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I saw someone with one of those Ainol Nova 7 over the weekend and I must say unlike some other cheap tabs I have used this thing looked as good as a Galaxy Tab.
I see they have a Mars 7 out for 90 bucks and it sounds good and all but you never know these things. I ended up on this website that was selling a bunch of Chinese tablets.
Are there any good cheap tablets, or should I just get a Nexus 7?
Haipai i9200 Noble
You may want to consider a Haipai i9200 or its brand new cousin the Haipai x710d. The Haipai was released earlier this year as 5.2" smartphone with a MTK6575 chip that IMHO combines the best worlds of being big enough to use as a tablet but small enough to fit in my front pants pocket. The x710d is supposedly a dual core with two MTK6577 chips.
The Haipai i9200 is a Samsung clone and has fairly good performance scores of 3200 or better on the Antutu benchmark app. We have a thread here on xda:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646544
and were released with android 4.03. We are now up 4.06 with 4.09 on the horizon, English CWM recovery and ROM support through our vendors and a site known as unclemobile in Taiwan.
Google either Haipai i9200 or Haipai x710d and see their stats on whatever seller's site comes up. You should be able to buy the former at around $180USD and the latter at $195USD.
ronbo76 said:
You may want to consider a Haipai i9200 or its brand new cousin the Haipai x710d. The Haipai was released earlier this year as 5.2" smartphone with a MTK6575 chip that IMHO combines the best worlds of being big enough to use as a tablet but small enough to fit in my front pants pocket. The x710d is supposedly a dual core with two MTK6577 chips.
The Haipai i9200 is a Samsung clone and has fairly good performance scores of 3200 or better on the Antutu benchmark app. We have a thread here on xda:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646544
and were released with android 4.03. We are now up 4.06 with 4.09 on the horizon, English CWM recovery and ROM support through our vendors and a site known as unclemobile in Taiwan.
Google either Haipai i9200 or Haipai x710d and see their stats on whatever seller's site comes up. You should be able to buy the former at around $180USD and the latter at $195USD.
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I am looking for a 7" tablet not a 5.3" phone. Well preferably bigger than 7" but whatever is the best out there. Archos 97 Carbon looks nice and I love the aspect ratio but that is in the $200 range.
Take a good look at Ainol
nicksti said:
I am looking for a 7" tablet not a 5.3" phone. Well preferably bigger than 7" but whatever is the best out there. Archos 97 Carbon looks nice and I love the aspect ratio but that is in the $200 range.
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I've been using an Ainol Novo 7 Elf for about 4 months. It's pretty decent. I recently put Cyanogenmod 9 for the AllWinner10 devices on it and am satisfied with it's performance. If I had it all to do over again, I would make sure that I got a tab with an IPS screen, like the Aurora. I really like the HDMI-out. I don't know about the "Other" Chinese manufacturers, but Ainol showed up first with a working version of ICS at some trade show a while back. I think you can still get them at merimobiles.com for $120.
Sorry to bring this thread up from the dead.
Theres a ton of these out there going dirt cheap ! I had one a few years back and it was crap lol the build quality was awful
BUT........ Now, several years later, They look amazing, Ive watched several videos and read tons of reviews and they seem like a great budget tablet.
Ive also been interest in the Ainol 7 - Anyone else around XDA got one ? If so, Whats it like in terms of getting it rooted and getting some sort of update / custom ROM ?
The only thing about the Ainol is its name Especially when someone sees me googling 'How to root my anal"
Please if this thread gets noticed share your views. Is it worth the money ? or is it better to buy the real deal ?
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Sorry to bring this thread up from the dead.
Theres a ton of these out there going dirt cheap ! I had one a few years back and it was crap lol the build quality was awful
BUT........ Now, several years later, They look amazing, Ive watched several videos and read tons of reviews and they seem like a great budget tablet.
Ive also been interest in the Ainol 7 - Anyone else around XDA got one ? If so, Whats it like in terms of getting it rooted and getting some sort of update / custom ROM ?
The only thing about the Ainol is its name Especially when someone sees me googling 'How to root my anal"
Please if this thread gets noticed share your views. Is it worth the money ? or is it better to buy the real deal ?
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I'd be cautious of the Sanei brand. Youtube reviews and most forums are praising their new Quad-core N10 (AKA - Ampe A10). I ordered 2 from DHGate.com. Mine is okay. My buddy got a lemon. His died day 1, wouldn't even boot for a couple of days on the charger, then died again after a week.
Pros: 10.1" 1280x800 IPS screen, Wicked fast browsing, good video playback, great picture quality, Android 4.0.4
Cons: Battery (seems like there's just a picture of one, or an implied battery, definitely not the 8000mah advertised), battery life (3-4 hours, when it wants), battery meter (99%...wait94%...wait...82%...you get the picture), wifi is hella-weak (always dropping signal), limited apps available ("for this device"), 4.0.3(update immediately after unboxing)
Basically, worth the $200 paid. You have to have patience and a willingness to root it and dink around with it, as per forum discussions.
http://www.androidcentral.com/hands-huawei-mediapad-x2
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http://www.androidcentral.com/hands-huawei-mediapad-x2
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This is lovely; I like it a lot.I wonder what the price will be though for each version?
Very interesting indeed!
I decided the Z3 tablet is a bit much for me as a phone but this one could be the one if it gets any dev behind it and a good screen of course.
Agreed about whether a hacker community forms around it.
Before I buy a device, I check XDA and Modaco to see whether anyone else is working on it.
Hmmm, the SoC used has a Mali GPU, but I don't know anything about the CPU
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Mediapad X2 boasts an "ultra" octa-core, 64-bit Kirin 930 chipset clocked in at 2.0Ghz
The development for Huawei are pathetic at best.. I have ascend mate 1 & 2. Benchmarks are ok but real life use is pretty laggy. I gave up on the company. Look at their flagship, the mate 7. It's out for a while but there's still no custom rom if I am not wrong..
For me there is more to XZU than just the screen size, be it the extra sensitivity or the looks, on these grounds we should rather wait for the real successor sony is supposedly working on
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For me there is more to XZU than just the screen size, be it the extra sensitivity or the looks, on these grounds we should rather wait for the real successor sony is supposedly working on
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Agree:good:
I am open to other manufacturers working on 7-8 inch devices but in order to be a viable replacement, some things are necessary:
1. Snapdragon 810 or 820
2. 3-4 GB RAM
3. 32-128 GB internal storage
4. MicroSDXC slot
5. 6.5-8 inch display with 2K resolution or higher
6. Vanilla Android or a lightly skinned version (Sony or Motorola style)
7. Developer friendliness with decent ROM support
8. Adequate camera (12 MP is perfectly fine)
9. Support for an external camera module (DSC-QX10 et al)
It would be great with a keyboard flipcover accessory as well.
A device without microSD slot and a lack of ROMs would fail to replace the Ultra in a proper way. The same goes for heavily skinned Android implementations or a lack of hardware standardization (a lot of different ROM incompatible versions).
The Huawei MediaPad X2 could be a "replacement" provided decent ROM support and similar LTE bands as the Ultra but I am not sure about those things.
I am quite sure that a viable "replacement" to the Ultra will be either a Sony device or something from a Chinese manufacturer. I still hope for an Oppo or Xiaomi since I think it is those two companies that would be able to actually tick the boxes properly if Sony would let us down with a Z4 Ultra. Similar hardware as the new Z4 Tablet would be great.
For me it's about manageability and think my Zu is just about manageable in the hand. I am aware others see it as a bit of a freak when they consider what's acceptable as their phone/daily driver but I like that it blurs the line of whats acceptable as a phone or tablet and I like that for me it's both...The Zu is my phone when I need to make calls text etc add to that the convenience of probably the best Web browsing experience on any device I have ever used with phone capability, decent battery, powerful innards, then let me at it-i say!!
Let the naysayers nay.
However the Huawei pad while spec wise is great it just seems to push that boundary of what I would consider manageable as a Phone.
I enjoy the tall slender ergonomics of the Zu but the Huawei just looks too wide and tablet-y for what I would consider manageable...I do like the smaller bezels tho
Less than a quarter inch taller and half inch wider, has an sd slot and the processor is supposed to be 16 nm die size similar to Apple.A9 chip.
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The development for Huawei are pathetic at best. I gave up on the company.
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It's all because it's ''made in China'' .
Con500 said:
For me it's about manageability and think my Zu is just about manageable in the hand. I am aware others see it as a bit of a freak
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Lol, you just reminded me. Several days back I was ordering a Chicken Twister Meal from some fast food restaurant called SFC (Southern Fried Chicken) .
Anyway I placed my order and took a seat since it needed time to prepare. Wife calls and I answer and we start chatting...
I noticed the two Filipino women who took my order were both whispering to each other whilst looking at me and were laughing...
Needless to say I know exactly why they were laughing. They saw me speaking on such a huge phone which wasn't normal for them
and it really made them laugh...
I didn't give a $hit and continued. Other times whilst on the phone, I've had looks/hard stares and in some cases women approach me and ask what phone I have, model and size. There have been many stares especially when taking the phone out my pocket whilst on the train. Half the cabin are staring wondering what phone you have and shocked at it's huge size.
When people do give funny looks I couldn't care less especially because of another thing I saw. On several occasions, I've even seen people talking on 8-10" tablets!!! They were not using earphones, the phone was on their ear, now that looks a lot funnier than my 6.4" Xperia Z Ultra...
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http://androidheadlines.com/2015/03/mwc-2015-hands-ztes-high-end-phablet-nubia-x6.html
Personally prefer how the x2 look, but 2015 is turning out to be a promising year for big phablet lover
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http://androidheadlines.com/2015/03/mwc-2015-hands-ztes-high-end-phablet-nubia-x6.html
Personally prefer how the x2 look, but 2015 is turning out to be a promising year for big phablet lover
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Indeed I prefer the x2 as well. I mean, if I am moving from the Ultra I rather do it to a bigger phone but not so sure about the chipset of the x2. I wish it was the Snapdragon 810.
Also, on the ZTE, well, it is the same size as my Ultra so the only way for me to upgrade would be if it was some better looking screen (darker blacks etc) and replaceable batteries. I guess I am happy enough with the Ultra that I can be picky
I don't trust these chinese manufactures.
It will be stuck on the same Android Version for ages, with next to no development.
I have had both the Huawei Ascend Mate7 with an Octa Core Kirin 925 @1.8GHz and the Huawei MediaPad X1 with a Quad Core VR91 @1.6GHz.
The X1 was just too slow and laggy but other than that it was a great device. It looks very nice and build quality was comparable to an iPhone 5 or 6. Of course it's big but I used it as a phone and had no issues with it.
The Mate7 was too small for my taste but performance wise I had no issues. It was comparable to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in that regard.
The MediaPad X2 uses a Kirin 930 @2.0GHz and has Lollipop so I have no doubt it will not be a laggy device.
With regard to ROMs, if you install another launcher the Huawei software is bearable. It's not like TouchWiz. I am looking forward to getting the X2 and if it can be rooted I think I will be satisfied. Hopefully Huawei will come out with a proper European version without the Chinese stuff on it.
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http://androidheadlines.com/2015/03/mwc-2015-hands-ztes-high-end-phablet-nubia-x6.html
Personally prefer how the x2 look, but 2015 is turning out to be a promising year for big phablet lover
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Have been tracking this device (x6 with 3GB RAM & 128gb) at least for the past 6-7 months as I was getting restless for new phone (I change phones every 3 months). Since there was no release date on sight, I sold my XZU, bought Lumia 1520 but found it small for my taste (But loved Windows OS; one for future if they launch with 6.2+ screen size) so sold it off after 1 month and re bought XZU again!
Have been tracking this phone in below website where the Customer care is promising launch dates (3GB+128gb) but nothing has been done in almost 6 months.
http://www.nubiamobileshop.com/nubi...pdragon-801-2gb-32gb-13-0mp-camera-white.html
However, if it launches for around $400 (which is not going to happen as 2gb version is around $450 and 3gb one will around $700), I would definitely look into it as Mediapad X2 looks too wide and will be difficult to hold.
Definitely interested in this device, but I wonder what the price will be. Hard to compete with the Ultra since it can be had for less than 300.
ZTE Nubia X6
Snapdragon 801
6,44" fullhd display
3 gb ram
32 / 64 / 128 gb
lte, bluetooth 4.0, nfc, wi-fi abgn, infrared
4500 mah battery
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What planet are you living on... ? (for clarification phablet means AT LEAST 6in. Or bigger...)
I am looking for an around 6inch phone that runs CM.
The HTC One max is now sold on Amazon.de for around 380€.
Are there any issues with this phone that I should be aware of ? Especially issues with running Cyanogenmod on this phone ?
Would you recommend it to me?
I spent around an hour looking up reviews and going thru xda, but I could not find any obvious dealbreakers.
Any comments or input appreciated.
Thanks
I had some other phones on my list.
But the nexus6 is about 300€ more expensive and has a worse battery life.
The Xperia Z Ultra lacks a flash (really Sony ?).
The Oppo N1 is 100€ more expensive and does not seem offer more.
And about the armada of 5.5inch phones: I am not sure. I kinda want to use it as tablet replacement, too. So bigger is better for me.
U should be fine with this if u are planning to use it for endless media consumption.
The camera sucks or atleast the front camera. I'd go with the note
i would go for meiziu mx4 pro
why not to buy htc one max?
- bad camera
- no viper rom updates
- for sure no android 6 or before version updates ( i think last will be 5.0.2 )
- 2-3x expensive cases - protectors
- if you crash your screen you need to pay %70 of phone's cost for replace
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I am looking for an around 6inch phone that runs CM.
The HTC One max is now sold on Amazon.de for around 380€.
Are there any issues with this phone that I should be aware of ? Especially issues with running Cyanogenmod on this phone ?
Would you recommend it to me?
I spent around an hour looking up reviews and going thru xda, but I could not find any obvious dealbreakers.
Any comments or input appreciated.
Thanks
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I would wait for HTC One M9 Plus, that's what I'm upgrading to from my M8 when it comes out.
It clearly not a good sign that so many here recommend me another phone. Thanks to all of you for your comments.
The only other phone I consider is the Nexus6. I kinda want an 6inch phone. As I currently dont own a tablet, but I need something to confortable surf and read.
But the Nexus6's battery life ? Reports are quite horrible, combinded with a price tag that would give a sour feeling in the stomach, if I would it replace it before 2 or 3 years of usage. Ehhh...... and the battery life wont be better after 2 years (((
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It clearly not a good sign that so many here recommend me another phone. Thanks to all of you for your comments.
The only other phone I consider is the Nexus6. I kinda want an 6inch phone. As I currently dont own a tablet, but I need something to confortable surf and read.
But the Nexus6's battery life ? Reports are quite horrible, combinded with a price tag that would give a sour feeling in the stomach, if I would it replace it before 2 or 3 years of usage. Ehhh...... and the battery life wont be better after 2 years (((
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I love my HTC One Max. The camera works fine for what I use it for. The screen is a nice size, the speakers are good quality. If you're worried about a case, buy one on Amazon. I got my Trident case for a little over $10US, & I have a glass screen protector over it. I think you'll be fine with this phone. And the HTC One Plus is a disappointment. It's screen is size is only 5.2 inches. With the exception of not being able to get real cool cases like Carbon Fiber ones, I have no real complaints with this phone.
I've read and watched a lot of reviews on the standard M5 10.8" and it's getting pretty good reviews across the board. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 at the moment and am getting fed up with the ever decreasing battery life, so I'm about ready for a new tablet. I don't want to compromise on size, so the M5 looks to be the best around in its price range. I can get one new on ebay UK for £250 (I missed out on the 15% discount yesterday ffs).
One other thing - the 8.4" has a higher PPI than the 10.8". Is that purely down to the screen sizes?
So if any owners here can give me their personal views on the M5, it would go a long way to helping make my mind up.
10 in tablets are too big. I have a pixel c that is never used, it's too big.
I've recently purchased a M5 10.8. The only thing that made me hesitate was Huawei's decision to stop handing out bootloader unlock codes. It is possible to unlock anyway, but it was a crappy move... Other than that it's perfect for me. Perfect size and have so far been perfect for what I need it for (media consumption and keeping all my student literature and sheet music for easy access).
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10 in tablets are too big. I have a pixel c that is never used, it's too big.
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Not really the kind of advice I was asking for. I use my Tab S 10.5 everyday for reading comics, books, flipboard, web browsing, email, ebay... I take it on holiday with me for watching TV shows and movies on the plane, radio for the hotel room, music for sunbathing. It has been invaluable.
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I've recently purchased a M5 10.8. The only thing that made me hesitate was Huawei's decision to stop handing out bootloader unlock codes. It is possible to unlock anyway, but it was a crappy move... Other than that it's perfect for me. Perfect size and have so far been perfect for what I need it for (media consumption and keeping all my student literature and sheet music for easy access).
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Okay, a bit more like it. How do you find the screen? I'll be moving from an oled to the M5's ips screen. And I agree about the bootloader issue with Huawei. I bought a P20 Pro a couple of weeks ago to replace my LG G6 H870DS because LG wouldn't make it unlockable, only to hit the same problem with my new phone. I'm hoping Huawei change their minds and start issuing unlock codes again.
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Okay, a bit more like it. How do you find the screen? I'll be moving from an oled to the M5's ips screen. And I agree about the bootloader issue with Huawei. I bought a P20 Pro a couple of weeks ago to replace my LG G6 H870DS because LG wouldn't make it unlockable, only to hit the same problem with my new phone. I'm hoping Huawei change their minds and start issuing unlock codes again.
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This is my first tablet since my Asus PadFone (released 2012 ), so I don't really have anything to compare with. It looks nice and crisp to me.
I made the same move, and I've been impressed with the performance boost and improved battery life. I miss the off screen buttons on the Tab S - I'm using gestures on the fingerprint sensor instead, but it's a bit more awkward. I've not noticed a difference in the screens, but I haven't really been looking for a difference.
The biggest problem for me is that the Huawei is basically using the interface from the 8.4 version, just making everything bigger. You can make the font size sensible, but all the non-text regions are very wasteful of space. For example, in my email app all the toolbars and controls take up far too much space. The worst is on websites, where the Huawei fits less on a page for anything other than very simple sites.
One example is with the YouTube app, on its home page - the Tab S shows 5 video thumbnails per row, but the Huawei only shows 4, despite having a larger screen.
You can work round it by enabling Developer mode then changing the dpi. I've gone from the default of ~700 to 915 and that makes things more like the Tab S (you'll need to adjust font size once it's done). The downsides are that it's reset every time you reboot, and that the tablet settings don't work at this dpi (so to change any other settings, I need to reboot to restore the original dpi)!
I used Tab s 8.4, Nexus 7 2013 and Nexus 10.
Current still still owns Mipad and Nexus 9.
I really love my M5 Pro, i think is winner is everyway.
But im still interested Ipad Pro 10.5 which is the only competitor to M5 pro for my usage.
The 8.4 has higher dpi because resolution divided by screen size.
My note 8 is the same resolution as my m5 pro but has much higher dpi, naturally.
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.
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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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.
reubenray said:
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.
reubenray said:
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.