So, to those with a 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 WiFi model (T-210R) have you given up hope for an update
Despite this model being a "budget minded" tablet, I've found so many wonderful uses for it that I couldn't possibly list them all. It's a rather feature packed and expandable device that not only serves well as a browsing tablet and PIM device but this low end version also does alright on some games that surprised me. Especially being able to handle the 3 plus gigs of data for the HD details in The Bards Tale. Not quite as smooth as the iPad 2 and later models from Apple but when you consider the price difference between both devices, it holds it's own.
Just don't expect stellar performance from far more demanding games with full 3D worlds or FPS titles. Shadowgun does run but much of the extra details are lost but this is a budget device. Anyone with a brain would have a second generation Nexus 7 or higher end tablet meant for gaming on Android or the Nvidia Shield.
There has been one major drag about this tablet and even being a newer tablet, it still runs the same stock Jellybean release version of 4.1.2 while even the Galaxy Tab 2 is on 4.2.2 Jellybean. Not to mention a really neat feature removal of floating apps on the previous model which were very handy and easily moved around like any window on your average home computer.
Still, like many others, we picked up the Tab 3 in various model revisions and feature changes from one model to the next. Some lacking an IR blaster and others using different GPU's and CPU's with carrier branded models which of course have mobile 4G along with WiFi.
Those models have also been promised OS updates from Samsung but have been left hanging. As newer devices emerge and prices drop for more power, will you stick with Samsung and your Tab 3?
It's getting close to the point where new models get announced and old models forgotten or given to family members or friends who are still hanging on to the original batch of Android based tablets.
I for one love the audio abilities of the music player on my humble Tab 3 but looking at newer hardware, I want expandable memory and the IR blaster made for one cool remote. I just can't see spending a grand for a large capacity iPad again despite how long my 64GB iPad 2 has lasted me and still runs strong (plus despite it's age, it still will get iOS 8 from Apple for a tablet I bought over two years ago and shipped with iOS 3.1.2 on it)
Now as I type this on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 that I had bought so many extras for is still stuck in the past and potential security holes will be exploited due to an outdated OS that Samsung had promised updates for long ago.
Will we T210s owners ever see an update that doesn't need carrier approval to be pushed to this meager hardware? What do you guys think?
I feel that Samsung should stand behind their own released hardware if they are trying to gain ground from the Apple faithful while Apple is still supporting hardware that is years old with new software and features. Samsung should pick up this practice as well for both non carrier badged hardware and carrier based phones and tablets.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 3 via tin cans and string.
Despite this model being a "budget minded" tablet, I've found so many wonderful uses for it that I couldn't possibly list them all. It's a rather feature packed and expandable device that not only serves well as a browsing tablet and PIM device but this low end version also does alright on some games that surprised me. Especially being able to handle the 3 plus gigs of data for the HD details in The Bards Tale. Not quite as smooth as the iPad 2 and later models from Apple but when you consider the price difference between both devices, it holds it's own.
Just don't expect stellar performance from far more demanding games with full 3D worlds or FPS titles. Shadowgun does run but much of the extra details are lost but this is a budget device. Anyone with a brain would have a second generation Nexus 7 or higher end tablet meant for gaming on Android or the Nvidia Shield.
There has been one major drag about this tablet and even being a newer tablet, it still runs the same stock Jellybean release version of 4.1.2 while even the Galaxy Tab 2 is on 4.2.2 Jellybean. Not to mention a really neat feature removal of floating apps on the previous model which were very handy and easily moved around like any window on your average home computer.
Still, like many others, we picked up the Tab 3 in various model revisions and feature changes from one model to the next. Some lacking an IR blaster and others using different GPU's and CPU's with carrier branded models which of course have mobile 4G along with WiFi.
Those models have also been promised OS updates from Samsung but have been left hanging. As newer devices emerge and prices drop for more power, will you stick with Samsung and your Tab 3?
It's getting close to the point where new models get announced and old models forgotten or given to family members or friends who are still hanging on to the original batch of Android based tablets.
I for one love the audio abilities of the music player on my humble Tab 3 but looking at newer hardware, I want expandable memory and the IR blaster made for one cool remote. I just can't see spending a grand for a large capacity iPad again despite how long my 64GB iPad 2 has lasted me and still runs strong (plus despite it's age, it still will get iOS 8 from Apple for a tablet I bought over two years ago and shipped with iOS 3.1.2 on it)
Now as I type this on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 that I had bought so many extras for is still stuck in the past and potential security holes will be exploited due to an outdated OS that Samsung had promised updates for long ago.
Will we T210s owners ever see an update that doesn't need carrier approval to be pushed to this meager hardware? What do you guys think?
I feel that Samsung should stand behind their own released hardware if they are trying to gain ground from the Apple faithful while Apple is still supporting hardware that is years old with new software and features. Samsung should pick up this practice as well for both non carrier badged hardware and carrier based phones and tablets.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 3 via tin cans and string.
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