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Motorola tablet ad, I just don't get it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quI2I8wLPdc
Is there anyone else that just doesn't get it?
So iPad is just a large iPhone, highly original motorola
But what abouut Moto's tablet? If the iPad is mocked as being a large version of the phone ccounterpart, then isn't this tablet just a larger Droid X? ...but without the phone (that's similar to the iPad!).

I think it's a well good advert! Kinda funny too

Yeah I thought the first bit was quite funny, but as soon as they said the iPad was a giant iPhone I just cringed.

AdrianK said:
Yeah I thought the first bit was quite funny, but as soon as they said the iPad was a giant iPhone I just cringed.
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lol
They just couldn't fault it in anyother way

MacaronyMax said:
lol
They just couldn't fault it in anyother way
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Lol @ that

that advert sucks
plus they are advertising iPad and galaxy

husam666 said:
that advert sucks
plus they are advertising iPad and galaxy
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And that sexy bit of rock

MacaronyMax said:
And that sexy bit of rock
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LOL!!.....

MacaronyMax said:
And that sexy bit of rock
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After seeing the add i'm contemplating the purchase of new Rosetta Stone. Yes, the resolution is low but totally worth it

Motorola blows huge penis
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Means that Motorola is going to be some other sort of crappy OS on their tablet which will be "superior" to the other products listed?
Had me all the way up to the Galaxy Tab...
The iPad really is just a large iPhone - that can't make calls.

avgjoegeek said:
The iPad really is just a large iPhone - that can't make calls.
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Does iPhone make calls

husam666 said:
Does iPhone make calls
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Haha... Good point

MacaronyMax said:
Haha... Good point
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Good point!!!

flyboyovyick said:
Good point!!!
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http://pocketnow.com/thought/pocketnow-fast-fingers-contest-win-a-free-phone
My phone keyboard has frozen I type too fast

And I think there going to name the new tab Xoom
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Its going have honeycombs or what ever it calls, didnt anyone see the bee lol?
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avgjoegeek said:
Means that Motorola is going to be some other sort of crappy OS on their tablet which will be "superior" to the other products listed?
Had me all the way up to the Galaxy Tab...
The iPad really is just a large iPhone - that can't make calls.
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A crappy OS? It's going to have Android Honeycomb. You're at the wrong site if you consider that crappy!

Lol def not... of course since the samsung tab has 2.2 it will take xda to get honeycomb
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Well, I was planning to get the ten commandments tablet for reading e-books, but my pastor advised against it. He said that the bible is much longer and ten verses ain't gonna get me to heaven, despite what Moses said on his blog.
So I guessed I would get the Hieroglyphic tablet but I hate to learn another new programming language just to use it. Learning Java was bad enough but I've never heard about Egyptian. Good news is that it seems to be OOPL from the depiction of eagles and sun though...
Now, should I be getting that Rosetta stone for Christmas? Where do they have it in stock? I'm intrigued by its multi-lingual capabilities. With XDA's help we could really turn it into a Hitchhiker's Guide to Tablets, don't you think? But it might be hard to carve "Don't Panic" onto it, I think...
So, any suggestions guys?

Tab or Toshiba W100

I have the oppertunity to trade my galaxy tab for a w100, the dual screen windows laptop/tablet thing!
Not sure what to do so I thought I'd ask some like minded people!
Whilst I love the tab, I think I'd prefer a gully featured OS on this size of device. The thing I'm worried about with the W100 is the fact that its only 600 pixels wide (the screen).
Anyway thoughts?
Thanks, Ben.
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[Q] What Exactly can you do with a SGT??

Hey whats up guys, I have a Galaxy Tab on the way from sprint.
It's my first actual official Android Device (Had a T-Mo MDA, Sprint Mogul, TP1, and TP2). I have a Touch pro 2 that I was able to put Froyo 2.2 on... But that device became too tedious and I felt it was way behind compared to most Android Devices.
So I have a couple of days between now and when I receive it.
I was doing some browsing on the capabilities but I'm 100% sure I haven't seen all of what can be done.
So I figured that everyone can chime in as to what capabilities this thing has, and other members can be informed of what their device is capable of that they didn't even know.
Rooted, and Unrooted.
I think this can help everyone being that it's all condensed in this thread.
Thanks guys

Pretty much about 90% of what you'll ever need to do.
Except make smmiches and coffee.
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I was, at first, a Tablet hater. Not sure what possessed me to get the Tab, I think I wanted to see what the hype was about.
I honestly, don't use my laptop much anymore. It's become such an effort to turn it on, and browse the web, when my tab is near instant. 3G is a must. Its what's made it so useful. Its just a fantastic device. Games are amazing on the 7" screen, browsing is a delight (I use Dolphin HD) and its just so portable. It'll fit into some jean pockets and most back pockets of any trousers.
I would buy a 2nd version of a Tab instantly.

GANJDROID said:
Pretty much about 90% of what you'll ever need to do.
Except make smmiches and coffee.
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examples of this?
We all know a lot of the main features that come on a stock tab.
But I'd like to know what you guys can do on a rooted device

throwback1718 said:
examples of this?
We all know a lot of the main features that come on a stock tab.
But I'd like to know what you guys can do on a rooted device
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My experience with my Tab has been making/editing themes, editing photos for work and I've recently been designing a website for a friend.
Obviously, each aspect is limmited to what apps are available, but whatever profession you're in, there will always be an app for you.
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I think this thread already contains a lot of suggestions what you can do with your SGT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158974
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Thanks alot
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[Q] Amazon AppStore wrong scale?

I did a search and couldn't find anything about this.
This drives me crazy. The Amazon AppStore has such tiny text and pictures, almost totally unusable without some reading glasses on. Ive compared what it looks like on the Note to the Galaxy Nexus (which has a very similar resolution) and it's displayed correctly on the latter.
Any tips or tricks to get it to look right? Is it just a bug with the app? Should I file a bug report to Amazon?
What it looks like compared to on the nexus:
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It's not really a bug per-say. Since the Galaxy Note has the same resolution as most tablets Amazon's app treats it as such. So it is technically displaying properly but since we have a 5.3 inch screen and not a 7-10in like on most android tablets we have to kinda squint our eyes. You could try reporting it to Amazon but I'm not sure if it will yield to anything.

GallardosEggrollShop said:
It's not really a bug per-say. Since the Galaxy Note has the same resolution as most tablets Amazon's app treats it as such.
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wtf are you talking about? amazons own kindle fire is 1024x600 vs 1280x720 on the galaxy nexus and i just showed you in a picture that it renders fine on the nexus. if the nexus is a special case then the note should also be a special case. you cannot go by resolution to determine the screen size. and this is the only app ive run into with this problem.

evil-doer said:
wtf are you talking about? amazons own kindle fire is 1024x600 vs 1280x720 on the galaxy nexus and i just showed you in a picture that it renders fine on the nexus. if the nexus is a special case then the note should also be a special case. you cannot go by resolution to determine the screen size. and this is the only app ive run into with this problem.
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is wtf really necessary? he was correct. it's by screen res. the nexus being a lower res means nothing. if anything it helps his argument.

rquinn19 said:
is wtf really necessary? he was correct. it's by screen res. the nexus being a lower res means nothing. if anything it helps his argument.
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Exactly...
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evil-doer said:
wtf are you talking about? amazons own kindle fire is 1024x600 vs 1280x720 on the galaxy nexus and i just showed you in a picture that it renders fine on the nexus. if the nexus is a special case then the note should also be a special case. you cannot go by resolution to determine the screen size. and this is the only app ive run into with this problem.
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This also happens with the Netflix app on the note.
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rquinn19 said:
is wtf really necessary? he was correct. it's by screen res. the nexus being a lower res means nothing. if anything it helps his argument.
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can you even read? how does that help his argument. he said a high res means its seen as a tablet. the galaxy nexus has a higher resolution than amazons own tablets. thats 100% opposite of what he is saying.
wtf indeed.

evil-doer said:
can you even read? how does that help his argument. he said a high res means its seen as a tablet. the galaxy nexus has a higher resolution than amazons own tablets. thats 100% opposite of what he is saying.
wtf indeed.
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The Marketplace installed on the Kindle Fire isn't the same as the one installed via the apk you can download.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWptYuPRd6o

evil-doer said:
can you even read? how does that help his argument. he said a high res means its seen as a tablet. the galaxy nexus has a higher resolution than amazons own tablets. thats 100% opposite of what he is saying.
wtf indeed.
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If you want people to help you, you really shouldn't be rude to people - especially those who aren't being rude to you. You don't have to agree with his answer, but being a jerk about it simply makes others not want to help you.
Programs have no idea how big your screen size is. They do, however, know your screen resolution. It is not unreasonable for programs to say, 'okay, you have this many pixels, I'm going to maximize use of them.'.
Now, as you noted, there is the issue where you can have an extremely high density display (imagine this on a 300+ dpi retina display). And of course, eyesight varies. Making 'phone exceptions' as you implied it's doing for the Nexus is possible but long term wise that's a bad way to go. You'd have to arbitrarily decide what people want for that device.
What they should do, like all programs should do, is have a 'font size' type of setting, so people like me can live happily the way it is now, and people like you can set it to the 'phone layout' that you want.
tl;dr: Log a enhancement request with Amazon.
- Frank

rquinn19 said:
The Marketplace installed on the Kindle Fire isn't the same as the one installed via the apk you can download.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWptYuPRd6o
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and? what? thats AGAIN not my point or related to my question or this argument. THE GALAXY NEXUS has a high resolution display similar to the note and has the same downloaded amazon market the note uses and displays it correctly.

Yeah the text is small. So what? Be happy us in the USA even have access to it. The free app a day is a great benefit.
When the ATT Note launches and its more common Amazon will get around to fixing it.
Enjoy.
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ChodTheWacko said:
If you want people to help you, you really shouldn't be rude to people - especially those who aren't being rude to you. You don't have to agree with his answer, but being a jerk about it simply makes others not want to help you.
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its kind of hard to keep my cool when people arent even reading what im saying, REPEATEDLY. saying "wtf" isnt being rude, its not name calling. YOU calling me a jerk, thats name calling.

evil-doer said:
its kind of hard to keep my cool when people arent even reading what im saying, REPEATEDLY. saying "wtf" isnt being rude, its not name calling. YOU calling me a jerk, thats name calling.
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I wasn't referring to that, I was referring to the 'Can you read?' question.
People are trying to help you, although it's obvious they are making some incorrect assumptions. Anyway, I have no further comments on this thread.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
I wasn't referring to that, I was referring to the 'Can you read?' question.
People are trying to help you, although it's obvious they are making some incorrect assumptions.
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there were no assumptions needed, everything was in black and white to read.
this was a second person joining in that didnt read a damn thing. telling me off and saying im wrong. can you not see how this would aggravate me?
i really dont think theres any chance of either of these people helping me.

I think they were disagreeing with you, but not trying to be 'telling you off'. That's my opinion, however. We're going to have to agree to disagree on this.
You might be interested in knowing that earlier versions of the Amazon appstore used the 'phone interface' on the Galaxy note. If I recall, it was only fairly recently that an appstore update changed the store to 'tablet mode' on the Note.
I remember thinking 'oh.... wow. hmm' when it happened. I flirted e-mailing them a letter of protest, but I got used to it.
- Frank

evil-doer said:
wtf are you talking about? amazons own kindle fire is 1024x600 vs 1280x720 on the galaxy nexus and i just showed you in a picture that it renders fine on the nexus. if the nexus is a special case then the note should also be a special case. you cannot go by resolution to determine the screen size. and this is the only app ive run into with this problem.
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Why not? Other apps do - Netflix on the Note (as has been mentioned later), for example renders pretty much like my Galaxy Tab 10.1 - very different to the same app on my phone, and I think it is far better.
Whilst I appreciate the small scale of the Amazon AppStore may be a problem for some, personally I much prefer it. If they suddenly changed tomorrow to use the "phone" interface from the Nexus, I would be considering that to be an "issue", though I fully appreciate that the smaller size would definitely be a real problem for someone with less than perfect vision.
Personally, I think that GallardosEggrollShop was 100% correct when he said it was related to the resolution of the Note. The fact that it looks different on the Nexus is because they made a specific exception for the Nexus, but that doesn't change the general rule.
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ericshmerick said:
Yeah the text is small. So what? Be happy us in the USA even have access to it. The free app a day is a great benefit.
When the ATT Note launches and its more common Amazon will get around to fixing it.
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Good point here - the Note has not be launched in the US, unlike the Nexus, so why would Amazon specifically code an exception for the Note, when the AppStore is not supposed to be available outside the US?
However, even when the AT&T Note is launched, it possibly won't be fixed because the AT&T device will likely identify itself differently to the regular international Note.
Regards,
Dave

I just installed the midnote ice cream sandwich rom (which is quite usable as a daily driver), and interestingly the appstore has revered back to the 'phone' interface.
I have kind of mixed feelings about this.
As I said in earlier posts, it would be nice to have the option of selecting.
- Frank

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[Q] is 1280x800 resolution a major concern to potential customers?

hey guys, i need your feedback.
galaxy note display is 1280x800 pixel right? as i understand it, that is the same resolution that is used in most android honeycomb tablets.
i would like to know if apps made for honeycomb tablets are compatible with galaxy note or not? because my main concern is the unique resolution for a smartphone that might not motivate devs to make apps compatible with it.
tell me your opinion or experience, guys. i am considering to buy this phone, so your review, opinion and experience are of utmost important to me.

stfudude said:
hey guys, i need your feedback.
galaxy note display is 1280x800 pixel right? as i understand it, that is the same resolution that is used in most android honeycomb tablets.
i would like to know if apps made for honeycomb tablets are compatible with galaxy note or not? because my main concern is the unique resolution for a smartphone that might not motivate devs to make apps compatible with it.
tell me your opinion or experience, guys. i am considering to buy this phone, so your review, opinion and experience are of utmost important to me.
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like i heard, it is compatible, because tablet uses honeycomb firmware and note gingerbread atm. But ics (android 4) update will allow us to use tablet and smartphones applications without any incompatible problems ;D

EdgaBimbam said:
like i heard, it is compatible, because tablet uses honeycomb firmware and note gingerbread atm. But ics (android 4) update will allow us to use tablet and smartphones applications without any incompatible problems ;D
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i see..
so users have to play the waiting game after buying this phone?

Welcome to Android?

the "waiting game" will last 2 months at most, that's if you wait for the official update...
you can flash the 4.0.3 leak that just becae available and enjoy right away

I don't have any problems with apps.And ICS is on the way...
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zviki said:
I don't have any problems with apps.And ICS is on the way...
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you mean every app you want to install is compatible? even gameloft games? how many apps have you got installed on your note?

Games may be the biggest issue due to screen resolution. I don't use the phone for this but of the one mind game I have, the app itself is smaller than the actual screen so I have not used it since.
For general apps that follow the UI design principles to use device independant resolution they work fine. I am developing an application just now and it runs on QVGA upwards. On the Note I get a lot more shown on the screen but it is still perfectly usable on the QVGA phones too.
Cheers,
Dave...

I've had a couple of apps that don't display properly. With one major exception (robot unicorn attack) these have all been crappy little gimmicky apps. I'm sure the problem exists for other paid and 'high quality' apps, but I haven't seen it yet.
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Thanks Dave and newg.
And now I'm having doubt about buying this phone.

stfudude said:
Thanks Dave and newg.
And now I'm having doubt about buying this phone.
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My advice, go for galaxy nexus. Buy it online. Ull get the best of everything.. And S II is a good option.
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stfudude said:
Thanks Dave and newg.
And now I'm having doubt about buying this phone.
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Then don't buy it!
Note that you could well have exactly the same sort of issues for any phone with a screen resolution beyond 800x480 (e.g. HTC Sensation, Galaxy Nexus etc).
Developers *should* be trying to make their applications resolution independent where possible, but this isn't always the case. However, I've had no serious compatibility issues with my Note thus far.
If you want surefire compatibility, get a Galaxy S II because that is probably compatible with the majority of applications.
Regards,
Dave

harshdoshi25 said:
My advice, go for galaxy nexus. Buy it online. Ull get the best of everything.. And S II is a good option.
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Don't wanna buy galaxy nexus because of its mediocre specs. I'm a specs crazy guy, I can't accept the fact that galaxy nexus uses the same gpu like sgs, and low MP count camera.
SGS 2 is the same like note, only with smaller screen.
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foxmeister said:
Then don't buy it!
Note that you could well have exactly the same sort of issues for any phone with a screen resolution beyond 800x480 (e.g. HTC Sensation, Galaxy Nexus etc).
Developers *should* be trying to make their applications resolution independent where possible, but this isn't always the case. However, I've had no serious compatibility issues with my Note thus far.
If you want surefire compatibility, get a Galaxy S II because that is probably compatible with the majority of applications.
Regards,
Dave
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Yeah man, I sure hope devs will appreciate the beauty of galaxy note... :-(
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