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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
Screen looks great compared to my old LCD tablet. Very viberant looking. I've totally been missing out since these came out.

I got to say it charges fast. Came at 55% and while screen was on, and downloading it charged in 1 hour 15min.

If anyone wants info at least on the Antutu test...

I got 2 results

1) 45,000ish (forgot screenshot) was when I was downloading and installing everything as well running 5.0.2 that came with the tablet

2) 52,452 clean start, nothing running 5.1.1

Now example of my Pro 8.4 it does 38,916 fresh restart nothing running running on a CM12.1 build.

Attached the breakdown of the stats for both devices, sorry crappy shot on the Pro 8.4... screen shot function wasn't working so had to take a picture with the phone quick.

CPU is faster, small to large amounts (hit and miss on the test) thought he CPU is slower as well and this is a Snapdragon 800 comparing it to.

Ram is double the speed, huge plus i'd say.

Graphics in 2D is nearly identical. Graphics in 3D works out to be 30% faster if you factor in screen size difference, overall its 67% faster to my old one.

Storage, its faster but not drastically. Though I'd say with the ram improvement it probably making a big difference even on this even if its nearly identical.

Tab S2 8.0

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Tab Pro 8.4

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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
LOL. Nice.

As for the keyboard, seems nice. Being a little wider screen I think its nicer to type on with 2 hands in portrait mode (holding both sides). As well typing in landscape, I've done a little of it. It seems like the screen is bigger (seeing more while typing) but its a trick. The size of the keyboard taking up the screen is identical, though I haven't noticed it before there is an option the you can shrink the keyboard size a little.. Guess that's what you get for having nearly the same vertical pixel count 1600 vs 1536. Downside is there is no feedback at least with WiFi, yes defiantly no feedback.

Auto-check is there... though since its early in use and hasn't learned my typing habits again hard to say. I'd probably switch to a google keyboard because of the swiping function.

As for call volume, I can't relate to that as I've never used my for calling.

I've grown use to the buttons. My daughter has one without buttons and the case she has makes it a PITA to use the buttons onscreen. So much easier at least with the home button accessible via hardware. Battery life I can't commit on right now but will test. Has to be better than the pro I'm using since sometimes it only charges to 67% or 80% or 85%... Then every once and a while I'll get it a full charge now :)

Another note the finger print scanner is great! Works perfectly and doesn't even need a hard press onto the scanner. I'd put it on par with the iPhone6 scanner, but time will tell.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] clubtech:
Battery life is fine over here and far exceeds that 8.4 tab s I had before.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Itchiee:
Must have had some truly awful battery life.... My tab S lasts almost 10 hours currently. Got to use the s2 at BB and it's kinda nice, the gold isn't as obnoxious as you would think, a little classy. I dunno still thinking about it.....
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Sudbury78:
This has to outperform the tab s. I have never owned a more laggy product in my life. I can't give it away on Craigslist. I have the 32 and throwing in 32 sd card and I can't even get a call on it listed at 300. I'd like to try a new one but won't until I get rid of this. Ugh.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mi7chy:
Can someone kindly run CPU-Z to confirm with screen shot if it's AArch64 or not?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Nasty64:
Can't see anywhere in cpuz whether it's 32 or 64 bit. I think it's 32 because one of the benchmarks I ran asks to install a 64bit plug-in on my Nexus 9 but not on this tablet.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Nasty64:
One more.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Nasty64:
It's WAY better than the Tab S. I'm really liking it so far.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mi7chy:
It's reported here under 'Kernel architecture'. Apparently, it's armv7l and not aarch64 but not a big deal as long as performance is there.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
32 to 64 bit really shouldn't make any difference speed wise per say.

Though it is fast. I'm liking the speed very much on this side.

Battery life...

Day 1 - Loading things, downloading videos via wifi, and playing a few games.

I had 3 hours of screen time 1 of that was paying a 3D intense game. Downloaded over 60GB of items. Not bad imo.

Day 2 - 1 hour of gaming, plus some minor surfing the Web, 1 hour 15 min screen time = 80% battery remaining.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] collindubya:
4:3 ratio is exactly why im upgrading to a 9.7 Tab S2, I always hated the 16:10 ratio on android tablets,it's only good for video and nothing else.. 75% of my usage is browsing, reading, comics etc.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
Oled is best for video it gets the best battery life, but it`s battery life is the worst on internet and anything bright like comics ect, your better off with an lcd display, try an Tab A.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] clubtech:
Tab A has a terrible screen resolution, Totally unreadable.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
What else has an 4:3 ratio other than an iPad, looks like it`s going to have to be an S2

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mi7chy:
So glad I picked one up. It's going to be one of the best products I've ever owned and with Best Buy promo it's a bargain if you have two junker tablets to trade in for total of $150 off.

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-2-8-inch-and-9-7-inch-specifications.1848164/page-2#post-21783848
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jonlad1:
How are people finding the 9.7 version?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Decided to keep my tab s 10.5 for now. Yes the tab s2 is a nice little upgrade but im really thinking theres going to be something even better and a real.flagship around the corner
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] only-one:
I seen it at Best Buy on Wednesday morning
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Nasty64:
Nexus 9 does.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
I would of thought the 4:3 screen ratio would of been a bigger issue, but it hasn't for me at least so far. Very much liking it.

Tuesday I'll be doing video's on it so time will tell then.

Anyways update on battery life for Day 2.

5 hours screen time of that 3 1/2 hours of that playing a game.

Came down to 22% battery power before I plugged her in so I could play more with it tonight :)

If I stretched it out more it would equal another 1 hour of game time for the game I was playing roughly. So that would be a day and a half on time, with 6 hours screen and 4 1/2 gaming. IMO not bad in my book compared to my Pro. Thats 90min longer game time than I use to get on a good day if I just unhooked it and played straight.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] MigotR:
What do you thnik, is it good idea to switch from ipad air 2 to tab s2?:confused:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] suzook:
Depends. HAve you ever used android? Most people who have been with ios, never get used to android.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] MigotR:
Sure, i love android. I bought air 2 only for internet browsing and gaming.

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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mi7chy:
Switch to Galaxy Tab S2 if you multitask and use it for productivity such as Microsoft Office apps since it supports touchpad/mouse. Or, if you want to sell it before it drops in value. Otherwise, stick with what you've got.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] BigBot96:
Picked one up at best buy today. Gotta say this is a huge upgrade from my note 8.0 and ipad 4.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] MigotR:
Hmm or mayby nexus 9? But that lightbleed....is horrible

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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kms108:
I just purchased the T715, and I have noticed something, those who has the S2 can you help to confirm.

I have noticed a slight curve on the metal frame looking from the port side.

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
It`s about time XDA created an Tab S2 section, I keep clicking on threads not for the S1

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Heisenberg:
The decision to create a section for the Tab S2 is still under review.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] BigBot96:
Not on the 9.7. If you have a curve I'd exchange it.

I'm having an odd issue as well. Anyone with the 9.7: while holding the tab in portrait view on a screen with lots of text or horizontal lines and plenty of scrolling: while scrolling, does anyone else's display seem to scroll sloppy? The right side of mine scrolls slower than the left. Marginally slower, but noticeable. Makes scrolling seem wavy from right to left. If it's just me, I'm going to exchange this one.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kms108:
Its a bit like the LG G4, with the curve not as much, I think its normal, but I will check, I think the back is not totally flat.

You don't notice it much until you put on a tpu case.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Weird that the thread for the tab s2 is under review..its a new.device. i see many devices listed that are new. Such as the samsumg s6 edge+ or ones that have zero development..whats to review.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] suzook:
Agreed, its ridiculous.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kms108:
The s2 8.0 has been confirmed to have a slight curve from my friend at Samsung, he also made some photos for me, those with the 8.0 can also check it out by placing the pad on a flat table wit the camera part dangling off the edge and see if the pad is flat or not, and does it rock slightly.

I have photos, but can't send them through my phone, will post asap once I get back to Hong Kong from china.

I picked up two thin tpu case at approximate 1.88 usd, one hard plastic back with front pu leather fold at USD 3.50 and two round edge glass protector at USD 3, these protectors are hard to find, been through hundreds of shops, they only had the flat edge ones.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Itchiee:
I shat on this tablet but I'm enjoying it so far. I purchased the 9.7 and on 1st full charge I'm at 6h25m SOT with 20% battery remaining. It's fairly snappy (54k Antutu) and I'm liking the 4:3 ratio for reading. My one complaint is speaker placement getting covered while gaming tho...boo. I actually bought the 8" but found it too small for my needs.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kms108:
Smartphone tend to have a longer market life span, that's why they have a new thread, if the s2 is similar in spec and size to the s1, thinking over is normal, but this is different.

Either open a new thread or just reject it, I don't think they need to think about it.

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I agree, the first thing I noticed is it's very snappy when compared to the s1.

I like the 8.0 the larger one is too big for me on the move.

Do you notice a slight curve on you large tab.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Deathman20:
Yeah the 8.0 is not flat. I mentioned that right away compared to the tab pro 8.4.

The camera sticks out further which makes its back looked more curvey to it.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Kayak83:
The fact that Samsung uses a generation old CPU in their "flagship" tablets really shows me their true priorities- -i.e. profit. The Tab S2 should be on the latest Samsung Exynos CPU, like the new S and Note phones. Even better, they should just use the Snapdragon CPU's along with a sleeper CPU that does trivial background tasks. They are realizing more profit by 1) using "old" CPU's and 2) their own manufactured CPU's vs shelling out money to other manufacturer's. Their screen are the best in the industry, but I would take a lesser pixel dense screen for better performance in a heartbeat. My 8.4 Tab S, and previous Tab Pro should be MUCH more high spec's in the CPU.

Touchwiz can only be blamed so much. $400 is a nonstarter for these things these days.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mi7chy:
Not much difference in performance between my Note 5 and Galaxy Tab S2. Maybe single digit percent difference in favor of Note 5 but overall I'm liking the Tab S2 more due to the big display and it's a lot less money with the current Best Buy promo. And, even though it's running Android 5.1.1 it seems more refined like having the ability to customize the touch button light timeout or set it to always on or off.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] rp3:
I now have the 8.0 Wifi Tablet. I am running 5.0.2 rooted. Here are my thoughts:

1: Build Quality: Its good out of the box. The design feels like a singular slab, as opposed to busy front/side/backs of other tablet (excluding Dell and Sony). It's lighter and thinner. The back is comfortable but is no nexus 9 level soft touch.

2: Screen Quality: I had a moment of frustration last month at the high price and bought an Asus Zenpad Z580c (the low end model). I sold it in a week and bought the Tab S2. The first time I returned to the AMOLED, I remembered why I use the Tab S series. The Display has no equal. Any conversation of any Tab S1/S2 series purchase should start with the understanding there is a premium for the display.

3: Speed: I have an S6 edge running a custom rom to fix the poor stock memory management implimentation. With the Tab S 8.4, I spent most of the last year feeling like my phones (all SD800/SD801) outclassed my Tablet in speed. I was not left with that feeling this time.

I'm quite happy if underwhelmed by the purchase (underwhelmed in that I switched hardware but am using the tablet for the exact same thing I was doing with lesser hardware before)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ipaq_101:
Anyone figure out how to root the tab s2 8.0? I did the ota and am on 5.1.1, since there is no dedicated forum it's hard to figure out the steps. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] rp3:
There is not a 5.1.1 root yet. You can downgrade via Odin to 5.0.2 and root that. The delay is on Samsung as they have not open sourced the 5.1.1 ROM for a custom kernel. The default kernel blocks rooting. A developer is considering using the 5.02 kernel /bootloader /radio with 5.1.1 for rooting
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] 3DSammy:
Even though this method is for the S1 couldn't you downgrade to 5.0.2, root, install flashfire then upgrade to 5.1.1 by only installing the boot, system and recovery images? The last steps are to get flashfire to clear cache and boot directly into download mode where you use Odin to install the 5.1.1 bootloader. Read the official post for rooting the S1 without tripping Knox and just modify it for the S2. Flash fire preserves root when updating between firmware versions (reinstalls SuperSU) .

I used that method on my S1 and even updated the firmware twice since then (new releases of 5. 0.2). I posted how I did that within the thread, a general no brained using flashfire.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ipaq_101:
A thread for the s2 would help solve a lot of these questions.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] reiswigphoto:
I saw that rooting with auto root trips knox, there is another method? I upgraded to 5.1.1, but have successfully made it back to 5.0.2
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] episode96:
I'm just back home from the Samsung store where I've been checking out the bigger Tab S2 and I don't know guys... the form factor is great and the build is really, really nice, but the screen does not look sharp at all to me. Maybe I just have unrealistic expectations and most people is not even going to notice but perhaps 264 dpi pentile is not good enough. I have to admit I'm a bit hesitant to buy it now.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] suzook:
My only gripe with the 9.7 s2. Text is not as crisp as my S1, but overall its a MUCH better tab.

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A separate forum for the S2 would be awesome. But for some ridiculous reason xda has us mixed in with the s1.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] BigBot96:
The S2 9.7 text is super crisp. Comparable at least to my S5.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] suzook:
Well not as crisp as the t800.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Itchiee:
It's not as crisp as the T800 but still very good and the tablet makes up for it in other ways.

Although you S1 guys will enjoy 5.11 when it gets released soon so much improved compared to 5.02.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] glensta:
I really like the tab s2, it feels so much more premium then the tab s. Also the new 4 by 3 aspect ratio is much better in my opinion, I'm not a big movie watcher though that's probably why I say that. Also the speed, thinness , and feel of the tablet in general is so much better. Great unit so far. Hoping for some development or more development I should say to come along soon. I'm not even rooted yet but it doesn't matter, my phone is rooted and that's pretty much what I need for now. Except of course when the roms start coming along lol
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Ah man I'm really fussy when it comes to screens. If it's not as sharp I will notice and dwell on that. A big put off for me
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] episode96:
I don't know. The lack of sharpness immediately jump at me in a way that the screen on my Tab Pro 10.1 has never done. The latter is pentile as well but at 299 ppi it has never bothered me.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] only-one:
So I tried out the video part at a local store yesterday. And I noticed the 4:3 ratio big time or maybe it was a setting (compared the tab a which I didn't notice at all)?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] tommaazz:
Hi. I am on the fence buying the 9.7 s2 or 10.5 s1 but i am leaning more toward the s2 because i dont want a laggy experience when i play a game or two on it and also 32 gb of memory...i had sony tablet z2 for a year and a half and then all hell break loose...it was pure crap...when it worked it was ok especially when playing games...but i had a lot of issueses with touch, then the screen went bad with the colourful pixels on it, then i couldnt wake it up despite the battery was not dischraged and then it suddenly started working again...PURE CRAP!!! so now i am getting my money back and i am looking for a new one. I am looking now toward samsung and the best it seems is s2 and i aslo like the AMOLED screen because i hated that mirror crap screen on my tablet z2...
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
The Sony tablet z4 is better than either the s1 or s2. But the s2 will give you much better performance than the s1
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] tommaazz:
Yea i know the z4 is better but after all that sony crap (also my brother is having a display problem on xperia z3) and also the SD810 which is rather hot i dont want to mess with sony anymore...i just cant justified the extra cost of tab s2 against tab s1 so i am now leaning more toward s1 10.5 :confused: the s2 i can get for 485 eur but s1 is 338 eur...so i might put that extra cash toward a new one in about two years i guess...i will probably decide this weekend...i want amoled screen but i guess note pad 2015 wont come this year?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ipaq_101:
I finally upgraded from the nexus 7 2012 to the tab s2 8.0 and I am just amazed at the build quality and the hardware in the S2. The premium price is a bit high, but well worth it. I am not coming form the S1 or other galaxy tablets, but the screen quality is amazing. I understand the arguments between the different screen ratios, but I can say a lot of the apps look better to me on 4:3 that 16:9. That being said if you view a lot of videos it might not be worth it for you to upgrade from the S1, but I do a lot of reading and playing stupid silly games every now and then and for that it works very well.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] kms108:
I've had my S2 8.0 LTE for about 5 days now, no problem with it so far, there was a case that I though the reception had problems, but it turned out to be the problem with the network.

The only problem is the battery life, the s2 does drain fast when you have wifi or data on.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tubgirl:
I come from an Apple iPad Mini Retina and must say that I enjoy the Tab S2 8.0 a lot! When I heard the news that the Tab S2 would come with a 4:3 AMOLED screen I knew I had to have it. The only reason I didn't get the original Tab S 8.4 was due to the 16:10 display which isn't particularly good for web browsing and reading.

Besides if I watch a 16:9 movie the letterbox lines are completely black thanks to the AMOLED technology and blends in well on my black Tab S2 (nothing like the iPad that has light bleeding from the letterbox lines).

The biggest reason I'm leaving the iPad behind is because it's such a hassle to transfer movies to it and the lack of a proper file system that the user can access.

Battery life on the Tab S2 is worse than on my iPad so I'm now also carrying a small power bank to give it some extra juice so it can last all day. (I have the LTE version and use it as a phone)

I'm trying to find a solution how to either change the colour of the statusbar or completely hide it because I've had screen burn-in on all my AMOLED devices so far (Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note 1, Galaxy Note 2) and the place where it shows the most is always the statusbar. Since the statusbar is often black it doesn't wear as much as the rest of the screen and after a year or so that area is brighter than the rest of the screen and is visible when you use it in landscape mode.

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
I hear you. Hard when you've had nothing but problems with a certain company. I think the tab s1 is still a very good choice. Much cheaper.. and the screen is better.

Other than slower processer and no fingerprint scanner there isn't. Much you miss out on compared to the s2. I was going to upgrade but decided to stick with my s1 as I think it's still a beast (root it and it flys) and there isn't really anything in the market that's a real worthy upgrade:) I also prefer the 16:10 ratio:)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
Has the thickness of the S2 been taken from the camera as it supposed to stick out.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] tommaazz:
I have made a choice and i have ordered tab s wi-fi 16gb for 338 eur...it is a good price and i will have it for 2-3 years and then swithch if i will still need something faster...as far as a sony goes yea you are right i dont want to mess with it anymore because in the last three months tablet died three times so i had enough of it...the thing that will bother me will be the memory cause you cant get everything to the sd card and i think i will run out of memory quickly especiually now that the games are bigger and bigger but for the price i think overall i will be happy :good:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Sensible choice. You will love the s1. Enjoy dude
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] tommaazz:
thx :D :good:
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
Does the S2 have Haptic Feedback, I cannot find it mentioned in the user manual.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
No:(
[One (ME) General] guzer:
Hi Nerds,

I just get my new HTC One ME from China and I wonder that there is still no specific way to root it. The hardware is allmost from the M9 Plus. You can compare the ME to M9+ (gsm arena website) sorry not aviable to post links yet ^^. the difference between this two devices is, the ME got no aluminium case and there is no 2nd Camera on the back side. And unfortunately no USB 3.0. but the same chipset cpu and gpu.

my question is, can I root it with the common HTC ONE M9 PLUS files. I really dont want to brick it, so i better ask =)

thanks!
[One (ME) General] tbalden:
Well, i think there's already a recovery for m9ew, but in chinese:

http://bbs.mgyun.com/thread-44535-1-1.html

someone here with good Chinese might help you to download it and upload it to somewhere easier to access.

It may be tho' in Chinese inside TWRP so you'll need a dictionary possibly. Or you can try extract it with https://github.com/xiaolu/mkbootimg_tools and replace the ui portrait resources with english inside twres, then repack.

And to answer the question: I wouldn't try it with m9pw (m9+) recovery, very high chance of failure, at least not without a full RUU zip to make sure you can restore phone to stock.