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It had to happen, I am usually so careful, my phone case came off my belt and dropped by the driver side door. I didn't notice it until I was on the road. Sent my daughter out to get it and found that I had driven over the phone. The invisible shield had kept it from shattering and it is still working. I think all I need to do is replace the lcd digitizer, but I'm really bummed out. I loved my diamond.
Question is; I've got permission from the better half to get a new phone, what is the best option for an upgrade under 600.00 USD?
I've resurrected an old Pantech Duo to tide me over, and I am going to buy a new phone in two weeks when more money comes into the house. Let me know which way to go.
I've always wanted a Touch HD. Bigger screen (WVGA) is the main point for me. I don't know how much it costs in US, but over here in Malaysia, could get it for slightly less than RM2000 (roughly USD600).
I would like US 3g also, I've been seeing that the Diamond II and the Touch HD standard versions only support European 3G. I know the HD version that has US 3G is the T8285. The Diamond II version I think is the upcoming warhawk. They downgraded the cam in that version of the diamond II to 3.2 MP from 5.0 MP. I hate that but I wonder if it makes any difference.
Well, 5.0MP cam to 3.2MP cam makes no big difference (unless you're using your phone to take pictures for blown up reproduction later, which I highly doubt so).
I don't quite like TD2 of the big space at the bottom of the screen. Having the zoom panel there is just taking up valuable space.
I'm assuming you are in the US {you stated $600US} & that you are on AT&T {Go from Diamond to Duo}. First off, as long as you qualify for an upgrade, you can get any phone your provider has for less then $600. Personally, I suggest looking aroung the web for unlocked GSM phones. Other countries have much better phones then what are offered in the US. Currently Japan is playing with 4G phones, whereas the US is barely on 3G.
Click on the "Device Database" tab at the top of this screen. It will take you to PDADB.net which has extensive data on all PDA/PPC devices available & upcoming.
I am really wanting the T-Mobile GX2 and I have read through a lot of posts. I am coming from the Vibrant which has tons of pro's and a few crappy Cons but over all it is a great phone. Even reading through a lot of posts I am still not seeing a few answer's that I have.
One is the Vibrant has 2gigs for app installs. I love this compared to the N1's wimpy 192k. So how much does the 2X have for application storage? By that I mean without Apps2SD.
The screen? Is it a standard LCD? AMOLED? I love the Vibrants screen, but it can be annoying for TXT on some websites.
HDMI output? Is it just a standard cable? and is it a true 1080p on the big screen or a scaled 840x480 that the phone puts out? And is it true mirroring, meaning anything on the phone is displayed on the TV and I mean anything?
WIFI? is it N? Bluetooth? I hear the Wiimote is not working, but I am wondering if the T-Mobile version with the AOSP setup will make a difference.
Speaker internal and ear piece. I am really bad on hearing and I love the Vibrants ear piece as there is an option for HAC mode which CRANKS up the earpiece volume so I can hear in a noisy environment. And is the external speaker loud? Again hearing a game is important and a nice clear loud speaker is not a requirement but a plus.
size and weight? is it a super heavy device? and how does it fit in large hands? Do you feel like it is constantly trying to jump out of your hand? My Vibrant is a bit slick and sometimes I feel like it could just fly out of my hand.
I think that is all I had for now.
Thanks for any of those Q's that you guys can answer. I'm really looking forward to this phone!!
Since I dont have the international version of this phone, I am not sure on some of these things that you mentioned but I will share what I have read so far. I am on the same boat and I am starting to not like my Vibrant due to lack of support from Samsung and also faulty gps. I am considering to buy this phone when it comes out and I don’t think I will ever go with a Samsung phone again.
As far as memory goes, G2X will come with 2gb memory for apps and android system. And it will also come with 8gb storage on board.
The screen is an IPS LCD, I am not sure what exactly it will be called. Since iphone retina displays are made by LG, I am expecting to see similar type of screen. The blacks might not be as good as the AMOLED but it will probably be better dpi, less pixilation. So better text reading compare to vibrant screen.
The phone will will have other similar specs, such as the HDMI output, 512 ROM, 8mp camera and 1.3mo font facing camera, NVidia tegra 2, same wifi chip, same Bluetooth chip and same battery. The HDMI connection will be a micro HDMI to standard hdmi, there wont be any tweaks or adaptors and you should be able to have 1080p signal.
I am not sure on the speakers, others who has this phone will have better input on this.
Size will be almost the same to international version, it will be a little larger than vibrant but same screen size. The weight will be slightly more. Almost the same weight as iphone 4. I believe about 139grams.
Above all this phone will have quad-band data. In other word it will be able connect ATT's 3g network if there is a merge in the future. Also this phone will have a hdspa+ capability, which should be 21mb/s data speeds. But the main reason that I think I want this phone is because it will run on stock android. It will be free of the bloatware and It should look clean and presumably a lot faster. For that reason I am assuming it will take more attention by XDA-devs, and hopefully more custom roms and support.
App install partition is 1.45gb
Screen is a beautiful IPS LCD, as used on the Iphone 4 (LG produce the screen for the Iphone 4) - sharp, very bright, with vibrant colors and good viewing angles
Being an LCD blacks are not as solid black as on Amoled, but blacks are still very good for an LCD and color reproduction is good - it is a very high class LCD screen, pictures look stunning, easily as good as my HTC Desires Amoled screen. Looking at it you wont feel you miss out.
HDMI output is a standard HDMI cable but with micro HDMI in the phone end off cource. The cable comes with the phone. It is true mirroring, what you see on the phone you also see on the screen. Since android itself only support screen resolution op to 854x480 all Android screens (desktop, games etc.) are in this resolution being scaled to selected output resolution of either 720p or 1080p, but when you play video it switch from mirroring to only outputting video in native video resolution, and you can then only see video controls on the phone screen and the video overlay itself in 1080p on the flatscreen.
Wifi is N
Speaker is mediocre - both internal and external - not bad but nothing really special either. No HAC mode to my knowledge
It is not heavy at all, despite its size, which actually doesnt feel that big either, it feels light but solid. The feeling in the hand when holding it is excellent - better than almost anything else. Edges are rounded, even the glass front has rounded sides, backplate are "rubbery" feeling - you dont feel like you are going to drop and its very comfortable to hold and comfortable towards the ear also. I have tried most phones on the market the last 10 years or so and I cant think of anything with a better feel when holding it. Some (who dont own the phone) complaints about the buttom space for softbuttons being to big, but its actually just perfect. The sice means that the softbuttons are comfortable to reach when using the phone with one hand, and it means you dont make accidental touches. My Iphone 4 feel like barbwire in comparison. Sharp, slippery and uncomfortable to hold and to put next to your ear.
Many of your questions can be answered by just looking up the phone specs and comparing...
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3598&idPhone2=3416
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Many of your questions can be answered by just looking up the phone specs and comparing...
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3598&idPhone2=3416
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missed the topic or something?
Thanks guys for the compares! The 1.5Gb install is a win as I really don't want to go back to the limit app space. And I cannot wait to see the screen in person as the Iphone 4 screen does look nice. The micro HDMI is cool, was hoping it wasn't that special USB plug that requires strange adapters. As for the feel I finally pulled up some pics that shows sizes between the Vibrant and the x2 and they look about the same with the x2 being just a bit thicker, so that would work.
The missing HAC is going to suck as my hearing is horrible and I need that extra sound boost. Guess I'll have to wait and see.. er.. hear it.
again thanks guys for the info especially the app space that is a big one!
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Many of your questions can be answered by just looking up the phone specs and comparing...
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3598&idPhone2=3416
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I did not see anything in this link that covers the G2X, and it is not listed in "LG" phones when you open that link on the left. This thread was on the differences (like the additional 3/4G bands, etc.).
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The topic is g2x versus 2x, however his post is comparing it to his vibrant...
gaww said:
I did not see anything in this link that covers the G2X, and it is not listed in "LG" phones when you open that link on the left. This thread was on the differences (like the additional 3/4G bands, etc.).
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Why would the g2x be listed under LG? It is the "T-mobile g2x"
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3888&idPhone2=3598
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Why would the g2x be listed under LG? It is the "T-mobile g2x"
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3888&idPhone2=3598
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Good catch - thought they would list under manufacturer and assumed that it only showed current phone - it actually has the G2x US device. In shows the extra 3G/4G frequencies (the only reason I may get it).
In the list of other software, it does not show WiFi calling - really hope that can be installed.
...furthermore, why is a T-Mobile phone using the 850MHz HSPA band and not the usual 900MHz one? Even if it goes through, the AT&T/T-Mobile merger deal isn't going to take effect until well after everybody's moved on from the "G2X"
Kind of annoying, as pretty much the rest of the world uses 900MHz HSPA
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The topic is g2x versus 2x, however his post is comparing it to his vibrant...
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I have posted in a couple other forums and the threads lost all meaning because no-one understood what I was asking so I made sure this time by listing some things about the Vibrant as a reference. All I am asking is for 2x info, detailed better then specs sheets tell, so I can see if the G2x is going to be worth getting since both devices will be very similar.
Sorry for the confusion.
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...furthermore, why is a T-Mobile phone using the 850MHz HSPA band and not the usual 900MHz one? Even if it goes through, the AT&T/T-Mobile merger deal isn't going to take effect until well after everybody's moved on from the "G2X"
Kind of annoying, as pretty much the rest of the world uses 900MHz HSPA
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There are several phone companies that are finding it easier to make a base phone that supports more then one carrier and pass it through the FCC. Every FCC filing costs the phone manufacture money and anything to alleviate that cost helps. There are a couple sprint phones coming from manufactures that carry Verizon freq's as well. I think this will be a trend amongst all phone manufactures sooner or later.
Also the 850 to 900 issue, I have no idea, maybe it's because of a spectrum issue here in the states. Or maybe ATT just wants to be different.
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There are several phone companies that are finding it easier to make a base phone that supports more then one carrier and pass it through the FCC. Every FCC filing costs the phone manufacture money and anything to alleviate that cost helps. There are a couple sprint phones coming from manufactures that carry Verizon freq's as well. I think this will be a trend amongst all phone manufactures sooner or later.
Also the 850 to 900 issue, I have no idea, maybe it's because of a spectrum issue here in the states. Or maybe AT&T just wants to be different.
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850 is an AT&T US band - not 900. TMo has a problem here (US) already with selling possible dead-end devices. And since offering "discounted' devices for new or extended contracts is the primary way of signing up and keeping customers in the US, this could be a real problem to them down the road.
Even though many will move up to a different device by then (AT&T) anyway, it still is a worry point, and according to a few local TMo stores - they are noticing it already.
I looked at the network frequencies on t-mobile.com & on phonearena.com and i say this definately my next phone. It has both at&t 3g/hspa and t-mobile 3g/hspa. I'm glad t-mobile brings this out so AT&T won't cripple it like they do their android phones. Its sad that AT&T customers have to go 5 miles to be able to sideload apps, find out that HSUPA is disabled, and deal with capped data speeds. Phuck that. I like AT&T's service but I never bought an AT&T locked android phone. Hence my rant. I will be buying one and unlocking it to use with AT&T. It might help me out if the merger goes through. Having all the bands would totally kick butt!
Looks like release date of the 15th
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-g2x-may-see-release-april-15-and-g-slate-529-coming-soon
In case anyone still around is unaware, Blackberry has just released the closest thing to an upgrade in a long time for us physical keyboard users: the Priv.
Brief specs of interest, use your Google for specifics:
A "security-hardened" version of Lollipop (with Marshmallow in the works)
Snapdragon 808
3gb of RAM
32gb of storage, 22gb of which is user-usable
5.4" AMOLED screen (QHD, ~540ppi), Samsung-esque curved edges for doing fun things with
3410mAh battery
18mp back camera, 2mp front camera
NFC
Stereo, front-facing speakers. The first part of that sentence may have been an unintentional lie.
MicroSD slot - yes, in this day and age
Notification light - yes, apparently a proper one
And of course, a physical keyboard - that is not only backlit, but also doubles as a trackpad
Caveats:
The keyboard is a portrait slider rather than a landscape one as we're used to, but apparently it's fairly well-balanced and isn't as horribly awkward to use as it looks like it should be
It's a phone with a 5.4" screen and slider plates, not exactly small or thin - though I would argue the latter isn't a negative
No fingerprint sensor, in case that's your thing
Probably no built-in inductive charging, or at least I've seen no mention of it The US is at the moment receiving model STV100-1, which has inductive charging; the STV100-3 is for the Canadian market and lacks inductive charging but has more LTE bands unlocked
Micro-USB only, and apparently only transfers at USB 2.0 speeds, so that'll be fun
And finally, possibly the greatest negative considering where we are: not only is the bootloader locked, it actively verifies system files at boot to try and prevent tampering. That's gonna be fun to figure out how to root, let alone get CM going on...
Unfortunately, BB has decided to make the bafflingly terrible choice of launching it as an AT&T exclusive, but have said that they intend to release for all major carriers, so (assuming sales are decent enough) we should see a Verizon version around the end of the year/going into next. The radio in the 808 is completely capable of doing Verizon CDMA and LTE, but you know how they are these days. Edit: Verizon has confirmed both via twitter and their site that the phone is "coming soon", so it looks like we'll almost certainly get at least a short run even if things don't go well.
There's also the pricepoint problem: it's expensive at $700, or $250 with a contract.
It's out of my price range for the moment even if it were available on VZN, but it has definitely piqued my interest, and I'll probably find a way to pick one up when/if it's available.
I've been waiting for Droid 5 for a long time so It's not gona happen and I love my new pocket computer, the BlackBerry Priv.......I left Verizon after 8 years to get one. I'm glad they are getting them soon to But I really hope that the QWERTY board will survive cause I Hate typing on a flat screen more then sitting in mindless traffic ...
I love that they released it, hate the security model. My response to the poll would be "Once the price goes down & root and CM is possible."
I prefer smaller phones and I think that landscape slider is much better than portait. The biggest deal breaker for me is the price. That is why I'm not going to buy Priv. I decided to make Android qwerty slider myself. Take a look: Qwerty Keyboard Slider [DIY]
No Blackberry phones. I want a DROID 5.
Maybe a Samsung slider phone, but specs would have to be good. MicroSD card slot. 4G. Not the dollar store variety.
I've had Motorola phones since before the v3 RAZR. and a Samsung slider when the first iPhone came out. But other than that.. I'm on the DROID wagon.
I would if it was landscape, I don't care for portrait much.
i really cant see myself ever getting a priv because of the locked down system. as a vzw unlimited data user i tend to use hotspot quite often and having to go through hoops to get around verizons paywall is a huge con for me.
theres also the portrait keyboard which really doesnt do it for me so maybe if its as cheap as a droid 4
at least i know theres a device i can go to if the world runs out of replacement droid 4s
Still Waiting
Do not like the portrait profile of the Priv. Have a Passport as a secondary phone and it is a solid phone but still prefer my Droid 4 as the best UI and size for a phone. Luckily have Asurion and am on my 10+ replacement Droid 4. One of these days the marketeers of all these "me too" cell phone companies will realize there are some of us out there that prefer this form factor with a slide out keyboard. Looks like Apple just figured out that there is a whole market out there for smaller form factor phones and I think it will be a solid seller. Just cant get used to the glass being the only area you can type in. And when others see me typing on the Droid 4 they realize the superiority of this UI. The keyboard on the Passport is OK but does not hold a candle to the Droid 4 keyboard. It just does not play well with the Google Play store so is only half compatible. The Priv is a full Android phone but it is not build as solid as the Passport. Also the phone on the Passport is incredible.
Can't root the Priv, way too expensive and no cursor keys - nope, definitely won't buy it.
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I've been waiting for Droid 5 for a long time so It's not gona happen...
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synpse said:
No Blackberry phones. I want a DROID 5.
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Unfortunately, Motorola got eaten by Google (which was actually potentially promising), then practically given away to Lenovo, and Lenovo appears to have no interest in physical keyboards at all. Given that most consumers seem perfectly happy with typing on glass and trusting autocorrect to catch any mistouches, I don't think the Droid 5 is ever going to be a thing : \
It's sad to see one of the device lines that really helped get Verizon-driven Android on the map just sort of...peter out quietly. It deserved more.
Price is down to ~$400 for a new unlocked unit now, occasionally on sale for around $300. Verizon's CDMA flavor is still around $500 used, looks like. So hey, the pricing situation is sorting itself out fairly quickly.
Blackberry still has a wonky portrait slab with a fixed keyboard and a rebadged all-screen slate coming out, perhaps they'll throw the rest of us a bone and produce a landscape slider if things go well with those...
As the title implied, I don't plan on using my watch for LTE purposes at all. I only bought it because it is the best spec'd smartwatch by far on the market today.
That being said, I dislike the average looking rubber bands. I know the antennae is concealed within them, but is it possible to remove the bands and replace with a more conventional style? My only fear here would be that, 1. the antennas may also be used for WiFi/BT, and 2. the antennas may not be easily attached/detached - could possibly be bare wire running from the housing into the bands, which really may not be a good idea to try to remove and would kill waterproofing.
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As the title implied, I don't plan on using my watch for LTE purposes at all. I only bought it because it is the best spec'd smartwatch by far on the market today.
That being said, I dislike the average looking rubber bands. I know the antennae is concealed within them, but is it possible to remove the bands and replace with a more conventional style? My only fear here would be that, 1. the antennas may also be used for WiFi/BT, and 2. the antennas may not be easily attached/detached - could possibly be bare wire running from the housing into the bands, which really may not be a good idea to try to remove and would kill waterproofing.
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Not sure if it'll help, but you could take a look at the internal/external photos and see if you can figure it out (I can't ).
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/repo...n_id=NXP5lGwSWj8HVUD4DgU1pw==&fcc_id=ZNFW200A
Well, they look easily removable - whether or not that permanently renders LTE or the device nonfunctional is another question LOL. But maybe swapping other variants of the Urbane 2 bands is possible... say maybe the white or brown leather. A regular watch band is definitely out of the question I think... the band is obviously custom designed specifically for the Urbane 2.
the original rubber band it so much stiff and uncomforble !
I sold lg urbane 2 besouse of that and back to my moto 360 sport
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Well, they look easily removable - whether or not that permanently renders LTE or the device nonfunctional is another question LOL. But maybe swapping other variants of the Urbane 2 bands is possible... say maybe the white or brown leather. A regular watch band is definitely out of the question I think... the band is obviously custom designed specifically for the Urbane 2.
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Here is a better site for the teardown. Check out the different tabs at the top to see more pictures. Pretty nice site for seeing the internal parts. They have several watches on there. http://www.ewisetech.com/Device/SmartWearable/2317/Hilit
Did you ever change the bands?
I am curious as we... Does any band work if you don't care about LTE FUNCTIONALITY? If yes, what band size?
Hi there.
I recently bout one of these. I live in the UK and purchased it from the USA on eBay.
I purchased it from someone that had already bought the brown leather band so I have the black standard one that it comes with and the brown leather one.
It is fairly easy to swap, it is a torx head screw on either side holding it in place and the strap just pulls out once the screws are undone. ( The strap has the antenna built in and its a sort of microchip style on the end that plugs into the watch)
I can also confirm for anyone that wants to know that the watch function does work in the UK.
Brown leather straps can be bought from amazon.com and shipped to the uk.
Hope this helps.
I am looking for a new WiFi-only 8" tablet. The Galaxy Tab Active3 looks like the best performer with its Exynos 9810 processor and 128GB of memory. I also like its SD-card storage and 3.5mm jack. Price isn't too bad at $509.
Here are the issues that I am running into.
These tablets are not available anywhere. Has anyone purchased one in the USA?
Still running Android 10. Any news on Android 11 or custom ROMs?
Root has not been achieved which would be a deal killer for me. There seems to be some hopeful signs when I do a search
Lack of a dedicated XDA forum group is discouraging that items 2&3 are being actively addressed
Lastly, I dont need the ruggedized feature and would like a slimmer case that can hold up the tablet for watching movies on a plane.
Maybe I need to hold out for a non-ruggedized version of this tablet. Does anyone think that is likely?
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I am looking for a new WiFi-only 8" tablet. The Galaxy Tab Active3 looks like the best performer with its Exynos 9810 processor and 128GB of memory. I also like its SD-card storage and 3.5mm jack. Price isn't too bad at $509.
Here are the issues that I am running into.
These tablets are not available anywhere. Has anyone purchased one in the USA?
Still running Android 10. Any news on Android 11 or custom ROMs?
Root has not been achieved which would be a deal killer for me. There seems to be some hopeful signs when I do a search
Lack of a dedicated XDA forum group is discouraging that items 2&3 are being actively addressed
Lastly, I dont need the ruggedized feature and would like a slimmer case that can hold up the tablet for watching movies on a plane.
Maybe I need to hold out for a non-ruggedized version of this tablet. Does anyone think that is likely?
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ive been looking and this is best 8inch tablet out there right now. Its getting android 11 right now, but idk about root, i dont use root on my tablet. Missing forum group is also bad yes
A slimmer case does not do much good since the tablet itself is already chunky.
I would just use it without a case, it is certainly not as fragile as regular tablets and can take a beating.
I have had one for a couple of days now and it is starting to grow on me. I will probably going to use it as my main device and also use it as a phone.
Today I got the Otterbox Universe case which I like better than the stock case.
The S-pen stores on the side instead of on the top on the Samsung case which I find more convenient.
I would also prefer an 8-inch version of the Tab S7 but we are in a minority.
I have used a Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 and M6 Turbo 8.4 in the past but these gave problems with certain Google functions (location never worked as it should in certain apps) and the strict killing of apps in the background annoyed me.
Hardware wise they were excellent though, a much more premium feel than the Active3.
Flavio said:
A slimmer case does not do much good since the tablet itself is already chunky.
I would just use it without a case, it is certainly not as fragile as regular tablets and can take a beating.
I have had one for a couple of days now and it is starting to grow on me. I will probably going to use it as my main device and also use it as a phone.
Today I got the Otterbox Universe case which I like better than the stock case.
The S-pen stores on the side instead of on the top on the Samsung case which I find more convenient.
I would also prefer an 8-inch version of the Tab S7 but we are in a minority.
I have used a Huawei MediaPad M6 8.4 and M6 Turbo 8.4 in the past but these gave problems with certain Google functions (location never worked as it should in certain apps) and the strict killing of apps in the background annoyed me.
Hardware wise they were excellent though, a much more premium feel than the Active3.
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are you based in the US and what model is the Tab active 3. i just ordered a T577US/DS model and on amazon several people have said it can’t be used as a regular phone.
Can someone please let me know if the model SM-T577 can be used as regular phone ?
If not can i flash the stock for the same with the european version (SM-T575) for it to work?
swieder711 said:
I am looking for a new WiFi-only 8" tablet. The Galaxy Tab Active3 looks like the best performer with its Exynos 9810 processor and 128GB of memory. I also like its SD-card storage and 3.5mm jack. Price isn't too bad at $509.
Here are the issues that I am running into.
These tablets are not available anywhere. Has anyone purchased one in the USA?
Still running Android 10. Any news on Android 11 or custom ROMs?
Root has not been achieved which would be a deal killer for me. There seems to be some hopeful signs when I do a search
Lack of a dedicated XDA forum group is discouraging that items 2&3 are being actively addressed
Lastly, I dont need the ruggedized feature and would like a slimmer case that can hold up the tablet for watching movies on a plane.
Maybe I need to hold out for a non-ruggedized version of this tablet. Does anyone think that is likely?
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I bought one... They are on ebay and being shipped. Be aware many times the 4G version is the same price as the WiFi depending on which knucklehead is selling it. No rhyme or reason. I think B&H is selling them too reasonable. You are looking for a T570 for wifi only and the T575 and T577 for the cellular enabled units. Keep in mind that all of the T575 units I have investigated have dual sim and the second sim can be substituted for a micro SD. The 4G version is just worth more money and is convenient if you have to travel. Especially out of the country. Or if you sometimes work somewhere away from all the pests and distractions. It just makes sense. I bought my open box unit 128gb dual sim through make and offer of $250usd plus 12.50 shipping. There are good deals to be had. Just spring for the 4G one. Its really worth it especially with
I have T575 and can use like regular phone.
Rooted with Magisk ( copied here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...ChAWegQIChAB&usg=AOvVaw2prG-uE2LdqUQQQJWYZaLS )
Take the Magisk modified tar file. Replace vbmeta.img with a zero-byte file, pack it together again, flash it. This is enough for rooting the SM-T575.
But, before that (!!!) check if KnoxGuard got tripped... power down the phone, connect it to USB, then press volup+voldn together. It should not show "KG STATE" at all. If it does, especially if KG STATE is "Checking" or "Prenormal", flash stock with CSC (basically, wipe it), connect it to the internet during setup and keep it continously online and powered for at least 7 days / 168 hours. Only then you will be able to flash.
I have my work's Galaxy Tab Active3 tablet here, which I locked with a password a months ago and I can't seem to recover... Can anyone please tell me how to:
1) Shut it down
2) Enter recovery mode
Any help would be appreciated!!