Hello,
I would appreciate if you could share your insight and experience on
different device models and things to have in mind (i.e costs, battery
life, memory, reliability, screen performance in high sunlight, and so on).
Thank you
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Hi,
We're going to be using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with our upcoming
data collection activities. More information is available here:
http://wiki.magdaaproject.org/hardware:galaxy
From our perspective, the positives are:
We made the conscious decision to get both a screen protector and case
in an effort to protect the devices when they're used outside.
Some of the negatives we've noticed so far are:
The screen brightness issue is the only real concern we have with the
tablets so far. I may have more feedback on the device after our first
trial later this month.
Hope this helps.
-Corey
Also -- If you are capturing audio/video/images, you should test how the
apps supplied by the vendor handle the interactions with ODK Collect.
I've noticed that the newer Samsung and ASUS tablets ship with somewhat
broken built-in apps for audio recording and image capture (you can't
record and choose to use that recording in one step; you have to record
audio or image, then return to collect, then choose that audio or video
clip). The work-around is to budget money to install a working replacement
app from Google Play.
e.g., for audio, I have found that RecForge supports the expected
interactions.
I don't think that should sway the hardware selection, but it does create a
small add-on cost that you should budget for.
Mitch
Hi,
We're going to be using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with our upcoming
data collection activities. More information is available here:http://wiki.magdaaproject.org/hardware:galaxy
From our perspective, the positives are:
- relatively inexpensive tablet
- the form factor is a good compromise between screen size and weight
of the device- it has inbuilt GPS
- we can install CyanogenMod 9.1 on it, which makes development of our
custom software easier- they're a readily available device from the universities standard
suppliers- around 4GB of external storage will be plenty for our needs in the
short term, and this is expandable using a MicroSD card- accesseroies such as a screen protector and case are readily
available from the universities standard suppliers.We made the conscious decision to get both a screen protector and case
in an effort to protect the devices when they're used outside.Some of the negatives we've noticed so far are:
- the screen isn't very bright, especially when a screen protector is used
- we anticipate that this will cause us some issues with glare, but
we're experimenting with shading the device- to compensate for the glare and screen brightness we turn the screen
brightness slider all the way up, which is likely to have extra drain
on the batteryThe screen brightness issue is the only real concern we have with the
tablets so far. I may have more feedback on the device after our first
trial later this month.Hope this helps.
-Corey
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Hello,
I would appreciate if you could share your insight and experience on
different device models and things to have in mind (i.e costs, battery
life,
memory, reliability, screen performance in high sunlight, and so on).Thank you
--
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Consultant, lecturer and author
+34 671700686
skype: sarnalich
...
www.arnalich.com
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