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[Xoom General] epakrat75:
Agreed. If it's HC you want definitely look elsewhere. My XOOM is definitely more my gaming machine even though the NC does quite the admirable job considering it's been marketed mostly as an e-reader. To me it's still potentially the least inexpensive, dual booting capable, well built 7" WiFi only tablet out there. I use the stock B&N OS as well as the GB OS as both have value to me.
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
My post is not to compare the forest picture (even though the title of the thread suggests forest comparison). I did not put the title as "the playbook is better than the xoom because..."

I am just looking at the trees and enjoying the fruits.

If you read my last sentence in my first post, the trees that I like are portability and movies watching. I was merely pointing out the different trees between the 2 forests.
[Xoom General] e.mote:
@epakrat75

The Acer Iconia A100 looked pretty good at the projected $350 mark for May release. Then I found that not only the memory is halved to 512MB (which is liveable), but the battery capacity is also halved (which isn't).

Unless there's a surprise entry, methinks it'll be fall before a good 7" pops out.

@Earthbrain

In reading over your posts, I noticed you have one of each tab platforms as they come out. Hey, all the power to you that you can afford to try them all. I do think that your points (size, video playback) are transient at best, as Android devices will offer more in both areas, if only because there will be dozens of Android devices vs just the one PB product. In fact, I'm curious why the GalTab didn't fit your needs, since it is both more portable and it can play MKVs. Despite running 2.2, it still has more functionality than the current PB.

But I understand your decision to buy a PB, simply because you can afford it. Why not, right?

Edit: Hmm, in checking over the GalTab specs, I see it doesn't support AC3/DTS, which would be a problem for "downloadable" vids.

Edit 2: Then again, it doesn't look like the PB supports AC3/DTS either. What sort of MKVs do you have that doesn't require conversion on these?
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
Here is the full list of media formats

File Formats (aka- ‘containters’)

VIDEO

3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, F4V

AUDIO

MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV

CODECs

VIDEO

H.264, MPEG-4, Xvid, VP6, Sorenson Spark

AUDIO

MP3, AAC, PCM, Windows Media Audio (9, 10, and Lossless)

My MKVs are usually high profile and I just use the free program called XenonMKV to downsample the 5.1 DTS sound to AAC without changing the h.264 video quality.

My T-mobile 3G tab has Overcome 1.6.3 ROM and it runs great with many apps and games. Below are my top 10 reasons why I like the Playbook more than the Galaxy Tab:

1. It is thinner than the tab but a bit wider. However, I can easily put it in my leather jacket pocket the same way that I did with my SGT. It feels about the same.

2. I feel that the Playbook has sharper and brighter image than the SGT. I enjoyed watching the hi-def movies more on the Playbook.

3. The sound quality is better than the tab because the stereo speakers are directed toward you as oppose to the tab, which directs the sound to only one side when you hold it in landscape. The tab also directs the sound sideway instead of toward you.

5. I find that the Playbook is faster and smoother than the SGT. My SGT has Overcome 1.6.3 installed and I thought it was smooth and fast but I find the dual core processor of the Playbook make swiping just a bit smoother.

6. Mutifunction on the Playbook is better than the SGT. I can access background and running programs much faster.

7. The playbook can transfer and copy files larger than 4 GB. The SGT is limited to less than 4 GB, both with internal and external SD card memory. I used to have to split my hi-def movie into two files because of this limitation so the movies would be interrupted. On the Playbook, I can watch a big movie without any interruption.

8. The Playbook uses micro USB cable to transfer files to and from the PC. The SGT uses its own proprietary Samsung cable with is annoying because it is harder and more expensive to buy the Samsung cable for the tab. The micro USB is more versatile.

9. Since owning the Playbook, I have done 2 over-the-air updates to the OS system. RIM is pretty good at updating whereas we won't be getting any update from Samsung for a long time (if ever).

10. Looks good. Subjectively, the Playbook looks sexier than the SGT. Although it has a bigger bezel size, the bezel is actually functional. You can swipe at the bezel to perform certain functions. The SGT only has one side of bezel that is functional.

I am fortunate to be able to afford many tablets. This way I get to experience them and can appreciates each one's strong points and weaknesses. Like I said before, I don't like to bash different tablets (or the buyer). I just like to point out their differences.
[Xoom General] jiwengang:
Frankly,

in the staple store in my area there are two stations for tablets, XOOM and Playbook.

The XOOM is FAR SUPERIOR than the playbook from my hands on.

My biggest disappointment against playbook is its so-called feature "bridging".

I tried to bridge the playbook with my work blackberry in staple store to try it out.

The browser crashes everytime. So I can't test browser to say it is better or not.

The calendar and email are SUPER slow in responding my types or selections...

I can't imagine myself replying tons of important work email using such a slow "bridging" (essentially bluetooth) connection.

Why they roll out such a POS to consumer market. That makes RIM image bad in my mind.
[Xoom General] chbennett:
This seems to have been posted in the wrong section...

Sent from my Xoom the way it should be, rooted and with SD card.
[Xoom General] dvdcatalyst:
I have both as well. I didn't go for the 64GB one though. My Playbook is the 16GB version.

Originally, I was quite excited with the Playbook, the advantages you brought up are true. Brighter screen, better video support, and I prefer the smaller size as well (I was using a NOOKcolor before the Xoom, which is the same size)

Unfortunately after nearly 2 weeks of using it, and I've been using it to watch BSG episodes on a daily basis, the advantages mentioned are still all it has.

I was initially impressed with the QNX interface, but after 2 weeks, all it is to me now is just eye candy. New apps do show up in the market, but nothing that really makes you go WOW, or even offer some extra functionality. It just feels that the high-profile developers are just holding off for some reason, or are relying on the supposedly to-be-added Android app support.

Last week, we received updates on a daily basis, but this week, I haven't seen any at all, and while that doesn't really mean anything, I do run in the occasional bug with the video player app (which is pretty much all I use on it).

There is plenty of potential, and the fact that it shows up as a network share so you can transfer movies wirelessly is great, but thats it.
[Xoom General] ryan562:
why not wait until the htc flyer galaxy 8.9" tablet comes out? The latter is said to be thinner and lighter than the ipad2.
[Xoom General] phenixdragon:
No built in mail client.
[Xoom General] jamaicansolja:
the bb playbook is superior in everyway minus- Apps(once android apps are avail this is null), screen size, and led flash.

but, you cant argue with fools on here no point in saying anything is better then the overpriced crap called the Xoom. Sadly you would think ppl would get off the Xoom bandwagon. Xoom will be irrelevant by years end.
[Xoom General] cwizardtx:
Well considering this is a forum dedicated to Xoom hardware and Xoom owners, not BB Playbook hardware and its owners I would say that you are barking up the wrong tree.

If you just want to come in here and take an insulting position with everybody, that's fine but the moderators will only show you the door quicker.
[Xoom General] rjoudrey:
Isn't it natural for Blackberry users to buy a Playbook, Android users to buy Honeycomb and iOS users to buy a iPad!

For me it all boils down to compatible platforms. I think the Playbooks are selling really good because there has been no Blackberry tabs till now unlike Android/iPad.
[Xoom General] keitht:
You are kidding? Who would buy a tablet without email? Isn't that the #1 thing people would expect besides a web browser?
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
I would buy it and I did buy it (the 64 GB version).

Email is important but I can check it by opening up the browser and log into my yahoo or gmail account. It does not take that long.

Oh, and the email client will be fixed in the future. It can be done.

What cannot be done is shrink the size of the Xoom for portability.

What cannot be done is playing high-profile h.264 with the Xoom.

What cannot be done is making the screen look better on the Xoom.

What cannot be done is directing the sound toward you when watching a movie without using head phones on the Xoom.
[Xoom General] PaulG1488:
Is your lack of hearing that bad to the point of you nagging about the xooms speakers being in the back rather then the front?
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
This like saying "Is your eye that bad that you rather nag about your TV having 720p resolution instead of 1080p resolution?"

Better yet, if you have a TV with 720p as your max resolution, don't ever upgrade to 1080p resolution.

If you would rather have a 1080p TV than a 720p TV, then just think of the statement that you have just posted.
[Xoom General] rmmorse81:
dudes... get the hell off this forum if you are going to bash the Xoom. Im tired of seeing all these posts. Several Tech reviewers have said the playbook is pretty much worthless other than web browsing. NO one is going to make apps for it.

Seriously, this is a Xoom forum. I can't stand all the negativity.
[Xoom General] PaulG1488:
wow you are even dumber than i thought. i figured with ll this money you get from your moms credit card to buy every tablet when it comes out you would have a damn good hdtv. if you really cant tell the difference from 720 to 1080 you have serious issues. So much for hearing being your only problem.
[Xoom General] ksc6000:
This thread has become meaningless.

OP please stop posting. Although I personally *love* my Xoom and don't want anything less than a 10 inch tablet, I appreciate your review of the playbook and the contrasts to the Xoom. It's good to know what the Playbook is like, and why some may like it better.
[Xoom General] theimpaler747:
This flamefest is now closed.
[Captivate Accessories] deezdrama:
my captivate is v2.2 froyo rooted w z4 and lagfix, My stock battery barely lasts me through a night at work,

I ordered a 3500mah battery from ebay and when i received it I charged it overnight with my phone off....

The next day was a miracle! Battery stayed at 100% for 2 hours, by the end of the day I still had 60% battery left!

I read that the first couple charges need to be cycled so i tried to drain the battery by playing a movie over and over with screen brightness and volume at max.....

the battery lasted forever, after getting it down to 7% I charged it overnight- sameway with phone off, but now nomater what i do it only lasts the length of a stock battery.

I tried unplugging,plugging back in, phone off , phone on, waiting hours after it says 100%(on charger overnight) and tried ac and usb charging, but it just isnt seeming to charge all the way.

I was going to buy a second extended battery and an external battery charger but all the external chargers i see on ebay say are only good for li-ion batteries up to 2000mah, plus i had to modify my otterbox defender case to support my new battery and it would be a pain to have to take case apart everytime i swap batteries.

Ive been reading for days about what to do to no avail, all the external chargers i see arent rated for 3500mah capacity and I wouldnt mind flashing a custom rom that would support extended battery charging but the more research i do the more confused i get.....

Is there a kernal out there that is stable and supports charging these batteries with no bugs or issues????

What custom rom would be best?

please help......

any info is greatly appreciated
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
there is no such thing as a rom that supports extended batteries

the phone does

the chargers ALL work for the extended batteries there is no capacity rating limit on them. they do have a charging rate but it is around 350 to 800 mA/H and the batteries are acutally around 2500 mA so devide 2500/500 is 5 hours to charge.

[Review] 3500mah extended battery pictures heres my review -

and would have been a better place to post and ask.,...

Cheap Chinese Battery Charger heres my charger. works fine.

[Mod] Battery Charger - USB Upgrade Mod heres my charger mod to charge faster thru USB. 800 ma/h so under 3 hours for extended,

charging on the wall charger or thru the phone takes longer than a regular battery.

charging thru the phone on USB is faster with the official samsung or with a hacked usb charger like above

i get upto 60 hours out of my battery. - under volted properly and custom kernel options..

you may want to wipe your battery stats. but i switch back and fourth no problem.

or your battery has a bad cell. those extendeds are just 2 batteries linked together.
[Captivate Accessories] gorgy76:
there as an app in the market to wipe battery stats I forgot what its name it might be helpful to you since you're on stock froyo. probably your phone battery stats was in line with your oem battery so to maximized your extended batt you will have to wiped out the current battery stats for your phone to adjust to your new extended battery. I will post the app name later if I could find it. since you are rooted it will be of use to you.

edit: ok I found the app it's called battery calibration by nema download it from the market give it a whirl and observe how it goes..
[Captivate Accessories] deezdrama:
i remember reading about such an app for rooted phones on a different forum but someone replied saying that it would wipe battery stats but still wouldnt help since the phones stock software is written to only charge a battery to 1500mah then it stops charging.....

Do u think it would work or am i screwed unless i flash a new kernal?

would be worth a shot.......

Is it best to wipe battery stats when extended battery is drained b4 charging.... or when fully charging .... or does it matter?
[Captivate Accessories] deezdrama:
thanks guys for the fast responses!.....

so any of the chargers that fit my battery should work then.... they have the same specs as yours... so i will go ahead and order one for now,

I guess the surest way to know i am getting full charge would be to use the external charger...

So an extended battery should fully charge in the phone with no issues? Ive read so many forums that say a custom kernal is only way to charge them 100% in the phone???
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
no.. to charge at 100% speed. and i havent heard of any kernel for that in the captivate forums...

ie using the official samsung charger (usb) will charge at full speed the one that comes with your phone is 750 ma/h. if you plug into a non official charger the phone will only let in about 350ma/hour through the usb. or hack it.
[Captivate Accessories] deezdrama:
i have the usb that came with the phone.... so i will get 750ma per hour if i connect usb to computer only or it will charge that fast on the samsung wall adapter also?
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
the wall adapter only!

the phone has to see the official CHARGER to charge full speed. or hack the other CHARGER, other wise it charges at what it calls "usb" so charging using usb would be slower too. if you read the [mod] link above, or all the other times i said CHARGER above, you would understand,
[Captivate Accessories] deezdrama:
alright....thanks bro
[Captivate Accessories] veebomb:
charging via usb from your pc will always be slower than using a wall adapter.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
not true.

aftermarket chargers (not samsung) wont charge the phone any faster than the pc

....unless you mod it!

[Mod] Battery Charger - USB Upgrade Mod

unless the middle 2 pins of a USB cable or the charger itself has the 2 pins shorted the phone charges in USB mode 350ish mA/h with the OEM chargers or a modded charger it charges in "AC mode" upto 1100 ish mA/h

the charger that comes with it supports this mode but only 750mA/h max output.

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[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sebgus:
Hi!

I am going to buy a Huawei U8800 soon but I am wondering about the battery time, how good is it?

Could you please post a report over your usage and how long the battery held.

Thanks!

// Sebgus
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Taajuus:
Pretty standard for smartphone.

With heavy use - from charger at morning, to charger at evening. With easier use battery will last for 36-48 hours.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sebgus:
And then I guess you use apps like facebook & twitter that updates all the time?

EDIT: On the homescreen I meant :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] power121212:
I may have a faulty unit, but my battery time on my X5 is bad, almost to the point where I want to sell it.With a full charge,GPS,Bluetooth and WiFi turned off and minimal usage throughout the day I'm at 10% by 8pm.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sebgus:
power121212:

That doesn't sound that good! But it seems like the quality on the batteries shipped with the U8800 shift very much? Some get a decent 2 days with normal usage and some are fully charged in the morning and then almost empty at the evening.

Shouldn't warranty cover that?

I would like more reports please, want to figure out how good quality they have. Maybe can do a template:

Date on purchase:

Batterytime w normal usage:

Activities, normal usage (what did you do):

Batterytime w heavy usage:

Activities, heavy usage:

Thanks!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Poulsen8r:
I'd just like to point out that you

CANNOT

rely on the battery meter to give you an accurate reading for the battery capacity. If your phone drops a few % very quickly then you need to remove batterystats.bin and power cycle the device a few times. Initially when I got mine it went 'flat' quite fast telling me to plug in but when it hit 0% it then shot back up to 30%, since the remaining capacity would have been recalculated.

The battery life is good. It is a large battery for this size of device (1500mAh) the HTC Vision has a 1300mAh (more or less the same hardware). Just be smart about how you use it, don't keep over 9000 widgets on you home screens terminate apps completely, don't leave wifi/gps/3g on unneccessarily (it only takes a few seconds to reenable them in settings)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cz4r3n:
I agree to Poulsen8r .too much running appz on your phone may cause the battery empty fast.I suggest to monitor all those running appz and turn it off if unneeded.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] simplistian:
Agree. And it greatly depends on your location as well, I mean your battery would definitely last longer if u're sitting besides a strong cell tower all day without finding, detecting and re-connecting cell towers.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] andreasha:
Could you please elaborate further on how you recalibrated your batterystats? I followed a guide but it didn't help really, maybe did something wrong.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sebgus:
Do you do anything special in a power cycle? :)

Yeah, the battery is large and nice. I will try to take it easy with the widgets, even if they are tempting. Leaving wifi and gps on is just waste of battery imo, so no worries.

Yeah, I live in a quite big city. So no problemo there ;)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Poulsen8r:
Make sure your phone is fully charged and plugged into pc then:

start terminal/cmd

adb shell

rm /data/system/batterystats.bin

reboot

Unplug your phone and let it discharge WITHOUT TOUCHING IT as long as possible ideally until its empty. Then charge FULLY and discharge again. Then it should be fairly accurate and consistent (no sudden drops pf 10% in 10mins).
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] iamelton:
theres an app here in xda that helps to do battery calibration:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024867
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sebgus:
Rooting, SetCPU and the battery calibration-app feels like a must-have!

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
I updated to 2.3.2 today and have tried several times to root my phone via ODIN using CF root. They seem to complete in ODIN and then restart the phone but it has a looping vibration of 4 vibrates then a pause and then another 4 and a pause e.t.c - this is ont the startup screen with the galaxy logo (before the animation).

I have tried rooting with both CF-Root-JP6-v1.2-Busybox-1.17.1.zip and also CF.root.XWJV1.zip but both have come out with the same vibration loop.

Can anyone suggest how to root my galaxy s with 2.3.2 please?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
CF-Root-XW_XEE_JVB-v3.1-CWM3RFS

Works fine on 2.3 .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=788108

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imfromwales:
thanks ill try it :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
I don't see it with Market with the Gingerbread Leak, can someone post a usable APK
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
It's there, but I don't know to pull the .apk file from the phone. If you know how or know a good guide, I'd be glad to do it for you.

Edit: I hit the thanks button trying to edit the post, consider that a freebie. lol I found something that says I can use Astro for it, but I'm having trouble locating the apk on my phone. I'll post it up as soon as I find unless someone beats me to it.

2nd Edit: I found it, but it's listed as "private" and I can't pull it using the app. I'll try via ADB and see what happens.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
works really well on 4g.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
That would be awesome if you could pull it, thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Sorry, man. I don't have much experience with ADB, and I think the reason I'm having trouble pulling it is because it appears as a zip file when I pull it up with ADB and not an apk file like most apps. When I try to pull it, it says "ADB not found".

Wait.....I think I found something....gimme a bit.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bielinsk:
Push it to your phone from the market.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.HBO&feature=search_result
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
Here you go:

http://db.tt/Fl2CX0t
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
adb pull /system/app/name of app.apk

(try swapping out .apk to .zip and see if that works)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Ok, well, I figured it out but I see plainjane beat me to it. I figured out was I was doing wrong. At least I learned something out of it. lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Here you go. Extract the apk, then place on your phone and install.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] einradlui:
Can i use the EXTENDED BATTERY when I run NDT MIUI GINGER V7.2 Multilang?:confused:

I don't want to waste money if I can't use the EXTENDED BATTERY!:rolleyes:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] saurabh88:
"lol u can use it with any band build just use rafpigna 1.9oc kernel. and u will go.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] chrisrotolo:
anyone tried this?, have an .apk to share ?

it's free in the market, but says Streak is unsupported(what's new)

I'll give it a shot if I can find a copy.

Thanks!
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] quikt:
UPDATE: pulled different version and confirmed working as well.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] chrisrotolo:
whats the message?, error parsing package?

have you tried installing via ADB?

no rush, I can wait for an update.
[Streak 5 Themes and Apps] quikt:
working now