Is this normal behavior for a new Galaxy Tab?

NNolan · 04-28-2011, 07:06 PM

I just got a wifi GT this afternoon, and plugged it in about 4 hours ago to charge. When I checked it a few minutes ago the battery indicator on the screen says 100%, but swiping/touching the screen does absolutely nothing except freeze the GT.

wodin · 04-28-2011, 07:49 PM

Mine is a 3G model on Verizon (i800), and it does not do that. I've had it turn itself off/reboot a couple of times, but it's never frozen or failed to start.

NNolan · 04-28-2011, 08:07 PM

If it's still acting like this after a full night's charge I'm returning it this weekend. I'm starting to rethink that Samsung Fascinate smartphone I was looking at yesterday, too.

wodin · 04-28-2011, 08:28 PM

That's a shame, I have no regrets about my SGT.

NNolan · 04-29-2011, 06:14 AM

An all-night charge seems to make a difference. Too bad I have to go to work now and I don't have time to play with it.

And now that it works I'm back to my Fascinate vs. iPhone 4 dilemma.

kennyc · 04-29-2011, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NNolan

An all-night charge seems to make a difference. Too bad I have to go to work now and I don't have time to play with it.

And now that it works I'm back to my Fascinate vs. iPhone 4 dilemma.

Ah! Good to hear. Keep us posted. Take it with you and sneak a swipe now and then!

I much prefer my DroidX (even with it's ring-tone problems) to my iPhone 3

madsquabbles · 04-29-2011, 08:23 AM

i'd suggest returning the wifi galaxy tab. buy a used 3g one, the specs are different. the 3g has the hummingbird processor and a far more powerful gpu. they changed the hardware on the wifi version.

04-28-2011, 07:06 PM	#1
NNolan Compulsive Gadget Geek Posts: 395 Karma: 4219324 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Almost Canada Device: One of each, and two in some cases	Is this normal behavior for a new Galaxy Tab? I just got a wifi GT this afternoon, and plugged it in about 4 hours ago to charge. When I checked it a few minutes ago the battery indicator on the screen says 100%, but swiping/touching the screen does absolutely nothing except freeze the GT.

04-29-2011, 06:14 AM	#5
NNolan Compulsive Gadget Geek Posts: 395 Karma: 4219324 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Almost Canada Device: One of each, and two in some cases	An all-night charge seems to make a difference. Too bad I have to go to work now and I don't have time to play with it. And now that it works I'm back to my Fascinate vs. iPhone 4 dilemma. Last edited by NNolan; 04-29-2011 at 06:17 AM.

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04-28-2011, 07:49 PM	#2
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	Mine is a 3G model on Verizon (i800), and it does not do that. I've had it turn itself off/reboot a couple of times, but it's never frozen or failed to start.

04-28-2011, 08:07 PM	#3
NNolan Compulsive Gadget Geek Posts: 395 Karma: 4219324 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Almost Canada Device: One of each, and two in some cases	If it's still acting like this after a full night's charge I'm returning it this weekend. I'm starting to rethink that Samsung Fascinate smartphone I was looking at yesterday, too.

04-28-2011, 08:28 PM	#4
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	That's a shame, I have no regrets about my SGT.

04-29-2011, 08:23 AM	#7
madsquabbles Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 8698 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: samsung 8.9, galaxy note 10.1, galaxy note 2, nook hd+, ipad	i'd suggest returning the wifi galaxy tab. buy a used 3g one, the specs are different. the 3g has the hummingbird processor and a far more powerful gpu. they changed the hardware on the wifi version.

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