Android ICS vs Jelly Bean?

[Compman55]

On tablets that are approx 1 yr old, how can you update to jelleybean? Reason being is I would like to buy the Acer A200 from a friend, but have no clue how to obtain jelley bean. My friend say I have to wait for acer to release it. If they release it......

I know this is a dumb question but I am new to tablets.

 

[vshah]

Check the xda-developers forum for the particular device. there will often be ROMs available that are more current than the manufacturers latest.

note that in some cases there will be bugs/lost features as a trade off for having the latest android version.

 

[s44]

Acer will never update it officially. There are a number of custom JB ROMs which are pretty feature-complete, but they take some technical knowledge/patience to install.

Btw, the A200 is Tegra2, so it's really first-gen compared to Tegra3 models like the TF300 that you can get for ~$240 refurb.

 

[Bateluer]

On tablets that are approx 1 yr old, how can you update to jelleybean? Reason being is I would like to buy the Acer A200 from a friend, but have no clue how to obtain jelley bean. My friend say I have to wait for acer to release it. If they release it......

I know this is a dumb question but I am new to tablets.

Don't buy the Acer A200. There are better devices available today.

But, to answer your question, you have to wait for the manufacturer and/or carrier(if there's mobile data) to release the update. If you want to keep your warranty intact and remain official, thats how you do it. As I understand it, Acer has cut support for the A200 as well, so it'll never see an official JB update. Results may vary with rooting and custom roms.

You can pick up a Nexus 10 for 399, which will always be running the very latest Android versions for a good while. There's also the Asus TF300, which is Tegra 3 based but can be found for close to 300 in places. The new Sony Xperia tablet is also quite nice, though more pricey.

 

[Compman55]

How would the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N8013 compare to the ones mentioned above?

 

[Roland00Address]

How would the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N8013 compare to the ones mentioned above?

It is between the TF300 and the Nexus

It is a little bit faster than the TF300
It has the stylus pen
It is smaller (which I see as a plus), yet still much bigger than a phone
It has all the samsung software which most people see as a plus

It is no Nexus 10 which is better than the Galaxy unless you need the stylus pen