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Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by sandipc »

colkassad wrote: post #28
Cd00d wrote: post #19

Is this a Kindle killer? I have the original iPad (twas free!), which I've really loved, but the cost is significant compared to the newer 7" tablets. I use the 3g a ton, but suppose I could fix that with a personal cellular wifi solution. But, being a Kindle (e-ink) user since inception, I've always felt that if it were my dollars talking, I'd go with the Fire. I can't justify the cost of the iPad, but could with th…

If there were a "Trade your Kindle Fire" button on that page I would click it in a second. I like my Kindle Fire but it has issues. I'd kill for just a hardware volume control. It's hard to say without handling one, but my guess is to choose the Nexus over the Fire.

There's also this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com....

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by whiskers »

dagw wrote: post #69
MartinCron wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Google tablet is half the price of an iPad. If that's not competing on price, I don't know what is.

It's half the price, but also smaller and lower specced. So it's not going after the iPad head to head.

I actually think they are putting this up head to head by making people ask the question about whether they should bother spending the extra £200 on an iPad.

Tablets are very much a luxury item, no one really needs two of them.

Essentially they're after people who are on the fence by making it too attractive price-wise to pass up on.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by recoiledsnake »

keltex wrote: post #38
recoiledsnake wrote: post #17

Looks like even Google is afraid to directly take on the 800lb. gorilla that is the 10" iPad at the $500 price point. Xoom, Touchpad, Playbook(7") and countless others seem to have bit the dust trying. HTC and LG have even temporarily quit the tablet market to stem the bleeding. Wonder if ASUS is seeing volume on its Transformer line. Also, does anyone know how the Galaxy Tab is doing? Even Kindle Fire's sales are sl…

"Even Kindle Fire's sales are slowing" You have any evidence to back this up? Seems like just the opposite is happening: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/26/kindle-fire/

I was referring to this news.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/computers/cheaper-ipad-2-may-be-ex...

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by kylec »

SwellJoe wrote: post #79
anigbrowl wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

cough Nexus One cough

I loved my Nexus One, and it was always on top of the latest official Android releases for about three years (and, if you wanted to root it, there's still good community support for it).

The Nexus One has only been out for 2.5 years (since Jan 2010) and it was announced back in October that it wouldn't be getting ICS because it was "too old", which at that time was still less than 2 years since its launch.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/26/the-nexus-one-isnt-invited-...

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by [deleted] »

btipling wrote: post #5

It ships with Jellybean... I've been waiting for the Samsung 10 inch tablet with the stylus, but it's already out of date and hasn't even shipped yet. I don't want a 7inch tablet and it is going to be years by the time a Jelly Bean 10 inch tablet comes out and by that time there will already be a new version of the OS! I already have a Fire and I can't read magazines on it, it's too small. I'm just going to give up a…

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Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by sigzero »

georgemcbay wrote: post #29

meh. I don't really like the 7 inch tablet form factor (even as an 'Apple hater', I think Jobs was spot on about 7 inches being too small). Also lack of any sort of SD option is just another reinforcement of Google blindly walking down the path of Apple. I guess I'm sticking with my OG Asus Transformer TF101 for now. I was hoping that with Asus' involvement in the Nexus there would be a transformer/hybrid variant (fo…

Possibly. But there are millions of Kindle(fire) owners that would disagree. I guess it depends on what you are actually using it for.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by will_work4tears »

ghshephard wrote: post #21
guynamedloren wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

but nobody complained when the original ipad didn't have one (with same internal storage).

Well, lots of people complained about the lack of an SD card - and indeed, one of the differentiators that people look to google for are things like replaceable batteries, USB connectivity, and SD card expandability. Those people who are content to live in a walled off protected garden, might be well served in the Apple world. Those people who want to root their boxes, add USB accessories, and swap out SD cards previ…

I swap my batteries (and always have a spare which doubles my battery time - with my phone I have three), on my laptop, on my phone, and if I had one, on my tablet.

I'll never buy Apple until they have replaceable batteries. I know several people like me, and there are probably a lot out there just like me. I don't know why Apple people think "why not get an IPad" if price is comparable. I'd pay a bit extra for the same specs just for the battery being swappable.

Re: Nexus 7, Made for Google Play

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Post by recoiledsnake »

lbotos wrote: post #77

I haven't been following much of android development but is it starting to look like WP7? I only say this because both of the screenshots on the page look very very much inspired by WP7. https://lh3.ggpht.com/3Pu3EHP1QUr9oI-YdIPQE5BxWYVGZ_DzPwhReS... - Metro-esque https://lh4.ggpht.com/p-eZmyce7_T2-_eOwltQxU6glPj6f53kDXvDvN... - Big airy sans, open spaces, riding the line of minimalist, etc.

There have been many instances of Google design resembling Metro. For example: http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/sessions.html
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