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Honeycomb and ICS aren't as smooth as iOS, but most of the lag that you're experiencing on your tablet is coming from Samsung's terrible software and not Androi
by veeti 14y ago
Honeycomb and ICS aren't as smooth as iOS, but most of the lag that you're experiencing on your tablet is coming from Samsung's terrible software and not Android itself. The Galaxy Tabs are an embarrassment.
- nilliams 14y agoOh wow thanks, I hadn't realised that was the case, never actually heard anyone state that so bluntly. Is it safe to say the ASUS tabs are smoother?
- veeti 14y agoDefinitely. I've played around with a friend's Transformer Prime for a bit and it was mostly pretty fluid. ASUS also makes far less modifications to the OS, too. Their devices are very close to stock Android with just some small additions, some new apps and wallpapers and whatever.
- nilliams 14y agoGreat, thanks that's good to know, my company is considering developing on Android and the Samsung tabs are very off-putting :)
- sigkill 14y agoYep. I've got the Old Transformer 101, and the Galaxy S2. Both are totally smooth which is why I was confused as to what you were referring to.
- vibrunazo 14y agoThat's true, I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab. My girlfriend have an Acer Iconia tab. Same Android version, very similar hardware. I droll every time I use her tablet, it's so smooth compared to mine. It's a shame Samsung does this.
- Ralith 14y agoCan't you reflash it with a generic install?
- creamyhorror 14y agoI upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy Note from an iPhone 3GS not long ago, and my father upgraded to an Asus Padfone (ICS) at the same time. I was utterly dismayed at how wonderfully responsive the Padfone was compared to my touch-laggy Note. The Note became significantly smoother after upgrading it to ICS, but it was still slightly laggier than the Padfone, which is really smooth to use. Also the Padfone has a really nice default look overall, pretty glowing-blue notification icons, it feels good in the hand, etc. It still irritates me that I bought a Samsung specifically because I heard they were easy to root compared to other vendors, but didn't realise that had changed in recent months -- or that they were laggy. I should've gone for a new-gen ICS device instead; an S3 perhaps. I'm still enjoying the Note's screen size and the Android app ecosystem, though. There are some great apps out there to play with.
- antihero 14y agoGalaxy Nexus is pretty much awesome, though. I've heard that the unofficial port to the GSII was actually smoother than the official one, too!
- veeti 14y agoThat's because the software is by Google. Samsung has great hardware but they need to fire their software teams.
- antihero 14y agoGalaxy Nexus is pretty much awesome, though. I've heard that the unofficial port to the GSII was actually smoother than the official one, too!