[Feedback] Jolla Tablet Hardware Specs: What we liked and disliked

answered 2014-11-19 21:58:30 +0300

Dorian
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updated 2014-11-26 23:37:50 +0300

Congrats Jolla, you're proposing a quite sexy tablet ! Specs are largely sufficient. For the future, I think you should target a better battery life than other actors of the market. We don't really care about benchmarking, we need an efficient software. To spare our batteries.

For this tablet : You wanna be unlike ?! Add DockPort to this tablet ! There's no royalties, the chip costs 2.5€ max (Farnell), and you would release the first tablet allowing real convergence between computer and phone (oh yeah ubuntu talks about that for years) Then sell us a dock allowing to connect display, ethernet, USB, audio.

DockPort - anandtech

Many people don't want to have Laptop+tablet+phone, let us merge tablet and laptop.

(I'm not sure about this but dockport may be compatible with displayport to VGA/HDMI adapters, and we would have our A/Vout on-the-go)

answered 2014-11-19 14:53:17 +0300

damourti
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How about convertible USB3.1 connector to be modern and unlike? (micro USB adapter could be a gadget included in the box)

answered 2014-11-19 12:33:46 +0300

anandrkris
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http://twitter.com/anandr...

Does it have Infrared? I use my Samsung Tab as an universal remote control. Not sure, if it would work on Jolla tab.

answered 2014-11-19 12:49:21 +0300

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updated 2014-11-19 14:31:15 +0300

eric
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https://twitter.com/erkki...

like :

everything

dislike

not in Australia :P

no GPU listed so far

answered 2014-11-19 14:27:55 +0300

mikelima
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updated 2014-11-19 19:53:23 +0300

Like:

• Sailfish OS
• WiFi only
• Price/performance (Good hardware for the price)

Dislike:

• Closed graphics driver (presumably)
• 4:3 format (would prefer 16:10)
• Battery capacity (It worries me it could not be enough)

answered 2014-11-19 21:57:00 +0300

Fuzzillogic
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Like:

NO mobile data. Besides not needing mobile data on tablet (why would have them telco's leech even more on you than they already do? Use bluetooth tethering to your mobile, and you're done), I though of another compelling reason NOT to want 3G/4G: the extremely closed modem drivers. The reason we can't get full flash images for our Jolla - and why we (at least I) haven't seen Android images, is that you'll need those d4mned binary blobs from Qualcomm, which Jolla isn't allowed to distribute. Those blobs are also the reason we're stuck with the ancient 3.4 kernel and need libhybris.

Intel, otoh, is much more open and Linux minded. Hopefully we'll get to see Intel HD for graphics. Then I reckon this tablet might even run on pure open source. That means up-to-date kernel, all the freedom to install other OSsen (heh, even Windows), etc.

And dislike: no OLED. It would be more expensive I guess, but I wouldn't mind paying for a more premium device.

answered 2014-11-19 13:07:56 +0300

Steffn
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Likey:

• Sailfish OS
• Price
• Design
• Pretty much everything else than the few things I think could be slightly improved (not really a must)

Dislikey:

• Amount of RAM (would suggest to increase it to 4GB)
• Battery (not sure if it would make much of a difference due to Sailfish OS, but preferably some more Ah)
• Preferably some bluetooth connection or docking/keyboard situation

Don't really care about, but just if it would be possible, I would also prefer:

• Flash for the rear camera (maybe improved camera module or external camera module would be fun?)

answered 2014-11-19 14:38:57 +0300

fravaccaro
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http://www.jollacommunity...

I do like it! I'd like to see USB OTG on this tablet (although a full-size USB port would be great) and some docking contacts (for external accessories).

answered 2014-11-19 12:37:53 +0300

MoritzJT
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I wonder why no GPU is listed and how we're supposed to live without a Gyro. Can't be that much more... Without it gaming is very limited.

answered 2014-11-19 12:58:57 +0300

bertjefred
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Like: - Pretty much all of it. Wifi is enough I can always use my phone's connection, when on the road - Specs don't tell me much and I believe in Jolla's capability to make the device fast enough for use and multimedia

Dislike/needed: - Some word on audio performance would be nice. Sound was not the best thing about the phone. And it will become way more important on a tablet. But no word has been mentioned about it. Which does not boost confidence. - Connectivity to do desktop-like stuff on it. (e.g. bluetooth, docking etc.)

A lot will depend on the software. I would like a lot of integration between the phone and the tablet.