[iOS/Android] iPad Air 2 or Samsung Tab S or Nexus 9
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Phil2003




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PostPosted: Sun, 26th Oct 2014 12:48    Post subject: [iOS/Android] iPad Air 2 or Samsung Tab S or Nexus 9
Since my iPad 4 is getting old and its screen has a crack as well, im thinking about buying a new tablet.

Pros and Cons iOS/Air 2:

+ super fluid
+ Easy to manage (nothing to manage)
+ Better/more apps and games (!)
+ Apps/Games are first released for iOS if they even come to Android
+ Case and weight
+ Battery ~10h
- Im super bored by the not-at-all customizeable springboard (Winterboard wont help much here, it mostly just changes colors and cydia widgets do often not even work, take up too much ram or crash the springboard)
- Restricted usage in every possible aspect

Pros and Cons Android/Samsung Galaxy Tab S:

+ Even better display then Air 2 (?), better resolution and colors
+ Highly customizeable (unfortunately no cyanogenmod yet)
+ Better HW (wont help much in Samsung Tabs i guess...)
+ Freedom in the way i want to use it
- Laggy without cyanogenmod
- Less good/available apps/games
- Apps/games are not always optimized due to the mass amount of different hw in Android tabs/phones, which can cause a lot of problems
- Weaker battery ~7h

Most important aspects are customizing and apps/games availability. So im kinda torn... maybe someone here has tried both as this is just theory from my side.

Oh and then theres the Nexus 9... havent read much about it, but probably less laggy then Samsung.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Sun, 26th Oct 2014 12:51    Post subject:
Since you listed games as a selling point; Air2, if you're willing to spend, due to the much larger gaming catalogue and .. as you said.. they come first/perform better on iOS hardware.
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Phil2003




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PostPosted: Sun, 26th Oct 2014 14:18    Post subject:
True, but im not "that" much of a gamer... the games i play are available on android as well, except hearthstone... im more afraid of new games that i desperately want to play lol wut which are iOS only. I guess theres no in between... freedom or available apps/games. Failed Troll
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Przepraszam
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PostPosted: Wed, 29th Oct 2014 21:08    Post subject:
I got iPad Air 2 and loving it so far.


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Wed, 29th Oct 2014 23:09    Post subject:
Przepraszam wrote:
I got iPad Air 2 and loving it so far.


wouldn't this be true for all three of those? Wink


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Cyberia309




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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Oct 2014 02:11    Post subject:
Is there anyway you would just fix your ipad 4 and then keep it instead? I broke my ipad2 screen but found someone on craigslist who fixed it for 40 bucks (US). Way cheaper than buying a new one..
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sausje
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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Oct 2014 02:49    Post subject:
Well most here know that i would always pick Android over IOS.. BUT.. with tablets this is different. I've had many Android tablets in my hands, and they always get very fucking slow after a while. Even fully customized with custom kernel etc etc.. While the IPad 3 that i have here, never once showed any slowdown and kept working as it should for such a thing.
So i'll have to say here, go for the IPad.. Those Android ones always give regret (at least in my experience).. And this is coming from a huge Android "fanboy".. Wink


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Phil2003




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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Oct 2014 13:56    Post subject:
I already ordered a Samsung Tab S 10.5 LTE... it has the best screen on the market, even better then the iPad Air 2, which was a huge argument for me.
I will fix my iPad 4 anytime soon, its anyway still usable... just 2 cracks going over the whole screen but barely visible. I already found someone who repairs it for about € 100,-.
Im just so freaking bored of iOS that at this point i cant go wrong with the best Android Tab out there... even if it sucks ass, ill be happy to go back to iPad Air 3 in a year while i still got my iPad 4.
And the truth is, i got stuttering on Safari/Chrome as well on my iPad 4, and since iPad 1 Safari/Chrome is crashing regularly due to low memory. Im sick of restarting Safari/Chrome every 5mins...
For gamers, the iPad is probably the better choice... for movies, videos, surfing and stuff the Samsung is probably a good choice as well... this feature alone is worth it Very Happy

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rgb#000
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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Oct 2014 14:06    Post subject:
yes Tab S screen is amazing. ipad screen suffers from poor black levels, which is no problem for browsing and some games, but when watching videos, especially in darker setting, it looks horrendous, everything that's supposed to be black appears grey. meanwhile on Tab S all blacks appear inky black thanks to AMOLED Smile
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sTo0z
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PostPosted: Thu, 30th Oct 2014 14:26    Post subject:
I'll be stuck with a lowly iPad Air while I buy my girlfriend iPad Air 2 for Christmas.. I'll have to demonstrate some extreme will power to not just open the thing myself and give her my old one. Very Happy

The tablet she's been on this whole time is the original Galaxy Tab, it's showing its age! She doesn't seem too attached to Android and she does quite enjoy the iPhone, so I hope it's a good move.

If she hates it, then I get a shiny iPad Air 2 I guess. Razz


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Phil2003




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PostPosted: Fri, 31st Oct 2014 13:05    Post subject:
Thats very selfless, you really do love your gf it seems. Very Happy

Im very sure the Air 2 is an amazing tablet. I was really on the fence of getting it, if iOS wouldnt be THAT boring. Anyway, cant go wrong with either of those tablets... great pieces of technology there.
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Phil2003




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PostPosted: Fri, 7th Nov 2014 13:19    Post subject:
Finally i have the Tab S 10.5 LTE and what can i say... its so much better then my iPad 4. Cant compare it to Air/2 ofc, but its screen, weight, speed, ram, handling, possiblitys... absolutly everything is just better. Even the apps are nealy on par with iOS... im happy Smile
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