Touchpad vs other android tabs - TouchPad General

Hi
I have a touchpad with cm7 a2.1 and love it. Not many issues
I love it so much I have thought well would a new tab made with android in mind give me more?
I know it would have honeycomb so I could have some HD apps which doesn't concern me much I'm more thinking hardware and speed
Would I get a faster tab with a better screen?
I love my touchpad I love CM but I want more now lol
Would a new tab do that for me or not really. Please forgive my ignorance
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The high-end tablets, I suspect, would give better resolution and native Honeycomb. But do you need those? For <$300, I think the Touchpad is the best you can get...it's better, overall, than a friend's stock $700 Toshiba

For a second, I thought about the possibility of having just CM7 on the TouchPad.
Or possibly just CM9 when it comes out. The next tablet I was looking into getting was the Samsung Galaxy 7.0.
What do you think?

I managed to sell my touchpad for 400 in the caribbean.
I'll get a transformer prime.
It was good while it lasted.

That's excellent- how did you do that?

Treello said:
Hi
I have a touchpad with cm7 a2.1 and love it. Not many issues
I love it so much I have thought well would a new tab made with android in mind give me more?
I know it would have honeycomb so I could have some HD apps which doesn't concern me much I'm more thinking hardware and speed
Would I get a faster tab with a better screen?
I love my touchpad I love CM but I want more now lol
Would a new tab do that for me or not really. Please forgive my ignorance
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
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I would pass. Hardware wise, existing Honeycomb tablets are on par with the touchpad (In fact, the HTC Jetstream which just came out has the EXACT SAME CPU as the touchpad), only notable improvement being a slightly higher screen resolution (1024x768 vs 1280x800). For now they might provide a better user experience since they have hardware accelerated honeycomb while we have an alpha of software rendered Gingerbread, but that will all change with CM9/ICS.

The question is not is any other tablet better, but is it £$400-600 better?

Treello said:
Hi
I have a touchpad with cm7 a2.1 and love it. Not many issues
I love it so much I have thought well would a new tab made with android in mind give me more?
I know it would have honeycomb so I could have some HD apps which doesn't concern me much I'm more thinking hardware and speed
Would I get a faster tab with a better screen?
I love my touchpad I love CM but I want more now lol
Would a new tab do that for me or not really. Please forgive my ignorance
Sent from my MB860 using xda premium
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you have a touchpad. It will get better and better and all you have to do is wait. CM7 alpha 3 is right around the corner fixes the worst of the issues with alpha2 . ICS will be out around January. Once we get ICS,the to will be as good as any of its competition. The touchpad has solid hardware,we are just waiting on software and the cm team is doing an amazing job.

The Archos G9 is pretty cheap.

Actually I just went town and brought my HP TouchPad with me. I tried every single tablet- the Kindle Fire, the iPad 2, and the Blackberry Playbook- all the Droids- and none of them were as good as the TouchPad.
I have a video if you want to see it.

Please do upload the video for us, thank you

but is it sure we will get ICS for Touchpad? did the CM team announce it quite official?
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Until the tegra3 tabs hit the market, there won't really be any differences between current tablets.
There is also the early adopter clause for the tegra3 systems, too.. ;-)
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[Q] Android on HP Touchpad

This is probably a dumb question in the wrong section but are there any reasons outside of something like a locked boot-loader that Android couldn't be compiled to run on the HP touchpad tablet?
I was just wondering the same thing. The CPU is a SnapDragon so the hardware at least has the potential to work...
I would imagine that it would be quite difficult because you would need to build your own kernel and custom version of android.
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I would imagine that it would be quite difficult because you would need to build your own kernel and custom version of android.
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Im not a Developer or anything but I would Assume that we Can wait for a Honeycomb Tablet to come out with Similar specs (I.E Same Processor and Ram) and port a Version of that to the TouchPad. It should work if Running HC 3.2 since it supports different Screen sizes too. I would assume only minor tweaking would be needed. But thats just me Guessing.
Sorry but I was thinking the opposite. I would kill to get WebOS running on my new Moto Photon!
ouchpad
+1 for android on HP ouchpad
http://cnnmoney.mobi/wk_snarticle?a...110818:hp_pc_spinoff:1&category=cnnm_business
especially now since ouchpad is dead
I think this is going to become a much more important question, now that HP is getting out of the consumer hardware business and WebOS is going to become unsupported very soon. I think a dual-core snapdragon would be more that enough to run 2.3, and the aspect ratio (4:3) makes it a lot more attractive to me than the existing 16:10 stable of Honeycomb tablets.
If the source code for Ice Cream Sandwich is released to the public, hopefully this can happen. For now though I hope someone will be interested enough to pick up a cut-rate Touchpad (prices are likely to plummet now that Retailers will be dying to offload them) and attempt to get CM7 on it.
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http://cnnmoney.mobi/wk_snarticle?a...110818:hp_pc_spinoff:1&category=cnnm_business
especially now since ouchpad is dead
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due to LTE:
Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules
Samsung SHV-E120S Galaxy S II LTE
use the modem-less AP8060 that the touchpad uses. they would be the target candidates to port to touchpad. could maybe do boot ->boot like IOS jailbreak where you strap webos to boot android.
Since AP8060 is SOC (all in one) - good chance of this working.
I would put up some cash to see this happen... really would... WebOS is nice.. the Hardware is nice.. but AS IT IS... is as it will be and it just doesnt have enough in it for me to enjoy it. Not enough quality apps.. and what happens when things need updates to make them work properly. call whom ever you want ... no one is there to pick up the phone they have all be WFR by hp lol
I really hope someone can get Android on those Touchpads. The big box retailers are dumping them right now. 16GB for $99.99 and 32GB for $149.99.
i know its not related but since its being sold for 99$im thinking of buying it the only question is that does it run divx movies without converting
id donate $20 towards this
The 16gb in Canada is going for $99....well worth it if a port was possible or in the near future!!!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/let-the-liquidation-begin-hps-16gb-touchpad-on-sale-for-99/
It was possible with the HD2, with a little effort, Android will become possible!
someone please port android to this device!
What is the over-under on this getting Android? Is it worth a poor man's money?
I'm veerrryyyy interested too! This would be awesome.
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What is the over-under on this getting Android? Is it worth a poor man's money?
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I say its worth the 100....
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I say its worth the 100....
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I would want something with Android... that is my main concern. So, you think that it will get a port?

First impressions after three months with a touchpad

I love it.
I had some second guessing when I first picked it up but I am more than happy with my purchase now. There was two main reasons I wanted to replace my touchpad:
1. Aspect ratio: Probably 75% of the time I used my touchpad was for watching netflix or youtube and the widescreen on the transformer is a million times better.
2. Wifi: Wifi on the touchpad is horrible, it's super spotty and would constantly drop the connection. It's not just mine either, if you do a search for touchpad wifi problems you'll find dozens of threads. It's really slow for whatever reason too, for comparison I average 6-8Mbps on my touchpad while on the same connection my transformer gets 25-30Mbps.
I guess the touchpad wasn't too bad for $100 but I'm liking the transformer a whole lot more so far.
So this is a thread about your HP Touchpad.....
GTFO
Sounds like a thread about him dissing his HP Touchpad. It's not so much on topic, but it is amusing.
CaNsA said:
So this is a thread about your HP Touchpad.....
GTFO
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Well, if read carefully, the thread is about the person preferring their NEW TRANSFORMER over their OLD TOUCHPAD. Some better grammar on the OPs part would have helped here, however.
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I love it.
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Glad you like the new Transformer!!!
OP meant TF, I'm sure. Its amazing with the flood of devices this summer and the bigger prices how in just a few months with the poor sales or problems how big companies tablets like the Playbook, Touchpad, Dell Streak, HTC Flyer, and even the Xoom, have discontinued or deeply slashed prices.
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Then sell it. I paid 100 bucks for mine like many of us here did. Nothing to complain about. 8mbps internet speed on a tablet non PC is perfectly fine....the os does not support gaming like your desktop may do. Lets get real here. This thread is all kinds of fail. A tablet at this age and infancy is seriously a convenience personal or small business toy.
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Wait ...I can get a transformer for $100? Where???
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he's complaining about android on a device which doesnt natively run android
...on an alpha. And costs 3-4x less than his TF101
yes the TF101 is probably better. I would gladly trade my Touchpad for it, but look at the prices and where the Android port is at right now
The wifi is spotty?
ITS AN ALPHA BUILD ;_;
Give it a couple more months, android will run a lot better on the touchpad.
jordanjay29 said:
Sounds like a thread about him dissing his HP Touchpad. It's not so much on topic, but it is amusing.
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bluespire said:
Well, if read carefully, the thread is about the person preferring their NEW TRANSFORMER over their OLD TOUCHPAD.
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Thread moved much?
Well it seems so.....
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I guess the touchpad wasn't too bad for $100 but I'm liking the transformer a whole lot more so far.
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I'd gladly take the touchpad off your hands for 100$ =P
I absolutely love my touchpad. I've had no wifi issues at all. But I left mine on webOS, see no reason to try a buggy phone version on Android. I will gladly try a buggy ICS build, but gingerbread has no appeal to me when I have it on my phone.
webOS seems extremely underrated. Its so intuitive ans easy to use. The browser is fast and renders everything great.
Yeah, I'd swap it for a transformer, xoom, or galaxy tab 10". But for the price (I paid $200 for a 16), it can't be beat.
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quarlow said:
I absolutely love my touchpad. I've had no wifi issues at all. But I left mine on webOS, see no reason to try a buggy phone version on Android. I will gladly try a buggy ICS build, but gingerbread has no appeal to me when I have it on my phone.
webOS seems extremely underrated. Its so intuitive ans easy to use. The browser is fast and renders everything great.
Yeah, I'd swap it for a transformer, xoom, or galaxy tab 10". But for the price (I paid $200 for a 16), it can't be beat.
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Yup its polished at the webOS side l. If only android has the same screen guestures thing then it will be perfect.
I, for one, would stay with webos if it included a good web browser. My chief complaint has been the browser from day 1 along with the lack of a back button function. Otherwise, webos is a polished OS that performs much faster and smoother, IMHO, than android. While I can hope that Meg will see the light and keep HP active with webos development, the actions of HP in the last 2 months lead me to believe it's a dead end. I still work with webos and android daily on the TP and look forward to good things with an ICS port in the near future.
The touchpad is still the best investment I have made in quite some time.
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the aspect ratio may suck for movies... but it's AWESOME for reading books, comics, and mangas. not everyone prefers to watch netflix/movies/youtube on a 10" screen over their TV/PC
I bought my TouchPad with the full intention of running CM7 as soon as I got my hands on it. After all, I am an Android addict, and all my past and current phones have been heavily tampered with to void warranty on day 1.
However, even after two weeks of purchasing the TouchPad, I am still with the WebOS without any desire to move to CM7 any time soon. Maybe I'll get there when CM9 is available.

What tablet everyone use with i777?

Okay I am looking for a tablet to complement/ work with my i777 running CM7. I am looking for a tablet in the 7-8 screen size. Would like one that is heavily supported and would LOVE to run CM7 or CM9. I started looking at the Samsung 7.7 Tab and 8.9 but it has its downfalls from what I see, no ext micros sd slot. Also looking for a wifi only tab. Any thoughts from those that have/use a tab with their phone?
Like I said and i hope this doesnt get closed for being in the wrong section, but I want to make sure it will work flawless with my i777 is why I posted here.
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I have a xoom (pretty much the nexus of tablets) and I love it for that reason, but it's 10.1 inches and the hardware has been surpassed. I would go SAMSUNG if anything
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I have a Tab 10.1 with a ZAGG combo keyboard/case. So does Task650. It's a bit dated though. No MicroSD slot, but the USB host adapter is $20 and works great.
Don't know about the 8.9.
The Tab 7 Plus had great potential, but Samsung ****ed it up with a closed-source wifi driver that seems to have some nasty bugs. Their attitude towards that (It's BSD-licensed, so they COULD release source and have no reason not to, but they chose not to) has soured me on Samsung to the point where the GS2 might be my last Samsung device if they don't change their attitude. (I don't own a 7 Plus, but I have been giving garyd9 a lot of assistance with it - his experiences were the final evidence that Samsung's attitude towards platform developers is "**** off, go away, we've met our bare minimum legal requirements")
The Tab 7.7 has potential - 1.4 GHz Exynos, the first tablet with an AMOLED display - if it has an AR6000 wifi chipset avoid it though (see above regarding the 7 Plus).
You may want to wait to see what hits the market in the next few months - Asus ****ed up the Prime (locked bootloader, metal body that kills wifi/GPS performance), kind of like they made some stupid mistakes with the Transformer, but other quadcore tablets should follow soon. Honestly even a 10.1" dualcore Exynos with a fully open source kernel would make me drop my current 10.1 in a heartbeat - the Tegra2's media capabilities are pretty crappy.
I only have the HP touchpad with android. Planning to buy the ipad 3 when it's out because i don't have 3G with my touchpad.
Thanks fpr the replies. The xoom and Samsung were what I was thinking about at first. So thanks for the info. On tbat note have you modded your tabs quite a bit? Do the mods use samsung based roms? Can CM7/9 be installed at some point with them? Any other decent ones to look at. Not planning on spending too much, maybe in the 3-400 range unless somethong really gets my attention.
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I wish I would have bought the Xoom instead. I have the Toshiba Thrive and development on that tablet is completely dead. But I enjoy the full SD card slot, full HDMI port and full size USB port.
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Loving CM9 on my TouchPad. It may be "dead" in terms of sales and marketing, but it sold more units than any Android tablet to date. Don't know what the Fire will do to the numbers, but last data I saw showed the only tablet that sold more units was the iPad/iPad 2.
Its kinda funny that my TouchPad has a solid ICS ROM before my i777. Its not 100% complete, but it covers 95% of my use.
Like the i777, there is a large base of community support. With so many units out there there is a ton of support, and dev activity.
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I have the acer iconia a500. Its basically a generic xoom. Has been great.
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I'm liking the Tab 10.1 I just picked up. It has some good development. I couldn't imagine using one of the smaller tablets; I just don't see the point. I enjoy the larger screen.
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I'm liking the Tab 10.1 I just picked up. It has some good development. I couldn't imagine using one of the smaller tablets; I just don't see the point. I enjoy the larger screen.
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There is no official CM support yet, but CM9 is in process. There are some unofficial kangs.
Cyanogen himself is working on that one.
I had an Ipad 2 and recently sold it for the same price I bought it for
I'm waiting on the Transformer Prime to hit Best Buy on Jan 30th so I should be able to see how good it is once I get it.
I've heard it has some nasty bugs though???
Entropy512 said:
There is no official CM support yet, but CM9 is in process. There are some unofficial kangs.
Cyanogen himself is working on that one.
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Woot.com has the 9.7" 32GB Touchpad today for $220.
Im waiting for the new ASUS Transformer 7" Quadcore for $250.
ive never owned a tab before and have been considering to buy one.
do you guys generally stick with the same brand with phone and tabs (samsung phone and samsung tab)?
polobreaka said:
ive never owned a tab before and have been considering to buy one.
do you guys generally stick with the same brand with phone and tabs (samsung phone and samsung tab)?
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Tablets are changing as fast as mobile phones so no reason to stick to the same brand.
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ive never owned a tab before and have been considering to buy one.
do you guys generally stick with the same brand with phone and tabs (samsung phone and samsung tab)?
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no reason to. its not like they pair up any better with each other or anything.
i love my galaxy tab 10.1
my kid loves his touchpad runnin cm7 (cant pry it out of his fingers long enough for upgrade to 9)
my wife loves my ipad
@OP,
try some out and see for yourself which one suits you best.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 with CM9 preview. Surprisingly working very damn well. Even with it's quirks, I feel like it's more functional/fluid than before. I will miss Samsung's video codecs, though
Just picked up the Asus TFP on Tuesday. I really like it. Had to drive about an hour to find one. For those looking at Best Buy stores should really look at their stand alone Best Buy Mobile stores (usually in malls) as many already have it. The search on their site does not include the stand alone mobiles FYI. Reading the forums here I was really hesitant to upgrade to ICS but after 2-3hours of solid heavy use everything (except adding favorites on the XDA app) works great. Some have reported poor wifi signal but mine seems great so far.
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Just picked up the Asus TFP on Tuesday. I really like it. Had to drive about an hour to find one. For those looking at Best Buy stores should really look at their stand alone Best Buy Mobile stores (usually in malls) as many already have it. The search on their site does not include the stand alone mobiles FYI. Reading the forums here I was really hesitant to upgrade to ICS but after 2-3hours of solid heavy use everything (except adding favorites on the XDA app) works great. Some have reported poor wifi signal but mine seems great so far.
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I have a Prime with ICS and it is amazing. A great compliment for the SGS2.
I call the combo my "Low PPI Plateau."
I will let everyone else break in high-res phones and tablets while I use the two most popular Android resolutions for each device with the maximum amount of power for that res.
Tab 10.1 + i777= WINNING
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Is an overclocked Touchpad running 4.0 faster than an IPAD 2?

In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
Singhman said:
In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
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I'll venture a guess here, and say no.
I've got a TP running GB, not overclocked. But GB and ICS are both still buggy as hell, which DQ's the TP in such a test.
If you're doing a speed test and you get FC's and reboots, IMO that should count for something.
I'm not trying to slam dev's here. I love the CM guys and everyone who's working so hard to give me Android goodness on the HPTP.
But seriously, do you think you could compare a $100 tablet running 3rd party open source ROMs and software to the leading market standard?!
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I'll venture a guess here, and say no.
I've got a TP running GB, not overclocked. But GB and ICS are both still buggy as hell, which DQ's the TP in such a test.
If you're doing a speed test and you get FC's and reboots, IMO that should count for something.
I'm not trying to slam dev's here. I love the CM guys and everyone who's working so hard to give me Android goodness on the HPTP.
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You dont have ICS so you dont know how smooth ICS actually is in TP.
But seriously, do you think you could compare a $100 tablet running 3rd party open source ROMs and software to the leading market standard?!
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Singhman said:
In terms of browser speeds, time to open applications, google maps rendering speeds etc...is the Touchpad overclocked to 1.7 with CM9 running faster or not? thanks
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Well, first reply not withstanding, I'm running Xrons 2.9.1 at 1.782GHz and it's as smooth as silk with no FCs, reboots or any other faults.
I had the opportunity of using an iPad and all I can tell you is that the iPad owner was looking a little sick when he tried mine!
I wouldn't swop what I have and when a stable fully working CM9 hits the streets it will only get better.
I've tested them side by side and while browsing Opera Mobile under XRON 2.9 @ 192mhz/1.5ghz (up threshhold @ 40%) the TP was about 80% as fast as the iPad 2 at general responsiveness (zooming, scrolling through pages on heavy sites), and a tie at loading pages - some loaded faster on the TP and vice versa.
I also tried the stock XRON browser, but it was too choppy and there was really no comparison.
Google Maps is much faster on the iPad 2 with less jumpiness and is overall just smoother.
Strangely, Google Earth feels much more fluid on the Touchpad with smoother zooming/panning and faster loading.
General responsiveness probably goes to the iPad 2, the home screen is just smoother and more responsive compared to every launcher I tried (VTL, ADW, SPB Shell 3D, Launcher Pro and a few others), and apps tend to open faster.
Netflix is much better on the iPad 2, video is sharper with less compression and scrolling is much smoother.. Not sure if it is playing HD but there is a noticeable difference for sure.
Things have changed quite a bit on ICS and it could be closer now.
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It's an Alpha build. If it were in Beta, or out of Beta, I'd consider it. But there are certain implications associated with the Alpha stages of software builds.
iPad 2's GPU outright slays all android devices, so as far as UI you're not going to find a device that even comes close that's out right now, including the Transformer Prime /:
I've heard good things about the Nexus Tablet though.....
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While I love my HP TouchPad I have to tell you that nothing can touch the current A5 CPU/GPU the iPad 2 uses. It's amazing to say the least. But the TouchPad is good for lots of other things
I've compared my TP (both WebOS and Alpha 3 CM7) to my cousin's iPad 2 and the browsing experience is much better on the iPad. But like sean said, if ICS were in beta or even out then it would be a close battle. I'm running an ICS beta on my Samsung Fascinate and it's the most beautiful rom I've ever played with. Hopefully the TP gets to that same level.
Its hard to compare since they are running 2 completely different operating systems and browsers. Chances are the iPad2 will be faster only because its running a stable OS (I'm not saying Android is unstable, just that its not OEM).
But with the Touchpad you get decent hardware for a lot cheaper and you can run CM.
I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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Thanks!
I find the ICS browser on the Touchpad to be great. Its the first all around great browser I've used in Android in terms of scrolling experience, UI, etc.
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I'm not really sure where comments like 'buggy as hell' are coming from or what kind of experience other people are having, or apparently not having with some people not having tried and based on assupmtion, but the CM9 runs really smooth for me. The only area where it doesn't is Flash based video, which is a known issue due to the current lack of hardware acceleration.
Alpha is just a word. Some developers are very cautious and prefer to keep things in alpha and beta stages as long as possible to ensure everything is working as it should while others will just push anything out the door.
CM9 seems to run faster on the whole and is a much more responsive experience for me than CM7. I really haven't had any major issues either.
Honestly, even though it's an 'alpha' I've had no problems. On the other hand, I've definitely had the experience of dealing with lots of problems for final release products that I've paid for.
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I more or less agree.
I've had few major problems with CM9a0.5. I'd say it is at least as stable as CM7, and WiFi has actually been more stable for me compared to XRON/CM7 (although still not perfect). And of course the "tablet" experience of ICS is worlds ahead of GB.
The biggest downside to CM9 is the lack of video acceleration therefore lack of Netflix/Youtube HD and high bitrate 720p/1080p videos.
I only tried overclocking my cm9 touch pad with setCPU once and it crashed. Have not tried it since.
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ICS>iOS 'nuff said.
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Tykin said:
I only tried overclocking my cm9 touch pad with setCPU once and it crashed. Have not tried it since.
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ItsDon said:
ICS>iOS 'nuff said.
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^^this
cm9 is just awsome. i wish i could get rid of the webOS part because it's a waste of space.
Friend at work as a Ipad2. Paid regular price for it. I took my TP in one day (with cm7) and again the other day (now with cm9). I think she feels rather foolish paying as much as she did and then seeing what I can all do with my $150 tablet...
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Friend at work as a Ipad2. Paid regular price for it. I took my TP in one day (with cm7) and again the other day (now with cm9). I think she feels rather foolish paying as much as she did and then seeing what I can all do with my $150 tablet...
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Probably not. Given the level of effort required for installation, maintenance, and learning the more technical side of things, she'd most likely stick with the iPad.
I dont know your work friend, but that's my guess.
People naturally think that because you managed to get the TP up and running with ICS, that it was worthless getting an iPad. But those people most likely are the same one's that don't have the knowledge to really enjoy the TP, not to mention put the effort into keeping it that way. And at the current state (not even to Alpha 1), it's no comparison.
i payed less than $100 for my touchpad............it now has ICS, it's as fast as any tablet on the market, and has great developmental support. why the hell would i want to pay $500 for another tablet? it's not just ipad, i had tossed around the idea of getting a transformer prime for a while and probably would have one if they weren't so hard to get. then ics hit the touchpad and well the rest is history. i'm happy now. but that's just me and my "$100 fast as hell ICS tablet" talkin.
The thing most people don't understand is if it's this close to an ipad WITHOUT hardware acceleration. It'll straight blow an ipad 2 out of the water when we get it. ICS is more like iOS in that it has hardware accelerated ui. Android never offered that before, which is why we have compensated with faster and more powerful processors up until this point.
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Should I sell my touchpad and buy the Nexus 7?

I have a touchpad 32gb and have CM9 on it with nightly build. ANdroid on it is not smooth at all and i could care less about webos. I am not seing any new update on this device, do you guys think, it'd be a good idea to sell it and buy a nexus 7 instead?
cocochannel said:
I have a touchpad 32gb and have CM9 on it with nightly build. ANdroid on it is not smooth at all and i could care less about webos. I am not seing any new update on this device, do you guys think, it'd be a good idea to sell it and buy a nexus 7 instead?
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Here's my answer to the same question, on another thread : Personally, I wouldn't, but that's me.
If that's what you want, go for it.
I like the ability to change from webos to android, but then I really like webOS."
Since you don't like webOS, and aren't satisfied with the android experience on the TP, then I would say 'go for it'.
My android runs well, and I find webos an excellent os, it just lacks the apps android has.
What are the benefits of moving from a CM9 device with a working flash browser and large internal storage to a 8 or 16 gig Nexus 7.
For me there is no killer app or feature that justifies the need to move. Having tried JB I'm really not that fussed.
Yes, development has slowed but CM9 is more than adequate on the Touchpad. I would wait for the next Android OS upgrade and the next nice bit of kit to be released.
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What are the benefits of moving from a CM9 device with a working flash browser and large internal storage to a 8 or 16 gig Nexus 7.
For me there is no killer app or feature that justifies the need to move. Having tried JB I'm really not that fussed.
Yes, development has slowed but CM9 is more than adequate on the Touchpad. I would wait for the next Android OS upgrade and the next nice bit of kit to be released.
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The quad core processor on the n7 goes a long way, as does the "built for android" aspect. Them there's jelly bean, and the higher resolution display.. The list goes on and on. I'm considering doing the same thing. My One X has a tegra 3 chip like the nexus 7 and provides a much better android experience.
--Matt
personally i cant stand a smaller screen. the one on the touchpad is as small as i could tolerate. if you do a lot of traveling the 32gb could come in useful if you want to store larger files/more files etc.
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What are the benefits of moving from a CM9 device with a working flash browser and large internal storage to a 8 or 16 gig Nexus 7.
For me there is no killer app or feature that justifies the need to move. Having tried JB I'm really not that fussed.
Yes, development has slowed but CM9 is more than adequate on the Touchpad. I would wait for the next Android OS upgrade and the next nice bit of kit to be released.
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To be honest storage is THE ONLY reason that has kept me from doing that yet. If google had a 299 for 32gb id be gone already. DOnt know why they dont even have that already
You guys crack me up, talking like storage space and screen size are the only factors in choosing a tablet. Our touchpad only gets used for web/forum browsing, etc. when our livingroom laptop is in use, so I couldn't care less how much it has. We've got phones, computers, media center, etc. for media...don't you? What the heck are you storing on that thing that needs so much space?
--Matt
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You guys crack me up, talking like storage space and screen size are the only factors in choosing a tablet. Our touchpad only gets used for web/forum browsing, etc. when our livingroom laptop is in use, so I couldn't care less how much it has. We've got phones, computers, media center, etc. for media...don't you? What the heck are you storing on that thing that needs so much space?
--Matt
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Movies, TV shows. I dont watch those on my phone, hence having a tablet
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Movies, TV shows. I dont watch those on my phone, hence having a tablet
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+1 and its a handy bedside TV , news reader and all round entertainment center. Its also great to take on holiday as it not as bulky as even my smallest laptop.
I use plex to stream my movies to my touch pad so I hardly use any space whatsoever on my touch pad. Though for whatever reason the speaker in my touch pad recently just crapped out on it. It crackles really bad.
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To OP, hell yes.
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It comes down to personal preference!
I came from a og galaxy tab. I was really glad about the larger screen. I also have the 32 GB version.
Sure its only got cm9, I would like a more functional jelly bean ROM, but as it stands there isn't anything wrong with it.
Tbh, I think the touchpad holds up well even against the honeycomb tablets. And from that respect, the nexus 7 is only a "one gen" ahead of the touchpad.
I won't give up mine, mostly cause I love the touchstone charger, and its not like the touchpad was a bad deal to start with. I would however change to a nexus 10 if that ever gets made.
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Unstable Wi-Fi is a headache. Otherwise the touch pad is a very capable android tablet.
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Depends on what you are doing with the touchpad.
If you need a tablet with a long battery life -> change to the Nexus 7
If you need a small, light weight tablet -> change
If you want play the newest games with bombastic graphic -> change
If you want to be up-to-date with your Android Version, even if you dont know what the difference to the previous version is -> change
If you want to make Skype Calls with a working camera -> change
Maybe 1-2 more Points.
If you are using your TouchPad just at home to surf the web, read mails and check the weather, like I do, than stay with the TouchPad. Even if the development died finally, CM9 like we have it now, and the hardware of the Touchpad, will be more than enough for the next 1-3 years.
The only thing that could force me to change would be a Nexus 7 7" or 10" with 3G for less than 300€.
i don't think there is still a lot of people want a used touchpad, considering that a new 32 gb playbook is 100 dollars now
You might hold off shortly to see what happens with Openmobile. If it comes out this month as expected the best of both worlds will come together.
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Just got the nexus 7 this weekend and loving it. It is definitely feeling small right now, but I'm getting used to it. The speed is awesome, even blows my gnex out of the water. App compatibility was my major reason to switch. The touch pad is still a nice product, my wife still uses webos on hers. But for an android junky, the 7 is the way to go.
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Simple answer.... YES!
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Try updating to the newest nightly great smooth and stable rom
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I have both and I'm not really sure which one i prefer yet. I find myself grabbing the GNEX more than anything. I'm trying to get another N7 for my wife though, so we could be an All-Nexus household since she has a GNEX as well. For that silly reason alone I might sell the TP
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