Database Info

elocity a7

This 7in tablet with tegra II an HDMI out support for flash drives, and 4gb built it what do you guys think? Oh capacative screen all for $370
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

This seems like a steal to me, considering most phones now with a 4 inch screen cost upwards of 400 dollars w/o a contract. I would snatch this up quick if I had the money...
*EDIT* I found the specs website: http://www.elocitynow.com

if only it listed a release date, Ive hunted and sound a possible early November release
i can't wait to put a custom ROM and kernel and unleash the Tegra II!

its december and still waiting!
Ive sampled the ideos s7, VS gTab and HP estation Zoon. I hope elocity a7 lives up to the hype!

Recommend me a tablet

Hey XDA. Im currently sending this off of a crappy ipod touch 4g. So sorry if there is any gramatical or spelling errors. Im going to be selling this on ebay to help fund my tablet because it looks like they can sell for $150 to $200 in the condition mine is currently in.
But anyway, Im looking for a tablet, I dont care about size. Im looking to get one for $200 to $300 new. I was hoping it could have at least a gig of ram, a dual core (if possible), be able to play games well, have a decent sized development community on gere, rootable, and a decent battery life because I will be taking this to school.
I know Im asking for a lot, but rooting and installing roms looks like a lot of fun, and Im not able to buy an android phone because with us cellular they require a data plan, which my dad doesnt need, so he doesnt want to pay for it (which is fair).
Ive also heard of the nvidia tegra 2, just wondering is that a cpu, apu or gpu? I currently own a gtx 460 in my computer, so if I had a nvidia product like that in my tablet, that would be cool.
Alright sorry that ive asked a lot, if this has alreadt been answered please feel free to close this thread and link me to the thread where that answer is.
Thanks!
Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

I'll suggest to you the HP TouchPad. 9.7" 1024x768 Samsung IPS panel, dual core processor capable of running at 1.8ghz, Adreno 220 GPU...it is one of the fastest tabs you can buy.

Dextis said:
I'll suggest to you the HP TouchPad. 9.7" 1024x768 Samsung IPS panel, dual core processor capable of running at 1.8ghz, Adreno 220 GPU...it is one of the fastest tabs you can buy.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good luck finding a TouchPad...
Most of the lesser expensive tablets (I. E. In your price range) are either underpowered or do not have custom ROMs.
If you don't mind a slightly sluggish experience but it runs games well you could get a nook color which has cyanogenmod support. If you want speed and decent power, kindle fire is a good bet. If you want a tablet that's very powerful and has root (you can customise apps and launchers, etc.) nook tablet. Nook tablet does not yet have custom ROMs but it has root and is the cheapest tablet in its class.
Sent from my BNTV250 using xda premium

Hey what about this one?
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadget...dirt-cheap-ice-cream-sandwich-tablet-2011125/

dragon_76 said:
Good luck finding a TouchPad...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Now they can be readily found on eBay, but they are going up in price; the price for one of the 16GB models has risen about $40 in the past week. Upon using the device, three of my friends have bought one for themselves, I really can't recommend the device enough.

I'd suggest looking at the Nook Color or Nook Tablet. They sell new for $200 & $250 respectively. They are a little underpowered compared to some of the newer stuff like a Galaxy Tab 10.1 or something like that, but you can't beat that price. You'd be lacking some things, like a camera and microphone.
CM7 is currently available for the Nook Color and works amazingly well. I'm sure it'll be made available for the Tablet soon enough if it doesn't yet exist. Depending on what you mean to do with the tablet one of these may be more than enough.

Dextis said:
Now they can be readily found on eBay, but they are going up in price; the price for one of the 16GB models has risen about $40 in the past week. Upon using the device, three of my friends have bought one for themselves, I really can't recommend the device enough.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was referring to his price range. TouchPad under $300 are just a fond memory.
Sent from my BNTV250 using xda premium

Luzce said:
I'd suggest looking at the Nook Color or Nook Tablet. They sell new for $200 & $250 respectively. They are a little underpowered compared to some of the newer stuff like a Galaxy Tab 10.1 or something like that, but you can't beat that price. You'd be lacking some things, like a camera and microphone.
CM7 is currently available for the Nook Color and works amazingly well. I'm sure it'll be made available for the Tablet soon enough if it doesn't yet exist. Depending on what you mean to do with the tablet one of these may be more than enough.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nook Color runs stably at 1.3 ghz under cyanogenmod 7. It feels a little pokey to me and I have one.
Nook tablet is dual core 1.1 OMAP 4 with a gig of ram. It is hardly underpowered as I have one of these as well.
The biggest issue with both nooks is android <3. 0 so it does not have the interface GPU accelerated. Any tablets above gingerbread will seem faster even if they have lower specs. Most of the time the GPU does nothing and the cpu has to process the interface, touch, plus everything else. Touch and interface are offloaded to GPU on honeycomb and higher.
If cyanogenmod 9 come to the Blaze it will be a better tablet than most Honeycomb because it has a faster and better cpu with more ram. Most honeycomb tablets only have 512mb.
Sent from my BNTV250 using xda premium

dragon_76 said:
Nook Color runs stably at 1.3 ghz under cyanogenmod 7. It feels a little pokey to me and I have one.
Nook tablet is dual core 1.1 OMAP 4 with a gig of ram. It is hardly underpowered as I have one of these as well.
The biggest issue with both nooks is android <3. 0 so it does not have the interface GPU accelerated. Any tablets above gingerbread will seem faster even if they have lower specs. Most of the time the GPU does nothing and the cpu has to process the interface, touch, plus everything else. Touch and interface are offloaded to GPU on honeycomb and higher.
If cyanogenmod 9 come to the Blaze it will be a better tablet than most Honeycomb because it has a faster and better cpu with more ram. Most honeycomb tablets only have 512mb.
Sent from my BNTV250 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I didn't really want the nook color to be honest, and I was thinking about getting the nook tablet, but the only problem is that you can't really install roms on it because of the bootloader being locked or something? (This is what I've heard, I'm an Android noob).

If the boot loader is really locked on newest Nook Tablets, that would eliminate it from my list of possible candidates. Is this true? I was leaning toward the NT because of the card slot, and the possibility of booting from an sd card. (I read that the lock was imposed during an automatic upgrade)

Acer iconia a100 or a500 are my first and second choices
-My life is a shooting range, people never change-

transformer prime if you have the cash and want to wait
acer iconia a500 or a501 if you want one now.

I have an a500. I like it, after I rooted and jumped off a factory ROM

bdaman80 said:
I have a a500. I like it once I got past the factory rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the normal size usb port for sticks etc. is really good

I'd like to get the HTC flyer. Had a chance to play with one in Best Buy the other day. it was wonderful for me. I read today that they dropped the price in the UK, hope so here in the USA..

I think Acer Iconia a501 is a good choice ... if you want to spend a little more buy a HTC.

[Q] Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet?

Hello XDA I need help with finding a Tablet.
I've narrowed my search down to two devices. A Nook Tablet, and Kindle Fire. Here's the run down on the basic specs.
CPU: Both have the Same TI-OMAP 4 Duel Core Chip. Which has Bluetooth (Not yet possible) Fm Radio (Not yet possible).
Screen: Same 7" IPS Screen. 1024x600 Resolution. 169 PPI
Kindle Fire Nook Tablet
Ram: 512MB 1G (16G) 512Mb(8G)
Storage: 8G Flash 16 or 8 G
No SD Up to 32G with Micro SD.
Battery: 8 Hours (No Wifi) 11.5 (No Wifi)
7.5 Hours Video Play Back (No WiFi) 9 Hours Video (No Wifi)
Other: Ambient Light Sensor Built In Mic
Stereo Speaker
Price: $200 New $250 16G
$170 Refurbished $200 8G
The Kindle Fire has an epic Dev Community, and many many Great Roms. With a 3.0 Kernel in the works.
The Nook Tablet has a Similar Community as us, and a 3.0 Kernel.
I'm wanting the cheapest Tablet possible. I'm a poor college student, and I just want something to play games on. Watch Netflix and Hulu. I do cloud Storage.
So XDA, what do you think? (Also keep the thread clean of stupid remarks)
Added Poll Please Vote

You should space out your post more, it's all bunched together in the comparison section.
Overall though, I would go with the nook tablet. It gives you more staorage with an expandable memory slot. The Fire started the whole cheap tablet craze, but no micro sd slot is a real turn off. Can't always be syncing stuff to and from the cloud.

If you need to buy now, go for the Fire. If you can wait, Google and Asus are working on a Tablet that should launch sometime this summer.

I bought my partner an HTC Flyer 8GB Wi-Fi tablet that we absolutely love. Has 1GB for apps, 8GB built in "sd" storage and slot for additional storage (I put in a Class 10 32GB card but others now report it can accept the new 64GB cards, too). 7" screen, fast CPU, dual-cameras, GPS. It comes with Gingerbread but there is an OTA upgrade to Honeycomb 3.2. I have not done the Honeycomb upgrade because there are pros/cons to doing so. There is also a very active developer community for the Flyer. I bought it for $199.

Fuzi0719 said:
I bought my partner an HTC Flyer 8GB Wi-Fi tablet that we absolutely love. Has 1GB for apps, 8GB built in "sd" storage and slot for additional storage (I put in a Class 10 32GB card but others now report it can accept the new 64GB cards, too). 7" screen, fast CPU, dual-cameras, GPS. It comes with Gingerbread but there is an OTA upgrade to Honeycomb 3.2. I have not done the Honeycomb upgrade because there are pros/cons to doing so. There is also a very active developer community for the Flyer. I bought it for $199.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Flyer has a Virtuous Support, and any Device with V support I love. Currently I can get a refurbished Kindle for 170. But I'll check out the Flyer That Duel-Core is kinda a must now. I'll check some Youtube Videos.

AgentCherryColla said:
The Flyer has a Virtuous Support, and any Device with V support I love. Currently I can get a refurbished Kindle for 170. But I'll check out the Flyer That Duel-Core is kinda a must now. I'll check some Youtube Videos.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Flyer is single-core but you'd never know by using it. It has excellent performance, running a 1.5GHz Snapdragon. I've not noticed any lag, especially when scrolling long web pages... very smooth.

Fuzi0719 said:
The Flyer is single-core but you'd never know by using it. It has excellent performance, running a 1.5GHz Snapdragon. I've not noticed any lag, especially when scrolling long web pages... very smooth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where you one get it for 200?
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk

Fuzi0719 said:
The Flyer is single-core but you'd never know by using it. It has excellent performance, running a 1.5GHz Snapdragon. I've not noticed any lag, especially when scrolling long web pages... very smooth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fail Xo The kindle fire lacks bluetooth. Also there's to HML or what ever it called.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk

http://www.buy.com/prod/recertified-hp-touchpad-16gb-tablet/228764156.html
I know this wasn't one of your options, but you should really consider a touchpad. I got mine recently and love it. Fairly active dev community, good ROM selection, and FAST. Trust me, the dual core and 1 gig of RAM help a lot. One or two minor issues, camera does not work in ICS, and wifi is occasionally flaky, but I hardly notice either of them. You can dual boot into either webos or android, and hp has promised source code this summer so all issues on the android side should be solved then.
Just my .02. But I pretty much guarantee that if you get the touchpad, you will not regret it.

AgentCherryColla said:
Where you one get it for 200?
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I got my 8GB model at buy.com. I see now they have the 16GB model for $249. Mine arrived in perfect condition, not a scratch and works beautifully.
http://www.buy.com/prod/htc-flyer-7...-5ghz-16gb-storage-android-2-3/228259799.html

I jumped the Gun. 32G HP Touchpad, allready on ICS 4.0.4. Everything but the Camera's work, and that's a Kernel Issue. But my Mother is buying a T-Mobile Flyer. She saw it was HTC, and had a pen. Bought a 32G GSM Unlocked Version from Cownow (What ever best buys warehouse store is). Only cost 275. Not bad for her, does everthing she needs.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk

I may be late to the game, but my girlfriend has a Kindle Fire and I have the Nook Tablet. They're both pretty damn good, but quite frankly the only thing I like more about the Nook is the dedicated home button. It's my favorite part about the thing, because the fact is that they're pretty much the exact same thing. There are some sweet cases for the Kindle Fire. Other than that, if you're going to root them then there is plenty of support for both.

monkor said:
I may be late to the game, but my girlfriend has a Kindle Fire and I have the Nook Tablet. They're both pretty damn good, but quite frankly the only thing I like more about the Nook is the dedicated home button. It's my favorite part about the thing, because the fact is that they're pretty much the exact same thing. There are some sweet cases for the Kindle Fire. Other than that, if you're going to root them then there is plenty of support for both.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're neglecting the fact that the NT has a SD slot, allowing for more root options. You can boot CM7 off of the SD card, but it was easier for me to do that through internal memory.

monkor said:
I may be late to the game, but my girlfriend has a Kindle Fire and I have the Nook Tablet. They're both pretty damn good, but quite frankly the only thing I like more about the Nook is the dedicated home button. It's my favorite part about the thing, because the fact is that they're pretty much the exact same thing. There are some sweet cases for the Kindle Fire. Other than that, if you're going to root them then there is plenty of support for both.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The KF has a fully working 3.0 kernel now. Even HWA! Its crazy
::HTC Doubleshot:: Virt. Inq v2.

AgentCherryColla said:
The KF has a fully working 3.0 kernel now. Even HWA! Its crazy
::HTC Doubleshot:: Virt. Inq v2.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Give the NT another month or so.

Diablotek D2 Tablet Gapps/Play Store/Optimize

Big Lots had this tablet on sale this week for $80. It has crappy resolution(800x480) but does have 1gb of ram and Android 4.0.4 so I would give it a try. Out of the box it didn't support tablet optimized apps or setting so i had to add a line to the build.prop to fix it. Then I just did the usual things ot add the Play store and Gapps. I have the files and instructions if you pick this tablet up and want to get yourself going quickly.
http://sdrv.ms/PNTWJ5
EDIT: Have CWR working. Next is to try CM10

Will try this when I get back intown
erronr said:
Big Lots had this tablet on sale this week for $80. It has crappy resolution(800x480) but does have 1gb of ram and Android 4.0.4 so I would give it a try. Out of the box it didn't support tablet optimized apps or setting so i had to add a line to the build.prop to fix it. Then I just did the usual things ot add the Play store and Gapps. I have the files and instructions if you pick this tablet up and want to get yourself going quickly.
http://sdrv.ms/PNTWJ5
EDIT: Have CWR working. Next is to try CM10
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My mom asked me about this tablet, After researching I told her this would be a pretty decent tablet for kids. So she picked up a few of these for my nephews for X-mas gift so they will stop fighting for/over hers. This will be excellent to get play, change res & gapps. Thanks for this. I'll post back with results.

i purchased one of these at biglots today and it allready quit working. i didnt try to root it or install playstore. the appstore that came with it was buggy for me and the thing crashed the first time i used the browser. i had to use the reset buton and now it wont boot past android guy so going back tomorrow.
baught another one today. there was a hissing from the speaker. turned it off and it would not turn back on. didn't even leave the parking lot with this one. has anyone else had bad luck with these. should i try again if they get more in

What are the pros and cons of switching the default resolution (big) to a smaller setting?

bought mine a week ago
I just bought mine a week ago, and it is a very nice tablet not for it's price, just a nice tablet. plues are
-wifi, it works very well good range.
-fast enough processor 1.2 ghz plays temple run no hicups, I have'nt had anything acting funny or anything like that.
-muti touch works great 5 points of touch
-USB port, it comes with a mini USB, but has connecction that makes it a full USB port. so far I only tried a keyboard and it worked perfectly ( thats what I am typing this with
-front facing web cam. it works though
-micro sd
3-4 gigs of storage. it saids 4 gigs but I only see 3
negatives
- it did'nt come with play store. I had to install it myself by hooking it up to the computer and getting some script and connecting tablet through ABS or something like that. I'm no expert it took me about 30 min. to do.
-no bluetooth
-no gps
-no fifty core processor
-no camera on the back ( its a tablet it should'nt have one)
all in all I got this tablet for $71 at big lots on sale, and it is normally $80. If you just want a good tablet that will go on the internet, play most games and apps ( netflix,flash,templerun) then you won't be diapointed, if you want a $200 dollar tablet buy a nexus 7

D2 hardware change?
Hello everyone,
Yesterday I picked two D2 Pads on BigLots but I just want to inform that it has been a hardware specification change (downgrade).
Please take a look at the photos I included, but basically the D2 has been downgraded to:
512 MB RAM
1 Ghz CPU
LCD Screen with bad viewing angles!
Also the hardware buttons have been moved from the top to the right side of the tablet, so this clearly indicates it's different hardware.
It's no longer as smooth as the original D2 Pad, but all in all, it's good for kids and the casual web surfer/social network user I guess.
Cheers!
Rayan

Not good.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Is there any custom ROMs that support Bluetooth dongles?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Does this affect the WiFi speeds? I have slow WiFi speed only on this tablet and the only thing I did was these tweaks here. Is it the tablet or something else. just curious to see of I revert back with the official update would it fix it.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Flashed 2 of the 512mb models for Christmas gifts, they work pretty well.
So, I saw there was the 1gb ddr3 model and picked one up for myself.
Just got it in, decided to play with it.

tobalaz said:
Flashed 2 of the 512mb models for Christmas gifts, they work pretty well.
So, I saw there was the 1gb ddr3 model and picked one up for myself.
Just got it in, decided to play with it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you point me to the guide you followed to flash your 512mb D2?
For some reason I'm having a hard time accomplishing such a simple task on the D2 lol...
Thanks!
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

Does anyone have the build.prop for a D2-712 ??

cheap tablet

Hey,
i want to buy a tablet..
top budget of 150-160$ somthing that wont stuck every 5 minutes,.,,
main use: internet(wifi) and apps...
if possible to own a gps dont need 3g, minimum of 1 gb ram and 8\16gb memory (and if possible normal cameras)
thanks

7“ or 10“?
Sent from a 2.8 inch screen

doesnt metter... perfer 10" but 7 is also ok..

Vlad1001 said:
doesnt metter... perfer 10" but 7 is also ok..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have done some research and heard the Ainol Aurora II or Flame/Burning are good tablets. So much so that I orderd 2 of the Aurora II's for myself. If I remember I will come back and post my thoughts on them after they arrive.

Vlad1001 said:
Hey,
i want to buy a tablet..
top budget of 150-160$ somthing that wont stuck every 5 minutes,.,,
main use: internet(wifi) and apps...
if possible to own a gps dont need 3g, minimum of 1 gb ram and 8\16gb memory (and if possible normal cameras)
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If possible, get the Nexus 7. Seems like the best deal. I bought a bunch of Kindle Fires last year - and now wish I had the Nexus 7's instead.