So... Due to a low budget.. I've decided i'll settle up to buy a 2nd hand One X+
Which is why i'm asking u the people who have it.
Is it still worth a shot? In my range i can get an SIII (but my brother has one and I LOVE SENSE )... or the 1 gig ram is a bit out of its league?
If YES to the above question.... Then i would have to HAND PICK the One X+ from the market 2nd hand... So... Here are my "tests" to check the faults of it (so i can get a PERFECT WORKING phone) .. You see here in Pakistan. People play around with their devices and then sell them off when they're broken... About 80% of the case :/
So here are my tests PLEASE TELL ME IF U WANT ME TO TEST SOMETHING ELSE THAT I HAVE LEFT.
1. Androsensor (app) - for the sensors and their function.
2. Record a video and tap both mics to see if the other is working (saw alot of them having bugs here)
3. Display tester (app) - put it on FULL BRIGHTNESS and check the buggy display.
4. Manually check the scratches etc.
5. Check whether its disassembled or not (how do i do it? :/ )
6. Any other of u suggest
Thank you for ur time.
WasifSal said:
So... Due to a low budget.. I've decided i'll settle up to buy a 2nd hand One X+
Which is why i'm asking u the people who have it.
Is it still worth a shot? In my range i can get an SIII (but my brother has one and I LOVE SENSE )... or the 1 gig ram is a bit out of its league?
If YES to the above question.... Then i would have to HAND PICK the One X+ from the market 2nd hand... So... Here are my "tests" to check the faults of it (so i can get a PERFECT WORKING phone) .. You see here in Pakistan. People play around with their devices and then sell them off when they're broken... About 80% of the case :/
So here are my tests PLEASE TELL ME IF U WANT ME TO TEST SOMETHING ELSE THAT I HAVE LEFT.
1. Androsensor (app) - for the sensors and their function.
2. Record a video and tap both mics to see if the other is working (saw alot of them having bugs here)
3. Display tester (app) - put it on FULL BRIGHTNESS and check the buggy display.
4. Manually check the scratches etc.
5. Check whether its disassembled or not (how do i do it? :/ )
6. Any other of u suggest
Thank you for ur time.
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First, check if the phone lags, i.e., the lock screen should pop up with less than under 1.5s or 2s. If that happens, it means that the CPU is able to cope with the previous owner's usage and is still in a good shape. Multi-task apps. If the phone stutters during multi-tasking, put it down and test out another X+. DO NOT BUY THE S3! The S3 uses a processor which will lag over time. I've tried and I know it. Good Luck!:fingers-crossed:
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First, check if the phone lags, i.e., the lock screen should pop up with less than under 1.5s or 2s. If that happens, it means that the CPU is able to cope with the previous owner's usage and is still in a good shape. Multi-task apps. If the phone stutters during multi-tasking, put it down and test out another X+. DO NOT BUY THE S3! The S3 uses a processor which will lag over time. I've tried and I know it. Good Luck!:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks alot can you please answer a few more would really appreciate it
1. I've heard there's this Wi-Fi problem with the One X+ devices (or was it the One X?). That the antenna on the back casing wasnt stable and rigid... However the newer versions had the problem fixed.. Is there any way to check the build version? of the HARDWARE.?
2. The "Screen Flickering"? It was fixed in the newer versions... Or is it that the display becomes old?
You are wrong sir
The s3 has a better gpu and software under the hood
Also the s3 will get better support and faster (and more updates)
+ it has a better camera
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panwala95 said:
You are wrong sir
The s3 has a better gpu and software under the hood
Also the s3 will get better support and faster (and more updates)
+ it has a better camera
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Yeah but my brother also has one his stuff is practically mine actually xD
So i was considering something other than the SIII
Any ways
Back to those 2 questions
WasifSal said:
So... Due to a low budget.. I've decided i'll settle up to buy a 2nd hand One X+
Which is why i'm asking u the people who have it.
Is it still worth a shot? In my range i can get an SIII (but my brother has one and I LOVE SENSE )... or the 1 gig ram is a bit out of its league?
If YES to the above question.... Then i would have to HAND PICK the One X+ from the market 2nd hand... So... Here are my "tests" to check the faults of it (so i can get a PERFECT WORKING phone) .. You see here in Pakistan. People play around with their devices and then sell them off when they're broken... About 80% of the case :/
So here are my tests PLEASE TELL ME IF U WANT ME TO TEST SOMETHING ELSE THAT I HAVE LEFT.
1. Androsensor (app) - for the sensors and their function.
2. Record a video and tap both mics to see if the other is working (saw alot of them having bugs here)
3. Display tester (app) - put it on FULL BRIGHTNESS and check the buggy display.
4. Manually check the scratches etc.
5. Check whether its disassembled or not (how do i do it? :/ )
6. Any other of u suggest
Thank you for ur time.
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go to dialler and dial *#*#3424#*#* and run all the tests. Please press thanks button if i helped you :laugh::good:
Which device to get threads are not allowed because they would become subjective and it wouldn't help anyone (as it has already started to become). As far as testing goes, the responses given should suffice. Any other issues with the phone can be found in General. Thread closed.
Hi! iOcean recently launched their new flagship smartphone iOcean X8. It is a step up from its previous flagship phone iOcean X7. The X8 has an octa core MT6592 2.0GHz CPU, 5.7-inch IPS OGS Gorilla Glass 2 screen with FHD resolution, and 2GB RAM. Check out the full specifications of the phone here: http://www.chinaphonereview.com/iocean-x8
This is one great phone, don't you think?
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Hi! iOcean recently launched their new flagship smartphone iOcean X8. It is a step up from its previous flagship phone iOcean X7. The X8 has an octa core MT6592 2.0GHz CPU, 5.7-inch IPS OGS Gorilla Glass 2 screen with FHD resolution, and 2GB RAM. Check out the full specifications of the phone here:
This is one great phone, don't you think?
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I, for one, am very interested in this phone. Looking like one of the best for 2014 so far.
Does anyone know when it will be released?
specs look too impressive, 7.7mm thick 2700mah battery
but then again, I thought the same thing about the X7 with its 1080p display. I will probably buy the x8 when it is released
br3ttles said:
I, for one, am very interested in this phone. Looking like one of the best for 2014 so far.
Does anyone know when it will be released?
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It should be released within this month.
Coolpad F1 8297w (WCDMA Version)
Same configuration of iOcean X8, only Display size and ROM Diffrance...But so cheaper from X8...!!!...also X8 does not support External SD Card
I am currently using the X8 as my daily driver for a review and I have to say I'm really enjoying the phone so far the only real downside is that it has no micro-SD card slot.
ThomasKIK i bought one for myself and i dont like the MIUI V5. I hope there will be ROMs soon.
I dont like light and colorful roms. Other than that phone is excellent.
goa604 said:
ThomasKIK i bought one for myself and i dont like the MIUI V5. I hope there will be ROMs soon.
I dont like light and colorful roms. Other than that phone is excellent.
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There's a way to get the stock Android look, go to your app drawer (list of apps) and go to the themes app (looks like mixed paint) and choose system.
ThomasKIK said:
There's a way to get the stock Android look, go to your app drawer (list of apps) and go to the themes app (looks like mixed paint) and choose system.
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But then icons are waay to small and odd looking. Dont know how to make more rows and all that, and when i install a custom launcher
it usually returns to stock one when i exit apps...
I managed to do something with downloaded dark theme that darkens status bar and launcher that changes drawer and icons
imgur.com/a/u63Vx
But then again sometimes when i exit an app or hold home button it returns to stock theme.
it happens with all launchers.
ThomasKIK said:
I am currently using the X8 as my daily driver for a review and I have to say I'm really enjoying the phone so far the only real downside is that it has no micro-SD card slot.
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Hi there, quick question. Where did you buy it from, cheers
mcteague said:
Hi there, quick question. Where did you buy it from, cheers
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I got it straight from iOcean (review model), on the official website you can find some certified dealers. > http:// www.iocean.cc/Dealer.html
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goa604 said:
But then icons are waay to small and odd looking. Dont know how to make more rows and all that, and when i install a custom launcher
it usually returns to stock one when i exit apps...
I managed to do something with downloaded dark theme that darkens status bar and launcher that changes drawer and icons
imgur.com/a/u63Vx
But then again sometimes when i exit an app or hold home button it returns to stock theme.
it happens with all launchers.
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On your home screen press the menu button and choose "Manage apps" in this menu swype all the way to the right to the "All" tab and search for an app called "Launcher" select this one and press "Clear defaults"
Hope this works.
Btw. that launcher looks awesome.
ThomasKIK said:
On your home screen press the menu button and choose "Manage apps" in this menu swype all the way to the right to the "All" tab and search for an app called "Launcher" select this one and press "Clear defaults"
Hope this works.
Btw. that launcher looks awesome.
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Well, it already says no defaults set...
thanks
anyone making custom rom for this phone?
neo3173 said:
anyone making custom rom for this phone?
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Try this one http://www.needrom.com/mobile/x8-0519/
ThomasKIK said:
Try this one www*needrom.com/mobile/x8-0519/
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okay thanks dude...
do you using this rom? how does it's feel?
oh,,how to backup the original rom?
i'm afraid that custom rom would make trouble later.
Saw it on http://chinese-smartphones.com and DX as well. Looks really awesome, especially for that price. It looks like a great competitor for the Note series from Samsung!
Finally, something to upgrade from my original Android 6 Tab S 10.5! I'm guessing this quick Tab S5e release so soon after the Tab S4 is probably because the Tab S4 hasn't been a big hit. I also believe the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor is definitely an upgrade from the Tab S4 anyway. I just don't see where they put the fingerprint sensor. Is it in the same place as the Tab S1 10.5, or is it in the place where the Tab S2 and Tab S3 have it. Anyway, I'm standing by for this one to be available.
https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung...2057&cjevent=5cf141ec312a11e983ae00ef0a1c0e14
Update: Apparently the fingerprint sensor in in the side power button. Interesting...
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DaWeav said:
Finally, something to upgrade from my original Android 6 Tab S 10.5! I'm guessing this quick Tab S5e release so soon after the Tab S4 is probably because the Tab S4 hasn't been a big hit. I also believe the inclusion of a fingerprint sensor is definitely an upgrade from the Tab S4 anyway. I just don't see where they put the fingerprint sensor. Is it in the same place as the Tab S1 10.5, or is it in the place where the Tab S2 and Tab S3 have it. Anyway, I'm standing by for this one to be available.
https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung...2057&cjevent=5cf141ec312a11e983ae00ef0a1c0e14
Update: Apparently the fingerprint sensor in in the side power button. Interesting...
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If it were not for the provision of cameras in vertical format it would be a good option.
This looks to be on my list. Have been looking at the S4 but at odds with the price. Fingers crossed it ticks all the boxes (camera position not an issue for me) and can get a keyboard for it and i will probably go for it.
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But it has no headphone jack. Blah. I'd rather wait and buy a used Tab S4 than reward Samsung bean counters for such stupid behavior.
I am happy with my tabs t800, the motherboard is starting to fail but for $ 40 on AliExpress I have a tablet for 4 more years ?
I have to admit, i have had my T800 since pretty much launch. Its been used daily and took everything i have thrown at it (and it still does). Makes me wonder if a brand new S4 would offer the same?. Its one of those products that never really gets matched, so a good replacement is probably pie in the sky. Nothing lasts forever.
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Does the Tab S5e have UFS or eMMC storage?
I have the Tab S 8.4"; and I was looking for a larger device: Tab S4 is too expensive for 4G ram. I was wondering if I should wait for this to come out or get a refurbished Tab S 10.5 from Amazon.
stigslim said:
I have to admit, i have had my T800 since pretty much launch. Its been used daily and took everything i have thrown at it (and it still does). Makes me wonder if a brand new S4 would offer the same?. Its one of those products that never really gets matched, so a good replacement is probably pie in the sky. Nothing lasts forever.
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In my case I do not plan to change it, if one day I die I change the motherboard .. it is easy to change and cheap ($ 40), also when the developers fix the camera failure lineageos we will have 15.1 and 16. I now have RRemix 7.1.2 and I'm perfect.
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Shubhamkar said:
Does the Tab S5e have UFS or eMMC storage?
I have the Tab S 8.4"; and I was looking for a larger device: Tab S4 is too expensive for 4G ram. I was wondering if I should wait for this to come out or get a refurbished Tab S 10.5 from Amazon.
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I should have UFS .. But I would not even think about it ... precisely the big problem with the tabs is the failure in the EMMC.
The only real issue i have with my Tab S is performance. Still running everything as stock, would you recommend Rooting and a custom Rom?. stick to what i have if i can make it a bit sharper, just seems a bit tired.
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lytoh said:
In my case I do not plan to change it, if one day I die I change the motherboard .. it is easy to change and cheap ($ 40), also when the developers fix the camera failure lineageos we will have 15.1 and 16. I now have RRemix 7.1.2 and I'm perfect.
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I should have UFS .. But I would not even think about it ... precisely the big problem with the tabs is the failure in the EMMC.
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Sorry for the repost, just curious as to what you think?
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stigslim said:
The only real issue i have with my Tab S is performance. Still running everything as stock, would you recommend Rooting and a custom Rom?. stick to what i have if i can make it a bit sharper, just seems a bit tired.
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My performance issues stemmed from Firefox. I replaced it with a Chromium-based browser - Brave Browser specifically - and I'm good with interactive-1.3GHz.
You can try rooting, uninstalling the bloat (Knox, Hancom, Kids Mode and some more), tweak your Low Memory Killer (the default LMK for Marshmallow keeps a significant ram unused). When you occasionally need high performance, you can change the cpu governer to performance, or userspace with 900Hz as low. Note that both of these will consume a ton of battery when the device is idle.
In my experience, I tried Nougat custom ROM, but still preferred the stability (Xodo in particular) and camera of the stock ROM, besides the fact that the stock rom rotates the screen in under 2 sec, while custom ROMs require about 3 sec for screen rotation.
I also discovered that if you have the exynos chipset with BIG.little, then the per-clock performance (and overall power consumption) of the BIG cores is about 50% more than the little cores. And I am currently happy with the little cores alone! It's also the case, that I keep the device plugged in like a laptop. So, the device isn't going to get out-dated any time in the next 2 years either, for the basic use cases of reading and browsing!
Shubhamkar said:
My performance issues stemmed from Firefox. I replaced it with a Chromium-based browser - Brave Browser specifically - and I'm good with interactive-1.3GHz.
You can try rooting, uninstalling the bloat (Knox, Hancom, Kids Mode and some more), tweak your Low Memory Killer (the default LMK for Marshmallow keeps a significant ram unused). When you occasionally need high performance, you can change the cpu governer to performance, or userspace with 900Hz as low. Note that both of these will consume a ton of battery when the device is idle.
In my experience, I tried Nougat custom ROM, but still preferred the stability (Xodo in particular) and camera of the stock ROM, besides the fact that the stock rom rotates the screen in under 2 sec, while custom ROMs require about 3 sec for screen rotation.
I also discovered that if you have the exynos chipset with BIG.little, then the per-clock performance (and overall power consumption) of the BIG cores is about 50% more than the little cores. And I am currently happy with the little cores alone! It's also the case, that I keep the device plugged in like a laptop. So, the device isn't going to get out-dated any time in the next 2 years either, for the basic use cases of reading and browsing!
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I do not have any problem with the rotation in nougat .. and I use the Gcam for the photos I do not return to the stock ROM to me it goes better to me nougat in every way .. battery, performance etc.
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stigslim said:
The only real issue i have with my Tab S is performance. Still running everything as stock, would you recommend Rooting and a custom Rom?. stick to what i have if i can make it a bit sharper, just seems a bit tired.
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Sorry for the repost, just curious as to what you think?
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What do I think about lineage 15 and 16? has been said by the developers that are working on it (darkexistance)
lytoh said:
I do not have any problem with the rotation in nougat .. and I use the Gcam for the photos I do not return to the stock ROM to me it goes better to me nougat in every way .. battery, performance etc.
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What do I think about lineage 15 and 16? has been said by the developers that are working on it (darkexistance)
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Yes lineage is what I was thinking of. Cleaner Rom better performance is what I figured, is there anything in particular you would recommend?
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stigslim said:
Yes lineage is what I was thinking of. Cleaner Rom better performance is what I figured, is there anything in particular you would recommend?
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I use RRemix which is based on lineage 7.1.2 but with more customization, to improve the sound use dolby atmos since it is a bit lower than the stock, for the camera I use Gcam, as Launcher I use Nova and I have the animations deactivated in options of developer, and the keyboard I use the Gboard in black. The gapps use the peak version without Google assistant that only consumes RAM .. This way I am very fluid and with more than 1.5gb free of RAM, in summary it is fluid with little battery consumption and without heating. Perfect.
Remix is updated every 2 days with the improvements that come in lineageos and always has the latest security patch.
ROM:https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...om-resurrection-remix-n-sm-t800-wifi-t3606243
Extra to improve the sound of RR I recommend flashing for twrp dolby atmos, automatically disables the Audiofx and it shows a lot the improvement in quality and volume.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zap18pcsu1c1zfd/dap_r6.5.zip
I also recommend using GCam has better quality than the RR stock.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dl7p89wbr74tmp4/com.google.android.GoogleCamera-2.7.008.apk
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lytoh said:
I use RRemix which is based on lineage 7.1.2 but with more customization, to improve the sound use dolby atmos since it is a bit lower than the stock, for the camera I use Gcam, as Launcher I use Nova and I have the animations deactivated in options of developer, and the keyboard I use the Gboard in black. The gapps use the peak version without Google assistant that only consumes RAM .. This way I am very fluid and with more than 1.5gb free of RAM, in summary it is fluid with little battery consumption and without heating. Perfect.
Remix is updated every 2 days with the improvements that come in lineageos and always has the latest security patch.
ROM:https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...om-resurrection-remix-n-sm-t800-wifi-t3606243
Extra to improve the sound of RR I recommend flashing for twrp dolby atmos, automatically disables the Audiofx and it shows a lot the improvement in quality and volume.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/zap18pcsu1c1zfd/dap_r6.5.zip
I also recommend using GCam has better quality than the RR stock.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dl7p89wbr74tmp4/com.google.android.GoogleCamera-2.7.008.apk
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I leave a clip for you to see fluency ... logically in screen recording it does not look as good as in reality.
https://youtu.be/8r2_RJ-npck
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Yes that's more like it. Much snappier than my stock, thanks for the links. Will definitely be rooting and loading a better Rom.
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stigslim said:
Yes that's more like it. Much snappier than my stock, thanks for the links. Will definitely be rooting and loading a better Rom.
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you will not regret ?
lytoh said:
you will not regret [emoji6]
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Can you help me out with Gapps?. Have rooted and flashed TRWP, downloaded the Rom to flash but not sure on the Gapps i need. Any helps good help, cheers.
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I am waiting for a tablet from Samsung with a bigger display than 10.5". They pioneered 12" tablets (I am still sorely missing my Note Pro) and they have left this segment to Apple...
I liked the S4 (after the stupid 4:3 aspect ratio of the S2 and the S3) but the virtual buttons (which I don't mind at all by themselves) in the same 10.5" display size mean that the actual usable real estate is most of the times actually smaller than my Tab S 10.5 LTE.
About the S5e, I *hate* the metal back. Glass is OK, soft/rubberized polycarbonate (like in the S1) is the ideal, both in tablets and smartphones.
All in all, the S5e is a quite good tablet (good specs and features, great display and weight etc) at a pretty good price (especially in a few months) but due to its size and the metal back I am not getting it.
I am just glad that the S1 is unbelievably still going strong (acceptable performance, which were never really great anyway, and SOT still a tad over 4 hours after more than 4.5 years!).
If I were forced to replace it before something really suitable finally comes along I would most probably get an S4 or S5e, depending on their price at the moment.
stigslim said:
Can you help me out with Gapps?. Have rooted and flashed TRWP, downloaded the Rom to flash but not sure on the Gapps i need. Any helps good help, cheers.
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I use the gapps arm 7.1 micro.
Root for Galaxy Tab S5e?
I haven't had a Samsung Android device since I got my Google Nexus 10 in what, 2012 I think. Is there any chance there will be a forum page created and development started for my newly acquired Galaxy Tab S5e?
I'm really not used to having a non-rooted device! The bundled crapware alone makes me a bit crazy...
Thanks!
I just saw an S5e at Best Buy. The form factor is excellent. It sucks it doesn't have a headphone jack though. I can see myself buying one of these tablets if they work fine (someone already reported issues with WiFi antenna). It's about time. The Tab S is just too slow for anything but streaming video.