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[Q] So many tablets!! Which one?

At the moment, I have the original Galaxy Tab. I was looking into upgrading, but there are so many choices. Was considering the Galaxy Tab 7.7, Motorola Xoom, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Transformer Prime.
Now, generally this would be "duh, just get the Prime!", but I've been reading about all the issues people are having, and that Asus is coming out with a better version later on in the year. So, should I wait or just buy the Prime?
In no particular order I'm looking for
A) Active development community, as I will root and flash any device I buy, its inevitable.
B) Long battery life.
C) GSM capability (when traveling)
D) Expandable memory via card slot
Size isn't really an issue, and even though the 10.1 has a great display, I'll still be stuck with whatever amount of storage space I choose to buy it with. Development on the 7.7 just seems to be starting, and for the 7.0 plus seems very bare (also starting?).
What do you guys think? I'm open to any and all suggestions!

speedy11131 said:
At the moment, I have the original Galaxy Tab. I was looking into upgrading, but there are so many choices. Was considering the Galaxy Tab 7.7, Motorola Xoom, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Transformer Prime.
Now, generally this would be "duh, just get the Prime!", but I've been reading about all the issues people are having, and that Asus is coming out with a better version later on in the year. So, should I wait or just buy the Prime?
In no particular order I'm looking for
A) Active development community, as I will root and flash any device I buy, its inevitable.
B) Long battery life.
C) GSM capability (when traveling)
D) Expandable memory via card slot
Size isn't really an issue, and even though the 10.1 has a great display, I'll still be stuck with whatever amount of storage space I choose to buy it with. Development on the 7.7 just seems to be starting, and for the 7.0 plus seems very bare (also starting?).
What do you guys think? I'm open to any and all suggestions!
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I would go for Galaxy tab 7 (p1000) ... Just because i dont like the 10 one its too big ...
though if you want prime, you will probably get new software version when they release it ...
but i will continue speaking about galaxy tab :
a)i had it all stock, didn't want to mess since it was supposed to be sold.
b)It surely has good battery life.
c)yes
d)yes
so i bet the p6800 is even better, and a golden middle between 7 and 10 inch... i just don't know about the availability of the roms... check in advance that on xda for sure

Does it have a expandable memory though?

speedy11131 said:
Does it have a expandable memory though?
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the p1000 has it, also the p6800 has it i guess, since its just improved version ... and on site it says so

I think the Transformer prime is your best bet. It's battery life is pretty darn long especially if you buy the keyboard dock as well.

No gsm though right? I suppose I could just use the phone to tether. You think I should wait for the new one coming out in the middle of the year, that supposedly fixes those wifi and gps issues people are having with it?
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Anyone?
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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

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....

Is it worth it to buy it now?

I have a Galaxy S2 phone and had the Nexus 7 tablet, but had to return it because of the screen lifting problem.
I don't see any other 7-inch tablets with 3G and MicroSD expansion on the horizon, so I want to ask you who have bought the P6800 - would it still be worth it to buy it now?
Thanks!

jonathanacohen said:
I have a Galaxy S2 phone and had the Nexus 7 tablet, but had to return it because of the screen lifting problem.
I don't see any other 7-inch tablets with 3G and MicroSD expansion on the horizon, so I want to ask you who have bought the P6800 - would it still be worth it to buy it now?
Thanks!
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Both of these are supposed to get official OTA Jelly Bean updates soon, they both have 3G and MicroSD.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 7 (P3100)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus (P6200)
I currently own the 7.7 running CM10 and like it alot, the biggest factor was the extra 0.7" of screen and the 1.4GHz processor.
Also if you want to get a wifi only version of a tablet, as long as it has USB Host support and viable version of Android you can use a 3G dongle with a SIM card...

Nexus 7 vs P6800? They're both fantastic devices but the P6800 is better. Unbelievable screen, twice the battery life, larger viewing area, thinner and lighter, has MicroSD and 3G.
The only downsides to the GT-P6800 are price, the 30-pin proprietary Samsung connector cable, and no smart-cover option. In retrospect I wish I'd bought a Verizon i815 (Certified Pre-Owned is $280 directly from Verizon) instead of the N7.

it is a great little device... i like it so much that i will never get rid of it... the processor maybe getting a little old but it still can handle any game without a hickup... no jellybean update is a kind of a worry though...

jonathanacohen said:
I have a Galaxy S2 phone and had the Nexus 7 tablet, but had to return it because of the screen lifting problem.
I don't see any other 7-inch tablets with 3G and MicroSD expansion on the horizon, so I want to ask you who have bought the P6800 - would it still be worth it to buy it now?
Thanks!
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Get the p6800 you will love it. I had the nexus 7, I just couldn't look that ugly screen. I installed Paranoid on my p6800 and I don't see any difference in performance between the N7 and the 7.7 , you are going to love every part of the 7.7. Its the best High Quality tablet right now. I can't use any other screen besides super amoled. All the other screens look like poop, even the super IPS. That's my opinion. Once you get used to the blacks of super amoled that's it you are always going to find the other screens crap
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I own the nexus 7 and GT 7.7. The screen on the nexus 7 is not as good as the GT but the N7's performance is much better. The micro sd card is nice but once you give the cloud a chance you wont go back to transfering files onto micro sd cards. I like both tablets but I use the GTab more only because of the convenience. I pulled the simcard out of my thunderbolt and placed it in the GTab so ive been using this as my mobile phone with unlimited data and as a result its always on me. I havnt tried cm10 on tab 7.7 and. I wont unless they get data working. I know touchwiz slows things down but enough to boost this device to nexus 7 speed idk. Someone would need to post a vid on youtube for me to believe. If I were to post one with my GTab running stock ICS vs the Nexus 7 with customs and kernals from the best devolpers on xda you would understand why its really no contest.
Do yourself A favor and buy the nexus 7. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 has more potential but thats all it will have. The nexus 7 has so much support you will never wait or wish for anything. It will get everything first and that includes updates direct from google, app support from developers, tegra exclusives, and support from xda members porting there rom/kernal/mods and to be honest there building on the nexus and then there porting these builds to other devices just check out the forums. Over there and you will see the open/closed betas. The nexus 7 will have it all
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ice0901 said:
I own the nexus 7 and GT 7.7. The screen on the nexus 7 is not as good as the GT but the N7's performance is much better. The micro sd card is nice but once you give the cloud a chance you wont go back to transfering files onto micro sd cards. I like both tablets but I use the GTab more only because of the convenience. I pulled the simcard out of my thunderbolt and placed it in the GTab so ive been using this as my mobile phone with unlimited data and as a result its always on me. I havnt tried cm10 on tab 7.7 and. I wont unless they get data working. I know touchwiz slows things down but enough to boost this device to nexus 7 speed idk. Someone would need to post a vid on youtube for me to believe. If I were to post one with my GTab running stock ICS vs the Nexus 7 with customs and kernals from the best devolpers on xda you would understand why its really no contest.
Do yourself A favor and buy the nexus 7. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 has more potential but thats all it will have. The nexus 7 has so much support you will never wait or wish for anything. It will get everything first and that includes updates direct from google, app support from developers, tegra exclusives, and support from xda members porting there rom/kernal/mods and to be honest there building on the nexus and then there porting these builds to other devices just check out the forums. Over there and you will see the open/closed betas. The nexus 7 will have it all
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I have ParanoidAndroid installed and everything is working including DATA(WiFi and 3g). And its verrrrrrry fassssstttt. Nexus 7 screen is poop. Very bad quality.
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Galaxy 7.7 rules in screen and that's where it ends. It is a gadget of past with dual core processor. It one thing to love your GT7.7 but to say that dual core processor is better than quad is biased and naive.

Royaltiger said:
Galaxy 7.7 rules in screen and that's where it ends. It is a gadget of past with dual core processor. It one thing to love your GT7.7 but to say that dual core processor is better than quad is biased and naive.
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I own a Galaxy note since 2011. It's a dual core and does everything i want.
Samsung released it's quad core successor, but I don't see any reason to
upgrade... I own a GT 7.7 since 1 month. It does everything I want, and
it does it without any lag or problem...
And I don't feel like living in the past.
But at least Samsung amongst others doesn't spend millions on marketing
for nothing. On you it works, making you think that you need 16 cores and 20 gig of ram

I am not biased at all. I just bought a Galaxy 7.7 32gb version (from Australia) paying over $550. My reason was the SuperAmoled screen and insane battery life. But I also own a Nexus 7. So being an owner of both, I can tell you that performance-wise Nexus 7 (with quad core) punches GT 7.7.
It really boils down to what you are seeking.

[Q] looking to buy...some questions

hey guys.
my wife and I are big Samsung Fans. we've got Samsung Smart LED 3D TV, Samsung Blu-ray player, Samsung sound bar, both of us have Galaxy S3s.
We had the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 but opted for selling it a while back. Now my wife has hinted at wanting a tablet again, and I want the latest and greatest, and this time a 10.1 since our phones are 4.8" and it doesn't make sense to get a tablet with only a couple inches more.
is this the latest iteration of the Note tablets? I thought it would be based on the Note 2?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-N8013ZWYXAR
looking at this, it's got a lower resolution than my phone, very outdated software (i've been on 4.1.1 for almost 2 months!) and hardly seems to have the upgrade in technology I was expecting.
or am I looking at the wrong thing?
if you can steer me in the right direction, that would be great. we want the latest and newest Samsung tablet...this seems to be it, but it also seems to be a little disappointing in the specs.
thanks!

Well,the display does have a lower resolution,but for me it is fine and acceptable.
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Mine was sold with JB 4.1.1
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is this the latest iteration of the Note tablets? I thought it would be based on the Note 2?
Latest, yes, all current samsung high end devices use an almost identical chipset, sgs2, sgs3, note, note2, note 10.1 etc.
looking at this, it's got a lower resolution than my phone, very outdated software (i've been on 4.1.1 for almost 2 months!) and hardly seems to have the upgrade in technology I was expecting.
Screen is fine mate, perfectly good for a screen of this this size, more than good i think, anything else is just a waste of pixels and cpu processing imho
if you can steer me in the right direction, that would be great. we want the latest and newest Samsung tablet...this seems to be it, but it also seems to be a little disappointing in the specs.
This is the latest and best you'll get from samsung, there may be more to come in the not too distant future but this is arguable the best on the market right not due to the added Spen.

I would like to know why my note 2 and note 10.1 dont have same spen features? Why does the 10.1 not have the hover preview and some other things the note 2 has? I just bought my 10.1 and am a little confused. But over all i think tablet is awesome i would recommend it. Thanks
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If you don't care about the spen (Which is fantastic, if you ask me..), you might want to look at the Nexus 10.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Google-Nexus-10_id7551
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I would like to know why my note 2 and note 10.1 dont have same spen features? Why does the 10.1 not have the hover preview and some other things the note 2 has? I just bought my 10.1 and am a little confused. Thanks
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In 4.1.1 there's a setting called "Airview" which does exactly what you're describing.

All those features are part of JB, I bet you still are ICS and hence you do not have these features as an when you get the JB upgrade you will get all those feature.
These more of OS dependent features I guess and hence you do not have it in ICS.
Note is one the best tablets around the screen resolutions looks bad on paper but it is one of the best displays around OLED are good but they have their own draw backs like the tint they give you even the Nexus 10 display is not the best.
I would suggest considering the options you have Note is one of the best, I have not used a nexus 10 so I cannot comment on it

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All those features are part of JB, I bet you still are ICS and hence you do not have these features as an when you get the JB upgrade you will get all those feature.
These more of OS dependent features I guess and hence you do not have it in ICS.
Note is one the best tablets around the screen resolutions looks bad on paper but it is one of the best displays around OLED are good but they have their own draw backs like the tint they give you even the Nexus 10 display is not the best.
I would suggest considering the options you have Note is one of the best, I have not used a nexus 10 so I cannot comment on it
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So I have the 8013 is the update not out yet?
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Thanks for the responses. I will look at the Nexus 10, though we are partial to Samsung for its ease of integration into everything else we have.
In response to the comments about the resolution of the screen, I want better. I don't think it makes sense to have a lower resolution on a 10.1" device than what I have on my 4.8" phone. The new iPad has much higher resolution And I would have expected better from Samsung.
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Max_Pain said:
And I would have expected better from Samsung.
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And you actually got more from Samsung - it has an inbuilt Wacom digitiser that can accurately sens where the s-pen is. Accurately enough that you can write on it, and it will read (and convert) your writing to text.
The screen res is fine, I generally find that the limiting ability is my eyes not the screen

It is due to the wacom digitizer that the screen res is lower... Wacom don't do Hi-res screens.... However, I watch movies on this, browse the web and do work on it. Screen is fine.
I think the "bigger is better" attitude came about with Apple not being able to compete with most things so brought out their retina screen.... The human eye can't detect this many pixels so it's useless to have a 10 inch screen with off the chart resolution....
If you want an all around tablet that does everything and doesn't disappoint then go with the Note 10.1... Otherwise you are looking at other tablets that aren't Samsung... They may have awesome screen resolution but it takes more than 1 thing to make a brilliant tablet....

Trust me, I have had the Nexus 7, the Nexus 10, the Kindle Fire, and now the note 10.1 and the note is by far the best tablet I have owned. The screen should be 1 of the least important factors when choosing a tablet in my opinion, especially when they are all hi def to begin with. If you want a tablet that is best all around, especially for product tivity and getting things done, the note is so far above the competition it's not even funny. I have installed jelly bean on my note and it vastly improved the existing capabilities of the note. It should be out for the US devices within the next month or so. It is well worth the wait, it is the best update I have ever received on an Android device before.
Regarding the Nexus 10, you will be impressed by it screen for the first week or so, then you will realize that it can't do anything your phone can't do, and you will not use it as much. The note is amazing because it can do so many more things than any phone or tablet on the market. You really have to own it to understand how great it is.
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sounds great. it will mostly be used by my wife, and she definitely would make use of the writing recognition, so I guess it's settled. thanks for the input.

Max_Pain said:
sounds great. it will mostly be used by my wife, and she definitely would make use of the writing recognition, so I guess it's settled. thanks for the input.
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Great " choice there! You certainly won't be disappointed with it
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bought her the white 16GB Wi-Fi model (GT-N8013?).
now to find out how to root and update it to JB. it came with ICS 4.0.4 and software update shows no updates available.
with time I can figure it out (have rooted and modded every device we've had, including our current SGS3s) but if you can give me a link to the best rooting method (the sticky seems outdated?) and the latest/most stable JB-based rom that would be greatly appreciated.

I had my doubts about getting the note 10.1 because of all the reasons stated in the first post of this thread. I am a note 2 owner so i wasnt keen on getting a tablet with lower specs than my phone but as far as android tablets go at the moment this is top of the range. Its due a jellybean update very soon and is quick on ics anyway.
Multiview is awesome
The Spen is handy and very fun with photoshop touch
Front facing stereo speakers are nice
The battery life is good
Expandable sd card slot is a bonus (and not standard on all tablets)
I do notice the screen pixels on the note 10.1 slightly compared to my note 2 but its still a clear crisp HD display. (And the higher res the screen the more of a drain it can be on resourses).
There is also a 3g note 10.1 which u can actually make calls and text with.
2GB of ram.
Get the note 10.1 in the same colour as your s3 the phone and tablet look great as a set
Overall the note 10.1 is one of if not the highest spec android tablet on the market right now and for me it also offers a few things other tablets cant.
My honest dislikes are the damn 30pin connector and no micro usb. Yes i have an otg adapter but i find the 30 pin connector to have no benefits over the micro usb and just a pain. Personal niggle.
Also its a very slippery device thats a terrible fingerprint magnet but i wouldnt swap it for any other tablet on the market and i spent weeks watching youtube reviews on them all before i bought the note 10.1.
I used to own an ipad 3 i prefer my note 10.1 but im an android fan
So yeah id recomend it
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Ill sell u mine jus couple months old mint condition still has plastic on it plus a nice case hdmi and usb adapter bluetooth keyboard running jellybean. Warranty with reciept.
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Ill sell u mine jus couple months old mint condition still has plastic on it plus a nice case hdmi and usb adapter bluetooth keyboard running jellybean. Warranty with reciept.
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You have an hdmi adaptor? Im interested in that, I cant find it anywhere.
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dont get hung up on the screen resolution mate, they all use similar DPI's, where there is a qualitative difference the extra features in the note set it far ahead of the pack for me.

Max_Pain said:
hey guys.
my wife and I are big Samsung Fans. we've got Samsung Smart LED 3D TV, Samsung Blu-ray player, Samsung sound bar, both of us have Galaxy S3s.
We had the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 but opted for selling it a while back. Now my wife has hinted at wanting a tablet again, and I want the latest and greatest, and this time a 10.1 since our phones are 4.8" and it doesn't make sense to get a tablet with only a couple inches more.
is this the latest iteration of the Note tablets? I thought it would be based on the Note 2?
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab/GT-N8013ZWYXAR
looking at this, it's got a lower resolution than my phone, very outdated software (i've been on 4.1.1 for almost 2 months!) and hardly seems to have the upgrade in technology I was expecting.
or am I looking at the wrong thing?
if you can steer me in the right direction, that would be great. we want the latest and newest Samsung tablet...this seems to be it, but it also seems to be a little disappointing in the specs.
thanks!
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Hi Max-Pain,
JB 4.1.2 is coming along officially, www.sammobile.com has just leaked some semi-official versions (Asia and Europe) already bug-free and very smooth.
Don't forget the S-Pen feature can make you "drop" your inkpen once and for all........ love it! It may take a long while that MS tablet can boast such a feature - WP8 can't hold a candle to Android for the time being........ if I could take a strong side, I'd say Android is the best ever for touchscreen, forget Apple and MS........ somebody could pick on me for this, who cares........ Enjoy

thanks for the continued feedback guys...but I think you missed my post above where I said I already bought it.
and i'm already rooted and on jelly bean