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I didn't find any meaningful reviews on the battery life.
Does anyone know how it compares to other 10" Tablets like the Nexus10?
Itcouldbeyou said:
I didn't find any meaningful reviews on the battery life.
Does anyone know how it compares to other 10" Tablets like the Nexus10?
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with Stamina mode On the battery is awesome for new xperias
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Did you try it with Stamina Off? Is there a real difference? I won't have the stock Rom for too long...
And I'd really like to find a test with comparisons to other Tablets, because I want something objective.
Itcouldbeyou said:
Did you try it with Stamina Off? Is there a real difference? I won't have the stock Rom for too long...
And I'd really like to find a test with comparisons to other Tablets, because I want something objective.
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You plan on a AOSP based ROM? If yes, know that every ROM that not based on stock fw will have worse battery, no matter the device, no matter how optimized it is (unless the stock was a absolutely ****).
If I realize the performance is worse with CM I'll look into stock Roms. But that is not the question.
Does nobody know of a professionally done Test that includes Battery performance compared to other tablets?
*edit* I finally found one review:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/sony-xperia-tablet-z-review/#title4
If someone has another source, I'm still looking forward to finding a second one.
Gsmarena.
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Well thanks, I already found that review. The thing is they only compare the runtime to other phones which is pretty useless if youre looking for a 10" tablet...
Well on topic I can get about 8 hours of screen on time
At least a week on standby
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Well on topic I can get about 8 hours of screen on time
At least a week on standby
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Generally all reviews I've read so far report between 7 and a half and 8 hours of very intensive use (gaming, web surfing, FullHD video playback), being web surfing the most consuming. With moderate use, it seems it'd last good two days, especially with Stamina Mode on. I'll report first-hand once my unit is shipped.
Greetings.
Battery times by tweakers.net
according to http://tweakers.net/reviews/3052/6/sony-xperia-tablet-z-de-dunste-en-de-lichtste-accu-wisselend.html (DUTCH) the battery time varies from ~333 minutes (purely browsing) to 522 minutes (playing video only)
BROWSING
Samsung ATIV Tab 550,00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 492,00
Microsoft Surface RT 452,00
iPad (4e generatie) 424,00
Google Nexus 10 401,00
Sony Xperia Tablet Z333,00
Sony Tablet S 296,00
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Samsung ATIV Tab 624,00
iPad (4e generatie) 586,00
Sony Xperia Tablet Z 522,00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 491,00
Microsoft Surface RT 485,00
Google Nexus 10 406,00
Sony Tablet S 394,00
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according to http://tweakers.net/reviews/3052/6/sony-xperia-tablet-z-de-dunste-en-de-lichtste-accu-wisselend.html (DUTCH) the battery time varies from ~333 minutes (purely browsing) to 522 minutes (playing video only)
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Thanks for the information, this is exactly what I was looking for. Anyways, the tablet will be arriving shortly on my doorsteps...
Ive only been getting a bit more 4 hours of battery life watching 720p video at full brightness. Anyone else getting this? I think its kindve terrible for full brightness
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I'm thinking of buying this tablet as it is on discount now and i really need a tablet i want to know how long is the sot on moderate use like gaming,playing videos,and reading. and also will this tablet get android m when it comes out i have always had a nexus device with me so if not officially atleast from cyanogen will there be a android m rom for windy(i guess thats the codename for this device)
I'd definitely would not have bought it in hindsight.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice device but not without issues.
Some would say all devices have issues but those issues with this tablet price tag? That's a no-no. Just lookup z2tablet touch issue, it's better with the lollipop update but not on par as say my old iconia 500.
And to top it all, alternative development is near non-existent. Check the development sub-forum, there's two or three roms and that's it. You can't bet any money it will ever see a stable Android M rom official or otherwise.
I already expressed my disappointment with this device on this forum and got bashed so I'll keep short, buy something else.
I love my z2 tablet. I've had it a year. There were some issues with touch on older roms, but the latest kitkat rom works perfectly for me. I'm rooted and have removed most of the stock bloatware. I have excellent battery life and amazing performance. I've tried really demanding roms and even a psp emulator and they all run great. You can even use a playstation sixaxis controller with it! You can also get lollipop on this device.
I just bought this device 2 months ago and I love it. I'm running 5.0.2 rooted with Xposed and Greenify running, and I get around 10 hours screen on time with most any usage except gaming. Standby time, no idea but I could leave it for a week and it would still have most of its battery left.
It's super fast (still) and thin and light. I would say go for it! The Z4 tablet will be more expensive with a seriously problematic processor and too many pixels to drive. FHD is plenty.
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Unless you are planning to root this device I would find another tablet. I bought this for my mother and it has been a constant source of problems.
It doesn't like a perfectly good Wifi signal and regularly disconnects claiming "Avoided poor internet connection." This while sitting next to my phone which maintains the connection the whole time.
Any other rom rooted or not I would simply turn off the advanced wifi option Avoid poor network connection.
The rocket scientists who built the latest Sony Xperia Z2 tablet rom some how have managed to remove that option. Sony support's "solution" is to wipe the device after which I'm nearly certain my mother would have a wiped device that still can't maintain a Wifi connection. Such useless support!
Hi,
I know, this was more then once a topic in this forum. But, I'm wondering why the Nexus 9 is sooooooooo bad.
My old Nexus 7 have an issue with battery, so I replaced it 2 years ago. By replacing, I demaged some cables, so no touch was working and autorotate was also broken. Because of this, my Nexus 7 come in the box and i bought a Nexus 9, because of really good experiences with my old 7.
Sadly, from the 1st day on, my Nexus 9 was lagging, heat up and multitasking is a unknown word. The Nexus 9 have problems with 1 ONE!!! open app. After short time, the app have to reload completly. If they are two or three apps open it goes worser with multitasking. I've tested all ROMs, all kernels - my Nexus 9 heats up, is lagging and opening the keyboard takes 3 to 5 seconds. It was never fast.
Yesterday I give a try to my Nexus 7. I found a YouTube video and get my Nexus 7 awake. Touch and autorotate works! Flashed latest LOS and the tablet is flying so fast. Multitasking works with more than 10 open apps hours and hours again and again.
My question what is wrong with the Nexus 9???!?!?!? Why this tablet is not able to use his potential?
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I had one given to by a family member because it was so slow and screen was going all pixelated along with a screeching noise. First thing that helped off the bat for me is clearing the cache in recovery. That got things going pretty good and then to fix the screen going nuts and that loud high pitch noise, i had to disconnect the battery and then reconnect it. Doing the battery trick also granted even better performance in my testing. I also disabled animations in developers menu and turned off other things like nfc and things like that i never use. Runs good and not had a problem out of it so far. I'm running official lineage along with elemental kernel.
The 2gb ram is lousy but i got mine running good and is still respectable. I usually have brave browser open with 2 tabs and youtube going and i still have about 700mb-800mb ram free according to running services located in developers options. I use no overclocking or anything. I keep it at stock as the tablet gets pretty warm even at stock speeds. With everything closed i have about 1gb of free ram. Hope this helps. Sorry i didn't proof read this as i'm at work.
*edit* oh yea turned off encryption on the tablet also. This really boosts performance compared to encryption turned on. I came from a 2012 nexus 7 32gb grouper that has served me well over the years and the Nexus 9 easily smokes it with the way i have it setup now. I'm sure there are better devices out there but i'm happy with the Nexus 9 considering i have nothing invested in it.
If i had to guess the Nexus 9 main issue is the whole 64 bit thing going on along with the 2gb ram and only dual core cpu. Seems to me it would be better off if it was not 64 bit and then the 2gb would work a little more in it's favor. I dunno though, i'm not expert but just my opinion. Still a beastly tablet though and better than any budget tablet on the market now.
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I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S5, bought when it came out which makes it around 3 years and 8 months old. As with old devices it has started to frustrate me with lags and such so I am looking for good alternatives which have the same qualities even after 3-4 years with heavy daily usage.
Because I am a student, the new samsungs and even LGs are far too expensive so the Honor 9 is a top contender for me.
The reason I want to hear from you is that you, the users of Honor 7, have used your phones for a time close to mine and so you can probably answer my question in the best way. And i can apply that to the Honor 9 most likely
With it's comparatively cheap price to samsung, LG and Pixel etc it comes with scrutiny regarding this very topic, longevity. I can't switch phones every year so this is a very important to me to know before I buy it.
What kind of people am I looking for to reply with your usage? Users where these conditions apply:
- You bought it within the year of release
- You use it actively to this day
- You have 'more than normal' amount of apps
- Your phones is rooted with Xposed mods running
- You're running a custom ROM with a few tweaks
Please, I also ask you to be objective. I want to hear about the bad and the good things you experience, hopefully the negative doesn't happen daily - if it does, i want to know about it.
SO please, reply with your experiences with your old Honor 7 so I can decide whether to buy the honor 9. You can answer with one sentence if you want as long as it's true
I wouldn't recommend buying a Honor smartphone. I have a Honor 7 bought in November 2015. The update policy of Honor is really bad after 1 year no longer a new Android update. I am still running MM. And the battery is also bad. Today my smartphone was shutting it self off when the battery indicator was still at 30%. So no longer a Huawei or Honor smartphone for me anymore. My next smartphone will be a Motorola.
I've had the Honor 7 for 2+ years now.
I use latest official ROM.
I've always had problems with notifications, sometimes they just don't show.
It is better now on the latest firmware but it is not perfect.
Battery lasts a full day at best, but some days I need to charge it during the day.
I also experience restarts from time to time, maybe once a month or so.
My screen also got defect after a year or so, it has bright yellow spots on the left side.
So all in all not a great experience, but it works.
I think it's pretty much what to expect from such a "cheap" device, nothing more nothing less.
Same problem with my honor 7.
The battery is already finished. The phone now always switches off when it reaches 50% or 30%.
And security is very bad. When we get the Android security patches, it is always min 6 months or a year after Google releases them.
My Honor 7 is ok
I have had my Honor 7 from July 2016. I am happy, it has worked well. Now, one a half years on, the battery lasts a day but I do often have to top it up. My battery will go to 0% before it stops. Mine does not reboot like others have said. I have had issues with notifications but I worked out how to manage them, there are controls in the software. I do feel my Honor 7 is slower than it used to be. It does seem sluggish sometimes. But I still like it, it was good value. Overall I am happy.
2 years and still friends
I bought my Honor7 two years ago and It is still ok : I'am just upgrading to MM. The only problem is the battery, that doest last a entire day if I call, read and send emails (professionnal and personnal, so 40 times a day), and surf the web 2 hours... It stops only at 2% of the battery... But it is still responsive thanks to a good chip and enough memory (ram)... So I'am thinking about giving it a second life (extend the memory, change the battery and install a custom Rom like LineageOS, like I did on my old Galaxy note2 wich is still on duty)..
I hope this will help...
Hi,
Here's my experience :
- Previous phone was a Nexus 4 : Stock ROM, no bloatware, speed, many updates, the perfect phone for me !
- Before that I've got Xiaomi Mi 2 : MIUI is beautiful, fast, with many updates. And now MIUI is still a very good ROM.
- Why I'm presenting my previous phone ? To tell that Honor phones aren't like that... Honor don't update there phones, after 1 year you will not see a major release. And EMIUI is a mess, there is bloatware and system apps everywhere.
- I've got my Honor 7 since January 2016 and the battery is pretty bad now. I'm recharging my phone at the middle of the day to finish the day.
It was my first and last Honor/Huawei phone... I think I will take a Xiaomi next time
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I have had my Honor 7 from July 2016. I am happy, it has worked well. Now, one a half years on, the battery lasts a day but I do often have to top it up. My battery will go to 0% before it stops. Mine does not reboot like others have said. I have had issues with notifications but I worked out how to manage them, there are controls in the software. I do feel my Honor 7 is slower than it used to be. It does seem sluggish sometimes. But I still like it, it was good value. Overall I am happy.
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Exactly my experience too.. got mine June 2016..
What really disappointed me was the software (and the not so many updates) and the display/ general build quality. I had issues with my display and had to send it to honor 3(!) times until they replaced the display. The new one has errors (bright spots/broken pixels) all over it too now, but my warranty ended in November 2017 and its not worth replacing it. The volume buttons were really weird to click and felt unbalanced
The software just isnt good, the issue with notifications was already pointed out. Battery usage management doesnt seem to be great either
Besides that, most things were average or even good for the price, performance was mostly smooth and battery life was ok for me because Im not a heavy user.
I wouldnt recommened honor to anyone, however, I think there are better alternatives, also with better custom rom support to not depend on the publisher for good software and plenty of updates
Pretty pleased with my Honor 7, musst have bought it in 2016, when my Honor 6 quit on me(mic error, and I destroyed the phone trying to change it....my fault).Battery life on 7 has never been as good as on the 6.
I'm on 390, and currentlybattery drops from 99 to 75% after 1-2 hours use, browsing FB, Tapatalk, etc. Really like Themes for EMUI, changing gives the phonenew looks, almost like getting a new phone[emoji4].
Speed has been enough, usually hav 5-10 apps going. Guess the battery is ready to change, but....just ordered a Mi Mix 2 on sale, as I want to try abigger screen instead of dragging both a phone and tablet around when travelling. I recently got short on storage, and have an adapter which let me use both SIMs and and SD card simultaneously.Works, but a it slow, fine for storing media, though.
I have flashed a lot of different firmware during the years on other units, but stuck to official Rom on this. Looking forward to using the Mix 2.My wife has still her Redmi 3 pro running....
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My honor 7 is fine.
I purchased honor 7 in 2015 October. It has been my one and only phone since then. It is working fine. I use it a lot each day. It has to be charged twice a day. I would say that it requires around 1.5 times full charge for whole day. There has not been any problem with the phone since the beginning. I keep 4G turned on for whole day on this phone. The only shortcomings of this phone are that it's rear camera pics are a little grainy. Secondly, it does not have dual SIM for the model that I have. The headphone jack is loud and clear for earphones but is not sufficient for even medium impedance headphones. The build quality is solid though I'm a careful user and have dropped this phone only twice so far. I do not use any cover as the back gets very warm sometimes.
Hello all,
I have a Fire HD 8 that is just too slow for my needs. I am looking at 8 and 10 inch variants and I keep coming back to the M5 family of devices. First off am I am making a quality decision in looking at the M5? Is the M5 8 radically different from the M5 10.8? I see the M5 just got upgraded to Android Pie but will we see Android Q for this?
Thanks,
Steve
Hi Steve, I had a Galaxy Tab S3 that got stolen along with my luggage so I bough what was avaliable and it was the M5 Pro. Very happy with it, even the screen the LCD screen is very good (so used to amoled by now, has been years since I had an LCD).
I mainly use it for for PDF textbook reading (big screen is a plus), streaming movies (very nice screen, exclent sspeakers, very good WiFi reception) and light office work - gmail, Word, etc (optional keyboard folio makes it a lot easier).
I would wait to see what the M6 looks like but very happy with the M5, would buy it again (soon to be updated to Android 9. 1)
I have it for two weeks now and it's a great tablet.
Fast, screen is beautiful and is well built.
I was going for a Xiaomi at first. But as I am going to use a lot for Netflix L1 widevine was a must.
Not many tablets has it.... I hate Samsung products so the choice was little.
I bought it for my daughter.
She is three years old now
I think the mobile phone screen is too small for children
I already used it for a few months
I am very satisfied with its performance
yes. it is good value. the newer Samsung s6 is much better, but at least twice expensive. the bad thing about every huawei tablet is lack of software support after 1st year. so you can expect a few more security updates in the next year and thats all.
It's a good tablet overall, however I would prefer the Samsung S5e wifi if no pen is required for four reasons:
Superior wifi speeds
Super Amoled screen (although the M5 led is excellent, Samsung tech is better).
Ability to pair the S5e with a recent Samsung phone and use the message and call continuity service.
Weight. On paper the difference is small, but in real life it is substantial. The S5e is a device that has the right weight for a handheld usage.
However price can be a factor in some markets. Personally I would easily pay 50 to 100 euros more for the Samsung, for the reasons listed above. But it is due to my usage patterns. I use it everyday, and one of the applications is as GPS in my truck, hence the importance for me of getting calls and messages from the phone on the tablet as well as the brightness of the superamoled in day light.
The M5 is still a very good device though. Largely enough for most applications, especially for occasional use.
My issue with Samsung tablets is they do not upgrade the Android software.. My wife has the S2 model and she is still two updates behind. She has constant issues with the battery also. This is her third and last Samsung.
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Hello all,
I have a Fire HD 8 that is just too slow for my needs. I am looking at 8 and 10 inch variants and I keep coming back to the M5 family of devices. First off am I am making a quality decision in looking at the M5? Is the M5 8 radically different from the M5 10.8? I see the M5 just got upgraded to Android Pie but will we see Android Q for this?
Thanks,
Steve
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I got the 10 inch LTE variant for more than half a year and I`m using it for house multimedia.
I wouldn`t buy it anymore for only 1 thing : the issue with bluetooth + wireless , both being connected and working in the same time, where the wireless transfer speed decreases significantly. Thank God that I have a SIM card with 50 Gb data and I don`t need to use wireless when listening to music or anything via bluetooth . Other than that, its a great gadget. Fast charging is one of the most important things for me since since I don`t have to wait a long time until it charges ( 1.5 hours from 10% to 100% without using it during charging). Also, the speakers are amazing, very clear and great bass coming from them. The screen is also very good, not perfect, but it does the job very well. Soon it will receive Android 9.1 and probably Android 10 to follow probably at the end of the year. If you didn`t bought any yet, I would say that this is the best option at this price. But if you have the money, I would advise you to go for the S Tab or iPad.
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My issue with Samsung tablets is they do not upgrade the Android software.. My wife has the S2 model and she is still two updates behind. She has constant issues with the battery also. This is her third and last Samsung.
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Huawei has so many models that they stop giving you uptades over a while, save maybe for flagship phones. And with Google cutting Huawei off, it remain to be seen how things will go.
I think they'll still update the M5 to 9.1 but I doubt they'll support it beyond that.
BTW, I've seen the S6 and it's just €100 more. I would still wait for the M6 and to check it out if I could wait.
After having it for 18 months now:
No. Not only due to the US ban on Huawei, but also some major things:
I had the official AMORK keyboard - way to fragile, was defectuous 5 times (the bar that holds the tab in place broke ...)
USB-c -> USB2-only, thus no HDMI-capability
"Mediapad" had no Widevine L1 at first (I know they fixed it, BUT it should not need fixing in a MEDIAPAD)
I was hoping for keeping it a little longer than my usual 2 years, after all I only read with it and take notes for my PhD thesis. I want to write parts of it on the tablet, using the keyboard ... so far I haven't been able to set it up in a productive way...
Probably going for a ChromeOS Tab next time ... *
Safe to say: Huawei - never again!
*productive use: external monitor displaying different stuff than tablet-screen. using with mouse and keyboard.
Yeah lack of widewine l1 is bad. I own too many Huawei things. If i change tablet i should change my phone and watch. They are part of their ecosystem, clous etc and works perfectly together. Same with Samsung tablets/phones.
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My issue with Samsung tablets is they do not upgrade the Android software.. My wife has the S2 model and she is still two updates behind. She has constant issues with the battery also. This is her third and last Samsung.
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I have a tab s2 as well. It's a good product.
Samsung has a standard rule similar to other players, you get two major updates plus minor security changes, lately the pace of these has increased, albeit with smaller changes (monthly instead of quarterly) . Tab S2 is a pretty old product... at some point they have to stop issuing updates at the end of the advertised service life... I think this product was first released with Android 5 and went up to android 7.x....
The latest generation is the Tab S6...
SPetrillo said:
Hello all,
I have a Fire HD 8 that is just too slow for my needs. I am looking at 8 and 10 inch variants and I keep coming back to the M5 family of devices. First off am I am making a quality decision in looking at the M5? Is the M5 8 radically different from the M5 10.8? I see the M5 just got upgraded to Android Pie but will we see Android Q for this?
Thanks,
Steve
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Not sure if you still need advice, but I recently bought an 8" M5 to replace a Chuwi Hi9 Pro that I accidentally cracked the screen on. I also have a GalaxyTab S3 but really prefer the form factor of an 8".
I've been really pleased with my M5 and would recommend it, especially if you can catch a deal on it. I bought mine from Newegg as an open box for $180. It has Widevine level 1 for HD Netflix etc., gaming performance is pretty good (some of the more intensive games may lag a bit), wifi performance has been good, speakers are great, screen is great. Biggest annoyances for me are that I have occasional standby drain, I've disabled location services and I clear apps which seems to resolve (extremely good standby when it works), the DPI is set pretty large and I prefer smaller icons (can generally resolve with 3rd party launcher but not perfectly), and the worst, I'm in the US and will probably never get the Pie update.
If you want a cheaper option, especially if you can't find a great deal on the M5, I really liked my Chuwi Hi9 Pro. It's like 80% the tablet the M5 is. It's a little slower, speaker is not nearly as good, but it has global LTE, fantastic screen for the price, expandable storage, good build quality (though the screen glass is pretty fragile … and not terribly scratch resistant and screen protectors aren't great on it, so I'd recommend a folio case). $140 on Amazon.