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[Q] Keep my GT-P6210 or trade in for Galaxy Tab 2 series?

I bought this Tablet a week ago at Best Buy..Well, long story short, my GF bought me a Nook Tablet and I "delicately" talked her into letting me exchange it for this tablet. Truthfully, I wasnt ready for a tablet purchase, so I'm playing catchup on learning curve. I was going to let them mature a bit more before I bought, but hey, I find I'm really liking the thing! Now, I just read that the Galaxy Tab 2's are coming out later this month and I have a few weeks left on my return window with BB and was just wondering if it was a good move to stay with this 7 Plus or jump over to the new generation?
Thanks for any help!

Look, Tab 7 Plus is a little bit powerfull than Tab 2 Series. The only thing that seems better in Tab 2 is that it has native ICS OS! Otherwise I read it has a lower camera and CPU (1Ghz instead of 1.2 of the 7 plus).
Anyway I'm happy 'cuz we'll have also ICS for flashing ...we will get it even if Samsung won't official release it soon.
ICS on a so similar device means ICS (custom, leaked or official) even for our
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I am still surprised at the fact they released the galaxy tab 2.
Call me naive, but i didn't for-see Samsung releasing a tablet with is sole big feature is the version of the os.

I think they skimped on features on the tab 2 to better compete with the kindle fire.
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v70glturbo said:
I think they skimped on features on the tab 2 to better compete with the kindle fire.
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Yup, I think Turbo hit the nail on the head. The tab 7.0 2 (horrible naming right there) is being released to lower the price point to compete with the cheaper 7 inch tablets from Amazon and B&N. At $249, and considering it is running ICS, I'm guessing this thing will sell quite well.
Honestly I wouldn't sell the 7.0 Plus to get the number 2, as apart from the OS, it really is a significant downgrade. Go compare the specs on something like the verge, they have quite a good layout for comparing specs.
Hopefully Samsung will stop being slack and release ICS for their already released tabs. The problem with their release a million and one versions is that it is going to massively slow the update process.

Im in the same situation as yaknow1, bought my 7.0 tab plus on 4/2, from Best Buy, so I also am within my return window.
I agree with most of the comments here, there really isnt much of a significant increase in hardware specs and a decrease in some (albeit small). The biggest significant feature is ICS.
Agree with the comments that the 2 is a cheaper product made to hit a lower price point to compete with the fire and the rumored Google tablet. After reading the comments here, I think I am going to stick with my 7.0 tab plus and just wait out an official release of ICS.
I just hope the 7.0 2 doesnt slow down or negate Samsung's motivation to release the ICS upgrade.

No Exynos processor in the new Tab 2 also. The 7.0 plus is a keeper.

If you want to sell it PM me i'm looking for one Cash Buyer

Well, you don't want to trade for an inferior tablet do you?
The Tab2 line is more focused on low cost.

tab 7+ vs tab 2 7
CarlGalgano said:
Im in the same situation as yaknow1, bought my 7.0 tab plus on 4/2, from Best Buy, so I also am within my return window.
I agree with most of the comments here, there really isnt much of a significant increase in hardware specs and a decrease in some (albeit small). The biggest significant feature is ICS.
Agree with the comments that the 2 is a cheaper product made to hit a lower price point to compete with the fire and the rumored Google tablet. After reading the comments here, I think I am going to stick with my 7.0 tab plus and just wait out an official release of ICS.
I just hope the 7.0 2 doesnt slow down or negate Samsung's motivation to release the ICS upgrade.
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Ok so here's what I know. I own the Galaxy Tab P7510, tab P6210 and for a week the Tab 2 P3113. The Tab 7+ 6210 is better than the Tab 2 3113, 6210 is a slight faster with a 1.2g processor 16 gig memory and a better camera on Honeycomb 3.2. The Tab 2 3113 has a 1.0g processor and 8 gig memory and the pictures are a little grainy looking. That said I would keep the Tab 7+ over the Tab 2, I got the Tab 7+ for $299 on sale and caught the Tab 2 for $240 including tax. ICS is good but not sure it's worth the downgrade in hardware.
The Tab 2 is great at the cost and would have gotten it before, now I'm going to give itnas a gift to a granddaughter. JMO

CarlGalgano said:
Im in the same situation as yaknow1, bought my 7.0 tab plus on 4/2, from Best Buy, so I also am within my return window.
I agree with most of the comments here, there really isnt much of a significant increase in hardware specs and a decrease in some (albeit small). The biggest significant feature is ICS.
Agree with the comments that the 2 is a cheaper product made to hit a lower price point to compete with the fire and the rumored Google tablet. After reading the comments here, I think I am going to stick with my 7.0 tab plus and just wait out an official release of ICS.
I just hope the 7.0 2 doesnt slow down or negate Samsung's motivation to release the ICS upgrade.
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I think after listening to everyone, the smart move is to keep my 7plus. That and the fact I got it for $299 I don't think saving $50 is really worth the downgrade? Now on to rooting! lol

How much is my 7 Plus worth?

Thinking of selling this one off to upgrade. But I have no idea what to ask for it. Its the 16gb version and its in perfect condition. Ill be including a nice case with it. But I'm keeping the 16gb card I got for it since it has all my stuff for it. Thinking of going to the 8.9. Whaddya think?

Are you talking about the 6210 or the 6200?

it depends on where you live. I bought my tab for 500 € in Azerbaijan. Maybe its cheaper in your country.
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what are you going to upgrade to?> this is currently better than most tabs on the market and is the best in the 7" models.

I'm not selling mine but I was curious how much best buy would give me for my tab (gt-p6210) they were only going to give me $110 for it. That BS! I can't believe that, I payed $380 for it only 3 months ago. you think it would be worth more.. I guess not to them. I wouldn't sell it for any less than $300
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in all honesty i wouldnt expect more than 250 for it
considering the price of the galaxy tab 7'2 is 250. it may be a better device but it is still a used device with a newer model thats not used and is similar for that much

drksilenc said:
in all honesty i wouldnt expect more than 250 for it
considering the price of the galaxy tab 7'2 is 250. it may be a better device but it is still a used device with a newer model thats not used and is similar for that much
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Realistically you really won't get more than $175 - $200 for one due to there being a newer model.

except for the new one is weaker than the 7+ thats why i think you could prbly get the same price as it.

drksilenc said:
except for the new one is weaker than the 7+ thats why i think you could prbly get the same price as it.
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Unfortunately I doubt that is how most people will value it. Most people/resell stores will simply note the age difference and the difference in Android versions.

I'd just keep it. The Galaxy Tab 7 2 is slightly inferior to the 7 plus hardware wise. Slightly slower CPU, half the storage ram, no camera flash. Samsung will upgrade the 7 plus to ICS soon.

Guess I should update the thread. Its a GT6210. I may have to include the 16gb msdcard to sweeten the deal. I would love to get a 7.7 when it becomes available.

TF700 -vs- Samsung 2 10.1

Wow, this Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 rocks the socks off the Infinity. I wonder why it just seems so much smoother? 16GB is $399. Can't beat it. And guess what? The two STEREO speakers are on the front!
Anyone compare these products? I'm a bit surprised.

Are your retinas burning?
Also, tf700 isn't dual core, it's quadcore @ 1.6 ghz and it costs 499 for the 32 gb version.

The screen resolution is horrible and if you like waiting 12 months for post purchase firmware support, good luck with that. They are notoriously slow with updating their product. Why you ask? Because they want you to buy their next best product in their lineup. If they updated their software and it's comparable with the new Samsung, people won't buy. That's why I love Asus so darn much. They are constantly updating for us to keep us happy campers.
That's why Samsung didn't update their screen ext... they know people will jump aboard because the software on their previous models is antiquated.
I'LL PASS

opentoe said:
Wow, this Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 rocks the socks off the Infinity. I wonder why it just seems so much smoother? 16GB is $399. Can't beat it. And guess what? The two STEREO speakers are on the front!
Anyone compare these products? I'm a bit surprised.
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I've played with the Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 and it was SLOW. It was incredibly laggy.
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opentoe said:
Wow, this Samsung Galaxy 2 10.1 rocks the socks off the Infinity. I wonder why it just seems so much smoother? 16GB is $399. Can't beat it. And guess what? The two STEREO speakers are on the front!
Anyone compare these products? I'm a bit surprised.
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Well... As others said... I personally owned Galaxy 10.1, Galaxy 10.1 Verizon 4G version before. Samsung is extremely slow on its update and I believe finally original 10.1 is getting ICS now. Touch Wiz is nothing but slow down overall performance. Perhaps Galaxy 2 might been different, but my infinity runs much smoother than the Galaxy 10.1 Setting Infinity to power save mode gives me occasional stutter appearing home menu swipe or new application launch, which reminds me of my Galaxy 10.1 experience.

This is some of the oldest tricks to get some flame bait on the internet. I wouldn't expect to find a great conversation on this board on which is better. You are better off looking at the general board for this type of post.
I'd rather have the Transformer series of tablets. The keyboard and all of the features is brings makes the Infinity at the top of the mountain for android tablets.
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I have a 7" tab2 and for $250 it rocks I actually liked using it more than my laggy freezing TFP. My TF700 has been really good so far and runs better than my tab2
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ilostmypistons said:
I have a 7" tab2 and for $250 it rocks I actually liked using it more than my laggy freezing TFP. My TF700 has been really good so far and runs better than my tab2
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When did you get it? If you got it right before the nexus7 launch, are you feeling buyer's remorse?

jdeoxys said:
When did you get it? If you got it right before the nexus7 launch, are you feeling buyer's remorse?
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Day before Mothers day and it was sold out at all the electronics stores near me ended up getting one at Wal-Mart 40 miles away. Its now my wife's tab while she's recovering from shoulder surgery as its the perfect size and does what she wants it to do. She loves it and said to put her iPad2 on eBay. I was dead set against getting another Asus product after the Prime but the 700 I have now is night and day different.
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The galaxy tab 2 10.1 is worse than the TF300 which is sold for $399 for the 32 GB version, and now you can get it on amazon for $374, i think theonly thing the galaxy tab is better is the speaker, that's it

Here in Canada you can get a galaxy tab for free when you sign up with Telus...then you'll find them re-selling in kajiji and nobody buying....Id rather have Acer Iconia if i cant get Asus....Samsung phone's great but their tablet sucks....we'll see with the Note 10.1...this could be their flagship tablet....

Tab 3 7.0

Ok, I understand Samsung flooding the market with new devices everyday and of every size, but Im not sure I understand this..
Nearly Identical spec to tab plus and tab 2 7, should have called it the Tab 1.9, its such a step backwards.
http://goo.gl/fb/QBoEI
maybe they used up all their high-end processors, RAM and screens? so they made this out of scraps?
Probably still haven't got the earpiece volume right either

Are joking samsung? Just by changing the looks doesnt make it better than our TAB PLUS! Yeah im really proud of our tab.. same specs? plus have a better front camera.. they should have increased the ram and the resolution as well.. well.. thats tab 3 for you.. just like what we say about tab 2.. not because it has a higher number.. it will be better than the TaB PLUS.. PLUS still rules!
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gt plus>3 7.0>2 7.0
i have no idea what are samsung doing, specs are same, design same, pointless to continue this series, money money fcking commerce.

loolser said:
gt plus>3 7.0>2 7.0
i have no idea what are samsung doing, specs are same, design same, pointless to continue this series, money money fcking commerce.
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The gt plus didn't sell very well, eventhough it's a good tab.
Now Samsung tries to sell it again, with a different name, a different body, and two modifications.
The funniest is they may sell a lot of this "new" tab, because everything is a matter of marketing. Most people don't buy because of the specs but because of the color, the general aesthetics, and of course the advertising and the marketing around it.
So go for it Samsung, play with the people's braindeadness and take their money, they are all too willy to surrender it to you with a smile

unclefab said:
The gt plus didn't sell very well, eventhough it's a good tab.
Now Samsung tries to sell it again, with a different name, a different body, and two modifications.
The funniest is they may sell a lot of this "new" tab, because everything is a matter of marketing. Most people don't buy because of the specs but because of the color, the general aesthetics, and of course the advertising and the marketing around it.
So go for it Samsung, play with the people's braindeadness and take their money, they are all too willy to surrender it to you with a smile
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+1 big words and ofc true

The Plus didn't sell well because of the cost. The 3 probably will just because it will be priced at about what the Tab 2 was priced at, but man, that thing is hideous.

I may be wrong but I'd say it's not a very good sign for JB on our device.
Remember last year when we were all awaiting ICS? They released the tab 2 that had ICS out of the box and left us to wait, maybe hoping that some of us would have bought their shiny tab 2.
See what I mean? Seems like with this tab 3 running JB out of the box we're facing what the historians call a recurrent phenomenon in history:cyclops:
I hope I will be proven wrong though, I'm tired of ICS...

unclefab said:
I may be wrong but I'd say it's not a very good sign for JB on our device.
Remember last year when we were all awaiting ICS? They released the tab 2 that had ICS out of the box and left us to wait, maybe hoping that some of us would have bought their shiny tab 2.
See what I mean? Seems like we're facing what the historians call a recurrent event in history with this tab 3 running JB out of the box.
I hope I will be proven wrong though, I'm tired of ICS...
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Ur tab is wifi only? a little more patience and hope that they will release JB for wifi only tab
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Youtube review : http://youtu.be/XO3CjT9751A
It has S-Voice, but I didnt see multi window, also looks thicker and Im sure it is with the protruding camera!!
Soft keys are cool, but not needed, escpecially not a protruding home button...
Whole thing seems like a step backward.

At least it's got micro USB!
I wonder how much the 3/4g and phone capable versions will run. I'm sure most of them will still be quad band...

Did i just watched a galaxy tab plus review?
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GalaxyTab 7.0 Plus is still the best Samsung 7 inch tablet. No other samsung 7.0 inch tablet can beat our benchmark score

HAAAAAATIUUUU said:
GalaxyTab 7.0 Plus is still the best Samsung 7 inch tablet. No other samsung 7.0 inch tablet can beat our benchmark score
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gt 7.7 is better cuz of amoled screan))

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gt 7.7 is better cuz of amoled screan))
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What i mean is galaxy tab 7.0 plus is the best of samsung in "7 inch". 7.7 inch is in a different category, its more of an 8

Asus fonepad reviews?

So currently have a galaxy note 1 phone , just found out today theres a Asus Fonepad which looks pretty nice and has the 7" display,
So got a couple of questions, I know you can call people on them but can you text on them? as I know some devices you cant!
And yeh so any reviews would be great.... Im also thinking about the galaxy mega which should be out very soon the 6.3" version but don't know what to do.
This is going to be a phone/tablet for me so needs to be able to text and call and no im not fussed at how big it is I love it even if it looks stupid
Thanks

Keep your Galaxy Note until the Note 3 comes out.
My fonepad is pretty laggy, the intel processor is underpowered, that is why they released a new model with a faster chip at 1.6ghz only a few days after I ordered mine.
And Android 4.2 is nowhere to be seen. They said it would be out in a matter of weeks. Well it has been a few weeks, where is it hmm?
Yes you can text on it.

zan5hin said:
Keep your Galaxy Note until the Note 3 comes out.
My fonepad is pretty laggy, the intel processor is underpowered, that is why they released a new model with a faster chip at 1.6ghz only a few days after I ordered mine.
And Android 4.2 is nowhere to be seen. They said it would be out in a matter of weeks. Well it has been a few weeks, where is it hmm?
Yes you can text on it.
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all right thanks, any ideas how big the note 3 will be? as like I said I am liking the galaxy mega does look really nice and big so not sure what to do?
Ah good, do you find it to big to use as a phone or is it fine?
Thanks

The most persistent rumor with the note 3 is a foldable display.
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foldable display would be cool but probably expensive. I went and looked at the asus and was nice but decided im going to wait for either the mega or note 3, apparently they should be out Julyish but that's just according to google so ill see,. Thanks

Sammobile has the leaked note 3 specs: 5.99" NON-FOLD display, same device size as the 2. (smaller bezel, same way they did with s3&s4)
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ShadowLea said:
Sammobile has the leaked note 3 specs: 5.99" NON-FOLD display, same device size as the 2. (smaller bezel, same way they did with s3&s4)
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Hmmm decisions 0.31 inches bigger or whatever, is there any release date for it yet do you know? I cant really find anything else on it :/ really liking the look of the mega but if there going to release the note 3 shortly after the mega I may as well wait a bit

calversbuyuk said:
Hmmm decisions 0.31 inches bigger or whatever, is there any release date for it yet do you know? I cant really find anything else on it :/ really liking the look of the mega but if there going to release the note 3 shortly after the mega I may as well wait a bit
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Official announcement is expected at the 20th june event, predicted store launch in September.
Thing about the mega is it's extremely low-res. (480 I believe) Note 3 is full-HD.
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ShadowLea said:
Official announcement is expected at the 20th june event, predicted store launch in September.
Thing about the mega is it's extremely low-res. (480 I believe) Note 3 is full-HD.
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Oh really that's good I suppose I should wait until then just to be sure, its annoying wish they could just make one with everything in!
Im still using my galaxy note on a 2 year contract which ends next September which is a pain but would probably buy my new one out right!! should wait really haha

There's already an Asus Padfone 2 which has a better spec than the Padfone and the new flagship one which I've been drooling about, the Asus Padfone Infinity with quadcore krait processor.

omingdee said:
There's already an Asus Padfone 2 which has a better spec than the Padfone and the new flagship one which I've been drooling about, the Asus Padfone Infinity with quadcore krait processor.
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ah I think I did see these but the screen size is only about 5" but you get a tablet as well which I don't really need as have a 10" tablet :/

Note 3
calversbuyuk said:
So currently have a galaxy note 1 phone , just found out today theres a Asus Fonepad which looks pretty nice and has the 7" display,
So got a couple of questions, I know you can call people on them but can you text on them? as I know some devices you cant!
And yeh so any reviews would be great.... Im also thinking about the galaxy mega which should be out very soon the 6.3" version but don't know what to do.
This is going to be a phone/tablet for me so needs to be able to text and call and no im not fussed at how big it is I love it even if it looks stupid
Thanks
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I just want to tell you that just wait for Note 3 Ya Asus is good on Paper because sepcs Are so powerful but in reality Asus is not so famous in the phone market. SO just wait for NOte 3.

rahul.kapoor said:
I just want to tell you that just wait for Note 3 Ya Asus is good on Paper because sepcs Are so powerful but in reality Asus is not so famous in the phone market. SO just wait for NOte 3.
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yeh think im going to wait for the note 3/mega as the specs would be a lot better

rahul.kapoor said:
I just want to tell you that just wait for Note 3 Ya Asus is good on Paper because sepcs Are so powerful but in reality Asus is not so famous in the phone market. SO just wait for NOte 3.
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You are comparing fonepad with an unreleased phone that likely cost three times as much.
Btw, from the leaked on note 3, xperia ZU is a much better and powerful devices
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