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[Q] Best Android Tablet on the market, or coming "soon"?

Although I do own an iPad 2, I have found myself bored to death with it! The homescreen is not the least bit customizable, all the web browsers run off the same WebKit/WebView, and honestly Apple is old news.
Does anybody have any recommendations for a good Android Tablet? If I have to, I'd GLADLY wait for an Ice Cream Sandwich tablet - but if there are any "great" android tablets on the market now I may just go ahead and purchase it.
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy S II, and absolutely love it. I looked at the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it seemed to be pretty nice. The 16GB version was only $350 (used, but like new) on Amazon. The design of the Tab 10.1 looks GREAT - much better screen size than the iPad 2 (it's more rectangular shaped).
The things I dislike about the Tab 10.1: It may not get an official ICS, my phone is more powerful than it, and it does not have a SAMOLD+ screen (do any tablets?).
So yeah, does anybody know of any good android tablets? Any suggestions, comments, and tips are very welcomed!

i have a motorola xoom, and i have to say i don't like it. the themes, buttons and navigation suxs. its heavy and has a clunky feel. its also slow at going through menus/web. i honestly though it would be good after having a galaxy, but i don't recommend it, i wouldn't mind trying samsung tablet.

HP Touchpad
Cyanogen is pretty close to releasing a rom for the HP touchpad, which is a $600 tablet you will pickup on ebay for $250.. but dont bother if you need it to work out of the box & dont like to tinker..

best upcoming tablet = Asus Transformer Prime. no question about it.

mtmerrick said:
best upcoming tablet = Asus Transformer Prime. no question about it.
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Yes this!
But if you can't wait, the original Asus transformer is still one of the, if not the best tablet on the market! Asus bring updates out very quickly!
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Asus Transformer 2, it is quad-core, tegra 3. Thank me if this tablet is just what u wanted.
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techno-update said:
Asus Transformer 2, it is quad-core, tegra 3. Thank me if this tablet is just what u wanted.
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This is what I'm probably going to get. The Tab 10.1 does look very sexy and attractive, though. I seen one used on Amazon for $320 but it's gone now. Wish I had gotten it, because I could had at least made a little profit off it on Ebay if I decided not to keep it.

mtmerrick said:
best upcoming tablet = Asus Transformer Prime. no question about it.
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This. I'm waiting for it to come out. It might be my first tablet purchase.

[Q] Advice and comparisons on low budget tablet purchase

Hi all, first time poster so hopefully this is in the right place. I'm looking to buy a tablet out of a few different choices, and I'm hoping you all can help me with some first hand experience and advice. I have owned two tablets before, an Asus TF101 and Acer Iconia a500, but I didn't get much use out of either and had problems with both so I sold them. Now I am looking to buy again with some specific criteria in mind.
1) It needs to be no more than $350, but preferably lower (I realize this limits me to low-end or older devices).
2) It should be comfortable to hold and use for extended periods.
3) It should perform relatively well, nothing like the Archos tablets.
I know these are kind of general, but it's a work in progress right now. At the moment I'm looking at these tablets: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (the cheap one), or HP Touchpad with CM9. I'm leaning towards the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 for its size, but I'm a little iffy about it being too small at the same time. Anyone want to weigh in about these devices or suggest another? Thanks in advance.

What was with ur asus tf?
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armyboy11b said:
What was with ur asus tf?
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The model number? TF101. Whatever the first release of the Transformer was. It was the 16 GB version I think.

Try the Asus MeMO pad, should be released sometime this summer.

Nook tablet or kindle fire
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sreza said:
Try the Asus MeMO pad, should be released sometime this summer.
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That definitely looks interesting. The hardware seems to be quite a bit better than the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I haven't seen a firm release date though, other than some rumors that it would be this month (in India). Anyone else heard anything?

Android311 said:
Nook tablet or kindle fire
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I've tried my mom's Nook tablet that I got her for Christmas, and I considered that option. I haven't been able to try one with CM on it. Does it run well?

I have Asus transformer TF101 with 16gb ver good and have regular updates.

zaclem01 said:
I've tried my mom's Nook tablet that I got her for Christmas, and I considered that option. I haven't been able to try one with CM on it. Does it run well?
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I don't have a Nook tablet but I have a nookcolor running ics nightly and cm7, runs very well the diffrence from the Nook tablet and Nook color is that the tablet has dual processor and its faster, very thin in your hands, I say for the money you can't beat it
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best of luck?
hello,
summer is coming and Try the Asus Memo pad, should be released sometime this summer.
thanks,

decisions, decisions, decisions

Hi all
Just after a few opinions on which tablet to buy.
I am looking at the TF300T, TF201 and the Acer A510. Anyone got any opinions on which one is best value for money?
I was drawn to the prime originally but the GPS and wifi issues put me off. I then got drawn to the cheaper transformer pad but have been reading that the Acer A510 is a better performer and has better battery life (for the tablet to tablet comparison anyway).
Can't make my mind up!
I am also wandering if its worth waiting a couple of weeks to see what is announced at Google I/O, nexus tablet maybe?

I would definitely wait and see what the Nexus Tab's specs and price are, but even if they are nice they won't compare to either of the tablets you're considering. Also IMO the TF300 is better in almost every way once you add the dock, most likely the battery comparisons you've heard have been just the TF300 v.s the Acer A510 but that doesn't factor in the TF300's keyboard dock battery. With the battery it slaughters the A510, and you wont find a productivity option this good anywhere else. Also having the dock add not only a battery and physical keyboard but it adds a full-size SD card slot and a full-size USB 2.0. I may be a bit biased but as long as you are planning on buying the keyboard dock with the TF300 its a no-brainer.

I would recommend the TF300 if you need a tablet soon. If not and you can afford it you might want to wait for the TF700. At one point I considered the Acer A510 also until I heard about the heat issues. I currently have 2 TF300's, one perfect 32gb, and a 16gb currently at Asus being repaired. And for my smaller tablet I have a Galaxy Tab 7.7. As far as 10" tablets currently available the TF300 is the way to go IMO.

Thanks for the replies.
In the UK you cant get the TF300 without the dock, at least not from a shop anyway!! You can import one or use a shady online e-tailer.
My problem is that I am getting fed-up of waiting. I have been lusting over an android tablet for months.
I think I may well have to wait and see what the nexus tablet is. i'm probably not interested if it is only a 7" version. Really want a 10" tablet myself.
I have a nexus S for my phone and definitely prefer the stock android experience and the very active development scene that goes with the Nexus line of devices.
May still end up giving in and buying a TF300 though!
Thanks all.

Jamalsid said:
I have a nexus S for my phone and definitely prefer the stock android experience and the very active development scene that goes with the Nexus line of devices.
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believe me, the TF300's Stock OS is as close to stock android as I've seen on a tablet for awhile, and if you're worried about it becoming outdated, this thing has top of the line specs and will last you for a good long while.

problem for you and me is there is always a better tablet coming in six months.. I bought the TF300 and like it so far. I love having the dock because I use pocket cloud remote desktop alot.
Unfortunalty I know I want a windows tablet when they become available and will prolly buy one too.. If you can wait then prolly when the one comes out you want now there will be a release for a new one and you will tell yourself, should I wait for THAT one?
Get the TF300 its nice.. If i wasnt using a dock though i would do the ipad. I like the screen format better for tablet use..

Just got home from work to find a check from the tax man for £430 so guess I'm gonna spend it on the TF300T then! Thanks everyone for your opinions.
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You can't go wrong with the tf300, I just got mine last week and I love it. My brother has the tf101 and the 300 blows it out of the water. My wife has the 7in galaxy tab 2 and it is a great tablet,some of the best speakers of any tablet I've seen, but I like the larger screen. Before I made the plunge to a larger tablet, I had a nook tablet that I heavily modified and put ics on it, a great affordable beginners device.
The 300 is such an awesome device, my only complaint is that I didn't get one sooner.
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Well I just ordered the tf300 so can't wait for it to arrive.
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Jamalsid said:
Well I just ordered the tf300 so can't wait for it to arrive.
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Congrats!
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balrog558 said:
You can't go wrong with the tf300, I just got mine last week and I love it. My brother has the tf101 and the 300 blows it out of the water. My wife has the 7in galaxy tab 2 and it is a great tablet,some of the best speakers of any tablet I've seen, but I like the larger screen. Before I made the plunge to a larger tablet, I had a nook tablet that I heavily modified and put ics on it, a great affordable beginners device.
The 300 is such an awesome device, my only complaint is that I didn't get one sooner.
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Exact same, my beginners tab was a Nook Tablet which I put CM9 on. I just now have been transferring over to my TF300. Small world.
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Worth upgrading to the tf700

Sup guys. Just wanted to get your opinion on the tf700 and whether or not its worth buying. I actually have the original transformer and was waiting to see if it would be worth buying the new infinity to replace my og. So tell me what you guys think. Is it worth buying? Are there any major flaws similar to the the prime that came out last year? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Had the Prime.... traded it for the Infinity..bought the Note for my daughter to take to college.... trading Infinity for Note tomorrow morning
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ilostmypistons said:
Had the Prime.... traded it for the Infinity..bought the Note for my daughter to take to college.... trading Infinity for Note tomorrow morning
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WHY?

ilostmypistons said:
Had the Prime.... traded it for the Infinity..bought the Note for my daughter to take to college.... trading Infinity for Note tomorrow morning
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Sorry not me. I need the dock. Plus i heard bad things about the note.
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pierrekid said:
Sup guys. Just wanted to get your opinion on the tf700 and whether or not its worth buying. I actually have the original transformer and was waiting to see if it would be worth buying the new infinity to replace my og. So tell me what you guys think. Is it worth buying? Are there any major flaws similar to the the prime that came out last year? Thanks in advance for the help.
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Never got the OG Transformer but I had keyboard envy, lol!
I love my Infinity. It's the only possible replacement for my dearly beloved but aging Xoom.

I have had the TF101 AND TF201 and now I have the TF700T. Its the best unit of all of the Transformers tablets and very close to the iPad3 as far as what I ask of both of these tablets to do. I am also sure after the TF700T get the Jelly Bean upgrade that it will make the TF700T better than the iPad3, so much so I will be most likely putting my iPad3 on the eBay block. IMHO get the upgrade to the TF700T.

dmoney94 said:
WHY?
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Much much smoother and fun experience
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ilostmypistons: All Android devices are a smooth, and fun experience once you root them and get a custom rom on them. I am waiting out for the developing to begin. I owned the OG iPad, lamented the purchase afterwards, sold it, proceeded to purchase the OG Transformer, have not looked back at another tab since, followed ASUS. In my personal opinion as an Infinity owner, and previous OG/Prime owner, and it is only personal opinion certainly. ASUS defines the Android tablet experience, even if the devices have flaws at production. All devices have flaws, my Gnex has flaws, but while Samsung defines the premium Android phone experience, ASUS defines the tablet experience. Galaxy Tabs are nice, though they ultimately feel too 'phon(ish)' to me. I suppose if you are looking for a slightly limited device, with a highly diluted version of Android...tab away, to each their own, though ASUS defines it to me. The UI is not too heavily skinned, the Android is relatively pure (no less pure then a standard CM custom build) the hardware is intense, and I have used each of my tabs as a standard laptop replacement for about 97% of my online experience.
PS: Oh, and I have YET -knock on wood- to experience any of the defects people are mentioning in these forums, on my infinity, and the Prime defects, certainly not present. I have a C7 model, so relatively recent
PSS: All my own personal opinion, no flame war intended, to each their own lol

Had the tf101, have a tf700 now. Android feels pretty much the same as on the tf101 (same lag spikes when dragging the menu etc.), of course the performance in apps is better, the screen is better etc.
But one thing is bad: On the tf101 the release of the pad from the keydock was really easy. Snap and it´s off. On the tf700 i need some force to release it, it feels almost sticky. And yes, that was from day 1.

pierrekid said:
Sup guys. Just wanted to get your opinion on the tf700 and whether or not its worth buying. I actually have the original transformer and was waiting to see if it would be worth buying the new infinity to replace my og. So tell me what you guys think. Is it worth buying? Are there any major flaws similar to the the prime that came out last year? Thanks in advance for the help.
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For me absolutely. I love it far more than my original Transformer.
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Bought the TF300, returned it for the TF700. Returned the TF700 as well. Android just isn't good on tablets - it's all lag city on every one of them. The Asus (or Tegra based) are the worst - more apps crash than normal.

On the Infinity I love the 1920x1200 HD screen. Makes for watching movies, reading and streaming so much more exciting and playing games are visually improved from your standard displays . Love the Super IPS+ , I can take it outside on a nice day and still be productive. The Camera is top notch on the Infinity! The best I've seen for a tablet device. Love the tablet Keyboard dock form factor with added battery life and more memory it has pretty much replaced my laptop. It can handle NTSF for the options of larger portable hard drives, that Windows consumer will love. Love the elegance look. I cant wait for Jelly Bean to hit. Fast updates is also very nice. It has its own issues just like any other tablet out in the market fortunately Asus has the quickest updates I've ever experienced. More then likely Infinity will get JB before Sammy.
So its really up to your needs. I love the Stylus on the Note. I'm an artist and would be nice to have something like that around when needed. Also the multitasking features of the Note is cool to! Infinity can do it as well but you will have to go to the Playstore and search for floating apps like Stickit or Overscreen. Although its hard to pry me away from all the features that I love about the Infinity. Both devices are powerful and fast. Maybe I'll just go buy the Note as well for my drawing needs....
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okantomi said:
Never got the OG Transformer but I had keyboard envy, lol!
I love my Infinity. It's the only possible replacement for my dearly beloved but aging Xoom.
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I also have ordered one of these to replace my Xoom it should arrive some time this week. I thought about the galaxy note 10.1 but finally ended up ordering the 64gb version.

dmoney94 said:
WHY?
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Note has pen input
Samsung = high quality
open source, lots of custom roms
Odin = awesome
less expensive
overall very, very good tablet.
If you need a keyborad theres always bluetooth keyboards and i THOUGHT i saw a keyboard type dock tho not as awesome as the transformer's
Personally tho, i prefer the 700, i like that its thinner than the galaxy tab or note, i like the full sized keyboard dock with USB and SD slots, i like how its taken everything i throw at it and asked for more. I also love the extra battery life in the dock.
If you want the keyboard, go Asus. If your not going to use it that much, go Samsung.

I owned the tf 101 and the prime and now own the infinity. I think its awesome especially compared to the prime. I'm so glad best buy exchanged mine. I love the infinity. It's everything the prime should have been. I have zero issues with my infinity as well
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Are you Upgrading to TF701T?

Anyone thinking of upgrading to the new Infinity TF701T?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5rg6ZLO8Ao

I really want to. Will just be a case of whether or not I can afford to.
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How is this related to development mate? We have a General forum for this kind of stuff.
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Pretoriano80 said:
How is this related to development mate? We have a General forum for this kind of stuff.
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Here here.

No!
Will not as samsung note 2014 is really better

Pretoriano80 said:
How is this related to development mate? We have a General forum for this kind of stuff.
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Hehe sorry! I am only in this forum, so I forgot there was a General and so on =)

Eventually, I would like to.
But the Note 3 has priority for me at present. (My S3 really is too bloody small.) After that it'll be about a year before I can afford to buy another piece of tech.
And by then the TF702 will probably be out.

No, it is not interesting update, at the moment samsung note 10.1 is much better.

I was going to, but with the latest Cromi-X 5.0.2 my tablet is so smooth I'm not sure there's really much that the new TD701 offers. Might be a better gamer, but I use my tablet for weatherapps, browsing and forums, and currently my TF700 is doing all of that with no lag or issues, so why waist my money?

I have a buyer for my tf700 so I may buy the tf701 but I really fancy the Asus Transformer Book but that will depend on the price.

I'll be upgrading from my TF101.
I hope there will be an active development community and a dedicated XDA forum for it.

I sell my TF700, and i never will choose an Asus Tablet again.
Very, very bad tablet, the problem with the Internal Drive (slowest) i will never apologies this.
My next tablet Nexus 10 (2013 Q4) will be released at the same time that Nexus 5.
It will be cheap, fast and the most important it will be supported by the core Android team.

The Tegra 4 design should not have the I/O bottleneck issue. $400 for a T4 with super HD display and 32GB internal, plus micro sd slot seems better buy than a non SD slot Nexus. Still, Tegra 4 runs hot as indicated by the Toshiba and the Shield's throttle issues- in spite of having a fan. I wonder what form of heat dissipation design is ASUS using? Seems logical a passively cooled device with a hotter running Tegra 4 pushing a super high res display will get real hot.

A soon as there is active development (preferably a CROMI-X version) on the TF701: Probably.
I would love to use my TF700 for testing, experimenting and learning. Stuff I would not do to my daily driver.
But the TF701 on stock would have to be stellar to tempt me.
Nexus? No external storage is a deal breaker.
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I will wait for people to review the TF701T and the soon-to-be-announced new Padfone Infinity. I love the keyboard dock, but I also like the idea of having my phone and tablet as the same device. The new Padfone Infinity is rumored to support microSD card.

marcomsousa said:
I sell my TF70, and i never will choose an Asus Tablet again.
Very, very bad tablet, the problem with the Internal Drive (slowest) i will never apologies this.
My next tablet Nexus 10 (2013 Q4) will be released at the same time that Nexus 5.
It will be cheap, fast and the most important it will be supported by the core Android team.
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Funny, "I will never buy an Asus". But you will buy an Asus Nexus 10.
I will buy the tf701 based on reviews not before.

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Funny, "I will never buy an Asus". But you will buy an Asus Nexus 10.
I will buy the tf701 based on reviews not before.
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Huh? Afaik the Nexus 10 was made by Samsung so it's highly possible that the new version will be made by Sammy too.
Nexus 7 (2012) = Asus
Nexus 7 (2013) = Asus
Nexus 4 = LG
Nexus 10 = Samsung
Nexus 5 = LG once again? some rumours seems to confirm that, but who knows...

The TF701T is just an improved Android tablet, but the Intel Bay Trail based T100 could be interesting.

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The TF701T is just an improved Android tablet, but the Intel Bay Trail based T100 could be interesting.
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Now that's a surprise (pun intended)!
Never would have thought you would be interested in a Windows machine....
I hate those tiles......
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Pretoriano80 said:
Huh? Afaik the Nexus 10 was made by Samsung so it's highly poitble that the new version will be made by Sammy too.
Nexus 7 (2012) = Asus
Nexus 7 (2013) = Asus
Nexus 4 = LG
Nexus 10 = Samsung
Nexus 5 = LG once again? some rumours seems to confirm that, but who knows...
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Yes I know the Roadmap, but for the new Nexus 10 it also still a rumor. And it looks like it's going to be Asus.
And on a side note. I don't like Samsung products. Over 5 years there will be less android/Samsung devices. But more Tizen/Samsung.
http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/08/10/asus-nexus-10-inventory-image/
As each Nexus don't have expandable memory I will never buy a 10" from Nexus.
As for the Transformer Trio. It's an awesome idea. And I like it. The only thing would be the price. When there is a Windows logo on it. The price is $1.000 +. And I already have a good laptop. So would be a waste of money.