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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mac231us:
No..I have the T715 (LTE/4G which is 5.0.2) also (and the T235 which is LTE/4G which is 4.4.2)..The 715 (on 5.0.2) has haptic feedback..my point is once the T235 was upgraded to 5.1.1 it lost haptic (which it seems folks are missing on the wifi versions of the S2 that have 5.1.1...is my guess so was asking that this has to do with 5.1.1 rather than LTE?)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
What if I am not religious?? ;)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] gmaugham:
That's hysterical. Stupid autocorrect. I fixed my post.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T710 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] alexTimofff:
Hello, geeks!

I've just bought Galaxy Tab S2 8" and I love it, but have little concern. Question: will it be possible to replace battery in several years when it will degrade and loose capacity? Looks like it was possible for Galaxy Tab S: youtube-dot-com/watch?v=Vhk-aNl_2Ns

Looks like Tab S2 device can't be disassembled as easy as Tab S. Device body looks very monolith and I have no idea how it can be opened.

I am asking because I don't upgrade devices often. I was very upset to know that replaceable batteries never used in tablets.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] toenail_flicker:
At some point there will be a tear-down posted on iFixit and we'll all find out together whether or not it will be "easily" replaceable. I hope so, but I'm going to guess and say no, at this point, because it's obvious that Sammy is removing as many user replaceable things from their devices as possible. I think the only reason we even got an external SD in the S2 is because they wanted to beat Apple at pricing and only giving 32GB internal was a way to keep the price low. Just my lowly opinion, of course.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] alexTimofff:
Hi again! Look what I've found. Sometimes it's useful to read manual. :)

downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/MC/201510/20151014194356557/EN/Eng/5b3e7b6.html
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] cjw_101:
I'm curious on battery life. Samsung has very poor standby life and my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is poor in this regard (won't last two days unplugged). The S2 shrunk the battery, so I'm guessing it's not going to be very good.

Battery is alright when you're using it, but go to work and come home and you've lost 30%, that's a joke when an iPad has lost 2%. My Nexus 7 is also very strong on standby.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jarayn:
I dont have any facts but I dont seem to think it loses much battery at all overnight when not in use. Certainly in aeroplane mode it loses almost zero.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Itchiee:
My s2 loses 1-2% over a 24 hour period... so there.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Gray44:
You have to put your "wifi off during sleep" in the wifi settings. It's a use difference.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] pagegr:
The screenshots are not proving anything but they are at least indicative.

In my case (8" WiFi only) standby battery life is great and looks like that S2 behaves better than what we could expect by samsung so far. The shots were taken at 50% and you can see sot & duration at that point. View attachment 3516473View attachment 3516478
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] dchsub:
Tab s2 is very good conservative about battery usage during standy, as compared to Tab S. Even battery usage when it is in use appears to be less than Tab S, notably less heat emitted. Probably due to much more efficient cpu and screen.

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Can you provide a list of bloatware that you have frozen or uninstalled? I also config the tablet to be least burdened.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] toenail_flicker:
Been there, read that before anything else.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Justin^Tan:
just curious, since this tab doesnt support knock to wake, can it be woke by touching the fingerprint sensor?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
It wont wake by resting your finger on yhe button like you do to scan fingerprint..... But then again.. Given you are already putting your finger there, Just press the button........ ??

Maybe you are talking about waking and unlocking device via fingerprint in one go?? If that is what you are talking about, no it won't do that.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] CTXz:
So I bought a 8.0 model yesterday and I absolutely love it. Its very fast, CPU is still decent, perfect display and holy crap it's thin. No regrets here.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Justin^Tan:
yeah thats what i mean haha

aww, it cant >.<

my power button on my old tablet is already a bit sucky, im just curious if that sensor can be solution to replace knock to wake that samsung doesnt have.

thanks for the answer dude
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
All good bud... I was initially hoping the same... :(
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Broncos15:
Look on the play store for an app called easyHome for Samsung. It lets you use the fingerprint sensor as a capacative home button. Works well for me. I think thenpro version lets you wake the tablet with it as well
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] BenF1:
Bought this tablet 2 days ago to replace my aging nexus 7. I bought this for one reason which is the screen. It's fantastic. I have the s6 edge and that's good, but to see it on an 8 inch screen is amaizing . It's also fast, very fast. I haven't had to wait for anything to load.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] nolook:
just got this too replace my nexus 9.. the screen is amazing and love the multi window... also the 3gb ram really helps unlike 2gb on n9...

using easyhome to make the home button a capacitive button and used package disabler pro to get rid of bloat...

do wish the other two capacitive buttons were reversed like on nexus... too bad Google can't get everyone to pick a standard bottom button layout at the minimum...
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] InternetMayhem:
I really like my S2 it's crazy thin also and super fast, has lots of pop!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Im really enjoying mine too. Its grown on me after a couple days. Wasnt surr about the 4:3 to begin and my keen eyes could tell the screen isnt as sharp as the tab s but still sharp. Now im use to it its a great tab. Love the speed
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] py_martinez:
I tried easy home several times without success...[emoji35]

How should it work?

I allow it to work in administrator mode, but nothing happens when I touch (not press) the home button when the device is on, or off...

Have I missed something?

Envoyé de mon SM-T810 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] nolook:
there are not that many options in the app...start it and thats about it...i did notice it sometimes closes by itself but there is a check box you can tick to prevent that...

i only have the free version and also it seems like it only works with the screen on (the dev disabled the usage when screen is off cause of battery drain complaints)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] InternetMayhem:
Same thing here, I messed with it and never could get it to work. Ended up deleting it...
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] MistaJae:
I came from the Tab S 8.4 and I must say the S2 8.0 is very good! I have an S6 and the fingerprint unlock works just as fast (100 times better than the S1). I thought the 4:3 aspect ratio would be a problem, but it hasn't been at all. The lower pixel density (compared to the S1) isn't even noticeable. I never use the camera on my tablets, so that doesn't concern me. The lower battery capacity was initially a concern, but the software seems to be optimised enough for me to get about the same life I had with the S1.

The S2 is thin, light, super fast and with my 128GB microSD (plus the 32GB onboard), it is the perfect travel companion for media consumption.

Overall, the original Tab S 8.4 was the best tablet I have ever owned and the S2 is a better allround experience in my eyes (albeit expensive).
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] khan1996:
A must buy tab !! :D I wish i could get it right now... !!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] theoretically:
Very good tablet, don't get caught up if you think the specs are too similar to the tab s1. Performance and even battery is night and day difference. I can get a solid 8 hours SOT on my tab s2 8.0, MUCH better then my tab s1 where I'd struggle to get more then 5 hours SOT
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Paden73:
Have the same frustrating issue with my T710 as well.

Fingerprint unlocking works pretty much 100% but I can't get EasyHome to work.

I've also noticed that although I successfully added a thumb print I cant add another finger, it starts & gets to about 30% & stops.

Anyone encountered similar?

Cheers, Paul.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] wildcat777:
Had to sell mine because of the slanted text when scrolling a page,it was literally giving me an headache.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Beowulf_pt:
Can anyone confirm that this Tab S2 has a Wolfson chipset?

I'm also curious about the sound quality in general (from headphones, not the built-in speakers).
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] gusoldier:
I got some weird glare on my screen. Could someone check if their screen is the same.

Left one is Tab S2. Right one is Tab A.

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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
Does the tab A have the different screen settings such as reading mode etc? Of yes, are they on same setting? Does the tab s2 have same issue with different screen setting active?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ivanox1972:
I have 1 small question

I had t700 and main problem for me was too small ui on twz roms...

Then I got t800- it was ok

Is ui also too small on t710/ t715?

What is stock dpi on t710 and what on t810?

thanksa a lot
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] gusoldier:
Yes same settings. It's even on black / off screen. It's like there is some coating on the s2. But it's really annoying. It affects the viewing angle, giving it blue or pink tint depending how you look at the screen.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
Finally getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 :)

- the best Android tablet so far.

- extremely smooth and sharp clarity. It is far better than previous Tab S 8.4 in terms of performance.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Akopps:
I saw the Tab S2 at the Sams Club on display, and took a minute to hold the tablet in my hands. The first thought was, wow thing thing is light. Very good feel. The S 10.5 is heavier. The second thought was that both of the S2 tables have now a form factor that's more appropriate for typical tablet applications, such as casual web browsing or ebook reading. The only problem for either S tablets.. the iPad Air 2 pricing now often starts just $50-60 over the price of the 10 inch S2. If you don't need the extra 16GB of S2's internal storage and the sd card, the S2 offering looks pretty weak. Something I am thinking that Galaxy S/S2 sales survive on the backs of people like me who absolutely need more affordable storage.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] gusoldier:
Thanks for checking it for me.

If you look at the tablet from a normal angle, it shifts from a colder blue tint to a warmer pink tint when you tilt the device slightly. Not a huge deal, but I did notice it. On a lcd screen (I have htc one m8 and surface pro 3 here, and tab a), the screen only gets little darker, but it does not change in color/tint (blue, pink). And I think it's because of the coating of the display.

I have to get used to it I guess.

(edit: looks like it's the same with previous Tab S: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/screen-tint-t2815781 & http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/normal-screen-faulty-t2822471)

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If people want a high end android tablet, S2 is the only choice. I don't count Nexus 9 because of the many problems it has, and Xperia Tablet Z4 is much more expensive (are there any other high end 9-11" android tablets ?) If you don't care about the OS, I admit the iPad could be a slightly better choice.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ksr007:
I'm going to buy an tab S2 but anyone can help me answers the tab s2 8.4 or 9.7 have better battery life ?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
Sample photos taken by Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 :)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] stateit:
Speakers... A bit lacking.

They are, are't they?

Side facing and both on the same side? What were Samsung thinking of?

I bought a HUDL2 (Pegatron) a year ago as a 'pet' tablet for the house. £100. It's speakers knock the spots of the Tab S2. And they don't have the general Samsung 'low output' either.

I'm consistently miffed whenever I try to play music or listen to radio/film on this thing.

I know it's a factor caused by the thinness of the tablet. But in hindsight I'd now rather go for a fatter tablet with better speakers. Or the same speakers, but forward positioned at least so your fingers don't cover them.

I'm not trolling with this post. I'm just genuinely pissed off.

For a tablet that boasts the option of using 'Samsung Professional Audio': It would be nice to be able to hear it clearly.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Not being funny but people should know tabs aren't made for listening to music
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ivanox1972:
I plan to buy 8.0 but afraid of too small ui. is it, as on tab s 8.4?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
Just grab a Bluetooth speaker ??? :)

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It is a different aspect ratio so it makes a difference.... But generally of you find the 8.4 too small, the 8 will be too small.

With how thin and light it is, try the 9.7....
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mparmpas122321:
I am intersted in buying this beauty. I had never a tablet before, but i need one for portablity and reading for my school. I did a hands on with both 8" and 9.7" at a local store and i was amazed. The 4:3 aspect ratio seems ideal especially for reading. So i want to ask the 8" owners if it is hard to read ebooks at this screen size. The 9.7" model would be better for sure but i think it is too large for me. I will pay a visit at the local store again any time soon but i want opinions from actual users!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] lu99ke:
I read on my 7" nexus 2013.... 8" will be fine for reading. it's actually a much better size to read... more like a book... just a little harder to do things like word Docs or spreadsheets..
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] nolook:
I had the nexus 9 and thought the tab s2 8 would be to small for reading but it's very close to the same size and much lighter. also keep in mind the 8 and 9.7 have same resolution so you really are not losing anything going with the 8.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] mparmpas122321:
Yeah, i just dont want to zoom here and there to be able to see the text clearly. Anyways thanks for your replies! I will test it soon and see myself too. :)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jazzmachine:
This was asked earlier, but unanswered (in the thread... also ifixit, gsmarena, Google...) but does anyone know if the S2 has a Wolfson DAC? It should but I can't help but notice that when it comes to Samsung's devices that notion means next to nothing. I'm just curious... it would be awesome to get some verified info though.

On a semi-related note, really hoping for a permissive kernel for the 817T (Tmo variant) for some V4A audio!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] boi89:
Anybody notice some heat on the upper right side of the screen after some screen-on time?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
My first tablet is Samsung Google Nexus 10, problematic tablet and ugly. Sold within 4 months.

Sony Xperia Z tablet is my second tablet and it run great but not enough power to me, with my sister now.

My third tablet is Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE, gorgeous screen but extremely lag, rubbish tablet, sold within 1 month.

4th tablet is iPad Air 2, OK but some stability issue in certain apps and I still don't like iOS, sold within 2 to 3 months.

My current tablet is Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0, extremely smooth great performance with good camera. The screen quality is comparable with my Note5 screen. Really love it. :D It is such a pressure to play games, surfing in this tablet.

Before that I not prefer 4:3 but since I try iPad I just know why tablet is actually better in 4:3, great for Internet browsing, book reading and gaming and better handling.

I believe that the reason why Apple, Goggle, Samsung and Asus in high end model did in 4:3 ratio now.

All the while I pick big screen 10"++ but I actually find it too big, I consider around 8", I source around and thinking of either Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet, Asus ZenPad S 8.0 and also Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0. From all 3 models end up I pick Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 because Sony processor too dated, Asus from all review bad battery life due to Intel processor, and this time is the first time I no regret getting Samsung tablet, to me it is among the best suite my requirements and expectation.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Hmmm tab s wasn't a rubbish tablet
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
It is to me, I can't accept such lagging animation tablet. I know after recent upgrade to lollipop much better but still lag.

To me it is only nice looking but performance wise not in my acceptable level. It did not meet my expectation and requirement. :)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Akopps:
Based on the anandtech review, the S2 is only barely faster than S1, may be just 10-25% improvement which is significantly less than what people expected (you'd think that after poor benchmark performance, with S2 Samsung would try to match at least Nexus 9 in performance benchmarks). And then, the benchmark scores were comparing the S2 with Lollipop against S1 with KitKat. Either way, both of these performed _much_ poorer in benchmarks than Nexus 9 or any of Apple tablets.

One way, or another, I don't get what people mean by "lag". Navigating the user interface or menus in the S tablet is as smooth as it gets. The web browser performance is pretty smooth too. I use Firefox and AdBlock Browser. For me the number one applications are video playback, streaming, and web browsing, and both seem pretty smooth.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
I am sensitive with animation smoothness. I can't accept frame drop in animation during operating the device. Benchmark both is similar but in reality it is much much different, Tab S is bad optimise, everywhere had bad frame drop when operate the system, open apps, closing apps, minimizing, maximizing, navigating the touchwiz launcher, it is lag everywhere, the animation is not smooth and stuttering. I need to turn off the animation to use it and I don't accept no animation. Some more the animation is extremely bad when using Google Chrome and I only use Google Chrome. I don't have such issue on Tab S2 and also my Note5.

The Nexus 9 sure higher scores especially in gaming thanks to it Nvidia processor but I not prefer 9.7" tablet and I also sensitive with display. I only accept top quality display for example AMOLED or IPS LCD that have minimum light bleed.

I don't might if the apps open slightly slow but I am extremely might if the animation is not smooth.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] torr310:
Both of them have the same resolution, therefore the smaller screen has smaller fonts and icons.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
No issues for reading, I even put font as extra small in my 8" edition.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
I know It wasn't the quickest but rooted and Debloated it was fairly nippy
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Andrewtst:
Tab S already history to me and no regret selling it off.

I am 99% satisfied with Tab S2 now. I don't debloated (the only phone I debloated in my life is S3). I also no longer root my device since this year and decide won't either on future. Root is already history for me as I don't see a need to it anymore. :)

The only cons to me in Tab S2 is the external speaker, it is not that strong and powerful but still acceptable.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] car.los.7399:
Just picked up a white 9.7 lte and it's really nice. My tab s 8.4 is really portable but keeping two tablets is pointless. Thinking of selling my tab s...it's just a tough choice. Lol.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
True, I personally think to get the best out of a Samsung device you need to root and debloat. They are improving though . And yeah tab s is history. I've got tab s2 9.7 and I am loving the extra performance. Shame to see the pixel density drop a little but got use to that quick. Wasn't sure if it would be but it a good upgrade. The tab s served me well for a year though....heavily modified mind lol. I'm the same miss my stereo facing speakers a little
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] T_I:
My s2 states the soundcard to be a pacific wm1814.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ElCid43:
OKay, help me out people!

I have the Tab S 10.5 and I really like it BUT, the Tab S2 keeps beckoning me!! My mind is telling me not to do it but the devil on my shoulder won't let it go and wants me to get it. To be honest, I only use my Tab to read comics and while I realize the S2 might not be quite as good for that, I still want that thin, light sexy thing. Please try to sway me one way or the other.....help a brother out!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
Tab s2. You won't regret it
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] car.los.7399:
I don't know if it's really worth it. The specs are not much different. It's thin, but you will most likely put a case on it.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] android4life92:
It is worth it
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
In standby mode i have got my T800 using only 1% in almost 24 hrs that`s like 14-20% in two weeks, you need root though.

The S2 SOC can play hardware HEVC H.265 Mp4 Video`s that can be up to 50% smaller than the current H.264 Mp4 video`s that`s one feature i would like on my S1, though how well it does this is yet to be seen working at 1080p, The S1 only has software based HEVC decoding in third party video players and stutters badly at 1080p and the power drain is immense.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] jmk1234:
Yes, in theory the SoC in the S2 should support HEVC. It is not enabled though. Neither is it listed as an official supported codec.

Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/9452/samsung-announces-the-galaxy-tab-s2

Maybe they will enable it, or expose it to the OS or whatever at a later date. Samsung hasn't a great track record when it comes to updates...
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Tinderbox (UK):
Yeah, you right, I just had an look at the specs on the Samsung website for the S2 and it does not mention HEVC, but if you look at the specs for the 8.4" and 10.1" Tab Pro which has the 5420 the same as out Tab S it does show as being HEVC compatible in the specs, which is strange since the Tab Pro is still on kitkat and only lollipop supports HEVC playback.

So slightly confusing, also there is 8bit and 10bit HEVC and we dont know which version is supported.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] episode96:
That actually sounds quite decent for such a small battery. Please let us know how you get on with it if you can.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Edgrr000:
Second day of usage.

Pretty impressed
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] ksantangelo23:
The 4:3 aspect ratio is the single, and only reason I wont be upgrading from my 10.5 Tab S. :(
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] clubtech:
I also got both the 8'' and 9.7'' and i have to say it is night and day difference from the original Tab S. There is finally NO LAG whatsoever and the battery actually lasts like it should. I couldn't stand the constant lag and stuttering of the original Tab S models. Lollipop fixed some of it but it was still there. The new ones just don't lag and are extremely responsive.

The 9.7 is WiFi only and has been super stable, excellent screen and performance.

My 8'' is LTE version which i bought from an HK seller on eBay. That one has many many issue with constant app crashing, tab freezes a lot and random reboots. I think i got a bad unit and will try to RMA it. Other than that it has been very smooth, responsive and i love the size.

Sadly, the android premium tablet market only has a handful of models. 90% of Android tablets are cheap budget tablets that offers no real competition to the iPad. or people who are looking for higher end tablets. The new S2 models are certainly just as good as my iPads, they are currently the best premium android tablets on the market you can get today and i tried them all.

Very happy with my purchase.