Hardware Questions...

[SlickClick]

Well my Streak7's Charging port finally broke pins pushed in and just such a waste/poor design on the port... Ebay wants $100 for a replacement port which i can buy another unit for that... so im simply going to run a Micro USB charging port up over the left hand speaker in that lil pullout slot...

Anyways I was wondering what actually restricts us from upping the VGA resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768 is it the actual screen itself or the chip hardware..? If its just a screen can it be swapped out for a higher resolution one..?

Also I havent tried to upgrade from HoneyComb3.2 to anything newer because I need the 3g/4g Modem to work to get my Text messaging... Someone mentioned drivers or not knowing the hardware... cause it looks like a huawei EM820U Modem if that helps anyone...

 

[giveen]

Screen and then drivers in the Linux kernel.

 

[SlickClick]

Ok so now the research begins... finding a similar 7 inch unit with the same screen connector...

Any Idea if the Streak 5 PDMI/Charging port is the same as the Streak 7..?
Cause i can get a replacement port for a S5 for like 8 bucks opposed to the S7 for 99...

 

[treefrog20012003]

Well I know that the d7 and the d5 use the same charging cable and both work on the same dock but that does not mean the connections are the same internally. Check ifixit for a tear down for each.

Sent from my Dell Streak 7 using xda app-developers app

 

[Nocturnal_50]

Ok so now the research begins... finding a similar 7 inch unit with the same screen connector...

Any Idea if the Streak 5 PDMI/Charging port is the same as the Streak 7..?
Cause i can get a replacement port for a S5 for like 8 bucks opposed to the S7 for 99...

If only the Samsung gtab 2 had the same dimensions you'd have a readily available one, unless you are up for case modding to fit one in

 

[SlickClick]

it seems 1024x600 would be the next size up all the PDFs for data specs on screens i have seen so far are 800x600 the couple i have found in 1024x600 do not have the same 40 pin connector but most of the 800x600 screens do which means these Samsung Screens are highly interchangeable... Granted the connector is the same...

As for the S5 and S7 charging port compatibility; if they use the same charging cord and even docking station then its the same "port"... its a Foxconn port/connector... Now if I was going to try and convert it to lets say an ipod/iphone connector then a "pin out" issue may be in order, but because they are the same wires and dock station i believe strongly that the S5 port will work fine on the S7... Im going to order one and still add the micro usb port to the device this way I dont have waste the life of the "port"...

While I have this thing open; does anyone need any hardware info maybe..? I know the 3g/4g modem has been an issue to get working in ICS because of drivers...
Im still lookiing for data sheets on Samsung 7 inch tft-lcd screens with high resolutions that might be a direct drop in but the info just isnt out there yet; but the hardware might actually be...