Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 – Faulty

Model SM-T700, 16GB Wifi only

A rash purchase off trademe where I thought I was getting a bargain – turned out not to be as this Galaxy had a fault. The screen will flicker occasionally and the system then just reboots itself. It can work fine for a while and the battery seems to be good but then it will just go into reboot mode. I’ve tried a number of things suggested, like wiping caches and such like – I even tried installing the latest version of Android (Marshmallow), hoping it was something to do with the Samsung software or apps but that didn’t fix it I’m afraid. So this tablet is running a bog standard version of version 6.

It appears I’m not alone with the issue and this forum suggest a fix which involves resoldering some of the battery connections which people report to have resolved the issue: http://www.galaxytabforums.net/forum/126-galaxy-tab-s-8-4-10-5-general-discussion/10655-galaxy-s-tablet-keeps-rebooting-flickering.html (they may be on to something as the issue doesn’t seem to happen when its plugged in)

The repairs are a bit beyond me, but maybe not beyond you or you are willing to pay for someone to fix it.

When it’s running properly the tablet is really good – fast, smooth and the screen is fantastic – so if you can fix it, or are willing to live with the rebooting then it could be a bargain for you.

Comes with box and charger.