I'll be shortly in China very soon and would like to grab a "deal-breaker" tablet. Please help me out, I have no clue which brand is popular enough to be supported at XDA and which model is expected to have less problems. I'm sure there are good ones, better build quality, that play nicely, don't crash, don't have HW/SW issues, etc. Some popular model!
I'd like:
- Quad-core A9 Rock 3188 or Exynos 4412 CPU,
- 10,1" or 9,7" HD/retina resolution 1920x1200 or 2048x1536
- 2GB RAM
- Bluetooth
- HW volume buttons
- sleek/thin design
- better battery (>7,500 mAh)
- smaller bezel if possible
- black or silver if possible
- USB charging as well, if possible
- case with a BT (full-size) keyboard that fits
Wishful thinking:
- XDA support (like ROMs, problems solving, tweaks, maybe even running Ubuntu on it)
- manufacturer's support in FW updates
Both formats are ok:
a) iPad format (4:3), retina (2048x1536): e.g. Visture V79HD, Cube U9GT5/U9GTV, Yuandao Vido N90 FHD, Pipo M6, Hyundai Play X900 , Freelander PD800, Ainol Novo9, Aoson M33
b) Nexus format (16:10), HD (1920x1200): e.g. Ramos W30HD (Samsung SoC), Cube U30GT2 (ugly), Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD (expensive)
- What model of the above would you recommend?
- Pipo M6 is a newcomer, just introduced!
- I like Visture V79HD the most (with BT keyboard), but the are no reviews on the net, no XDA topics, empty forum on Visture website. Scroll down for lots of pics:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2048...C-Visture-V97-HD-Rockchip-Quad/914676697.html
- Popular Pipo M9 is nice, but low-res.
Please be kind and suggest a model or two or three that fits! Thanks a lot!
The Samsung note 10.1 is a great tablet and has a thread on xda. Also the nexus 10 is good to. I think they both have 2 gb of ram but I could be wrong. The note has tons of case options. Not sure about the nexus. Either one is a good choice.
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^ Yeah, thanks, I know a lot about Samsung Tab and Nexus, I'm now looking for a Chinese tablet, since I'll be in China for short and can buy it cheap.
plz provide a section for pipo and cube and hynudai and other chinesse tablets
for full support and devolopment
Freelander PD800 HD
I have no experience with it from a software standpoint, but in my opinion, just by looking at specs and what would probably get you the most stability/bang for your buck would be the upcoming Freelander PD800 HD. The HD version specifically. It's going to have an Exynos 5250 (the same SoC as in the Nexus 10) so the weird choppiness and lag spikes and battery issues the Rockchip/Allwinner chips have is going to be avoided. It also has a retina display as per the original Freelander PD800. You can go check it out on Geekbuying. Kind of want one myself.
My two cent's
Pipo M6.
Got mine a little more than a week ago and am very happy with it.
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I got Pipo M8 Pro which works like a charm, not bulky & more stylish than M6. I played with both but finally choose M8 pro. It does not have a Retina display but I don't mind even though I have Full HD display on my smartphone. I'm using ROM (FW) with SDK 2.0 upgrade for RK3188. Smooth & nice.
However, I also think M6 is a very good deal, especially after releasing SDK upgrade.
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Hi - A friend of mine is looking for a budget tablet (< £200) for his son.. he doesn't know anything about Android and has asked for my help.. !!
I've never researched the low end of the market - but having looked around tonight, there is so much choice that I don't know where to start!
He doesn't really want to spend more than £200.. I want him to have full App Market access (not some limited proprietary app store)... Ideally Honeycomb with plans confirmed for upgrade to ICS...
Does such a thing exist? If not, he'll sacrifice the OS upgrade element, and even drop down to Gingerbread if necessary.
Thanks (in anticipation).
First thing: Honeycomb is only for Tablets.
Second, the only phone that I know that almost reach all what he want is Xperia Mini/Mini Pro.
He wants too much for a too low price, I think.
EDIT: Forget it, I tought it was a phone.
Maybe the Acer iconia a100. Pretty good tab if you ask me.
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be sure to chech the HYUNDAI A7. 7" Android 4.0 Tablet with 3G, Wi-Fi for 110 bucks @focalprice[dot]com
hera are the specs:
7" capacitive
Android 4.0 OS
Resolution: 800x480
HD capacity up to 8G
Supports 3G, USB Dongle, Wi-Fi
Supports HDMI interface
Supports 3D games
Supports Gravity Sensor
Supports up to 32GB TF card
Operating System Android 4.0
Processor Type Cortex-A8
Chip Quanzhi A10
Processor Clock Speed 1.5G
Cache Memory 512M
RAM/Technology DDR3
Graphics Integrated graphics, 1080P supported
Display Technology LCD
Display Diagonal Size 7" (16:9)
Max Resolution 800x480
I think it's one of the best devices at this price
Either the Kindle Fire or Nook tab. They're both pretty good tabs at low prices - not sure about ICS update status, but im almost certain they both have honeycomb.
Easy
Nook Color, either new or first version. Throw CM7 on there, clock to 1400 and run circles around the rest for under your budget. Go used and save more.
Wait for the Asus 7", it will be smokin fast. Tegra 3......
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He ended up young for the HTC flyer..got it for £235.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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Hey guys, looking to get a really cheap ICS tablet - original wanted to get a Ainol Nova 7 paladin, but found out that because of it's CPU, it is not compatible with most apps.
Wondering if it would be worth getting this:
512MB 4GB 7" Android 4.0 Capacitive Touch Tablet MID 1GHZ WiFi/ 3G Camera HDMI
(stick that in google - I am not able to post links yet)
or
www(DOT)ebay(DOT)com/itm/512MB-4GB-7-Android-4-0-Capacitive-Touch-Tablet-MID-1GHZ-WiFi-3G-Camera-HDMI-/160762504214?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item256e312416#ht_5492wt_986
Or if these chinese tablets tend to give problems.
What do you think? Are there any other tablets out there like the Novo 7, but with the ARM architect?
Thanks.
Depends on your price range, I guess, but there are usually HP Touchpads for sale all over eBay and you can easily run CyanogenMod9 on them.
tim.biscuits said:
Hey guys, looking to get a really cheap ICS tablet - original wanted to get a Ainol Nova 7 paladin, but found out that because of it's CPU, it is not compatible with most apps.
Wondering if it would be worth getting this:
512MB 4GB 7" Android 4.0 Capacitive Touch Tablet MID 1GHZ WiFi/ 3G Camera HDMI
(stick that in google - I am not able to post links yet)
or
www(DOT)ebay(DOT)com/itm/512MB-4GB-7-Android-4-0-Capacitive-Touch-Tablet-MID-1GHZ-WiFi-3G-Camera-HDMI-/160762504214?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item256e312416#ht_5492wt_986
Or if these chinese tablets tend to give problems.
What do you think? Are there any other tablets out there like the Novo 7, but with the ARM architect?
Thanks.
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I bought one of these, mainly for our 6 year old son, so that he would stop asking me for my phone. It runs great! Screen resolution is not the best, but good for what he does. Great for a reader, web browser, and email. Have not watched a movie on it yet. But, for the price, it's a good deal.
Asus models look very advanced. Have a look at their selection!
Hi,
i'm thinking about buying a Vega clone with 3G. At the moment i have a cheap 99bucks 7" tablet with ICS, 512mb ram and 1,2Ghz Cortex A8 cpu. The speed is ok, actually it's enough for me, but the screen is just too small and the resolution is crappy (800x480). 3G with an external dongel is annoying to. So I looked around on ebay and found new Vega Clones with 3G for 140€. How fast is it? Faster than my actual device? My actuall device (Odys neo x7) doens't has root at the moment, of course I'll use roms for the Vega.
Can I compare the speed of the Vega with my girlfriends classic Desire?
Thanks in advance
You mean the advent vega? Cause i had one and that screen is horrible...id invest in one of the chinese tablets with ics and an ips screen.. Id check out the ainol novo 7 aurora 2, allthough thats 7 inch. But there are enough 10" ones with ips, dual core and 4.0 for around the pricepoint of the vega. You can find them on sites like gadgetgreats.com etc
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I wouldnt...
Hi,
I'm a little bit torn between these two devices. One of the carriers from my country is offering the Mediapad at around $440 while the GTab2 goes for around $560.
Am looking for something small and portable. Mostly for browsing the internet, reading ebooks and pdfs. Am a college student so I also want to be able to edit word documents and simple excel sheets.
The mediapad and the Gtab2 have quite similar specs, save for the fact that the HMP has a morr premium feel and a higher screen resolution. However, I want to recieve future OS updates and am not quite sure whether Huawei will deliver them. Well, Samsung might not but by the looks of things, the GTAb2 has a larger developer base which i believe is willing to take things into its own hands!!
Am not much of a gaming person. Gigahertz and benchmark readings have never excited me that much. Am only looking for solid and consistent performance.
Hope anyone can help.
Thanks.
in my country Gtab2 7" only cost about $370 - $390 USD
the 10" inch is more expensive than the 7 inch
and the Gtab 7" plus is about $560.
So in term of hardware specs the Gtab2 7" is very different than Gtab 7" Plus.
the Huawei mediapad have better GPU Adreno 220, rather than Gtab2 (Powervr sgx540 GPU).
and the Gtab 7" Plus have Mali-400MP4 GPU
Mali-400MP4 > Adreno220 > PowerVR SGX540
but the "Huawei" brand is not convincing as Samsung, it's up to you to gamble on these 2 products
I suggest to buy Galaxy Tab 7 Plus ($550), but if you want to save money, you should buy Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (only cost about $390)
Rotundjere said:
in my country Gtab2 7" only cost about $370 - $390 USD
the 10" inch is more expensive than the 7 inch
and the Gtab 7" plus is about $560.
So in term of hardware specs the Gtab2 7" is very different than Gtab 7" Plus.
the Huawei mediapad have better GPU Adreno 220, rather than Gtab2 (Powervr sgx540 GPU).
and the Gtab 7" Plus have Mali-400MP4 GPU
Mali-400MP4 > Adreno220 > PowerVR SGX540
but the "Huawei" brand is not convincing as Samsung, it's up to you to gamble on these 2 products
I suggest to buy Galaxy Tab 7 Plus ($550), but if you want to save money, you should buy Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 (only cost about $390)
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Thanks for your suggestion. I'll go to the shop toorrow to give both a try bfore I make up my mind. If I may ask, are you happy with your Galaxy Tab 2? Sorry for all the questions, am a poor college kid and I cant afford to burn my fingers again as I did with my earlier purchase of the Blackberry Playbook.
jmunge89 said:
Thanks for your suggestion. I'll go to the shop toorrow to give both a try bfore I make up my mind. If I may ask, are you happy with your Galaxy Tab 2? Sorry for all the questions, am a poor college kid and I cant afford to burn my fingers again as I did with my earlier purchase of the Blackberry Playbook.
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Sure, I'm very happy with my new Galaxy tab 2 7.0 (Android 4.04 update, & force GPU rendering on settings > developer options).
browsing, email, reading e-newspaper has never been easier with 7" inch screen. Gtab2 7.0 is awesome, it's fast too!
it's more cheaper than other tablet, & with ram 1GB you can run ICS/JellyBean on it (device with only 512MB will struggle to run ICS/JB)
Btw, I'm new mobile game developer, and I choose Gtab2 without any doubt to develop my game on Gtab2.
If you wan't smoother experience when running google maps 3D, or twitter app, etc.. then you should go for Huawei mediapad (Adreno 220), because I've tried Adreno 220 on HTC Sensation and it's blazingly fast without any lags at all.
All I can say is Samsung Gtab2 build quality is perfect.
The only problem with Huawei is the brand itself & I'm not really sure about the build quality of their products.
Because I've seen cheap Huawei phones (about $20) but with poor build quality (the keypad button is hard to press).
While the cheapest Samsung phone (about $20-30, I get this for free when buying Gtab2 in my country) the keypad button is perfect, similar experiece when using Nokia phones with very good keypad
Please note that Gtab2 7.0 price is about $360-390 USD.
Don't get fooled by distributor, if they sell Gtab2 7.0 at $560, then you should go for Huawei
What you will choose from these and why?
Pipo P1 - RK3288 - 9.7" 2048*1536 24bit - 2GB LPDDR3 - 10000MAh Li-Ion - Gyro
Teclast P90HD - RK3288 - 8.9" 2560*1600 - 2GB LPDDR2(??) - 7000MAh Li-Poly -
Onda v975i - Z3735D - 9.7" 2048*1536 - 2GB LPDDR3 - 7800 MAh -
Can Pipo P1 find a dedicated xda forum in future?
teclast display is making me run behind it.
Please give your inputs
onda is cheaper by 20-40$..
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What you will choose from these and why?
Pipo P1 - RK3288 - 9.7" 2048*1536 24bit - 2GB LPDDR3 - 10000MAh Li-Ion - Gyro
Teclast P90HD - RK3288 - 8.9" 2560*1600 - 2GB LPDDR2(??) - 7000MAh Li-Poly -
Onda v975i - Z3735D - 9.7" 2048*1536 - 2GB LPDDR3 - 7800 MAh -
Can Pipo P1 find a dedicated xda forum in future?
teclast display is making me run behind it.
Please give your inputs
onda is cheaper by 20-40$..
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Just got my Teclast tablet and I have to say I'm really impressed. Build quality is excellent. And screen...
I can confirm 40K points in Antutu.
Well my vote goes to Teclast and I wish someone on xda could pick it for a little root project.
amschip said:
Just got my Teclast tablet and I have to say I'm really impressed. Build quality is excellent. And screen...
I can confirm 40K points in Antutu.
Well my vote goes to Teclast and I wish someone on xda could pick it for a little root project.
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Finally i found a person to ask about p90hd.
Is it a 24bit color display?
How long battery is staying?
Is it kitkat preloaded?
Can you share a photo of the product if possible?
Because most images available on the net are bad quality renders...
Did you test MHL(if exist)/HDMI/Miracast features? Sorry i know thats too much to ask.
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Finally i found a person to ask about p90hd.
Is it a 24bit color display?
How long battery is staying?
Is it kitkat preloaded?
Can you share a photo of the product if possible?
Because most images available on the net are bad quality renders...
Did you test MHL(if exist)/HDMI/Miracast features? Sorry i know thats too much to ask.
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I believe it is 24 bit. Will have to check.
I was playing some racing games like Asphalt 8 yesterday for about 2 hours and used about half of juice.
Yes KitKat is there.
I left my tablet at home so I'll try to post some screenshots later but believe me it looks exactly like on official Teclast pictures
HDMI works flawlessly. I have a set up that uses splitter connected to my sound system which then connects to my TV and it worked without a problem.
WIDI/Miracast will have to wait until I get my Netgear PTV3000 I ordered yesterday.
Hope that helps.
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