Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the Philippines

[junta_mpb]

Hi Guys,

I hope this thread can serve as a venue for the owners of a 7.7 in the Philippines.

I just got mine yesterday from Fortress, Hong Kong. 16GB WiFi only device, but thats exactly what I was looking for since having another device with unlimited internet would be redundant. No issues so far, although I still need to get used to TW and HC. I love the screen and, so far, the battery life is wonderful with being on for 9 hours and 30 min and 2 hours screen-on time and WiFi always on netting me with 74% more battery to use up. Amazing for Android, if you ask me!

 

[ryn888]

Thats cool bro. Large LCD with amoled plus...

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[EarlZ]

Waiting for this to arrive on the Philippines market that comes from Samsung, warranty matters a lot.

I hope the screens they used on the Tab 7.7 dont have the common SAMOLED issues.

 

[geogetski666]

just got mine a while ago still charging it to full before using it

@earlz
there are sellers in tipidcp with samsung warranty already be sure to check for the ntc logo at the back got mine for 30.5k with 1 year samsung warranty
mall prices are outrageous going as high as 37.5k XD

 

[EarlZ]

just got mine a while ago still charging it to full before using it

@earlz
there are sellers in tipidcp with samsung warranty already be sure to check for the ntc logo at the back got mine for 30.5k with 1 year samsung warranty
mall prices are outrageous going as high as 37.5k XD

Im located in Cebu City, so buying from them is not an option since I cannot see the examine the screen first hand.. Samsung has been giving us shoddy quality control lately and I had my Galaxy S2 refunded after 7 replacements due to the yellow tint and other screen issues, my Galaxy Note is also in refund process. I understand that my standards where set high with the first SAMOLED device (S8500 and Galaxy S1) that never had issues so I expect nothing less than flawless for a 30K+ device.

EDIT:

The prices you see in malls are they official samsung retailers or import units ?

 

[junta_mpb]

I was told that the purchase includes international warranty. Even Asus was adapting this policy. In any case, I have not noticed any light bleeding, yellow tint or dead pixels, but ill continue to observe.

Usage so far: 16 hours, 5 hour screen on, WiFi on the entire time with full sync and I'm at 30% . I'm charging now, but it has exceeded my expectations when it comes to battery life.

Just for the sake of comparison, I got the tab under 24k.

 

[EarlZ]

I was told that the purchase includes international warranty.

Samsung Philippines does not honor international warranty, I verified that with the supervisor from the an authorized service center just yesterday unless she didnt get the memo yet. But if they do honor it its great.

Even Asus was adapting this policy.

As long as you send them your defective device they will honor the warranty but if you send it through an Asus store they wont accept it.

In any case, I have not noticed any light bleeding, yellow tint or dead pixels, but ill continue to observe.

Usage so far: 16 hours, 5 hour screen on, WiFi on the entire time with full sync and I'm at 30% . I'm charging now, but it has exceeded my expectations when it comes to battery life.

Just for the sake of comparison, I got the tab under 24k.

Well SAMOLED has no backlight bleeding but it has spots/blotches when displaying a black image visible in dark rooms.

Im concerned if there are any visible horizontal or vertical lines when rendering greys, this seems to be common with the Galaxy Nexus and Note, rare on the S2, none on the Galaxy S1.

Can you try these images for me on your tap? and where did you get it for 24k?

The last 2 pictures I attached his how the jedi image looks like on my galaxy note.. visible lines and greenish greys.. the last picture is a snapshop of my greys.. I've the jedi image and the grey images on a Galaxy S2, no lines what so ever even if I squint my eyes and look for it.

 

[junta_mpb]

I tried the images and the greys remain grey. They do look like etchings on a circuit board, but i assume that the image is supposed to be like that. The jedi i!age is light green but not as flauresent as the one you attaced from your note. I also tried blck in a dark room and i dont see yellow anywhere. Ill keep checking just to make sure it stays that way. Thanks for the tips!

About the price; i bought the device from HK, Fortess at central to be exact, but its available everywhere at the same price. There are no deviation from srp from any major retailor be it fortress or broadway. There are grey unit stores, however, i suggest you stay away from them. Actual price is 4088 HK and it translates 23k and change.

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[EarlZ]

I tried the images and the greys remain grey. They do look like etchings on a circuit board, but i assume that the image is supposed to be like that. The jedi i!age is light green but not as flauresent as the one you attaced from your note. I also tried blck in a dark room and i dont see yellow anywhere. Ill keep checking just to make sure it stays that way. Thanks for the tips!

About the price; i bought the device from HK, Fortess at central to be exact, but its available everywhere at the same price. There are no deviation from srp from any major retailor be it fortress or broadway. There are grey unit stores, however, i suggest you stay away from them. Actual price is 4088 HK and it translates 23k and change.

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For the dark room test you need to display a black image, have you eyes adjust from the darkness to about 5mins then see if you get a uniform faint glow on the blacks or if there any darker or whiter spots.

The grey image is just a solid color there should be no lines or etchings, it should be the same on what you see on a computer monitor.. just a solid block of grey. This is an important factor for me.

I initially thought you purchased the Tab here in the Philippines, I thought its already in the market. The jedi image is supposed to be grey if you look at it on a Galaxy S1, Galaxy S2, Iphone4, Nokia 5800 and probably all of the other display devices.. That image is my ultimate test for screen quality but its not a deal breaker, as long as there are no visible lines and screen brightness is even then its all good.

Thanks for taking the time to perform the tests for me, at least I have an idea what to expect.. I'll just have to wait when the unit arrives here in the Philippines but for now based on your grey test the screen already fails for me

One more thing, aside from the memory capacity variants is there a wifi only version for this ?

 

[junta_mpb]

The greys are gray, but I must say there are slight degrees of grey.

The unit I have is WiFi only.

 

[EarlZ]

You mean that the shade of grey is not uniform on the enitre screen?

 

[junta_mpb]

The etchings I was describing is due to slight changes in grey. Very subtle, but I can see it. Then again, I once thought a grey shirt was green.

 

[junta_mpb]

Oh, and I tried the image on my dhd and I don't see the shade difference. Must be the 7.7 then.

 

[EarlZ]

Thanks for the feedback at least I know what to expect.

 

[EarlZ]

CMK has it on stock, 29K for the 16GB 3G model.

 

[junta_mpb]

That's not bad! Go get them, people!

 

[EarlZ]

I'll wait for the local dealer to have it on stocks, if CMK has then the local samsung store should have it with in the same week, Also im a bit disappointed that the grey rendering is not perfect, the Galaxy S2 did it perfectly on some units.. I'll just have to be ultra picky with my purchase

 

[junta_mpb]

Ive attached a sceenshot of the gray image for you to check out. I hope it will help you make a decision.

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[EarlZ]

Ive attached a sceenshot of the gray image for you to check out. I hope it will help you make a decision.

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A screenshot wont help its basically resending me the file, If you can take a steady shot photo in a dark room, that should give me a glimps of what you see.

 

[junta_mpb]

I'm too lazy to bring out the dslr now, but maybe tomorrow

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