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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meldamos:
Little review of U9GT-2

Well I have this tablet for 2-3 Weeks now and I don't regret it. I bought this tablet over an online-shop called cect-shop, because the support is in german and it has a warranty of 1 year. And there it costs 200€ with 25€ express shipment (there in 3 days from china to germany ^^) and 25€ toll. All in all I paid around 250€, much cheaper than here in germany where it starts at 350€ up to 700€ and not almost on a level of the capacity this tablet has. By the way if you ask cect-shop, they'll send you a stylus pen with your tablet for free.

The tablet uses Android 2.3 with Honeycomb style, not bad but could be better. The OS seems not to be build for battery saving, because the power runs of after 2-3 days in standby.

I asked the manufacturer about ICS and got the answer that they're working on it, but still need time to finish the compatibility with U9GT-2. They'll publish it on their homepage I think.

On the look it get often mistaken with an Apple iPad but it's not exactly like one. The capacitive display works fine, it discerns up to 10 fingers but you are not using 10 finger actually ^^

The sound is pretty good I think, even if I don't really know how the standard quality of tablets are. The big trouble is like I said the OS. But it's a thing you can change and does not affect the quality of this tablet.

If anyone has precise questions feel free to ask. I'm not good at writing a review. :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christis:
Thanks for the valuable info.

Few questions more if you are kind enough:

1. Can you confirm the manufacturer's site? I have found one web address in China and never managed to connect :)

2. Can you confirm the thickness of it? Is it realy less than 10mm? Does it actually feel like an i-pad when you are carrying it around?

3. The material on the back side is it realy aluminium?

4. I have noticed that on different sites they give slightly different specs from cect.Ie pandawill gives a CPU of 1Ghz, thickness of 7mm and battery capacity 8000mAh, though cect gives 1.2Ghz, 9.7mm and 7600MAh. This is a problem with the Chinese sites / products / clones I guess... Nevertheless, since you are in Germany, you must have heard or seen an Easypix Easypad, have you? I am between the cube and the Easypad 970 (at easypix.eu). They look very similar. Do you have any personal feedback on that ?

5. Finally, does the screen look and feel like being IPS or not?

Sorry if I bother you too much, but it's the first time I buy a gadget withut actually testing or seeing one, so I am a bit concerned. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meldamos:
Okay let's start:

1. Yes the manufacturer is available. There are also 2 supporter for questions available via skype. They're on workdays online so you can ask them directly. But there english seems not to be very good so better you keep your questions simple :D

2. I measured it now, I don't warrant than my results are exactly but they're 243mm x 190mm x 10,5mm (length x width x height). I have never had an iPad (too expensive for a tablet) but it feel very comfortable if I carry it around and it's not very heavy. I don't have a balance here but I think it's around 500-700 gram. Well it doesn't feel heavy for me that's all I can say actually.

3. YES it is aluminium and what a luck it is, because on the 3. day it got pushed against a aluminium pole and has only a really small dent left. A plastic hull would have cracked I think.

4. Don't look at the GHZ, many sellers push or fake them, maybe caused by stupidness or advertising. The U9GT-2 has a Rockchip 2918 CPU. Look for the specs on google. The battery is an advertising medium. I doesn't has 8000 mhA or even 7600 mhA. I has 2 x 4000 mhA batteries but they just sum them what they shouldn't do. Like I said the OS is not optimized for tablets and it really takes too much power in stand by. When playing you don't recognize the power loss. I played 3 hours a game called "deadly dungeon" (a dungeon crawler) and the battery has got from 63% to 49%. Well I've not saw the easypad, but they're exactly the same. They've got the same capacities and even the same OS. Throw a dice from 1-3 easypad and from 4-6 U9GT-2, that would be my solution ^^... Well I don't know if easypix is working on a ICS for easypad, just know that cube is working on it.

5. Well I don't know what you understand of a "feeling" for IPS. It looks like a monitor how you see it everywhere today. Don't know if you still have a cathode ray tube (I have one), but there is a difference. Of course, the games are sucking because they're not build for 9,7" displays :D. Some games are smoother with the resizing, others are bad. But the quality of the display is very good. Of course, not standard on notebooks over 15,6" (which I prefer) but for 9,7" it's high resolution.

Hope my answer could help you and other people who struggle on buying a china-tablet :D

PS: I've got many friends who look suspect at the tablet, like it could break every second, and I'm just smiling and laughing about their prejudices. :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christis:
Fantastic answers.

Thank you very much for your effort.

I will follow your advice with the dice after the holidays :)

Happy Christmas
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meldamos:
STOP!!! xD... Hope you did not buy it.

Forgot to mention that the EasyPad 970 can only use 8GB Flash HDD. U9GT-2 use 16GB! You get the double storage for the same price.

Sorry for my late answer, did not recognize the difference in the first place.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christis:
Sh*t. I bought one a few days ago :(

I generally know what NAND flash is, but not sure about its' importance. Mine still says 5.9 Gb free, after fully loaded with apps (I know they've got nothing to do with the NAND, but I can't seem to find a way how to run out of space in NAND). In any case, it is better to have double the capacity with the same cost, no matter what.

By the way, that NAND is some soldered microchip, or it can be a micro SD card on the motherboard so that it can "easily" be upgraded in the future if the need arises?

Nevertheless, I am happy with the tablet. Already rooted and experimenting. A couple of snags though, but I will find my way around them hopefully.

By the way, is there a way to hard - reset the tablet by hardware (since there is not a pin-hole or something)? Any combination of buttons pressed during power on?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wnfrd:
The internal flash memory is installed in form of chips. Two in the Cube, as can be seen at tabletrepublic.com/forum/android-tablet-reviews/disassembling-cube-u9gt2-414.html, presumably one in the easypad. Apparently the 8GB of the easypad are partitioned in 0,5GB for apps and the rest for data while the 16GB in the Cube are partioned in 1GB for apps and the rest for data. I have read that by installing the cube firmware on the easypad 970, one can get 1 GB for apps, too. Personally, I think 8GB internally is plenty because media files (movies etc.) usually are stored on external SDHC cards anyway for fast swapping.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krampimp:
My 2 cents...

I recently bought one while I was in Beijing on holiday and was really amazed with the battery life with Android 2.3, considering I was streaming movies non-stop for 14 hours straight (in comparison with and iPad 2). The multi-touch keyboard sometimes has a lag although most the UI seems to be relatively smooth.

The camera located at the back also took decent pictures during day and night.

Overall this is a neat unit under $350.00 AUD considering most other units requiring a stylus or long fingernails to operate. I will be looking at rooting the device in a few weeks after I do a bit more research.

Let me know if you have modded your unit and your thoughts.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] southerndude:
Cube U9GT2 USB host controller issues

Hello everyone,

I'm hoping to solve a problem here, I just purchased a Cube U9GT2 Tablet 9.7

running: Android ICS 4.0.3 with a Kernel Version:3.0.8+.

With a build number: rk29sdk-eng4.03 IML74K eng-yangyun.20120108.124417 test-keys.

It came with an OTG/USB Cable and has both a USB and a USB/OTG port.

Let me just state this, I have tested all cables, ports and jump drives and have reformatted them to fat32, they were Fat32 also.

The problem I'm having is ICS can't see any jump drives I hook up to it. I installed a program from the Market called, USB Host Ctrlr. It ran a info check after install, and here is what it said:USB Host Controller Version Number:0.42 S3C USB Host Driver NOT Found! Root Hub Present. USB Host Mode is active.

I'm no developer or even a decent novas, but with decent instructions I can execute. Any ideas how to fix this, The price was Killer, when one is buying from a Chinese Company, the support is pretty limiting when you only speak English.

That's why the great price, I'm not complaining, I just want to get this resolved if possible.

In regards to the Tablet, I really like it a lot! pretty fast, smooth interface, easy to navigate, decent keyboard, (but I'm use to a smartphone).

It plays movies very nice, screen is plenty bright, It can use a Micro-sd card up to 32 gigs. Have not had any crashes yet, had it about 2 weeks. They have raised the prices about $13.00 I had to try one at that price, plus shipping was Free! I ordered it late on a Sunday night in USA, got it in 3 days DHL shipping, Hard to beat. Anyhow if anyone can help here, it sure be very appreciated. I would even be willing to pay something if reasonable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pashiamas:
If anyone is interested i can provide brand new AUTHENTIC CUBE U9GT2 at the price of euro 240.00.

The price include express shipping to all around the world (4-5 business days).

I am sending from European country so residents of EU will not pay additional taxes or VAT !!!

Let me know.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christis:
Pls check your PM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
Hi,

I was thinking, why manufacturer has not created "edge-to-edge" screen on mobile phone?

Phone screen that is enlarged to the edge, removing the bezel.

Right, the problem with this ... User might touched the screen inadvertently at that edge. And this will cause problem.

But, there is a way to avoid this!

By defining the touch area to be smaller (contracted) than the actual area.

Borrowing the idea of soft virtual buttons of ICS ... We could also create

virtual bezel

using the screen area!

See the attachment.

First pic is the edge-to-edge screen

Second, the red rectangle is the touch screen area.

In this way, when you hold the phone in your hand ... and touched the edge, it will not trigger touch.

And we can have bigger screen when viewing video!

What do you think?

I think I want this kind of screen.

And I hope the next iPhone 5 will not implement something like this (small form factor with large screen due to edge-to-edge).

PS: If Apple implemented this, can we use this post as "prior art"? hahahaha ...

Anyway, I have some times today to post this :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cjward23:
I remember seeing a while back when people were speculating about the iphone 5 that it might have a screen like this. Someone had leaked a picture of what was supposedly part of the iphone 5 display. A render was done of what the iphone 5 might look like

Link to the article here

Swyped from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
More cracked screens also. I dont like edge to edge. Nexus one was close edge to edge because of rounded bezel and it didnt function well already on top of the poor capacitive screen. Leave the edge to edge to home electronics. I like the bezel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chris95X8:
To me, the phone would look dumb.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kenyu73:
Phones will loose all bezels altogether.. sooner then we might think. Samsung already has prototypes of thin flex plastics containing the whole screen.

Here's a taste of what the future could or probably will be like. I speculate within 5 years our phones will be nothing like today... battery tech is that big holdup right now.

Video is made by Corning, which we all know makes Godzilla glass, that ironically we don't have on our GN... :confused:

[YOUTUBE]6Cf7IL_eZ38[/YOUTUBE]

Here's another, made by Microsoft...

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Its not going to happen that fast commercially. The world has bigger issues to conquer than screens you can roll up. Battery issues is one of those issues. And energy issues. Both need to be addressed globally or we will have neither.

Crazy world, ay?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Just received my OTG, checking out mouse, keyboard and flash storages. Will post them here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Tested a thumb drive, it connected instantly and is behaving just like the SD card. Contents show up in the folder 'USB storage'.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Keyboard connected but device freezed. Had to restart the device. Will try some other keyboard. This one was a HP.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Mouse scroll wheel works too. Can scroll the page just like PC. Links or options are highlighted as the page is scrolled.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Here is a screenshot of the mouse pointer, i had keyboard connected too but i don't know how to show it on a screenshot.

I plugged in my Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse (thus connecting them simultaneously). Really happy!

I am now wondering if i can use the phone as a CPU and use my LED as a display. The input devices being connected wirelessly, it sounds do-able. Only question is how to connect the HDMI cable when the only slot is already serving input devices
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] bmunshi:
I am just working on this setup, For that one need to use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard AND Samsung MHL HDMI cable.

I already had a Logitech Bluetooth mouse, and yesterday i bought Bluetooth mini keyboard which is HID and works very well with Note. Its available globally in <USD 20$.

My MHL HDMI is on the way, i should be playing around this weekend with this stuff.

Having teamviewer already configured for my work and home laptop, this should be real fun to use Note (CPU) and my HD TV
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I have used MHL to TV, and bluetooth KB and Mouse for input. Works like a charm!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] geek_riot:
Any idea if those wireless devices that have their own dongles work?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
yes, i was using a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse with the receiver dongle plugged in to OTG (if that is what you mean?)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] vblues:
Yours is 1 single dongle for both keyboard and mouse?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Yes. One dongle
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] geek_riot:
That is exactly what I meant! Thanks! I have the Logitech Mini Controller (like the dinovo mini, sans Bluetooth) and it has a dongle. I love the keyboard/mouse combo and the flip up lid holds the note perfectly. I guess I am going to have to buy an OTG cable!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] NZtechfreak:
Can confirm the Logitech Unifying gear works (and allow simultaneous keyboard and mouse).

Hope Teamviewer doesn't disappoint - when I last tried it out it didn't support external KB/Mouse properly. Only one I've found that does is Splashtop (works really great with the MHL/BT setup like in the video in my YouTube channel).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] bmunshi:
Thanks, I was thinking to check out Splashtop, If Teamviewer doesnt work then i will switch to splashtop.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
I am looking forward to purchasing 64GB flash drive for connecting through OTG. Do you guys think it will be supported? What is the maximum size that it can support?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Stahlseele:
Note, right now, only supports FAT32 File-System.

So even if you have a 64Gig Flash drive, it will still have to be formatted in FAT32.

Windows itself does not format anything bigger than 32GB in FAT32.

Also, you can't put any files bigger than . . i am not sure, either 2 or 4 GB each on a FAT32 formatted drive.

Siyah Kernel has NTFS and CIFS support, but no Note Support yet.

Abbyss has Note support, but no NTFS and CIFS support yet i think.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] apprentice:
My OTG cable works fine when connecting a USB stick or a card reader, I am able to use the memory on the attached card.

However, I connected the Logitech dongle for a wireless mouse but it doesn't have any effect on the Note. Am I missing some settings somewhere? I have looked but I can't find anything. I assumed some drivers would be needed for this type of connection but looking at your comments it appears you got it to work without issue.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Logitech wireless worked out of box, no drivers, no settings.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] galaxytab1:
Ok, will stick to 32gig then
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] berwhale:
I'm using a Transcend 16GB JetFlash USB3 thumb drive to play TV shows and general transfers to the device - I get over 20MB/s transfers from my PC to the drive over USB2, so it's quite a bit quicker than copying to internal or external SD on the Note itself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welshman010:
Hoping someone can help I am using SlideIt Keyboard and titanium backup pro to back up apps. But when I switch ROMS and restore apps I seem to only get the standard dictionary. I like to backup dictionary from Rom to Rom as it has all custom words that I have added
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
I also use SlideIT. Go into system/language & input/SlideIT settings/language & dictionary. In there you have the ability to backup your dictionary to your SD card (and also to restore a dictionary from SD card).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cinzia:
Hi,

My TV can play films in the USB storage.

When I connect the pocketPC to the TV I can play the films on the sdcard.

Well, I'd like to play films from a shared folder, so... is it possible to make an app that can make available the shared folder from my nas to my TV?

I don't wont to view the sdcard content, but a shared folder from my NAS.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cinzia:
PS I can use both android and win mobile
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kaynow:
Hi,

i use the Apple Earphones with Mic and Remote with my GN.

http://store.apple.com/de/product/MB770G/B

i can use the play/pause button to play a track or make a break

i can skip the track (pushing the play/pause button twice)

i can accept a call, when i push the play/pause button

i can use the mic

what i don't can:

volume up/down

Is there a Solution for the problem that i can't use volume up/down?

best regards
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raing:
Using apple products with the nexus is a sin punishable by death.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] devteam:
A bit off-topic maybe, but..

Why in the world would you use apple earphones? The sound quality is horrible.. Atleast it used to be.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] player911:
Volume Up/Down is specific to Apple's design. I have a pair of Sony's that were "designed for apple" with Volume +/-. Don't work either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Poerger:
this :/

the ear buds which came with my ipods were terrible :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevehy:
Headset droid works for volume up-down,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kjwalker:
From the market page:

* Volume buttons on iPod/iPhone headsets will NOT work. This is due to hardware issues.

:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stevehy:
Headset Droid does not use the volume buttons to make volume changes but the paly pause button for this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] -Phazenine-:
Ewwwwwww
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dudeimgeorge:
Anyone who uses thise crApple earphones are an amateur. Seriously
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Fatila:
I've used Westone 4s with my GNex, ph33r! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] levky:
from my understanding apple headphones uses a completely different standard. if u use any other normal headphones with mic, those control would work.

I DIY'ed myself a pair of old sony headphones onto a mic from an HTC headset that came with my Desire HD and got those controls to work just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] deyna:
I use a pair of Skull Candy Heavy Metal 2011s and the vol up/down controls do not work. the center button does work exactly as you describe.

to me it's no big deal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigknowz:
Which ones are compatible?

I am also looking for headphones and trying to find ones with volume control that are compatible with Android. I called Skullcandy and they cannot guarantee the headphones are compatible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shady Gambino:
Apple headphones are garbage. If you want a mic and volume control, use these:

Klipsch Image S4A Headphones for Android™

Alternatively, you could use a Bluetooth remote thing like the Jabra Street2 with whatever headphones you have that aren't garbage like the Apple ones:

Sorry if I sound like a douchbag, but the Apple stock earbuds really are garbage. Do yourself a favor and get some quality headphones. I prefer in-ear monitors. I had the Klipsch S4 and they are quite good, if big on base. I'm using Etymotic mc5 and they're fantastic. Both are great headphones for under $100.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rottensalad:
Download JAYS Headset app in the market. It will make almost any headset work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adnaan146:
i used to...

Mate I used to think like until I lost my HTC sense earphones and searched for something as good as them which is not in ear. All beats were in ear, I.e the rubberized tip which gets deep into the ear and there are too many fakes out there. Sennheiser, and Phillips were very expensive for the earphones I wanted. At that time the apple ones were ****ty and I hated apple things, I still do. Then the apple earpods came, they gave sound quality very similar to the HTC I had and $30 was kinda reasonable for them. Unfortunately I hate that my friends get to see me using it, as they know I hate apple things but there no options which are as good for this price and the sound quality is very good to my ears.

Somewhat I agree with you that it is a sin using apple products on the nexus, punishable by death, too harsh, maybe have hands cut off ()_()

Sorry this is completely off topic xD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] space-fish:
I've never had a problem with Apple headphones. Although it is kinda strange using Apple products with an Android powered device. I think most headphones will work if they are compatible with another Samsung device, or almost any Android device.

You could also use some sort of headset controlling app to use another button for volume and set it so that say, a triple press lowers volume.

I liked HeadsetButton Controller
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mxjcmxjc:
From what I remember. Single Tap, then hold = Volume Up. Double Tap, then hold = Volume Down. I can confirm tomorrow once I'm at work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idrive67elky:
I have the Klipsch Image S4A, and have been happy with them.

---------- Post added at 07:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:27 PM ----------

If you are interested in going bluetooth:

Sony DR-BT50 are over the ear style. good sound and battery lasts several hours (4-6 if I had to guess) between charges. At home I have Meelectronics AF32. Those are on the ear style. Again great sound and battery life. They don't stay on my head as well when I headbang.:silly:

AF32 are about half the price of the Sony
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cupellom:
It's a shame than no one has delevoped an app or a mod for apple earphones.. It was a gift from a friend and vol up/down is really useful!