Hi there!
I'm currently in the hunt for an Android Honeycomb 3.1/3.2 tablet. and i'm choosing between Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus which has the Mali 400MP GPU and the Sony Tablet S' own Geforce by Nvidia Tegra 2. (both has a dual core processor although Samsung has a slight edge i think with the new Exynos 1.2GHz)
Based on the initial tech specs i've seen online the Samsung has a supposedly mind-altering 20 hours battery life while Sony has only 6 hours max. advertised.
I'm not a technical person but may i ask in your opinion is the better device's GPU in terms of better gaming, better graphics rendering, better battery life and better heat dissipation?
Thank you.
In the cpu department the exynos wins. In the GPU i'm not sure since it's a bit harder, but all i do know is that tegra 2 is unable to play high profile HD/1080p.
Am i correct in saying that Samsung made the Exynos processors and ARM the Mali-400MP? or are they the same now?
Did samsung made the iPhone 4/S' processor/GPU?
Would you consider the Mali-400MP better than Nvidia's Geforce Tegra 2 GPU? (in terms of the above i mentioned)
(i.e. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus vs Sony Tablet S)
They didn't/don't make the Mali, but they do put it together with the cortex a9's.
As I said, I'm not sure on the graphics part.
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Does a processor speed or the graphics card determines a device's overall performance & responsiveness?
I'll be mainly surfing the net, watch Youtube videos, facebook, twitter, viewing .pdf or .doc files, odd photos & uploading them, listening to music, playing games, using DLNA to watch movies to my TV.
I wonder if a few bucks of investment on a faster processor is worth it. (e.g. Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus vs Galaxy Tab 7.7)
That and software efficiency. I am not sure about samsung tablets, but all I know is that the sgs 2 is the smoothest and possibly fastest android phone available. But personally samsung tablets are overpriced, you'd be better off with the new or old asus transformer.
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I like more the tablet with Tegra 2
Tegra 2 is okay, but IMHO it's the software/drivers/OS that was released (Honeycomb) with Tegra that gave Tegra a bad wrap. Those two just don't work well together.
I played around with a 7.0 Plus awhile back and man those Exynos dual cores fly!
IMO Exynos is better at this current time, but doesn't have the gamer following like Tegra, and may never with Tegra 3 out now.
I prefer something that has a smaller than 10" screen like the Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus or the Galaxy Tab 7.7 because of the size and as i heard of the dual-core processors being that good.
I still don't know if there is any truth to the "rumour" that the Exynos-powered tablets (like the 7.0 Plus and 7.7) have 20 hours of standby battery life. is this true?
And can you gauge a tablet's battery life on the processor speed, RAM or the OS?
exynos is better as i,ve heard
Saw this video on Youtube comparing a Samsung Galaxy S2 (with the Tegra 2 chipset) and the LG Optimus 2X with an Exynos chipset.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR4jzO3sN5U
and it looked like the LG with the Exynos one is smoother in running/rendering 3D.
am i correct?
+1 for exynos. Tegra 2 is awesome as well.
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The problem with those new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and 7.7. are just that...they are new. sure there are reviews but there isn't much on the high-street to actually try it.
The one i fancy right now is the Sony Tablet S. seen the actual thing and it is really smooth and almost flawless. and it has Tegra 2. so surely even on a 1Ghz dual-core it must be good.
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Hi there!
I'm currently in the hunt for an Android Honeycomb 3.1/3.2 tablet. and i'm choosing between Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (which has the Mali 400MP GPU) and the Sony Tablet S (with its own Geforce by Nvidia Tegra 2.) both has a dual core processor although Samsung has the new Exynos 1.2GHz processor.
Based on the initial tech specs i've seen online the Samsung has a supposedly mind-altering 20 hours battery life while Sony has only 6 hours max. advertised.
But, does a processor speed or the graphics card always determines a device's overall performance, responsiveness & battery life? ( i'll be mainly surfing the net, watch Youtube videos, facebook, twitter, viewing .pdf or .doc files, odd photos & uploading them, listening to music, playing games, using DLNA to watch movies to my TV)
I'm trying to aim for anything below 10" screen size, with an SD/microSD card slot, dual speakers and GBP400 max budget.
Thank you.
id go with prime, thinnest, lighest, and 4 core. toshiba is coming out with some nice ones but not sure about specs. between the 2 you've said it depends on you preferances/requirements. one is 7 inch and one is 10 inch. one has a big ass bunp and a ir blaster, the other doesn't, it seems like your not sure what your looking for
I'm looking for something at least 7" and not more than 10". i thought a 10" one is big (because of the things i'll be mostly be doing with it) so anything in-between is almost perfect.
I've got some choices in mind. two of them not officially released yet in the UK namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and the Tab 7.7. on the other hand the iPad 2 vs the Sony Tablet S.
My problem with the iPad 2 are several. namely the inability to send any files via bluetooth, lack of SD/microSD card support, a single mono speaker, a lacklustre front-facing & rear-facing camera amongst others.
My problem with Sony Tablet S are tiny/not-so-loud speakers, lack of Playstation games (even after roughly 4 months of being released and has a PS-certification why not enough games are coming out???) and that's it.
I want to weigh and balance all of them but...i don't know which to choose?
All of them are within my bidget but shall i wait for the iPad 3? shall i invest on the Exynos-powered Galaxy Tabs or jump in to the all-entertainment, all-dancing Sony tablet?
I want to buy something before the last week of march so i can bring it with me during my holiday.
please help....
Hi, I am planning to buy the Galaxy Note and came across an article on Galaxy Note 2. (I can't post the link as a new user. It is on Android.gs Geeks under the title "Samsung Galaxy Note 2 release date to be mid December, 2012"
I can wait until December if the Galaxy Note 2 will be much faster than the current one. From the rumored specifications, the Exynos 1.4 dual-core chip will be upgraded to 1.4 quad-core. In the computer world, although more software (especially games) are starting to take advantage of multi-cores, the number is still small. Most applications can take advantage of at most dual cores. How is the situation in the Android world? Besides games, how many Android's Apps can benefit from the two extra cores? Can you name a few useful Apps that would benefit from a quad-core processor?
The 5.3-inch is already a bit large. I probably may not be able to handle a 5.65-inch unless Samsung takes a longer Note while keeping the width the same. What is the chance of having the Note 2's width the same as the current Note? Also, what are the advantages of having to move the HD display from 720p to 1080p on such small device (when compared with a laptop)? The non-removable battery is a bit of a turn off.
So, the only reason for me to wait for the Galaxy Note 2 is the possibility that the overall performance will be, say over 15%, better than the current one. How likely will that be?
Any opinion appreciated. Thanks.
Kind of a tough decision for me. The 7.7 has battery life, screen quality/resolution, has better tablet app support (1024x600 on the 7.0 makes some apps appear in non-tablet mode), and better build/feel...while the 7.0 fits in my pocket, is cheaper, and doesn't seem to have as many issues (the 7.7 seems to have screen/color issues and overall sluggishness).
Advice? I'd be using it as my primary device (and making phone calls off of it), and I'm looking mostly at the screen size (so phones like the GS3 or Note don't appeal to me).
how about google nexus 7 tablet ，will coming soon.
surprise123 said:
how about google nexus 7 tablet ，will coming soon.
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Because it probably won't have 3G, let alone GSM phone service...I've owned too many Wi-Fi tablets to know I won't use them unless they're my primary device.
P6800 is a beautiful device. Can be used as primary phone (if you can make past the funny remarks), an be used as any tablet. You must install a custom ROM from here on XDA, the tablet will fly. Samsung is a bunch of greedy idiots that interest only on money, not on support. But that's why we have the friends on XDA that work hard to give us a better and optimized firmware.
Galaxy Tab 2 is with a very slow CPU, games will stutter, P6800 has the same GPU as S III, that performs on par with Tegra 3 Geforce ULP.
So yes, the better choice would be the P6800. But you need to be just a little more patient, until ICS will be fully compatible, than your tablet will really fly.
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P6800 is a beautiful device. Can be used as primary phone (if you can make past the funny remarks), an be used as any tablet. You must install a custom ROM from here on XDA, the tablet will fly. Samsung is a bunch of greedy idiots that interest only on money, not on support. But that's why we have the friends on XDA that work hard to give us a better and optimized firmware.
Galaxy Tab 2 is with a very slow CPU, games will stutter, P6800 has the same GPU as S III, that performs on par with Tegra 3 Geforce ULP.
So yes, the better choice would be the P6800. But you need to be just a little more patient, until ICS will be fully compatible, than your tablet will really fly.
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Um, two things - I'm talking about the Galaxy Tab 7+, not the 2, which has the same CPU/GPU as in the 7.7 (but clocked a little slower). And the Exynos in either is dual-core, not the much faster quad-core in the GS3.
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Um, two things - I'm talking about the Galaxy Tab 7+, not the 2, which has the same CPU/GPU as in the 7.7 (but clocked a little slower). And the Exynos in either is dual-core, not the much faster quad-core in the GS3.
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The GPU is the same: Mali400. A quad-core GPU. On par with Geforce ULP with 12-core (Tegra3).
But the 7.7" has a SUPER AMOLED screen. Very good in sunlight, consumes less (if you read a lot with black background). Bigger resolution than Plus.
I have only used dumb-phones until now and plan to get a smartphone.
I did a little surfing and found Adreno 320 is better than Mali 400 GPU and Qualcomm Snapdragons are better than Samsung Exynos, right?
But in real world they say Note 2 is considered better phone than Nexus 4. I don't understand this.
Different phones top in different benchmarks, and still some things like display quality are not considered in benchmarks i guess, right?
Now I haven't used any smartphone before, and the I would be using it for gaming or watching videos/movies only most of the time as I'm a student.
Which of these phones that I mentioned (all in 23-29,000 INR range) are better than others in reality?
Those who have used these phones or are techsavy might be able to guide me in making the right choice
Just found S3 in India has different specs than in US, Canada etc.
India: 1.4 Ghz Quad-core Exynos 4412,Mali-400,1GB
US: 1.5 Ghz Dual-core Snapdragon, Adreno 225,2GB
Lenovo:
Quad core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit cpu,
Mali-T760 MP2
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Lenovo-TAB-2-A10-70_id9273
Samsung:
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Adreno 330
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_pro_8_4-5946.php
I currently own both and must return one. My subjective impressions are that the Samsung has much better color balance and runs a little smoother, but oddly, with two different Gameloft games (Spiderman, Nova 3), the textures are noticably less detailed on the Samsung (perhaps a trade off for the Samsung's much higher resolution?)
Based on the specs, which do you think should be better for gaming overall, now and in the future?
I bought a Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 and I'm rather disappointed in it. The GPU benchmarks are pretty weak, and the killer problem is it maxes out at 720p when streaming video. Otherwise it's a pretty nice tablet but that 720p video problem is super irritating. The only reason I haven't returned it yet is Lenovo is supposedly pushing out a Lollipop update soon and I'm hoping that maybe, just maybe, it'll play better-than-720p video with the update. But I doubt it.
Thanks for responding! Missed this earlier.
I did end up going for the Samsung, mainly because the sound was much better both through speakers and headphones. ATMOS may be a real thing for home theater, but for this tablet it just seemed like a gimmick.