Tablets?

Mister Pink · Sep 20, 2018

Tomorrow will arrive a cheap phablet (phone-tablet) I got that looks like a Chinese, no-brand jobbie for about £70. I'm not expecting much. It's a quick fix as my current phone (Samsung J3-6 - 2016) doesn't give me a live feed for video, although I'm getting the telemetry. I created a topic on that in the Mavic 2 'Help' section.

It's got 2ghz and 2gb RAM. I'm using it for the sole purpose of my drone, however, all is not lost - I was also looking for a field monitor for my DSLR too, so it if fails with DJI 4 Go app I'm sure it's still good for my DSLR. I won't be using it for anything else. I'll report back for anyone on the market for a budget tablet - even as a cheap second one for traveling that you may not mind if it broke.

Elton Hammonds · Sep 21, 2018

GringoLoco said:
How does the screen look, brightness and overall quality? I'm still debating on an 8" for portability (might actually fit front pouch of the FMK bag) or a 10" for the view (I'm assuming it's quite better than an 8"). I've been holding off because I've been hemorrhaging cash lately but the prices on the Lenovos aren't bad.

I think drained all remaining blood from my wallet when I finally got into this M2P too.

I'm not sure how to compare it to others, but I know Amazon makes returns super easy.

MyMateDave · Sep 21, 2018

I have the Huawei M5 10" on its way to me as we speak, i will report back on what i find when i get it and am able to test it.

Dan

AvatarWings · Oct 2, 2018

FYI: I just flew my Mavic 2 Zoom yesterday with my wife's Samsung Tab A 8" and it worked great. There didn't seem to be any lag or any other problems.

jerkwagon · Oct 17, 2018

AvatarWings said:
FYI: I just flew my Mavic 2 Zoom yesterday with my wife's Samsung Tab A 8" and it worked great. There didn't seem to be any lag or any other problems.

I can not get live view to work. What did you do??

AvatarWings · Oct 18, 2018

There are two different versions of the Galaxy A 8". Do you have the latest (2017)? All I did was install the Go4 app, plugged it in and everything worked great.

jerkwagon · Oct 18, 2018

AvatarWings said:
There are two different versions of the Galaxy A 8". Do you have the latest (2017)? All I did was install the Go4 app, plugged it in and everything worked great.

that i can not confirm, it was a quad core with 1.5 gb of ram from bestbuy.. do you have a mavic 2?

AvatarWings · Oct 18, 2018

The latest version of the tablet also has USB-C and the old version has micro-USB. Hopefully that will help you identify which version you have. And yes, I have a Mavic 2 Zoom.

jerkwagon · Oct 18, 2018

AvatarWings said:
The latest version of the tablet also has USB-C and the old version has micro-USB. Hopefully that will help you identify which version you have. And yes, I have a Mavic 2 Zoom.

ok mine was not usb-c maybe when i get back from my trip i will enquire about that one. thanks for your valuable input!

mreloc · Oct 18, 2018

Will any of these 8” tablets fit in the stock controller? I know the iPad mini does

jerkwagon · Oct 19, 2018

mreloc said:
Will any of these 8” tablets fit in the stock controller? I know the iPad mini does

I have an auxiliary attachment, I think it was like$10 on https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Alloy-Foldable-Extender-Controller-Rotation/dp/B0723D6SW6
Amazon.com: DJI Mavic Pro Tablet Holder Ipad Mount Aluminum ..
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AvatarWings · Oct 19, 2018

mreloc said:
Will any of these 8” tablets fit in the stock controller? I know the iPad mini does

The only 8" tablet that I know of that fits in the controller is the iPad Mini. All the others I have tried are just a bit too long.

CanadaDrone · Oct 19, 2018

mreloc said:
Will any of these 8” tablets fit in the stock controller? I know the iPad mini does

The Lenovo Tab 4 Plus 8" fits according to multiple reports, you just need to use the USB-A port for cable management.

mreloc · Oct 19, 2018

CanadaDrone said:
The Lenovo Tab 4 Plus 8" fits according to multiple reports, you just need to use the USB-A port for cable management.

Hmm. The Lenovo is even slightly larger than the Samsung Galaxy A 8", so if that's true, they should both be able to fit

Kingram · Oct 21, 2018

Elton Hammonds said:
I think drained all remaining blood from my wallet when I finally got into this M2P too.

I'm not sure how to compare it to others, but I know Amazon makes returns super easy.

How is the Lenovo tablet working with your bird ? I have been thinking about picking one up on Black Friday .

Elton Hammonds · Oct 22, 2018

Kingram said:
How is the Lenovo tablet working with your bird ? I have been thinking about picking one up on Black Friday .

I love it and have had zero issues.

This model, with the 10 inch screen, 4gb of RAM and 64gb of storage was only marketed to Germany and Japan, but some have tricked across the pond.

I picked them up on Amazon after an eBay seller in Germany failed to follow thru with the sale.

AvatarWings · Oct 23, 2018

mreloc said:
Hmm. The Lenovo is even slightly larger than the Samsung Galaxy A 8", so if that's true, they should both be able to fit

I don't see any way of making it fit. When the arms of the controller are fully extended, the length of the tablet is still too long.

mreloc · Oct 23, 2018

AvatarWings said:
I don't see any way of making it fit. When the arms of the controller are fully extended, the length of the tablet is still too long.

Wow- I think you're right! Thanks for taking the trouble of posting those photos!