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An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by pooriaazimi »

DominikR wrote: post #117
pooriaazimi wrote: post #75

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I actually did the math in my head (Thales) and thought 290 might be just about right, but if you want to be more accurate, use http://bhtooefr.org/displaycalc.htm . The number at bottom-right is the distance "at which individual pixels will no longer be distinguishable", a.k.a Retina. Retina iPad 3: 2048x1536, 9.7" display, distance: 13", PPI: 263 A contrived Retina Nexus 7: 1700x1130, 7" display, distance: 11.75",…

And on what do you base your assumption that a Nexus 7 is held closer than an iPad? All those numbers presented seem to be tailored to fit your "calculations". (11,75" vs 13" .. how do you come up with that?)

The 13" inch, I measured (really! with a tape measure - just before posting that comment). And as I said, I based my assumption on myself and how I always use my iPad and when I used a friend's Galaxy tab a while back; We actually talked about it and how you hold it closer than my iPad. Not a lot, bu by an inch or two. So, that's how I "came up" with 11.5" and tailored the resolutions to give me a number close to it... :)

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by pooriaazimi »

jarek wrote: post #136
pooriaazimi wrote: post #55

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I think what I said is true. I can't understand why it's been downvoted...

FYI: I downvoted you because telcodud was explicitly not making a claim that Nexus 7 is "retina," and in your retina-calculation math you completely overlooked the actual (and correct) answer to mycodebreaks' question: > Nexus 7 [is] not "retina" > Nexus 7 is closer to iPad 3 than iPad 2. What you did end up saying is correct but unrelated to the post you were disagreeing with.

I absolutely don't mind a downvote; I was just confused because I thought I was horribly wrong... My point was that it's not closer to iPad 3, it's really between iPad 2 and iPad 3. Anyway, it's not important :)

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by gurkendoktor »

bookwormAT wrote: post #118
gurkendoktor wrote: post #97

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> could anyone please give me an objective argument I think it is really subjective and about the "long tail" of apps. If I say that OmniFocus locks me into the Appleverse, someone else will mention an Android-exclusive app and we'll (objectively ;)) discuss for hours. Carcassonne and Anthill may not have worthy Android ports, but I'm probably missing out on Google's best-in-class maps. The shopping experience may al…

IMHO all appstores actually fail when it comes to app discovery. It comes down to lists of apps and full text search in app descriptions, ranked by such poor metrics as number of installs or user ranking. If you need an app for iOS or android, do the same thing you do when you need an app for the web: ask a search engine! http://goo.gl/kw8UK http://goo.gl/66kVp

That works when you know what you want, i.e. for the first handful of apps. And on almost every tablet I've seen, games outnumber apps.

And when this thread got me curious and I was googling for Android versions of games I like, I had to dig through pages of spam to realize there was no port.

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by gurkendoktor »

tonfa wrote: post #93
gurkendoktor wrote: post #72

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…in the US (and maybe UK).

And France, and Germany, and ...

Scheduled for 'September', according to a Facebook post by Asus Italia that everyone is referring to:

https://www.facebook.com/ASUS.Italia/posts/180844915379890

I hadn't heard about that, and it still seems like a half-assed international release to me :(

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by jarek »

pooriaazimi wrote: post #142
jarek wrote: post #136

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FYI: I downvoted you because telcodud was explicitly not making a claim that Nexus 7 is "retina," and in your retina-calculation math you completely overlooked the actual (and correct) answer to mycodebreaks' question: > Nexus 7 [is] not "retina" > Nexus 7 is closer to iPad 3 than iPad 2. What you did end up saying is correct but unrelated to the post you were disagreeing with.

I absolutely don't mind a downvote; I was just confused because I thought I was horribly wrong... My point was that it's not closer to iPad 3, it's really between iPad 2 and iPad 3. Anyway, it's not important :)

Well, it's between iPad 2 and iPad 3, and probably closer to the iPad 3 like telcodud said... you're both right to a degree, but the tone of your initial comment rubbed me the wrong way, sorry. I gave you back an upvote :)

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by Peaker »

w1ntermute wrote: post #114
Peaker wrote: post #61

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I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

That doesn't sound right. I had to root and install a custom ROM to get Jelly Bean on my (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus, but I have family members with (also Verizon) Galaxy Nexuses that are unrooted and have locked bootloaders. They've already got 4.0.4. Have you tried checking for updates in the settings? Maybe your girlfriend dismissed the update notice.

I checked the update notice. It says it just checked now and there are no updates.

Google Nexus is actually not a phone model but a collection of many models which are only invisibly different. Some of them get updates, some don't, even though all are advertised in the same way.

This is the model:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o...

And it is a "yakjudv" (Australian build) according to the System Information app. It seems I'm waiting for some Australians to let the updates through (if they go through at all). When I bought it from Amazon, it was advertised as a "Pure Google Experience".

I think Google really messed up again. The "Google Nexus" should have been a simple and uniform experience, and not a bunch of branded-phone-hell.

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by Peaker »

jff wrote: post #133
Peaker wrote: post #61

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I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

The Galaxy Nexuses (Nexii?) we have at work updated to Jelly Bean on Friday. Check hers again.

I checked it today.

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by Peaker »

msabalau wrote: post #96
Peaker wrote: post #61

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I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

I understand your eagerness. I had been mashing my update button for several days after the OTA update was announced. Evidently these things roll out over the course of weeks, which is not necessarily what you would expect if Windows or Apple o/s updates are your frame of reference. I was able to "trick" my nexus into updating, by clearing the data from the Google Data Services Framework. That seems to work for some…

I just cleared the data again, forced-stop, and checked for update again -- and it successfully checked and says I'm still up-to-date with my 4.0.1 Android.

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by jff »

Peaker wrote: post #147
jff wrote: post #133

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The Galaxy Nexuses (Nexii?) we have at work updated to Jelly Bean on Friday. Check hers again.

I checked it today.

Damn, not sure what's up then. Are you in the US? Ours got the updates just sitting on wifi, no SIM card inserted.

Re: An iPad Lover’s Take On The Nexus 7

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Post by Peaker »

jff wrote: post #149
Peaker wrote: post #147

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I checked it today.

Damn, not sure what's up then. Are you in the US? Ours got the updates just sitting on wifi, no SIM card inserted.

I'm in Israel, got phone from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o...

It is a "yakjudv" firmware which doesn't get updates.

Apparently Google is advertising their Nexus line as auto-update (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy/features) but then does all of the "yakju" 3rd party firmware fragmentation which invalidates their own promise.

I doubt I'll buy a Google phone again.

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