Yes, I know the V20 unlocked version doesn't have wifi calling, but overall is it still a good buy? BH sells it for 800 and no taxes. I currently have the S7 edge but bored with it and want a bigger phone.
If you know from my posts on Android forums I had a hell of a time getting my money back from them for my Note 7 which took 2.5 months. I do not want to buy another phone from a carrier for awhile after this mess.
Would this be a good purchase still despite losing wifi calling? Are there any advantages to it?
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Hi all!
I bought myself a refurbed Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus recently, and long story short, the firmware was borked so I sent it back. So I'm now looking at new models instead to ensure I don't have the same issue!
For the price I'm looking to pay (around £350 tops), I can get myself a 3G and Wifi 7.0 Plus, or I can get myself a Wifi only 7.7. Bearing in mind I have a Galaxy S2 for which I could purchase a tethering plan, what would you recommend I go for? What are the differences and pros/cons between each model?
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Hi all!
I bought myself a refurbed Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus recently, and long story short, the firmware was borked so I sent it back. So I'm now looking at new models instead to ensure I don't have the same issue!
For the price I'm looking to pay (around £350 tops), I can get myself a 3G and Wifi 7.0 Plus, or I can get myself a Wifi only 7.7. Bearing in mind I have a Galaxy S2 for which I could purchase a tethering plan, what would you recommend I go for? What are the differences and pros/cons between each model?
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I had both. I like 7.7 better. 7.0 fits in hands better and it actually looks like a real phone when put against the head. 7.7 looks like a tablet when put to the head. With that said, I do like the 7.7 better because of the Super AMOLED Plus and the high resolution. Other than that I didn't notice any difference in functionality.
Form factor: the 7+ is (obviously) more portable despite being a couple mm thicker. At over 1cm narrower, it fits better in some pockets that have trouble accommodating the 7.7. If you plan to carry it around in pockets, the 7+ is an easy recommendation. If you use a bag/purse, I doubt you'll really notice the difference but the 7.7 is a smidge lighter.
Screen: this is the big one for me. The 7.7 is a 1280x800 SAMOLED+, and the 7+ is a 1024x600 LCD. Samsung's PLS LCDs are great--good brightness and viewing angles, and the 7+ is no different by all accounts. Still, they have nothing on the deep blacks and high color saturation of OLED panels. Also, I find a 7" 1024x600 panel to be absolutely awful for web viewing--600 px width basically makes it unusable in portrait, in my opinion, and that's not a lot of vertical real estate when you're in landscape. Having used a 7+ already, you likely know whether it's something you can live with or not.
Also, you might want to read a bit about some of the screen issues people have. I believe this is the largest SAMOLED+ panel Samsung currently sells and the tech is definitely experiencing some growing pains. You're best off if you can buy from a retail store where you can exchange your 7.7 if you get a bad screen.
Connectivity: since you're comparing a wifi to a 3G tablet, you likely know the ups and downs here. I have the P6810 (wifi only) and have no problems tethering for the rare occasion when I need internet away from a wifi hotspot. I don't really use it in the car, since I'm fine with the navigation options on my phone. Also, since US carriers are crap, I'd be paying way too much for a data-only SIM and plan. Basically consider the cost of tethering and compare it with the cost of a cellular data plan. One thing I find useful too is to amortize the cost over what you expect the lifetime of your tablet to be--it gives you a bit of perspective about what the actual cost difference is.
Internals: The SoCs are the same, though the 7.7's clock tops out at 1.4GHz compared to the 7+ at 1.2GHz. Same RAM, sensors, and cameras. The 7.7 has a larger battery.
Cost: I'm honestly surprised you're considering these in the same ballpark. Here in the states, a P6200 (3G 7+) is nearly $100 cheaper than a P6810 (wifi 7.7). The P6810 is going to take up nearly all of that £350 budget, while I'd expect you to have room to spare if you go with a P6200.
Other: I personally love the way the 7.7 looks--the thinness and aluminum back really give it a premium feel that other Galaxy Tabs are missing. Of course, it's priced to match, but I don't regret the extra cost of the 7.7 personally.
The 7+ also has (and probably will continue to have) better dev support, so if ROMs and themes and such are something you're into, you might want to go with that one. Here, we have root, a couple of basic ROMs, and some statusbar themes.
Hipster Dashie said:
Hi all!
I bought myself a refurbed Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus recently, and long story short, the firmware was borked so I sent it back. So I'm now looking at new models instead to ensure I don't have the same issue!
For the price I'm looking to pay (around £350 tops), I can get myself a 3G and Wifi 7.0 Plus, or I can get myself a Wifi only 7.7. Bearing in mind I have a Galaxy S2 for which I could purchase a tethering plan, what would you recommend I go for? What are the differences and pros/cons between each model?
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Hi Mate
I won't go into the pro's and cons of each model but personally I'd suggest you get a 3G model and then get a GiffGaff sim. The GG Sim at £10 per month with no contract gives you 250 mins but unlimited text messages and unlimited data (I used 9GB one month with no comebacks). The biggest advantage of either 3G version of the tablet model is that as you can use them as a real phone you can use a proper GG sim rather then being limited to a datasim with a data cap.
There will be times (perhaps not many) when you'll need either two data connections or to make two simultaneous phone calls in a hurry and having the flexibility of two fully usable devices is irreplaceable IMHO.
By the way there was a 7 Plus in London on Gumtree yesterday for under £350 (nothing to do with me).
Good luck
Hipster Dashie said:
Hi all!
I bought myself a refurbed Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus recently, and long story short, the firmware was borked so I sent it back. So I'm now looking at new models instead to ensure I don't have the same issue!
For the price I'm looking to pay (around £350 tops), I can get myself a 3G and Wifi 7.0 Plus, or I can get myself a Wifi only 7.7. Bearing in mind I have a Galaxy S2 for which I could purchase a tethering plan, what would you recommend I go for? What are the differences and pros/cons between each model?
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This sounds like something that just happened to me...
I just a week ago bought a refurb tab 7.0 plus (from ebay) and used it and liked it very much until I noticed a dead pixel on the screen. Due to that I returned it and said to myself no more refurbs.
That aside I started to look for a new tab and noticed the Panamoz selling the 7.7 - http://panamoz.com/index.php/hot-deals/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-16gb-wifi-3g-wifi-android-tablet.html
I have ordered it and worked out to £425 for the 16gb 3G and wifi model with a replacement warranty (if it encounters a fault they replace it with a new one rather than fix it).
You can get the wifi model for £65 cheaper but for me it's so much more convenient to have a 3G model.
Thanks for all the input guys!
I took the time to have a look at the 7.7 in the Carphone Warehouse today. I have to agree with those of you praising the 7.7 - it really is a gorgeous tablet! I was surprised at how fluid the OS felt, even with that increase in screen resolution. Considering I can tether whenever I *really* want to get online (the Tab will mainly be used for uni work where there's wifi access, not to mention there are lots of free hotspots about London) and the added monthly cost of a data plan, I've decided to go for a wifi only 7.7. Especially since that link to Panamoz is pegging the 7.7 cheaper than the 3G 7.0 Plus from the outlets I've had my eye on.
Hey all. Found out from another member yesterday that B&H is selling the International variant of the S7 Edge.
I was thinking of buying the INTL version from someone on eBay but started thinking maybe B&H is a better way to so since they also offer the 1 year warranty through them.
Has anyone had any experience buying unlocked or INTL versions from B&H before? Never bought a phone from B&H... Wanted to ask around and see what experiences people have had.
Thank you!
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Hey all. Found out from another member yesterday that B&H is selling the International variant of the S7 Edge.
I was thinking of buying the INTL version from someone on eBay but started thinking maybe B&H is a better way to so since they also offer the 1 year warranty through them.
Has anyone had any experience buying unlocked or INTL versions from B&H before? Never bought a phone from B&H... Wanted to ask around and see what experiences people have had.
Thank you!
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B&h is a VERY reputable company located here in ny 34 st i think they are. They have their store location which sucks since they only charge taxes to people that live here. But yeah u can order from them with confident. Very good company thag have been around for years. If they do have locally i might later jump on a international versio. But has of now. Im happy without root, using disable package and crytal to block ad from browser. Dont like adguard or other vpn cause they drain battery plus the. Big vpn icon which u cant get rid off
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using disable package and crytal to block ad from browser. Dont like adguard or other vpn cause they drain battery plus the. Big vpn icon which u cant get rid off
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Off topic: did you try AdBlock Plus in Samsung's browser ? Works great. Clean, no VPN.
B&H is a good store but if you want the international version take a look at ebay, some of us got out S7 Edge for 700, B&H is selling it for 800.
EDIT: Damn, meant to post this in the Tmobile S5 section.
Hi,
I'm on an S2 T989 w/ CM rom on tmobile prepaid for close to 4 years now and I'm feeling an upgrade. My criteria are: New phone (or equivalent), $300 max, removable battery, SD card expansion, OLED screen, tmobile prepaid compatible, root and custom ROM available.
This limits my options and it seems the S5 is the best choice. I'm not really willing to compromise on any of those features. I don't mind having an older phone, obviously, it will still be a huge upgrade coming from the S2.
Is the G900T the model I want? I see stuff about locked bootloader. Also the Verizon variant reportedly works with tmobile, but maybe not on all 4G bands, is there any benefit vs the G900T?
I bought this S2 from Walmart for prepaid plan on a sale for $300. Walmart has the S5 available for $350, but I see this phone on ebay "new" at $250 and swappa "mint" at $200. As I've never purchased anything but a retail phone, what should I look out for? The ebay ones all say new but open box (so they can unlock, supposedly). I'm afraid they're just putting in refurbs or something. I saw one seller claim they're overstock contract phones and they guaranteed a clean IMEI, is this a safe route? I'm not sure if it would have manufacturer warranty, either, but saving $100 over walmart is tempting. At least I can do my own repair to an extent, I replaced my S2 screen and other parts over the years.
Can an unlocked contract phone be used with tmobile prepaid? I see no reason why not, but one ebay seller said they don't guarantee prepaid compatibility.
Anyone want to dissuade me from this path?
Thanks for any help. Sorry if I'm not breaking any rules here
So, i am from Canada and never really owned a smartphone with a phone line. I was planning to get a T-Mobile LG G4 broken box 9/10 condition on ebay for $180 USD, i would then get an unlock code on ebay for less than $5 USD and finally get a tablet plan for my LG G4 on fido ($15-20 CAD) for 1gb and get voip.ms for the phone line and sms.
I looked on the LG G4 forum and it seem it's getting way longer to get aosp build (comparing with my other device). Since the pixel phone's getting sooner to reveil and launch, i wanted to know when are you thinking the deal on playstore will happen and how much cheaper will they be compared to previews Nexus liquidation. I don't mind waiting until blackfriday, boxing day or even until Valentine day. It's mostly because i don't wanna answer my home phone anymore for nigerian hoax and using the new unused regional code would allow me to get the same number without getting ad and hoaxter. Do you think the 64gb would be under $300 and 128gb under $400 when it happen ? Would it still be a worthful phone to mod later ?
I was also looking for the oneplus 3 since the fingerprint's on the front and i love capacitive button and the silent switch look a good idea.
Thank
Hi there, I have an Exynos S10 Plus 128GB that I just bought 3 days ago. Battery life on WiFi is kinda decent but on LTE it is not that great for a device that is pricey and sold as a flagship phone at all. And unfortunately for me I'll be travelling soon for college where I'll be using mainly LTE connection (No wifi at all) which is gonna make my life like hell.
Therefore I am considering ordering a Snapdragon variant and actually will jump to the 512GB one because I do not have a laptop regularly at my disposal to backup stuff and so on. So I would need the more storage to keep my all of my files and data comfortably.
Also for me the GCAM is a must because I am a guy that buys phones for the camera firstly.
What do you think? Is it worth it? Would thr Exynos improve in LTE battery consumption with updates?
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I am on ATT and started buying International Varients of the Galaxy devices after the S4, when rooting Snapdragon phones became virtually impossible. I followed that tradition and purchased a S10 Plus (G975F) and love it. Then I got my wife a Snapdragon ATT Varient S10 Plus (G975U) which obviously cannot be rooted.
From time to time, we change phones so I can see how the Snapdragon experience differs from the Exynos and I have to say, that in large part I do not miss the phone not being rooted very much at all when I am using it. AND the benefits of Enhanced LTE, Video Calling on LTE, WiFi Calling on ATT, and performance differences really make me wonder if I will buy a Snapdragon or Exynos when the note 10 comes out.
For the first time in almost 8 years I am seriously considering buying a phone that cannot be rooted...and if I do, I don't think I will miss rooting very much. So much has changed since when US phones from ATT and TMOBILE got locked bootloaders - there is not as many reasons today to consider rooting as there once were.
So, to your question about is it worth it ? Will Battery Life improve in the future with updates? I don't know - but for me, there seem to be plenty of reasons to justify getting the Snapdragon varient - if you can get buy without rooting - then I think Snapdragon is the best option....just my two cents.
If you can return it without issue, or sell for an extremely good price then I'd say yes. I've been closely looking at the comparisons between the two, Inc Gary explains it all too, and the SD seems to be more powerful and efficient. Generally.
Regarding the 512gb variant, given how much more costly, could you not buy a large USB to plug in instead?
Wouldnt an SD card be easier?
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Wouldnt an SD card be easier?
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Need to use 2 SIM cards unfortunately.
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If you can return it without issue, or sell for an extremely good price then I'd say yes. I've been closely looking at the comparisons between the two, Inc Gary explains it all too, and the SD seems to be more powerful and efficient. Generally.
Regarding the 512gb variant, given how much more costly, could you not buy a large USB to plug in instead?
128 or 256 gb usb?
I would stick to the Exynos just because I cannot see myself on a phone I paid near $1000 and I can't root. Using Titanium backup and systemwide add blocking are too important for me to give up. It just depends on your priorities. In my case, I refuse to encourage bootloader lockdown by buying one.
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