6-inch tablet? - Does one exist?

Dr. Drib · 01-28-2013, 09:56 AM

Let us pretend for a moment:

Let's say that I want a 'Kindle Fire type' (or 'Nook Tablet type') tablet reader with the same kind of screen as these units, but with a screen the size of a Kindle paperwhite or Kobo glo - in other words, a tablet with a 6-inch screen.

Does such a creature exist?

Don

HomeInMyShoes · 01-28-2013, 09:59 AM

According to BestBuy in Canada there are 5" and 7" options only.

Lots of great prices on the 7" varieties.

mbovenka · 01-28-2013, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Let us pretend for a moment:

Let's say that I want a 'Kindle Fire type' (or 'Nook Tablet type') tablet reader with the same kind of screen as these units, but with a screen the size of a Kindle paperwhite or Kobo glo - in other words, a tablet with a 6-inch screen.

Does such a creature exist?

Well, if you don't mind that it's also a phone: the Huawei Ascend Mate

Dr. Drib · 01-28-2013, 10:11 AM

Not looking for a phone at all, but thank you.

Don

PeterT · 01-28-2013, 10:35 AM

I found these but not sure on their availability outside the UK --> http://www.ergoelectronics.com/products/gotab

mbovenka · 01-28-2013, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Not looking for a phone at all, but thank you.

You don't need to actually put a SIM in it. Things like the Samsung Galaxy Note II and this thing are, in my opinion, tablets that happen to have a phone built in

Dr. Drib · 01-28-2013, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

I found these but not sure on their availability outside the UK --> http://www.ergoelectronics.com/products/gotab

The GoTab Hive Reader looks interesting. It's rather cheap, too.

I wonder if it would also accommodate the Kindle and nook app.

Interestingly, it's marketed as an ebook reader - which is exactly what I was thinking about. I wonder how good that screen is.

Does anyone have one?

Don

HomeInMyShoes · 01-28-2013, 10:43 AM

I wonder how the illegal to unlock your cellphone would affect using a cell device in a non-cell manner in the United States and probably soon to be Canada.

WillysJeepMan · 01-28-2013, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I wonder how the illegal to unlock your cellphone would affect using a cell device in a non-cell manner in the United States and probably soon to be Canada.

No impact at all. You don't need to unlock a phone in order to use it as a portable media device.

AnemicOak · 01-28-2013, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I wonder how good that screen is.

Seems kind of low on resolution (800 x 480, 155ppi).

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I wonder how the illegal to unlock your cellphone would affect using a cell device in a non-cell manner in the United States and probably soon to be Canada.

I don't see how it would affect it. I sometimes use my old Galaxy S as basically an Android iPod Touch with the cell stuff turned off and just WiFi turned on and didn't have to unlock the device to do that.

Sweetpea · 01-29-2013, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Let us pretend for a moment:

Let's say that I want a 'Kindle Fire type' (or 'Nook Tablet type') tablet reader with the same kind of screen as these units, but with a screen the size of a Kindle paperwhite or Kobo glo - in other words, a tablet with a 6-inch screen.

Does such a creature exist?

Don

The problem with most tablets is that they are 16:9 instead of 4:3.

ApK · 01-29-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

The problem with most tablets is that they are 16:9 instead of 4:3.

Many people don't see that as a problem.

lashley · 02-02-2013, 03:28 PM

Tablet with a 6 inch screen - texet

fjtorres · 02-02-2013, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

The GoTab Hive Reader looks interesting. It's rather cheap, too.

I wonder if it would also accommodate the Kindle and nook app.

Interestingly, it's marketed as an ebook reader - which is exactly what I was thinking about. I wonder how good that screen is.

Does anyone have one?

Don

Here's some Reviews: http://www.idealworld.tv/GoTAB_6_inc...ge_263639.aspx

ragnevi · 02-03-2013, 09:40 PM

Try to find Samsungs first edition of Galaxy Note. It has not a 16:9 screen, actually the resolution is a bit higher on the first version, (800 instead of 720). And you could probably find it pretty cheap on the second hand market.

01-28-2013, 09:56 AM	#1
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,332 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	6-inch tablet? - Does one exist? Let us pretend for a moment: Let's say that I want a 'Kindle Fire type' (or 'Nook Tablet type') tablet reader with the same kind of screen as these units, but with a screen the size of a Kindle paperwhite or Kobo glo - in other words, a tablet with a 6-inch screen. Does such a creature exist? Don

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01-28-2013, 09:59 AM	#2
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	According to BestBuy in Canada there are 5" and 7" options only. Lots of great prices on the 7" varieties.

01-28-2013, 10:11 AM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,332 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Not looking for a phone at all, but thank you. Don

01-28-2013, 10:35 AM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,296 Karma: 78876004 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I found these but not sure on their availability outside the UK --> http://www.ergoelectronics.com/products/gotab

01-28-2013, 10:43 AM	#8
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I wonder how the illegal to unlock your cellphone would affect using a cell device in a non-cell manner in the United States and probably soon to be Canada.

02-02-2013, 03:28 PM	#13
lashley Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: none	Tablet with a 6 inch screen - texet

02-03-2013, 09:40 PM	#15
ragnevi Member Posts: 22 Karma: 560680 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: pocketbook 622, iPad 3 and Galaxy Note 2	Try to find Samsungs first edition of Galaxy Note. It has not a 16:9 screen, actually the resolution is a bit higher on the first version, (800 instead of 720). And you could probably find it pretty cheap on the second hand market.

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