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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!
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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I was referring to his price range. TouchPad under $300 are just a fond memory.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.

Galaxy tab 2 7" VS galaxy tab 7 plus

Hello,
Have the opportunity to buy a 4 day old second hand galaxy plus for about the price of an galaxy tab 2. The specs on the 7 plus are the "plus" over the tab 2, but the plus still runs on honeycomb 3.0. My phone runs the ics and i'm very happy about ics.
Is the 7 plus a good investment, (will it get the ics one day), or would the tab 2 with the "lesser" specs would be the better buy in the dev support department?
Wich one should you choose over the other and why?
Thanks for the input,
Adam

Forgot to mention, it is the P6210 model (wifi + IR, no 3G).
Is it the same as the P6200 model for rooting the device? Is it possible to use a P6200 rom on the P6210? Am i correct that the p6200 has more dev support than the P6210?
This to keep the change on ics as open as possible.

crabe919 said:
Hello,
Have the opportunity to buy a 4 day old second hand galaxy plus for about the price of an galaxy tab 2. The specs on the 7 plus are the "plus" over the tab 2, but the plus still runs on honeycomb 3.0. My phone runs the ics and i'm very happy about ics.
Is the 7 plus a good investment, (will it get the ics one day), or would the tab 2 with the "lesser" specs would be the better buy in the dev support department?
Wich one should you choose over the other and why?
Thanks for the input,
Adam
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Wish I have gotten Tab 2! I don't see there much hype about Tab Plus here in XDA
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maruf010 said:
Wish I have gotten Tab 2! I don't see there much hype about Tab Plus here in XDA
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The only hype I've seen from the Tab 2 is the cheap price. 8GB with roughly 4GB free is a joke. Not to mention VGA front camera, less HP and unusable SD storage because of ICS. Great Deal!

mcfanman said:
The only hype I've seen from the Tab 2 is the cheap price. 8GB with roughly 4GB free is a joke. Not to mention VGA front camera, less HP and unusable SD storage because of ICS. Great Deal!
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Thank you. The biggest thing about this forum is that there are PLENTY of users that are happy, XDA is just where the whiners come out in force.
The Plus is far and away a better device, and the ICS bruhaha is simply temporary.

robyr said:
Thank you. The biggest thing about this forum is that there are PLENTY of users that are happy, XDA is just where the whiners come out in force.
The Plus is far and away a better device, and the ICS bruhaha is simply temporary.
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+1

+1 for the Tab 7 plus which I bought.
Far better specs than the Tab2 IMHO . the Exynos processor is great. Agree with the comments on the remaning space left onthe Tab2. 2M front camera on the plus is actually pretty good in comparison.
Just watch out for wifi. On tab plus a few folks have had issues with wifi (me included, but only @ work, so less of an issue for me) no idea whether that's fixed on the ICS build for the Tab 2, but poss something to think about.
I'd still go for the Tab 7 Plus personally.

still undecided, but thanks for the input!
maybe ill jump to an 10" instead

crabe919 said:
still undecided, but thanks for the input!
maybe ill jump to an 10" instead
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Check out the GT 8.9 if you get a chance, also very solid!
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The GTab 2 has an OMAP 4430 which is also used in Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet. I have the Kindle Fire which is a decent performer, but in terms of graphics performance, the GTab Plus with Exynos chip and Mali400 GPU really blows the SGX 540 @ 300 MHz of the OMAP 4430 away.
Yes they both play 1080p videos smoothly - downloaded H.264 or DIVX videos, or Adobe Flash in the browser (NOT through youtube app). However, GTab+ has superior browser experience - webpages load much quicker (eg. website pictures and text are ready for viewing much earlier when it is waiting for Adobe flash ads to load). Drag to view different parts of the webpage and pinch-zooming is buttery smooth in the GTab+ and stuttery in the Kindle Fire. Maybe it cannot all be blamed on the processor - maybe Honeycomb on the GTab+ helps because KF has Gingerbread. I am not into games but I expect the GTab+ should also perform better than the OMAP4430.
IMO, it is worth spending $50 more for the GTab+ than the GTab2 (yes I waited for the price drop to buy my GTab+)

Anyone start of thinking returning your TF700 and get the Kindle Fire HD 8.9'??

1920x1200 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle 254PPI
TI OMAP4470 1.5Ghz Dual Core
16GB only $299, but not sure if it has micro sd or not
4G LTE 499
and $50 a year you get 250MB data per month
at 499 = TF700 = Note 10.1
wow!!!!!!! I have a feeling that the TF700 will lower its price so soon
Another thought is since Kindle Fire HD give such high resolution. I think more and more apps will optimize for 1920X1200 resolution. that's will be good for TF700 too

LOL. No.
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noobwow said:
1920x1200 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle 254PPI
TI OMAP4470 1.5Ghz Dual Core
16GB only $299, but not sure if it has micro sd or not
4G LTE 499
and $50 a year you get 250MB data per month
at 499 = TF700 = Note 10.1
wow!!!!!!! I have a feeling that the TF700 will lower its price so soon
Another thought is since Kindle Fire HD give such high resolution. I think more and more apps will optimize for 1920X1200 resolution. that's will be good for TF700 too
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I think specs are great (it claims better CPU than Tegra 3, and probably they mean better GPU is my guess) but in any event the big downside. My understanding is Kindle cannot run Google Play applications so you are restricted to the Kindle Market, which for most the same but not all.
But its resolution certainly gives more incentive to developers for making full HD apps.

noobwow said:
1920x1200 HD display with polarizing filter and anti-glare technology for rich color and deep contrast from any viewing angle 254PPI
TI OMAP4470 1.5Ghz Dual Core
16GB only $299, but not sure if it has micro sd or not
4G LTE 499
and $50 a year you get 250MB data per month
at 499 = TF700 = Note 10.1
wow!!!!!!! I have a feeling that the TF700 will lower its price so soon
Another thought is since Kindle Fire HD give such high resolution. I think more and more apps will optimize for 1920X1200 resolution. that's will be good for TF700 too
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Cortex A9 dualcore? Only 1.5 ghz?
Yeah, that's going to lag like crazy.
DO NOT WANT
Also, disgusting amazon kindle proprietary firmware.

Keion said:
Cortex A9 dualcore? Only 1.5 ghz?
Yeah, that's going to lag like crazy.
DO NOT WANT
Also, disgusting amazon kindle proprietary firmware.
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but it runs on 4.0 so atleast we should get amazon video on 4.0 devices (the previous vod app ran fine on 2.x devices)
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Midnitte said:
but it runs on 4.0 so atleast we should get amazon video on 4.0 devices (the previous vod app ran fine on 2.x devices)
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How is amazon video a good thing?

Not a chance in hell. Got my tfp tuesday and barely put it down since.
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Absolutely not.

Keion said:
How is amazon video a good thing?
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Because I pay for it... and amazon doesnt want us to, doesnt that just make you want to do it?
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Midnitte said:
Because I pay for it... and amazon doesnt want us to, doesnt that just make you want to do it?
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Why would you stream?
I mean why would you ever stream anything ever?

Keion said:
Why would you stream?
I mean why would you ever stream anything ever?
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i actually have watched a lot of shows (mostly documentary type stuff) via amazon prime instant video on the xbox360 connected to my theater system. i refuse to give comcast another dime and other cable/sat providers here really don't offer anything else enticing, so everything i watch is either streamed or downloaded beforehand.
it'd be neat to do it on the infinity, but honestly i don't think i'd choose it over the big screen in the man cave.

im not going to lie, i thought this was a joke at first.
it might as well ask "would anyone trade scarlett johansson as their wife for roseanne arnold."

Just did sum research.
I don't know how to interpret these two articles.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5663/analysis-of-the-new-apple-ipad
(ignore the ipad junk, look to the SGX benches)
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4413/...pecs-powervr-sgx544-18-ghz-dual-core-cortexa9
IDK how our GPU does.
I know it's clocked at around 500 mhz.
Edit: The kindle uses the SGX544 clocked at 384 mhz. I'm also fairly sure that it is the original model and not the MP/MP2 model.
No need to sell, guys.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HD-8.9_id7488
Another edit: Both the tegra 3 t30(not our t33) gpu and the one in the kindle hit 12 gflops.
Amazon itself says 12 billion flops which is 12 gflops.
Conclusion: do not sell.

stupid question. i love my device. kindle look ugly.

And don't forget that Amazon will be placing ads that you CAN'T opt-out of on the lockscreen on all of their new devices. Low cost devices at what cost? That, combined with no Play Store and Amazon's ROM that will be loaded combines to bring the REAL cost of the new Kindles way up.

I may have gotten one instead since it is 8.9 and I am a prime customer. But since I already have a Gold TF700 w/dock it wouldn't be worth the trouble to return everything. I like the TF700 so no reason to switch; Amazon released too late for me.

No
NO . . .

Nooooooo!
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gbzbar said:
And don't forget that Amazon will be placing ads that you CAN'T opt-out of on the lockscreen on all of their new devices. Low cost devices at what cost? That, combined with no Play Store and Amazon's ROM that will be loaded combines to bring the REAL cost of the new Kindles way up.
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But thats why we have XDA.. My wifes original Kindle fire has CM10 on it, and it runs great. It does everything she needs...
I dont think the TF700 and the Kindle fire are even in the same ballpark to talk about trading one for the other... I may buy a fire HD and own both, but thats it.

Such high resolution on a dual-core CPU?? I don't think so... The infinity seems to have a hard time pushing all of these pixels with a quad-core - I can't imagine a dual core processor doing it any better, that's for sure!
I do like the anti-glare coating though! Hopefully, that starts a trend in the tablet world!
Besides that, about the only good news that I get from this is that more and more apps will start supporting the 1900x1200 resolution!
No way would I trade my Infinity for this particular device though...
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Best Chinese Tablet 2013

I was going to buy a new Tablet after i sold my N90 Dual Core 2 so i was searching which is the best Chines tablet in 2013.
I got these suggestions:
1) Onda V972 (Retina)
2) Novo 9 (Retina)
3) Ampe A10
4) Pipo m4 or something.
Can you please suggest me one of them? or any other which you thinks is better than those?
Thanks in advance.

DArkSm4sh said:
I was going to buy a new Tablet after i sold my N90 Dual Core 2 so i was searching which is the best Chines tablet in 2013.
I got these suggestions:
1) Onda V972 (Retina)
2) Novo 9 (Retina)
3) Ampe A10
4) Pipo m4 or something.
Can you please suggest me one of them? or any other which you thinks is better than those?
Thanks in advance.
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im currently living in China, here ainol ( novo 9 ) is the best one in the market until now
the after-sale service is also great

- HTC - said:
im currently living in China, here ainol ( novo 9 ) is the best one in the market until now
the after-sale service is also great
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I heard that the Wifi receiving is extremely bad on the Novo9 due to a manufacture defect or something, is that true for all Novo9 out there?

DArkSm4sh said:
I heard that the Wifi receiving is extremely bad on the Novo9 due to a manufacture defect or something, is that true for all Novo9 out there?
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Yes. There's a long thread about the spark/firewire unit at Slatedroid and very bad wifi reception issues.
Apparently the fix is to open up the back and do a minor tweak to the antenna, which offsets the issue caused by the aluminium chassis.

Any furtur info on best chines tablet?
Im looking to buy something in the 7" family.

My friend have Onda V972 and it is very good. In my opinión, it's the best at moment

I hear good reviews from Hyundai t7s for the price/feature combo....

I got an onda v972 and it need be better on his firmware, very good hardware but very bad firm
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davemaster said:
I hear good reviews from Hyundai t7s for the price/feature combo....
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Yes, it's a very impressive device: Exynos 4412 powered, 2Gb RAM, IPS 1280x800, Bluetooth, GPS... all for $185, not bad. I dunno about its firmware... I hope a good firmware to match its hardware (anyone knows?).

I use ployer momo tablets. But now they have quadcore ones and im thinking of an update. Try looking for quadcore rockchip3066 tabs which are very fast and responsive.
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I'm also busy with finding out wich tablet is the best..
These are my favorites:
Freelander PD80HD
http://liliputing.com/201...88-quad-core-tablets.html
Cube U9GT5
http://www.cube-tablet.co...inch-u9gtv-tablet-pc.html
Cube U33GT (Opvolger U30GT2)
http://www.cube-stores.co...m-2gb-bluetooth-wifi.html
Visture V97HD
http://visture.com/v4.asp
I heard many bad thins about the Cube U30GT2 (No IPS display)
http://www.slatedroid.com...pea-2-tablet/page__st__80
Onda:
Onda V972 Quad Core Features:
OS: Android 4.1.1 support Android 4.2 Update
CPU: AllWinner A31 Quad Core
GPU: Power VR SGX544MP2 8 Core 1MB L2 Cache
Allwinner A31 vs Rockchip RK3188 Quad Core processor 1.8 GHz : Wins RK3188
GPU Power VR vs 4 Core Mali 400 : Mali Wins..
SmartQt30 has a TI OMAP 4470, ARM Cortex-A9 dual core, 1GHz; GPU: PowerVR SGX 544.. New Taxes Instruments CPU.
Greetings

I've had the T7S for a week now and I am really enjoying it. One thing I have to nit pick about it is the battery life. I have to have my charger with me if I am using it a lot. For the most part is last about 6 hours. I am waiting for jelly bean on it.

how about the Colorfly Q1 U781? The design and look is fantastic!!!!
Hope there would guru here who can work on the software!!!
It will be out soon!!!

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DArkSm4sh said:
I was going to buy a new Tablet after i sold my N90 Dual Core 2 so i was searching which is the best Chines tablet in 2013.
I got these suggestions:
1) Onda V972 (Retina)
2) Novo 9 (Retina)
3) Ampe A10
4) Pipo m4 or something.
Can you please suggest me one of them? or any other which you thinks is better than those?
Thanks in advance.
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i am looking for Android tablet too.My friends suggest me buy a Chinese Brand tablet(Yuandao N90FHDRK ).The 10000mAh Battery Capacity and the Quad Core attracted me.And the Configuration is quite good.(9.7 Inch Android 4.1 Jelly Bean IPS Capacitive Multi-touch Screen 16gb Internet Tablet Quad Core Cortex A9,10000mah Battery Capacity,2048x1536 Resolution,mali-400 Mp GPU Tablet Pc with Rk3066 1.6ghz CPU 2gb Ddr3 RAM Wifi Hdmi with OTG USB Cable)

PIPO M9 or CUBE U30GT2

I bought myself a chinese tablet which is going around under many different names. Freelander PD80 Vogue, Ployer Momo 11 quad, Chinavision Vice, and quite a few other names. Mine is called the Primal P9X.
They are all the same tablet.
Quad core Samsung Exynos 4412 1.4 ghz, 1028 x 720 (or whatever that standard one is), IPS screen, Mali 400 gpu. 2 gb ram, 1 gb internal, 16 gig SD. HDMI out, USB 2.0, extSD.
In short, this thing is a beast and is one of the best purchases ive made in awhile. This post marks the first time on the internet someone is linking all these tablets in one post. I know cause I went on a 24 hour wild goose chase after i accidentlally bootlooped this thing. Primal has no website and thus no firmware, but I was able to find firmware for the PD80 Vogue after i realized it was the same exact tablet. And it worked! also the Framaroot exploits (at least Sam) work on this thing.
I hope to see some development on this/these tablets soon, as they are the best thing coming outta china right now (besides the not-very-good resoltuion). If anyone needs a starting ROM to starting tweaking with, reply here and ill post the link. It was a life saver.
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@servo386
I am not surprised that this is just a re-labled tablet sold under many different brands considering I could not find any information about the manufacturer. I have had my P9x for two weeks now and very happy with the performance and responsiveness of it.
You mentioned finding another rom for it. Was it another ICS rom, or JB? I am interested in going to JB since my Galaxy Note II is already on it.
Anyhow, I found rooting this device to be pretty simple and straightforward. I think there are many options available. I will search for some of these other brands and see what is out there.
These is a thread discussing this on apad forum also so I will watch both of these threads for any updates.

Well it wasn't actually a rom for the primal p9x, it was for one of its clones, the Freelander PD80 Vogue. I bootlooped my p9x after installing something dumb. In an act of desperation I scoured the internet for all its clones and searched for their respective firmwares. The only I ended up findimg was the one I said. So I took the leap of faith and flashed it (put it on sd card, held pwr+vol- at startup) and it worked! Its ICS.
Its nit perfect thougj. The one that shipped with the primal was better. It seemed snappier and didn't have annoying chinese apps. Also the front facing camera seems to not be working. According to apad, a JB fw is coming soon. Eagerly awaiting that.
If you manage to make a dump/nandroid of your stock primal fw I wouldn't mind having a copy
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Do any of these tablets have custom roms, or the ability to update to future android releases?
mostly they have no website or future support no?

MetalG said:
Do any of these tablets have custom roms, or the ability to update to future android releases?
mostly they have no website or future support no?
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This is exactly the right question
I have a Cube U9GT2 that I bought a while back. I based that purchasing decision on the community support it had. If you buy a device with kick ass hardware, but no devs behind it then it may end up close to useless. Rather than looking at paper specs check whether there is community support as it is much more critical when dealing with Chinese tablets (no website, no support, etc.). just my 2¢

Is the new Nvidia Tablet worth it??

Hi, I saw today that Nvidia are releasing a refreshed tablet, with the same specs, but just without some features.
It doesn't include the pen (even though you can buy one for 14.99£), it only comes in 16GB (MicroSD), and there is no usb and plug with it, for me that is fine because I have at least 5.
But the price!! Only £149.99 for pre-order (199$ I think). Nvidia is pretty new to me (apart from their graphics cards), so is it really worth it? I plan to use it for streaming apps (If I can still do that since it runs Android) and stream BO3 and FIFA 16 from my PC and play with the controller (49.99£)
So the question to you owners, is it worth the £149.99 or should I get a Tab S2 for £250.00?
Thanks

Rekan_ said:
Hi, I saw today that Nvidia are releasing a refreshed tablet, with the same specs, but just without some features.
It doesn't include the pen (even though you can buy one for 14.99£), it only comes in 16GB (MicroSD), and there is no usb and plug with it, for me that is fine because I have at least 5.
But the price!! Only £149.99 for pre-order (199$ I think). Nvidia is pretty new to me (apart from their graphics cards), so is it really worth it? I plan to use it for streaming apps (If I can still do that since it runs Android) and stream BO3 and FIFA 16 from my PC and play with the controller (49.99£)
So the question to you owners, is it worth the £149.99 or should I get a Tab S2 for £250.00?
Thanks
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With the Tab S2 you will never get the performance you get with the Tegra K1. Have the Shield Tab and its great!

cyraxx84 said:
With the Tab S2 you will never get the performance you get with the Tegra K1. Have the Shield Tab and its great!
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Thanks, I was hoping that the performance was better, even though the S2 had 3GB RAM (TouchWiz ruins it).
How different is the UI from Stock AOSP Lollipop, and does it still have the Play Store.
Sorry that I ask such stupid questions, I do not want to spend over 100 pounds on a item I am not familiar with.

Rekan_ said:
Thanks, I was hoping that the performance was better, even though the S2 had 3GB RAM (TouchWiz ruins it).
How different is the UI from Stock AOSP Lollipop, and does it still have the Play Store.
Sorry that I ask such stupid questions, I do not want to spend over 100 pounds on a item I am not familiar with.
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Its not only Touchwiz, as i know the S2 hasn't the exynos 7420 like the s6, so everything else isn't as powerfull as the K1.The Shield runs stock Android 5.1.1 with sime little gimmiks from nvidia, i find it even better as pure stock. And 6.0 should arrive untill the und of the year, but isn't really sure if.

I have shield tablet 1 and I can clearing say its 100% stock just like a pure nexus device, a little bit of unnecessary apps, nothing major compared to touchwiz. You can always root and remove things if you want.
The tablet runs flawlessly hardly experienced any lag in apps or loading of apps, compare that to touchwiz phone or tab, you will get lag of some sort
My honest opinion is that it's a great tablet, probs the best I have had. I have streamed a few games eg, MK10 and Batman Origins, run great and smoothly.

cyraxx84 said:
Its not only Touchwiz, as i know the S2 hasn't the exynos 7420 like the s6, so everything else isn't as powerfull as the K1.The Shield runs stock Android 5.1.1 with sime little gimmiks from nvidia, i find it even better as pure stock. And 6.0 should arrive untill the und of the year, but isn't really sure if.
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daljitbanga said:
I have shield tablet 1 and I can clearing say its near enough stock, a little bit of bloatware, nothing major compared to touchwiz. You always root and remove things if you want.
My honest opinion is that it's a great tablet, probs the best I have had. I have streamed a few games eg, MK10 and Batman Origins, run great and smoothly.
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Yes, I live with the struggle of Exynos and its development... Pure stock however sounds amazing. I am sure to get it now with the controller. £200 for the tablet with a controller, how convenient. Probably have to add another £20 for a 64GB Class 10 MicroSD Card...
Thank you for explaining everything At least this has CM.

Rekan_ said:
Yes, I live with the struggle of Exynos and its development... Pure stock however sounds amazing. I am sure to get it now with the controller. £200 for the tablet with a controller, how convenient. Probably have to add another £20 for a 64GB Class 10 MicroSD Card...
Thank you for explaining everything At least this has CM.
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Sorry but is the new nvidia shield k1 tablet compatible with the roms and recoveries of the 1st shield tablet? Thank You... If so I will definitely be picking up the new refreshed version at Best Buy!

jerryz16 said:
Sorry but is the new nvidia shield k1 tablet compatible with the roms and recoveries of the 1st shield tablet? Thank You... If so I will definitely be picking up the new refreshed version at Best Buy!
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It should be since it has the same hardware. It might need like a little patch but I'm pretty sure it'll still work

I know some people probably wanted an upgrade with the new tablet, rather than essentially the same thing, but I think it would still be a great buy at $199. That's just an outstanding price point (and really kills the used market for the first tablet, Swappa and eBay sellers must be pissed).
It's still one of the most powerful tablets out there. I assume they've worked out some of the hardware quirks from the first model, and even with the first model the software issues along the way (like the crappy 5.0 update) smoothed out with the last couple updates.

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It should be since it has the same hardware. It might need like a little patch but I'm pretty sure it'll still work
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Which is better, the older x1 or new k1 processor?

griffis said:
Which is better, the older x1 or new k1 processor?
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To my understanding, they are still using the same Tegra K1 processor that was found in the older shield tablet.

shadowster said:
To my understanding, they are still using the same Tegra K1 processor that was found in the older shield tablet.
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I called Nvidia and they say it's the same, so I cancelled my order and will wait on the improved version with better screen and processor

It's the screen that's bugging me on this thing...every review of the new and old one said that it was hard to see in daylight. My most common use is on the bus, so if I can't read it in daylight, it's of no use!
At the same time, my current tablet is the 2012 Nexus 7 and it looks like it might have a worse screen, so maybe this tablet is a screen upgrade?
Bugs me that they make this announcement out of nowhere. Means there could be an upgraded version just around the corner and we wouldn't know it...

I'm glad managed to sell my replaced tablet for £180. Btw the charger of the tablet is one of the bests stock charger I ever had.
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk

Should I still buy one at today or is there a better alternative?

no better alternative with this price

I bought a nexus 9 2 weeks ago because there where no shield Tablet available. But I switched to the k1 and after 3 Days I'm still very happy to its the decision because yeah it saved a lot of money.
Gesendet von meinem SHIELD Tablet K1 mit Tapatalk

front facing speakers are worth it alone compared to the N9 imo

why nvidia use this processor caped to 32 bits? or this is what i know... and other tablets use the k1 with 64bits?

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why nvidia use this processor caped to 32 bits? or this is what i know... and other tablets use the k1 with 64bits?
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K1 CPU is 32 bit i think