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Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by 3amOpsGuy » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

Aardwolf wrote: post #22

Now all we need is 3 SIM cards for the same mobile contract, so you can use all three devices without swapping SIM cards all the time and without paying for 3 separate contracts.

In the UK the last operator to stop doing this (Vodafone) stopped around 2004, the others in the 2-3 years before that.

Was really handy for a car-phone (remember those!) sim which meant the car rang pre-bluetooth days.

Less relevant these days but i also have an old BMW E38 i cherish which would benefit from such a setup were it available today.

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by bryanlarsen » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

arrrg wrote: post #91

Arrrgh! That Nexus 4 looks delicious, absolutely awesome. But why does it have to be such a monster! With their flagship product, can't they shoot for a happy middle ground and not for monster sizes?

With their new naming convention, it seems to me that there's a very nice slot for a "Nexus 3". Hopefully such a device wouldn't feature inferior specs like the s3 mini.

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by tonfa » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:38 PM UTC

Xuzz wrote: post #72

pooriaazimi wrote: post #49

The screen for 10.1" model is great: 2560x1600 (300ppi) - iPad (3 and 4) are 2048x1536 (264ppi). Which means it has 30% more pixels (409600 vs. 3145728).

However, the screen is "PenTile" ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family ), which means that each pixel is only 2/3 of what we'd usually think of a pixel. And it really does look like crap, even at high densities (such as on the Galaxy Nexus). If you calculate out the number of subpixels (what actually shows colors on the screen, the important number), the 2048x1536 display on the iPad is still signifi…

According to The Verge, at least for the Nexus 10, the screen is Plane-to-Line Switching, so not Pentile.

Edit: and looking at the specs none of the current Nexus hardware is Pentile (4, 7, 10).

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by chrisbolt » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:39 PM UTC

melvinram wrote: post #12

Someone forgot to tell their marketing team: http://www.google.com/nexus/ Edit: Basically the website still has old info about old devices.

Looks like they're halfway through fixing it: http://cl.ly/image/3K171Y0o3r3F

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by w1ntermute » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:39 PM UTC

bitcartel wrote: post #27

It won't be long before the usual suspects start claiming - screen resolution isn't important - multi-user accounts are overly complex - low prices mean the devices are cheap and nasty

I'm eagerly awaiting posts of this nature from Marco, Gruber, and Siegler.

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:41 PM UTC

Xuzz wrote: post #72

pooriaazimi wrote: post #49

The screen for 10.1" model is great: 2560x1600 (300ppi) - iPad (3 and 4) are 2048x1536 (264ppi). Which means it has 30% more pixels (409600 vs. 3145728).

However, the screen is "PenTile" ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenTile_matrix_family ), which means that each pixel is only 2/3 of what we'd usually think of a pixel. And it really does look like crap, even at high densities (such as on the Galaxy Nexus). If you calculate out the number of subpixels (what actually shows colors on the screen, the important number), the 2048x1536 display on the iPad is still signifi…

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Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by rryan » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:42 PM UTC

Here's a video by the verge which provides a lot more detail, hands on demonstrations, and interviews with the Android team. http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3570034/inside-android-bu... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6...

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by JBiserkov » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:42 PM UTC

pooriaazimi wrote: post #49

The screen for 10.1" model is great: 2560x1600 (300ppi) - iPad (3 and 4) are 2048x1536 (264ppi). Which means it has 30% more pixels (409600 vs. 3145728).

Probably a typo, the iPad is 2048 x 1536 (4:3 = 16:12), the Nexus 10 is 16:10.

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by eropple » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:42 PM UTC

Macha wrote: post #104

jeswin wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

via Gizmodo: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB storage, 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 display, and an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera. Impressive indeed!

Why 1280x768 rather than 720p? Is it for the software buttons? Otherwise it'd be odd to scale a pretty standard size for videos etc. or have black bars on the side.

It is for the home bar, yeah.

Re: Nexus: The best of Google, now in three sizes

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Post by levesque » Mon, Oct 29, 2012, 5:43 PM UTC

monkeyfacebag wrote: post #19

Hopefully this starts the ball rolling on Android tablet apps. I really love my Nexus 7, but the app selection is definitely inferior to what's available for iOS.

What kind of app do you find yourself wishing for? The apps I use the most are the default apps, i.e. Calendar, Mail, Chrome, Reader (google version) and Google+/Facebook/Twitter.