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[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Kizznyc:
Yep. Phone, short for telephone is today's a slang.

The official term would be mobile device. A laptop is not a mobile device but a portable PC. There are mobile PCs as well these days.

Surface tablet is one such example thus it's a 2in1

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See my other reply. Use logic. People these days, especially American, are really dumb.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] cryptonium:
Very frustrating lag especially after waking the tablet from sleep!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] toy4x4:
Post a separate thread and not under a SPAM post.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Kizznyc:
Yeah even I had that. Its like it does sometimes. But it's rare.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
not happy
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] fauka:
Imo performance is a bit low compare to the price
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] shnk123:
I feel bummed just because Samsung has decided to use Snapdragon 820 instead of Snapdragon 835. I was at least expecting Sanpdragon 821 (MSM8996 Pro-AC).
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] wegwolv:
This is the worst performing Android device i owned in years. It's abysmall
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] SS2006:
Awful

And software 100% to blame
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] andrzejls1:
Fast Android device

So, what Android device is faster than Galaxy s3 tab?.

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Can you elaborate?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Kizznyc:
What tab S4? It doesn't exist.

6000 mah is not a limited battery you just gotta be smart enough to know when Power saver works for you. Lasts me 7-9 hours on full brightness playing a HDR video and I binge watch with 5 min breaks each hour so yeah. Software, well unless you're an artist I don't get what software you need I mean ipad has similar software and an artist or architect even know which software to use because they're working in industry so.

Why not get the Galaxy book 12 then? Well the tab has everything for laptop use except maybe a full version of AutoCAD and Photoshop but Android version is sufficient. Also unless you're a gamer... There is really nothing the tab can't do and with Android coding and development of apps and such can be done straight from it! Unless you're just a rich fat kid who just enjoys daddy's ?.

Achieve what? Well it isn't offering anything less than an ipad and everything is there to do which can be done on a computer as in productivity so also the AMOLED display means zero eye strain or redding. Plus perfect blacks. If you want to take the easy route and not learn Android properly for industrial use then that's your problem!

HDR OLED display. The best stylus. GREAT for content consumption and productivity. Great for even testing apps unless you're developing windows apps in which case you shouldn't even be trying it from Android in the first place! Plus with cloud gaming, there is nothing left.

Honestly as a developer and coder and hacker I don't see why I need to use a computer when I got this, in fact I never buy tablets and GALAXY BOOK 12 is kinda useless... Also I've been using my computer only once a few weeks so yeah.

See attachments. I got anti glare screen protector. Fintie spen holding case. A basesus flexible neck tablet holder. A Logitech k380 keyboard. What else could I want for. Oh, I also write books and lemme tell you it's so much better when it doesn't hang or crash and I end up losing my work. Not happened even once with the tab!

I bet English isn't your native or even bilingual language or you might just have a low IQ, in any case you'll have a heard time understanding please do comment so others have a laugh at you. Also I got a 205 IQ, so kid... Step aside... The Mensan is coming through... And he's way, way younger than you.

(This was a reply to someone)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] macstibs:
I have a Sony Z4 tablet which is an 810 and I swear it feels faster in everyday use.

And I think it's 100% Samsung's software.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Kizznyc:
Yeah it's samsung

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I don't have any lags as such. You've got to describe faster as I don't see how an 810 SOC with heating issue doesn't throttle performance.

It's on specs the best Android tablet you can get... And it performs as such. I have had no major issues with it.

Everyday use it seems just fine to me. And my everyday use is pretty hardcore. Developer level stuff
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] macstibs:
Not that I have to describe anything for you. If someone says "this thing is slow", don't come into the thread and say "you're wrong". If you don't have this problem, why are you even in the thread?

Things that are demonstrably slower.

The time from when I press the power button to when the screen comes up.

Responsiveness when I swipe the screen to enter the pin

Time it takes for the app drawer to open after pressing the app button on the home screen.

Time it takes to launch an app.

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I don't have any lags as such. You've got to describe faster as I don't see how an 810 SOC with heating issue doesn't throttle performance.

It's on specs the best Android tablet you can get... And it performs as such. I have had no major issues with it.

Everyday use it seems just fine to me. And my everyday use is pretty hardcore. Developer level stuff[/QUOTE]
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] JWnSC:
I don't have any lag with this tablet. I rooted it the first day I received it which removes encryption... Maybe the users that are having lag are still encrypted.. Over all I'm happy with it. The screen on it is the best I've seen on any tablet imo.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Kizznyc:
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Oh c'mon you're a perfectionist. So am I but I am practical as well. I'm not gotta get into every Android device needs a grace period after a restart.

I agree the fingerprint is a bit slow but I just haven't gotten around to re calibration.

I'm a pretty hardcore user and all things considered in doesn't disappoint.

You're one of those deeper, faster, harder guys.

Well with tech whatever works for you. In phones I always preferred LG. But I settled for OnePlus 5 instead of V30.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] andrzejls1:
You said that s3 tab is slowest android device you have own, so what devices were faster?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
the sm-t820 is a hog.

shame on samsung
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] andrzejls1:
Fastest Android tablet

OK, I got it, but which Android tablet is faster than sm-t820?. I keep on asking this question and, so far, I cannot get an answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
your question is harsh.

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your question is harsh and cruel.

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your question is harsh and cruel.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] andrzejls1:
diehard2013, my question is neitver harsh nor cruel. You claim here that sm-t820 tablet is a "hog" so I am asking why you thing that way and which Android tablet is faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
there ain't faster.

that's why your question is painful.

:)

I'll be back with more info
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
some details

I have an ipad Pro 2017 and the S3.

it's not even fair the comparison-

the games I play in both tablets-

- Into the Dead 2

- Dear Hunter 2018

correction: I play on the ipad pro only. The S3 is painful to play so I stopped.

also, everything is slow.

it's like the S3 uses a harddisK instead of SSD.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] andrzejls1:
iPad Pro 2017 might not be that much faster as s3 tab, the difference could be that those games are better optimize for iOS. On any event, the conversation started regarding faster than s3 tab ANDROID device, not over all. But thank you for your input.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
I use both on a daily basis and the ipad pro Is way more responsive and smooth.

The Tab S3 always behaved laggish since day one. Note: it's my second S3. The first one was also the same, but it has a 64GB card with apps installed.

Again, it feels like the tab S3 is running on a mechanical hard disk @5400 rpm.

I suspect Nougat bloatware is the culprit, thus my hopes no Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
I agree, it is a possibility.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] vibecatalin:
So it's there a better tablet to buy? Besides Ipad? An android one?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] aspexil:
Well, I'll probably be the lone voice here never having used an iPad. But I love the Tab S3. It has been responsive enough for me. I can stream from my AirTV box with zero issues. The S Pen and handwriting is not only spot on but responsive. My wife has the Tab A and that works pretty well too even though it is older than the Tab S3 but she is happy with it. I transfer PDFs of my notes to my laptop in seconds. I don't think, right now, there is a better Android tablet out there but then I don't play around with other ones anymore. Before these Tabs we had Kindle and other Android tablets that were okay but nowhere near as good as the Tab line.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Sam Sung:
I'm late to this party, but am considering the S3. I've had the S2 for over a year now and am happy with its performance, but it's wifi only and I'm needing one for the field.

To those who consider the S3 slow: Was your experience on a rooted S3? I rooted my S2 as soon as I got up to speed on which root to use, then immediately uninstalled the Samsung bloatware and any apps I didn't need. No lag, no performance issues at all. Very happy.

On that note, any suggestions for a root for the S3? I'm about to start my research. Any suggestions will give me direction.

I will be checking into the lag issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] sliu821:
I'm surprised no one brought up YouTube playback issue?

My YouTube playback feels like a slide show

My 4 year old iPad air does better, nexus 5 does better, not to mention all the android phones I've had since.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Sam Sung:
No you tube issues her. In fact, my Tab S3 performs like a champ (in spite of the fact that, being a verizon, there's no root available for it). No lag at all, beautiful display, smooth as butter. I'm very happy with it, except, of course, the lack of root issue.

I did disable several bloat apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] deadlyheart4u:
Its lag free, good battery and works great, I am a web and apps developer and it helps me in all the cycles of the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] King Phoenix:
I got the tab s2 and the tab s3. The s2 is definitely faster! I hoped it'll cause when i update to oreo but it's still lagging.

I tried antutu and everythings ok except the s2 has an average cpu idle at 10% and the s3 has 23%.

Can someone confirm my results?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] gonzo98x:
The S3 is sluggish when it comes to gaming.

It uses the same chip as the Axon 7 which I have yet it's called the APQ8096 instead of the more common MSM8996.

The Axon 7 with its higher resolution screen can ply games at a higher framerate than the S3.

I don't know if it's Samsung bloat or something else. Who knows? Disappointing.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Lizzo:
Okay, I installed the Chinese latest Oreo room via Odin, and honestly I dunno why I've never thought of that before.. 90% of all Samsung bloat can be actually uninstalled, and not just disabled and as a bonus there are NO Google apps on it. That's a good thing because you can manually install ONLY the Google apps you want and not have to deal with space taken up by apps you don't want or need. I just side loaded the playstore, and play services using apkmirror website and I was good to go. It's the closest to a stock experience with Samsung skin as you can get without having to root.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Good idea! Did it get rid of the laggy scrolling and laggy overall feeling I'm experiencing which my tab s3 did not have!?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Lizzo:
Tbh, it did and it's now very smooth, and very fast, but there's still the issue with the 820 chipset that the tab s3 cannot fix no matter now light you make the software. But I have everything I need it to do and it flies. Gaming is now locked at 60fps in the game I play (arena of valor), I can type without keyboard delay, I can use the latest version of Lightroom and conduct edits to very large files and not see any drawbacks or delays, and I have more free ram overall so apps that require it doesn't close on me when I switch to an app in the background. Oh, and the Chinese version has a built in option to disable what apps you don't want to start when you turn on the device, controlled by device manager.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Wow, i may give it a go. Samfirmware is down on the free download. When you say "I have everything I need to do it" are you saying the Chinese rom version gives you that, or I need something else? As I type this my new tab is lagging SO badly!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Lizzo:
The Chinese rom has basically nothing lol so everything I have is what I install myself and thus I don't have to worry about it running tasks and apps that I don't want or use. The only thing that would actually make me sell it is if the Tab s4 is within budget as I'll only want it for the 835 processor. And I'm hoping they up the ram to 6gb as that would definitely blow anything out the water, and would make it sell like crazy, and I'll buy it if it's out of budget lol. I'm gonna install the Chinese version on my note 8 right now, as I see the performance boost I get from this.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Thanks man! I'm downloading it now!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Do you have a free link or can you host the Chinese firmware once for me? I can't find a free link and the one I found keeps failing after 13 hours! Grrrrr
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Never mind I got it today and am backing up and gonna go Chinese style lol!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
I actually tried the Chinese 8.0 and it 2.1 GB vs. 2.6 GB in size with no Gapps. It did much better bench marks and performance. However I had a few issues that were bugging me like Chinese stuff popping up here and there and a few apps I used on my cellular south 8.0 would not work or play nice with the ROM. So I decided to do a fresh Odin of the cellular south 8.0. To my great surprise the tablet restored all my settings from the cloud and I got the higher benchmarks as with the Chinese rom! Lag is almost non existent! I should have done a system reset after I had setup my brand new S3 and updated it to Oreo as it shipped with 7.0.... So guys I fully recommend doing a FULL RESET on 8.0, made a HUGE difference even with all my same settings and bloatware not disabled! PEACE [MENTION=1519016]Lizzo[/MENTION]
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] smash240:
In terms of speed it was lagging when I first got it. After I killed off the crapware its fast as can be. Apps that run in the background make or break android devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] itsatrap_13:
Can I confirm this : T820CHN1BRE3_CHN is the firmware we are talking about? (For the SM-T820 of course!)

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
Yes that is correct, but like I said I got the same performance with a fresh odin install of the English cellular south without the nusance of some apps not working at all or not playing nice with the Chinese rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] itsatrap_13:
Agree...the biggest downer for me was the absence of OEM unlocking and after trying every trick in the book, I went back to stock...UK/US.

I may give rorys rom another go, without busybox or xposed to start with...it was working great, until it wasn't....

Thanks for replying.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] iteam:
No problem! Have fun!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Csetoue:
Overall performance is too better using other ROMs instead stock?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] errorrrr:
I upgraded from Tab S1, this is definitely manly times faster. But compare to my iPAD Pro 2017 it's just... lackluster in games.

it's most likely an optimization from the game devs... Really it's something android need to get their acts together... i really wish game devs at least test on the most sold android devices like the samsung devices, LG devices, some huawei, some xiaomi, some Sony devices. At least optimize for the 5-6 most common devices in the android market....

also, the 'performance mode' in the Game tools does nothing i feel like except heat my S3 up and causing stutter... orz what does that "Performance Mode" suppose to do in the Game Tools? OC the chip until it reaches the chip's TDP limit? feels kind of useless...

btw, using the stock Samsung ROM. Not rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] Skyhound:
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by the opinions in here. I feel like we should all be educated enough here to realize that no Android device will ever have software that is more optimized than iOS. iOS is an established development environment that has had no major changes throughout it's lifetime. What changes it has had have been kept under tight control with Apple's signature fascist fanaticism. The reality is that difference in speed between Apple and Android is completely implicit in the difference of their business models. You don't get reliable, fast speed with open source technology unless someone is putting the effort into optimizing it. It's the exact same problem as the Windows/Linux dichotomy. Saying WHATEVER Apple device is better than the S3 is simply unproductive to this conversation.

So I work as an MDM engineer for a company that uses primarily Samsung Galaxy Tab S3s. We have a fleet over 500 S3 devices compared to the fleet of 3000 S2 devices that were already in service. So I feel like my company has been the tried proving ground for these devices, by our own Samsung rep's admission. For full disclosure, we also field 10 Apple iPads. Each tablet is being used for hours at a time for days at a time. The majority of them are kept and being used to their limit year-round, to the point that I'm an expert at Samsung's huge flaw in battery technology. (It's the USB adapter driver, it's terrible at managing power because Samsung has software safeguards to prevent the usage of third party chargers.)

As for the S3, there really is no contender in the field. As bad as the chipset is, what kills it is all of Samsung's terrible software. They have Samsung S Pen software constantly running in the background, among other useless gimmicks. Kill the bloatware and you basically have the best Android device on the market I have one for development work and another for hardcore gaming. I have no problem on Lineage, Fortnite, or PUBG. My graphics and response time must be the top of the class, because I am especially successful on the BR games; where inferior devices are likely failing their users. I have also gifted another to a graphic artist friend with the stock S pen and converted it into a thin client art studio, which allowed him to be a full-time digital nomad. It's like any other machine running Linux, it works if you put the time into it.

The reality is that the only other tablets that outperform the S3, are not Android devices. If you want something more powerful and reliable, get an iPad. If you want something you have full control over that will work to your exact specification: Get a Microsoft Surface and convert it to Linux. Those are basically your options.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] myfishbear:
My sm-t820 was slow as sin until i turned off adaptive battery in app power management in settings...
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] diehard2013:
I played deer hunter 2017 and into the dead 2.

it's painful.

laggish, slow, cannot play.

i have an ipad pro 2017 and also tested on the older ipad pro.

both games are smooth and much faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] ganeshnalla:
I will rate it 5 of 5
[Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!