I didn't find any meaningful reviews on the battery life.
Does anyone know how it compares to other 10" Tablets like the Nexus10?
Itcouldbeyou said:
I didn't find any meaningful reviews on the battery life.
Does anyone know how it compares to other 10" Tablets like the Nexus10?
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with Stamina mode On the battery is awesome for new xperias
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Did you try it with Stamina Off? Is there a real difference? I won't have the stock Rom for too long...
And I'd really like to find a test with comparisons to other Tablets, because I want something objective.
Itcouldbeyou said:
Did you try it with Stamina Off? Is there a real difference? I won't have the stock Rom for too long...
And I'd really like to find a test with comparisons to other Tablets, because I want something objective.
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You plan on a AOSP based ROM? If yes, know that every ROM that not based on stock fw will have worse battery, no matter the device, no matter how optimized it is (unless the stock was a absolutely ****).
If I realize the performance is worse with CM I'll look into stock Roms. But that is not the question.
Does nobody know of a professionally done Test that includes Battery performance compared to other tablets?
*edit* I finally found one review:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/sony-xperia-tablet-z-review/#title4
If someone has another source, I'm still looking forward to finding a second one.
Gsmarena.
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Well thanks, I already found that review. The thing is they only compare the runtime to other phones which is pretty useless if youre looking for a 10" tablet...
Well on topic I can get about 8 hours of screen on time
At least a week on standby
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Well on topic I can get about 8 hours of screen on time
At least a week on standby
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Generally all reviews I've read so far report between 7 and a half and 8 hours of very intensive use (gaming, web surfing, FullHD video playback), being web surfing the most consuming. With moderate use, it seems it'd last good two days, especially with Stamina Mode on. I'll report first-hand once my unit is shipped.
Greetings.
Battery times by tweakers.net
according to http://tweakers.net/reviews/3052/6/sony-xperia-tablet-z-de-dunste-en-de-lichtste-accu-wisselend.html (DUTCH) the battery time varies from ~333 minutes (purely browsing) to 522 minutes (playing video only)
BROWSING
Samsung ATIV Tab 550,00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 492,00
Microsoft Surface RT 452,00
iPad (4e generatie) 424,00
Google Nexus 10 401,00
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Samsung ATIV Tab 624,00
iPad (4e generatie) 586,00
Sony Xperia Tablet Z 522,00
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 491,00
Microsoft Surface RT 485,00
Google Nexus 10 406,00
Sony Tablet S 394,00
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according to http://tweakers.net/reviews/3052/6/sony-xperia-tablet-z-de-dunste-en-de-lichtste-accu-wisselend.html (DUTCH) the battery time varies from ~333 minutes (purely browsing) to 522 minutes (playing video only)
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Thanks for the information, this is exactly what I was looking for. Anyways, the tablet will be arriving shortly on my doorsteps...
Ive only been getting a bit more 4 hours of battery life watching 720p video at full brightness. Anyone else getting this? I think its kindve terrible for full brightness
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I'm at my upgrade time on Orange UK but they don't stock the HOX+ at all and don't appear to be going to either!
Looks like I'll have to go sim only and buy it but want an honest review as I can't find a store that had it in to play with #frustrating
There are a few on YouTube but they are the generic unboxing & start up reviews. I'm after a what's it like to use, battery life, speed etc...
Thanks in anticipation
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Refer the below reviews to make up your mind
http://www.stuff.tv/review/htc-one-x-plus
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pho...1101086/review
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/6033/htc-one-x-plus-review
http://recombu.com/mobile/reviews/htc/one-x-plus/
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/10/htc-one-x-review-basically-the-same-awesome-phone/
Thanks, but have seen all of them. I was really after a non commercial review i.e. a new user to get the honest view as most of the web reviews are pretty similar and just tell you what's under the hood and not what it actuality feels like to the end user..
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Concerned about the heating of the handset - is it just on heavy use (as my DHD does that) or all the time?
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I for one don't think there's a phone produced in the last two years that doesn't heat.
I have a One X+, if i would be in your place i will wait for next year. I am convinced that by february they will launch a new model.
I am very satisified with my HOX+ until now, but just have it about 10 days or so... Very fast, battery life is fine (can last for 3 days or 6 hours, depends on operations...) and I except it to get better after a few more cycles -> similar to the S3 of colleagues of me... It get's warm on the backside (about 40°C according to battery app) on heavy operation, but never hot in any way (I am no hardcore gamer). In normal operation battery temp is about 23° C to 28° C... Camera/Video in good light very well. 64 GB is amazing, love that! Sound is very good especially with third party player and EQ...
I come from XperiaS and HOX+ is better in every way, except maybe camera (but not really sure about that until now)... Had to decide between this and S3 and I am very happy I took the HOX+ :good: Looks better and feels much much better! Last but not least I like the look&feel of Sense more than the ones on Sony or Samsung phones (installed CM10 on my 10.1 Tablet to get rid of the Samsung stuff)...
I don't think you can do anything bad buying this phone. Compare it to the competition right now and it's very good. Sure, in half a year or so there will be newer stuff out there, but that's the way it is...
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I'm at my upgrade time on Orange UK but they don't stock the HOX+ at all and don't appear to be going to either!
Looks like I'll have to go sim only and buy it but want an honest review as I can't find a store that had it in to play with #frustrating
There are a few on YouTube but they are the generic unboxing & start up reviews. I'm after a what's it like to use, battery life, speed etc...
Thanks in anticipation
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hy
you can buy it without any toughts... in my opinion is the best android device out there!
it is fast , it has 60 gig rom and that is huge, more than enough.
great design! the bat is great, one day without problems, with wifi all day and moderat usage i still have at 22:00 H at least 30-40 %.
all in all is a great device, and i tell you from all my hearth you can buy it !!!:good:
htc desire hd------htc evo 3d--------htc one x+
As the title says make your discussions/comparisons in this thread.
Don't open new threads for this matter or they will be closed or deleted.
Thank you!!!
We have a similar thread in the Nexus 4 forum and it's one of the more popular threads continually on the first page.. Currently up to 162 pages in length.. Glad to see it done here now as it really does clean up the forum in a good way.. :good:
Nexus 10 - alot of problems / alot of units with problems . I didn t expected to be that heavy.
Nexus 7 - bulky, heavy and something its missing for me to like ... i don t know what ...
Ipad mini - very interesting all around . Ugly ios ...
Ipad 4 - very heavy but supreme build quality . Excelent customer care . You see a problem and they change the device instantly . Ugly ios gives me claustrofobia..
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Ok i know your trying to clean up the threads but its goong to get kind of confusing if we all talk about it in one thread especially if you want to compare to just one particular device but atleast everything will be in one spot now.
Anyways is the nexus 7 a lot better then the note 7 because my mom got an 8gb note 7 for 140 dollars as a gift for our cousins we only see in the summer because they live overseas. Also does it have sd card support because she wont let me touch it and 8 gb seems like a low amt for a tablet
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[offtopic] to make it short nexus 7 is better than any galaxy tab [\offtopic]
Nexus 10 has good specs etc.. but is too big and heavy for me, so i decided to buy n7.
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I own both so here is my 2 cents...
The N10, for me, is better all around tablet. The screen is far better, it's thinner, faster and smoother than the N7, and the front facing speakers are great. The N10 also has a micro HDMI port for connecting to projector for work presentations. Battery life is great.
The N7 is of course more portable and can be palmed in one hand. the battery life is also good, but not as good as the N10.
Anyway, I basically gave my N7 to my 5 year old daughter.
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Nexus 10 - alot of problems / alot of units with problems . I didn t expected to be that heavy.
Nexus 7 - bulky, heavy and something its missing for me to like ... i don t know what ...
Ipad mini - very interesting all around . Ugly ios ...
Ipad 4 - very heavy but supreme build quality . Excelent customer care . You see a problem and they change the device instantly . Ugly ios gives me claustrofobia..
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I have the nexus 7 and nexus 10 and I don't know what problems your speaking of with the nexus 10 but mine works fine. The nexus 7 is a little chunky but it feels good in the hands. Both are nice tablets. The screen on the nexus 10 looks really good. There's times it lags but I think it's bc of the higher resolution
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Problems like : Subit restarts, 400 ram free , 5 hour charging , screen bleeding , 5 hour screen on battery , incompatibility with many 3g modems, hdmi aspect limitation , gets very hot etc.
You can look at the troubleshooting thread in nexus 10 if you are curious .
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Problems like : Subit restarts, 400 ram free , 5 hour charging , screen bleeding , 5 hour screen on battery , incompatibility with many 3g modems, hdmi aspect limitation , gets very hot etc.
You can look at the troubleshooting thread in nexus 10 if you are curious .
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I still would say that your issues are a physical PROBLEM with your Nexus 10 - I don't see how you could have such a bad experience with it compared to many others without there being hardware issues. The battery life, especially; even the restarts. I've heard of others having restarts, but you seem to be having more issues with it than other people.
As for charging times, 5 hours is normal. The iPad charges no faster, really - the fastest charging tablets are by ASUS, 1.5-2 hours to a full charge. THOSE are good chargers. This is lower amperage, as it is a standard USB cable. The Nexus 10 also has a massive battery.
ipad charge faster and last longer .
too bad IOS ruins all
from what ive read 5 hours its with pogo cable , i get 6 with usb charger . I will not give 20$ on a plastic 50cm with 2,3 wires inside .
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This was a rather dull idea imo, to merge all comparison threads into one, say I wanted to know about a single tablet comparison now I have to go through the whole clutter just find some useful input, thanks a lot.
abdel12345 said:
Ok i know your trying to clean up the threads but its goong to get kind of confusing if we all talk about it in one thread especially if you want to compare to just one particular device but atleast everything will be in one spot now.
Anyways is the nexus 7 a lot better then the note 7 because my mom got an 8gb note 7 for 140 dollars as a gift for our cousins we only see in the summer because they live overseas. Also does it have sd card support because she wont let me touch it and 8 gb seems like a low amt for a tablet
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This was a rather dull idea imo, to merge all comparison threads into one, say I wanted to know about a single tablet comparison now I have to go through the whole clutter just find some useful input, thanks a lot.
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+1 That's what I was thinking too as you can see below now its harder to find info about one specific tablet
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unfortunately there are few tablets to compare with nexus 10 .
same category
- ipad 4
- new sony tablet
- asus infinity
- microsoft tablets
appx
- nexus 7
- ipad mini
- galaxy note 8
thats all
no use to have 100 topics with the same object like subject ...
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ipad charge faster and last longer .
too bad IOS ruins all
from what ive read 5 hours its with pogo cable , i get 6 with usb charger . I will not give 20$ on a plastic 50cm with 2,3 wires inside .
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It is blatantly obvious from your numerous posts that you despise the Nexus 10, but that is no reason for you to make stuff up. My wife's Ipad 4, and all of my friends that have them all report over 5 hour charge times.
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It is blatantly obvious from your numerous posts that you despise the Nexus 10, but that is no reason for you to make stuff up. My wife's Ipad 4, and all of my friends that have them all report over 5 hour charge times.
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Yearly friend has an ipad 2 and he said it takes a really long time to charge so he just charges it over night now ( which I don't think is a good idea)
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my friends report
4.5 appx hour for Ipad charge VS my 6 hour for charging my nexus 10
10 hours average screen on VS 4.5 , 5 hours with my nexus 10 ( i charge it overnight also and i also don t think its a good ideea ... obviosly )
where I stuff up ?
nexus 10 beats ipads at OS, sound and screen format . thats all . build quality and details that make your life with it , are very bad from my point of view in compare.
sorry for saying my oppinions that you dont like ..
Brees , you also love nexus 10 unconditionated and you don t see the problems because its the first device that makes the things look like they should be but i want much more from this experience ... i don t want infantile issues with a device for what ive payed 550 euro in 2013 wtf .
I hope also that google makes the next device better in every way but be carefull to the QC also . It has the power and i m shore it will in the future but now this device has problems .
Nexus 10 its just a " nice try "
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Nexus 10 beats iPad hands down for me, only 3 downsides for me ATM:
1 it's all plastic ky, solved by nice colourful case (unfortunately lack of decent non leather cases mind you)
2 battery charge seems forever... Although I have been using quite heavily while charging which won't help charge times
3 no lovefilm Player ATM for android devices... But that's supposedly going to be fixed soon anyway
So pretty much nexus 10 kicks ass lol
probably a better bet is to wait for what google has to say at there I/O event. Many reports saying a new nexus 7 with hd display. I'll probably go for that as they are also reporting the same $200 price point with snapdragon processor.
In my opinion the asus transformer infinity is a great tablet your shopping around for something powerful
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Lolxa said:
In my opinion the asus transformer infinity is a great tablet your shopping around for something powerful
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Great tablet... but not a N10 as it blows it away, but that's comparing apples to apples, it is a great tablet but OP is asking about the next nexus tablet and the transformer doesn't compare not even compare
Had a breeze through the thread and didn't find the answer I'm looking for. Just wondered if there was anyone who had gone from the iPad to Nexus 10 and preferred the Nexus? I'm currently using an iPad 4 as my main tab, but have an itch for the N10 however don't wanna get burnt. Had numerous Android tabs in the past before giving in and getting an IPad, as at the time they were just far superior to anything in the Android sphere. My jailbroken iPad 4 is an absolute joy to use and gives me outstanding battery life, just obviously sucks for video and I am an Android lover at heart. Anyone jumped to the N10 and actually prefer it?
Regards.
For those of who play ingress you will be aware of the heavy load it gives to the phone/battery.
I was wondering if any of you have tried this game yet on the Z Ultra? How has it been? Any Gps issues? Battery ok?
I`m just curious really, looking forward in trying this out when I upgrade but considering my options at the moment.
Consider iPhone, dont look back
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Consider iPhone, dont look back
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Seeing how it's for android only that would be hard. Thanks for your constructive post though.
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Seeing how it's for android only that would be hard. Thanks for your constructive post though.
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Youre welcome, only ios has the best battery management, if youre concerned about battery which seems be the case
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Seeing how it's for android only that would be hard. Thanks for your constructive post though.
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Battery usage on the Ultra is pretty good. Its massive screen is obviously the biggest drawer of current. On a movie boot loop I got 6 hours. So with Ingress, I would expect similar results.
As far as the iPhone goes... my last iPhone was the 4S. It had the same battery performance as i got on my Galaxy S4. So apple don't have the advantage in battery.... in fact i switched to android because i couldn't see any advantage in staying apple..
I haven't played ingress on the Ultra.. only on the S4.
I want to know this too
I play ingress on my Note 2 with a build-in 3400 mA/H orginal size battery (instead 3100) for up to 6 hours. (I use a great custom rom, normal use without ingress is 3 days)
The ultra .... is a nice take away tv-screen phone great display but I think you can't play more than 2 hours ingress. the batery has only 3000 mA/H. The note 2 looks so tiny near the ultra :laugh:
My main concern really is how the GPS acts with this game, since it is gps orientated. I have a back up battery pack (like most players) but would like to know how the gps performs. #
I heard someone ran into some issues with the Note 3 and gps but wasn't sure if that was user / location specific.
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Sorry, have nothing constructive to say other than "clueless fan boy ****"...
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Youre welcome, only ios has the best battery management, if youre concerned about battery which seems be the case
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... followed by nonsense you moron, please leave this forum.
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Hello, I received the beast! First impressions very positive,
When the activation wore MIU 7 something and immediately had an upgrade available in 8!
The X20 seems to be doing quite well with the temperatures, I mean although they set kept within reasonable limits the temperature. Also thanks to the guide here on Google play installation forum, and I was able to pass the Google play and the goodies (contacts, calendar, etc.)
I will come back with more details when the handle a couple 2 days .....
It is my first experience with chinese apparatus generally. But I was a holder of the following devices until now: galaxy s, s3, Note 2, S4, LG G2, Note 3, LG G3 - Note 4, Lg G4, LG G5
The X20 seems to be doing quite well with the temperatures, I mean although they set kept within reasonable limits the temperature. Also thanks to the guide here on Google play installation forum, and I was able to pass the Google play and the goodies (contacts, calendar, etc.)
I will come back with more details when a couple pilot 2 days and then .....
Well we have and say, after 24 hours with redmi note 4:
1. Beautiful gold, as I see it and the habit so I like more. Generally very nice design (tastes of course is what)
2. Autonomy, very good 6-7 hours sot comfortably without restrictions
3. Photo Quality just good (not compare in any way with famous flagship)
4. Despite very quick smoothie with exemplary, very good work in MIUI 8 (6.0.1)
5. Very good speaker on the G5 I maybe better. Sound from the headphones is also very clear and powerful (tested with headphones gavio metallon)
6. Display good (not sure amoled) with excellent brightness! viewing angles simply good.
7. The fingerprint lightning fast, more or less like the LG G5
8. Google play had to spend manually (easily of course)
9. The device has anglokineziki rom.
10. It charges very fast (not just counted time will come back)
11. I placed the first day nova launcher pro (all my devices that I wear always), which I can say sat very well, and what I mean? In G5 I eg with nova launcher there is a conflict with the locking device and the fingerprint unlock, in redmi note 4 not encountered any problems, do not expect .......
12. Now to the issue of cpu temperatures, the temperature that can do with mobile, keep very reasonable! I did not expect you to read the earlier X10.
If I stun sorry, but I hope I helped those considering joining the market of .....
Hey hello,
i got mine 2 days ago here in Sofia, very good impression so far, i come from elephone p8000 with also 4100mAh battery, and gold collor, i must say battery very very good, too bad no fast charge but ok, no complain, good picture also in dark, fast, fast gps, lte good on both sims and wifi ok too, light weight, very very happy so far, my anututu was 81000.
I ordered a gold color tpu case and carbon back sticker so will see with that, nice to have notification light, also have fm radio... call quality hear and speak very good to.first xiaomi device and very happy, now... maybe .... CM13 but i put nova launcher so also ok....
so far no bad experience
Can anyone tell me how to get the global ROM on redmi note 4? Or at least google play store? I can only find the China ROM right now
No find global yet but xiaomi.eu showed own version
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No find global yet but xiaomi.eu showed own version
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Tutorial for google play and services
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...
Google Play Installation Tutorial for MIUI 8
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The X20 seems to be doing quite well with the temperatures, I mean although they set kept within reasonable limits the temperature. Also thanks to the guide here on Google play installation forum, and I was able to pass the Google play and the goodies (contacts, calendar, etc.)
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Question: How is active battery life? Standby drain? Anything out of the ordinary with the X20? Since the first device with the X20 (ZOPO Speed 8) was so bad with it, I'm worried about EVERY device with the X20.
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Question: How is active battery life? Standby drain? Anything out of the ordinary with the X20? Since the first device with the X20 (ZOPO Speed 8) was so bad with it, I'm worried about EVERY device with the X20.
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it is much better than zopo speed 8, i have one here nd will sell it, terrible for 3600, this one is really good active battery life
AB__CD said:
Question: How is active battery life? Standby drain? Anything out of the ordinary with the X20? Since the first device with the X20 (ZOPO Speed 8) was so bad with it, I'm worried about EVERY device with the X20.
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The battery and autonomy is amazing!! 6+ hours sot!!
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dimi30 said:
The battery and autonomy is amazing!! 6+ hours sot!!
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it is much better than zopo speed 8, i have one here nd will sell it, terrible for 3600, this one is really good active battery life
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Great to hear. Turns out X20 isn't so bad after all!
Finally managed to get google play The battery life is great, only thing is that it charges pretty slowly but that could be because I'm using my old xiaomi plug which is lower output. Haven't had any problems so far but its top early to tell. Now I just need to wait for my bootloader to be unlocked
Been using it for a day now, managed to get pkay store and so far so good. Only thing is that when im watching videos on youtube or using CM browser sometimes the app will just close randomly. Not a big problem but it gets annoying when it happens often. Anyone else experiencing this as well?
Hi,
Tell me please does the Redmi Note 4 have NFC support? Some websites say yes, some say no.
Thanks
I get around 5 hours screen on time with my rmn4 . Great device !
No NFC..... Anyone know how to unlock bootloader?
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Been using it for a day now, managed to get pkay store and so far so good. Only thing is that when im watching videos on youtube or using CM browser sometimes the app will just close randomly. Not a big problem but it gets annoying when it happens often. Anyone else experiencing this as well?
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Brother same here everything is closing automatically and frequently.. Did you get any solution.
Ive tweaked the permissions, power saving apps, restrictions, ect...Everything I found that could be possible, and I still get apps automatically shutting down. Even the ones I've locked into memory. I think there's some big bugs with Miui 8 so far, and needs a little polishing.
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Ive tweaked the permissions, power saving apps, restrictions, ect...Everything I found that could be possible, and I still get apps automatically shutting down. Even the ones I've locked into memory. I think there's some big bugs with Miui 8 so far, and needs a little polishing.
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Same. I tried tweaking LMK values too. I actually get massive slow-downs now, I need to regularly clean memory (even if I only have Chrome open since cleaning memory before - Chrome itself will slow down and lag really badly).
Hope it's fixed soon. By three year old Xperia Z runs MIUI better than this lol...
CosmicDan said:
Same. I tried tweaking LMK values too. I actually get massive slow-downs now, I need to regularly clean memory (even if I only have Chrome open since cleaning memory before - Chrome itself will slow down and lag really badly).
Hope it's fixed soon. By three year old Xperia Z runs MIUI better than this lol...
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Agreed, I hope it is fixed soon too. I was very excited to finally have an official MIUI device, but this runs like I'm in a beta program.
Just to give a feedback about this phone. I've been using it for 3 days now.
I'm not that kind of person that gives 5* review easily, but THIS PHONE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Best xiaomi buy ever, and MIUI 8 is impressive as well.
Well done Xiaomi!
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Just to give a feedback about this phone. I've been using it for 3 days now.
I'm not that kind of person that gives 5* review easily, but THIS PHONE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Best xiaomi buy ever, and MIUI 8 is impressive as well.
Well done Xiaomi!
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Where did you purchase from and where abouts are you, if you don't mind me asking?
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Good Morning Everyone,
Have been researching this tablet and wanted to find out if its worth it. Been reading the forum and it looks like this tab has some serious WiFi bugs and battery drain. I Have a galaxy note pro 12.2 now and its been great but is showing its age. Wanted to upgrade to the tab s3 for the spen as i really like it but i see many complaining about the s3 here on the forum. Doesn't look like Samsung is going to issue a fix for the battery drain issue. So wanted to get you guys advice who have the device. Get a Tab S2 that's getting quite a bit older now or the s3. Let me know. Thanks.
I got the tab s3 for school for taking notes, and I really like it. The wifi bug is annoying but you can turn off wifi and then the standby time is fantastic. I can get 8 to 10 hours of on screen time which is nice.
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Thanks for the info. I have a few questions
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I got the tab s3 for school for taking notes, and I really like it. The wifi bug is annoying but you can turn off wifi and then the standby time is fantastic. I can get 8 to 10 hours of on screen time which is nice.
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I’m hesitant due to the fact that if Wi-Fi is off during sleep I’m assuming notifications and such will not come down until you wake of the device? This seems to me like I’m limiting the use of the device for the sake of the battery life. With your Wi-Fi always on are you able to get through the day or what kind of usage do you see?
I could get through the day, overnight it would lose around 20 percent overnight maybe 30
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This tablet just received a huge update today . 250 + MB.
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jamesrick80 said:
This tablet just received a huge update today . 250 + MB.
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Do you know what it changes ?
naruto.ninjakid said:
Do you know what it changes ?
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Bug and stability fixes. My battery life has improved and it's not draining like in the past. Also, Netflix HDR support was added.
I tested out the LTE version SM-T825 of this tablet as someone said that this version doesn't have the wifi bug but that is not the case, it still has the very same drain issue. I did notice, however, that the drain issue went away when I was at a friend's place using an old integrated comcast router/modem, but that brings little comfort since it seems that most common routers do cause the drain on this tablet. And again in my home with the 2X WRT1900AC, my old Tab S2, S7 and current S8+ had no issues with wifi power drain so this is definitely something in the Tab S3 that causes the issue with most modern routers (tried just the 2.4 Ghz channel, an ASUS 68U and N11, an older netgear and the drain was still present).
undertaker2k14 said:
I tested out the LTE version SM-T825 of this tablet as someone said that this version doesn't have the wifi bug but that is not the case, it still has the very same drain issue. I did notice, however, that the drain issue went away when I was at a friend's place using an old integrated comcast router/modem, but that brings little comfort since it seems that most common routers do cause the drain on this tablet. And again in my home with the 2X WRT1900AC, my old Tab S2, S7 and current S8+ had no issues with wifi power drain so this is definitely something in the Tab S3 that causes the issue with most modern routers (tried just the 2.4 Ghz channel, an ASUS 68U and N11, an older netgear and the drain was still present).
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What's the build date on your tablet? I wonder if Samsung made some hardware revisions and some users have the drain and some do not.
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Nope, the LTE one was a korea model from July and it still had it.
I always keep Wi-Fi off with the screen off. I can sometimes go two days without touching my device. So keeping Wi-Fi off is important. I use my device to take notes and chat and listen to music. Very good tablet.
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I been a big S-Pen fan since I got my 2012 model Note 10.1. Don't want a phone or tablet without an active stylus.
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naruto.ninjakid said:
Good Morning Everyone,
Have been researching this tablet and wanted to find out if its worth it. Been reading the forum and it looks like this tab has some serious WiFi bugs and battery drain. I Have a galaxy note pro 12.2 now and its been great but is showing its age. Wanted to upgrade to the tab s3 for the spen as i really like it but i see many complaining about the s3 here on the forum. Doesn't look like Samsung is going to issue a fix for the battery drain issue. So wanted to get you guys advice who have the device. Get a Tab S2 that's getting quite a bit older now or the s3. Let me know. Thanks.
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Personally, I think the 2015 (2016?) Tab A with Spen is a better deal than the s3. If you can live with a tablet that only has 16gb of storage. I'm not sure what the wifi bug is, but the most recent patch removed my biggest annoyance: "Samsung keyboard has stopped" messages when the keyboard wasn't active and the screen was rotated by an app. (intermittent, but frequent).
I also found a 10.1 tablet to be just a little too large for daily use.
Would I buy this tablet again? Sure, I like it a lot. Would I look closely at other options? Definitely. Windows tablets with pen support are pretty close to this thing's price. And MS Office's pen support it pretty useful, and cross platform.
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tronmech said:
Personally, I think the 2015 (2016?) Tab A with Spen is a better deal than the s3. If you can live with a tablet that only has 16gb of storage. I'm not sure what the wifi bug is, but the most recent patch removed my biggest annoyance: "Samsung keyboard has stopped" messages when the keyboard wasn't active and the screen was rotated by an app. (intermittent, but frequent).
I also found a 10.1 tablet to be just a little too large for daily use.
Would I buy this tablet again? Sure, I like it a lot. Would I look closely at other options? Definitely. Windows tablets with pen support are pretty close to this thing's price. And MS Office's pen support it pretty useful, and cross platform.
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See I was between this and the ,Microsoft surface 3. I decided to get the tab s3 because it's newer and can fast charge. The surface 3 charges so slowly due to being a micro USB charger. But honestly this is a great tablet. And really good battery life. My surface pro 4, which is a full windows tablet, can barely get 5 hours of usage. I'm 35 hours in now on a single charge with 2 hours of sot and 78% left.
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I just got my s3, I wouldn't pay $600 for it, but I got mine open box in perfect condition from Best Buy for only $380. Definitely worth it at that price.
Finally made the plunge and got one for £450 with a second pen.
I got mine a while ago for $449 and the keyboard case for $60. It's got a bit of lag when playing some games, but for me the pen is worth it. I have it set to turn off wifi when the tablet goes to sleep, and the standby time is really nice. I'm down to 40% battery with 6hrs on screen time and 18hrs off charger. The iPad pro looks very intriguing, but I'm not a fan of having to leave Bluetooth on and charging the Apple Pencil.
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So did the latest update fix The wifi bug or not ?