So I'm debating if I should get the shield or wait and see what the new nexus tablet had to offer. So my question is if anyone had any regrets getting the tablet? Any input would be great.
I have ADHD and I get tired of devices extremely quickly usually. I am very excited to receive my Shield Tablet on Friday or Monday however. And I will update you as far as how I like it. Tell me anything you need tested on it and I'd be more than happy to test it.
Jaybenosa said:
So I'm debating if I should get the shield or wait and see what the new nexus tablet had to offer. So my question is if anyone had any regrets getting the tablet? Any input would be great.
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Yes and No
I was one of the unfortunate ones that got a device with the edge cracking issues. Normally this wouldn't be an issue if I lived in the US. But I live in Australia. So round-tripping the tablet for a RMA will likely cost me about A$60-70 in shipping fees. Because it is cosmetic, I don't feel like I need to rush to do it, so I'll just put up with the cracks until such time as the manufacturer's warranty is about to run out, or when I sell it (whichever comes first).
I have also been having some very strange issues with corporate mail, specifically .pfx certificate storage. I've reported the issue to NVidia, and hopefully they can confirm it is a bug with 4.4.2 and can fix it.
Other than that, I'm happy with the device. The stylus is great for playing touch games like Sky Force 2014, and I'm sure that once I receive my Shield Controller I'll get a new appreciation for just how great the device is.
Thanks for the input guys! Searching for more reviews, I got introduced to the tegra note 7! I'm now torn between that and the shield. Have any of you 2 had the tegra note 7?
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Thanks for the input guys! Searching for more reviews, I got introduced to the tegra note 7! I'm now torn between that and the shield. Have any of you 2 had the tegra note 7?
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I haven't had it but my bestie has it and it's alright (Actually it's pretty good tbh.). But, if you're really into the gaming scene, especially mobile. I would highly recommend the tablet. I know I haven't gotten mine yet. But i had the original shield and I loved it to bits. VERY good device. The entire shield specific apps that came with it were great in my opinion, very speedy device. No lag in anything I threw at it.
The shield tablet is more powerful and is even capable of emulating GameCube games (Albeit barely playable and only the most popular titles) but that fact along with the half life 2 and portal games and the other shield only capabilities was enough for me to send back my shield and get the shield tablet. BUT! If you're gonna go with the shield tablet I don't recommend the shield controller. I recommend the iPega 9023 from here http://www.dx.com/p/ipega-9023-blue...pod-ipad-samsung-htc-more-337604#.VAfh0fmOJh4
(not amazon because it takes at least a month to arrive from china lol)
As it works as well as the official shield controller and even works perfectly for all the shield games and apps like HL2, Portal, GameStream, And GRID Beta.
And I will be reviewing my new 128GB Micro SD, the Shield Tablet and the iPega 9023 on here. look for my review on the iPega in about 2 weeks max but the Shield Tablet and the Micro SD in the next week or less here on the forums for the Shield Tablet.
Any questions or requests on tests I should run feel free to ask.
Thanks for the heads up on the controller! I take it it should work on any tablet right? just in case I don't end up getting the shield
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Thanks for the heads up on the controller! I take it it should work on any tablet right? just in case I don't end up getting the shield
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That is correct.
It works with any tablet or any phone with Bluetooth.
Best with larger phones though. If you're gonna use it with a phone. (Which i don't recommend)
Here's a very good very in depth review of the iPega 9023 controller with the Nvidia shield tablet.
Ipega pg-9023 Review with Nvida Shield
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That is correct.
It works with any tablet or any phone with Bluetooth.
Best with larger phones though. If you're gonna use it with a phone. (Which i don't recommend)
Here's a very good very in depth review of the iPega 9023 controller with the Nvidia shield tablet.
Ipega pg-9023 Review with Nvida Shield
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Does it work with trine 2
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Does it work with trine 2
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I do not have either the tablet or the controller yet, but, I found this info. And I remember reading that an update to Trine 2 fixed this, but here's info from around the web.
Dead trigger 1-2, Nova 3, half life 2, portal, modern combat 4-5, etc perfect
Doom 3 port android perfect.
Nvidia grid ok
Nvidia gamestream ok
And as for Trine 2
Failure to connect the graphics command.
No letter or leave the options menu.
To move the character cursor is not on the right stick.
If I disconnect the controller and restart the game, everything returns to normal.
Any other questions just ask.
Thanks. When you mean perfect I assume 100% working but good means not 100%? So a bit of trick will make trine 2 work.
I already have the shield controller but I like how the one you posted clamps on to the sides. Makes it really portable. And having the extra buttons for home etc is nice. Although I wish it could charge at the same time but the port is blocked.
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Thanks. When you mean perfect I assume 100% working but good means not 100%? So a bit of trick will make trine 2 work.
I already have the shield controller but I like how the one you posted clamps on to the sides. Makes it really portable. And having the extra buttons for home etc is nice. Although I wish it could charge at the same time but the port is blocked.
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Correct. Perfect means either 100% or 90% minimum. Good means about 80%.
And the controller I posted has Volume up, Volume down, Play/pause, Fast forward and fast back as well.
Anyone able to figure out the issue of the device losing battery charge WHILE connected to the charger? This is while using the device, of course.
This is the only thing holding me back in getting the tablet.
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Anyone able to figure out the issue of the device losing battery charge WHILE connected to the charger? This is while using the device, of course.
This is the only thing holding me back in getting the tablet.
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From everything I've heard, it's skype. It causes really bad drain on the battery on this tablet apparently.
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From everything I've heard, it's skype. It causes really bad drain on the battery on this tablet apparently.
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I was referring to this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2864126
Battery drain occurs regardless of the apps you run.
Apparently, this is even talked about in Nvidia forum.
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I was referring to this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2864126
Battery drain occurs regardless of the apps you run.
Apparently, this is even talked about in Nvidia forum.
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Sorry. Didn't see that issue.
On a side note, I have to go to bed It's 12:52 am for me lol.
Any questions, I'll answer later.
Yah I just saw that and I'm wondering what's gonna happen. I have an opportunity to buy a shield of Craigslist brand new in the box with a receipt. With the cracked glass, would I be able to get a replacement even though I didn't purchase in store?
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Yah I just saw that and I'm wondering what's gonna happen. I have an opportunity to buy a shield of Craigslist brand new in the box with a receipt. With the cracked glass, would I be able to get a replacement even though I didn't purchase in store?
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Not entirely sure. Most likely not, and even if you could it wouldn't be worth the effort in my opinion.
Just buy one off Amazon or eBay or something. It's much easier. Especially if you do it through Amazon. (I just prefer Amazon over almost anything else. As I've always been satisfied with them.)
I'll be getting the Shield Tablet tomorrow. I will do tests. But I need to know what tests to run. lol
People please suggest tests.
Bye bye shield be returned on Monday. Great tablet but has been rushed out the door to early! 2nd batch should hopefully sort the rest of the problems out. Now have to wait for the nexus 8/9
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Bye bye shield be returned on Monday. Great tablet but has been rushed out the door to early! 2nd batch should hopefully sort the rest of the problems out. Now have to wait for the nexus 8/9
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That bad? What problems we're you having with it?
I love my SHIELD. 100% worth in my opinion. That being said it does have its issues, but nothing so problematic that it becomes a major everyday issue. So far the only thing thats REALLY bugged was that after about an hour of having the screen on at almost full brightness (I had stay awake on in dev options and was fiddling around in adb) I noticed significant screen burn where the nav bar was, and screen burn from a zooper widget I had been using on the home screen. It goes away though and after keeping the brightness under 80% it never happened again. Other then that, my battery drains while plugged into the wall when I have it in console mode, but I rarely use that feature.
Heres a pic of the widget burn. It went away after about 20-30 minutes.
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Other then that havn't had any issues with the controller, or any other features of the device. It's perfect for my needs and worth every cent.
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I've had a quick look and found nothing so..
Im purchasing a tab on monday and my choices are the xoom or the a500. From what I can see is they both have the same specs.
But what should I go for?
the acer comes out on monday? i'd go to best buy or wherever and play with both of them side by side and make my decision.
A CHALLENGER APPEARS.
Well, I don't have a Xoom yet, and was planning on getting one probably next week or the week after (WiFi only) but... wow, looks like the Acer Iconia is a serious challenger. Almost $150 less (or about $100 if you find a decent deal at certain places) and the only thing that looks to be of 'lesser' spec is the internal memory at 16GB. However, the SD card slot works out of the box, and I have a 16GB MicroSD card just waiting!
I think I'm gonna have to wait until the Iconia gets out and maybe get one of those instead of the Xoom.
Also looks like the Iconia has the ports on the side (which I like) while still having a dock connector on the bottom. Also has a host USB port next to the micro USB port on the side. Also has the power/sleep button on the side instead of the back (one thing I'm kinda iffy about on the Xoom).
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A CHALLENGER APPEARS.
Well, I don't have a Xoom yet, and was planning on getting one probably next week or the week after (WiFi only) but... wow, looks like the Acer Iconia is a serious challenger. Almost $150 less (or about $100 if you find a decent deal at certain places) and the only thing that looks to be of 'lesser' spec is the internal memory at 16GB. However, the SD card slot works out of the box, and I have a 16GB MicroSD card just waiting!
I think I'm gonna have to wait until the Iconia gets out and maybe get one of those instead of the Xoom.
Also looks like the Iconia has the ports on the side (which I like) while still having a dock connector on the bottom. Also has a host USB port next to the micro USB port on the side. Also has the power/sleep button on the side instead of the back (one thing I'm kinda iffy about on the Xoom).
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Im picking the Iconia up next week, getting rid of my Dell Streak 7
In the UK the Iconia is £30 cheaper for the same 32GB spec. Well and the Iconia has a USB host port as well which is worth a lot extra.
I played on both in Currys and even though I really liked the Xoom I couldn't justify the extra price and wanted the full USB.
My biggwst problem with the acer tablet is that its from acer. When I think of quality technology acer is not the brand that comes in mind. All the features sound good, but will it really work and for how long?
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Iconia and wifi dual band?
... for video i love to have 5GHz Wifi, read in the transformer thread the xoom has dual band (2,4 & 5 GHz). What's about the iconia?
From the manual:
Connectivity
•Bluetooth 2.1+EDR & A2DP support
•Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n WLAN (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
•GPS
tumbes20000 said:
My biggwst problem with the acer tablet is that its from acer. When I think of quality technology acer is not the brand that comes in mind. All the features sound good, but will it really work and for how long?
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Note the $150 price difference. I'm not sure this is due to quality, but I'll have my Iconia tablet on Monday or Tuesday. I did get hands-on a Xoom today at Best Buy. It's a very solid piece of kit.
I definitely wanted the host USB port, and I like the location of the jacks and buttons better. The power/sleep button on the back of the Xoom? What were you thinking, Moto??
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the acer comes out on monday? i'd go to best buy or wherever and play with both of them side by side and make my decision.
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Hey, I recognize the name from the Archos 101 forums...
Doing side by side would be a good idea. Screen and build quality would be the things I would try to focus on, since most of the stuff 'under the hood' is the same, save the Iconia's 16GB storage.
Then consider the $150 price difference and decide whether the Xoom is worth it.
With the WiFi only iPad selling for $499 now, I think Moto's gonna have to drop the price to stay competitive.
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Doing side by side would be a good idea. Screen and build quality would be the things I would try to focus on, since most of the stuff 'under the hood' is the same, save the Iconia's 16GB storage.
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Apart from the differences already mentioned, I don't think the A500 has a notification/charger indicator.
Also, the only Acer A500's I've seen in the UK shops have 32GB.....
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In the end I got the Acer Inconia a500 32GB, It works perfectly. The build quailty feels solid and I did manege to look at them both next to each other. The overall size off the xoom is smaller because off the bezil. The screen quailty looked exactly the same on full britness. Nothing that I saw made me think that there was a 30 pound price difrence.
If you care the acer picks up 10 points off touch. While i've heard the xoom picks up 16. I think 10 is overkill let alone 16. But it could be a plus for the xoom. But that can be countered with a usb.
The acer is also heavery.
>The acer is also heavery.
So you can heave it farther than the Xoom? I insist on a first-hand demonstration! Vids or it didn't happen!
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>The acer is also heavery.
So you can heave it farther than the Xoom? I insist on a first-hand demonstration! Vids or it didn't happen!
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Then It didnt happen. I saw it with my very own eyes.
I now have a tablet which I Think is perfect and with a working sd card reader out off the box. I can do a recording off the Iconia when I get back in
I was mostly curious about two differences. I heard the Acer had only 5 hours of battery life as opposed to the Xooms 10. Which isn't a huge difference but those figures are usually larger than what I find with my devices. What kind of battery life are you guys seeing on your Xooms/A500s?
My other worry was I heard there was an Acer UI layed over honeycomb. I forget where I heard that but after my terrible experience waiting for Samsung to update my Captivate from 2.1 to 2.2 after 2.3 had been released for 4 months (luckily XDA came to the rescue), I was really looking forward to the stock experience the Xoom has. If the A500 is subjected to manufacture updates rather than straight from Google updates that would be a big minus in my book.
Odd that the ad above shows a 5 hour battery life... I ordered mine from Best Buy, and just checked the site, it says up to 8 hours.
We'll see.
I just got to play with the Acer and XOOM for the first time in currys an wow the XOOM jus isn't done justice in photos. It's sexy an sleek. The Acer looked bulky and kind of "old" technology in you understand me. Big bezel, nasty gray plastic colour. Kind of cheap looking.
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The battery life says 8 hours on the box. Does quite well with the battery too. When you start playing some games (especially from the tegra zone) the battery wont last anywhere near
alias_neo clearly you just looked. It has a metal feel to it and the build is solid. Feels like the xoom compaired to build quailty. I do prefer the xoom's looks though.
SRDMizzou said:
I was mostly curious about two differences. I heard the Acer had only 5 hours of battery life as opposed to the Xooms 10. Which isn't a huge difference but those figures are usually larger than what I find with my devices. What kind of battery life are you guys seeing on your Xooms/A500s?
My other worry was I heard there was an Acer UI layed over honeycomb. I forget where I heard that but after my terrible experience waiting for Samsung to update my Captivate from 2.1 to 2.2 after 2.3 had been released for 4 months (luckily XDA came to the rescue), I was really looking forward to the stock experience the Xoom has. If the A500 is subjected to manufacture updates rather than straight from Google updates that would be a big minus in my book.
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My A500 lasts about 8/8.5 hours of full use (videos,music,browsing,apps etc).
There is no ACER UI, interface is stock honeycomb. There are just some acer apps which you can easily remove, or just not use them if you dont like them.
hal752 said:
The battery life says 8 hours on the box. Does quite well with the battery too. When you start playing some games (especially from the tegra zone) the battery wont last anywhere near
alias_neo clearly you just looked. It has a metal feel to it and the build is solid. Feels like the xoom compaired to build quailty. I do prefer the xoom's looks though.
Besides use over looks. I like the usb and the working sd out off the box, and with all the issues all the wifi xooms seem to be having on here. I think I made the right choice.
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You are correct, I just looked at the Acer. Had no interest in touching it, although I did have a quick flick around on the screen since the tablet itself was in a holder.
Still looks overall quite ugly, but the screen was certainly brighter than the XOOM.
I won't buy Acer hardware though, they tend to bite off more than they can chew and their hardware commits suicide. Seen it time and time again.
Hello, I want to get a new tablet (currently using and android'ed Touchpad still), and HD resolution is important to me. I've been keeping an eye on the TF700 and now have a chance to grab one for about $345 new. But I know some newer HD tablets were announced at CES and are on the horizon for some time (but I don't think pricing has been announced). At this point should I just hold off to see what is coming, or at that price am I safe to grab the TF700 and be happy for a while to come.
My primary uses will be reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movies.
Thanks to any help!
6 months ago I would have said buy but today I would wait. The lag issue is a pia (at least if you stick with stock rom) and there are some new hd tablets comming out in the next 3-6 months. The only thing i don't know is if they will have sd slots (which is a must for me but appears to be a nono to google).
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Hello, I want to get a new tablet (currently using and android'ed Touchpad still), and HD resolution is important to me. I've been keeping an eye on the TF700 and now have a chance to grab one for about $345 new. But I know some newer HD tablets were announced at CES and are on the horizon for some time (but I don't think pricing has been announced). At this point should I just hold off to see what is coming, or at that price am I safe to grab the TF700 and be happy for a while to come.
My primary uses will be reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movies.
Thanks to any help!
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6 months ago I would have said buy but today I would wait. The lag issue is a pia (at least if you stick with stock rom) and there are some new hd tablets comming out in the next 3-6 months. The only thing i don't know is if they will have sd slots (which is a must for me but appears to be a nono to google).
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Thank you for response, I have no issue modding to a different rom, I've done it on other tablets / phones before (heck I'm using a touchpad modded from webOS to android now anyways). But if modding it doesn't help much then that is a concern.
My other concern was the newer tablets will be priced again in the 400-500 range, or the lower priced HD tablets will have specs worse than the transformer already has.
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Thank you for response, I have no issue modding to a different rom, I've done it on other tablets / phones before (heck I'm using a touchpad modded from webOS to android now anyways). But if modding it doesn't help much then that is a concern.
My other concern was the newer tablets will be priced again in the 400-500 range, or the lower priced HD tablets will have specs worse than the transformer already has.
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My honest opinion, it's very hard to find a FULLY LOADED TABLET like tf700 with the highest resolution screen. If you willing to unlock to use custom rom. I would say YES 100%.
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My honest opinion, it's very hard to find a FULLY LOADED TABLET like tf700 with the highest resolution screen. If you willing to unlock to use custom rom. I would say YES 100%.
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Thanks for your opinion. I pulled the trigger. Worse case if I'm really unhappy I will return it before I unlock it.
Thanks for advice!!!!
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Thanks for your opinion. I pulled the trigger. Worse case if I'm really unhappy I will return it before I unlock it.
Thanks for advice!!!!
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smart decision!!! bravo!
I bought mine on ebay for 350$ used, well worth it, beautiful screen and nice speed, glad you bought it, 345$ new is nuts, is that a ebay deal or?
Well today there are two alternatives; the acer and nexus 10. The acer is not a bad tablet but it runs a bit warmer and I think it has shorter battery life ( you should check reviews; it's been a while since i've read them). The nexus 10 biggest con is no sd slot but the recent mobiltech - http://www.mobiletechreview.com/tablets/Google-Nexus-10.htm - was over the top positive if you don't need an that sd slot.
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I'm not unhappy I have the tf700 but the lag thing is a major headache when updating or browsing a lot of web pages and given the price point of the tablet it is a bit downer.
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Anyways I'll probably stick with it another year and then pick up a 13inch ultra-book (sub 3lb) with 1080p screen.
Yeah I agree be wise to wait. The new Sony, Samsung, Visio etc.. coming out.
I think you should wait ! I own the tf700 and I'm not pleased with it mostly because of the lag and random reboots. Sony announced an HD tablet that seems to be a good one. Anyway you should wait until MWC in Barcelona at the end of next month before you make up your mind.
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I think you should wait ! I own the tf700 and I'm not pleased with it mostly because of the lag and random reboots. Sony announced an HD tablet that seems to be a good one. Anyway you should wait until MWC in Barcelona at the end of next month before you make up your mind.
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But Sony announces great things and releases them 6 months after everyone else. That's why their phone sales are in the toilet. They just came out with a new one, nice phone, but it is about the same as a one x, which came out about 9 months ago. I will also admit the lag issue, but still the best one out there, the screen is amazing.
Arguments for the TF700:
- Screen! 1920*1200.
- Screen. 700 nits brightness and great contrast. Almost twice as bright as an iPad 3.
- Keyboard dock. With additional battery and USB.
- microSD card slot, and full size SD card slot in the dock.
- It looks great.
Arguments against the TF700:
- Lag. Slow internal eMMC. (can be worked around with custom ROMs, but not fully solved.)
- Unlocking to install custom ROMs voids your warranty!
- Unlocking is a lottery, and you still can't replace the bootloader on an unlocked device. (the unlocking tool simply does not work for some people and they get no help from Asus.)
- Somewhat unstable, occasional random reboots, hangs with white screen.
- Build quality issues - people report the docking mechanism breaking, light bleed, screen getting loose.
- Only 1 GB RAM and old (for 2013) Tegra 3 SoC.
- Some software that works on other tablets is not available for the TF700.
- Loudspeaker isn't great.
Some folks are replying without seeming to have read the other comments beyond the first. The OP has already made a move on the TF700T.
For the OP's needs "reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movie", the TF700T is more than suitable.
No doubt the N10 has higher performance, but at the cost of far worse battery life. And you don't really need an N10 for "reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movie". I guess you don't "need" a TF700T for that either. Lower ranking devices could fit that bill just fine.
But considering the OP has purchased aTF700T, I think they'll enjoy it.
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Some folks are replying without seeming to have read the other comments beyond the first. The OP has already made a move on the TF700T.
For the OP's needs "reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movie", the TF700T is more than suitable.
No doubt the N10 has higher performance, but at the cost of far worse battery life. And you don't really need an N10 for "reading Comics, web browsing, and 720p videos/movie". I guess you don't "need" a TF700T for that either. Lower ranking devices could fit that bill just fine.
But considering the OP has purchased aTF700T, I think they'll enjoy it.
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Exactly, the N10 is nice and all, but I couldn't live without my MicroSD card, the OP will enjoy it a lot, the 1080p screen look brilliant with movies and text, and you can store tons of movies on a microsd
I just got my Infinity 64GB about 2 weeks ago. I'm pretty pleased with it so far. I have noticed a bit of lag on the web, but it's not horrible. I'm sure a fix will eventually come out for it. I don't see it staying that way forever. I'd probably like to eventually root it, but I get totally confused when reading the instructions on how to. I've only rooted my HTC Thunderbolt and that was a pretty in depth task.
I have noticed the little black line thing here and there but it's not too bad either. I figure a fix will come out for that as well.
I will say with 64GB I was able to load 13 High Quality (about 3 - 6gb each) movies on this thing and it works great! Think I might try knocking the quality down of the movie to a smaller file size so I can load a lot more on here. Just haven't found a ripper/compressor that I like that can create ripped movies without a lot of artifacting...
I'd say the most bothersome thing I've noticed with this tablet is the Light Bleed... however it's only noticed during a completely black screen. It's always got the factory warranty, plus I purchased a 3 year Square Trade warranty along with it so I'm good until 2016 with this bad boy.
This is a pretty interesting tablet coming out...
http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-announces-quad-core-10-inch-tablet-z
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and now have a chance to grab one for about $345 new.
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I'm always on the look out for my GF, she's in the market for a tablet. Where'd you find your deal?
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Do it if you are comfortable unlocking, flashing trwp, and installing Clean ROM. After doing so my tab is smoother than ipad4 at my work. New tablets may be coming out but i doubt they have a comprehensive KB dock as good as this one. Screen is better than retina display and other HD tableys bc of IPS+, screen brightness is as important as res due to glare issues, IPS+ is great for combatting this, and i have yet to see another device with super IPS+. The screen goes to 600 nits of brightness rather than 300-350, which is the highest ive ever seen in any tablet or laptop. The range of brightness settings is also badass, you can go to incresibly low to incredibly high, which is great but often unmentioned.
I have actually replaced my laptop and desktop with tf700. Since buying and flashing CROMI i have never touched my laptop/desktop. My workflow is better on this bc of gesture/KB dock combination. I couldnt be happier.
Plus the tf700 is a sexy fckin beast, nothing else out there looks as badass. The mfctring quality is sick. I have dropped mine from around 5 ft off the ground onto concrete on pretty much every edge of this device and it is still working as well as when i bought it. Slid off my kitchen table onto tile floor directly onto the creen and slid about 5 feet, yet the screen doesnt have a single scratch. GO TF700 lol.
If you don't need the keyboard dock. Then jump on the Nexus 10. But if you are planning to use the tf700 and rooting with a flashing rom. Pull the trigger. Tf700 rooted is a beast of a tablet. And just provides so much functionality with the dock. I mean extra battery, sd slots, usb slots. The full package.
Its never to late to RETURN IT! And you will find there are now some that have unlocked it had to send it back and Asus will not fix it even though it was a hard ware problem. I had just bought one a week ago. Would not even turn on. Just look at all the new stuff coming out some in just weeks others a few months. Better to wait. I am
Posting this here because I did not know this until today when my frequently drained TF700 since recent Android update was feeling hot like one of those hair warmers that mom use to wear.
Took it to Best Buy they looked at it, touched it, felt that it was warm enough to act as a foot warmer. Then they ushered me to the register for exchange or credit after they tried to use the tablet for a minute and it shut off on them.
Exited Best Buy with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Free yourself from ASUS if you bought the TF700 from BB. I just did, owned the TF700 since July last year after I replaced the TF201 from BB manufacture honoring.
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Exited Best Buy with a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Free yourself from ASUS if you bought the TF700 from BB. I just did
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Minus the keyboard dock that transforms the tablet into a notebook. Many of us bought this particular line of tablet specifically for the keyboard dock so that we can conveniently have a convertible tablet or notebook anytime we like.
Glad you're happy with your Note 10.1, but no keyboard dock, no tablet for me.
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Minus the keyboard dock that transforms the tablet into a notebook. Many of us bought this particular line of tablet specifically for the keyboard dock so that we can conveniently have a convertible tablet or notebook anytime we like.
Glad you're happy with your Note 10.1, but no keyboard dock, no tablet for me.
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Exactly... It's stunning to me that there is still virtually no competition to the Transformer line of tablets...
A tablet without a keyboard dock is a non-starter for me now that I've gotten used to the Transformer devices...
It's really that simple for me.
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I couldn't get past the low res screen.
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I couldn't get past the low res screen.
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Yeah - that too! That explains your performance increase right there - much lower resolution!
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- Low res (1280x800 makes my eyes and my head hurt.)
- No keyboard (Have you tried writing 50+ pages of novel a day on a touchscreen? It's a nightmare!)
- No additional battery (I do 7+ hours a day of travelling... plus working during the rest on my tab.)
- No USB port (good luck hooking up a portable harddrive to a Note 10.1: It gives you a "Voltage too high" error. My work requires a 2TB USBdrive.)
- Only a MicroSD slot and no SD (DSLR's don't work with MicroSD cards... And now I have TWO MicroSD's of 64GB with me on top of the 64GB internal.)
- Lower brightness (Outside the Note 10.1 was near-unreadable.)
I'll stay with the TF700, thanks. For me the Note 10.1is far too restrictive.
Yeah I dont know that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is much of an upgrade from the TF700. My Grandma gots a TF300 and I see the pixels and it drives me crazy. A full HD screen is the way to go, especially with dock, extra battery, All the storage capability, etc. I am glad you enjoy it, but I wouldnt as much as my Infinity.
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- Low res (1280x800 makes my eyes and my head hurt.)
- No keyboard (Have you tried writing 50+ pages of novel a day on a touchscreen? It's a nightmare!)
- No additional battery (I do 7+ hours a day of travelling... plus working during the rest on my tab.)
- No USB port (good luck hooking up a portable harddrive to a Note 10.1: It gives you a "Voltage too high" error. My work requires a 2TB USBdrive.)
- Only a MicroSD slot and no SD (DSLR's don't work with MicroSD cards... And now I have TWO MicroSD's of 64GB with me on top of the 64GB internal.)
- Lower brightness (Outside the Note 10.1 was near-unreadable.)
I'll stay with the TF700, thanks. For me the Note 10.1is far too restrictive.
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My Macbook Pro and Dell Xps laptop have the same resolution and my head doesn't hurt working on it. Perhaps you need glasses if viewing 1280x800 makes your head hurt.
Why would I want to attach an external hard drive to a tablet. I don't even attach external drives to my laptops. If I want to transfer files or access files on a remote drive i. e. I just access it over a network share.
Typing 50+ pages is a pipe dream on a tablet let alone the transformer infinity which has the slowest glitchiest performance of any tablet I used. If I wanted to use a physical keyboard there are plenty of wireless keyboards available for the Android tablets.
In all it just sounds like you're trying to convince yourself to hold on to the TF700, if resolution was really your deal break then you made a mistake not getting the Samsung Nexus 10.
<sigh> - now that you got rid of your TF700, I thought we wouldn't have to hear your whining any more...
Guess I was wrong. Even though you don't even have a TF700, you somehow feel the need to keep coming back to the TF700 forums - why?
Please be happy with your device and let us be happy with ours - you don't see me coming over to the Galaxy forums bothering you, do you?
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<sigh> - now that you got rid of your TF700, I thought we wouldn't have to hear your whining any more...
Guess I was wrong. Even though you don't even have a TF700, you somehow feel the need to keep coming back to the TF700 forums - why?
Please be happy with your device and let us be happy with ours - you don't see me coming over to the Galaxy forums bothering you, do you?
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You're posting here in my thread, no one forced you to renenter this thead to "hear my whining", you did that on your own free will.
I don't tell you how to post on a message board, you should spare the same courtesy to others.
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My Macbook Pro and Dell Xps laptop have the same resolution and my head doesn't hurt working on it. Perhaps you need glasses if viewing 1280x800 makes your head hurt.
Why would I want to attach an external hard drive to a tablet. I don't even attach external drives to my laptops. If I want to transfer files or access files on a remote drive i. e. I just access it over a network share.
Typing 50+ pages is a pipe dream on a tablet let alone the transformer infinity which has the slowest glitchiest performance of any tablet I used. If I wanted to use a physical keyboard there are plenty of wireless keyboards available for the Android tablets.
In all it just sounds like you're trying to convince yourself to hold on to the TF700, if resolution was really your deal break then you made a mistake not getting the Samsung Nexus 10.
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I am not even going to dignify that with an argumentive response.
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I am not even going to dignify that with an argumentive response.
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Yeah, let's all ignore him - maybe he'll go away....
Although, I think he truly misses his TF700 - why else would he keep coming back to the TF700 forums? Or maybe he misses the abuse from us?
It's really simple - we are big boys - we can decide for ourselves which tablet fits our needs the best. It's a personal preference - there is no device that is "better" for everyone...
It's obvious that the_game_master had issues with his setup as there are plenty of folks that love their TF700's and use them daily without all of those "glitches"! User error comes to mind...
I'm sure he'll be whining over on the Galaxy forums within a week or two after he has enough time to mess with the Galaxy tab too...
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I don't even attach external drives to my laptops.
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That would be because laptops come with harddrives (herp).
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Typing 50+ pages is a pipe dream on a tablet
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Really? Obviously people are. People are also replacing their laptops, and doing their entire home business from their Infinity's. Have ya looked around the forum at what people are actually doing with their Transformers?
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the transformer infinity which has the slowest glitchiest performance of any tablet I used.
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From the factory, yes. But, once you unlock, root, and install CROMI and do a few tweaks, it's a totally different tablet. Still not as 100% smooth as other tablets, but that's a trade-off if you want a detachable keyboard with extra battery and USB ports.
We're glad you're happy with your new tablet. We're happy with ours. Being left in peace would be the next step.
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That would be because laptops come with harddrives (herp).
Really? Obviously people are. People are also replacing their laptops, and doing their entire home business from their Infinity's. Have ya looked around the forum at what people are actually doing with their Transformers?
From the factory, yes. But, once you unlock, root, and install CROMI and do a few tweaks, it's a totally different tablet. Still not as 100% smooth as other tablets, but that's a trade-off if you want a detachable keyboard with extra battery and USB ports.
We're glad you're happy with your new tablet. We're happy with ours. Being left in peace would be the next step.
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I agree completely. Many are extremely happy with their Infinity's and are using them as laptop replacements. A Cromi'd, or now a Cromix'd, will smack just about any tablet off the market right now and we owe that to our great and dedicated devs. Sorry you had such a problem, but this tablet has more than any other tablet out there. However, in the end, your loss, and our gain .
Tylor
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UPDATE FOR TF700 USERS!!! AND THE 4.2.1 UPDATE http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2204100
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That would be because laptops come with harddrives (herp).
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What does that have to do with me not needing the use of a portable USB hard drive on my laptop? I don't need the use of a USB external drive period for either my laptops or tablets. Any additional storage outside of the MicroSD I keep on a network share.
Why lugg around an external hard drives to use on a device that's meant to be used portable and easy to go?
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Really? Obviously people are. People are also replacing their laptops, and doing their entire home business from their Infinity's. Have ya looked around the forum at what people are actually doing with their Transformers?
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Yes I looked around this forum and nobody is typing 50+ word document pages and using the Infinity as their primary computer successfully.
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We're glad you're happy with your new tablet. We're happy with ours. Being left in peace would be the next step.
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I'm glad you are happy with yours too. I'm speaking to those who want out because not everything is what it appears.
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What does that have to do with me not needing the use of a portable USB hard drive on my laptop? I don't need the use of a USB external drive period for either my laptops or tablets. Any additional storage outside of the MicroSD I keep on a network share.
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Good for you! :good: You obviously never leave your house.
I, however, travel all across Europe. You don't seriously believe there is a continent-wide free WiFi network, do you?
Why lugg around an external hard drives to use on a device that's meant to be used portable and easy to go?
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Why lug around a DSLR when you have a camera on your tab? Why lug around a tablet when you have a smartphone?
Because there's not enough space to store the backups of 8 64GB SDcards full of photographs, nor to store more than two Full-HD Blurays. Again, I do not have decent-speed internet access most of the day.
Yes I looked around this forum and nobody is typing 50+ word document pages and using the Infinity as their primary computer successfully.
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That's because those who do, you ignore or pretend that they're trying to convince themselves. I write all my reports on my tablet, as well as my novels. It works fine. The only reason the TF700 hasn't fully replaced my computer are Adobe CS5 and (serious)Games.
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Good for you! :good: You obviously never leave your house.
I, however, travel all across Europe. You don't seriously believe there is a continent-wide free WiFi network, do you?
Why lug around a DSLR when you have a camera on your tab? Why lug around a tablet when you have a smartphone?
Because there's not enough space to store the backups of 8 64GB SDcards full of photographs, nor to store more than two Full-HD Blurays. Again, I do not have decent-speed internet access most of the day.
That's because those who do, you ignore or pretend that they're trying to convince themselves. I write all my reports on my tablet, as well as my novels. It works fine. The only reason the TF700 hasn't fully replaced my computer are Adobe CS5 and (serious)Games.
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I agree. I use my tablet more then my desktop at home anymore, and I got an iphone but I only use it for tethering to my tablet lol. I have a gaming rig at home, but I dont believe a tablet is for heavy gaming. My computer weighs like 50 pounds and will smack any mobile device off its little stands.
Anywho, off topic, you write novels? Maybe I need to do some research and find a book of yours, if you got one officially published .
Tylor
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I agree. I use my tablet more then my desktop at home anymore, and I got an iphone but I only use it for tethering to my tablet lol. I have a gaming rig at home, but I dont believe a tablet is for heavy gaming. My computer weighs like 50 pounds and will smack any mobile device off its little stands.
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For present-day games my laptop is a little outdated, but back in 2009 (When I bought it) it was perfectly capable of running everything. (It's an Asus N70sv with 2.8ghz dualcore, 4gb ram and an Nvidia Geforce 130M. Really all I need to replace is my GPU, but I lack the money to do so.) It ran Crysis on Ultra at 30fps. (Though I'm still not sure exactly how it managed that.)
Anywho, off topic, you write novels? Maybe I need to do some research and find a book of yours, if you got one officially published .
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Sadly I'm not a paper-published author. I mainly write for my own enjoyment and occasionally as a project, but I do post my work online. (well, part of it. Most of it is still work in progress )
sbdags said:
I couldn't get past the low res screen.
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This pretty much.
I tried one and was VERY impressed with the S-Pen despite not being able to see a real use as at the end of the day typed notes will always be easier to read and the digitizing process was very off with my handwriting.
That and the fact that it felt like I still had that plastic screen protector that devices usually ship with once I'd been looking at Nexus / TF700 screens lower res is a no go
Guess I'm gonna head back to BB. Hope they take this one back. The vibrating motor is intermittently cutting in and out. When it stops working if I butt it on the lower right corner with the heel of my hand it'll come back on. With all the other disappointments I've had with this device this one is the last straw for me. It's a shame as I had a lot of confidence in Asus products until the 201 I had (returned) and now the 700.
On the eve of getting my Padfone Infinity I thought I would start a thread so that users can chat about their experiences with the device and so forth.
So, who else is getting one?
UPDATE: Have the Padfone now. First impressions VERY favourable.
USB OTG testing notes:
USB drives working, including NTFS (first phone besides the Huawei D1 Quad XL to have that). PS3 AND Xbox controllers working out of the box. USB keyboards and mice working - best implementation yet on an Android phone with options for mouse pointer speed and ability to map the mouse buttons to a few different options. USB audio broken, which for me is incredibly disappointing. There is somewhat of a workaround in that USB audio does work with the app USB Audio Recorder Pro, but it is fairly horrible to use as a music player since its real purpose is to allow recording with a microphone.
Oh, and got a second (small) firmware update today...
NZtechfreak said:
On the eve of getting my Padfone Infinity I thought I would start a thread so that users can chat about their experiences with the device and so forth.
So, who else is getting one?
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I'm planning to when the price is lower. Btw, since I saw that you get a lot of thanks here, are you a developer yourself? have you ever port ROM before?
Seeing that previous PF didnt get much activity in the development area, PF2 got better with Paul from Modaco, but I think that's about it, no CM or whatsoever. I would love if some developer had this on their hand and the development starting to progress
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I'm planning to when the price is lower. Btw, since I saw that you get a lot of thanks here, are you a developer yourself? have you ever port ROM before?
Seeing that previous PF didnt get much activity in the development area, PF2 got better with Paul from Modaco, but I think that's about it, no CM or whatsoever. I would love if some developer had this on their hand and the development starting to progress
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Ha, I wish I was a developer. I produce some YouTube videos and try to troubleshoot a lot of peoples problems, and that's where the thanks come from. I do know a very good developer though, and may be able to corral him into taking a look into ROM development.
Nice, It's monday now in my time zone, I believe NZ is not that different from Indonesia waiting for your unit to come and for your review of course
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Nice, It's monday now in my time zone, I believe NZ is not that different from Indonesia waiting for your unit to come and for your review of course
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Yeah, its here waiting for me at the Fedex depot. Hoping to collect it during my lunch hour, but if not able to then will definitely be straight after work. So looking forward to it!
UPDATE: Picked it up lunch time, just now really getting to play with it. First impressions favourable. More to come (Twitter is the best way to see what I'm up to with it, my stream of consciousness tweets about new phones always go there first).
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UPDATE: Picked it up lunch time, just now really getting to play with it. First impressions favourable. More to come (Twitter is the best way to see what I'm up to with it, my stream of consciousness tweets about new phones always go there first).
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Are the sides and the buttons aluminum too ?
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Are the sides and the buttons aluminum too ?
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Yep.
Currently testing USB OTG and such like, more to follow.
any differences in signal? since I dont have PF2. but PF1 suffer from a loss of signal when you dock it and close, I figured since this was open, it would not interfere with the signal much. any noticable lag when you use tha tablet? can you benchmark using geekbench or whatsoever to test the gpu using the tablet full HD resolution. Sorry if I'm asking too much
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any differences in signal? since I dont have PF2. but PF1 suffer from a loss of signal when you dock it and close, I figured since this was open, it would not interfere with the signal much. any noticable lag when you use tha tablet? can you benchmark using geekbench or whatsoever to test the gpu using the tablet full HD resolution. Sorry if I'm asking too much
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Not asking too much at all, will get back to you on all of those questions.
Updated first post with results of USB OTG testing.
NZtechfreak said:
On the eve of getting my Padfone Infinity I thought I would start a thread so that users can chat about their experiences with the device and so forth.
So, who else is getting one?
UPDATE: Have the Padfone now. First impressions VERY favourable.
USB OTG testing notes:
USB drives working, including NTFS (first phone besides the Huawei D1 Quad XL to have that). PS3 AND Xbox controllers working out of the box. USB keyboards and mice working - best implementation yet on an Android phone with options for mouse pointer speed and ability to map the mouse buttons to a few different options. USB audio broken, which for me is incredibly disappointing. There is somewhat of a workaround in that USB audio does work with the app USB Audio Recorder Pro, but it is fairly horrible to use as a music player since its real purpose is to allow recording with a microphone.
Oh, and got a second (small) firmware update today...
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Can you compare it with Galaxy S4 or HTC One?
Can you make a review? Because there isn't a good one on the internet.
EIessar said:
Can you compare it with Galaxy S4 or HTC One?
Can you make a review? Because there isn't a good one on the internet.
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I definitely will be comparing it to those, I get my One Friday and my S4 Saturday
well, have you received your One and S4? any comparison?
I got mine 2 days ago. I am very impressed of the look and the speed. It is a little too big for me but will get used to it. No problems till now. I am waiting for the official boot loader from asus so I can move gps maps to SD card.
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well, have you received your One and S4? any comparison?
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Got the S4, One *should* be with me later today (it is at the Fedex centre a few minutes from my home).
Vs the S4 it is a much larger and heavier slab, but obviously the fit and finish and materials scream quality in comparison.
S4 WiFi reception better than the Infinity, which I'm guessing suffers a little attenuation due to the materials in use.
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Got the S4, One *should* be with me later today (it is at the Fedex centre a few minutes from my home).
Vs the S4 it is a much larger and heavier slab, but obviously the fit and finish and materials scream quality in comparison.
S4 WiFi reception better than the Infinity, which I'm guessing suffers a little attenuation due to the materials in use.
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For GPS installed IGO Primo. A lot better than Garmin.
Really? much larger and heavier? spec wise the dimension is not that different IMO, but yeah, holding it and calculating it from the spec can sometimes be different. lots of wifi reception issues with older padfone also, how bout the gsm/3g signal fare with s4?
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Really? much larger and heavier? spec wise the dimension is not that different IMO, but yeah, holding it and calculating it from the spec can sometimes be different. lots of wifi reception issues with older padfone also, how bout the gsm/3g signal fare with s4?
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Network reception for the S4 seems fine, or at least is equivalent to basically every other handset I've had in the past year or so in the same locations. Ditto the Infinity when not in the pad, reception seems fine, only the WiFi seems to be a bit attenuated by the aluminium body.
...and yes, much larger and heavier. As you say, the impression one has with the device in hand can sometimes bely the measured dimensions. In this case it is very noticeable, but not really in a bad way for the Infinity, it just feels rock solid. Got my One yesterday also. I would say by analogy the One is like a European sports car, and the Infinity a European business car - both attractive and well built with the latter featuring squarer lines and a more understated elegance.
Personally which one is your favorite
and when you said that the reception of infinity when not in the pad seems fine, is that mean there's a reception suffer when in the pad? since it was held tight inside the pad, even iphone 4 suffer from the death grip. just curious ^^
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Personally which one is your favorite
and when you said that the reception of infinity when not in the pad seems fine, is that mean there's a reception suffer when in the pad? since it was held tight inside the pad, even iphone 4 suffer from the death grip. just curious ^^
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Honestly no idea which is my favourite at this point, from the point of view of internals they are all essentially identical, and that aside they all have pros and cons that balance relatively closely.
In relation to reception and the Infinity:
Cellular network connectivity is fine in the phone, reported signal strength is basically the same as other phones in the same locations. When it is docked in the pad there is a bit of signal attenuation, enough so that in marginal 4G coverage for example it will drop back to 3G when docked (but not when not docked).
WiFi signal strength is not as good as other phones I have at present, however WiFi reception seems unchanged by whether the phone is docked or not.
Last night I purchased an HP 7 1800 tablet however at midnight this new tablet showed up for the same price. A Pioneer R1 7" tablet, has better specs and a dual-core processor for the same price. It also features Jelly Bean 4.2 instead of 4.1. Also features a mini-HDMI port which is a plus. I decided to cancel the HP order and get this one instead.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Computer/Tablet
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Looks decent and there's a good array of color choices too. I think it's a better choice than the HP for the same price.
EDIT: As of 12PM PST, it is still listed at $89.99. Not sold out yet, all colors available.
Updated it with a link from the Pioneer website instead of a direct Wal Mart link.
Thanks
Thanks for the heads up. I was looking for a tablet for my wife and this seems like a good deal. She wouldnt know the different between this and the best any plus for the price you cant beat it.
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Thanks for the heads up. I was looking for a tablet for my wife and this seems like a good deal. She wouldnt know the different between this and the best any plus for the price you cant beat it.
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No problem, it seems like a better deal than the HP so I wanted to let people know about it that may have wanted to buy a budget tablet.
Not a fan of colors but it leaves some good choices for those who don't want to be bland or plain black/white.
Anyone have any info on this platform, modding, rooting, etc?
Anyone have any info on this tablet?
Can't seem to find any software or much hardware info anywhere. If anyone has one it would be nice to shed some light on this thing.
Since nobody knows anything about this, I'll post a review with pictures when I pick it up on Monday.
Hoping I can root this and put a custom rom on it. KitKat would be awesome.
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won't consider it since I already got my IPAD, but thanks! ;D
This looks like a great inexpensive tablet. Thanks for sharing the find!
iamyourobama said:
won't consider it since I already got my IPAD, but thanks! ;D
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Thanks, that's very helpful!
Looks like a good deal! Please do post your thoughts!
Picked up the tablet today.
Right off the bat I am disappointed to say that there are marks and scratches on the screen right out of the box. The center is very washed out as well and super grainy. I honestly don't know how this would've gotten past quality control.
This is a big strike and I have contacted Wal-Mart about an exchange. I would go to the store I picked it up from but they don't carry this tablet in store.
So overall I'm not very happy right now considering I waited over a week to get this and it's already disappointing me before playing with it. Maybe I can exchange it for the HP tablet instead. Who knows. Pictures soon.
Where can I find the info necessary to see whether or not I can root this?
System info:
In Android System Info it states the board is a Gigabyte but doesn't give any other detail. Board is labeled as an R1.
CPU Model: Samsung Exynos 4412
GPU Model: Mali-400 MP
Kernel: Linux version 3.0.50-g5f580f3-dirty ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106 (prerelease)(GCC))
Quadrant score.
So far app availability is meh. Can't even download Instagram.
Returned this for a full refund and spent a little more money to get the Asus MemoPad HD7. Should've done this to begin with I guess.
WTF!
Matt - Wish I came across your posting but me & you were on the same page about our purchase @ first. I figured pioneer. You can't go wrong. I am just looking for a tablet since its my first & if I could afford an ipad I would. Interesting that the both of our tablets were scratched up. I am angry as I waited a week & a half & I plan on traveling across the country in a week.
Matt - who from Walmart do I contact for a full refund?
I am still testing the product out but I am unhappy with the screen as well as the scratches. Not cool at all. All that I want is a good tablet for a noob to watch movies & read books.
Seriously, there arent many reviews since pioneer partnered with Walmart to bring this tablet out. I did extensive research before making my purchase.
I most likely will return & head to best buy. Unhappy.
mixwellers said:
Matt - Wish I came across your posting but me & you were on the same page about our purchase @ first. I figured pioneer. You can't go wrong. I am just looking for a tablet since its my first & if I could afford an ipad I would. Interesting that the both of our tablets were scratched up. I am angry as I waited a week & a half & I plan on traveling across the country in a week.
Matt - who from Walmart do I contact for a full refund?
I am still testing the product out but I am unhappy with the screen as well as the scratches. Not cool at all. All that I want is a good tablet for a noob to watch movies & read books.
Seriously, there arent many reviews since pioneer partnered with Walmart to bring this tablet out. I did extensive research before making my purchase.
I most likely will return & head to best buy. Unhappy.
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I purchased it online. To return it I printed out an "easy return receipt" and returned it at my local Wal-Mart store for a full refund.
I went ahead and ordered the Asus Memopad HD7 from Wal-Mart, it was $139. Well worth the slight price difference for a much better tablet. Asus quality, great specs for the money and an amazing HD display.
mixwellers said:
Matt - Wish I came across your posting but me & you were on the same page about our purchase @ first. I figured pioneer. You can't go wrong. I am just looking for a tablet since its my first & if I could afford an ipad I would. Interesting that the both of our tablets were scratched up. I am angry as I waited a week & a half & I plan on traveling across the country in a week.
Matt - who from Walmart do I contact for a full refund?
I am still testing the product out but I am unhappy with the screen as well as the scratches. Not cool at all. All that I want is a good tablet for a noob to watch movies & read books.
Seriously, there arent many reviews since pioneer partnered with Walmart to bring this tablet out. I did extensive research before making my purchase.
I most likely will return & head to best buy. Unhappy.
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Bit late for both of you im sure, but did you remove the scratch protector thing that it comes with already on the screen? There is a plastic protective film that does indeed look like the screen is scratched up because its so perfectly applied that you don't even know it has one on it until you carefully scratch at a corner of the tablet and realize it can be peeled off.
Also wanted to add for anybody that finds this as some of the very limited info on this tablet out there, its realllly not worth it right now, while its not horrible, it surely has a cheap feel to the whole affair. It will do basic tasks without much fuss, but many apps are unavailable right now on the store, a lot of the more intense games will simply cause the tablet to lock up and require a hard reset (with the highly annoying pinhole reset button on the back, because we all carry something to poke that tiny button with on the go) even watching a few videos has thrown up a lock up on occasion. Its still serviceable for now, and it will do okay for my wife for the time being, but im much much happier with the Monster m7 I picked up for the same exact price (99 bucks) At least it has run every game and app ive thrown at it without a hitch so far which I simply cant say for the Pioneer.
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Bit late for both of you im sure, but did you remove the scratch protector thing that it comes with already on the screen? There is a plastic protective film that does indeed look like the screen is scratched up because its so perfectly applied that you don't even know it has one on it until you carefully scratch at a corner of the tablet and realize it can be peeled off.
Also wanted to add for anybody that finds this as some of the very limited info on this tablet out there, its realllly not worth it right now, while its not horrible, it surely has a cheap feel to the whole affair. It will do basic tasks without much fuss, but many apps are unavailable right now on the store, a lot of the more intense games will simply cause the tablet to lock up and require a hard reset (with the highly annoying pinhole reset button on the back, because we all carry something to poke that tiny button with on the go) even watching a few videos has thrown up a lock up on occasion. Its still serviceable for now, and it will do okay for my wife for the time being, but im much much happier with the Monster m7 I picked up for the same exact price (99 bucks) At least it has run every game and app ive thrown at it without a hitch so far which I simply cant say for the Pioneer.
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Just got this tablet as a present for a 7 month baby
Loves her mom's iphone, so I decided to get her this
Got it from walmart. The price right now is only $60
Came in today....the scratches on the screen are actually on a screen protector used by the manufacturer. It needs to be removed and a new one is included.
Went to the Playstore and 95% of the apps I use on all of my tablets are available for this unit...only a few were not.
Very happy with it...sometimes it feels a little slow, but then it picks up
I was able to stream 1080p movies using plex, with Directplay, no transcoding.
Temple run 1 and 2 run just fine and load quite fast
Very pleased for $60
Now, let the chewing begin :laugh:
orion2323 said:
Just got this tablet as a present for a 7 month baby
Loves her mom's iphone, so I decided to get her this
Got it from walmart. The price right now is only $60
Came in today....the scratches on the screen are actually on a screen protector used by the manufacturer. It needs to be removed and a new one is included.
Went to the Playstore and 95% of the apps I use on all of my tablets are available for this unit...only a few were not.
Very happy with it...sometimes it feels a little slow, but then it picks up
I was able to stream 1080p movies using plex, with Directplay, no transcoding.
Temple run 1 and 2 run just fine and load quite fast
Very pleased for $60
Now, let the chewing begin :laugh:
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Really? Temple run 2 crashes within 5 minutes no matter how many times i try to reinstall it. Quite a few games randomly crash honestly, the thing gets HOT playing any games.
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Really? Temple run 2 crashes within 5 minutes no matter how many times i try to reinstall it. Quite a few games randomly crash honestly, the thing gets HOT playing any games.
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I don't normally play games...just install them for the kids
However, you just made me play temple run 1 for 10 minutes...testing this unit
It does get warm...but no crashes yet...I also watched about 20 minutes of a movie, through plex, 1080p MP4, direct streaming...no problems there either
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Also, On eBay, look up, Apad rubber case
It looks to be very similar to this pioneer R1 tablet.
I bought one, hopefully it will fit nicely