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Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by perishabledave »

ASpring wrote: post #36
rorrr2 wrote: post #26

I wonder if they ever resolved the storage deterioration problem. "One year later, the Nexus 7 has gone from the best to worst tablet I’ve ever owned" http://androidandme.com/2013/06/opinions/one-year-later-the-...

I've had mine for over a year and not had any issues. I have been using very extensively this entire time also.

How close are you to filling your storage? I think the storage issue is aggravated when you're close to filling the SSD up. I have an 8GB that was unusably slow, while a friends 32GB never had any problems.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by nileshtrivedi »

So 4.3 fixes neither the ad-hoc WiFi issue #82 nor the audio latency issue #3434. I will continue to pass as those are the deal breakers for me.

It’s amazing – these two have been pending for more than 4 years. Google hasn’t cared to even comment on the former while thousands of users beg them to: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by toomuchtodo »

nileshtrivedi wrote: post #72

So 4.3 fixes neither the ad-hoc WiFi issue #82 nor the audio latency issue #3434. I will continue to pass as those are the deal breakers for me. It’s amazing – these two have been pending for more than 4 years. Google hasn’t cared to even comment on the former while thousands of users beg them to: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

7 million Nexus 7 units have been sold so far; I doubt those bugs are major issues for those purchasers.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by nileshtrivedi »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #73
nileshtrivedi wrote: post #72

So 4.3 fixes neither the ad-hoc WiFi issue #82 nor the audio latency issue #3434. I will continue to pass as those are the deal breakers for me. It’s amazing – these two have been pending for more than 4 years. Google hasn’t cared to even comment on the former while thousands of users beg them to: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

7 million Nexus 7 units have been sold so far; I doubt those bugs are major issues for those purchasers.

Sorry, I meant to post this in the thread on Android 4.3, not this one on Nexus 7.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by megablast »

igravious wrote: post #29

Like many of you here I have a Nexus 7. I got it as a present cuz I didn't see why I'd need a tablet what with having a smartphone and nice laptop. I could never justify the price of an iPad cuz I'm not really that well off. The Nexus 7 is a joy to use. It's light, the screen is great - it's quick (I got my daughter a Kindle Fire and sometimes you can see that device straining a bit: eg. load times on Despicable Me (…

Since I got my ipad mini, I have not really used my nexus, only for debugging my apps. The battery, screen, speed and so were all worse, and I never got used to the os as much as I have for iOS.

If I didn't need an android tablet, I probably would not have one.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by toomuchtodo »

nileshtrivedi wrote: post #74
toomuchtodo wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

7 million Nexus 7 units have been sold so far; I doubt those bugs are major issues for those purchasers.

Sorry, I meant to post this in the thread on Android 4.3, not this one on Nexus 7.

In that case, your gripes are valid.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by psbp »

nicholassmith wrote: post #66
nilsbunger wrote: post #22

Great specs. The bezel feels a bit big and clunky though. I suspect there's no easy way to hide the battery needed for the hi-res screen...

That was my first impression, the top of bezel looks huge in comparison with the rest of the device.

It's supposedly designed to hold comfortably in landscape. It coincides with the chromecast release, where your primary layout is going to be landscape to match the t.v. display.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by thrownaway2424 »

mrbrowning wrote: post #65
igravious wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I should add that Jelly Bean was the first version of Android that I noticed to lose all traces of lagginess and be comparable response-wise to any iPhone or iPad I've used. Apple nailed this UX from the get-go, it took a while for Google to nail this I feel; also perhaps unoptimized Android devices were not helping matters. My HTC and Nexus, both with Jelly Bean are as smooth as, um, butter.

I don't want to over-generalize based on one data point, but on my Galaxy Nexus I noticed that 4.2 pretty handily undid all of the improvements that 4.1 managed in this arena. It was indeed a paradise of smoothness for that one point release, though.

IMHO 4.2 should never have been shipped for the Galaxy Nexus. Just too slow. I upgraded to a Nexus 4 and 4.2 is fine there, but will 4.4 be fine? Nobody knows.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by dntrkv »

igravious wrote: post #56
igravious wrote: post #29

Like many of you here I have a Nexus 7. I got it as a present cuz I didn't see why I'd need a tablet what with having a smartphone and nice laptop. I could never justify the price of an iPad cuz I'm not really that well off. The Nexus 7 is a joy to use. It's light, the screen is great - it's quick (I got my daughter a Kindle Fire and sometimes you can see that device straining a bit: eg. load times on Despicable Me (…

I should add that Jelly Bean was the first version of Android that I noticed to lose all traces of lagginess and be comparable response-wise to any iPhone or iPad I've used. Apple nailed this UX from the get-go, it took a while for Google to nail this I feel; also perhaps unoptimized Android devices were not helping matters. My HTC and Nexus, both with Jelly Bean are as smooth as, um, butter.

I constantly hear people make this claim, but in my experience, it is not true. I have owned tons of Android devices and they have really gotten a lot smoother and responsive, especially with 4.1/4.2 releases, but they still don't come close to iOS.

I have tried tons of different roms on the Galaxy Nexus and the factory roms on the One X, One, and S4, but they just don't have the iOS level of smooth.

Re: Google Unveils The New Nexus 7 Android Tablet

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Post by mcintyre1994 »

psbp wrote: post #77
nicholassmith wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That was my first impression, the top of bezel looks huge in comparison with the rest of the device.

It's supposedly designed to hold comfortably in landscape. It coincides with the chromecast release, where your primary layout is going to be landscape to match the t.v. display.

It definitely seems to be designed for landscape - just look at the orientation of the word Nexus on the back. I'm not sure I agree about the Chromecast thing though, I think it's more that the media they want you to buy is better in landscape (possible exceptions being books, a matter of preference, and some games). Chromecast seems to be about the device specifics not really mattering, it's not a mirror so it doesn't need to be the right way or even awake.
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