Graham Smith Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm going to be experimenting around with a new ballistics program for long range shooting. My current program is on an old iPod Touch and it's firmware is so out of date that it can't be updated anymore. The new software is only available for Android at this time and I was hoping to find something about the same size as the old iPod, but the only things I can find like that are smartphones - way too expensive. Anyone have any experience with a non-phone Android device with a 4.5 to 6 inch screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3guns Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've used an "Archos" in the past. Its a small Android tablet. I'm not sure what they are making now but I used one about 3 years ago that had a 7" screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 I did find a new 7" Asus Memo Pad for $80 that will work for an experiment, but it's larger than I really wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 7" is about as small as it gets and still be usable. I've a google nexus 7 that looks like it supports practiscore pretty well, lasts all day, and is readable outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 A 7" tablet is convenient for working on, but it's uncomfortably large to use in the field. I'll just have to experiment around and see what's going to work best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 http://www.aliexpress.com/has a lot of android devices in any price ranges (including under $50). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) A 7" tablet is convenient for working on, but it's uncomfortably large to use in the field. I'll just have to experiment around and see what's going to work best for me. That's matter of perception then, I guess. I find mine fits nicely in my hand and the screen controls are easily discerned. You have to be really careful of super-cheap tablets. Some of those are dual-layer screens (the exact term is resistive touchscreen) that work by physically mashing on the surface and they actually give underneath your finger. They look sort of okay indoors, but milk over completely white or grey outside such that they are completely unusable. Also they typically have substandard battery life that make not make it through the morning, much less a whole day. Edited April 7, 2015 by wgnoyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 Too big as in something that's going in a pack along with a lot of other stuff with me into the field for long range shooting. This tablet seems quite well made with an Intel Atom processor. Battery life is reported, in reviews, as 11hr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron169 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 What about a used phone on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euxx Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Don't even need to buy a used phone... There are several good manufacturers, including Lenovo and Asus that are making cheap phones for under $100. Just confirm that model has a capacitive screen and a battery 2000mAh or so. With airplane mode on it will live for several days of a decent use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Too big as in something that's going in a pack along with a lot of other stuff with me into the field for long range shooting. This tablet seems quite well made with an Intel Atom processor. Battery life is reported, in reviews, as 11hr. Actually the Asus is pretty much the google nexus 7, or vice versa. The nexus 7 is built by asus. If you scored one for $80, that's excellent. Where, and can you get them in quantity? Can't run airplane mode on a device unless you don't care about syncing to a master during conduct of the match, which is a bad practice. But good info about the battery rating. Edited April 8, 2015 by wgnoyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Well, as I said, this isn't for Practiscore, it's strictly for doing long range ballistics. As to where to get them, there are two models. The older version has a lower resolution and is cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MeMO-ME170CX-A1-BK-7-Inch-Tablet/dp/B00NNQDY74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Huh! If battery life is really as long as you experienced, that's excellent. Certainly don't need a retina display to score a match. Thanks! Edited April 8, 2015 by wgnoyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Battery life is based on what a couple reviews have said. I haven't had it that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaCleanCab Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 There is a company called blu they sell unlocked android phone cheap on Amazon. Some with really decent specs. My son got a really high end one for 130 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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