http://www.bgr.com/2010/11/08/samsung-gala...ab-impressions/

A negative report of the TAB vs iPad by Boy Genius Jonathan Geller

I'd say the TAB having the phone function is a bonus when you need it. It is not so practical if you want to use it as a regular phone provided you don't mind lugging it around in a bag

This consider cheap range. High quality ranges from rm150 to rm300. At this price is definitely not genuine leather, probably pseudo mix type.

This is PVC fake look like leather. I bought this exact unit. You cannot compare stuff like this. Got to see it yourself. Your at rm75 is ok I would say as the galaxy tab is yet to be a popular item. Expect prices be higher than iPad stuffs

New galaxy tab 7 in superamoled display shown.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-show...-amoled-display

Google at market for pin yin input. Dunno whether works for galaxy tab cos it's bigger screen, but works well on 4.3 and 5 inch android froyo buikd

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Added on November 11, 2010, 9:51 amNot necessary true. In my last galaxy s I have tried one click lag fix and voodoo fix on both eclair and froyo. The only significant improvement one can see is the quadrant scores hits 2200 to 2300 versus about 1200 before. However I find these quadrant scores meaningless as my other smart phones with lower scores gives me better response, faster program launching, faster file access . Even my Dell streak at 850 is faster than the sgs on voodoo. My hd2 on android beats the sgs flat , it's quadrant only 1700. While my previous nexus one on a score of 1515 was the king and the best.

I regretted selling off the nexus trade in for the galaxy s cos of bigger and more beautiful screen

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 11 2010, 09:51 AM

I am a gadget freak, and testing smart phones is my hobby , an expensive one. I will buy, test, change roms if available. At any time I will have max 3 phones. I have indulge in this more than 15 years since the very first hp windows ce phone. So you can just imagine the amount if money I have spent, buy n sell/ or trade in to get the newer ones. For windows mobile , you name it 9/10 I have used the models. For palm, most of it too till treopro pro. Fir symbian, mainly the various nokias symbian ver 3 to ver 5. For androids, started off with nexus, then hd2 on android, galaxy s and present Dell streak. For iPhone, iPhone 2g, 3G , 3 GS till now still dunno why people so crazy over iPhone. Don't find it exciting, infact I find it a dull phone, maybe I am old chap dunno how to appreciate. iPhone 4 yes it will be on my list, waiting for it from UK, getting a free set as gift soon

My present main phone is the Dell streak and hd2 for testing android roms. I have infact 2 hd2 just to do comparison tests among android roms, sold off one 2 weeks ago
My other NOKIA e71 pass to my son to use, the best symbian I have used so far

Those who know me often ask, which is the best. My answer is always there is no best. The one that meet most of your needs is the best. For me

Windows mobile: htc hd2 and keyboard model htc tp2. android : nexus one, iPhone no comment yet as last 3 models unimpressive till I test latest iphone4. Last , blackberry best I have used is the blackberry bold

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Added on November 11, 2010, 11:31 amhttp://gizmodo.com/5686161/samsung-galaxy-tab-review-a-pocketable-train-wreck?skyline=true&s=i

Gizmodo is not too impressed with the galaxy tab. Personally I feel SAMSUNG had great faith and taken a big leap or risk into the 7inch tablet. I feel it will only gets better not worse. I strongly disagree with Steve Jobs that the 7 inches tablets are DOA

This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 11 2010, 11:31 AM

Good high quality pdair. I have bought several times from them. The case for the stab is us58

http://www.pdair.com/catalog/index.php?cPa...000000_11001065

if you are into ebooks, comics, browsing, outstanding battery ( 10 hours ) but no phone : iPad

I have a Dell Streak - it is very pocketable. Run it on Froyo is amazing. I have no regrets buying it. Personally I feel if you want to get the SGT , do not even consider the phone function ( consider this feature it is a bonus ). I would say it is practical as a phone when you want to call some one but just imagine you recieve a call, how you going to manage to take the call unless the call come in at a time you are sitting on a desk

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Added on November 22, 2010, 12:13 pmThe iPad has no phone function. the ipad is great as a browser, magazine & ebook reader. The apps store has 25000 apps for it ; you can use the rest of the 275,000 apps available if you dont mind viewing it on a reduced size - if you expand the size the resolution is poorer and alphabets especially will be blur. If you are consideroing using the iPad as asubstitute for even anetbook - it is better to consider the SGT as the ipad lacks USB and its editing features is horrible and in a word lousy. The iPad is not meant to be a tool for content creation - it is more for content consumption

To decide between the two, ask yourself wha you want in the tablet. I repost below ( with added comments ) here my earlier postings about the iPad deficiencies. If you can accept these and the methods to overcome it - get the Ipad BUT no phone function.front camera

I always say buy ipad if you have already a good notebook , it can never be a substitute for your netbook or notebook. I posted this earlier in the galaxy tab forum


I have a IPAD 3G 64GB and has been using for 6 months. From a functionality point of view, the Samsung Tab beats the iPad flat. I am using a Android phone Nexus Froyo before ( Galaxy S, and now DELL STreak ) so I can more or less understand the software the Samsung Tab has. As was said before the ipad was considered a oversized ipod touch , similarly we can view the Samsung Tab as a oversized Galaxy S

The iPad is good as a gadget for CASUAL browsing ( it does not support Adobe Flash 10.1 , meaning as of now 75% of web videos you cannot watch ) , emails, a great ebook, magazine reader, rss and tweeter, games, watching Apple format videos etc. I have Jailbreak it to enhance its usage with other non-Approved JB apps

I'd like to highlight here here some points that one should know about the iPad's deficiency. One should know these limitations , then you can make a fairer comparison with the Android Tablet. I only list down here the main ones which most users will face

Hardware - it has no USB port and not even a front video camera. The absence of the USB port has hampered its functionality, which I will elaborate later

Officework Suite : iPad comes without any. Cheapest is to purchase Quickoffice US$15 or you buy Apple default iWork package of Pages, Keynote, Numbers - each will cost you US9.99, meaning all 3 will cost you close to US$30. It comes with just a simple note app. I bought Quickoffice and Keynote

Safari : Poor browser , main issue only one window one time and basically just a expanded phone browser. You can switch to another window but lose last window. I replace it with Atomic Browser and Life browser : cost me another US$3

Videos : Apple approved formats only , ie H.264 and MPEG-4 video in mp4, m4v and mov. In its approve formats, video is great. Others you need to convert using , say Handbrake or Air Video ( both free software ) or use third part free and paid ( I bought YX Player , CinexPlayer ) plays other non-Apple approved format but generally quality playback is poor. Is still a better option to convert. Some 3rd party video player works only on Jailbreak ipads

File Transfers to iPad : Easiest email yourself to retrieve file but not workable for big files, say above 10 MB - email over and download slow. You can use iTunes to transfer but this only for apps that are approved by Apple to read the files.
You can set up cloud services accounts eg GoAruna or Dropbox and upload files to them and access download files from ipad.
Only on Jailbreak iPad, you can use Wireless transfer using WinSCP ( Windows) or Cyberduck ( MAC). If you have a MAC, you can use Netatlk to transfer and also access files on the ipad

If you often need to transfer photos JPEG format, you can buy the Camera Connection Kit ( US$29) and plug into the iPad connector. The CCK also allows you to plugin SD card and thumb drives

You need to Jailbreak to install a File EXplorer ( quite few types available costing average US$1 to US3 ) . By default you cannot access the ipad files

EBooks : iPad reads only ePub format and PDF. If you have a collection of pdb, prc formats you have to use Calibre to convert it to epub format

Saving files from email : Attachments on email cannot be saved to the ipad for , say future reference. Only way you save the email or use 3rd party apps eg ReaddleDocs ( US$4.99) , open and save thro Goodreader ( US$0.99 ) or upload these to your Dropbox account

iPad does not support Multitasking. You close an app, you lose it. You need to Jailbreak and install Backgrounder ( free app ) to have multitasking. Disadvantage it takes up memory and I often have to close down apps manually else ipad will freeze with too many apps open






This post has been edited by benny888: Nov 22 2010, 12:13 PM

The KIES software is not only a bloatware but a disappointing performer ( if you compare to Nokia's PC Suite, Apple iTunes sync, or even Windows ActiveSync/Device Centre). This was my experience using it when I have the Galaxy S

But it works , only slow

You can get this from streamyx website:

POP : pop.streamyx.com
SMTP: smtp.streamyx.com

In both user name must be full email address : XXXXX@streamyx.com

The rest of the settings eg port etc leave it at default. Just set in your user name and password and the above settings is sufficient

Any telco simcard can be used ; the unit is not locked to Maxis

A site specially on the Samsung Tab

http://www.thegalaxytab.com/

I agree. Price alone cannot justify's one purchase decision.

Buying a tablet just based on price is wrong. These are not cheap stuffs about RM2K and above. Knowing I am a gadget freak who often buy just to test, I am often asked this question : Galaxy Tab or iPAD ?

The answer is simply look at your NEEDS - what you wish to use the tablet for. Don't buy just to follow the "Jones" unless money is not a problem. Each has its pros and cons.

The iPad is good ( not excellent ) as a browser ( better buy another browser for it if this is important), excellent for ebooks, magazines, gaming and good for videos ( Apple supported format ) , poor for non Apple supported formats - it is more of a consumption gadget. Remember there is NO flash support. It can never replace your netbook. It does not come with any office apps and be prepare to pay US$15 to US$30 for a full set of office apps or the iWork suite. Editing is poor - do not expect to do any major work creation on it. File management need to do thro iTunes or through cloud services ( eg Dropbox ) . If you buy the CCK - you need to jailbreak to enhance its usage

The SGT will lose out on the fluidity of the interface but its main advantage I see is its USB port and external card support : so if you are looking at a tablet to do some serious office work too - this is a better alternative. It can basically do what the ipad can but offers more flexibility, convenience. If you read a lot - forget about the tab , the ipad is a better choice for now.

APPS : iPad advantage - close to 35000 apps for ipad and another 250000 apps ( run on small size screen 3.5" and if expanded twice suffers a poorer resolution). If playing/experimenting with apps is important - ipad is the king. The Android market has 100000 apps and most probably it can meet your needs unless you are addicted to certain games/apps which only Apple iOS has . So apps availability will be another important consideration.

The main advantage of downloading direct from market is you can have either the apps auto update new versions or you will be prompted to update manually ( your choice ). If you install from apk files - you don't have this advantage

And I can tell you most of the android apps are regularly updated - I recieved new updates practically every 2-3 days . So it is very convenient.

Small issue. Just buy a RM5 microsim card adapter to make it a full size simcard

YES : Announced and launched already yeaterday

Assuming this is true, by the time it is launched say Apr/May 2011 in USA/UK, it will be probably Aug/Sept in Spore/Japan and Nov 2011 in Malaysia. It is still a long way. If you have bought either the ipad or the Tab, there shouldn't be any regrets. Use it to its maximum potential. One cannot catch up with technology fast enough unless you have very deep pockets and willing to pay a premium to be an early adopter/user here

Sama sama juga for the iPad . Even it has a bigger screen 9.7", even if you can view whole page onscreen the fonts are just too small. When you pinch and zoom to enlarge it, you will have to scroll left /right or up/down to view the contents
Till today I still cannot bear to read the whole mag on the ipad - only selected articles. It is very tiring and inconvenient scrolling/pinch-zoom repeatedly to read it

There is ; as I said the fonts are too small to be read comfortably unless you have very good eyesight. You can read but is very tiring to the eyes. EBooks are better - main problem is only on magazines/newspapers

Some of the mags I subscribed : MacWorld, Car & Driver, National Geo, iPhoneLife, Reader Digest ; anytime still prefer the hard copy

This post has been edited by benny888: Dec 14 2010, 02:32 PM