Android Tablet 9.7 High Res Retina screen - 150 delivered

CollyFlower · 27-03-2019 10:09pm

glasso wrote: »

Yes that weird wooden box that it comes in was broken also on the I've that I got. Poor design. The whole thing was bubble wrapped outside that in any case.

Mine was also bubble wrapped, and the box wasn't sealed with 'clingfilm'.. .. Can't get it to accept my SIM, Think I got a refurbished unit, I did a a factory reset and it still says "no sim".. Anyone else get their Sim to work in it?... Also, no earphones.

Cocoon · 27-03-2019 11:01pm

CollyFlower wrote: »

Mine was also bubble wrapped, and the box wasn't sealed with 'clingfilm'.. .. Can't get it to accept my SIM, Think I got a refurbished unit, I did a a factory reset and it still says "no sim".. Anyone else get their Sim to work in it?

I tried a three Sim in it yesterday, same thing "no sim". Tried both slots, maybe not compatible with Irish cellular bands? I've no intention of using 4g in it anyway, happy enough using wifi or tethering from my phone.

27-03-2019 11:38pm

haven't tried a sim card as have no need to (and don't have tablet now as it's with a family member)- weird that it wouldn't work though.

can't remember if there was plastic on outside of box on mine - don't think that there was actually. don't think that it would be a refurb as this tablet is not long out at all and geekbuying is a kosher site from my experience.

says that it supports all these bands

GSM:800/900/1800/1900MHz
WCDMA:B1 B2 B5 B8
FDD LTE:B1 B3 B7
TDD LTE:B38 B39 B40 B41
4G:TDD LTE,FDD LTE
3G:HSPA+,HSDPA 21M,HSUPA 5.76M,GPRS class12/EDGE
2G:GPRS class 12 /EDGE

SOPHIE THE DOG · 29-03-2019 3:34pm

Cocoon wrote: »

I tried a three Sim in it yesterday, same thing "no sim". Tried both slots, maybe not compatible with Irish cellular bands? I've no intention of using 4g in it anyway, happy enough using wifi or tethering from my phone.

Has anyone got an Irish SIM card to work in this device?

Kalyke · 29-03-2019 6:49pm

I just tried to buy one. At the second last step the price increased to €174? Is this VAT?

PCDub · 29-03-2019 6:53pm

Didnt chose Germany by any chance? Spain is cheaper and use code GKBMEGA08.

Kalyke · 29-03-2019 7:50pm

PCDub wrote: »

Didnt chose Germany by any chance? Spain is cheaper and use code GKBMEGA08.

Used Spain and code. The price just jumped up to 174. Tried Live Chat for an explanation but it did not work at that time.

CollyFlower · 29-03-2019 8:29pm

I'll sell mine for 150, if anyone is interested.

Pawwed Rig · 29-03-2019 8:32pm

CollyFlower wrote: »

I'll sell mine for 150, if anyone is interested.

Is it not worth it or were you looking for the sim option?

CollyFlower · 29-03-2019 8:47pm

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Is it not worth it or were you looking for the sim option?

Yeah, the reason I bought it was because it had SIM slots.

30-03-2019 2:44pm

CollyFlower wrote: »

Yeah, the reason I bought it was because it had SIM slots.

just a query why would you want the expense of a second sim card plan / prepay in Ireland when you can share a connection from your phone?

CollyFlower · 01-04-2019 12:18am

glasso wrote: »

just a query why would you want the expense of a second sim card plan / prepay in Ireland when you can share a connection from your phone?

I wouldn't get a second SIM, I don't use my personal phone for calls or texts I only use it for data, I use my work phone for calls/texts.

01-04-2019 11:08am

well it's weird that it doesn't pick up the sim - if you wish to return it as that doesn't work you could.

most people won't be using that feature but it is an advertised feature of the device.

Kalyke · 02-04-2019 8:27am

I ordered this and received confirmation of the order on Saturday. Since then I have heard nothing. Should I be worried?

02-04-2019 12:57pm

Kalyke wrote: »

I ordered this and received confirmation of the order on Saturday. Since then I have heard nothing. Should I be worried?

should be alright - you should get a tracking number email soon.

they don't seem to work over w/end in the European warehouses so not surprising.

upinsmoke · 02-04-2019 2:08pm

Think I'll go for the Samsung Tab A 10.1 over this I think

Cee-Jay-Cee · 02-04-2019 2:17pm

upinsmoke wrote: »

Think I'll go for the Samsung Tab A 10.1 over this I think

It hasn't been in stock for the last few days so you may have no other option.

02-04-2019 2:20pm

upinsmoke wrote: »

Think I'll go for the Samsung Tab A 10.1 over this I think

only 2gb ram (3gb is min these days really) and a cpu less than 1/2 the power of the x27 - not sure about that.

Ryath · 02-04-2019 2:29pm

glasso wrote: »

2gb ram and a puny cpu - not sure about that.

It's fairly old alright. I'd spend the extra €50 and get the Tab A 10.5 over it. Added bonus that it can use the Tab S4 keyboard case.

https://www.komplett.ie/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-10-5-wifi-2018-zwart/80051745/product?channable=e38727.ODAwNTE3NDU&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIzlBRDzARIsABgXqV8DqhSD5WUtT_khRv-tkr5bhaNuzGM1JMmWIuFbC3OIo1bVPwBXEpoaAu46EALw_wcB

Kalyke · 02-04-2019 2:51pm

glasso wrote: »

should be alright - you should get a tracking number email soon.

they don't seem to work over w/end in the European warehouses so not surprising.

Got a tracking number email....

02-04-2019 3:30pm

Ryath wrote: »

It's fairly old alright. I'd spend the extra €50 and get the Tab A 10.5 over it. Added bonus that it can use the Tab S4 keyboard case.

https://www.komplett.ie/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-10-5-wifi-2018-zwart/80051745/product?channable=e38727.ODAwNTE3NDU&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIzlBRDzARIsABgXqV8DqhSD5WUtT_khRv-tkr5bhaNuzGM1JMmWIuFbC3OIo1bVPwBXEpoaAu46EALw_wcB

It's an extra 100 euro?

Ryath · 02-04-2019 3:41pm

6541 wrote: »

It's an extra 100 euro?

Don't see the Tab A 10.1 anywhere that cheap.

https://www.komplett.ie/samsung-galaxy-tab-a-10-1-2016-32-gb-zwart/80050486/product?channable=e38727.ODAwNTA0ODY&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIzlBRDzARIsABgXqV_CW6tSFp2ACi3U-e-VR3DuIOot5wLLTQL1_kBMUNc3T4enPA-AsEQaAg1DEALw_wcB

PCDub · 02-04-2019 5:05pm

Still waiting on mine, hasn't moved from Germany in a week according to tracking.

02-04-2019 5:12pm

PCDub wrote: »

Still waiting on mine, hasn't moved from Germany in a week according to tracking.

that's strange. maybe follow up with the courier.

Frank11 · 02-04-2019 6:04pm

Anyone find a case for this yet?

Mistmyr · 03-04-2019 12:00am

Still waiting here also. In Germany since friday.

Anyone find a case for this yet?

Seen a couple of generic ones but nothing specific yet........

PCDub · 08-04-2019 2:47pm

Well mine is officially lost. Dhl handed it off to An Post who then delivered it to god knows where and in typical an post fashion its a black hole with no means of contact.. Will contact Geekbuying and then try get refund through paypal.

Mistmyr · 08-04-2019 6:17pm

An Post delivered mine today.

Looked like someone sat on the box but the tablet was fine inside.

Very nice for the money. Screen is great and its very fast and responsive.

Maybe a little overkill for eBook reading but it handles big PDF manuals and magazines with ease.

Only had it a day but no issues yet

Misty

SOPHIE THE DOG · 08-04-2019 9:05pm

Does SIM Card work in it?

09-04-2019 7:17pm

PCDub wrote: »

Well mine is officially lost. Dhl handed it off to An Post who then delivered it to god knows where and in typical an post fashion its a black hole with no means of contact.. Will contact Geekbuying and then try get refund through paypal.

that's strange and unfortunate.

what warehouse did you order through? the Poland one where I ordered from originally had dpd direct-to-door.

09-04-2019 7:19pm

SOPHIE THE DOG wrote: »

Does SIM Card work in it?

I tried with the one that I purchased for a family member and it didn't pick up the sim card.

so that's 3 reports of the sim functionality not working. I wonder if it's disabled or something.

PCDub · 09-04-2019 10:13pm

glasso wrote: »

that's strange and unfortunate.

what warehouse did you order through? the Poland one where I ordered from originally had dpd direct-to-door.

Poland warehouse was out of stock so ordered from Spain. Have ordered from Poland before and no problems. Have emailed An Post and dhl, dhl responded with a not our problem reply and typically An Post are silent. Have opened a paypal claim.

10-04-2019 11:52am

PCDub wrote: »

Poland warehouse was out of stock so ordered from Spain. Have ordered from Poland before and no problems. Have emailed An Post and dhl, dhl responded with a not our problem reply and typically An Post are silent. Have opened a paypal claim.

Maybe someone in an post fancied a new tablet!

Mistmyr · 10-04-2019 7:42pm

Does SIM Card work in it?

Eir sim nope and will try a lycamobile once im home...

Misty

Kalyke · 10-04-2019 8:23pm

SIM not working for me either... Found the below in a techtablets review.

Just when you thought the Chinese 9.7-inch retina tablets where all but gone and dead. Voyo is back with one and this is still a decent screen, the 9.7″ 4:3 ratio 1536 x 2048 “retina” screen. It looks to be fully laminated with 2.5D glass in a thin 8.5mm shell. The tablet is called the Voyo i8 and is powered by now all too common Chinese tablet/mobile chipset the Helio X27. So it will make calls, dual SIM 4G but it doesn’t have all the common EU bands like band 20 which isn’t great but it has at least band 1, 7 and 3 LTE which many EU countries use.

10-04-2019 8:50pm

Kalyke wrote: »

SIM not working for me either... Found the below in a techtablets review.

Just when you thought the Chinese 9.7-inch retina tablets where all but gone and dead. Voyo is back with one and this is still a decent screen, the 9.7″ 4:3 ratio 1536 x 2048 “retina” screen. It looks to be fully laminated with 2.5D glass in a thin 8.5mm shell. The tablet is called the Voyo i8 and is powered by now all too common Chinese tablet/mobile chipset the Helio X27. So it will make calls, dual SIM 4G but it doesn’t have all the common EU bands like band 20 which isn’t great but it has at least band 1, 7 and 3 LTE which many EU countries use.

that's not a review tho - he never had a tablet to review.

even then should connect on 3g or even 2g. not picking up sims at all.

Kalyke · 10-04-2019 9:17pm

I have emailed Geekbuying tech support.

10-04-2019 10:44pm

Kalyke wrote: »

I have emailed Geekbuying tech support.

they will ask you for a video showing the problem lol like all Chinese suppliers.

Kalyke · 11-04-2019 11:22am

glasso wrote: »

they will ask you for a video showing the problem lol like all Chinese suppliers.

:D

Dear

,
We apologize for the issue you have experienced with the item you ordered.

Please share some relevant pictures and/or a video of your problem about the status of the device when inserting the SIM card.

Our After-sales team will look into the problem you are facing and get back to you with a solution ASAP.

Best regards,

Customer Service Dept.

Geekbuying

Kalyke · 16-04-2019 10:01am

Frank11 wrote: »

Anyone find a case for this yet?

I got this one for it. Does the job!!
https://www.harveynorman.ie/computing/tablet-accessories-en/port-muskoka-universal-10in-tablet-case-black.html

PCDub · 24-04-2019 12:18pm

Got refunded for lost tablet and reordered from Poland warehouse which turned up yesterday. Overall a decent tab, fast enough for browsing and media. Screen could be a little brighter but good enough. SIM cards not working like all the others.

Doodlebug · 25-04-2019 9:49pm

Picked it up after dithering about since originally posted. :rolleyes:

Used code: PICODIAU

Sub Total: EUR 168.98
Shipping Cost: EUR 15.87
Grand Total: EUR 176.40

Shipping from Poland, very fast progress according to the tracking email.
Will get here in 3 days by the looks of it.

Phibsboro · 25-04-2019 10:19pm

Doodlebug wrote: »

Picked it up after dithering about since originally posted. :rolleyes:

Used code: PICODIAU

Sub Total: EUR 168.98
Shipping Cost: EUR 15.87
Grand Total: EUR 176.40

Shipping from Poland, very fast progress according to the tracking email.
Will get here in 3 days by the looks of it.

Just worth noting that that code is actually increasing the price, from 160 to 169. Having said that, I only see DPD shipping, for 1.90, so not sure if we are talking about the same thing at this stage of the thread. Just going to the link in the OP, the total price shipped is 161.99.

Doodlebug · 26-04-2019 10:35am

Good spot - yeah, it's the same product, but the browser redirected to the US site then back to EU - don't know if that affected the process?

Although as it turns out, the expedited shipping is what I needed anyway, so all's well that ends well. :pac:

26-04-2019 7:47pm

PCDub wrote: »

Got refunded for lost tablet and reordered from Poland warehouse which turned up yesterday. Overall a decent tab, fast enough for browsing and media. Screen could be a little brighter but good enough. SIM cards not working like all the others.

yes it's a solid enough tablet with decent ram and storage space.

the screen isn't as good as the specs suggested initially but it's still decent. I don't think that the screen is fully laminated as was thought originally and I find the colours a bit saturated even with messing with the settings.

cpu power is enough for most.

battery life is reasonable at 7 hours or so.

for 150 euro it's pretty good compared to what you get in a B&M shop in Ireland tho

still no sign of dedicated tablet cases which is a bit strange.

FrankGrimes · 26-04-2019 7:59pm

glasso wrote: »

yes it's a solid enough tablet with decent ram and storage space.

the screen isn't as good as the specs suggested initially but it's still decent. I don't think that the screen is fully laminated as was thought originally and I find the colours a bit saturated even with messing with the settings.

cpu power is enough for most.

battery life is reasonable at 7 hours or so.

for 150 euro it's pretty good compared to what you get in a B&M shop in Ireland tho

still no sign of dedicated tablet cases which is a bit strange.

Interested in this but want a good screen and strong cpu and RAM for running home automation user interface. What would be next tier up in 250-300 bracket?

PCDub · 26-04-2019 9:35pm

glasso wrote: »

yes it's a solid enough tablet with decent ram and storage space.

the screen isn't as good as the specs suggested initially but it's still decent. I don't think that the screen is fully laminated as was thought originally and I find the colours a bit saturated even with messing with the settings.

cpu power is enough for most.

battery life is reasonable at 7 hours or so.

for 150 euro it's pretty good compared to what you get in a B&M shop in Ireland tho

still no sign of dedicated tablet cases which is a bit strange.

Defo an air gapped screen and a fairly big gap at that. For in door use it’s bright enough even though you end up pushing brightness to 80%+. Good enough for the money and if we can get SIM cards working it’ll be a steal.

26-04-2019 11:32pm

PCDub wrote: »

Defo an air gapped screen and a fairly big gap at that. For in door use it’s bright enough even though you end up pushing brightness to 80%+. Good enough for the money and if we can get SIM cards working it’ll be a steal.

well even the current apple ipad base model isn't fully laminated either!

and as you said it's fine for indoor use.

still surprised the techtablets guy got it wrong (said that it appeared fully laminated) - then again he didn't have one in hand.

still have no idea why sim cards are not detected. seems to be working from reviews on sites of other purchasers.
most people won't have a use for it (wifi or share data from phone) but still...
unless it's location blocked but see no reason why it should be....

Tilikum17 · 27-04-2019 5:24pm

Could you use Microsoft office on this tablet?

27-04-2019 6:34pm

Tilikum17 wrote: »

Could you use Microsoft office on this tablet?

yes. but the android apps are cut-down versions of the full windows applications

https://www.howtogeek.com/334597/whats-the-difference-between-microsoft-offices-desktop-web-and-mobile-apps/

Android Tablet 9.7 High Res Retina screen - 150 delivered

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