Hi all, long time lurker first time supernoob poster.
Picked up a few of these tablets for xmas presents at frys black friday sale
They told they were rushed and have only had them for a week and they havent gotten anymore info about them yet. Here is the link to the manfacturers website;
It wont let me post the link yet because apparently i need to post atleast 8 times to prevent spam, however if u do a google search for sumas tablet or sumas media com it comes right up
Now, my question is does it look like any of the china pads? or anyone ever seen one? There pretty cheap IMO and the specs dont look bad for being cheap. I called the manufacturer to find out if there resistive or capacitive, they said they didnt know....
dont seem that bad, but frys said If i open them up they take 20% off for a return, so I was hopin to find out some more info before i did that. The only thing the guy could tell me was it was "multitouch"
The SMT-708PAD touchscreen Android tablet features a vivid 7-inch TFT display with Android 2.2 (Froyo) pre-loaded, giving you a highly interactive and customizable alternative to iPod Touch that is also cost-effective. Enjoy your photo slideshows, music playback, and video playback! Snap photos with its built-in 3 MP camera! Browse the Amazon App Market and find thousands of apps that add additional functionality to this tablet!. The possibility of fun with the SMT-708PAD is virtually endless.
The SMT-708PAD features a VIA 8650 800 MHz processor with 512 MB DDR2 RAM and 2 GB of built-in storage, but you're free to expand that storage capability with the microSD/SDHC card slot upto 32GB. Support both 802.11 Wi-Fi and 3G network for wireless connectivity.
• CPU Frequency : 800Mhz
• Google Android 2.2
• 512MB DDR2 Memroy
• 2GB Storage (8GB/16GB Optional).
• 7" TFT Touch Screen (16:9 Resolution : 1024*600)
• Build in Speaker and Microphone
• 3000mAh Battery (4 hours working time)
• Automatic Steering Display Screen
• 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi Network Supported.
• Support Upto 32GB Through MicroSD
• USB Keyboard, USB Mouse, USB Flash Drive Supported.
• Supported Video Format RMVB/RM/WMV9/MP4/3GP/MPEG2/MPEG1/H.263/H.264
• Supported Image Format JPEG/BMP/GIF/PNG/TIFF
• Supported Music Format MP3/WMA/AAC/M4A/OGG/FLAC/APE
• Office Suite Word, Excel, Powerpoint, PDF Reader
• Supported Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail.
• Facebook, MSN, Gtalk, Skype (Voice Call Supported)
• G-Sensor Games, Touch Games, and Classic Games
• Youtube, Facebook, Google Browser
• Ebook Format supported PDF/Epub/TXT/FB2
specs from the website
Judging by the specs and description, it seems like it has a capacitive touchscreen. Plus having multi-touch, it would most likely be capacitive.
Theonew said:
Judging by the specs and description, it seems like it has a capacitive touchscreen. Plus having multi-touch, it would most likely be capacitive.
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Thank you so much, I thought that as well. I actually just called there support again, and it was the same guy, he told me it plays angry birds very well. I guess Ill report back once they open them up after xmas. I might pick up another one to try out, but frys is pretty far. They do have them listed on there website as well.
supernoob11 said:
They told they were rushed and have only had them for a week and they havent gotten anymore info about them yet.
I called the manufacturer to find out if there resistive or capacitive, they said they didnt know....
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Even thought they claimed that they "rushed", a manufacturer should know EVERYTHING about their own device.
Sumas 7" Tablet
I also purchased one at Fry's Black Saturday sale for $88.
I called the company this morning.
It should work with Flash 10.1 accordingly to the person I talked to.
It is not a capacitve screen.
I am not sure if I want to open the package as Fry's charges a 15% restocking fee.
The parent company is Solar Region in China.
grebnorf said:
I also purchased one at Fry's Black Saturday sale for $88.
I called the company this morning.
It should work with Flash 10.1 accordingly to the person I talked to.
It is not a capacitve screen.
I am not sure if I want to open the package as Fry's charges a 15% restocking fee.
The parent company is Solar Region in China.
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Hi,
Thank you for your response, how do you know its not a capacitive screen if you havent opened it? Ive been searching online nonstop still havent found anything saying it is not? I called Sumas again, after I read your post and the guy changed his story and said it was capacitive now?
Although Im not sure I believe him, he kept saying "multitouch with no stylus needed"
Ill keep looking and see post up on what i find. thanks again for your response.
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Although Im not sure I believe him, he kept saying "multitouch with no stylus needed"
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That means it is capacitive (most likely). Capacitive touch screens do not need styluses (some cannot use styluses). If it was resistive, you would most likely need a stylus (unless your fine pounding your device ).
supernoob11 said:
Hi,
Thank you for your response, how do you know its not a capacitive screen if you havent opened it? Ive been searching online nonstop still havent found anything saying it is not? I called Sumas again, after I read your post and the guy changed his story and said it was capacitive now?
Although Im not sure I believe him, he kept saying "multitouch with no stylus needed"
Ill keep looking and see post up on what i find. thanks again for your response.
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I know it is not a capacitive screen as:
1 - Sumas technical support told me.
2 - I was at Fry's today and they had a demo unit. It is not a capacitive screen.
I will be returning mine.
I should have also mentioned that is does not have a G-Sensor. To change from landscape to portrait mode there is screen icon you must press.
grebnorf said:
I should have also mentioned that is does not have a G-Sensor. To change from landscape to portrait mode there is screen icon you must press.
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Wow, thanks for the info! thats crazy, its listed right on there specs, is it listed on yours as well? I called frys today after I saw your receint post, I had them connect me with there tablet sales area, and the guy there told me the screen was capacitive. Im not sure i believe him though. I also have been searching online and i found another user on another forum who said he purchased one as well and said the screen was very hard to press and use which makes me think this is resistive. I guess im going to be returning these as well. Possibly try out the wopad v7+ those seem to have pretty good reviews in general and overall similar price range. Goodluck! If anyone still has anymore info please share!
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Hi!
I read that Archos 101 have some issues with Google Marketplace.
I'm between buy Archos 101 or iPad (I'm inclined to Archos)
I want to use it for read large-sized pdfs, comics (CBR and CBZ), web browsing, office productivity and read news.
My questions is:
- Is it possible to install apps like NyTimes through the apk, since it is protected market and can't be installed through the Market? I searched but nothing found (it's a bit difficult to understant since I dont have the tablet yet )
- Is it posible to install RepliGo or other fast pdf readers through the appmonster or the Market and use it with good quality (I mean, full res and full size pages?)
- Is it posible to use BT keyboard?
- Is it multitasking?
Thanks in advance!
Best Buy
There is a Tablet at Best Buy for 300 and it is made by Huawei. It includes the market and hard button home. It looks like a really good device. I would have bought that if I had know it was out before getting this.
The plus side to Best Buy is get you better support then you do from Archos. I am not sure the quality since I did not buy that one. It is something to keep in mind.
I am not saying I don't like my device but I am saying they left much to be desired that could have been better for the same price.
As far as questions go, since market is not default you have to use another app to get to the apk. I am not sure if NYtimes is working. Also there has been reported issues with BT and KB while using Wifi. I am not sure if this was fixed in the last patch. All Androids are Multitasking. I dont think they ever released on that was not. I hope this helps. You make want to go to a store and look at a 10" and 7". You may find the 10 is to cumbersome. Also Apples device is much heaver then Archos.
Faldiin
P.S. MOD can we move this to the correct forum please. They will get better Answers.
faldiin said:
There is a Tablet at Best Buy for 300 and it is made by Huawei. It includes the market and hard button home. It looks like a really good device. I would have bought that if I had know it was out before getting this.
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While it has built in GPS it doesn't have quite a few things that the Archos 70 and 101 have.
The 70 and 101 have capacitive screens while the Huawei is the less versatile resistive screen.
The Archos Gen8's have hdmi out while the Huawei does not.
The Archos have internal storage (8g and 16g) and supports SD cards up to 32gb, but the Huawei lacks internal storage and is limited to 16gb sd cards.
The Gen 8's are running Android 2.2 (which has JIT and flash support) while the Huawei is stuck running 2.1
The Gen 8's support many video formats that the Huawei does not.
There are additional advantages to the Archo's Gen8's over the Huawei, but for most people the list above is enough to see that the Huawei is lacking in quite a few areas.
I bought the Archos 101 mostly for the things you want them for. Reading comics and PDFs with some web browsing and simple document work. Repligo works fine for PDF, though I prefer EZPDF Reader. Has a better interface. Quality is good, full size and res. ACV works really great for comics and is free. Reading in landscape or portrait is a snap. Scrolling is smooth as is page transitions.
I had an iPad before and reading comics and PDFs was definitely not as convenient as it was with the 101. The widescreen is more conducive to reading I found and the device is actually a bit lighter as well.
And if you care, the video capabilities of the Archos blow the iPad out of the water. I'm not sorry about returning my iPad at all.
Thank you for the quick reply, guys.
(and sorry for the wrong forum )
Well, I can't test an Archos on the store, since I live in Brazil, and they don't sell it on the stores yet. My brother will gonna bring me a tablet in January, so, that's why i'm asking some simple questions.
I believe that Archos will be my better - and cheaper - choice. I'm little afraid about the comic resizing (since here, in Brazil, comic formats are different from the USA. They're most like 4:3 aspect ratio).
Last two questions:
About magazines (like MAD Magazine ), mostly then are readable at full screen?
And, most important... Does Repligo or EZPDF (or any pdf reader) have the "lock scrolling" feature, like GoodReader for iPhone? Let me clarify: if I use lock scrolling, It's not posible to make horizontal scroll, only vertical. It's useful for pdfs that have big and uniform margins.
Tks again!
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Thank you for the quick reply, guys.
(and sorry for the wrong forum )
Well, I can't test an Archos on the store, since I live in Brazil, and they don't sell it on the stores yet. My brother will gonna bring me a tablet in January, so, that's why i'm asking some simple questions.
Tks again!
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Sorry about the P.S. Part. It was not meant as a flame. I was saying that so we could get more comments for you. There is always a different opinion depending on what each uses the device for.
Like for me, I find no use in the HDMI out. I don't use it and you need a special cable. 16GB of storage, Well I never use the 8 I have in mine. Since all my stuff is compressed and on my 16gb stick. I am happy. So each has the plus and minus for what you use it for. I read the Newspaper on mine with the App. I have not tried Magazines. I would love to thou. I need to look in that. I like reading books on mine but the software buttons get int eh way of my reader. This is the down fall of the way the device was made. I still like mine thou.
Faldiin
P.S. Have your brother check it for errors before coming down. I got mine with dead pixels out of the box. Waiting to get mine back from the shop. Shipping from Brazil is probably not cheap.
As far as We all know Toshiba response to all or at least most of our problems is null. But nevertheless I won't stop until i get flash support. People have the right to have Flash working, specially when Folio was sold under this flag. I don't really care if Adobe is not willing to certificate Folio or not. They still have law and order to obey and Toshiba can run but it cant hide from from their own responsabilities. If I had bought a car and it was supposed to run have 5 seats I will not even accept it if it cames with 2 front seats only. The lack of video and ebook market seems to me to be not a single country issue, so there's no will from them to have this to work.
I will continue to send mails and calling them every week.
Much Work as been done by this comunity, but not a word from Toshiba! They will have to answer our claims!
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As far as We all know Toshiba response to all or at least most of our problems is null. But nevertheless I won't stop until i get flash support. People have the right to have Flash working, specially when Folio was sold under this flag. I don't really care if Adobe is not willing to certificate Folio or not. They still have law and order to obey and Toshiba can run but it cant hide from from their own responsabilities. If I had bought a car and it was supposed to run have 5 seats I will not even accept it if it cames with 2 front seats only. The lack of video and ebook market seems to me to be not a single country issue, so there's no will from them to have this to work.
I will continue to send mails and calling them every week.
Much Work as been done by this comunity, but not a word from Toshiba! They will have to answer our claims!
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I wish you best of luck with that. many of us here have tried a lot but toshiba doesnt even recognise that they have released a device called the folio. they already forgot it or dont want to recognise that this tablet has their brand slapped on the back.
i called the customer services for nordic toshiba, 99% of the people to who i talked to there didnt even know that there existed a folio!, the other 1% just declined to acknowledge the folio existense but after some convincing, they agreed that they knew abt this device and that it is no longer supported as it was forced to be pulled from the market!
I agree with Kaivish, last time I called to Toshiba there isn't even a phone option for the Tablet. Nor did the people on the other side know about it, despite the Tablet has been out for at least 3-4 months. After some call forwards to different departments, I finally ended at someone that did know something about it. Even that person said that its not normal how Toshiba is acting regarding the Folio.
Guys from Toshiba are pushing their luck! They will end up jobless!
Here in Portugal when you call Toshiba, "Problemas com Folio" is the first option on the IVR. This could be because guys like me don't stop fight. Is not so much because of the money, is because they promise so much and delivery so litle. I did open my Folio to check the unresponsiveness problem and i easly found it. Why they don't do the same?
They told me they don't have a repair center here, so my guess is that if I send it for repair it will take for ever to comeback.
Before I fixed'it my self, I tried to replace it for a new one the store, but all of them have the same issue (I tried 7 of them). At Toshiba they also offer the option to replace it for a new one, but I imagine that it will endup with the same issue (hardware revision were the same that mine).
Regarding Software updates, we are lost and we won't see any upgrade soon. I will have a brand new samsung tablet soon (from the company I work) , expect to have 2.4 or 3.0 so I'm don't hurry to much.
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I did open my Folio to check the unresponsiveness problem and i easly found it.
Before I fixed'it my self,
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Hello,
How did you fix it, what did you do????
Mine is driving me crazy from time to time...
Thanx.
Hi,
I've just ordered one of these and in the blurb they definitely say that flash 10.1 is supported
I copied the retailer blurb below (removed their name in case it isn't allowed)
Toshiba Folio 100 Touch Screen Tablet
Manufacturer Code: PA3895K-1ET1
Our price: £245.00 ex VAT
Current lead time is March
Purchase options:
* Qty:
Android 2.2/ 10.1" Multitouch Screen/ 16GB Internal Memory /2 YR Warranty
* 10.1" (25.65cm) 4-finger Multitouch Widescreen Display (1024 x 600px)
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* HDMI
* Bluetooth
* USB port
* USB 2.0 mini-type (Client) USB 2.0 regular (Host)
* Battery Life 7 hours (65% web browsing, 10% video playback, 25% standby)
* Battery type: 2040mAh, 11.1V, 22.6Whr
* Media Slot: MMC/SD (max 32GB)
* Speaker: 0.5W x 2 (Stereo)
* Webcam: 1.3M
* CPU: NVIDIA Tegra 250 Mobile Processor
* OS: Android 2.2
* Software: Opera mobile (Browser) Flash 10.1
* Internal Memory: 16GB
* Dimensions: 281 x 180.9 x 14mm
* 760g
* Black
* 2 Year Warranty
Box content FOLIO 100:
* User Manual
* AC Adapter
* Quick Start Guide
* Warranty Leaflet
After i glue the screen plastic cover i decided to open it up and to see what was causing the problem and i came to the conclusion that the problem is that one of the connector to the screen as a plastic on the back to make it easy to pull it. This plastic makes pression against the screen cover from one side and agains the conector from the other. This is explains the gap mentioned and the fact that pressing the low part of the cover helps with the screen lag. I just used a piece of tape to keep the connector in place an pull the plastic away. Is that simple to fix!
In this way, did you fixed also the problem of crazy flashing buttons?
bastospn said:
After i glue the screen plastic cover i decided to open it up and to see what was causing the problem and i came to the conclusion that the problem is that one of the connector to the screen as a plastic on the back to make it easy to pull it. This plastic makes pression against the screen cover from one side and agains the conector from the other. This is explains the gap mentioned and the fact that pressing the low part of the cover helps with the screen lag. I just used a piece of tape to keep the connector in place an pull the plastic away. Is that simple to fix!
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El Reg has a story that adobe certification is now achieved, and the folio will go on sale again in March (without any UK exclusivity). Also says 3.0 will not be allowed by google because of the hardware spec.
What means "El Reg"?
tshoulihane said:
El Reg has a story that adobe certification is now achieved, and the folio will go on sale again in March (without any UK exclusivity). Also says 3.0 will not be allowed by google because of the hardware spec.
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I am fine with 2.2 as long apps works fine. I also headed that flash is ready, I believe
that a big upgrade is on it way
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What means "El Reg"?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=el+reg
Thanks
Btw, El Reg show some pictures of the new tablet coming on march!
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/15/toshiba_tablets/
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=el+reg
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I don't believe that they release Folio 100 again whithout a major overhaul, software wise. They know that a large amount of problems were due to software issues, and support teams were pushed to far with Folio. For their own good they should have learn their lesson. I guess that flash will not be the only thing changed in this realease.
To have a solid presence in the market, software and content support must be greatly improved, and this don't need android 3.0 to be achived. If they just drop the product they resign to have a strong presence in the market of tablets in the coming season.
If they are clever enough and have sneak peak at other tablet with 2.2 Froyo and look what they done (Notion Ink). I don't see nothing wrong on using 2.2, as long apps are supported. Sure honeycomb looks nice, but it will consume resources and from the start won't be so polished as 2.2 already are. I am one of those guys that still uses XP on the deskop PC. In Honeycomb We don't have need for hardware buttons, but this could be easly implemented on 2.2, but i don't see this as a important feature. The 2.2 GUI could be improved by using a homereplacement app and diferent keyboard also. So the only thing we need is fast drivers and cool apps
I hope nvidia don't stop supporting Android 2.2.
I did notice that the actual specs for honeycomb are high, I must remember that android sucess is in part due to being easy to port and be used in not so high end platforms, so most of the people can buy.
Even if honeycomb is for highend tablets now, a few month ahead the prices for this hardware will drop and honeycomb will have his deserved specs.
Although I think Folio 100 is capable of running android 3.0 (screen and buttons issues apart) manufactures will leave it as it is, for marketing reasons mainly.
Is like having a powerfull PC and even though its only a few months old it doesn't run the last Windows version, because we are using a small TFTT monitor instead of a large one, or even a keyboard without a windows key.
The idea behind is to push up sales, and force customers to buy new hardware! This happen in PC market for a longtime and now comes to new arrived tablet market. This doesn't mean they should forget support for present devices.
Best of luck to new Folio owners, if any one had of this new, flash compatible folio please report
Regards,
bastospn
I totally agree, btw toshiba is a big player and must not leave all folio 100's customers alone. I was in talk just today with toshiba's assistance: they are deciding if replace or repair mine (crazy buttons and unresponsiveness).
On the box it says"supports" flash, have they just changed the wording to get away with not installing flash?
Finally they decide to repair it: no replacement...
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I totally agree, btw toshiba is a big player and must not leave all folio 100's customers alone. I was in talk just today with toshiba's assistance: they are deciding if replace or repair mine (crazy buttons and unresponsiveness).
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Hi guys
I need ur advice
I am looking to a tablet
I already own Notion ink Adam,but it is suck tablet
I am confused between Flyer or to wait foe Transformer 3G
So can u help me to take my decision
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I have a Flyer and a Transformer. I feel a bit stuck with both...
Flyer pros: 7in size, good batt life, scribe pen.
Flyer cons: Micro sd card access blows, could be a bit bulky to some, screen small for video next to a 10 in.
Transformer pro: Like a Netbook, but without the fail of windo$e, doesn't get hot like a pc because all the parts are in screen, many features any other tablet won't have, sd car slot, keyboard w/batt built-in, Big screen for video, up to 16 hr batt life.
Transformer cons: software from Asus blows namely the browser, bulky with keyboard, charger cord short.
It's up to you what works best. If the flyer had an sd card slot iwould probaby have sold my tf.
Flyer 10 inch coming soon ! Wait for the same
vipfreak said:
I have a Flyer and a Transformer. I feel a bit stuck with both...
Flyer pros: 7in size, good batt life, scribe pen.
Flyer cons: Micro sd card access blows, could be a bit bulky to some, screen small for video next to a 10 in.
Transformer pro: Like a Netbook, but without the fail of windo$e, doesn't get hot like a pc because all the parts are in screen, many features any other tablet won't have, sd car slot, keyboard w/batt built-in, Big screen for video, up to 16 hr batt life.
Transformer cons: software from Asus blows namely the browser, bulky with keyboard, charger cord short.
It's up to you what works best. If the flyer had an sd card slot iwould probaby have sold my tf.
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It does have an sdcard slot. You mean one easier to access?
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Micro sd, not regular sized sd and yes, mentioned the fail access too.
xdaworld said:
Flyer 10 inch coming soon ! Wait for the same
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Are u sure about that
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Are u sure about that
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Check this out :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243237
I would recommend to wait a while, because as you can read in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142617
thread the Flyer has a big problem with compatibility, from my point of view. I can not say anything about this for the Transformer, maybe someone else can.
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Check this out :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243237
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Not "coming soon", the Jetstream has been out for a couple weeks now.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/index.jsp?device=HTC+Jetstream+%28TM%29+-+Shimmering+Silver&q_sku=sku5330326#fbid=O3vZEd3z6nm
While a nice looking tablet, its quite expensive ($700 on contract, $850 full retail), and a 7" tablet and 10" tablet are very different animals. Obviously, you get much more screen real estate on a 10", but its also much less portable.
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Kutchulu said:
I would recommend to wait a while, because as you can read in this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142617
thread the Flyer has a big problem with compatibility, from my point of view.
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Any Android device that does not have a phone function is going to be missing Market apps that have phone features. The intent is to prevent people from installing apps with "broken" features (features that don't work on their device). I haven't found compatibility to be much of a problem. Only a couple apps I typically use on my phone, are missing for the Flyer, and there have been other comparable apps.
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Any Android device that does not have a phone function is going to be missing Market apps that have phone features. The intent is to prevent people from installing apps with "broken" features (features that don't work on their device). I haven't found compatibility to be much of a problem. Only a couple apps I typically use on my phone, are missing for the Flyer, and there have been other comparable apps.
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Maybe it is just my Flyer, but if i look inside the Market with my browser and getting an "app not found" message for nearly 50% of the new introduced apps. I consider this a severe compatibility problem. Please see attached pics.
If i can not use an app because it has one feature "call support" and therefore needs a phone function then i think Android is on a wrong path. If i want to be patronized i would have bought an ios product. Maybe someone can check if his Flyer finds those apps and prove me wrong, then i will be very happy and can return my Flyer to get a working one. A nice example is tunein radio. I have installed the app but now it has disappeared from the market. I am not sure what is more annoying for the user. A not working phone function or disappearing apps depending whether the developer adds a phone function or not.
Please don't get me wrong, i love my Flyer but i think HTC had not thought this to the end. The missing phone function is, for my point of view, a great mistake. When i am looking for a pizza delivery or a cinema with my Flyer and then i have to pull my phone and type the number from my tablet screen to my phone a lot of the usability of the localization dependent search is lost. And compared to the other tablets the Flyer is very portable so i see no reason to carry a second device.
Kutchulu said:
Maybe it is just my Flyer, but if i look inside the Market with my browser and getting an "app not found" message for nearly 50% of the new introduced apps. I consider this a severe compatibility problem. Please see attached pics.
If i can not use an app because it has one feature "call support" and therefore needs a phone function then i think Android is on a wrong path. If i want to be patronized i would have bought an ios product. Maybe someone can check if his Flyer finds those apps and prove me wrong, then i will be very happy and can return my Flyer to get a working one.
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Might be a regional issue. I'm in the US, and off the X-ed off apps in your first pic, IMDB, NFL Rivals, Sweet N Spicy, Live Holdem Poker, and GroupMe are all listed as compatible with my Flyer. Sprinkle is listed as not compatible with ANY of my devices (my other device is an HTC Desire Z) since it requires a Tegra chipset (which the Flyer obviously does not have). Of the apps on your first pic, WiFi Finder is the only app that is listed in compatible with my phone, and not the Flyer.
On your second pic, SoundCloud, Official Rugby, Groupon and Workout Trainer are all compatible with the Flyer. iTriage is compatible with my phone, but not the Flyer (there is a tablet version, but it is also incompatible with the Flyer). NFL '11 International is listed is incompatible with all my devices, and says "This item cannot be installed in your device's country". The US version of that (NFL '11) is only compatible with my phone, and not the Flyer, probably since one of the permissions is "read phone state and identity".
Thanks a lot for cross checking this for me. Now i will contact my provider (where i bought the Flyer) and will ask him why my Flyer is so different. This is really weird.
If you visit the market on your desktop computer (and presumably on the tablet's browser), it says whether the app is compatible/incompatible with your device(s), and you can click on it for details (just below where you click to buy or install, on the left side of the screen). The reasons given for the incompatible apps varied for me from "This item cannot be installed in your device's country" (NFL international version, but US version was compatible) to a somewhat vague "This item is not compatible with your device" and "This application is not available for your carrier".
Do you see any pattern to the reason's for incompatibility? For some apps, it just may be that the developer does not support all regions/countries.
I am staying at Nigeria
If get it can I use the 3g here
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@ redpoint73: I figured out that somehow my content filter was set to lowest level. I do not how this could happen. The only thing i know: It wasn't me.^^ Thanks for your help, HTC Support was less helpful. Now the situation is a little bit better. But it is still annoying not having the possibility to use Whatsup for example, just because it offers the function to call your contacts. For me an Android device needs a phone and i think i am not alone here.
@ bmw-boy: Therefore you need to know the used band in Nigeria.
Here you find the HTC Flyer specs:
http://www.htc.com/www/tablets/htc-flyer/#specs
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I am staying at Nigeria
If get it can I use the 3g here
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According to the following webpage, the carrier Airtel in Nigeria uses 2100 MHz for 3G:
http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
And according to the specs Kutchulu linked to above for the 3G Flyer, it is compatible with 2100 MHz (which is also the 3G band used in most of Europe). So it should work on that carrier in Nigeria.
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@ redpoint73: I figured out that somehow my content filter was set to lowest level. I do not how this could happen. The only thing i know: It wasn't me.^^ Thanks for your help, HTC Support was less helpful. Now the situation is a little bit better.
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Don't know if anything I posted was actually very helpful, but your welcome!
I'm not familiar with this "content filter". This isn't a feature of your Google account, or the Flyer itself, is it (because I don't see those settings anywhere)? Is it a feature of your carrier?
I've been lucky enough to snag a Viewpad 10e from Argos in the UK... Struggling to find any forums specifically for this pad though.
In a nutshell, its a great piece of hardware for £200 slightly let down by stuttery software. Very iPad like but with Android gingerbread.
Anyone else out there have any experience with this tab yet? Anyone know of any plans for it to get it's own forum/development community?
Cheers.
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I've been lucky enough to snag a Viewpad 10e from Argos in the UK... Struggling to find any forums specifically for this pad though.
In a nutshell, its a great piece of hardware for £200 slightly let down by stuttery software. Very iPad like but with Android gingerbread.
Anyone else out there have any experience with this tab yet? Anyone know of any plans for it to get it's own forum/development community?
Cheers.
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Is it a tegra 2 device? If so we all here would at least love a full working gingerbread rom.
No - sorry - its Cortex A8
Processor 1Ghz Cortex A8 Processor
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
LCD Monitor 9.7” IPS LCD 1024 x 768 ; XGA
Brightness 400 cd/m2 Brightness
Memory DDR3 512 MB
Internal Memory 4GB
Band Wifi only
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth BlueTooth 3.0 and 2.1 + EDR compatibility
External Memory Micro SD card slot
I/O Interface Micro USB/ Mini-HDMI/ 3.5mm headset audio jack
Audio Stereo speakers/ microphone
Sensors G-sensor
Cameras Front: CMOS 1.3MP
Battery Li-Polymer 5400mAh
Charger 12V/ 2Amp
USB Micro USB
Dimensions 241.6 x 188.6 x 9.1 mm
Weight 620 grams
Accessories Power adaptor (with plugs), Quick Start Guide, 1Mobile Market QSG, Compliance information, Micro USB cable
Dude, return the tablet right now. Boycott viewsonic!
Its been over 24hrs with new toy now. Will be posting a review soon. I honestly like the look and feel so much that I'm selling my Galaxy Tab 10. I'll have some money left over as well cause the Viewpad is so cheaply priced. All that extra processor power is not needed for me, I basically use the tab for web browsing, a few notes, check the weather and the kids play angry birds! This pad is definitely suited to the job.
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Dude, return the tablet right now. Boycott viewsonic!
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Ditto. For that price, you are better to go with a much wider support device like the Kindle Fire or Nook Color. Don't expect your new toy to get any substantial update to improve it beyond what it is now. The gTablet community has already been bitten by Viewsonic false promises. Your device will most likely had the same fate.
PS: a no name brand tablet from China can do all you want at an even lower price. Did you choose Viewsonic for the peace of mind of a name brand? Viewsonic don't make their own tablet. They outsource the manufacturing, the software and the support. All they really interest in is take your money.
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Honestly, I was really impressed by the response I had recently from their support dept. I really like the device and I have been through a few to say the least. Seems like it could be quite hackable and I may just use it to learn some new programming skills myself! (If I can drum up some support). In my experience, every forum/thread has loads of people frustrated by lack of support from the manufacturers/resllers but for me, the point of these forums is finding help... Ill keep my fingers crossed that the OEM is discovered soon and after that finding some hacks should get easier.
Third warning about Viewsonic, their products suffer longevity shortfalls. I am now the 3rd person telling you they have the consumer integrity of a wombat. Don't hold your breath waiting for anyone to pick it up and think it will be differently. So many people got burned via the g tablet and it's abhorrent lack of updates from the manufacturer (which when it comes to things like drivers etc for future OS upgrades becomes a critical part of the equation) not many people who have been around the android block are going to make another purchase from Viewsonic so you could very well be alone for the foreseeable future in this purchase. I don't even like having a Viewsonic monitor on my desk at work anymore. Again, take what you are hearing at face value, Viewsonic + android = meh. I enjoyed my g tablet when i purchased it and it does almost all that I need but I hoped for more and have gotten less. Keep it if you like, but 6 months from now when you are looking at another tablet you are going to be hard pressed to find anyone to buy your Viewsonic. The poor reputation flags are there already.
Keep in mind, Viewsonic is the same company that came to XDA saying they wanted feedback and input from this community about the g tablet. That was spring of this year and not a single thing has changed. They did that one firmware update in April and since then it has been nothing but pushed changes that then get pulled back.
Keep it if you are happy with it, I just wouldn't expect anything in terms of a large community ever coming of one of their devices.
It's been almost a year since they promised they'd release an update. Every time I've asked them about update, the only reply I've gotten is "we're working on it." I dare you to find any report of a different response than that.
Viewsonic needs to go back to producing nothing but display monitors and projectors. This company is not ready yet to play with the big boys in the computing market.
US vs UK - not exactly the same...
The G-Tablet was a US only product?!
The Viewpad 10e is only in the UK so far..... 9.7" IPS panel for £199, 9mm thick looks good value to me if your needs are not too demanding
Cant get my 10e to play videos from iplayer, any idea as to why not?
I decided to try one...
Works on live streaming for me from the app but not the others, think it could be to do with the Flash player version, read recently about other tablet users having issues with bandwidth / setting local storage to 0...
Which app did you use, couldn't find one in the 1mobile app store that came on the device
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Which app did you use, couldn't find one in the 1mobile app store that came on the device
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BBC iPlayer 1.04 apk from the web. It still is only working for me with live TV, Flash version 10.3, Flash 11.0 wasn't working...
Will play around with the different versions in the office today
Ok so I now have the Viewpad 10e working with BBC iPlayer.
I used BBC iPlayer 1.0.4 & Flash 10.3.185.25
I put these into a zip file on 4shared, not sure if I am allowed to share the link or not..
Hello
I'm very keen on the Viewpad 10e myself. Has anyone tried out the multimedia side of it? it would be great t be able to play 1080p movies, etc. By the sounds of the 3D stuff that comes with it, it should be a decent GPU in it, would be nice to know how it does.
Custom ROM
Does anyone know how to install a custom ROM on the device?
Hi all
I'm thinking of getting one of these too. But I'm a bit concerened about the 'dated' SC A8 CPU and the dated OS?
Some of the things I will want to do on this is video calling using Skype (yes, I know there are other alternatives, but it has to be Skype) and playing DivX/Xvid movies and some .MKV movies. Could anyone tell me if it will be good enough? I am quite impressed by the dimensions and the screen, but if the specs can't keep up then I'm thinking of a cheap and chunky Tegra 2 tablet like the POV which is actually £10 cheaper and I'll put a custom ViewComb 3.2 ROM on it...
Any suggestions/opinions?
Does anyone know how to root the device?
Just got one for my daughter.
First impressions : well-made bit of kit with a great IPS screen. worth it for the hardware, I would say.
Moon reader pro is great on it, as is perfect viewer for comics and pdf's.
Can't get the video calling working for some reason. Anyone had any joy with this ?
Have tried Tango and Fring. In both cases, the FFC doesn't seem to switch on. You can see the the other person on it, but they can't see you.
Also, with Tango, the mic is switched off, and can't be switched back on.
Some sort of firmware shenanigans going on here. Had a quick chat with Viewsonic customer support just now, who will email me back.
Bit concerned by the negative comments on this thread !
Wanted the archos 101 as HMV were doing it for £129 , but just missed the boat, and then this came to my attention in Argos. Hope I haven't landed a dud !
Well, so far, have managed to get all her bits on it. Their version of market is a bit limited, but there is enough to get you started. Go launcher was a must, after having it on my Galaxy S2 phone, and it seems to cope ok. Formatted some of her films as mp4's and the shipped 'vortex player' handles them well.
Video calling would have been icing on the cake really.
Oh yeah, and whatsapp functionality, but there are ways around that I am looking into now.
Overall so far - promising.
Root and custom rom's would really maximise this thing's potential.
Oh yeah, and won't talk to my macbook pro over bluetooth- first device ever to do that.
Hi xda-Members,
I have a simple question:
Is the Cube U9GT-2 compatible with CyanogenMod?
I've got Gingerbread on my tablet, but I'm not really satisfied with this OS, maybe because it's developed for smartphones and not tablets.
Greets Meldamos
Hi.
Unfortunately I cannot help with your question. All I know is that some people are experimentinig with ICS (Android 4.0) on the U9GT-2, and there is a beta firmware for it if you would like to give it a try.
I am also thinking of buying one of these tablets. I found it for 230 Euros (=290 USD, =190 GBP). I was just about to press the "Add to cart" button when I saw your post.
What do you thing about this tablet? Do you have it long? Are you happy?
Also can you please PM me with the information of where you bought it from and if you were happy with the transaction (if it was an online buy)?
Thanks
Little review of U9GT-2
Well I have this tablet for 2-3 Weeks now and I don't regret it. I bought this tablet over an online-shop called cect-shop, because the support is in german and it has a warranty of 1 year. And there it costs 200€ with 25€ express shipment (there in 3 days from china to germany ^^) and 25€ toll. All in all I paid around 250€, much cheaper than here in germany where it starts at 350€ up to 700€ and not almost on a level of the capacity this tablet has. By the way if you ask cect-shop, they'll send you a stylus pen with your tablet for free.
The tablet uses Android 2.3 with Honeycomb style, not bad but could be better. The OS seems not to be build for battery saving, because the power runs of after 2-3 days in standby.
I asked the manufacturer about ICS and got the answer that they're working on it, but still need time to finish the compatibility with U9GT-2. They'll publish it on their homepage I think.
On the look it get often mistaken with an Apple iPad but it's not exactly like one. The capacitive display works fine, it discerns up to 10 fingers but you are not using 10 finger actually ^^
The sound is pretty good I think, even if I don't really know how the standard quality of tablets are. The big trouble is like I said the OS. But it's a thing you can change and does not affect the quality of this tablet.
If anyone has precise questions feel free to ask. I'm not good at writing a review.
Thanks for the valuable info.
Few questions more if you are kind enough:
1. Can you confirm the manufacturer's site? I have found one web address in China and never managed to connect
2. Can you confirm the thickness of it? Is it realy less than 10mm? Does it actually feel like an i-pad when you are carrying it around?
3. The material on the back side is it realy aluminium?
4. I have noticed that on different sites they give slightly different specs from cect.Ie pandawill gives a CPU of 1Ghz, thickness of 7mm and battery capacity 8000mAh, though cect gives 1.2Ghz, 9.7mm and 7600MAh. This is a problem with the Chinese sites / products / clones I guess... Nevertheless, since you are in Germany, you must have heard or seen an Easypix Easypad, have you? I am between the cube and the Easypad 970 (at easypix.eu). They look very similar. Do you have any personal feedback on that ?
5. Finally, does the screen look and feel like being IPS or not?
Sorry if I bother you too much, but it's the first time I buy a gadget withut actually testing or seeing one, so I am a bit concerned. Thanks
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Thanks for the valuable info.
Few questions more if you are kind enough:
1. Can you confirm the manufacturer's site? I have found one web address in China and never managed to connect
2. Can you confirm the thickness of it? Is it realy less than 10mm? Does it actually feel like an i-pad when you are carrying it around?
3. The material on the back side is it realy aluminium?
4. I have noticed that on different sites they give slightly different specs from cect.Ie pandawill gives a CPU of 1Ghz, thickness of 7mm and battery capacity 8000mAh, though cect gives 1.2Ghz, 9.7mm and 7600MAh. This is a problem with the Chinese sites / products / clones I guess... Nevertheless, since you are in Germany, you must have heard or seen an Easypix Easypad, have you? I am between the cube and the Easypad 970 (at easypix.eu). They look very similar. Do you have any personal feedback on that ?
5. Finally, does the screen look and feel like being IPS or not?
Sorry if I bother you too much, but it's the first time I buy a gadget withut actually testing or seeing one, so I am a bit concerned. Thanks
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Okay let's start:
1. Yes the manufacturer is available. There are also 2 supporter for questions available via skype. They're on workdays online so you can ask them directly. But there english seems not to be very good so better you keep your questions simple
2. I measured it now, I don't warrant than my results are exactly but they're 243mm x 190mm x 10,5mm (length x width x height). I have never had an iPad (too expensive for a tablet) but it feel very comfortable if I carry it around and it's not very heavy. I don't have a balance here but I think it's around 500-700 gram. Well it doesn't feel heavy for me that's all I can say actually.
3. YES it is aluminium and what a luck it is, because on the 3. day it got pushed against a aluminium pole and has only a really small dent left. A plastic hull would have cracked I think.
4. Don't look at the GHZ, many sellers push or fake them, maybe caused by stupidness or advertising. The U9GT-2 has a Rockchip 2918 CPU. Look for the specs on google. The battery is an advertising medium. I doesn't has 8000 mhA or even 7600 mhA. I has 2 x 4000 mhA batteries but they just sum them what they shouldn't do. Like I said the OS is not optimized for tablets and it really takes too much power in stand by. When playing you don't recognize the power loss. I played 3 hours a game called "deadly dungeon" (a dungeon crawler) and the battery has got from 63% to 49%. Well I've not saw the easypad, but they're exactly the same. They've got the same capacities and even the same OS. Throw a dice from 1-3 easypad and from 4-6 U9GT-2, that would be my solution ^^... Well I don't know if easypix is working on a ICS for easypad, just know that cube is working on it.
5. Well I don't know what you understand of a "feeling" for IPS. It looks like a monitor how you see it everywhere today. Don't know if you still have a cathode ray tube (I have one), but there is a difference. Of course, the games are sucking because they're not build for 9,7" displays . Some games are smoother with the resizing, others are bad. But the quality of the display is very good. Of course, not standard on notebooks over 15,6" (which I prefer) but for 9,7" it's high resolution.
Hope my answer could help you and other people who struggle on buying a china-tablet
PS: I've got many friends who look suspect at the tablet, like it could break every second, and I'm just smiling and laughing about their prejudices.
Fantastic answers.
Thank you very much for your effort.
I will follow your advice with the dice after the holidays
Happy Christmas
christis said:
Fantastic answers.
Thank you very much for your effort.
I will follow your advice with the dice after the holidays
Happy Christmas
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STOP!!! xD... Hope you did not buy it.
Forgot to mention that the EasyPad 970 can only use 8GB Flash HDD. U9GT-2 use 16GB! You get the double storage for the same price.
Sorry for my late answer, did not recognize the difference in the first place.
Sh*t. I bought one a few days ago
I generally know what NAND flash is, but not sure about its' importance. Mine still says 5.9 Gb free, after fully loaded with apps (I know they've got nothing to do with the NAND, but I can't seem to find a way how to run out of space in NAND). In any case, it is better to have double the capacity with the same cost, no matter what.
By the way, that NAND is some soldered microchip, or it can be a micro SD card on the motherboard so that it can "easily" be upgraded in the future if the need arises?
Nevertheless, I am happy with the tablet. Already rooted and experimenting. A couple of snags though, but I will find my way around them hopefully.
By the way, is there a way to hard - reset the tablet by hardware (since there is not a pin-hole or something)? Any combination of buttons pressed during power on?
The internal flash memory is installed in form of chips. Two in the Cube, as can be seen at tabletrepublic.com/forum/android-tablet-reviews/disassembling-cube-u9gt2-414.html, presumably one in the easypad. Apparently the 8GB of the easypad are partitioned in 0,5GB for apps and the rest for data while the 16GB in the Cube are partioned in 1GB for apps and the rest for data. I have read that by installing the cube firmware on the easypad 970, one can get 1 GB for apps, too. Personally, I think 8GB internally is plenty because media files (movies etc.) usually are stored on external SDHC cards anyway for fast swapping.
My 2 cents...
I recently bought one while I was in Beijing on holiday and was really amazed with the battery life with Android 2.3, considering I was streaming movies non-stop for 14 hours straight (in comparison with and iPad 2). The multi-touch keyboard sometimes has a lag although most the UI seems to be relatively smooth.
The camera located at the back also took decent pictures during day and night.
Overall this is a neat unit under $350.00 AUD considering most other units requiring a stylus or long fingernails to operate. I will be looking at rooting the device in a few weeks after I do a bit more research.
Let me know if you have modded your unit and your thoughts.
Thanks
Cube U9GT2 USB host controller issues
Hello everyone,
I'm hoping to solve a problem here, I just purchased a Cube U9GT2 Tablet 9.7
running: Android ICS 4.0.3 with a Kernel Version:3.0.8+.
With a build number: rk29sdk-eng4.03 IML74K eng-yangyun.20120108.124417 test-keys.
It came with an OTG/USB Cable and has both a USB and a USB/OTG port.
Let me just state this, I have tested all cables, ports and jump drives and have reformatted them to fat32, they were Fat32 also.
The problem I'm having is ICS can't see any jump drives I hook up to it. I installed a program from the Market called, USB Host Ctrlr. It ran a info check after install, and here is what it said:USB Host Controller Version Number:0.42 S3C USB Host Driver NOT Found! Root Hub Present. USB Host Mode is active.
I'm no developer or even a decent novas, but with decent instructions I can execute. Any ideas how to fix this, The price was Killer, when one is buying from a Chinese Company, the support is pretty limiting when you only speak English.
That's why the great price, I'm not complaining, I just want to get this resolved if possible.
In regards to the Tablet, I really like it a lot! pretty fast, smooth interface, easy to navigate, decent keyboard, (but I'm use to a smartphone).
It plays movies very nice, screen is plenty bright, It can use a Micro-sd card up to 32 gigs. Have not had any crashes yet, had it about 2 weeks. They have raised the prices about $13.00 I had to try one at that price, plus shipping was Free! I ordered it late on a Sunday night in USA, got it in 3 days DHL shipping, Hard to beat. Anyhow if anyone can help here, it sure be very appreciated. I would even be willing to pay something if reasonable.
If anyone is interested i can provide brand new AUTHENTIC CUBE U9GT2 at the price of euro 240.00.
The price include express shipping to all around the world (4-5 business days).
I am sending from European country so residents of EU will not pay additional taxes or VAT !!!
Let me know.
pashiamas said:
If anyone is interested i can provide brand new AUTHENTIC CUBE U9GT2 at the price of euro 240.00.
The price include express shipping to all around the world (4-5 business days).
I am sending from European country so residents of EU will not pay additional taxes or VAT !!!
Let me know.
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