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Dave recommended a device to keep your Note 3 charged: “OK, you guys love your TYLT Charging cases for your iPhones, but they don’t yet make one for my Galaxy Note 3. But … I found one from a company called OutEDGEPower that was very affordable and I got it the day before we left for Berlin and have been using it everyday since! Finally my Note 3 is lasting all day and well into the night. Check ’em out at www.OutEDGEPower.com”
Jeremy in Tyler, Texas, listening on KTBB asked: “I have an iPad 2 and I’m looking to upgrade to an Android tablet and I’m interest in a Samsung tablet. There are so many different versions but which is the most comparable to the iPad as far as functionality.”
Jeremy, Short answer? They all are comparable. The iPad Mini is an 8.9” tablet and the iPad Air is a 9.7” tablet. They both run the same processor and software, the only difference is how much memory they come with. And that’s important, because iPads cannot be upgraded. The amount of memory you buy at the start is the most you can have.
Samsung has two tablet models, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4”, which is slightly smaller than an iPad Mini, and the Galaxy Tab S 10.5”, which is slightly larger than the iPad Air. They come with 16GB of memory, and are priced exactly the same as the 16GB model of the similar-sized iPad.
The major difference is this. iPads charge you up front for extra memory, and then that’s all the memory you can have. Samsung gives you a flat 16GB of memory, but their tablets have expansion slots that accept SDHC memory cards, giving you a more cost effective way to upgrade memory.
Of course, there’s the entire iOS vs. Android debate, but we’re assuming that if you have already decided to buy an Android tablet then the matter is settled for you. So your choice is really simple. You’ll buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab S, in either 8.4” or 10.5” sizes, and the only choice to make is the color. See? Simple.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
Guest Segment:
Julio Gustavo Gonzalez, Store Leader – Microsoft
mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.
Les in Purvis, Michigan asked: “I would like to know why if I buy a phone like Straight Talk at my local walmart, 18 miles and I get out here in the country where I live and the phone won’t work. My friend can buy the same phone from the same company from 200 miles away and it still works when they come here.”
Les, It may actually not be the same phone, many phones have the same name, the same exterior, but different radio components.
You may have bought two phones that look the same, but your friends phone might be able to access frequencies yours can’t. You can check to see if that’s the case by comparing model numbers, there’s usually a slight difference when phones have slightly different components.
If that’s not the case, you may just have a defective phone, if it’s under warranty, it may be smart to try to get a replacement, worst case scenario it doesn’t fix your problems, but it might.
Where the phone was purchased shouldn’t change things too much, especially within such a small area, but you never know what exact sub-models they happened to have in stock at each place when each of you bought your phone.
For more information, tune in to Hour 3 of our podcast.
This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Hydreon:Fake TV – Burglary Deterrent Device
iolo: Copies of System Mechanic – Tune-up your PC to increase performance and reliability.
Tylt: ALIN Screen Protectors for the iPad Air
“Into Tomorrow”: Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloths with Dave’s cartoon on them, for all your smartphones, tablets, TVs, camera lenses and computer screens!