Hey guys, I just wanna know if it's way slightly faster that has already being compared to the Fire TV Stick 2nd gen with 32-bit processor and performance. Especially with Fire TV 1st gen and Fire TV Stick 1st gen that are 32-bit processor and performance too. Can you explain this, please? Cause I just wanna see the details for what's going on with the specs that has been released in 4 months ago.
zakaboy2000 said:
Hey guys, I just wanna know if it's way slightly faster that has already being compared to the Fire TV Stick 2nd gen with 32-bit processor and performance. Especially with Fire TV 1st gen and Fire TV Stick 1st gen that are 32-bit processor and performance too. Can you explain this, please? Cause I just wanna see the details for what's going on with the specs that has been released in 4 months ago.
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https://developer.amazon.com/de/docs/fire-tv/device-specifications.html?v=ftvcube
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-cube-benchmarks-faster-than-the-fire-tv-3-but-with-a-catch/
Quad core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU up to 1.5GHz. Supports 32-bit apps.
Ever heard of "Google"?
Well, yes I have. And also, like I'm gonna say it again in a different way than the same, is there a CPU with 64-bit that's inside and uses 32-bit apps as well?
zakaboy2000 said:
Well, yes I have. And also, like I'm gonna say it again in a different way than the same, is there a CPU with 64-bit that's inside and uses 32-bit apps as well?
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32-bit
I know a bit of an old thread, but since I'm looking at some amazon fire tvs.
fire tv (gen 2) (note latest is gen 3) - Amazon AFTS (Android 5.1.1, API 22) - arm64-v8a
fire tv stick 4k (latest mar 2019) - Amazon AFTMM (Android 7.1.2, API 25) - armeabi-v7a
fire tv cube (latest mar 2019) - Amazon AFTA (Android 7.1.2, API 25) - armeabi-v7a
I'm surprised the older device that can't have OS upgraded is the arm64 bit arch!
tigglet said:
I know a bit of an old thread, but since I'm looking at some amazon fire tvs.
fire tv (gen 2) (note latest is gen 3) - Amazon AFTS (Android 5.1.1, API 22) - arm64-v8a
fire tv stick 4k (latest mar 2019) - Amazon AFTMM (Android 7.1.2, API 25) - armeabi-v7a
fire tv cube (latest mar 2019) - Amazon AFTA (Android 7.1.2, API 25) - armeabi-v7a
I'm surprised the older device that can't have OS upgraded is the arm64 bit arch!
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If you look at the actual specs themselves, the SOCs for the 3rd Gen TV, Cube and the 4k Stick are 64-bit.
The OS/API itself is limited to 32-bit.
One explanation: https://androidpctv.com/comparative-mediatek-mt8695/
One can Google for more sources.
I think Amazon did this intentionally, so they didn't have to maintain an OS for two different architectures. Once they depreciate/discontinue the 2nd Gen Fire TV Stick, I bet they will migrate the entire Fire TV OS to 64-bit.
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So people have Ubuntu running on the Xoom now (not natively, I understand) but has any thought been given to turning this tablet into a hackintosh machine, or even some variant of Windows? What's possible? What are the barriers?
The Ubuntu that is running on the Xoom is an ARM version. There is no ARM version of OS X.
im running OS X on my Xoom...
ok, so its through a remote session to my MacBook Pro but it counts... kinda...
Still wondering if there's any way to port the iPad OS to my Nook, since they both use ARM processors. Digging my new WiFi Xoom, just waiting a little for the dust to settle before I root.
Hey guys,
I was just wondering, if I were to install ubuntu (or any other form of linux for that matter) to a flash drive and connect it via the OTG usb, could I use some kind of app to open it and boot into Ubuntu?
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Hey guys,
I was just wondering, if I were to install ubuntu (or any other form of linux for that matter) to a flash drive and connect it via the OTG usb, could I use some kind of app to open it and boot into Ubuntu?
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Sadly it's not possible to simply put Ubuntu on a flash drive and then load it onto the Nexus 10 from the flash drive using an OTG usb cable, due to the differences between how loading operating systems work on a desktop and embedded/mobile devices. Also any desktop versions of Ubuntu are meant for the x86/x64 CPU architecture while the SoC (System on a Chip) the Nexus 10 uses rellies on the ARM architecture instruction set. Canonical developed Ubuntu for the Nexus 7 but currently has no plans to release a version for the Nexus 10 due to the architecture differences between the Tegra 3 processor in the Nexus 7 and the Exynos 5250.
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Sadly it's not possible to simply put Ubuntu on a flash drive and then load it onto the Nexus 10 from the flash drive using an OTG usb cable, due to the differences between how loading operating systems work on a desktop and embedded/mobile devices. Also any desktop versions of Ubuntu are meant for the x86/x64 CPU architecture while the SoC (System on a Chip) the Nexus 10 uses rellies on the ARM architecture instruction set. Canonical developed Ubuntu for the Nexus 7 but currently has no plans to release a version for the Nexus 10 due to the architecture differences between the Tegra 3 processor in the Nexus 7 and the Exynos 5250.
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Actually... not entirely true. If the drive uses a filesystem that Android recognizes, you use the ARM version of Ubuntu and you have both root and busybox on your tablet, you might be able to chroot into it. To get the UI working, you'd need a VNC server on the Ubuntu side and a VNC client on the Android side. At that point though, I'd say why bother when you can just run it from an image on your internal storage? Also know that this method is not going to be very fast and will not be very battery efficient due to the VNC stuff.
I was here thinking to myself: Samsung Chromebook has a 1.7Ghz Exynos 5 ARM processor and comes with Chrome OS as default. There is an article in Phoronix comparing the performance of this processor with Lubuntu on it against an Atom D525, and Exynos beats Atom in performance.
Considering that Samsung Chromebook is made by the same makers of Samsung Nexus 10, I believe that at some level the drivers could be the same (some level!). Could the person that ported Lubuntu to Chromebook do the same with Nexus 10 (same processor, close drivers)?
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I was here thinking to myself: Samsung Chromebook has a 1.7Ghz Exynos 5 ARM processor and comes with Chrome OS as default. There is an article in Phoronix comparing the performance of this processor with Lubuntu on it against an Atom D525, and Exynos beats Atom in performance.
Considering that Samsung Chromebook is made by the same makers of Samsung Nexus 10, I believe that at some level the drivers could be the same (some level!). Could the person that ported Lubuntu to Chromebook do the same with Nexus 10 (same processor, close drivers)?
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Yes, you could in theory port Chrome OS or Lubuntu to the Nexus 10 using the Samsung Chromebook as a starting point however you would still have to tweak many of the drivers and optimize it for the configuration of a tablet (Touchscreen, button-less except for volume rocker and power button.
I picked up one of the Kindle Fire 7" tablets on black Friday for $33.33, been farting around on it for a few days now, but I'm wishing I had stock android instead of this Fire OS, which lead me to this new Nook.
I mostly plan to use this tablet for is watching movies via my Amazon Prime, Netflix, CBS, Plex, DIRECTV Now memberships...will this new nook allow me access to the Amazon Prime Video app?
I compared the Fire HD 8 and the Nook. I ended up with the Nook. If you compare the 7" tablet, the Nook is a no brainer. Plus, you can install all of the Amazon content on ANY android device Via Google Play.
Nook 7:
MediaTek MT8163V/B 1.3Ghz Quad Core
8GB Internal Storage (But supports SD Card Adoption and SDHC slot) https://9to5google.com/2016/11/29/how-to-set-up-nook-tablet-adoptable-storage/
1GB RAM
Mono Speaker
1024x600 Display
8.8oz
7" Screen
Marshmallow Android 6.0
Amazon Fire 7:
MediaTek MT8127 1.3Ghz Quad Core, but much slower than the MT8163, especially for games
8GB Internal storage (SDHC slot)
1GB RAM
Mono Speaker
1024x600 Display
11oz
7" Screen
FireOS (Android 5.1)
If you got a Fire from Amazon, there is a very good chance it cxamw with Fire OS version 5.1.1. That version is super easy to root with Rootjunkys super tool. If you got 5.1.3 or let your Fire do an OTA update, it gets a little trickier.
I was able to snatch one up lastnight...no Prime video app to be found. It's like it's hidden from me in the App Store.
Any help?
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I was able to snatch one up lastnight...no Prime video app to be found. It's like it's hidden from me in the App Store.
Any help?
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You have to side load it from Amazon Underground app store. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/spl...k_431613402_3/ref=s9_acss_ft_cg_WatchNow_19c1
it's easy though.
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You have to side load it from Amazon Underground app store.
it's easy though.
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Thank you! I'll try this when I get home
dokihara said:
Nook 7:
MediaTek MT8163V/B 1.3Ghz Quad Core
8GB Internal Storage
1GB RAM
7" Screen
Marshmallow Android 6.0
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Thank you! I've been looking all over for this piece of info, and couldn't find it anywhere!
Have you used both? How fast does it run compared to a Fire 7"? I have a number of tablets that are running stripped down ROMs with only 1GB, and they seem kinda slow, so I didn't know how fast this would be. It's still limited to 1GB RAM, but it's A53 quad core @ 1.3GHz has got to be better than the Kindle's A7 quad core @ 1.3GHz...
Hello,
I was wondering if I should buy the Fire Stick Gen 2 as I have heard it has a quad-core CPU whereas the Gen 1 has a dual-core CPU as well as other upgrades to the hardware. Would it be worth the upgrade or should I stick to my Gen 1?
Thank you.
I still use the original Amazon Fire TV (the flat square models) and the 2nd Gen one with 4K the best Amazon ever released IMO.
Also I update sticks for family and friends the thing I notice with the older ones is the speed they start up etc, but once streaming they seem the same. If what you have works why change
Hello,
I own 1x Fire HD 8 (7th gen, 2017) + 1x Fire HD 8 (8th gen, 2019), each 16GB.
Due to a storage issue i recently made an overview of how the storagy is composed, for one by the internal system display and just to verify by a tool called "Disk Usage".
To my surprise i'm missing out round about 3,6GB total storage on the 7th gen and 4,7GB on the 8th gen.
The only things coming to my mind were a) system data (which as I understand is already included in either way) and b) after some research "bad NAND flash blocks".
Can any1 comfirm bad blocks are an issue for tablets of that little age or low price tablets? Or is there anything else I'm missing?
Plus, what to do about it? As I understand it, bad blocks ain't recoverable? Is there something i can do about that?