Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Spec
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_2_10_1_p5100-4567.php
Toshiba Excite 10.1 SE Spec
http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_excite_10_se-5154.php
Looks like toshiba has much more superior specs than tab 10.1 since the galaxy tab 10.1 is 1ghz dual core and toshiba is 1.5 ghz tegra 3 quad core.
only problem is bootloader for toshiba excite 10.1 se is locked while its open on galaxy tab 10.1...
because of that im not sure which to pick... spec wise the toshiba seems by far superior but in actual day to day performance if say compared with a galaxy tab 10.1 rooted smooth optimised custom rom vs stock android toshiba excite 10.1 se... which one would have better performance?
and which one do you recon would have better battery life?
I wanna get all and any other xda peoples opinions on this ?? I posted in this thread because there isn't even a excite 10.1 thread on xda ..??
BY THE WAY --- im getting one of these free from my university and I have to choose which one so telling me other tablet options will be meaningless in my situation---
Go with the gtab 2
djsynth said:
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Spec
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_2_10_1_p5100-4567.php
Toshiba Excite 10.1 SE Spec
http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_excite_10_se-5154.php
Looks like toshiba has much more superior specs than tab 10.1 since the galaxy tab 10.1 is 1ghz dual core and toshiba is 1.5 ghz tegra 3 quad core.
only problem is bootloader for toshiba excite 10.1 se is locked while its open on galaxy tab 10.1...
because of that im not sure which to pick... spec wise the toshiba seems by far superior but in actual day to day performance if say compared with a galaxy tab 10.1 rooted smooth optimised custom rom vs stock android toshiba excite 10.1 se... which one would have better performance?
and which one do you recon would have better battery life?
I wanna get all and any other xda peoples opinions on this ?? I posted in this thread because there isn't even a excite 10.1 thread on xda ..??
BY THE WAY --- im getting one of these free from my university and I have to choose which one so telling me other tablet options will be meaningless in my situation---
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I would say go with the gtab 2. If your gonna be into flashing roms to it and such this will have many more options for that stuff. For battery life i can go a long time without charging my tablet. the gtab 2 will probably have a little bit better battery life.
If you don't want custom roms you should get the toshiba.
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okay so the 7.0plus is basically the same thing as the 10.1 so what give? No roms for 7 plus? Can i try the 10.1 wifi versions on the tablet:-|?
The Gtab 7+ is nothing like the 10.1. The internals are completely different. The 10.1 has a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and the 7+ uses a Samsung Exynos.
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Don't even try it, the partitions are completely different and you could permanently mess up your tablet. You could maybe try recoverying your tablet with odin if you do install a samsung galaxy tab 10.1 rom, but its not the risk.
10.1 roms will definatley never ever work on this tablet, unless it is ported specifically for our tab.
so what your saying is the 10.1 inch is an overall better tablet because of the video processing?
lol, its actually the other way around, nvidia tegra sucks compared to exynos. Nvidia tegra's GPU is ok, but the exynos has a quad-core gpu.
Answer : NO
Totally different hardware and chip-set so please don't even try.
the answer is.. yes you can "install" tab 10.1 in 7 plus using odin.
BUT
then you WILL end up destroying it. and have to throw it away, and would probably end up buying a fruit as a replacement. good luck.
/s
don't try it. fruit sucks.
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+)
As title states, which one is better, at same price?
(Nexus 7 is out of the question, because I need expandable storage.)
jeong747 said:
As title states, which one is better, at same price?
(Nexus 7 is out of the question, because I need expandable storage.)
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Expandable storage doesn't mean much on the Tab. The sd card is only good for music and movies....unless it is rooted.
jeong747 said:
As title states, which one is better, at same price?
(Nexus 7 is out of the question, because I need expandable storage.)
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I would say the tab 2 is a better bet than tab plus.I compared the two the day I got mine.The tab plus comes stock clocked at 1.2ghz i believe with tab 2 at 1.0 but tab 2 comes with ics installed and just felt smoother overall.It obviously didnt do as well in benchmarks due to lower clock speed but performed better in overall experience i think.Plus you can get a kernel that supports oc.I have mine at 1.38 and now it destroys tab plus in feel and benchmarks.Also idk if you are planning on rooting(dont really know why you would be on xda if you werent...lol) but gtab 2 has way more development and prob still more to come.Hope this helped a little.
Amen gtab2 all day
rooted roccin official cm9 via da swagged out gt3113
I've got a Tab 2 and am growing tired of the lag even using the basic function such as web browsing (running stock or rooted/CM10.1). I don't want to completely jump from the Samsung ship (I have an iPad 2 already) and wanted to know how the Tab 2 stacked up against the much higher spec'd Note 10.1 but can't find any direct comparisons on here or online.
My question is whether the the Note 10.1 is WAY better/faster/smoother/more lag free than the Tab 2. From the spec's I know it should be but I'm interested in real world first hand experience of anyone who's got or used both.
There is a lag in the GT2? Hmm didn't notice that... But since I want 4G LTE on my tab, there isn't a lot of choices...
GrandMasterPlank said:
I've got a Tab 2 and am growing tired of the lag even using the basic function such as web browsing (running stock or rooted/CM10.1). I don't want to completely jump from the Samsung ship (I have an iPad 2 already) and wanted to know how the Tab 2 stacked up against the much higher spec'd Note 10.1 but can't find any direct comparisons on here or online.
My question is whether the the Note 10.1 is WAY better/faster/smoother/more lag free than the Tab 2. From the spec's I know it should be but I'm interested in real world first hand experience of anyone who's got or used both.
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I actually have both and there is a significant difference but that is because the note 10.1 has a quad core processor and 2gb of ram vs galaxy tab 2 which is dual core 1Ghz with 1 GB of ram. I noticed it more on touchwiz but after I got pacman ROM and over clocked it to 1.5 GHz its working pretty smooth. I can even play some high quality games without lag. So I guess the only way to actually get it to be smooth is on an aosp ROM and over clocking it to 1.4 just to be safe
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jazz995756 said:
I actually have both and there is a significant difference but that is because the note 10.1 has a quad core processor and 2gb of ram vs galaxy tab 2 which is dual core 1Ghz with 1 GB of ram.
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Thanks, that's the info I was after and is what I'd suspected. I'd much rather run vanilla and unrooted tbh. I bought an iPad and whilst it was a restrictive OS I liked the smoothness so subsequently really enjoyed the freedom of not having to mess around with Rom's trying to smooth things out as I'd tried before with an original Xoom.
So do you see any lag at all using the Note? Things like pinch-zooming on the web, flicking between apps etc?
Actually there is something that gets lost in the details and blogs, the real answer is..it depends. Not all Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 devices are the same. The ATT Variant actually comes with a Dual Core 1.5 GHZ S4 Krait, basically the same chips inside of the US S3s, which makes for a very very very snappy package. If you are looking at a 1.0 GHZ model, meeh, but if you happen to come across a newer carrier model, TMobile, ATT, etc, they are an order of magnitude faster than the stock 10.1 Tab 2.
Hello XDA Devs,
I am considering next to buy a tablet..
I am restricted to buy either the Tab 3 8.0 (Samsung) or the LG G Pad 8.0 LTE...
I've compared the two CPU's (Snapdragon vs Exynos) and I see Exynos is better but what about with the ram and the overall performance?
What about the software each of the device offers?
If you any of you had these devices I would be more than thankful if you could address some of the issues you had or tell me anything about the device..
I hope I didn't post this on a wrong forum
Thanks everyone
My personal advice regarding the 'Galaxy tab x' series when it comes to performance is very simple: DON'T.
The Tab 3 is a low-end device
Exynos is NEVER better. Always get a Snapdragon, if you can. The CPU in the Tab 3 is a Dualcore, as opposed to LG's Quadcore.
(I'm normally very positive about Samsung, but the Tab x series is absolute rubbish. The Tab Pro and Tab S series are the High-end line ups.)
I don't have personal experience with the Pad 8.0, only the 8.3. Just felt I should warn you about the Tab 3. I do own that one, it's slow as hell.
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ShadowLea said:
My personal advice regarding the 'Galaxy tab x' series when it comes to performance is very simple: DON'T.
The Tab 3 is a low-end device
Exynos is NEVER better. Always get a Snapdragon, if you can. The CPU in the Tab 3 is a Dualcore, as opposed to LG's Quadcore.
(I'm normally very positive about Samsung, but the Tab x series is absolute rubbish. The Tab Pro and Tab S series are the High-end line ups.)
I don't have personal experience with the Pad 8.0, only the 8.3. Just felt I should warn you about the Tab 3. I do own that one, it's slow as hell.
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Thank you...
I might go with the LG then