Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 - Galaxy Tab 2 General

Hello Galaxy Tab Plus forum!
I'm interested in purchasing this tablet and I was wondering, is this the right forum for the tablet? If not, can someone direct me to the correct one?
Thank you in advance!

Picked one up myself (great device for the money). There is no specific forum or root method yet.
good day.

seems like quite a few on ebay. Including w/3G. all selling for under $300. Appear to be from good sellers too. Hmmm.
Havent found anywhere else advertising the 3G model. under $300 for a dual-core 7" ICS phone, not too shabby.
edit: that 3g model may be incorrectly posted on ebay.

Chiming in to say hi as well. Picked up my Tab 2 7.0 on opening day and have been very happy with it. Be nice if it catches on and we get a kick-ass dev community behind it!

i think the '3G' model you see on eBay is probably the Tab 7 Plus...which is a pretty good deal if it is brand new...
i picked up my Tab2 on Sunday morning from BB....really great device for the price...
yes, looking forward to some rooting as well

The requirements for my tablet had to be cheap and powerful, yet not gigantic. I wanted something I could browse the internet with without breaking out the 15 inch laptop. I love how it runs ICS stock too.

FYI I have some dead pixels on mine! Actually it's as if someone had some light on their fingertips & wiped it on the screen (it's not dirt or smudges on the screen). It's strange. I am sending it in under warranty so hopefully I'll get it back soon! Check all of your screens out (get an all black screensaver).

I did notice that the Tab 2 lags on quite some games I have tried. Temple run is one of them so its not for casual gaming.
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elcidroyale said:
FYI I have some dead pixels on mine! Actually it's as if someone had some light on their fingertips & wiped it on the screen (it's not dirt or smudges on the screen). It's strange. I am sending it in under warranty so hopefully I'll get it back soon! Check all of your screens out (get an all black screensaver).
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The first one I got at BestBuy had a dead pixel and loose volume rocker. I took it back for exchange and opened before I left the store. They brought out two, opened them up and both had dead pixels! Finally they brought out #4 and it had a perfect screen. The dead pixels were black, easily visible on a white background.

aimfire72 said:
The first one I got at BestBuy had a dead pixel and loose volume rocker. I took it back for exchange and opened before I left the store. They brought out two, opened them up and both had dead pixels! Finally they brought out #4 and it had a perfect screen. The dead pixels were black, easily visible on a white background.
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I'm kinda nervous now. I was planning on buying mine on Amazon, but now I'm not so sure. I don't want to have to deal with sending it back through the mail and waiting for days.

Hmm mine has opposite of dead pixels then! On a black background smudges of light come through!
I'd go ahead and get one from amazon. They are quick with exchanges and replacements. Speak to customer service and ask them to cross ship if you need to.
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clubtech said:
I did notice that the Tab 2 lags on quite some games I have tried. Temple run is one of them so its not for casual gaming.
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My Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, doesn't lag on games. I got it on opening day and have been running, temple run and n64oid on it. Its been fine. I haven't tried Shadowgun yet, but it should run alright. If it can run good on my old Kindle Fire, it can run smooth on the tab 2.

My 2 7.0 tab shows 4.2GB available on tablet and not 8GB. I am sure this is normal, but just checking. Can someone confirm the same?
Thx...

Yes 4gb for me too. Also i just played Shadowgun...its smooth during gameplay but it crashed twice.
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I found a new bug. While watchin a movie stream from Google movies, i hit the volume rocker and the video turns black and the audio stutters. The volume bar appears sometimes but if it does, it doesnt move when i hit the volume. If i do this too much, my whole device reboots. This happens on a fresh out of the box device with nothing else installed. It continues to happen even after i update the Play Movies software. Does not happen while streaming youtube.
Can anyone else see if this happens to them as well before i return this device a 2nd time?
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stelv said:
Yes 4gb for me too. Also i just played Shadowgun...its smooth during gameplay but it crashed twice.View attachment 1028005
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Was a 4gb sd card supposed to come with this tablet? Mine also reads 4gb.

The user partition is only 4.2gb. That's the size of the volume mounted under /sdcard. The entire drive itself is 8gb, but ~4gb is in the seperate root partition of the drive firmware and recovery. This is true with most phones and tablets, a section of it is reserved for operating system use.
I picked up a 32gb class 10 microsd for $20 USD from NewEgg. Cheap and easy enough to add extra storage.
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Anyone know when we get our own forum/cat? It would be helpful to further development on this tab.
I use this as a deskclock and "wake up to lazy to get out of bed and go to my computer desk to check news" device. Would like root to run clocksync automatically to sync to atomic time.
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Anyone notice the distinct lack of the standard android Clock / DeskClock application? Nowhere. Trying to push a apk from CM9 of it over ADB resulting in it saying it was already there and such which is funny as there's no shortcuts to it.

Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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clubtech said:
Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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Here's the link.

clubtech said:
Seems like someone rooted the device over on rootzwiki
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3110 and 3113 has anyone tried this to root 3113?
I was able to use odin to load ClockworkMod Recovery 5.5.0.4 on my GT-P3113 and then flash for root with Superuser and busybox.
Thanks to nycbjr and xoomdev on RootzWiki...
You must use new Kies for 3113 to get correct driver for windows.

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eLocity A7 Tegra 2 froyo @ Bj's for $299 Now.

The eLocity A7 froyo, capacitive tegrat 2 table now available. The company said this tablet will be open so i hope you guys will support it.
go to the elocity site and click on the purchase tab and then click on the BJs logo to buy. I cant post outside links yet.
Yeah i just ordered one really like the size of my galaxy tab im willing to try this out
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Just ordered one too.
I was considering a color Nook, so spending $50 more for a Tegra 2-based tablet looks like a great deal.
I hope the XDA geniuses take a run at rooting and getting Google Marketplace running on it.
got my order confirmed this morning and because they delayed it a day the itme is now out of stock and my order was cancelled oh well
I ordered mine from tigerdirect and received confirmation.
Hopefully they ship it soon.
BJs charge shipping + tax shipped to NJ comes out same price as tigerdirect.
Hardest part will be deciding selling archos 70IT or returning A7
I had one on pre-order with Amazon (for $379), but when I heard about the BJs.com thing last night, I ordered one from them. BJs.com shipped it out today, and so did Amazon... go figure! I'm sending the Amazon one back, but I should have both of them in the next couple days.
This tablet is for my wife, but I'm really hoping to see some developer support too. I'm going to see what hacking I can get away with before I give it to her on Christmas =)
Billy
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Hardest part will be deciding selling archos 70IT or returning A7
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I'm interested to know which one you pick. The Archos 70 was my backup if the pre-order didn't come through.
Billy
Nice..I'm very curious how development will be on a device like this.
Hmm...I'm think Dell Streak homescreen would fit nicely
Its available again so im deciding if i should reorder or wait for a tegra tab with built in 3g >_
I'm not concerned with 3g (it has USB so I can always 4G internet share from my phone or there's wireless tethering in seconds). What I am concerned with is the screen resolution. I would imagine it has to look pretty pixelated at that size and resolution (7", 800x480, 133dpi), the Galaxy Tab is much higher at the same size screen (7"/1024x600/170 dpi). Surprisingly, the iPad has a slightly lower dpi but still looks great (9.7"/1024x768/132 dpi)..To compare to a smaller device, a Nexus One is 3.7", 800x480, 254 dpi.
Considering the price, I suppose it really can't be beat tho. IMO development makes or breaks devices like this.
Amazon actually pricematched and now are at $357 shipped (no tax to NJ ).
completely torn because io love my galaxy tab but there has yet to be any true deep development i think due to the pricing (i do appreciate the work being done currently for the galaxy tablet though)
Just ordered mine
Just ordered mine yesterday and it is on its way, ill confirm whether universal androot or z4root works asap. Also lets try to get some devs in on getting market for this puppy and maybe some themes and roms. Start posting guys!
Recieved mine today.
My first android device
I'm looking forward to learning how this thing works.
So far, it is really fast.
Seems like a very generic tablet.
Doesn't have Android Market; Getjar instead.
No google apps.
No calendar.
No notepad.
Basic email and browser (w/flash 10.1 installed) included.
Not sure where to start...
I did install Swype and it works great! That is one of the main reasons I bought a tablet!
BTW, bought mine from BJS.com for $299 plus tax and shipping. No membership required. No surcharge for nonmembers.
Ordered yesterday, got it today!
Hey jazz how are the viewing angles on the device any way you can host some photos?
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Mine will be here within hours, but I have one very important question for those already with the device. How many simultaneous points can the touchscreen register? Their official spec-sheet says it's a 1-point with pinch-zoom gesture :/
jazzbone said:
Recieved mine today.
My first android device
I'm looking forward to learning how this thing works.
So far, it is really fast.
Seems like a very generic tablet.
Doesn't have Android Market; Getjar instead.
No google apps.
No calendar.
No notepad.
Basic email and browser (w/flash 10.1 installed) included.
Not sure where to start...
I did install Swype and it works great! That is one of the main reasons I bought a tablet!
BTW, bought mine from BJS.com for $299 plus tax and shipping. No membership required. No surcharge for nonmembers.
Ordered yesterday, got it today!
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I have soo many questions:
Lets start with the easy:
1)screen- how are viewing angles. I currently have the vewsonic gtablet and plan on returning it due to lousy viewing angles. Also how is the 800x480 resolution whihc some were suggesting might be too low (galaxy tab and nook color are 1024x600)
2)Battery life. My viewsonic is claimed to have 8-10 hours battery life. How is this smaller device
3)Form factor. How does it feel in the hand. Well balanced? easy to type with? Can it be used one handed?
4)Connectivity. Is absence of wireless N an issue? Can an external keyboard (either bluetooth or usb) work with this?
5)Hackability- I am not sure if you plan to or have tried but being on xda I think you would; can u root it with z4root or androot? Would imagine this is doable
6)UI The viewsonic stock UI layer over android is terrible and if not for other Roms it would have gone back immediately. nOw with work done here the Gtablet is fast with its tegra processor. How is the stock UI layer? is the overall experience quick? Have you run quadrant score?
I know tonnes of questions,b ut you are among the first to own this tab!!!!!
I'm a newbie, so please forgive my ignorance, so here goes:
1. multitouch works. ie. pinch to zoom. It seems to go too far when I do it, but I think that is because I hold it too long. The response is extremely fast.
2. Battery. I've been using it for 1.5 hours so far this morning, very heavy use playing Ashphalt, Madden, web browsing, etc. Full brightness. Battery is currently at 60%.
3. I love the form factor. The case has a very slight rubberized feel. No fingerprints, except on the screen, which is glass.
4. Downloads seem very fast. I don't have an N router, so can't comment on that. I just ran Speedtest. Download speed was 12.33Mbps vs. 13.23Mbps on my laptop.
5. I just plugged a USB keyboard in and it works.
6. No hacking yet. I can't even figure out how to start and stop applications! Android is really foreign to me.
7. This device needs a calendar! I assume Google apps are the best choice? I haven't figured out how to install it.
8. No Android Marketplace either. Getjar instead.
9. Viewing angles: I don't have anything other than my laptop to compare to, so it's not fair to assess. I will take some photos of an image and upload if possible.
photos of viewing angles
Here are some photos of viewing angles.
Compared to my HP 17" 1920x1200 laptop.
Photos from face on and 30 degrees above and below.
As you can see, the screen darkens most when viewed from below. In use, I haven't had any problems at all.
ps. sorry, I just noticed that the view from above is very blurry. It still shows the brightness though. Let me know if you want more.
Also, are we going to get a dedicated forum for this device?
I have gotta say, I love swype! I'm using it right now and it is really fast!
I have been seeing mention of CM regarding installing android market and gapps. Is that clockwork mod or cyanogen? Is there a specific version for every device?
Also,i don't understand the file system on these devices.

Anyone at Goggle I/O that can ask the important questions?

With the release of the limited edition, I'm a little left in the dark about what was said and seen earlier year. Anyone at Goggle I/O that can get some answers would be great.
1. Will the production edition be released with any SD card (mircoSD, SD, etc) or USB (standard USB, Micro USB) support? None are available on the limited edition.
2. We see the limited edition released with the Tegra2? Will the standard GT10 have the Tegra2 or another CPU?
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I remember a presentation earlier in the year that said the screen would be a PLS screen. Reports are coming that the limited edition is just a LCD screen.
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This is the second post I've seen mentioning this. A PLS screen IS an LCD screen. I'm not sure I follow the concern, unless you're referring to something that specifically referred to it as NOT bing PLS, or being plain old TFT, or something like that.
Ok, I see that there is a TFT LCD and a PLS LCD (IPS type). I have removed that question.
PLS is a type of LCD TFT screen. For more information - use Wikipedia.
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Ok, then so LCD = PLS screen?
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No, but PLS = LCD. PLS is a sub-type of an IPS screen, which is a type of LCD screen. And no, the Zoom doesn't have a PLS screen. PLS is a Saumsung technology. I don't believe the Zoom is even IPS. I think it's just plain old TFT (perhaps TN?).
No one seems to have an answer for the SD or USB debate. I thought I wait for this but I think its time to just get a xoom.
From what I heard here at IO, the only limited thing about the tablet is the back. Samsung is expecting to go to market with the current hardware specs including no SD card and no USB.
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from what i heard here at io, the only limited thing about the tablet is the back. Samsung is expecting to go to market with the current hardware specs including no sd card and no usb.
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nnnnooooooo
This would be a severe dissapointment i had my heart set on a galaxy tablet but if no sd card is the case then its time to look at other options. Has there been any news lately about the new toshiba tablet
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This would be a severe dissapointment i had my heart set on a galaxy tablet but if no sd card is the case then its time to look at other options. Has there been any news lately about the new toshiba tablet
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Yeah it can run TV apps. I think if the 10.1 is such a disappointment then I'm heading straight to the Asus.
I'm definitely in the same camp. It doesn't make sense to me to release a tablet at this point without an SD slot.. This just seems like a huge omission. I may have to set up some alerts on nowinstock.net alerts for the ASUS..
just out of curiosity guys, what do u store in ur devices that requires more than 16gb? The way I see it, it suffice my everyday use and discipline me to manage my files.
Well I am looking to store my whole music on my tab
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music and movies. this is gonna be primarily an entertainment device for me, so being able to cart around a couple SD cards and load whatever I want on the tab is pretty much paramount..
Well my dreams of a microSD version of the GT10 is gone.
you can store 20,000 songs on the new google music so thats not an issue
new review list the screen as TFT not PLS.
androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-review-google-io-special-edition-20110511/
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Well I am looking to store my whole music on my tab
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That's not going to happen for me any time soon.
Close to 300GB of music
And, yes I do own most of it in CD.
personally can't see the need to store tonnes of media directly on my tablet all of the time, got around 5Tb shared over wifi at home and i'm never away from home long enough to need more than a decent (couple of gig) music play list and a couple hours of video on my portable at any one time.
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new review list the screen as TFT not PLS.
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But there's no way that's a "plain jane" TN TFT, because they show pictures of it at some fairly extreme angles, and it holds the image quality fine. We can't tell if it's PLS, but PLS is essentially a type of IPS, and IPS is essentially a type of TFT, which is a type of LCD. Even if it's "just" IPS, IPS is still good... that's what's on the Ipad2, and on the Transformer. Based on those pictures, I'd say it's at least IPS. From what I've read, it sounds like PLS is only marginally better than most other IPS panels. But it's also cheaper to make, so it's in Samsung's interest to use a PLS screen, if they have PLS screens of that size ready.
In the end, I wouldn't worry about it... the pictures speak for themselves. It holds its image quality even at wide angles, regardless of the letters used to describe the panel.

7" Android 4.0.3 (ICS), 8gb, capacitive IPS screen, $129.99

I bought another tablet from this seller awhile ago (see the review here) and when I wanted to order another one for my wife, I was told they were out but getting a new, and improved model. They emailed and let me place the order of off the old link and the new tablet I just got is AWESOME!!! My wife is getting the old one - lol.
Android 4.0.3, pre-rooted, aluminum case, screen you can view from pretty much any angle, 8gb storage, 512mb RAM, mini HDMI out, charges via USB and the included proprietary charger (USB is a bit slower, but works. This is huge for me so I can use it with one of the many external portable battery chargers I have), USB host cable included (works perfectly with my Oyen 750gb portable hard drive). This thing is the sh!t!!
Installed the patched hulu and netflix apps from XDA and both work great! Overclocks to 1.4GHz no prob (faster will crash it) UPDATE: seems 1.2 is the most stable speed, but it's still the best bang for the buck I've found. I have a few tablets (xoom, coby, and a few other generic tablets) and this one is my new favorite.
Here's the link to the listing for the new tablet (I told them I would pass it on and they gave me $5 back - great company): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TQP7L0/ref=sc_pgp__m_A76FR6O1NBAXV_1?ie=UTF8&m=A76FR6O1NBAXV&n=&s=&v=glance
If anyone finds any cool ROMS for this let me know (not sure if there'd be any out for it yet though, I haven't found any)
Video of it running Netflix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGNzPS1udA
Short video review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EngX0djMZPA
does the tablet play nice with market apps? any videos of this bad boy in action?
Came with Google Play store installed and I haven't had any issues installing apps. I'll try to get a video done tonight and maybe some pics too.
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Came with Google Play store installed and I haven't had any issues installing apps. I'll try to get a video done tonight and maybe some pics too.
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Excellent! Thinking about buying two
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Here's a vid of it running Netflix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGNzPS1udA
Do you happen to know how to imbed youtube vids in posts? I couldn't get it to work.
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Here's a vid of it running Netflix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEGNzPS1udA
Do you happen to know how to imbed youtube vids in posts? I couldn't get it to work.
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I checked both videos out. Thanks for the review..I will give it a go..trying to decide between this and the aurora.
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I'm not trying to hate but why not just pay 150-180 and get a touchpad
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really slow response time on screen shifts
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I'm not trying to hate but why not just pay 150-180 and get a touchpad
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Cuz I don't wanna! you give me the extra 30-50 dollars and it's a deal!
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Not bad, but a pretty low res screen for a tablet 800x480. Besides for that the rest of the hardware isnt bad for that price, has decent expandability options and comes pre rooted.
How can the response times be any slower on the touchpad then this and after a few more updates to ics its gonna prob fix those.
I just think the advantages the touchpad has from the gig of ram to the screen size and resolution make it worth the extra 30 bucks lol
Plus it has another 8 gigs of storage
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I'm not trying to hate but why not just pay 150-180 and get a touchpad
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Where can I get a TP for that cheap? Cheapest I have ever seen was 200 for a 16gb
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Where can I get a TP for that cheap? Cheapest I have ever seen was 200 for a 16gb
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go to the xda marketplace and if people arent trying to get to much then you will get them in the high 100's
i only paid 175 for mine and it included the touchstone charger and some cases
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How can the response times be any slower on the touchpad then this and after a few more updates to ics its gonna prob fix those.
I just think the advantages the touchpad has from the gig of ram to the screen size and resolution make it worth the extra 30 bucks lol
Plus it has another 8 gigs of storage
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If you were referring to my post I meant the tablet the OP posted has really slow response time when he shifted the tab and the screen took about 5 seconds to respond to the change
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really slow response time on screen shifts
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It was slow because I was holding it flat, facing up towards the camera. It's super snappy when holding it in front of you in a normal position. Almost flat on it's back isn't the best way to get the screen rotation to respond...
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Where can I get a TP for that cheap? Cheapest I have ever seen was 200 for a 16gb
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Craigslist.
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$70 for a 7 inch Capacitive Android 4.0 Tablet pc Support Skype video chat / Netflix/

Find this deal in slickdeals, and that is really impressive.
http://www.mcbub.com/item/7-Inch-Al...e-screen-WIFI-Camera-Black--CP147739--147995/
HIGHLIGHT
7" Form Factor
Android 4.0 / Ice Cream Sandwich
Capacitive touch screen
5-Point Multi-touch capability
Latest Release A13 CPU @ 1.2Ghz
512MB DDR II SDRAM
4GB Internal Memory
32GB Expandable MicroSD
Supports Google Play / Market
Supports Skype Video Chat
Some people has got this tablet, and test it also support Netflix.
source
Just tested, it can support Netflix,Skype video chat is ok, play Temple Run game smooth!
Damn, this looks awesome considering the price. Is McBub reputable?
754boy said:
Damn, this looks awesome considering the price. Is McBub reputable?
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seller is ok, already bought a lot of things from them. also from the source site, a lot of people already get their tablet, quality and customer service feedback is positive till now.
bought mine and got it a few dys ago, it works very well so far and doesnt get too hot
using it for productivity it works well, not doing any gaming on it
only thing that is terrible is the battery, but i am sure i can open it up and upgrade that later on
cant complain about anything really for the price
i'm a tad bit apprehensive buying from people that spell capacitive, capacitance.
LOL
xboxhaxorz said:
bought mine and got it a few dys ago, it works very well so far and doesnt get too hot
using it for productivity it works well, not doing any gaming on it
only thing that is terrible is the battery, but i am sure i can open it up and upgrade that later on
cant complain about anything really for the price
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What is battery life like and how do you plan on upgrading the battery?
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i'm a tad bit apprehensive buying from people that spell capacitive, capacitance.
LOL
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Umm... they got it right.
That's a diction error, at the most. And you should be able to let that slide seeing as capacitive screen technology rely on capacitance theories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Capacitive
If you don't trust wiki then I can get you some scholarly peer reviewed articles and books for your interest.
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EDIT,
I'm definitely interested. Its cheaper than buying a 5.0" tablet phone
If they ship with EMS then im all in
I just received mine and found it to be already rooted with several WiFi accounts logged in. all in all its very nice for the price. I am going to be letting my 4 year old use it so she will leave my Asus Prime and my wife's iPad alone. I am interested to see if there will be any development support for this device it uses a pretty common CPU and form-factor.
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I just received mine and found it to be already rooted with several WiFi accounts logged in. all in all its very nice for the price. I am going to be letting my 4 year old use it so she will leave my Asus Prime and my wife's iPad alone. I am interested to see if there will be any development support for this device it uses a pretty common CPU and form-factor.
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I was wondering about development too. It is really what is stopping me from picking up one.
i saw a video on youtube of the location where they develop the actual chip, can't say it instilled a lot of hope.
At worst flash a different rom and do a little cleanup and its good to go.
OK I'm 2 hours in and i have ran into a few issues. First of all the stock software is horrible. they load a bunch of weird stuff on to it before they ship them out. While my daughter was playing Bouncy Mouse it locked up the screen went non responsive and the music continued. I had to hard reset it buy long pressing the power button for 15 seconds. at that point i figured what the hell. ias soon as it came up i reset it back to its factory setting. this seems to have improved it a bit. we will see. I will keep you all posted.
that just makes me more worried, lol
maybe you'll have some luck with a different rom.
Well resetting it helped a ton. You have to more sure you don't try and over work it. I kissed mx player onto it and it plays video flawlessly. Netflix works great. I am very happy with it.
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Received mines today and I'm VERY impressed. For $70.00 this isn't bad. Love how sleek and slim it is. I'm going to order 2 more!!
This is the working hulu plus apk. I have used it and can confirm it works great.
http://www.mediafire.com/?trjo8teyc0sd325
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I'm jumping on this one
I figure for 70 bucks it's worth trying. If nothing else it will be good for keeping the kids quiet in the car.
Tablet + MiFi hotspot + Netflix = Mom and Dad don't have to threaten to pull over lol.
Ordering today, I will post how long it takes to arrive and maybe even a little unboxing video
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This is the working hulu plus apk. I have used it and can confirm it works great.
http://www.mediafire.com/?trjo8teyc0sd325
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THANKS for this!!! This tablet is AMAZING for the price I'm very impressed!
how's the battery life on these? mainly surfing the web. i see it lists the battery as a 2200ma... they also sell these two at a great price and it's said they have 3300 ma batteries.
http://www.mcbub.com/item/7-Inch-An...WIFI-HDMI-Ultra-thin-Black--AA145518--145499/
http://www.mcbub.com/item/7-Inch-YI...B-RAM-8GB-HDMI-Camera-WIFI--CP145848--146073/.
i'd really rather get the cheaper one tho if the battery lasts atleast 4 hours surfing web pages.
Screen protector and rubber/silicon case
Planning on getting a couple of these for my kids. That way I won't cry too hard if they do get broken!
Anyway, since they are for kids, does anyone have any idea which screen protectors and silicon/rubber cases may fit these?
Thanks!
I read that in actuality 1.5 hrs is the actual battery time, is that what you guys are getting?
I want to buy this tablet as a movie player for my son for road trips.
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Hello All!!!

Got myself a 16GB TF300 last night off of craigslist for $250 with keyboard and 32GB SD card and a gumdrop case. Screen has a couple scratches and overall I'd rate it about 8/10, happy with the deal. I currently also have an acer a500 too.
The transformer is much snappier than my rooted/rom'd/oc'd a500. Not long after getting the transformer I unlocked it, got ADB re-installed on my computer, rooted it, and installed Clean ROM, now it really flies! Running the stock kernel now, got a couple oc'd ones downloaded, but figured I'd wait until it starts to feel slow or I get bored! Got more reading to do to figure out a few more tricks and max out the battery life.
Screen is OK, not poor, but nothing to write home about. The display on my a500 seems to have brighter colors and better contrast. I primarily use my tablet for websurfing, watching movies on plane rides, and some polaris office action on work trips. I hope to now not have to take my laptop on trips anymore, with the keyboard I should be able to do everything I need. Will be nice to not have to tote that monster through airport security.
Tablet had JB on it already, just got flash going with Boat Browser. Got the latest Dolphin on here but it won't support flash on JB. No haptic feedback and the single speaker sucks, but when I watch movies its with headphones anyways, so should not be a real big deal.
Looking forward to learning some more and hopefully being able to contribute to this area of xda.
Later!!
al2fast said:
Got myself a 16GB TF300 last night off of craigslist for $250 with keyboard and 32GB SD card and a gumdrop case. Screen has a couple scratches and overall I'd rate it about 8/10, happy with the deal. I currently also have an acer a500 too.
The transformer is much snappier than my rooted/rom'd/oc'd a500. Not long after getting the transformer I unlocked it, got ADB re-installed on my computer, rooted it, and installed Clean ROM, now it really flies! Running the stock kernel now, got a couple oc'd ones downloaded, but figured I'd wait until it starts to feel slow or I get bored! Got more reading to do to figure out a few more tricks and max out the battery life.
Screen is OK, not poor, but nothing to write home about. The display on my a500 seems to have brighter colors and better contrast. I primarily use my tablet for websurfing, watching movies on plane rides, and some polaris office action on work trips. I hope to now not have to take my laptop on trips anymore, with the keyboard I should be able to do everything I need. Will be nice to not have to tote that monster through airport security.
Tablet had JB on it already, just got flash going with Boat Browser. Got the latest Dolphin on here but it won't support flash on JB. No haptic feedback and the single speaker sucks, but when I watch movies its with headphones anyways, so should not be a real big deal.
Looking forward to learning some more and hopefully being able to contribute to this area of xda.
Later!!
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You failed! Bestbuy was selling a brand new tf300 for only $270 and it was the new cooler black ones.
The Cookiemonster said:
You failed! Bestbuy was selling a brand new tf300 for only $270 and it was the new cooler black ones.
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270 + tax for new one. His used tf300 + keyboard =250. I don't see any failed in here.
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Haha, its OK, I see he's from Chicago, probably a Bears fan
I got a used 16GB TF300 with keyboard and 32GB (albeit class 4) SD for $250.
Only complaint after a couple days use is when I touch the screen sometimes it's not responding, but only happens in Boat Browser so I think its the app. I only use Boat for flash when I need it.
seems like a good deal to me too
al2fast said:
Haha, its OK, I see he's from Chicago, probably a Bears fan
I got a used 16GB TF300 with keyboard and 32GB (albeit class 4) SD for $250.
Only complaint after a couple days use is when I touch the screen sometimes it's not responding, but only happens in Boat Browser so I think its the app. I only use Boat for flash when I need it.
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You can download flash . apk and install it if you want to watch flash video.
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