I'll be going tablet shopping today. Got any suggestions?
It's going to be an android. I'll be using it 2-3 hours a day (using it on the way to work and back) + random toilet visits + random usage. I intend to do some gaming with it (not replacing laptops or anything, but I'd enjoy the latest Final Fantasies and such).
It has to be fast. It needs to support 3g/4g connections, It needs a minimum of FHD resolution, more is even better.
Also leaning towards it, I've only read that the hardware in it is already quite old. As the newer generation has already over 2Ghz quad cores and 3GB Ram
For example Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition LTE. However, I've read that the Samsung stock apps are SO BAD that they make the tablet extremely sluggish to use. Even the latest edition.
I use Samsung Note 10.1" and it's brilliant. Especially the pen gives it much more variety compared to other tablets. Multiwindowed view is also something that I use a lot and couldn't go without. Battery duration is good.
Stock apps are usable and you can always use alternative options. Note is an exceptionally useful app.
I too have the old Galaxy Note 10.1.
While using it for my studies it served me very well for that purpose. I wanted to replace it with the 2014 version. But like mentioned it runs like shit. Even the LTE version with the Snapdragon has still some problems.
Sadly, there are somehow nearly none alternatives on the Android market with a Stylus
Some recommendations:
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Nexus 7 / 10
Asus Transformer Pad TF701T
Asus MeMo Pad Full HD10
Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200
I too have the old Galaxy Note 10.1.
While using it for my studies it served me very well for that purpose. I wanted to replace it with the 2014 version. But like mentioned it runs like shit. Even the LTE version with the Snapdragon has still some problems.
Sadly, there are somehow nearly none alternatives on the Android market with a Stylus
Some recommendations:
Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Nexus 7 / 10
Asus Transformer Pad TF701T
Asus MeMo Pad Full HD10
Luckily my local Saturn should have both, Nexus 7 and new Samsung galaxy note 10.1 LTE in stock so I hope I get to try them both. ( too bad can't install some graphics heavy game on them to see how they perform )
I too have the old Galaxy Note 10.1.
While using it for my studies it served me very well for that purpose. I wanted to replace it with the 2014 version. But like mentioned it runs like shit.
What exactly would be better in the new version? I haven't even thought about upgrading so I don't know the new specs. The stylus solution is irreplaceable.
I too have the old Galaxy Note 10.1.
While using it for my studies it served me very well for that purpose. I wanted to replace it with the 2014 version. But like mentioned it runs like shit.
What exactly would be better in the new version? I haven't even thought about upgrading so I don't know the new specs. The stylus solution is irreplaceable.
Processor is much better, 2.2 or 2.3 GHz quad core and really high resolution (2600x1500? something like that). (This is the LTE version, the non LTE version has 1.9Ghz Octocore, 1.9x4 and 1.3x4. However especially the non LTE one seems to suffer from weird slowdowns. I don't know if the LTE one performs same as I haven't really found reviews for it).
Hmm, I don't see the need to upgrade solely for a better processor. Note 10.1" already operates really smoothly. How would you use the extra processing power? It's a goddamn tablet.
well tablets are like PCs so here is my guide for buying a tablet :
1. check the CPU dual core or quadrocore , and the MHz , in some cases lower MHZ does not mean bad when it has 4cores and is better then others
1 / 1,2 / 1,5 ghz on a 4core is OK
2ghz on a 4 core is a over kill for the battery
you can easy overclock cpus to give you that extra 250-500 mhz
and it depends on they generation ARMv7 or 5
2. GPU ... thats right GPU your cpu does not mean a shit when the gpu is crap... they have MP2 or MP4 , it means 2 or 4 cores
Mali 400 - stay the fuck away from it
PowerVr - the instant winner if you want a tablet that can run all things , a tidbit PowerVr SGX543 Mp4 is used in Sony Vita and Iphones
Tega - a over priced gpu from ... Nvida that does the Nvidia hot shit things like they did with PC and its ONLY WE CAN DO REAL PHYSICS ... but this time they go with we can only do PIXEL SHADER 3.0/2.0 on Phones.... in special versions that only run on TERGA GPUs.... psss don't tell them that all games of them got hacked and can run with the same shit on PowerVR
so go with TEGRA 2 or 3 ... tablets that are over priced in what are in them
or with PowerVr SGX543 Mp2/4 or SGX544 Mp2 the renegade the Ati like gpu that can run the same things that TEGRA does , even Sony and Apple know it
3. Screen and what internal resolution its got ... to make it clear a screen that displays 4k with a gpu Mali and some crappy arm6 with 1ghz .... in 7" or 10" does not fucking make sense when a simple 3d game will choke ... and to add that tablet is aslo overpriced because of that screen resolution
when a tablet that is 7" go with 1024x554 , if its 10" go with something 720p [1280x720]
further then that is fucking point less ... don't be a that TWAT that will say he needs 4k or 1080p on his phone/table to see 4k video that have a 7" screen
4. RAM ... dont go with 512ram right now 1gig is fine 2 gigs are now pointless...but if your a person that needs 20 aps running at the same time , then go with 2 gigs of ram ... even the most power hungry game only need 1gig , and only use 400mb or 600mb
5.Space on this table is Scared !!! a 8gb Android tablet will only give you 6gb room! [1 gig is taken for internal , 500mb is taken for virtual ram and 500ram for system]... check first !!!! what internal space you get 512mb [your FUCKED ] / 1gig [ok but you will hack it to 1,5 or 2 gig]/ 2gig [ ]
so then you have to buy a SD with 32gb with read speed 33mb/s , recommend Sanddisk Ultra 32gig
so you can go with 1gig internal but then you will look for repacked APKs , because Android is made retarded like this , that is moves APKs in the internal space when it installs them and the rest of the data is then moved on the SD or some other medium , some APKS can go 300mb or even 600/800mb then you need to search for repacked versions
this awful APK sizes are done for two reasons DRM... internal space DRM but well you can Fuck it up and run those games any way if you know how...
there are so many programs out there to fix this error from Virtual Disc : Direct Bind , to thers that can fix this...
so you can pick one with 1gig but it will be a hassle to run some things when you have to many stuff on your tablet , so pick one with 16gb of nand space
and that SD with 32gb is a must .... trust me on this , when some games are from 2 to 6gigs
6. RECHARGING Power or how you charge it .... most of the people with say USB is the way to go ... but try to charge this thing when you also have a keyboard in it HA... a charger or USB is your choice
7. USB OTG aka on the go Usb , is its possibility to plug this tablet into a PC devices .... mouse or even a external HDD , not kidding
so a tablet needs it if you want it to be your linux tablet PC
but in all seriousness OTG is the way to go
8. Bluetooth that is build in... is a must when you want to play with a pad , or have to plug it into other devices speakers , keyboard and other things
yeah yeah i know you can plug a external BT transmitter antenna if your tablet does not have one and the device will also work .... but if your tablet has a i USB ... then well its your choice
i prefer build in
9. Battery ... on normal conditions a tablet will run 5 - 6 h to 10h ... just like a hand held gaming system ... some tablets have a Keyboard add On that has a external battery build in so your tablet time will be double , there are also add-on that will charge your tablet externally like SOLAR PANELS , there are even external batteries ...
but like it was said before they all will take a extra slot in your tablet if you have then plug in constant ... a USB or the Charger slot [some tablet dont have the charger hole only a USB charger]
10.Speaker , sound ... two speakers or one or a headphone jack ... your choice and it depends on what you do
11.HDMI port ... your choice because you can also display the image also tough USB signal
and thats about it those are the main specifications you need to look when you buy a tablet
so something that has 4core cpu , a Pover vr with 8gb[preferred 16gb ] internal space with 1gig ram [or 2 gigs if you will run any apps in the background] with a build in bluetooth , with a USB that has OTG... and a screen that has a reasonable resolution to the capabilities of the CPU/GPU ... and something that can be charged tough a charger then USB ...
other then that Guerrilla glass and other crap well it depends on you , but you have to add to the price of that tablet also the price of a SD ... or some other gizmo [external battery , keyboard etc..]
well tablets are like PCs so here is my guide for buying a tablet :
1. check the CPU dual core or quadrocore , and the MHz , in some cases lower MHZ does not mean bad when it has 4cores and is better then others
1 / 1,2 / 1,5 ghz on a 4core is OK
2ghz on a 4 core is a over kill for the battery
you can easy overclock cpus to give you that extra 250-500 mhz
and it depends on they generation ARMv7 or 5
2. GPU ... thats right GPU your cpu does not mean a shit when the gpu is crap... they have MP2 or MP4 , it means 2 or 4 cores
Mali 400 - stay the fuck away from it
PowerVr - the instant winner if you want a tablet that can run all things , a tidbit PowerVr SGX543 Mp4 is used in Sony Vita and Iphones
Tega - a over priced gpu from ... Nvida that does the Nvidia hot shit things like they did with PC and its ONLY WE CAN DO REAL PHYSICS ... but this time they go with we can only do PIXEL SHADER 3.0/2.0 on Phones.... in special versions that only run on TERGA GPUs.... psss don't tell them that all games of them got hacked and can run with the same shit on PowerVR
so go with TEGRA 2 or 3 ... tablets that are over priced in what are in them
or with PowerVr SGX543 Mp2/4 or SGX544 Mp2 the renegade the Ati like gpu that can run the same things that TEGRA does , even Sony and Apple know it
3. Screen and what internal resolution its got ... to make it clear a screen that displays 4k with a gpu Mali and some crappy arm6 with 1ghz .... in 7" or 10" does not fucking make sense when a simple 3d game will choke ... and to add that tablet is aslo overpriced because of that screen resolution
when a tablet that is 7" go with 1024x554 , if its 10" go with something 720p [1280x720]
further then that is fucking point less ... don't be a that TWAT that will say he needs 4k or 1080p on his phone/table to see 4k video that have a 7" screen
4. RAM ... dont go with 512ram right now 1gig is fine 2 gigs are now pointless...but if your a person that needs 20 aps running at the same time , then go with 2 gigs of ram ... even the most power hungry game only need 1gig , and only use 400mb or 600mb
5.Space on this table is Scared !!! a 8gb Android tablet will only give you 6gb room! [1 gig is taken for internal , 500mb is taken for virtual ram and 500ram for system]... check first !!!! what internal space you get 512mb [your FUCKED ] / 1gig [ok but you will hack it to 1,5 or 2 gig]/ 2gig [ ]
so then you have to buy a SD with 32gb with read speed 33mb/s , recommend Sanddisk Ultra 32gig
so you can go with 1gig internal but then you will look for repacked APKs , because Android is made retarded like this , that is moves APKs in the internal space when it installs them and the rest of the data is then moved on the SD or some other medium , some APKS can go 300mb or even 600/800mb then you need to search for repacked versions
this awful APK sizes are done for two reasons DRM... internal space DRM but well you can Fuck it up and run those games any way if you know how...
there are so many programs out there to fix this error from Virtual Disc : Direct Bind , to thers that can fix this...
so you can pick one with 1gig but it will be a hassle to run some things when you have to many stuff on your tablet , so pick one with 16gb of nand space
and that SD with 32gb is a must .... trust me on this , when some games are from 2 to 6gigs
6. RECHARGING Power or how you charge it .... most of the people with say USB is the way to go ... but try to charge this thing when you also have a keyboard in it HA... a charger or USB is your choice
7. USB OTG aka on the go Usb , is its possibility to plug this tablet into a PC devices .... mouse or even a external HDD , not kidding
so a tablet needs it if you want it to be your linux tablet PC
but in all seriousness OTG is the way to go
8. Bluetooth that is build in... is a must when you want to play with a pad , or have to plug it into other devices speakers , keyboard and other things
yeah yeah i know you can plug a external BT transmitter antenna if your tablet does not have one and the device will also work .... but if your tablet has a i USB ... then well its your choice
i prefer build in
9. Battery ... on normal conditions a tablet will run 5 - 6 h to 10h ... just like a hand held gaming system ... some tablets have a Keyboard add On that has a external battery build in so your tablet time will be double , there are also add-on that will charge your tablet externally like SOLAR PANELS , there are even external batteries ...
but like it was said before they all will take a extra slot in your tablet if you have then plug in constant ... a USB or the Charger slot [some tablet dont have the charger hole only a USB charger]
10.Speaker , sound ... two speakers or one or a headphone jack ... your choice and it depends on what you do
11.HDMI port ... your choice because you can also display the image also tough USB signal
and thats about it those are the main specifications you need to look when you buy a tablet
so something that has 4core cpu , a Pover vr with 8gb[preferred 16gb ] internal space with 1gig ram [or 2 gigs if you will run any apps in the background] with a build in bluetooth , with a USB that has OTG... and a screen that has a reasonable resolution to the capabilities of the CPU/GPU ... and something that can be charged tough a charger then USB ...
other then that Guerrilla glass and other crap well it depends on you , but you have to add to the price of that tablet also the price of a SD ... or some other gizmo [external battery , keyboard etc..]
it has 1.5 GHz Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M Quad Core and a GPU Adreno 320 ... meh if you ask me Adreno always struggled
Asus Transformer Pad TF701T
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_transformer_pad_tf701t-5493.php
is one of those tablets that also have a Keyboard docking station with a external battery that can double your battery GAMING making a semi laptop and has aGPU TEGRA 4 with Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15
i would pick something Asus Transformer Pad TF701T or Nexus 10 .... that where suggested
Asus Transformer Pad TF701T for performance TEGRA 4, external battery in keyboard
Nexus 10 for performance of improved mali
Last edited by Hfric on Thu, 6th Feb 2014 16:03; edited 1 time in total
The only downside on Note 10.1" I can muster is the lack of USB.
I find 2 gigs of ram to be really useful when I've compared to my friends' tablets that only have 1 gig. Doesn't freeze on anything no matter how much you stress it with multiple apps. On paper it doesn't sound like that big of a deal but it is. In the end little details like the multi-window mode makes the difference.
So, basically you just ignored the advice given, lol?
649e?? WTF!!? lol, my NX10 cost half that! You could have got 2!, or a NX10 & an NX7 and still had change , and 49e for a case, lol, you must have money to burn.
Still, enjoy the Note I'd be looking to shove a light weight ROM on it, to speed it up a little
Last edited by scaramonga on Fri, 7th Feb 2014 10:08; edited 1 time in total
So, basically you just ignored the advice given, lol?
649e?? WTF!!? lol, my NX10 cost half that! You could have got 2! or a NX10 & an NX7 , and 49e for a case, lol, you must have money to burn.
Still, enjoy the Note I'd be looking to shove a light weight ROM on it, to speed it up a little
Jup, I've money to burn, NX10 does not have mobile data connection in it afaik.
For case, the shop had no unbranded ones, so I had little choice
So far it has been fast, but I haven't tried any 3d games. Final Fantasy runs really fine, as does Star Command.
I have managed to crash it once though Tested how well it works for controlling the TV... it did, but something went wonky and caused a hardlock.
While that explanation from Hfric is very good, you could just get an Ipad instead and know for sure that you will have a tablet that performs really well and is up to par with anything you throw at it.
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While that explanation from Hfric is very good, you could just get an Ipad instead and know for sure that you will have a tablet that performs really well and is up to par with anything you throw at it.
What? I don't want to start an Apple fan post or fanboy war. But he said he wanted a tablet for gaming that should be under 700 €.
The Ipad covers that, while assuring a high technical quality, and the Itunes store offers at least the same games as Google Play, if not even more. And I haven't seen anybody complain about performance on an Ipad, while you have to make sure to chose the right Android tablet to get the most out of it.
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2 gigs are now pointless...but if your a person that needs 20 aps running at the same time , then go with 2 gigs of ram ... even the most power hungry game only need 1gig , and only use 400mb or 600mb
but well you can Fuck it up and run those games any way if you know how...
, and 49e for a case, lol, you must have money to burn.
would have had to order it and wait probably few days 
