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So I just got my replacement in the mail from Verizon a Nexus and they didn't send a new charger. It will not charge on my Revo's charger for starters. Now I found out my device has no sound when making calls unless I put speaker phone on. Kind of funny they are already overnighting me a new device but I figured you guys would have a laugh at that..other then that its an overall wonderful device. I love everything about it for those of you deciding which phone to get its an easy switch. I do like the devs and community a lot better for the Revo. That is the one thing that I miss. Nexus forums are a huge mess. Mt definately made things very simple for us Revo owners and I just wanted to say thanks for everything guys!
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I have been reading up on the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition and the TF701T. I really would like some advice on helping to decide which way to go. I will list a few questions I have and concerns I have to see if any of you current users can help lead me to a decision.
Thanks in advance.
I know the primary differences between the 2. What I would like to know is has any one had any issues with rooting or putting roms on this? I have a Galaxy S4 and it really made me shy away from Samsung. I will never buy a phone from them that's for sure. Love the power it has and the screen is decent (a little dark) but getting roms on it is a nightmare. I've had a few different Android devices and loved all of them rooting and replacing the roms have been awesome! I just don't want to get one and find out that I'm going to have the same issues I have with my phone now. I realize that phones are different in the respect to the need to have extra protection requested by the phone companies. Thats why I'm reaching out to you to see what your experiences are.
Needs... I need to be able to use a Gumdrop or Otter box case as I have a 2 and 4 year old that will probably be using it at sometime or another. I also need it to have a decent battery life as I will most likely us it for work and play.
Wants... Speed, reliability, durability, Root, Roms, Games, and expand-ability.
I don't care about the stylus so that's not a reason to get this device. I will want a clean rom without all the Samsung garbage that this send with it.
Hope I can get some help with ideas here as I currently have a TF700T and aside from the ram shortage I love it. But time to give that to the kids and get Dad a new tab.
Again thanks for all the incite and opinions.
DrClaw
Have you taken a look at the Samsung Tab S? It has a incredible screen and has better value for money then Note 10.1 IMHO.
This is a really great device.
I don't think feels bulletproof. But maybe that is why its so light. Its kind of like plastic. The TF101 had a more industrial solid state feel like the surface pro.
I doubt this will be over clocked cause it gets warm. It is probably pushing its limits already.
Overall its quite snappy with great performance especially considering its a mobile device.
This is the only android device I know of that features a dock which is like $150 for me which is why I don't have it yet. That would make it feel more complete I guess.
There's no USB 3.0 Port on the tablet. Don't let the ad fool you. If you want that I guess its just with the dock. The tablet part has a micro HDMI port. That's what fooled me cause I thought it was micro USB. But I got the vivo tab extension which is only USB 2.0.
Performance and high resolution and visual quality for games . Not really an issue with rooting it besides potentially having to flush it down the toilet afterwards.
Thanks
Thanks for the advice this gives me more to look in to. I will broaden my horizons to include these 2 tabs. One thing I didn't mention is that I really want the 10" screen so if they don't sport that I'm going elsewhere. I have a smartphone and computer so when I get a new tab it must be 10".
Again Thanks
DrClaw
Claw22000 said:
Thanks for the advice this gives me more to look in to. I will broaden my horizons to include these 2 tabs. One thing I didn't mention is that I really want the 10" screen so if they don't sport that I'm going elsewhere. I have a smartphone and computer so when I get a new tab it must be 10".
Again Thanks
DrClaw
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ASUS and Samsung devices have pretty much the same amount of bloatware, so be prepared to unlock and root whichever you decide for.
If you are a lot into gaming you will get better gaming performance with a 1920x1080 tablet, like the Sony Z2 Tablet, which is a really nice, waterproof, but expensive tablet. Both the Tegra 4 and Snapdragoon 800 isn't always capable to deliver good fps in graphic intense games with the 2560x1600 displays. On the other hand this displays will of course give you a sharper picture when reading or web surfing.
I got my TF701 on a sale out and for the price I paid I think it is a good tablet, especially the prolonged battery life with the keyboard dock, although I have a hard time to get over how cheap it feels compared to my old TF101.
The Samsung Note 10.1 and Tab S 10.5 have one big advantage over the ASUS TF701: they are much more future proof. For an example they have 3 GB ram and 802.11ac wifi. But most important, IMHO, is that they will get an official Lollipop 5.0 update. The TF701 will _probably_ not, since it was not on ASUS list with devices they are going to update. (There is a chance that ASUS haven't decided yet if the TF701 will get the update or not).
The Samsung tablets also have a wider community development support, meaning more custom roms, custom kernels and other tweaks. And having a offical 5.0 update to base custom roms on is a big plus. (There is two versions of the Tab S: Snapdragon vs Exynos, I don't know if there is any difference in community support.)
I have never liked Samsung that much but the Tab S 10.5 is really worth trying out, the OLED display is amazing and it feels small and liteweight compared to the TF701. The Samsung display is also very good in bright conditions or outdoors, while the TF701 have poor brightness.
Still, if you really want a dock with hardware keyboard and external battery and are prepared to not receive any offical updates in the future the TF701 is IMHO a good buy if you can find it really cheap.
again thank you do much for your reply.
I'm going to be researching these tabs over the holiday weekend. Thanks again for all the insight. Just to be more clear games is not the forefront of my purchase. While I will play some games I have a PC gaming rig for that. So just simple games like the ones u aquire on humble bundle.
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I'm going to be researching these tabs over the holiday weekend. Thanks again for all the insight. Just to be more clear games is not the forefront of my purchase. While I will play some games I have a PC gaming rig for that. So just simple games like the ones u aquire on humble bundle.
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I dont play games either anymore, but i had to say XCom is one amazing beast of a game and the new enemy within expansion. I just had to get it for the PC because the art and visual quality is just fantastic. Really a classic with replay value. Not sure it takes full advantage of this hardware. :good:
99% decided.
After listening to many different opinions and watching videos I'm pretty settled on getting the Samsung Galaxy S 10.5. It was suggested I broaden my horizons a bit to include this tab in my research and I'm glad I did. The performance is identical to the 2014 but it has an LED screen giving it a brighter screen darker blacks and a crisper image. It also has a ROM that removes KNOX. This was a major concern for me because of the dislikes I have experienced with my S4 Phone. Gumdrop also makes a case for this and doesn't make one for the TF701T. I love their cases and as long as they are in business I will be purchasing them. Unless the TF701T pulls out some crazy feats in the next few days I will be purchasing the Tab S.
Thanks to all who have offered their opinions and considerations. I really appreciate them all. If anyone has any last note please don't hesitate to add to the pile I will consider more options.
Dr Claw
Can I use my TF700T keyboard with the TF701?
nope
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I had the Note 2014 32GB since launched, but wanted something smaller and lighter and no light bleed. I held off getting this until the 32GB was offered and when on sale. Bought this from Best Buy last week for $100 off sale.
This is the best tablet I have owned and I have had a lot of them. I prefer this overall to my iPad Air 128gb, but like both ecosystems. The Tab S 8.4 reminds me of a giant version of my Note 4. I went ahead and bought this now, since will use a lot for movies and prefer the wider screen instead of 4:3 that the new Tab S2 is going to have. My iPad is 4:3, so one is enough in that format
Decided not to update my Tab and leaving it on 4.4.2 (disabled updating in options), since want Flash to work. Flash content works GREAT on the Tab S, but my Note 4 is Lollipop and Flash does not work on it. I wish I did not update it, but thought I needed to for some Gear VR function- I was WRONG. Lollipop sucks IMO, but another thread
The wifi range is very good and the sound is surprisingly loud for such a thin tablet. I bought a $9 folding case from Amazon that works great and the device is as thin as the Note 2014- without a case. Wild
Thanks for your thoughts and opinions. I appreciate the review. I am new to the Tab S as well. i got mine just yesterday. I stayed up kind of late messing with it. I will be using mine primarily for media consumption. I'm very satisfied with the audio and screen. I'm undecided if I want to root my Tab S yet, or not. Would you mind sharing a link to the case you bought?
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Thanks for your thoughts and opinions. I appreciate the review. I am new to the Tab S as well. i got mine just yesterday. I stayed up kind of late messing with it. I will be using mine primarily for media consumption. I'm very satisfied with the audio and screen. I'm undecided if I want to root my Tab S yet, or not. Would you mind sharing a link to the case you bought?
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http://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Samsun...qid=1432831853&sr=8-3&keywords=tab+s+8.4+case
If you want to keep Flash working (after installing it of course), do NOT update the tablet from 4.4.2 and DO turn off auto update in settings. Mine came with 4.4.2 out of box and works fine.
Added: It works great, actually. I see no need to root, since already works great and minimal battery drain in sleep mode for an Android tablet (no more than 2% after ten hours).
Well, I would like to write to the SD card, but not sure messing with the device/root is worth it just for that.
Hey all,
I am a former user of Oneplus One, planning to buy a new phone after getting the previous damaged in an accident. I had already ordered 32 GB Black Sapphire Samsung Galaxy S6 but I'm still in a state of confusion. As the "Exynos" processors doesn't offers much support developers. I am a user who loves flashing roms and tweaking devices. I was waiting for Oneplus two but it doesn't fulfilled my expectations.
I just want a honest review regarding the Camera and battery life. I had gone through hell lot of YouTube reviews but still I rely on reviews from an N6 user.
After I get a review from you guys I'll be deciding my next new Smartphone.
Regards.
Personally I highly recommend getting the 2014 Nexus 6.
The screen resolution and the front facing stereo speakers are my favorite parts of the device.
And while the camera is not perfect, I think that the camera is just fine. I have actually taken some good shots with the camera on the Nexus 6.
As for the battery, it actually seems great. The batter life is is a lot better than the HTC M8, which is the phone that I previously owned. With heavy usage, my phone actually lasts a full day without a charge.
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Personally I highly recommend getting the 2014 Nexus 6.
The screen resolution and the front facing stereo speakers are my favorite parts of the device.
And while the camera is not perfect, I think that the camera is just fine. I have actually taken some good shots with the camera on the Nexus 6.
As for the battery, it actually seems great. The batter life is is a lot better than the HTC M8, which is the phone that I previously owned. With heavy usage, my phone actually lasts a full day without a charge.
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Thanks for the reply.
I would highly recommend buying one. As mentioned previously the screen is beautiful, the cameras are good enough, great dev support, excellent reception, water resistant, the battery lasts me more than a day, direct updates from Google, and the speakers are outstanding. Last I checked it was only $499 with free shipping for the 32GB version from the Play Store, which isn't too bad for a high end device in my opinion.
My only complaints are it does push the size limits a bit. I love big phones, but with a case on I have to do some pretty wild hand gymnastics to reach the far corners of the screen or resort to two handed use. Without a case it's pretty slippery and prone to drops. Lollipop also has a few bugs, but those should (hopefully) be sorted when M is released in a month or two.
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I would highly recommend buying one. As mentioned previously the screen is beautiful, the cameras are good enough, great dev support, excellent reception, water resistant, the battery lasts me more than a day, direct updates from Google, and the speakers are outstanding. Last I checked it was only $499 with free shipping for the 32GB version from the Play Store, which isn't too bad for a high end device in my opinion.
My only complaints are it does push the size limits a bit. I love big phones, but with a case on I have to do some pretty wild hand gymnastics to reach the far corners of the screen or resort to two handed use. Without a case it's pretty slippery and prone to drops. Lollipop also has a few bugs, but those should (hopefully) be sorted when M is released in a month or two.
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I am willing to buy a 64GB version as for the same price tag in India I'm getting a 32GB Galaxy S6 version. (I had already ordered one) Moreover camera was a bit of concern, but to shed out more for a smaller screen, an Exynos processor which doesn't have dev support is foolishness IMO. I'm not a guy who will stick to stock for a much longer time. Thanks to CM . So I guess I should go with N6 .
Thanks for the reply mate.
Anyone willing to comment regarding Camera?
I'd wait, unless you really want one now, and buy a cheap temporary phone to replace your broken one on ebay. Maybe try something new as a temporary to see if you like it, Windows Mobile, iPhone, etc. I'm not a "wait for the next big thing" guy when it comes to buying technology but you're so close now to new hardware releases, you'll have better choices and lower prices on older hardware if that's important to you. You can pickup a new Lumia 635 for under $50 new and try out Win10. It's a surprisingly good phone for <$50.
Within two months, you're going to see the two new Nexus phones, the N5 and N6. Reportedly the Nexus 5 is going to be priced similar to the original Nexus 5. If you aren't married to the Android platform you'll also see new iphones and Windows 10 Mobile (flagship) phones. Regardless of what you think of the N6, the price for one year old technology is certain to come down with the new hardware releases, I believe it is already being discounted.
I'm looking forward to the Nexus 5, the original was the best Android phone I've owed and I've been using them since first released on Verizon; LG did a terrific job with it. I'll only buy Nexus at this point until Google and the other manufacturers get the update issues squared away. The stagefright malware still not patched in many handsets is really a blackeye for the platform. I'll also take a close look at the Lumia 950, if it comes with a stylus I'll probably go for it. Android and Win10 work well for me, not ios, but I give the edge to Android.
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Anyone willing to comment regarding Camera?
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I guess it depends on what you use it for. I use mine for work to document job site issues. Lighting isn't consistent from poor to very bright. No complaints, it does the job and the photos look good.
Thanks for brief reply. I guess it's a better option to wait for sometime and see what Nexus has for next release.
Will surely get a temporary phone
I love my nexus and think its the best phone out.
That said; WAIT! See how the new nexus is and also the new moto style X
If you like to flash roms, and customize endlessly, get this nexus 6 NOW, before they are all gone
you wont get bored with it, like you will with a s6 phone, with almost zero dev support
all the top devs have abandoned samsung devices, so keep that in mind when you are deciding
check the dev threads for this phone and be amazed at what is out there for it
Yes!! I just got one after having an m9, s6 edge, and g4... Loving it and don't have any regrets except it can't take pictures for its life when its dark out. Everything else is awesome
there are some camera mods out there that help that alot; the motorola camera and gallery mod is an improvement
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If you like to flash roms, and customize endlessly, get this nexus 6 NOW, before they are all gone
you wont get bored with it, like you will with a s6 phone, with almost zero dev support
all the top devs have abandoned samsung devices, so keep that in mind when you are deciding
check the dev threads for this phone and be amazed at what is out there for it
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Absolutely. I agree ! S6 has nearly zero development.
yep, I had a S6 edge for 6 months and it was boring as could be
This thread helped a lot, as my 1+1 needs to be replaced and my only options are the n6 or s6 edge & I knew Samsung would have little dev support going on. That said, I'm not the type of person that needs a new phone every time a new one comes out, so the n6 it is.
Nexus devices..
To me Nexus devices is the way to go with Google putting out their early build of new software before the public is nice to have. NEXUS devices are developer friendly so you wont worry about future development. And with Google supporting most of their older phone is a nice addition.
Having broken my Lumia 930 a couple of weeks ago, I've spent ages prevaricating over what to replace it with. Finally grabbed myself a Nexus 6 last week, and I couldn't be happier with it.
Sure, you could wait for the next best thing to come out, but playing that game means you're always waiting for the next best thing...
Not much wrong with the phone the camera is just as slow and frustrating as the Nexus 5s was, just that the next nexus device will be out in a month or a month and a half. I know that's a long time to wait for a phone, but frankly I think waiting a month for newer hardware and an undoubtedly better camera are worth it.
Someone else suggested getting a cheaper phone to fiddle with in the mean time, I imagine as a dev having that extra phone around would be a boon.
I'm just received my unit from Amazon. I live in Spain.
No other owners here in XDA?
Do you have the 11A1NB01A06 or 11A1NB01A05 model. Does your support band 12?
Just got mine yesterday Model is TA-1005 I cant find where to see the supported bands, if you can tell me where I can look
Got mine two days ago
Got mine yesterday
I ended up grabbing one... will be here tuesday cant wait
I’m thinking to purchase it but I was waiting for a full test, for the moment I only find quick review from mobile world in feb.
Nobody want to do a full review for this phone ??
puet said:
I’m thinking to purchase it but I was waiting for a full test, for the moment I only find quick review from mobile world in feb.
Nobody want to do a full review for this phone ??
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C4E tech on youtube did a full review .
got this one yesterday.
Here I am!
Got mine today! Its sad to see this forum so dead! Lets start posting about the device!
Believe me or not I got mine month ago from ebay when its just released
I got mine like 1 month ago when it just came out, paid $754 shipped on eBay. I'm in North West suburbs of Chicago, Illinois works great with T-Mobile 4G LTE no problem it has better reception signal vs my previous phone . Switched from lg v30 to this phone and I love it.
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I'm just received my unit from Amazon. I live in Spain.
No other owners here in XDA?
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I've got mine TA-1005 today !!!! finally
got may security patch
Got mine about a week ago. First phone since my oneplus 2 and very excited.
Another owner here. Love this phone. Premium design and feel. I've had lots and lots of phones and this one is top 5 for sure.
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Do you have the 11A1NB01A06 or 11A1NB01A05 model. Does your support band 12?
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Same question...
Seems there are two variants 11A1NB01A06 (supporting US LTE Bands) 11A1NB01A05 (Lacking US LTE Bands)? Is this accurate??
What are the differences?
Thanks.
I too am really enjoying this phone coming from Pixel 2. Same UI but in a far more attractive design. Wireless charging is nice to have as an option again. Glad I went with the Sirocco over the Oneplus 6 and the Huawei P20.
Size is perfect, very fluid, Android One is very clean, battery life very good and the Nokia nostalgia adds something to the mix.
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tangiers said:
I too am really enjoying this phone coming from Pixel 2. Same UI but in a far more attractive design. Wireless charging is nice to have as an option again. Glad I went with the Sirocco over the Oneplus 6 and the Huawei P20.
Size is perfect, very fluid, Android One is very clean, battery life very good and the Nokia nostalgia adds something to the mix. [/QUOTE
]wow you chose that one over the pixel 2! Do you miss the excellent camera?
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[/QUOTE]wow you chose that one over the pixel 2! Do you miss the excellent camera?[/QUOTE]
No. It takes decent photos. I have both Pixel and Pixel 2 and as much as I tried, I couldn't get over their designs. I just find the large bezels and that weird half plastic back unattractive. They were the only high end small phones at the time (the Sony Compact's screen is too small). The Nokia gives an alternative.
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