.
Good luck!
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so no good replacement for P6800 soon ?
It's hard to find new slim, below 8", good screen and have 32GB internal tablet

The LG G Pad 8.3 looks like the next best tablet that might tempt me to upgrade my P6800
Specs look good as long as it has LTE
http://pocketnow.com/2013/09/18/lg-g-pad-8-3-price-rumored

Arobase40 said:
Very bad trolling try, you know ?
We've been stuck and skrew up during about 30 years with Windows/Microsoft/WinTel monopolistic position on the PCs, and you want more with mobile devices ???
If you want a Win8 device go to the next coming locked Toshiba Encore 8" device with Intel Atom Proc and you'll be fine, but just forget about XDA forums btw...
Toshiba is always selling locked devices (with locked bootloaders) most often impossible to root and/or to customized...
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LOL, I don't care about custom rom, root or customized bs. I just want a tablet the runs smooth. Only reason why still I have the 7.7 is because it's the only tablets that lets me send texts and make calls.

This is going to be a great replacement for this tablet
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http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ifa_2013-review-980.php

bassem.mohsen said:
This is going to be a great replacement for this tablet
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ifa_2013-review-980.php
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No phone capability so I guess it is more of a replacement for the P6810.
Large screen phones are a rarity. This company's Aries range looks promising though I doubt they will match the build quality of the 7.7
http://www.goclever.com/uk/products,c1/tablet,c5/

bassem.mohsen said:
This is going to be a great replacement for this tablet
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No... No oled ---> ignore!

Friend of mine decided to flash off his new 8" Note 3 last week, insisted on showing everyone how good the screen quality was.
He decided to show an episode of Horizon (BBC Science TV show for overseas readers) about black holes in 720p, funnily enough I had that episode on my 6800 so we played them side by side.....everyone in the office said ".....Oooo the picture on that older one is so much better...much sharper and more vivid....." he wasn't a happy bunny!
Don't know if anyone noticed but a 6800 sold on ripbay UK last night for £180, in good nick with the box and accessories.
I've got 3 6800's and a 6810 now sitting in various docking stations doing assorted things, just wish there was an official 4.2.2 release.
Ho Hum

My 7.7 is my baby. It's my main device for everything, entertainment, odd games and portfolio device. The device I read the daily news and catch up on tech news, reviews and read xda every night in bed. My wife knows not to disturb me when I and with my baby lol.
I have a note 10.1 also which I doodle with. I have the same apps on both but I just don't find the note tab satisfying to use like the 7.7. It's not just the looks, it's the whole ergonomics also. 7.7 is the perfect size for me. Big enough to read websites on and small enough to carry around. I love how thin it is and how premium it feels.
I'm amazed that even though the device got the all clear by the courts (Apple being jealous and trying to hinder the sales) Samsung should have expanded on this design. The 10.1 is ugly at best. The 7.7 looks beautiful.. like a Porsche.
It's a shame, I am tempted by the New 2014 note 10.1, that does look nice but it still is a little off. Also I'd prefer a smaller size. And then there's no amoled. This is a big booboo.
Sadly the 7.7 is feeling the strain. It is getting old and a bit slow. I always need more ram and on the p6810 I can't use multi window. I really love this feature on my note 10.1 and would love it for the 7.7. Thing is can I justify spending a couple of hundred quid for a p6800 - an old device that I know is slow for some tasks already just to get multiwindow?
Hmmmm decisions decisions....
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Man, I love the 7.7 but since swapping (and cutting) my SIM into the new Nexus 7 FHD LTE, I haven't looked back. I rarely used the dialer on the 7.7 since I also carry a phone, and I can always make voice calls using GrooveIP if I need to.
The thinner bezel on the Nexus 7 means I can put it in most of my pockets now. The 7.7 is really chunky compared to it, and for not much more screen space. True, it isn't SAMOLED so colors aren't as punchy, but much sharper resolution. Plus, no lag! The 7.7 was always laggy, sadly

JoJo2211 said:
I'm using it in 2013 and it still puts all other tablets to shame (looks wise). C'mon Samsung, release a sequel to this BEAST of tablet, perhaps with a Quad Core and a 1080p super amoled plus display -- same body. Please. I will pay $1000 if you want but please release part dos!!
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Totally agree. Just the right size, great screen, great feel... To see a 7.7 v2 for /2013/2014 would be fantastic. Screw Apple for litigating this tablet out of popularity and therefore dev support :/

Was looking at buying a new tablet a few weeks ago.
What I wanted:
1. HD AMOLED screen
2. Can make calls
3. 7-9"
4. Can install AOSP-style ROM
Nothing that you could buy new fit all these criteria except for the 7.7 which was released 2 years ago!
So I bought a 2nd hand 7.7 for $250 and haven't looked back
Only thing that I think could be improved is a faster processor and more stable custom roms and it would be perfect!

Finally sold my 7.7 tablet + my android phone to give way for a Note 3. I have to let go of bringing and maintaining two android devices (Phone + tablet) at the same time. I really love this tablet but sad to say, some good things really never last.

grabshell said:
Finally sold my 7.7 tablet + my android phone to give way for a Note 3. I have to let go of bringing and maintaining two android devices (Phone + tablet) at the same time. I really love this tablet but sad to say, some good things really never last.
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I really want a Note 3 but I can't give up my tablet. Hopefully, I get enough of Christmas and birthday money to cover it.

grabshell said:
Finally sold my 7.7 tablet + my android phone to give way for a Note 3. I have to let go of bringing and maintaining two android devices (Phone + tablet) at the same time. I really love this tablet but sad to say, some good things really never last.
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That is also my ultimate aim (single multi-purpose device). sm-n900 in 3 weeks ! The newer devices don't really need that much tweaking, but won't stop me trying anyway.
Still have some fun & unfinished work with this tab though, before passing it on..... keep it in the family
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