Samsung Galaxy Tab A6 (2016), Running Android Lollipop 5.1.1 SUCKS. I need a new tablet.

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I've been using a Samsung Galaxy Tab A6 (2016), Running Android Lollipop 5.1.1 for about the last 9 months on maybe 12-15 trips. After about 1 to 2 hours of driving with it either plugged charging or not, using Gaia or not, mounted on my dash or resting on my seat, the recent apps screen with pop up and then flicker and jumps screens around and usually just kicks me back to the desktop. Someone at one time appeared to have made an App that would disable the feature, but i can't find any today that will prevent this from happening. I really like Gaia, but with this moody tablet, it makes it really frustrating navigating gravel roads in the Oregon Cascades.

I'd done with this tablet - I need to find something better. A 7-8" screen is all I want with a good GPS and WiFi with a SD card slot. I don't need cell service or anything else - just a dedicated tablet for the 4Runner. Price range would be under $200 as Its totally feasible it could get damaged on my adventures. Not that i don't care - but I know it could happen.

or unless you know a real fix for my Galaxy Tab A. 

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    rickb

    Still looking for advice.....

     

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    rickb

    I reluctantly bought a 8" Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) with Android 8.1.0 "Oreo" today from BestBuy only because they have a 15 day money back guarantee which i was shocked to hear. Web said this tablet is suppose to have Android 7.0 "Nougat", so I guess its even newer than whats advertised. I drove around with it today for 1 hour 20 mins with no glitching yet. More driving tomorrow.

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    Ran it for 9 hours straight and lots of miles and bumps and hills. No issues with the new Tab A with Android 8.1 . Got the 8" Tablet for $200 from Best Buy. Fits the 3rd gen 4runner great with the Ram X-mount.

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    Dabsalot

    I have the same Tab A (2017) tablet. And I have issues running Gaia on it. Numerous times I have missed routes I have made when the tablet failed to show the route. Sometimes if I zoomed in or out it would display. It takes forever to download map tiles, and I don’t know the progress, or what maps are downloaded. My iPhone 7 runs Gaia without a hitch. I bought the Tab A specifically for Gaia, but I can’t rely on it and usually end up using my phone. I’m hesitant to get another Android tablet, but iPads don’t have GPS receivers in their WiFi only models.

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