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[Q] Really hard trade decision

So I put my Desire HD on Craigslist and I have a few responses, narrowed them down to two. One is for a mint (looks almost look it just came out of the box) Nexus S. The second is for a really good condition unlocked Galaxy Tab that has AT&T 3G bands. The only thing about the Nexus S is that even though it would be off contract that's still another 50 each month added to my AT&T bill.
I also got offers for a Captivate that's really good looking and a vibrant with a 16 gb sd card.
So, what should I do?

I'd personally stay away from all of the Samsung phones. Galaxy S has no external SD-Support and is for T-Mobile.
Captivate and Vibrants have their own issues. And I wouldn't consider them a fair trade unless there was some additional $$ involved.
Personally I'd go with the Tablet out of the deal. Especially if you already have a phone. Just remember.. it's no iPad

Galaxy S has no external SD-Support and is for T-Mobile
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noob it does have an sd card slot (for data) and 8gb internal (for apps) , more then ull ever need , also , they both show up as separate drives when connected to pc with usb

avgjoegeek said:
it's no iPad
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noob. (i couldnt resist.. im jk btw) you are right its no ipad. Its better, and in a smaller package.
Oh hey, does your ipad make phonecalls? yeah.... voip calls dont count.
Hey.. does your ipad do lol "facetime" harhar in the real world we call that Video Calling. Nope.. no video calling either. OH HEYYYYYYYYY... can you root your ipad? NOPE you can jailbrak it.. not the same thing. ohhhhhhhEY? Can you EASILY flash custom roms on your ipad... NEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPE!
i could go on.. but i think that took five minutes to write.. time for another post.

souljaboy said:
noob it does have an sd card slot (for data) and 8gb internal (for apps) , more then ull ever need , also , they both show up as separate drives when connected to pc with usb
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I have a feeling he was referring to the nexus s.

WHy are you getting rid of your HD?

souljaboy said:
noob it does have an sd card slot (for data) and 8gb internal (for apps) , more then ull ever need , also , they both show up as separate drives when connected to pc with usb
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Nexus S? uh no.
Vibrant/Captivate - yup I have a 16gig in my phone right now.
(nub)

[Q] (200$) worth it?

I got a deal for the galaxy tab (bell) (3G/Wifi) - used for 200$ including the box and every thing. I've never used android before but I've been looking to buy an android phone not the tablet. I was thinking of getting Nexus s or galaxy 2 as my first android phone but when i got this deal i was confused. I don't know if the apps on tablet are different than that on phones. Also, if i can connect this with Hdmi without using the media dock or DLNA. is it the same experience as the phone, i mean same apps and so on. And is there any honeycomb for this tablet?

Tab is my first android device, I love it. Same experience as a phone if not better. No HDMI without dock , $200 is a Bargin, if you don't buy it I will lol
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

natious said:
Tab is my first android device, I love it. Same experience as a phone if not better. No HDMI without dock , $200 is a Bargin, if you don't buy it I will lol
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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thanks for replaying that fast
no body could hack the hdmi thing!
how about the apps and games? I heard it's not like the phone's
and one more thing since i saw your post about the Honeycomb theme, is there any lag issues with these themes? I'm afraid of the 512 RAM and is there any problem regarding the ram?

$200 is a STEAL!!!! Get it no matter the Carrier.

ri8 said:
thanks for replaying that fast
no body could hack the hdmi thing!
how about the apps and games? I heard it's not like the phone's
and one more thing since i saw your post about the Honeycomb theme, is there any lag issues with these themes? I'm afraid of the 512 RAM and is there any problem regarding the ram?
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To b honest the tab is pretty crap out the box, once you flash a new ron you'll be having fun, the themes don't affect the tab like it would a windows system, as the themes replace the graphics rather than run on top.
Ram isn't really an issue I usually have 200-260mb free. The prettiest of games only use around 100-150mb
And so far every app I have tried from the market has worked perfectly
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

natious said:
To b honest the tab is pretty crap out the box, once you flash a new ron you'll be having fun, the themes don't affect the tab like it would a windows system, as the themes replace the graphics rather than run on top.
Ram isn't really an issue I usually have 200-260mb free. The prettiest of games only use around 100-150mb
And so far every app I have tried from the market has worked perfectly
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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thanks for replaying but digi is it even different than rogers?
thanks natious i think i'm going for that deal since most apps worked

natious said:
To b honest the tab is pretty crap out the box, once you flash a new ron you'll be having fun, the themes don't affect the tab like it would a windows system, as the themes replace the graphics rather than run on top.
Ram isn't really an issue I usually have 200-260mb free. The prettiest of games only use around 100-150mb
And so far every app I have tried from the market has worked perfectly
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
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Crap out of the box? That must depend on what you're using the tab for, or the carrier - CDMA vs GSM - they're different hardware and not just the radio.
I have a GSM tab, and I use mine to surf, stream video and music from me media center, read ebooks, and video chat with my daughter. I don't play any games -- maybe that's why yours needed a rom. Mine didn't. I haven't had a single issue with mine in the 2 weeks I've had it. No reboots, no issues whatsoever. Rooted, ran OCLF, installed about 100 apps. No problems. No reboots. No FC's.

i forgot to mention something
the tab comes with an extra 2 years warranty, if i do roms and kernels or any kind of hacking what will happen to the warranty?

As soon as you root....there GOES your warrenty.
However if you unroot....what they do not know will not hurt them.

ri8 said:
i forgot to mention something
the tab comes with an extra 2 years warranty, if i do roms and kernels or any kind of hacking what will happen to the warranty?
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I'd keep in mind that if the person selling it for $200 got it from a CDMA carrier (Sprint, Verizon, US Cellular, etc) and isn't going to honor the contract, you'll essentially have a wifi only tablet, as the ESN will be blacklisted and you'll never be able to activate on any carrier. No warranty either.
It's still a steal at $200 even if it's wifi only.

DudeInMyrtleBeach said:
Crap out of the box? That must depend on what you're using the tab for, or the carrier - CDMA vs GSM - they're different hardware and not just the radio.
I have a GSM tab, and I use mine to surf, stream video and music from me media center, read ebooks, and video chat with my daughter. I don't play any games -- maybe that's why yours needed a rom. Mine didn't. I haven't had a single issue with mine in the 2 weeks I've had it. No reboots, no issues whatsoever. Rooted, ran OCLF, installed about 100 apps. No problems. No reboots. No FC's.
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I have a euro GSM tab. So it's kitted with everything working, I'd say the tab would be fine for a average user but I like tinkering with things, after the custom rom I'd say the tab 3x times faster than a standard one
swyped from a galaxy far far away...

200 is worth it for sure

DudeInMyrtleBeach said:
Crap out of the box? That must depend on what you're using the tab for, or the carrier - CDMA vs GSM - they're different hardware and not just the radio.
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I wouldn't say crap out of the box myself, but when I got mine the stock browser was shockingly laggy. This was fixed in later Samsung development builds.
Regards,
Dave

200 is deals, i wouldve snatched that up asap

Thanks for all of those replays guys, really appreciate the help.
got it today, and kinda laggy when using firefox and another app. BUT DEFIANTLY HAPPY WITH IT.
I'll try to back up first then ROMs.
does anybody knows bell's galaxy tab would be fine with ROMs because i'm assuming there's no problems like the CDMA versions

ri8 said:
does anybody knows bell's galaxy tab would be fine with ROMs because i'm assuming there's no problems like the CDMA versions
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You should be pretty much fine with any GSM ROM.
Regards,
Dave

Will any carrier work?
hi,
will a tab from any carrier work in asian countries? as a wifi device at least. and can all carrier versions be unlocked or rooted. may be able to get me one for under $200 but would want to use it in India..Wifi only will do.. help will be appreciated

DudeInMyrtleBeach said:
Crap out of the box? That must depend on what you're using the tab for, or the carrier - CDMA vs GSM - they're different hardware and not just the radio.
I have a GSM tab, and I use mine to surf, stream video and music from me media center, read ebooks, and video chat with my daughter. I don't play any games -- maybe that's why yours needed a rom. Mine didn't. I haven't had a single issue with mine in the 2 weeks I've had it. No reboots, no issues whatsoever. Rooted, ran OCLF, installed about 100 apps. No problems. No reboots. No FC's.
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It is crap out of the box however you won't know that until you try out a custom rom like overcome and see the performance improvements compared to stock. Overcome rom is a significant improvement in performance and stability. Give it a shot and you'll see. But if you're afraid about the warranty then stick to stock.

WIFI - Galaxy Tab - Some Questions

OK, probably gonna have the oppurtunity to get a 7" soon.
Was looking at the WIFI version. I did read here it does have GPS module which is good.
Can I put 3.0 on this? (Sorry been really busy and since I hadn't bought one yet, I hadn't kept up on everything going on with Android).
I know that there are some cool GSM firmwares I had been looking at, why I was gonna pick up an AT&T model. Can I use these on the WIFI only?
Anything else I should know?

The 8.9 in version is coming out early summer (any day.) You can't wait? It has the Tegra 2.

dardack said:
OK, probably gonna have the oppurtunity to get a 7" soon.
Was looking at the WIFI version. I did read here it does have GPS module which is good.
Can I put 3.0 on this? (Sorry been really busy and since I hadn't bought one yet, I hadn't kept up on everything going on with Android).
I know that there are some cool GSM firmwares I had been looking at, why I was gonna pick up an AT&T model. Can I use these on the WIFI only?
Anything else I should know?
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You can't put honeycomb on this as yet, but have it under very good authority from excellent dev that this will be starting soon, keep an eye in the Android Dev section and it will be released there, the tag will more than likely be wifi only or GT-p10101 honeycomb Alpha which hopefully be shortly >:¬}

Hi,
I got the P1010 "Wifi-only", and although it is a quite good tablet, I can't advise you to buy it. If you like this model, you should purchase the original 3G version. Why ? Because Samsung has lowered the technical specs on the wifi version (less powerful CPU and GPU).
The user interface feels a bit more sluggish, and some games compatible with the former 3G tablet simply won't work in the WiFi edition. In addition, the custom roms designed for 3G version are not compatible either. However you can still root your device (i've done it).

worker1 said:
The 8.9 in version is coming out early summer (any day.) You can't wait? It has the Tegra 2.
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8.9 Is still a bit big for me tbh. I really like the size of the 7".
Why ? Because Samsung has lowered the technical specs on the wifi version (less powerful CPU and GPU).
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Um looking over the specs they seem exactly the same CPU, the A8 1ghz Cortez Hummingbird. Or am I missing something?

alexgogan said:
You can't put honeycomb on this as yet, but have it under very good authority from excellent dev that this will be starting soon, keep an eye in the Android Dev section and it will be released there, the tag will more than likely be wifi only or GT-p10101 honeycomb Alpha which hopefully be shortly >:¬}
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Cool. Are there any custom firmwares for the WIFI only yet? (I can start browsing tomorrow). And does the GPS fix for the other 3g tabs work for the WIFI only version?

The graphics card are not as god but i don't notice much of a difference to be honest i still prefer the wifi only and did not see the extra money worth it when i can teather rhetorically device.
And still no Rom yet. Regarding the gps fix not too sure as have not browsed the gsm threads too much.
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The Wifi model uses an OMAP3 SoC vs the original 3G that uses the Hummingbird. The difference between the 2 gpus (PowerVR SGX 530 vs 540) is very apparent if you plan to use the tab for media or games. As posted earlier, there is a slight sluggishness to the base UI animation and transitions, many newer/more graphically intensive games will be very laggy or not run at all, and media will need to be encoded to be a bit lower quality for it to run smoothly. If you don't need the tab to be a media/game powerhouse then the wifi version should be good enough.

don't use it for games so did not notice anything.. downloaded a few games on the device but did not play them (they were free with the sammy). regarding the movies, encoded all on 720 automatically for the size and never had an issue in playing them

alexgogan said:
don't use it for games so did not notice anything.. downloaded a few games on the device but did not play them (they were free with the sammy). regarding the movies, encoded all on 720 automatically for the size and never had an issue in playing them
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720p?
And maybe if it was my money I'd take the 3g, but it's a gift. So it was that or something else I had no interest in.
Hopefully a rom can help with some of that sluggishness.
Didn't know they used a lesser GPU in the wifi only, that blows.

Also is there an official ROM for the 2.2.1 or .2/.3? Anything? Or do I just gotta wait and hope there are dev's working on the wifi model?

dardack said:
Also is there an official ROM for the 2.2.1 or .2/.3? Anything? Or do I just gotta wait and hope there are dev's working on the wifi model?
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We have to wait unfortuanetly but i love the device its size and can teather to my phone so its perfect for me.
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I would recommend u to buy the original tab.
The hardware is better and it has 3g.
Also its not a lot more expenisve than the wifi only model.
I got mine for 300€ from eBay
Also its the only tablet with phone functionality.
I don't know what the point of the wifi only tab is. if it had better hardware or at least the same as the original version just without 3g it would be okay for a significantly lower price..
But it doesn't.
"I crap by myself. I dont need iCrap....yet!"
transmitted from a Galaxy beyond your imagination.

{Diemex} said:
I would recommend u to buy the original tab.
The hardware is better and it has 3g.
Also its not a lot more expenisve than the wifi only model.
I got mine for 300€ from eBay
Also its the only tablet with phone functionality.
I don't know what the point of the wifi only tab is. if it had better hardware or at least the same as the original version just without 3g it would be okay for a significantly lower price..
But it doesn't.
"I crap by myself. I dont need iCrap....yet!"
transmitted from a Galaxy beyond your imagination.
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Again a gift. Not my money. And here in the states anyways, new 3g phone is like 500-600, and not buying a data plan, so 337 is decent. I guess i could ask them to go to ebay, but eh it's their money and want to buy new. I mean really i'm not gonna kick a gift horse in the mouth.
I do now understand the hardware limitations, no HDMI, but it's free so yea.

alexgogan said:
We have to wait unfortuanetly but i love the device its size and can teather to my phone so its perfect for me.
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Well I'll get it and see how I like it.
BTW is there a 30 pin to component out? Just for the Car video system, don't have HDMI anyways, so HDMI wouldn't do me any good anyways on the 3g.

There is that cable. It may be listed in the accessories section. I connect my tab to a projector frequently. You can find them on ebay for less than $25. Make sure its compatable with the wifi model number.

rangercaptain said:
There is that cable. It may be listed in the accessories section. I connect my tab to a projector frequently. You can find them on ebay for less than $25. Make sure its compatable with the wifi model number.
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I haven't found one for the WIFI model. Damn samsung.

Well, the pins ++might++ be the same. The cheapest place for tab called is www.tv-mall.com, that cable is $3 there, and may be worth the gamble. Why don't you pm me, I have a suggestion.

rangercaptain said:
Well, the pins ++might++ be the same. The cheapest place for tab called is www.tv-mall.com, that cable is $3 there, and may be worth the gamble. Why don't you pm me, I have a suggestion.
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Yeah I can't find the cable on that site.

dardack said:
Again a gift. Not my money. And here in the states anyways, new 3g phone is like 500-600, and not buying a data plan, so 337 is decent. I guess i could ask them to go to ebay, but eh it's their money and want to buy new. I mean really i'm not gonna kick a gift horse in the mouth.
I do now understand the hardware limitations, no HDMI, but it's free so yea.
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What u can try is what my friend did. He bought a 3G version from ATT for $250. Then he called them after he received it and got transferred to customer relations. He told them the tablet plan is no commitment and wanted to cancel because wifi is enough right now and he's no longer traveling for work. They canceled his plan and now he has a brand new $250 3G version. He only did this maybe 2-3 weeks ago.

Should I get rid of my galaxy tab 7????

Is there any hope for the galaxy tab 7', their is hardly any development for it. Its been like a year now and they only have like four roms for it....

don't do it yet me and oldmacnut are trading tabs he can't test 3g cause he had a sprint tan and he's on verizon I'm on sprint with a verizon tab were planning on putting a lot of work into this nice device.
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The last update for asia was august. Pretty much acceptable for an 'old' model. If you sell your tab please inform us;-) . Anyway decision is entirely up to you.
Me when they stop overcome for the tab 7 it's time to get rid od it.
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klee2000 said:
Is there any hope for the galaxy tab 7', their is hardly any development for it. Its been like a year now and they only have like four roms for it....
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you must be crazy, the gtab is pawning all tegra 2 tablets so hard when it comes to playing hd movies its not even funny anymore, it came to a point where I wish I was able to scream and shout (with vulgarities included) at the dicko from Nvidia who came up with that incredibly stupid processor.

for myself , i bought the galaxy tab 10.1 3g , and i still have my gtab use it as a phone xD

I just bought one after lots of research into 7" tabs. I think it's the best 3G tab on the market still. What other 7" tabs can compare to it?
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I don't see what difference development makes, if it fills your needs for a tablet, why sell it? If it doesn't fill your needs for a tablet, why wouldn't you? Mine still fills it's role just fine and it still fits in my pocket...a leading reason why I still have it and my iPad was stolen.

I just bought mine (seven days ago) because still it's one of the best tablets..for me at least..
I needed tablet which will suport ALL video formats and this little guy is doing that perfectly..
Only time whan I will consider replacing it, is when 7.7" comes out.. (but I think that price will be ridiculous, so..) because of SAMOLED and as far as I can see i don't have that retarded Tegra crap..
PS.
Only thing I would like to know is - Can we expect Ice Cream for our P1000?

If the galaxy tab had a keyboard dock like the transformer, I'd keep it for a long time

ogzon said:
I just bought mine (seven days ago) because still it's one of the best tablets..for me at least..
I needed tablet which will suport ALL video formats and this little guy is doing that perfectly..
Only time whan I will consider replacing it, is when 7.7" comes out.. (but I think that price will be ridiculous, so..) because of SAMOLED and as far as I can see i don't have that retarded Tegra crap..
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Only thing I would like to know is - Can we expect Ice Cream for our P1000?
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As I recall from somewhere I read, Samsung / Google guarantee that android device would get at least 2 OS updates
since we didnt get honeycomb, i think even Samsung will give ICS for us 7 tab owner
especially if the other smartphone that starts with froyo with roughly same specs can get ICS maybe, why wouldn't we?

FC1032 said:
If the galaxy tab had a keyboard dock like the transformer, I'd keep it for a long time
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You know you can get a case that has a bluetooth keyboard, don't you? Works well and you just plug into pc/power as you would otherwise...

FC1032 said:
If the galaxy tab had a keyboard dock like the transformer, I'd keep it for a long time
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There is a keyboard _ model number ecr-k10uwe
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/tablets/accessories/ECR-K10UWEGXEU?subsubtype=keyboard-dock
Ofiaich

Yea, I've seen those options, thing is they don't have USB port like the transformer.
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New Galaxy Mini/Pop/???

Hello,
Just got what was marketed as a Galaxy mini here in Canada from Mobilicity. I notice that it is quite different to what is being referred to as a Galaxy mini here. The one I have does not have any physical butons on the front of the phone, only 4 capacitive buttons. It is model number SGH-499y. I found it on Samsung's website here.
I am intending to upgrade it to gingerbread, as it is only on froyo now. Even though this phone is different from the one discussed here, will the guides and the ROMs here still work? I am just worried that it won't recognize the buttons or something (is that possible?).
I also did find this guide. Which would have me upgrading it to the european version, and then I think I'd be able to install Clockworkmod and flash a new rom. Is this a better idea?
Thanks for your help,
-TT

Bump.
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Hmm the model number of your phone is quite different from the S5570 that we all know as Galaxy Mini, I don't think the roms that we have here are compatible.
If you try to install them you might get your phone bricked.
I'm not really sure though.