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[Galaxy Tab S General] slow1234:
I've had my SMT800 for just under 2.5 years and have been really happy with it overall. I use it lots (mostly for web browsing and reading the news) and I'm currently running the Liquid Death ROM.

In the last 2 months, I've been experiencing two minor glitches that I'm not sure are software or hardware related:

1) more frequent wake-locks. The Wake Lock Detector app does not identify a consistent app culprit. To resolve the issue, I reboot the tablet more frequently when I'm finished using it.

2) something is automatically turning my notification volume up. I want the volume to always be on vibrate-only. However, I now regularly come back to my tab and the notification volume has turned up to approx 25% all by itself. I've tried a few volume locking apps, but the issue persists. I'm thinking maybe this is hardware related (e.g. maybe a stuck volume button or some interaction between the volume button and the power button).

I haven't tried much troubleshooting as I'm waiting to install the upcoming custom Exynos542X ROM. After I've installed that, I'll hopefully be able to see if the glitches persist (and are more likely hardware related) or not. If the issues persists, I'll likely try to open the case and re-seat connections, etc.

Like others, my battery life isn't as good, but it's still long enough that I haven't considered replacing the battery. I've also had to replace the original USB cable as charging really started to slow down.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Akopps:
My Tab's USB charger port stopped working for file transfers, although it still works as a charger. It started after I plugged the tablet into what later appeared a physically damaged USB hub. Windows reports a power surge on a USB port. I am thinking of replacing the charging port seeing how cheap are the replacement parts are, although I am not sure if that will fix the problem. Granted, I could do without USB data transfer using just wifi or sd card from now on.
[Galaxy Tab S General] :
Just under 2.5 years. Charger and Battery replaced. Unnoticeable screen crack.

Spent two years on Kitkat, one of which was rooted! Underclocked, negative colors; third-party charger-cord (original got damaged). Took a loooong time to charge. That was from about 0.5 to 1.25 years after purchase. Bought an original charger-cord and... it charged greatly. Rooted, underclocked, negative colours, changed resolution - gave a good battery life and calmess to the eyes. The original resolution rendered ant-sized text at several places, even after changing text size in settings.

Upgraded to Marshmallow a month ago. Worked fine for about 2-3 weeks. Started having overheating problems - found out that this is abundant with this Exynos processor. Therefore, had to root to underclock!!!!

Flashed SuperSU binary to get stuck in a bootloop. Reflashed Marshmallow stock rom; flashed Lineage OS 14.1; rooted; tweaked RAM manager (low memory killer), CPU speeds and temperature throttling; hope, there won't be further problems! Currently, about 8-10 hours of read-browsing/books/videos on a full battery charge, underclock, negative colours!

Primary use: Books, browsing and media. Sometimes, games, once upon a time.

Future plans: a tablet with 6-8 gb ram; 4k-8k display (books have 600+ dpi; this tablet still has about 360 ppi!!!) Android with unicode support; or Ubuntu Touch; unless Apple produces affordable devices - their 3 gb ram is worth 5+ gb for android!
[Galaxy Tab S General] Akopps:
Got the parts from ebay for under 20USD, both the USB charger port and the left speaker, and installed them. Now my Tab S works like new. The Tab S still remains a very relevant device considering that its competition, three years after release of tab s, is either still too expensive or does not offer similar features.

However, I gotta say that the 16GB of internal storage is posing serious problems. All I have installed is a few streaming apps, web browsers, and system utility apps, and my free space is under 3GB. That's very tight. I can certainly try to use "adoptable storage" but that means that my storage is (1) is now very inconsistent in its speed because sd cards are nowhere as fast as the internal storage and (2) my tablet becomes potentially twice as unreliable because if there is a failure on the sd storage then the whole thing fails and needs a system rebuild from scratch. So I am certainly looking for a replacement device. The Huawei Mediapad M3 looks very nice, even though the screen is a little smaller.
[Galaxy Tab S General] krzysztofwarchal:
Mine Sux

Mine sux for a quiet a bit now. My WIFI keeps dropping off and it makes me wanna throw this thing out the window. I hate it !!!! the worst thing is that nobody knows how to fix it.
[Galaxy Tab S General] kmare:
If your wifi is resetting every minute or so, try disabling ipv6 (requires root) for unknown reasons my DHCP server did not play nice with the tab s

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Disable ipv6 and see if that helps ( root needed)
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Try wifi fixer. Seems to work very well. My T280 had a similar issue. This fixes it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wahtod.wififixer
[Galaxy Tab S General] naryraza:
I think i own mine for about 2.5 years now. It still works perfectly fine but i have to say, i always use it in plane mode (wifi enabled), never used sim card to connect to data network or make calls (the wifi only version was not available here and I was thinking of using a sim for data). I flashed it 3 or 4 times though, i'm using it on lineage os for two weeks now. No issue for now, at least in my usage (mostly web, a little big of gaming, social networks)
[Galaxy Tab S General] danishshahidd:
3 years works great on power saving device and probably my best purchase but still have that good old screen flicker and restart problem that started right after the first year of purchase
[Galaxy Tab S General] lmacmil:
Sold my wife's Tab S 10.5 due screen freeze issue (fully disclosed) and bought a Note 10.1 (2014). Works great.
[Galaxy Tab S General] woody1:
My battery life was getting shorter, so I replaced the battery with one I got from eBay. The new battery worked ok for about 2 months, then started failing. I got another replacement battery and that one was bad right off the bat. I'm waiting for another one now. I wish I had just kept the original battery, because that one worked better than the replacements. I'm not sure if I'll be able to find a reliable battery now.
[Galaxy Tab S General] N1NJATH3ORY:
What firmware version are you on ? How long would the battery last ? Original battery times plz ? Do you own the 8.4 or 10. 5 ?

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How many Tab S 8.4 SM-T705 users are on marshmallow? Why I am asking does it have battery drain? As i upgraded to lollipop about 6 months ago, dam the tab S 8.4 would not even last 2 hours it was a joke mind you after i flashed it i never cleared cache via 3-button menu. I just found out about that..

So i downgraded back to lollipop easy 8+ hours use as it’s my daily driver, but i need APT X HD as the tab S 8.4 supports it. There is a mod on xda..

People can you please let me know how long the battery last on MM ? i need heavy users answers as i can’t be without juice in a few hours of use. Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S General] woody1:
I didn't have any battery problems on MM. You should be able to get 6 hours or so. If you were only getting 2 hours, something is wrong.
[Galaxy Tab S General] N1NJATH3ORY:
Has any one insatlled Xposed Framewark Tab S 8.4 SM-T705 ? As soon as i flash it on marshmallow it gets stuck on samsung logo its been stuck on it for 6+ hours now ? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Then you're flashing the wrong version. Either Magisk systemless xposed or wanam is needed.

Please search it's covered to death.
[Galaxy Tab S General] :
Had mine almost 2 1/2 years now . was on stock MM but it seemed to be getting really sluggish , so decided to give Lineage a try . Certainly feels more responsive and no random reboots or crashes after a few days usage ( you watch it'll start crashing now lol ).

Replaced the battery about a month back . was getting about 3 hours SOT with old battery on MM, got a generic Chinese one off eBay for £12.66 and times increased to just under 7 hours , so more than happy with the results so far :)
[Galaxy Tab S General] N1NJATH3ORY:
Dont worry i got it all installed xposed magisk everything is running awesomelly thanks

[FONT=&quot]Quick question does magisk need root ? As it did prompt for root access ? and im confused ? As I did try to flash via magisk manager it keeps, failing to flash says please restore stock boot image i do have trwp installed is that what is interfering?[/FONT]

!!!!Sorry ignore my previous query i wasnt paying attention-->

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Hey, what have you done with the original battery? Come two months down the road your Chinese one will need replacing as they don’t last long.. My Tab S is my daily driver heavy use I get around 7 hours on screen time and its 17 months or so old..
[Galaxy Tab S General] :
Its gone in the trash Ninja .. or should that be gone for recycling lol . The tab s is more for streaming Tv / Movies now . I use my Lenovo P2 ( phone ) for virtually everything else , normal SOT is 13 - 14 hours . 5,100mah battery :)
[Galaxy Tab S General] thorpemark:
Had my Tab S since it first came out. Have used several different OS mods on it.. Think I'm still using Liquidsmooth Android 6. Came here today considering finding something more recent.

I used to keep this plugged into a charger most of the time. Then I did the same with a Nexus 6P and it went straight to hell.. so I bought AccuBattery App and have become more careful with my charging habits. AccuBattery tells me my battery is 77% of max when fully charged. Still useful the way I use it... which is occasional use.. watching a video occasionally.

Very happy with that purchase and still haven't found a need to "upgrade" to something newer. I might be tempted by a larger screen, better screen.
[Galaxy Tab S General] BeavermanA:
Both mine have been great. Purchased two 800s on release day at Best Buy. Wife uses hers daily with no complaints. Mine has been working flawlessly as well, and still feels good enough for the most part with custom ROMs. Wouldn't mind something with more horsepower for myself, but not sure there even is something with a 25x16 or better OLED that fits the bill?
[Galaxy Tab S General] ZimriTech:
I still get angry with the space on my 32GB T700 lol
[Galaxy Tab S General] Tinderbox (UK):
The games that Western phone and tablet manufactures have played for years on memory and storage size, The charge a fortune to go from 16GB to 32GB, and increase the memory from 2GB to 3GB and sell it as a major feature.

Now the Chinese phones that are made and manufactured, Have 6GB of memory and you can have 128/256GB of storage for hundreds of £/$ cheaper, The Wester phone/tablet manufactures ripped us off for years.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Akopps:
A lot of devices my family purchased as recently as 2015 have become near useless because they all came with just 16GB of storage. It's astonishing that as recently as 2015, Apple would sell a 650USD iPhone with only 16GB. To see just how limiting this is, on my Tab S 16GB, I went though every app, and deleted or disabled every app I don't use regularly, and I still have only 3GB of free space.. The only thing that saves this tablet is the sd card. This is precisely the reason I bought Tab S 10.5 instead of Google Nexus 9 (32GB, but no sd card).
[Galaxy Tab S General] N1NJATH3ORY:
Hey how many of you have tripped your Knox counter, SM-T705 8.4 LTE? Mines saying KNOX WARRANTY VOID 1 (0X0000) But my private mode works fine?
[Galaxy Tab S General] Tinderbox (UK):
I tripped mine years ago when i installed exposed, the exposed installer said that knox was blocking installation and should it exposed disable it, i said yes and that was that, best thing to happen was always worried about voiding it, you still get warranty repairs anyway, my T800 is 3 years only in November, fingers crossed no problems so far.

I totally forgot about private mode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLuA48n8amA

John.
[Galaxy Tab S General] N1NJATH3ORY:
Also how many of you are running v4a whats the best version to flash marshmallow 6.0.1 Tab S 8.4 SM-T705 ??? Anyone ? Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S General] Capnblinski:
This T800 works great after nearly two years. Rooted with CF Autoroot, installed TWRP, and use dominik nozka's root manager.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Tinderbox (UK):
My 10.5" T800 is now 3 year 2 day`s old since it popped out of the box, still working great and 0 battery replacements or other problems.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S General] noxarcana:
I'm on my 3rd Tab S. First one died of natural causes (oled panel died), 2nd one to a lot of punishment so I sold it off, and this 3rd one is flawless. The first 2 were SM-T700 and this one is the T800; got it for $90.
[Galaxy Tab S General] nozeit:
Purchased in July 2014 and I really like this tablet, but the current ROMs are buggy. As time has gone it has gotten a bit slower, but that is due to apps requiring more resources. 3 years is a pretty good deal and I am looking to replace, but the state of Android tablets isn't great.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ykkfive:
the pixel arrangements for t700 & t800 is different, the t800's better. i bought a t700 first but then i traded it and bought a t800

i bought it a few months after launch, couldn't remember for how long but i'm still using it as my only tablet as it's superior except the 16gb storage and not too good display card but i am satisfied :good:

before this t800, i owned a note 8.0 for more than a year until it's broken accidentally, a Xperia tablet z and a note 10.1 2014, both wew 2nd hand, for a very short time

honestly i couldn't find one in the market to replace my t800, and i prefer one in landscape mode than in port mode, and with super amoled of course

:laugh:
[Galaxy Tab S General] noxarcana:
I started off with iPads and then found the T700; it changed everything for me. I was really wanting to get the 32gb white model, but I guess they didn't make many of those. I'm tired of all these devices coming in, essentially, black only. I'm looking for a new phone now and they're all the same color options; black or silver!
[Galaxy Tab S General] Tinderbox (UK):
I wish they did an upgraded T800 10.5", New CPU more ram and at least 64gb storage, leave the rest alone as it`s perfect.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ykkfive:
yeah, my friends told me also their lives have been changed since they switched from ipad/iphone to android, especially true for the troublesome song/music thing

and yes, mine is a white one!! :D

in fact there is another variant in korea, T805K, supporting lte-a, enquipped with a exynox5433 (same as note4), 3gb ram and 32gb storage. other than that it;s identical to the t805. i used to look for a bargain in some korean sites but it was too expensive for me
[Galaxy Tab S General] Akopps:
Those who want a modern and affordable replacement for the T700 should take a look at Huawei Mediapad M3. It has a high resolution wide ratio screen, great speakers, modern processor, 32 and 64GB models. If my T800 breaks for good, I see that as the most obvious upgrade path.
[Galaxy Tab S General] alhtc:
Was planning to dispose my slow t705 but after flashing the rom (Fenris-XDA-Edition ), it gains a new life.

Only slightly difference with my new huawei m3 8.4

love it again
[Galaxy Tab S General] woody1:
I switched to the Huawei Mediapad M3. It's a very good device, much snappier than my Tab S. The only problem is that the community support is thin. I guess there are not as many users for the M3 as there are for the better-known Samsung devices. I would encourage anybody who is looking to upgrade to try the M3. Also, I think Newegg will be having a great deal on this tablet in Black Friday sales.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ccommcomm:
The battery is not happy I replaced it. Now I am having problems connecting bluetooth devices.
[Galaxy Tab S General] chibot75:
Was using official lineage in this but it was buddy and heaps of issues with battery drain, especially when watching YouTube. Have since returned to stock and couldn't be happier. Great tablet
[Galaxy Tab S General] zinkoxyde:
I recently bought a Tab S3. I liked it except for the glass back and awful magnet book case. I returned it and got a Tab S2. That was better but the metal edge really made it hurt to hold and I didn't like the book case nearly as much as the Tab S. In the end I returned that too. I really missed the 16x9 screen on both models. Looks like I'm sticking with the Tab S.
[Galaxy Tab S General] mhasan92:
I have Tab S 10.5, Tab S2 8.0, & Galaxy S7, no doubt out of all these devices i love my Tab S 10.5 for media consumption, but unfortunately out of all these devices Tab S 10.5 is the slowest of all, i mean it is painfully slow for me, i am on stock MM Rom, and it practically impossible to use this tab other than watching Netflix, YouTube and MX Player, my Tab S2 is actually really fast in comparison to Tab S1, how is the performance for you guys ? going through the forum it looks like i am the only facing this slowdowns. Any tip regarding performance improvement will be highly appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Plogger:
I bought my Galaxy S 10.5 in November of 2014 and had used it on and off with middling frequency until last month when I finally put Lineage OS 14.1 on it. World of difference. I hated Touchwiz and now without the bloatware and being able to incorporate my sdcard into overall storage it's finally useful.
[Galaxy Tab S General] mhasan92:
So you're saying Lineage OS improves device performance as well?
[Galaxy Tab S General] Plogger:
From my experience yes. It feels snappier than before and not having the on board storage constantly maxed out probably makes a difference.
[Galaxy Tab S General] vibecatalin:
I've used a lot of ROMs in 2 years. Now I'm with stock 6.0.1 rom with root and debloated myself. For me it is the best. Tried all of them including Lineage OS.
[Galaxy Tab S General] corvus.corax:
Mine is about as old. Had some problems which Samsung took care of... battery, funky screen connector. One problem was screen recently was freezing a lot. They said they couldn't figure it out, but since they mucked around inside, it's working perfectly. Would I trade for a tab with another form factor? No, I like this shape for the display. Would I like a newer chip, yes, but not really necessary, given that I can root it and upgrade to a Nougat ROM which will be faster than the stock 6.x ROM.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Tinderbox (UK):
I have never had a moments problem in over 3 years and i have used it every day but 1 when i was ill, I watch videos, browse the net, read ebooks, nothing that puts any strain on the battery or electronics, I suppose i will need a new battery at some point.

I dont really need a tablet any more powerful and i would not touch a 4:3 screen tablet with a 10 foot pole, As video is my number 1 use.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S General] ashyx:
Me neither. Never had any of the issues I've seen reported here.
[Galaxy Tab S General] scanjans:
Bought my sm-t807a mid october 2014. Still carry it with me and use it heavily every single day. Got an s2 christmas 2015 but eventually sold it because liked the other one more.

Ive since rooted it, bricked it, fixed it (thanks again to those that made the MM firmware available), and replaced the screen after dropping it (50$ on ebay for some light residual image. SCORE).

This tablet is an absolute beast. It looks quite ragged, but its battery has held up well and doesnt have any issues. I keep looking for something I might like better and haven't so far. After 3 years of carrying it tucked under my arm everywhere I go with no case, I feel I've gotten my moneys worth.

Maybe oneplus will make a tablet someday...
[Galaxy Tab S General] DirkDH:
I have the 705 LTE 8.4 here in Europe. I absolutely LOVE it for watching Eurosport player in full HD and the screen is AWESOME./ I also have S8 which is also an awesome phone and screen,. Also I have unlimited 4G Sim card from T-Mobile here in the Netherlands. 200MBS down speed and 100 MBS up speed., I rarely watch big screen TV in living room anymore.

Watching videos and TV on the Tab S is awesome. 3 years old and working perfect.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Eddie Hicks:
I've had mine since release day July 2014 and it still looks new. But I keep it in the Samsung case. I replaced the battery last May. Batteries are very cheap on ebay and very easy to install. There's nothing available now worth me ditching my Tab S 10.5 for.
[Galaxy Tab S General] DarkExistence:
I have had mine since December 26th 2014, so coming up to the three year mark. Still working good, have a lot of scratches on the screen because I dropped it when it was new, they are visible too sadly. Storage is slowing down ever so slightly now, but thats expected with all the flashes I do for my ROMs, and all the testing and broken ones etc, lots and lots :). Had a scare the first few months in where the screen would randomly flicker black and back to normal and then flash green lines etc. All gone now though which was weird.

Battery degraded, still not the worst though. Nothing on the market to upgrade too, so guess I will be keeping this tab for another while. Granted I no longer use my Tab S as much, I use my phones more now.
[Galaxy Tab S General] tabletmen:
And your tab s 8.4 [MENTION=6663552]DarkExistence[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Tab S General] DarkExistence:
I dont own one! My friend tests my tab s 8.4 builds :)
[Galaxy Tab S General] Akopps:
I have effectively fried the logic board by plugging usb into a failed hub, and thought that perhaps it is time to move on. After all, there are now plenty of attractive tablets in every price range. However, in the end I took the risk and bought a second T800 with a broken screen and a 32GB board on ebay (damn, those boards are so expensive that it costs effectively the same to buy a whole tablet). Transferring the board was a piece of cake and I am rebuilding my Tab S software settings as I type this.
[Galaxy Tab S General] lynxblaine:
Apart from needing a new battery mine is running good. Still fast on custom aicp firmware.
[Galaxy Tab S General] kane274:
Use my T700 daily for games, YouTube, browsing and ebooks. I do love it but am thinking of replacing it. I have a 9.7" S2 but hardly use it. I'm not too worried if I have to go to a 4:3 tab but I would like something that is just as light and comfortable to hold. Until I find something, I'll keep using this. It's probably my favourite smart device ever. X