Buying new tablet, what works the best?

Otis · Jun 17, 2015

I bought an iPad mini 3 new from Best Buy, ($85 off) and it works perfectly.

YolevonALLin · Jun 17, 2015

I did EVERYTHING recommended to get my samung tab S 10.1 ready for lag free flight and I got horrible lag tonight with my tab S . I whiped it clean turned off all auto downloads turned off wifi, everything... but it was laggy and not good. Went back to my S6 and it was flawless at the same exact open space for two full batteries. My impression is that the tab s has all the speed needed to run the app, but it's not eeven close to my S6.. any ideas? Is it not good enough? I believe it's got comparable spec to the iPad air 2? Ugh

gppms · Jun 17, 2015

Kman said:
Only device rocking the A8X processor and 2 gigs of RAM. Also the only Apple device with the super nice anti-glare screen.

So? My ipad air 1 works perfect and my ipad mini 3 also works flawlessly.As for the anti glare screen you can install an anti glare screen film for 5 euros.

Chris Vedeler · Jun 17, 2015

rgarjr said:
Yes, only the cellular ones have GPS/GLONASS

I got an Acer Iconia Tab 8 from Costco for less than $150 that has both GPS and GLONASS with no cellular. Works great with the P3. I have to cache any maps from my wifi at home if I want to have detailed maps, but it isn't that big a deal.

Danilos2k · Jun 17, 2015

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PhantomFun · Jun 17, 2015

Hi all, can you please define the lag you're experiencing?

Is it the time lapse from when you wave your hand in front of the P3, and the movement of your hand shows on your tablet...?

I seem to recall my P2 having very little w/ the wifi, whereas my P3 shows more by comparison.

Mark

ranges · Jun 17, 2015

I have been reading the Air 2 with the new processor will play 4K files.

SectorLord · Jun 17, 2015

I am confused reading all of this...

Does I need Ipad with Cellular ? Is that needed only to load the map anywhere ? or because of the GPS / GlonASS?

Flight Sim only works with IOS ? Android does not have it ?

If I don't have the cellular option, only map caching offline will do ?

danjordrone · Jun 17, 2015

Wish i never got my s6 as a phone but using it with p3p is fine

Kevin H. · Jun 17, 2015

Oso said:
It is not a must have, but it is a nice to have. The cellular versions have gps, so that helps a lot with maps. Also dynamic home point plus other potential features need gps. WiFi only tablets also work very well, and maps can be cached in advance.

re: cellular. Does the tablet need to have the cellular phone enabled, or does Phantom only use the GPS and other hardware associated with the cellular without actually needing a phone service?

Claydoc911 · Jun 17, 2015

I have used iphone 6+, samsung S6 and Samsung tab s. 10.5

Tab s screen is the best u can get for day time use and very very good display.

Yes known android problems. But fixable.

bbfpv · Jun 17, 2015

SectorLord said:
I am confused reading all of this...

Does I need Ipad with Cellular ? Is that needed only to load the map anywhere ? or because of the GPS / GlonASS?
Doesn't need it because you can cache maps at home over wifi before flight, but if you want dynamic home point to work or to see yourself of the map, you'll need it because iPads w/o cellular don't have GPS.
Flight Sim only works with IOS ? Android does not have it ?
Yes, iOS only.
If I don't have the cellular option, only map caching offline will do ?
Yes.

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jlo · Jun 17, 2015

gppms said:
So? My ipad air 1 works perfect and my ipad mini 3 also works flawlessly.As for the anti glare screen you can install an anti glare screen film for 5 euros.

I have both and there is absolutely no comparison between a thick anti-glare shield on an Air 1 and the fused and coated anti-glare screen of the Air 2. None.

YolevonALLin · Jun 17, 2015

PhantomFun said:
Hi all, can you please define the lag you're experiencing?

Is it the time lapse from when you wave your hand in front of the P3, and the movement of your hand shows on your tablet...?

I seem to recall my P2 having very little w/ the wifi, whereas my P3 shows more by comparison.

Mark

The lag I experienced on my Samsung Tab S 10.1 was a constant partial second "freeze".. like a slow strobe light type feeling (obviously without the light flashing). My Samsung S6 was nearly flawless. On the Tab S I did a full reformat, turned off Wifi, etc. Could it be the OS? any other updates I should do to it? Or is it just not cut out for this unit?

30secs · Jun 17, 2015

Does the radar distance and orientation work with a tablet or only with cell because of compass?

jlo · Jun 17, 2015

30secs said:
Does the radar distance and orientation work with a tablet or only with cell because of compass?

It works fine with a WiFi only tablet. Distance calculation and orientation is from the bird to the recorded home point.

30secs · Jun 17, 2015

How does the app know your orientation?

jlo · Jun 17, 2015

30secs said:
How does the app know your orientation?

I suppose we may be talking about different things. I am saying orientation of the bird to the recorded home point. The map itself, is static.

30secs · Jun 17, 2015

Duplicate

30secs · Jun 17, 2015

There are a few things that happen when you fly using the app

You can see:
Bird location - bird GPS
Bird orientation - bird compass
Your location - device GPS
Your orientation - ???
Radar: Bird distance from you - bird and device GPS
Radar: your orientation and the bird in relation to you - bird and what???