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Re: Nexus 9

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Post by rkuykendall-com » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 4:59 PM UTC

WildUtah wrote: post #19

So is it confirmed that there's no new Nexus 7? What is the best new alternative with some kind of clean Android mini tablet?

The Nexus 6 with no plan?

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by Touche » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:02 PM UTC

Bud wrote: post #2

They're releasing a big expensive tablet in 2014 and the top-end storage size is 32GB? Really?

Where did you get that this is expensive? I don't see a price on the page anywhere.

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by izacus » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:03 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #9

Sad to see no SD card slot. I know that's not Google's thing, but Asus and Samsung have defied them in the past to include them in Nexus models and I was hoping HTC would follow suit. That said, I hope this sells well. HTC badly needs some success.

Ehm.. no nexus since Nexus One had SD card slot. Which Nexus models are you talking about exactly?

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by adrusi » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:03 PM UTC

rkuykendall-com wrote: post #21

WildUtah wrote: post #19

So is it confirmed that there's no new Nexus 7? What is the best new alternative with some kind of clean Android mini tablet?

The Nexus 6 with no plan?

The 6 is more than twice the price of the 7, and while IMO too big for a phone, also too small for a tablet.

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by guidopallemans » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:05 PM UTC

rkuykendall-com wrote: post #21

WildUtah wrote: post #19

So is it confirmed that there's no new Nexus 7? What is the best new alternative with some kind of clean Android mini tablet?

The Nexus 6 with no plan?

.. is only twice the price

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by izacus » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:05 PM UTC

I love the 4:3 aspect ratio - after switching from iPad that was the thing that bothered me the most on Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 models. They were either not tall enough or too narrow for comfortable web browsing and reading (also, holding N10 in portrait was pretty tiring due to weight balance).

So finally having a good 4:3 Android tablet is good news for readers :)

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by differentView » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:05 PM UTC

polshaw wrote: post #20

Sanddancer wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Last year's nexus 5 didn't have an SD card slot either. They're pretty much a dying breed at this point.

No nexus has ever had an SD card slot [ED: since the nexus one!]. It's their thing, to push people into the cloud. >dying breed Rubbish, quite the opposite: every (other) flagship android phone has one this year: S5, One M8, LG G3, xperia Z3. Every windows tablet has one. Compare this to the last round when it was pretty much just the S4.

Nexus One does.

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by zastrowm » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:05 PM UTC

The price is $400 [1], in case anyone else was wondering:

> Google’s Nexus 9 goes up for pre-order on October 17th, and should hit the shelves on November 3rd. The 16GB model will go for $400, the 32GB for $480, and a 32GB model with LTE built in will set you back $600.

[1]: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/15/google-nexus-9/

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by WildUtah » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:08 PM UTC

rkuykendall-com wrote: post #21

WildUtah wrote: post #19

So is it confirmed that there's no new Nexus 7? What is the best new alternative with some kind of clean Android mini tablet?

The Nexus 6 with no plan?

The 6 is half the screen area for three to mes the price compared to the 7.

Re: Nexus 9

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Post by sliverstorm » Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:09 PM UTC

izacus wrote: post #26

I love the 4:3 aspect ratio - after switching from iPad that was the thing that bothered me the most on Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 models. They were either not tall enough or too narrow for comfortable web browsing and reading (also, holding N10 in portrait was pretty tiring due to weight balance). So finally having a good 4:3 Android tablet is good news for readers :)

That's fantastic news, I have been scouring the market for a good 4:3 Android for months...