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Google may be readying a revamped model of the middle sibling in its Nexus line of Android devices for as early as the first quarter of 2013, if the supply-chain snoops at Taiwanese tech news site DigiTimes are correct.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/google_nexus7_rumors_persist/
Well what do we think?
Not thinking much of anything to be honest.. good for them? I'll remain happy with my 1st gen 16Gb mobel.
A cheaper version is always welcome.
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I could see the Nexus tablet line having the following:
A cheap ($99 seems low, but okay) 7". A higher quality 7" ($200-$250?). High quality 10".
While I have little money for toys, and I like paying low prices as much as anyone, I don't necessarily want a Nexus device that's had every cost corner cut. Especially things like storage and ram, which the current Nexus 7 seems to have slow parts.
Perhaps Google is trying to entice the masses further by lowering the price of a decent device, but I hope they realize that you can't make money off being the cheapest on the market. You might sell more, but your margins are smaller and your support costs are way higher because of cut corners and the sheer amount of people owning one.
I just see a lot of people being disappointed with this new device as you know they will compare it with the first Gen n7. Sometimes cheaper isn't always better.
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I can see why they would want to offer a cheaper N7-type device, but my biggest concern is supply chain issues. The current Nexus 7 is the only device that hasn't had any severe supply issues from the play store in the past few months.... but that's probably mostly because it's already been out for 6 months.
I'm happy enough for my current N7
We have more than enough cheap low-end tablets on the market nowadays..
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I think our N7 is good enough. I don't think I want to replace it.
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They better not! I just bought this thing!
With cortex a8 and adreno 200...
They probably saved money on production by leaving off the bluetooth hardware, since it doesn't work with their software anyways.
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They probably saved money on production by leaving off the bluetooth hardware, since it doesn't work with their software anyways.
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Lol I could`nt agree more
Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7
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I think our N7 is good enough. I don't think I want to replace it ...
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That's one way to gain market share, N7 were practically sold out everywhere in town over the holidays - DH got herself an iPad2 X'mas 2011 and the iOS people are releasing #5 in March or Spring of 2013 ...
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They better not! I just bought this thing!
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One would be paying more for a used/pre-owned N7 in excellent condition than buying the newest model, cheaper & slimmer. Hmmm :highfive: :fingers-crossed:
Maybe I should return mine to Staple as there is NO restocking fee & no questions asked - and wait for the newer one, 4.1.2 is such a mess in stock form anyway, LOL.
This reminds me of Samsung. They just made a half ass 4in budget phone to sell (S3 Mini). Their intent was to provide a phone for individuals who do not need a power house. The problem is the individuals who review phones like power houses. In many reviews Samsung was ridiculed for making the phone (even though it was meeting their intent). Hopefully Google is not treated the same way.
I can see the headline now, "iPad Mini ($349) dominates against new Google Nexus 7 ($99) .... Google stands no chance".
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This reminds me of Samsung. They just made a half ass 4in budget phone to sell (S3 Mini). Their intent was to provide a phone for individuals who do not need a power house. The problem is the individuals who review phones like power houses. In many reviews Samsung was ridiculed for making the phone (even though it was meeting their intent). Hopefully Google is not treated the same way.
I can see the headline now, "iPad Mini ($349) dominates against new Google Nexus 7 ($99) .... Google stands no chance".
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You're so right, I really like these Nexus phones (4 especially) and Galaxy S3, but the screen size puts me off - it's to big. Gimme a nice 4,2 inch with a decent resolution and I'm sold, but yes, such phones get lost in reviews because they don't stand a chance competing with 6" super triple HD 3D Gorilla Retina screen, 16core CPU and more RAM than my PC has.
I already have a decent tablet (N7), all I want is a decent dual, maybe cheap quad core, ~4" Nexus phone (once I got N7 I realized what android is really supposed to look like, because CM is not stable enough for me to run on my Xperia, so I kept it stock).
Of course Nexus line is only top notch, playing in the big league of S4 and iPhone6, so yes if they released a normal 4" nexus phone, headlines would say "where's your god now Android fans, always you have been bashing iPhones 'small' screen, now you're buying one yourself".
Nexus 7 is cheap enough as it is, we don't need another 800*480 7" tablet, that you can get in the Pharmacy (seriously, I saw some cheap tPads in local pharmacy), make a cheap Nexus phone!
Any news about it?
I'm on a low budget (about $150) and was hoping to get that cheap nexus 7 if it's released
It would be certainly better than those nasty china tablets..
99$?!
Cortex a8 + 512ram?
all i got from that site information is...... "made cheaper . thinner"............mmmmm wow
Yeah...looks like the second gen of nexus 7 will launch in july and it will feature a snapdragon chip.... my next tab
http://naldotech.com/jelly-bean-update-for-galaxy-s2-starts-rolling-out/
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Personally, I'll stick with my current N7, it still gets the job done nicely.
Blargh, I need a new tablet meow!! I don't want to wait until July to replace my crappy PlayBook, but it looks like I have to
Nice refresher but I don't see the need to replace anything for a different processor. It did mention smaller bevels so perhaps they are throwing in a 1080p screen.
If that is the case, we'll basically have a 7" version of the Nexus 10.
S4 + 1080p + HDMI out? + Same Price Point... eh
I could see the benefits. Is it going to be running Key Lime Pie out of the box? Might be another selling point.
I'm gonna sell my first n7 for the sec gen when it comes out
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They might improve the speakers with the next one
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I'm gonna sell my first n7 for the sec gen when it comes out
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When the new ones come out, our first gen will drop in price. For a used N7, you'd be lucky to get about $100 for it.... unless you screw over a family member or friend into paying more.
At that price, I'd almost just rather keep the damn thing and repurpose it. Perhaps a dedicated Toilet Reader, Bed side TV Player, Car Dock, Kitchen Monitor/TV/VideoPlayer, anything else, etc.
I have an old Sprint Galaxy Tab 7" running CM10 and runs like a top. I just can't find myself getting rid of it for the low price I'd have to sell it for.
which version should I buy?
Today I was going to buy a N7... and then they come up with this rumor. What do you guys recommend? Should I wait for this new version? or buy the actual one right away? If the only new features are the screen and the processor I think It's not worth the wait... but what if it comes with expandable storage, or a rear camera? What do you think?
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Today I was going to buy a N7... and then they come up with this rumor. What do you guys recommend? Should I wait for this new version? or buy the actual one right away? If the only new features are the screen and the processor I think It's not worth the wait... but what if it comes with expandable storage, or a rear camera? What do you think?
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If you CAN wait,I think it's worth the wait. I mean better processor,screen etc for the same price but that's my opinion
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rafabr4 said:
Today I was going to buy a N7... and then they come up with this rumor. What do you guys recommend? Should I wait for this new version? or buy the actual one right away? If the only new features are the screen and the processor I think It's not worth the wait... but what if it comes with expandable storage, or a rear camera? What do you think?
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Yeah same thing here, I wanted to buy it as a present for my birthday next week. If it will be released in July, I think it is maybe worth to wait, but since I'm from the Czech Republic, it won't be available in another 3-6 months I think the price of the "old" Nexus 7 can't drop much, since it is really cheap now, so I guess I will buy it anyway.
P-pls tell me it is the right thing to do
My nexus 7 is slowing down. Can't keep up with my nexus 4. May have to sell it a few weeks before the new one comes out
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rafabr4 said:
Today I was going to buy a N7... and then they come up with this rumor. What do you guys recommend? Should I wait for this new version? or buy the actual one right away? If the only new features are the screen and the processor I think It's not worth the wait... but what if it comes with expandable storage, or a rear camera? What do you think?
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get the n7 and get the new one when it comes out too.
is it worth waiting?
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Yeah same thing here, I wanted to buy it as a present for my birthday next week. If it will be released in July, I think it is maybe worth to wait, but since I'm from the Czech Republic, it won't be available in another 3-6 months I think the price of the "old" Nexus 7 can't drop much, since it is really cheap now, so I guess I will buy it anyway.
P-pls tell me it is the right thing to do
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I was thinking the same, maybe it will be released in July, but it will take too long to arrive to other countrys. So I'll just buy mine today. Anyways, I don't care too much about the screen resolution and the Tegra3 is just enough for me. Now if the new model would come with a rear camera, that would be a killer feature.
I could imagine there will be a rush like when 1st gen and Nexus 4 came out, so I got the current one and planned to get the 2nd gen then let my family use the good old one, the combined cost is still lower than a full-sized iPad though.
shrinking bezel huh? 8" display please and better speakers. A better DAC would be nice also as the audio on the Nexus 7 is pure garbage. The fact that they are using a Qualcomm SOC this time around gives hope.
And as much as I would love a external memory card slot this is Google we're talking about. I'd settle for a micro HDMI port, I use my Nexus 10 now for presentations and the HDMI out makes it all possible.
In not upgrading unless they have some form of TV-Out out of the box. The Nexus 7 is running perfectly for me and it'll get latest Android version anyway. But if the price is good I might sell the current one to upgrade.
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Damn my birthday is in July now I don't know if I should get gs4 or the n7 2nd gen
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There is NO WAY i'm buying Second Gen N7 because first gen is still a beast at browsing, gaming, watching movies etc.
Just because it has higher resolution and a little bit better chip i don't think its necessary to buy this new one.
And what worries me most is the price, i mean come on even First Gen has been heavily hardware skinned down just for a lower price of 200$ (no back camera, no official Gorilla glass, no Dual-Band Miracast, etc.) so imagine what we will get for a 149$ price...i don't want to even think about it lol.
I ain't getting anything new in the next 4 years. The next tab I buy will probably have Tegra 8 or something. Can't be sure though. In the meantime, the N7 is storming through every task I throw at it.
Hopefully ASUS doesn't f*** this up again with the screen lift issues.
It's great that they are switching to snapdragon krait SoC because Tegra is a slow chip with weak gpu and single-channel memory, not to mention its high battery consumption.
I'd also like a more efficient display for better battery life.
I'm following the live blog here. Please use this thread to comment on the event.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/google-breakfast-liveblog/
Man I'm a little unimpressed by the new N7. I was hoping for the S600 chip, not the S4 Pro. I know the S800 is just around the corner but I guess its too soon for budget devices to have the S600.
Chrome cast looks great. I will be getting one.
What are your impressions?
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Man I'm a little unimpressed by the new N7. I was hoping for the S600 chip, not the S4 Pro. I know the S800 is just around the corner but I guess its too soon for budget devices to have the S600.
Chrome cast looks great. I will be getting one.
What are your impressions?
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I'll be buying a Chromecast.
The fact that they also released the SDK for Chrome cast and that google is beta testing a google chrome mirroring feature has all but sold me on this. The potential is great with this device, to the point where I feel like selling my iMito QX1 android stick. I tend to use my android mini pc for streaming video and surfing the web anyways so this would be a great replacement.
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Man I'm a little unimpressed by the new N7. I was hoping for the S600 chip, not the S4 Pro. I know the S800 is just around the corner but I guess its too soon for budget devices to have the S600.
Chrome cast looks great. I will be getting one.
What are your impressions?
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Unimpressed? No excuse for it. Completely fail to me. S600 should have been the standard... I really wanted an n7 arte trying the horrible galaxy tabs, but I'll wait until next year as usual
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The n4 has a similar processor and it's the smoothest android experience there is. It also has the same gpu as the one found in the 600 so...
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XaoSilentrzk said:
Unimpressed? No excuse for it. Completely fail to me. S600 should have been the standard... I really wanted an n7 arte trying the horrible galaxy tabs, but I'll wait until next year as usual
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You're always going to be waiting for next year. I'm going to wait for gtab 3 or new n10.
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The n4 has a similar processor and it's the smoothest android experience there is. It also has the same gpu as the one found in the 600 so...
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Didnt know that, changes my opinion, slightly more favorable
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my chromecast is set to ship on july 27th! so pumped!
I still don't understand of that chromecast thing is wifi direct or if it uploads and downloads the stream over the Internet. If it's widi, I'm getting it most def.
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I still don't understand of that chromecast thing is wifi direct or if it uploads and downloads the stream over the Internet. If it's widi, I'm getting it most def.
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I'm pretty sure it uses WiFi because if it uses WiFi direct doesn't that mean that the device that is going to stream it can't be on WiFi. I think it uses the cloud
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neswii said:
The n4 has a similar processor and it's the smoothest android experience there is. It also has the same gpu as the one found in the 600 so...
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Why not s600 then? I don't get it
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XaoSilentrzk said:
Why not s600 then? I don't get it
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To cut costs.
About the chrome streamer thingie, apparently it will get the content from the cloud. Sucks, I wanted to send from my phone to watch Netflix using my data plan since I don't have Internet at home.
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To cut costs.
About the chrome streamer thingie, apparently it will get the content from the cloud. Sucks, I wanted to send from my phone to watch Netflix using my data plan since I don't have Internet at home.
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Hotspot it and ur good to go
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well damn, missed it, anyone know where i can watch it now? the og video is private :/
FrozenRiff said:
Man I'm a little unimpressed by the new N7. I was hoping for the S600 chip, not the S4 Pro. I know the S800 is just around the corner but I guess its too soon for budget devices to have the S600.
Chrome cast looks great. I will be getting one.
What are your impressions?
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erm...
from Anandtech:
"The new Snapdragon 600 is also known by the part number APQ8064T, and was formerly known as the Snapdragon S4 Pro."
You get Krait, you get the same GPU, everything but the name...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6568/qualcomm-krait-400-krait-300-snapdragon-800
How can people expect a top of the line processor from a $230 tablet? OK, maybe 600 isn't top of the line anymore, but still. $230 is extremely cheap. Especially when you consider the quality of the tablet. The crappy Chinese tablets cost about $150, and trust me, they're not worth a single penny.
And I'm pretty sure the 600 gets better benchmarks than the S4 pro. Too bad the only way I'll be getting this tablet is if I buy a network hard drive and I can get this to stream audio/video/photos off of it. There is no use of a tablet that has no SD card slot without that, as I have learned with my 16 GB iPad. Also, I don't know if I can live without boomsound anymore. Not just for music, but for watching videos. Front facing speakers really should be standard, I don't know why the Nexus doesn't have them, but at least the speakers are stereo.
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Unimpressed? No excuse for it. Completely fail to me. S600 should have been the standard... I really wanted an n7 arte trying the horrible galaxy tabs, but I'll wait until next year as usual
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_Obsolescence
XaoSilentrzk said:
Unimpressed? No excuse for it. Completely fail to me. S600 should have been the standard... I really wanted an n7 arte trying the horrible galaxy tabs, but I'll wait until next year as usual
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Research the part numbers before you go flying off at the keyboard there. You sound like a "brand" shopper more than anything else right now.
The S4 Pro variant (a.k.a. the S600) in the Nexus 7 is more than enough to accomplish what this tablet's designed for: a solidly performing, low-priced device with no muss and no fuss. The Nexus device line generally provides a "benchmark" of sorts for what the average Android device should be (although given the market, that usually tends to put them in the upper half of the field on their release). They've generally pushed one new technology, be that cost or the display.
If you want a "pro" device to handle your needs, then don't buy Nexus. But if it doesn't fit your use case, then don't buy it instead of whining like the spoiled child at Christmastime.
Thanks to everyone who gave me information regarding s4 pro vs s600. For me the real issue now is the lack of sd lol I know here we go again
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Thanks to everyone who gave me information regarding s4 pro vs s600. For me the real issue now is the lack of sd lol I know here we go again
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That's what the cloud is for.
This is the thread for my Indian friends.
News, availability, price all will be updated!
Welcome to Official Galaxy S5 Chatting Thread
I started this thread for chatting related to Galaxy S5 and the problem consumers are facing and for Information purposes.Raise your voice for justice
Galaxy S5
Prices are 51,500 INR.
Available from 11th April Globally!
AFAIK, its price would be above Rs. 40,000, may be Rs. 45,000 (very expensive!) since S4 was around Rs. 41,000 when it was launched
Yes it will be above 45000.
its definately gonna be lower than that of Note 3 and it will be priced below RS 45000 for sure http://androidlovesindia.blogspot.com/2014/02/samsung-galaxy-s5-goes-official-at-mwc.html
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AFAIK, its price would be above Rs. 40,000, may be Rs. 45,000 (very expensive!) since S4 was around Rs. 41,000 when it was launched
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That time dollar price was high. So now expecting 42500 mrp and 40000 street price.
Clearly an error, but Saholic has it listed for 45.5k.. and is is in stock. Says will deliver in 3 days
http://www.saholic.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s5-16gb-1010128
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That time dollar price was high. So now expecting 42500 mrp and 40000 street price.
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and this time dollar is not high as compare to previous year?
rkial said:
Clearly an error, but Saholic has it listed for 45.5k.. and is is in stock. Says will deliver in 3 days
http://www.saholic.com/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s5-16gb-1010128
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Wow..!!! Extraordinary. Guess Samsung can buy them at high quantity so that they can solve the problem in production or shipment if any as they mentioned it is released at end of April. But there are somebody who can deliver their product much faster than Samsung themselves.:laugh:
Why not anyone order it?
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Why not anyone order it?
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Doesn't it obvious that this is a fake ad?
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pricing will be 45000 and will be available next month in the indian market
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as per news on sammobile it says it wud be less than launch price of s4 which was around 42-43k so probably s5 price shud be between 40-42k if news r true
Samsung should announce the indian price today for Samsung Galaxy S5 at its launch event in the afternoon today. As you say it might be price around 45 to 50k.
http://prodsea.com/blog/samsung-galaxy-s5-price-in-india/
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as per news on sammobile it says it wud be less than launch price of s4 which was around 42-43k so probably s5 price shud be between 40-42k if news r true
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US stores like Amazon etc it is listed for around 700 dollars which is around 42k. Generally pricing in india is slighlty as compared to the US market. Can be around 45 - 50K i guess.
Hopefully Samsung puts an end to the speculations at its afternoon launch of the S5 in india today
Samsung S5 Gear2 , Neo and Fit launched
Samsung S5 Exynos 5422 True Octa with 4K video recording ₹ 51500 Available from 11th April
Gear 2 21900
Gear neo and fit 15900
Hate what just happened .. an exynos sh**. And 50K fir s5 go home sammy you arr drunk... lets see how well the exynos holds up
Edit:- Guys did any one of you tried a demo s5?? Is it availaible in India
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52k (860$) !
That without 4g and exynos. Sammy is surely slipping.
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52k (860$) !
That without 4g and exynos. Sammy is surely slipping.
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I do think that this time around the Exynos version will be more powerful than the Snapdragon one.
BTW, who uses 4G in India? Even 3G adoption rate is low.
But the pricing is insane!
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52k (860$) !
That without 4g and exynos. Sammy is surely slipping.
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Indian users wud be getting exynos based s5 as everytime
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ilable-from-April-11/articleshow/32773537.cms
Why not make a petition and send to samsung??? Obviously we want the 801. We need more CM roms.. lets make a petition
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NoteboyTech said:
Why not make a petition and send to samsung??? Obviously we want the 801. We need more CM roms.. lets make a petition
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Trust me, Samsung will give ZERO f**ks about a petition.
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I know it won't do anything! I will think of an import via Russia.. i guess there is the 801 god!
Moving over to a Tab S 10.5" from a Note Pro 12.2" not much different in the display size but my arms will appreciate the weight difference and my eyes will LOVE Netflix HD.... Sears has a SWEET DEAL on preorder right now 105.00 back and FREE Tab S Book cover ? thinking if I should wait around on the 32GB Version though ?
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Best Buy offers the 10.5 32GB for pre-order as an "exclusive".
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Best Buy offers the 10.5 32GB for pre-order as an "exclusive".
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Yeah I noticed that, hmmmm.
It's tempting even though I have a Note 10.14 already... :victory:
This is such a great tablet I can't imagine this new one, with that screen and size specs.
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Moving over to a Tab S 10.5" from a Note Pro 12.2" not much different in the display size but my arms will appreciate the weight difference and my eyes will LOVE Netflix HD.... Sears has a SWEET DEAL on preorder right now 105.00 back and FREE Tab S Book cover ? thinking if I should wait around on the 32GB Version though ?
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I think this is the first post in this forum.
Definitely would like at least 32 GB. Leaning more towards the 8.4". We have a 10" tablet, and it is just too big to use one handed. And by use, I mean hold.
The weight of both tablet is relatively low. The AMOLED screen makes for a thin tablet. The ahead-of-its-time GT-P6800 7.7 tablet is amazingly thin and solid. It's still a good tablet for media playing and web surfing.
I just pre ordered the 10.5 32gb version from Best buy, I wonder how they pulled the exclusive with the 32gb. I'm in the process of putting some sample files on a flash drive to test on one of the display models. Best buy also has the bronze and white book covers for 39.99 rather than 69.99. Glad I decided to wait for the release and didn't open my Note Pro, it's already on it's way back to Samsung.
Edit: So I went and tested two video files at the local Best Buy, Pacific Rim 1080p 12gb mkv high encoding 19 quality and Timescapes mp4 2560x1440. The picture on this tablet is amazing especially the nature scenes in the Timescapes file. The stock player was able to player both files with no skips or jitters.
I pre ordered the 8.4 from Future Shop (Canada). I am keeping my Note Pro 12.2 as my home unit, the 8.4 as my traveler (Read in bed) and Nexus 5 as my phone. I have no problems with a 16 gig unit. I used the savings and bought a 64 gig microsd. After being burned by Samsung in the past ie.. software updates and coming from a Nexus background I was hesitant to purchase the 12.2 but I have to admit that it has been a nice experience. The first tablet I haven't bothered to root. I think the 8.4 will be even better. Of course I will be keeping my eyes on this year's Google IO conference just in case they mythical Google 8 is announced. I just need to find a case and glass screen protector.
I am really tempted by this new tab
Especially since I sold my Nexus 7 2013 FHD, I really would like to replace that with the new 8.4 Tab S. I miss reading books and browsing the web on my couch or bed. I don't really care for the aesthetics mainly due to the placement of the buttons, it's just weird having the phone layout of buttons on a huge tablet, I prefer to have them on the sides of the device. Not a deal breaker though. I'm just torn on whether to buy this 8.4 through amazon as I have a gift card there for 300 bucks or save a little more and wait for the new Nexus 8 or Nexus 10 if they ever announce them. I have a galaxy note 3 and being a phablet I thought it would be sufficient enough in size to not miss my nexus 7 but I was wrong. The one thing I hate about Samsung is the bloatware and difficulty in rooting the device due to knox and voiding the warranty. I'd prefer to wait for a tablet using either the tegra 4 K1(32 bit) chip or the tegra k1 (64 bit) chip because the games on it would be fabulous, but like I said I am just itching to replace my tablet I dearly miss and this samsung galaxy tab S looks very promising...Woe me
for some reason the smartwatches here in bahrain and saudi are more expensive than in the US but the phones and phablets are cheaper, wonder which range this tab s prices will be here
I preordered this online on bestbuy (in canada) because when I went to do it in stores their system didn't let them help me. is this normal? anyway if you preorder from bestbuy canada they give you the folio case for free as well I believe and theres a lexar 64gb thats on sale for 70 bucks off until the 19th...
Noticed BestBuy, Futureshop, Staples in Canada all bumped their dates back to July 4th right away. Was saying June 26 for the first day or two. Amazon still says June 26.
I wonder if it will get bumped again. I've had horrible experience ordering online from bestbuy and futureshop. I'd try staples next if they had the free cover offer too.
I ordered the 10.5 white from Samsung store for $499, including Samsung's book cover case worth $69.99 as a gift... They promised 1 July delivery.
dilgit said:
I ordered the 10.5 white from Samsung store for $499, including Samsung's book cover case worth $69.99 as a gift... They promised 1 July delivery.
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Any one here no what samung use for delivery is it ups FedEx or usps
coresplinter said:
I preordered this online on bestbuy (in canada) because when I went to do it in stores their system didn't let them help me. is this normal? anyway if you preorder from bestbuy canada they give you the folio case for free as well I believe and theres a lexar 64gb thats on sale for 70 bucks off until the 19th...
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What color folio case did you select?
On both bestbuy.ca and futureshop.ca, only 3 colors (brown, blue, and white) are available for free.
When I add the charcoal black one to my cart, it shows up as full price.
I was going to go into the store to ask for the black one, but your posts makes it sound like they won't be able to do much.
Snow755 said:
Any one here no what samung use for delivery is it ups FedEx or usps
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ups I ordered an extra battery for my gs5
i gonna get Tab S and is first time i buy a tablet lol and i got a plan with the bills for it 24 months payment plan. 1 GB data for 6 months after that i stop. i gonna order a sim card and which is linked with my phone data on my phone got 10 GB each months. what you guys think lol
Would anyone consider getting this tablet over the new samsung galaxy tab s? I dont know what to expect if I buy a chinese tablet vs a brand I know? http://www.geekbuying.com/item/iFiv...a-2048-1536-Touch-Screen-2GB-16GB-328854.html
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Would anyone consider getting this tablet over the new samsung galaxy tab s? I dont know what to expect if I buy a chinese tablet vs a brand I know? http://www.geekbuying.com/item/iFiv...a-2048-1536-Touch-Screen-2GB-16GB-328854.html
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I started my tablet buying addiction with Chinese tablets - lol. I have owned a number of Chinese tablets , TV sticks and TV boxes. My advice is to save yourself a lot of grief and buy a name brand tablet from a recognized retailer. There are a number of issues to consider. 1) The RK3288 looks like a good chip but Rockchip is notorious for producing buggy versions of Android. I know I currently own two Rockchip devices and if it wasn't for a dedicated user base debugging and producing custom ROM's, the devices would be useless. 2) If your tablet has a hardware defect you would have to ship it all the way back to China - usually at your own expense. It could take months to get it sorted out. 3) Chinese manufacturers tend not to support devices once they are originally released and since these Chinese tablets don't usually appear on XDA you are left on your own. 4) Many Chinese Companies quickly disappear for no notice. 5) You'll be kicking yourself for not spending that extra money for that great Tab S display.
If you do by Chinese then Geekbuying is a reliable place. They have always been good to me.
Hope this help,
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darnone said:
What color folio case did you select?
On both bestbuy.ca and futureshop.ca, only 3 colors (brown, blue, and white) are available for free.
When I add the charcoal black one to my cart, it shows up as full price.
I was going to go into the store to ask for the black one, but your posts makes it sound like they won't be able to do much.
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Staples.ca is offering the Black one only for free. Not selectable. Go figure.
I just bought a Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. It's really nice and I actually like the S-Pen more than I thought I would... however, I'm thinking of returning it to get a Tab S instead.
From what I see, the specs are really close between the two tablets. Main differences appear to be the AMOLED screen and slightly thinner/lighter Tab S ... but then I lose the S-Pen. Both AMOLED and scLCD screens seem to perform nicely, so that's a matter of preference I guess. I have a Galaxy S5 and the scLCD on the Note side-by-side to my S5 AMOLED screen looks pretty close.
Thoughts? Do you think the Tab S will be that much better than something like the Note 2014?
Thanks