I'm seriously thinking about moving from the Tablet S to the Nexus 7. The biggest factor influencing me is the ability to keep my software more up-to-date, both through being in the Nexus family and through a more active development community. Android is developing its software so quickly right now (we just got ICS, and JB is already on several devices), and devices will be falling off the map pretty quickly. Having a Nexus device seems like the best way to protect against this.
I'm a little worried about losing the 2" of screen real estate. While the size and weight of the Tablet S make it a little awkward for reading on a plane, it does make for an outstanding movie player. I do think the IR remote is a very good idea, but the reality is that I almost never use it. Even when I have my tablet in my hand, out of habit, I pick up the remote to change channels or adjust the volume. Losing the SD card concerns me a little too, but the cloud services have come a long way, and I'm not sure it's necessary. What else might I lose if I make the switch?
I think I'm going to pick up a Nexus 7, compare the two for a few days, and make a decision at that point. But I'd love to hear from the community about this as well. Anyone else thinking about making this move? When thoughts have you had about the decision? What factors are influencing your choice to stay or go?
EDIT: stupid auto-correct still doesn't like "tablet"
Yep, I'm planning on making this move. The lack of root and an unlocked bootloader has made the Tablet S really unattractive next to a $200 pure Google tablet that will surely have a large dev community behind it. I don't mind the smaller screen, personally. The only thing I think I'd really miss is the native PS3 controller support, which makes playing emulated games on it an ease.
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Yep, I'm planning on making this move. The lack of root and an unlocked bootloader has made the Tablet S really unattractive next to a $200 pure Google tablet that will surely have a large dev community behind it. I don't mind the smaller screen, personally. The only thing I think I'd really miss is the native PS3 controller support, which makes playing emulated games on it an ease.
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That's another thing. I don't even play games on my tablet.
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I'll be moving over from the Sony Tablet S to Nexus 7. I hate this tablet, not many devs have taken it onboard to customize it and hack the device. The Nexus 7 should be alot more dev friendly
I'm also thinking about replacing my Tablet S by a Nexus 7 one...
I've spent a lot of time analyzing the works of great developers in order to find a way to gain root on the Tablet S, trying several exploits, mixing tricks used for other devices in hope of discovering something working and have certainly learned a lot of things by doing that but every game becomes boring if you always lose...
Well, it will be no game at all if the Nexus 7 is built like the Galaxy Nexus phone where "fastboot OEM unlock" is enough to unlock the bootloader but it will make myself spend time using my tablet rather than unsuccessfuly try to root it!
PS
Yes, some people -like me- feel sick holding an unrooted android device in their hands. There is no explanation for this, it 's certainly stupid but that's the way it goes. Must be genetic
I called the Staples down the street from my office today to see if they had any N7s. Rep said they had four that just came off a truck. I went and grabbed one.
I'm just starting to play around with it. My initial reactions are: 1) the build quality feels amazing, and 2) it freaking flies.
Honestly, if I don't find a legitimate deal-breaker, this thing probably has a permanent home.
Another huge perk that I've not seen mentioned yet--while being so basic--is the ability to charge with micro USB. That damn Sony charger really limits how mobile the Tablet S truly is.
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ejchis said:
I called the Staples down the street from my office today to see if they had any N7s. Rep said they had four that just came off a truck. I went and grabbed one.
I'm just starting to play around with it. My initial reactions are: 1) the build quality feels amazing, and 2) it freaking flies.
Honestly, if I don't find a legitimate deal-breaker, this thing probably has a permanent home.
Another huge perk that I've not seen mentioned yet--while being so basic--is the ability to charge with micro USB. That damn Sony charger really limits how mobile the Tablet S truly is.
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Two questions, if you please :
- does the Nexus 7 offer SD card support?
- have you try booting into fastboot mode and try the "fastboot OEM unlock" command (there should be a confirmation box allowing to leave without doing it)?
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Two questions, if you please :
- does the Nexus 7 offer SD card support?
- have you try booting into fastboot mode and try the "fastboot OEM unlock" command (there should be a confirmation box allowing to leave without doing it)?
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No SD card support, which is a slight concern. I have a 64 gb card in my Tablet S. Naturally, I chose the 16 over the 8 gb N7. With Google Play, though, I really shouldn't need to much space.
There is a toolkit for unlocking the bootloader, if that's what you're asking. I'll give it a try when I get home tonight. I don't see any options for unlocking directly from fastboot.
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Two questions, if you please :
- does the Nexus 7 offer SD card support?
- have you try booting into fastboot mode and try the "fastboot OEM unlock" command (there should be a confirmation box allowing to leave without doing it)?
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If you use the USB Adapter and a card reader then yes
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If you use the USB Adapter and a card reader then yes
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Thx !
I've finally bought a Galaxy Tab 2 7" which supports micro-SD
It's not as up to date than the Nexus 7 but it will make me wait until I sell my Sony S.
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Thx !
I've finally bought a Galaxy Tab 2 7" which supports micro-SD
It's not as up to date than the Nexus 7 but it will make me wait until I sell my Sony S.
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I got the Sony Tablet S instead of a Nexus 7 lol
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I got the Sony Tablet S instead of a Nexus 7 lol
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Me too.
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I got the Sony Tablet S instead of a Nexus 7 lol
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Me too.
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That's the way it goes !
I got a USB adapter from ebay that is around £1.00 to around £2.00
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Yeah i was thinking about this too, its nice people thinking like me!
So, i don't know how much i will ask for my Sony Tablet S if i sell it, how much you think i can ask?
+Its a Sony Tablet S W-Fi 16GB
Its have had an Armor Suit Full Cover Skin (Carbon Fiber) since day 1, there's NO scratch on her,
Original Sony Dock
Charger
Original Box & Manuals
32GB Sd Card (Not sure if i will sell or stay with it)
Moco Leather Cover & Stand
running Android ICS Stock, with a BUNCH of paid apps.....
What you guys think?
Also, i was searching the Nexus 7 forum, and they are having some serious issues too, screen dead spots, speakers not working, screen flikering.. etc
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I got a USB adapter from ebay that is around £1.00 to around £2.00
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Sony tablet S is a good device and every little disease you could meet while using it should certainly be solved...
But if you take a look in the threads around here, you will see that the thing is unrootable since Honeycomb 3.2.1 kernel build #10 !
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Sony tablet S is a good device and every little disease you could meet while using it should certainly be solved...
But if you take a look in the threads around here, you will see that the thing is unrootable since Honeycomb 3.2.1 kernel build #10 !
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True. :s
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Yeah i was thinking about this too, its nice people thinking like me!
So, i don't know how much i will ask for my Sony Tablet S if i sell it, how much you think i can ask?
+Its a Sony Tablet S W-Fi 16GB
Its have had an Armor Suit Full Cover Skin (Carbon Fiber) since day 1, there's NO scratch on her,
Original Sony Dock
Charger
Original Box & Manuals
32GB Sd Card (Not sure if i will sell or stay with it)
Moco Leather Cover & Stand
running Android ICS Stock, with a BUNCH of paid apps.....
What you guys think?
Also, i was searching the Nexus 7 forum, and they are having some serious issues too, screen dead spots, speakers not working, screen flikering.. etc
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That's strange because I'm getting some screen flickering here on the Sony Tablet S e3o
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That's strange because I'm getting some screen flickering here on the Sony Tablet S e3o
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???
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I posted up mine fir $390, and have got many majy offers!! But, i decided the one that best suits me.. its going to be traded for a Galaxy S3 AT&T... White, so i can sell my HTC Vivid, and buy the Nexus 7!!
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Galaxy S WiFi/Player 5.0
OK guys and gurls here it goes
Basically I have enjoyed my time with this community and have learnt a hell of a lot to do with ROM development and have therefore used this knowledge to create my own ROM for the Galaxy s WiFi 5.0, ICS-Crumble which I am humble has been downloaded alot of times and has received great support so a HUGE thanks there. It has also allowed me to port ROMs like Hydr0g3n and others.
There comes a time when we move on lol and unfortunately that time has come. Basically I don't really want to go into great detail on why ive sold the device but im heading to University in Sep and I have to pay £400 deposit now and then £9000 a year myself so i really need the money lol
So yea thats me saying im stopping development on my ROMs but im not leaving XDA completely (im still active on the Galaxy s2) . So thanks guys and hopefully i have contributed to this great device.
Peace out
Rueben
Oh....... Good bye I think You are good mate
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Rueben,
School is the only "good" way to freedom and that's all what we need.
Do your best.
Thanks again for your Roms tweaks.
Bye
Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Good luck with your degree and I understand that uni is expensive (I've been going to open days recently and its £9000 a year + living fees ) . I may also stop developing for the SGP as I'm getting a nexus 7. However I don't really want to abandon this device so I will try my best to continue devving here
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Same with me, I will be receiving my HTC one s next week so I will probably be helping out with the development community over there. I won't abandon the galaxy player entirely, but most of my time and efforts will be spent over in the one s forums.
Thanks everyone for support! Too bad these galaxy players were never very popular with developers..
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Wow this is a real consternation. Thanks people for all your support here . I think I will continue to be there until I get my nexus 7 too (just need the money).
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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That's a bad thing indeed that no devs can't help us to get at least a barebone ICS.
I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
iJimaniac said:
Wow, sounds like the galaxy player scene is breaking up :sniff:
Well, I can't blame you guys; infact, I would switch to the nexus 7 if I could convince my parents to let me get one, lol!
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The only reason my parents are letting me get one is that my birthday is in a few weeks so google launched it at the perfect time
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I know this is off topic but we were talking about nexus 7 so.. I would like to know if the nexus 7 sold at BH have the 25$ credit for play store. (I don't want to pay abusive PST from play store):
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878214-REG/ASUS_NEXUS7_ASUS_1B16_Nexus_7_Tablet.html
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The only difference between play store orders and orders from retailers is the shipping date. Everything else is the same (credit, movie, magazine etc...)
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Haha, what a coincidence, my birthday is in another 2 weeks as well, July 23, to be exact! Unfortunately my parents aren't as into technology, so to speak, lol!
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I guess you are all from USA ..in my coutry there is no nexus line sold..but i would not buy it and if it comes ..there is no external sd...that is no go for me because i have 32 gb sd almost full and i dont now what to erase.
But why are you abonding 5.0 because of 7 inch tablet..that are 2 different world for me..i have 7 inch tablet for almost a year..i have 3G on it with 40GB data plan but i rearly care it with me and SGP 5.0 is always in my pocket no matter where i go.
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I live in the UK and I can live with 16GB of space. I'm not abandoning the player but it will be much easier to develop for as it gets updates straight from Google.
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Guess who's getting a nexus 7 as well.... It sounds like this community is about to completely fall apart . I will continue development for the 4.0, that is until school starts, then I will probanly be nexus only, if I start devving for it. I guess we all need to work really hard the next few weeks to get ics working before the nexus takes us away .
WOW i seemed to have started a Trend lol
Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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It looks like Googles plan is working. I think the galaxy player community will still continue developing, just at a slower rate and I will try not to abandon this pretty great device
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Wow, haha, if this keeps up the entire galaxy player community will be found in the nexus 7 forums, lol!
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Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware boost the Nexus has.
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Then maybe I should reconsider my plan to purchase a Nexus 7... I feel sorry for those still here, but you can't deny the huge hardware goose the Nexus has.
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I've been reading through the specs for the Nexus 7 and the SGP 5.0 has slightly better specs in some areas.
The Nexus 7 only has b/g/n wifi but SGP has a/g/b/n so better wifi connectivity (faster, less interference on SGP)
SGP has a rear camera although it doesn't work on any ICS roms
The SGP has physical buttons (I don't like on-screen buttons so much)
The SGP has a micro-SD card slot
The SGP comes with an unlocked bootloader (Nexus bootloaders are easy to unlock with a fastboot command but it wipes data and can prevent ota updates)
However, the Nexus 7 is still an amazing device and I'm sorry for the slightly off topic post
No dude, don't stop yourself from getting a nexus 7 because of us! Face it; galaxy player hardware is 3 generations old, and with amazing devices like the nexus 7 coming out, the life of it is over. I don't think many people will choose a single core gingerbread device over a quad core jb device, so the galaxy player is finished, mostly. It was an epic device, and if Samsung had marketed it right, could have been a huge hit. To late, so time to move on. Even if I do get a nexus 7, I will probably keep up on my galaxy player, for sentimental purposes, lol!
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Big lost for our community
I must buy another device :/
I have been meaning to wait for Xperia Tablet S 3G version to come out. But I'm tired of waiting, who knows when or even if it does come out at all in my country.
Not to mention the problem they're having right now. It can take ages to come out here.
Right now, there's only the Wifi version of Sony Tablet S that are available to buy. No 3G version. And the price for 16 GB one is about $480 if converted from my currency.
So I'm thinking of having Sony Tablet S 3G-16 GB version imported for about $570. What do you guys think?
I'd say no, the Sony Tablet S is totally different to the Xperia Tablet S - I felt that last years model was plasticy despite its good build quality and high price tag and the performance was poor.
Stick the wait out and you'll be sure to make the right choice.
absolutely not! other than the fact that tablet s (original one) hasn't that great build quality it has a lot of problem in term of modding.. i would go for a samsung tablet if you are interested in modding..
Id say yes! Is an excellent tablet.
The xperia tablet s production is stoped because a defect in the construction
http://www.zdnet.com/sony-puts-brakes-on-xperia-tablet-s-sales-over-manufacturing-fault-7000005298/
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Personally i think the Sony tablet s is better than the xperia tablet s.
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Thanks for the feedbacks, I think I'll buy it anyway.
I wanted to buy a tablet for a really long time now, and I'm not really a patient person
And I prefer sony cause it's not common (maybe some of you find it strange, but I'm just quirky like that )
I'm also almost buy a Sony Tablet S... but I guess, the Xperia tablet is really better - in many ways... and probably worth waiting for...
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Although I don't mind mine anymore, no way in hell would I recommend it to anyone for any reason and given the option, I'd swap it for another one without hesitation.
joshua_sx1 said:
I'm also almost buy a Sony Tablet S... but I guess, the Xperia tablet is really better - in many ways... and probably worth waiting for...
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I agree that Xperia tablet is better than the original tablet S, but I really don't feel like waiting any longer.
From the looks of thing, it's most likely won't come out here until at least early 2013. Plus, there's no guarantee they will release the 3G version immediately. And having a wifi only tablet, here in my town, is just useless I think.
So, I'll just use STS now, and replace it with xperia tablet later when it comes out.
Remember the xts is being recalled
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I got my girlfriend a Nexus 7, and although not quite as feature rich as the Tablet S, Root was so simple litterally a child could do it, it is soooooooooo much faster, and 16GB was plenty for her. 7 inch screen makes it sooooooooo much lighter/portable too. 32gb model will be out soon. Thinking of selling my Tablet S and get the 32GB Nexus 7 instead. I have litterally tried for weeks to get my Tablet S rooted and hate the propriotory connector, etc.
My 2 cents worth.
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Remember the xts is being recalled
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I bought a Nexus 7, sold it for my Xperia Tablet S. No regrets!
Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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Hi, after 5 day's of using the Lg Optimus G its in the box and going back to At&t.
Its a fast beautiful phone, but I can't live without ROM's. Wish all of you good luck guy's.
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I don't know if you are paying attention to the development forum but they have clockwork tethered n on the device and they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
Development is not everything !
NEVER buy a phone for what it 'might' do in the future. Buy it for what it can do now.
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
If a really good oem experience is OK for you, and root is good enough, then look no further! I think this is an awesome phone.
But until proven otherwise, assume that the bootloader will never be unlocked. It might be, but if that is critical to you, then you should be buying a phone that can do that today.
Each to their own.
Jason
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JasonJoel said:
If custom roms are important to you, don't get this phone right now. Get an S3 or One X.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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If only N4 had LTE, then I would jump right on that. In the meantime I'm looking forward to getting my OG, and keeping my fingers crossed for the devs to work their magic. Anyone else feel the same?
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they are actively working on an unlock n r very close.
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Where did you see this?
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Why buy those when the N4 is for sale as I type this note. You will not only get the custom ROM's but the quickest update to the latest releases of Andriod.
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Lte.
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Lte.
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And expandable storage
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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And expandable storage
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While I agree that LTE and expandable storage are important, if lack of sufficient progress towards boot loader unlock, in 5 days, would drive you to return the device, for one that will get customer ROMs, getting an S3 which from what I read is about to lose it's dev support due to Samsung policies (devs are tired of doing inefficient, cumbersome work arounds that shouldn't be necessary) isn't a good option, even if you got LTE everywhere you went and could expand storage to 2 TB. The One x has it's drawbacks too.
Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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Even stock unrooted, this thing is a monster in terms of what I'm seeing it do. I may still trade it in for the One X+ at the end of this week, but if I don't I certainly can't find fault with it yet. If I can survive a Droid Bionic with utter lack of Dev support (for good reasons, obviously), the LG OG will be a snap!
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I'm thinking about return the OG also, and possibly getting the One X+ (if it's battery life is decent) or the Nexus 4 (and giving up LTE, not sure though).
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This phone is an animal. And even now, the test units for the N4 have been updated with the build that will be on the shipped units and in benchmarks and real world testing it doesn't hold a candle to this phone. That of course poses a couple of questions like why is vanilla android not as fast or faster than the build on the optimus g if the hardware is so similar? And why buy the n4 for faster access to updates if those updates don't bring it up to the same performance level as the Optimus G?
Wireless charging is the only feature I wish we had and hey, I can live without that. So IMO this phone is superior and will be even more so if/when the developers here work there magic and get passes the locked bootloader. So I would suggest sticking around.
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Also even a stock upgrade to jellybean will give us a large performance boost... I am happy enough with root for now, there is no phone that compares to this one.
Imo with just 8/16 gb storage options , no matter what power it houses n4 is pretty useless ! A couple of hd games and few songs Will fill it up and then how am i supposed to take advantage of those a15 quads !
Yeah, 64gb sd cards win
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
Mine may be going back and I just got it today. Mine doesn't want to recognize the SIM
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I really wish the HTC One X+ had 2GB of RAM, mainly because of the uncertainty of needing 2GB for the next version of Android OS.
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The other thing you aren't understanding is the Tegra 3 only supports single channel memory, so that one gig is much slower than our 2gb of dual channel memory.
I think he should send it back. Some else would appreciate this wondrous phone.
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Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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Warrior1975 said:
...My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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I had the same concern at first, but then I did:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994836
I remember that thread, did you ever get the 10?
G●Note~2 {Jedi X5}
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I remember that thread, did you ever get the 10?
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Warrior1975 said:
Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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For what it's worth, I find it really comfortable to hold. I have average-sized hands and, admittedly, not the strongest wrists. I don't find it too heavy at all--marginally lighter than the iPad (3rd Gen) that I used to own. Fits in my hand nicely, and the tacky rubber housing helps. This is for both portrait and landscape.
It does look humongous in portrait mode, though, but easy to hold nonetheless.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I probably would have grabbed the 16gb and smooth talked my girl, but $499+ right now... Probably wouldn't have gone over so well. My Big concern is will I use the damn thing? I just want one so damn bad though!!
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I found one at Sam's. It was the display one and it was amazing. Really comfortable to hold and the screen is just amazing. I loved it, too bad it's out of my saved money..
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My Nexus 10 is going to be a while longer now, my laptop broke, since my Macbook doesn't play nice with my android toys, I need to replace that crap now. Sucks.
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it's amazing and useful.
Very useful.
I get more reading done and efficiently on the Nexus 10 than I do with the actual textbooks. Not sure why I still buy the textbooks when I have the digital/ off copies though...
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Finally found one in my local Walmart, Massapequa NY if anyone is interested, but it was a 32gb, not the one I could easily afford right now. Had I not bought the Note 2, this would be a different thread. So damn close. My major concern is that it would be to heavy and/or big to be comfortable. Of course I couldn't open the box to get a better idea either. So frustrating.
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Almost every Staples I've been in that sells tablets has a display model of the nexus 10. Could always go in one of those and poke at it with it in your hand to see if you like it!
I didnt know that, I damn. I have to go check it out. Thanks.
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I bought a Venue 8 with android 4.2.2 a week ago. I have been searching the internet and have not found any info on how to root this device.
Can somebody please help?
Thanks
Same here....
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+1. Got mine in the mail this afternoon. Loving it so far and wish we'll have some developers support. :good:
Got one as well. Is V1.39 the latest software version?
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That is what I have on mine.
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I've 1.39 too. I've a question, do you guys find there's a line of color on the right side of the screen (when landscape) is not correctly display? Specially when running a rgb test, can clearly see the line comes out green when it should be red. My roommate has one too and he has the same problem on his venue 8. I wonder is it just our units or its also the same with everyone.
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haptic feedback
did any you venue owners noticed if this tab has haptic feedback? im planning on getting one but i need that feature
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did any you venue owners noticed if this tab has haptic feedback? im planning on getting one but i need that feature
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I'm afraid there is not a haptic feedback feature. I just checked and do not see it in any settings.
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I'm afraid there is not a haptic feedback feature. I just checked and do not see it in any settings.
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aww dat sucks, oh well hows the da to day running of the tab? is it efficient, much lag?
I have been using it for reading and browsing mostly and it works really well. One thing I noticed is how accurate the colors are on the screen. I compared it to my Nexus 5 and it seems the colors are more accurate on the Venue. (I compared my favorite teams colors.) I think for daily activities this tablet works good thanks to the speedy 2Ghz processor. I haven't done any gaming though. Overall, I like it.
Oh, camera doesnt have flash and the shutter is slow. But I'm not gonna be taking pictures with this thing
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Sounds good then I'm a student so my number reason for wanting this one is the size and use of using day evernote or super note with it
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Sounds good then I'm a student so my number reason for wanting this one is the size and use of using day evernote or super note with it
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Not sure if you ordered already but Dell will have this tablet for $129 on Black Friday (per BFAds.net).
Thanks for heads up imma def get this next week once it go on sale and hopefully in the next few weeks we'll have some progress with root or at least dell will maybe give us a unlock procedure for their boot loader
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Thanks for heads up imma def get this next week once it go on sale and hopefully in the next few weeks we'll have some progress with root or at least dell will maybe give us a unlock procedure for their boot loader
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Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
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Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
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Wow, so I got to play with one of these today and while I like the size, my goodness the screen was unusable. Not that it wouldn't take my input its that it would hit somewhere else on the screen. It was a floor model so naturally it was messed around with and in German but I could not for the life of me get the Gallery app to open.
I want to have tablet as a portfolio of sorts for my photography so I wanted to see how images looked. Sure I could get the Nexus 7 with its higher resolution but I like the size of 8" tablets. That 1" really does equate to more screen room. Heck 7" isnt much bigger than my 5.2" phone. The only real other options are the Samsungs Tab/Note which I am not found of and the LG Pad/Tab 8.3 which would be my first choice except the price.
I should receive mine in the next few days! Hope that a dev will also get one and start looking at it
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Wow, so I got to play with one of these today and while I like the size, my goodness the screen was unusable. Not that it wouldn't take my input its that it would hit somewhere else on the screen. It was a floor model so naturally it was messed around with and in German but I could not for the life of me get the Gallery app to open.
I want to have tablet as a portfolio of sorts for my photography so I wanted to see how images looked. Sure I could get the Nexus 7 with its higher resolution but I like the size of 8" tablets. That 1" really does equate to more screen room. Heck 7" isnt much bigger than my 5.2" phone. The only real other options are the Samsungs Tab/Note which I am not found of and the LG Pad/Tab 8.3 which would be my first choice except the price.
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May have been a bad unit or may be it was lacking the firmware updates (there were 2 since launch). The gallery app works as it is suppose too. While the resolution isn't the best compared to a 1080p screen the colors look very good. Not in "saturated" good but in "natural" good. You're right about the extra inch: 8 incher feels more like tablet than the 7 incher does.
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Anyone know about getting 4.4 on this thing?
I'm all for rooting and what not, but I really want the photo editor of KitKat. Im a photographer and that editor looks super cool so 4.4 is important to me.
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I've read somewhere that it will get it in the future. Ah, found it: http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/02...-7-and-venue-8-android-tablets-prices-set-a/
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Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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I think 4G models will be available later.
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MoreGone said:
Good find. But seems like thin info and unless I don't know about them, I don't believe there are any models with 4G as noted.
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as with all newer phones and tablets, remember tech companies like samsung, dell acer, etc like to push out updates for their newest devices first then going backwards to slightly older and continuing till they want to cut em loose with the updates. so that means 4.4 will be released to the venue 8 is thats only inevitable, the question just remains when? maybe not till holiday season is over though simply because im assuming dell is gonna have a goood ole time keeping up with production once tomorrow and the weekend hits.
who knows? just enjoy it till then.
so excited for toorrow to order
btw how long does shipping usually take? (if anyone ordered in in canada yet)