Will you buy the nexus 10? Vote in the poll!
At this point in time I really have no use for a device like this, considering that I already have a Nexus 7. When I do buy a tablet it will most likely be a Windows 8 Pro laptop/tablet hybrid. Something that I can get work done on when I need to work, and consume media on when I want to consume media. It is an attractive option though.
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At this point in time I really have no use for a device like this, considering that I already have a Nexus 7. When I do buy a tablet it will most likely be a Windows 8 Pro laptop/tablet hybrid. Something that I can get work done on when I need to work, and consume media on when I want to consume media. It is an attractive option though.
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I agree! I have a nexus 7 Rocking AOKP rom and am happy, I use it for college and on the go work, So the downfall with the nexus is its sometimes cramped keyboard
I will buy can't see the poll in the XDA app
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Been waiting on this since I returned my TF700 (and the Prime before that). IMO the only missing thing is a microSD port, but I can live with that.
I'm going to wait a little bit, make sure Samsung are releasing proper sources for the Exynos, and that CyanogenMod will work on it.
100000000 + YESSSSSS The screen ppi is a beast.. my god its a apple or tablet out there killer... no clue how Samsung achieved this.. by far the best nexus tab out there.. so proud its pure Google... unlike crappie touchwiz
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Just emailed my wife to have her check the company friends & family website to pick this puppy up when it launches for 20% off
what price it will be?
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what price it will be?
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Is is going to be $399 for the 16 GB Wifi Model and $499 for the 32 GB Wifi Model.
Absolutely. After spending some time with a loaner N7 a few months ago, the N10 is exactly what I've been holding out for.
My enthusiasm is almost Apple-esque.
I don't like the look of it so no.
take my money nao!!!
I was excited to see the specs or the Nexus 10, but the price for me is hard to justify. I know the 300ppi screen would be beautiful, but I would only really use that for movies and I am usually watching movies on my pc anyway. I have a tf201 right now and I only use it for movies and reading(which is a bear sometimes). Personally I think I will pick up a new nexus 7 32gb model. Just my opinion.
on the fence. On the one hand the specs are great. On the other, I think they totally missed the mark on design on both the tablet and the official cover. I am no apple fan boy at all, and constantly belittle many of their practices. Their hardware design is king though, in the tiny details. This cover with the back attachment looking bit is not clean looking, and the slightly rounded off sides to the tablet are a bad choice :imo:
The nexus 7 on the other hand is a beautiful design. Will have to play with both side by side and see which is for me. hdmi out is nice too...
my first google tablet
perfect for my use.. 32GB version ... i wish they had a SD Slot not real a fan of having a usb plug to it but it will work..
anyone else agree with me that it should of had a micro sd slot?
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my first google tablet
perfect for my use.. 32GB version ... i wish they had a SD Slot not real a fan of having a usb plug to it but it will work..
anyone else agree with me that it should of had a micro sd slot?
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Yes it would have been nice but they say adding in an SD card slot would have jacked up the price :/
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Yes it would have been nice but they say adding in an SD card slot would have jacked up the price :/
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yeah i figured... but dam 100$ for another 16GB is a bit high but what can we do...its a company just try to make money like us... i mean now days you can but a micro sd 32GB for like under 20$..
i wonder how much they would of increase the price if it did have a sd card reader ...
still new to android pure google but have they made them with sd cards before or goolge likes to roll like iphone/ipad/ipod with no sd slots ?
144% GFLOPS of the powervr sgx543mp4
I'll take it.
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anyone else agree with me that it should of had a micro sd slot?
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Substitute?
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Never mind I don't think it's micro usb.
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I'm still going for the 10.1" 1920x1080 Transformer Pad Infinity, but for people that like a 7" ( ) can go for the nexus tab.
tegra 3, fail.
an s4 silicon chipset with corresponding GPU would have been nice. exynos, not really "cutting edge" by todays performance standards.
I disagree. Tegra 3 and nvidia are way ahead it terms of developer support. That's why there are so many tegra 3 titles. And at the $200 price point this makes the kindle fire look, well, horrible. I am very pleased with the original specs. Yes krait may have been better but nvidia goes out of its way to lower price points and gets it soc in as many devices as possible. If you want something that has all the greatest hardware then u have to put out the $$$. At $200 I know the android community will flock to it and I hope consumers will to. All in all, I will get one and I hope the 7inch factor will be as useful as I think.
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only 8gb without a sd card slot is bad, really bad, why have that nice screen when you basically dont have even the space to load movies on it?
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only 8gb without a sd card slot is bad, really bad, why have that nice screen when you basically dont have even the space to load movies on it?
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I can't comprehend why Google is being so stupid with their Nexus lineup, especially tablets. I would absolutely love to use one of these on vacations/business trips with an HDMI cable to take my media with me and still watch them on a TV. I want to fill this thing up with tv shows and movies (and even music if possible) but it seems like they don't give a crap. Not including a microsd card is a freaking deal breaker every damn time.
Not to change the subject, but if we do get multiple Nexus phones from the big manufacturers later this year.. and not a single one of them has a microsd card.. I'm going to pull my hair out and scream. haha
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I disagree. Tegra 3 and nvidia are way ahead it terms of developer support. That's why there are so many tegra 3 titles. And at the $200 price point this makes the kindle fire look, well, horrible. I am very pleased with the original specs. Yes krait may have been better but nvidia goes out of its way to lower price points and gets it soc in as many devices as possible. If you want something that has all the greatest hardware then u have to put out the $$$. At $200 I know the android community will flock to it and I hope consumers will to. All in all, I will get one and I hope the 7inch factor will be as useful as I think.
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exactly. this is a great tablet at $200. i'm definitely buying one.
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only 8gb without a sd card slot is bad, really bad, why have that nice screen when you basically dont have even the space to load movies on it?
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probably just trying to get the price to produce down. that and with everything on the cloud maybe they dont think it's needed.
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I can't comprehend why Google is being so stupid with their Nexus lineup, especially tablets. I would absolutely love to use one of these on vacations/business trips with an HDMI cable to take my media with me and still watch them on a TV. I want to fill this thing up with tv shows and movies (and even music if possible) but it seems like they don't give a crap. Not including a microsd card is a freaking deal breaker every damn time.
Not to change the subject, but if we do get multiple Nexus phones from the big manufacturers later this year.. and not a single one of them has a microsd card.. I'm going to pull my hair out and scream. haha
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well then this probably isnt the tab for you. i dont think thats what they are going for. as far as the nexus devices go isnt like each major manufacturer making one? so it'll kind be up to them to include an sd card slot or not unless google requires them to exclude it.
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well then this probably isnt the tab for you. i dont think thats what they are going for. as far as the nexus devices go isnt like each major manufacturer making one? so it'll kind be up to them to include an sd card slot or not unless google requires them to exclude it.
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That's what I am afraid of. They've skimped on the last two Nexus phones. The least they could do is offer 32gb standard. The GSM Galaxy Nexus has 16gb while the CDMA versions both have 32gb.
I would prefer to go Nexus with my next phone and tablet, but Google's got to get their head out of their ass first. It's way too early to rely on the cloud for all of your media needs - especially on a tablet that is wifi only. It's asinine.
Do they have a microSD slot?
If they do, I don't see what the problem with only 8GB is. They did that so you could have a nice tablet with good specs at the price of $200. If you want more storage, just pay the $50 for a 64GB micro sd card. A 64GB variant of the tablet would probably cost $300 anyway so you'd be getting a better deal than if it was already 64GB.
As for relying on cloud storage, I hate how we're being forced to do that. I ****ing hate cloud storage since streaming with sprint's 3G is slow as hell and it wouldn't be adequate for a tablet. Cloud storage should only become a norm when we have mobile satellite internet or some sort of internet that's fast and everywhere.
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I disagree. Tegra 3 and nvidia are way ahead it terms of developer support. That's why there are so many tegra 3 titles.[...]
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I disagree. Tegra 3 and nvidia are way behind it terms of developer support. That's why there are so few ics tegra 2 roms and all of them suck. Pumping funds in game developers to make titles exclusive is not what I would call dev support. But withholding drivers and disclosing specs is exactly what I would call neglect the devs.
The guys over at Linux aren't very fond of Nvidia. Linus Trovalds (creator of Linux) says "NVIDIA has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with!" and gives a big middle finger to the company on camera.
Basically, Nvidia is making tons of money off of multiple open source linux platforms without giving anything back to the open source community.
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Do they have a microSD slot?
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as from reports, it doesnt - that's the problem.
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The guys over at Linux aren't very fond of Nvidia. Linus Trovalds (creator of Linux) says "NVIDIA has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with!" and gives a big middle finger to the company on camera.
Basically, Nvidia is making tons of money off of multiple open source linux platforms without giving anything back to the open source community.
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the same goes for most mobile gpu, bar mali 400.
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Do they have a microSD slot?
If they do, I don't see what the problem with only 8GB is. They did that so you could have a nice tablet with good specs at the price of $200. If you want more storage, just pay the $50 for a 64GB micro sd card. A 64GB variant of the tablet would probably cost $300 anyway so you'd be getting a better deal than if it was already 64GB.
As for relying on cloud storage, I hate how we're being forced to do that. I ****ing hate cloud storage since streaming with sprint's 3G is slow as hell and it wouldn't be adequate for a tablet. Cloud storage should only become a norm when we have mobile satellite internet or some sort of internet that's fast and everywhere.
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from the rumors i've seen it will be wifi only. idk though.
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Do they have a microSD slot?
If they do, I don't see what the problem with only 8GB is. They did that so you could have a nice tablet with good specs at the price of $200. If you want more storage, just pay the $50 for a 64GB micro sd card. A 64GB variant of the tablet would probably cost $300 anyway so you'd be getting a better deal than if it was already 64GB.
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I know its already been replied to, but I wanted to reiterate this. I already did buy the 64GB card and I LOVE it. I can store as much crap as I want. I've watched an entire season of Archer on planes to/from Denver and in a hotel there while on business. I basically want to be able to load a tablet up and not have to worry about running out of new stuff to watch or listen to. I was able to do that with my old Nook Color that ran CM7 before I sold it on ebay. To not be able to do something so simple on the pure Google tablet (which will run circles around any Nook or Kindle) is just not right. Hopefully the leaked information is incomplete or inaccurate and it does have a microsd slot.
If they botch this then I will probably look to get an Asus tablet since it only took them about a month to bump the Transformer Prime up to ICS and the OG Transformer wasn't very far along after that. Google better do something amazing tomorrow if they want my $ -- and trust me I've been dying to give it to them for a while now. haha
So, what about USB otg support? Maybe that will solve storage problems.
Anyone got information bout that?
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So, what about USB otg support? Maybe that will solve storage problems.
Anyone got information bout that?
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Every ics kernel supports otg...
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OK so I got around to thinking about this "problem" of not having microsd slots on new devices, and I was wondering if anyone out there makes an accessory that attaches to the charger and has a card reader on it. Basically an external card reader. It wouldn't be the fastest for transferring files I'm sure, but it's better than giving up all the microsd cards my family has acquired.
I did some Googling and found this thing on Amazon -- does anyone know if it does what I described above? I can't tell if its meant for use with actual phones/tablets or just the computer.
Or if anyone knows of a product that does exist and can provide a link (or even a name) that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
https://www.google.com/nexus/#/7
lack of micro sd really sucks since paying $50 for 8GB of extra space could get me a 64GB microsd...
I agree - plus a regular SD-slot would make it really useful for photographers and general data upload to the cloud. Oh well, I ponied up for the 16GB version anyway (actually two of them).
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lack of micro sd really sucks since paying $50 for 8GB of extra space could get me a 64GB microsd...
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https://www.google.com/nexus/#/7
lack of micro sd really sucks since paying $50 for 8GB of extra space could get me a 64GB microsd...
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I'd party that extra 50 just to make it easier to load up apps and to have the extra storage for the so many things Android that still won't work properly with a SDHC card. Then still spend that $50 for a 64 GB SDXC card. But without it I doubt I'd buy either version of the tablet.
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usb adapter
I thinking of using a micro usb to flash stick adapter to put my media content on for trips, the 16gb internal memory should hopefully be sufficient for a few apps and large games.
16GB is sufficient but barely
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Google must have decided that cloud storage and streaming is the future or......., they are encouraging people to root there phones and use Wifi Tether:laugh:
8 & 16 would be great if it = exactly the amount of user accessable space available.
In reality we have 5.8xGB & 12.8xGB est storage.
This really hurts the gaming & app installs big-time. Music & Photos should be ok from the Cloud.
Wow....literally just was about to hit "Complete your purchase" when I actually started to do more research on it....
$230 (after tax S&H...) for an 8GB tablet w/ no MicroSDHC or MicroSDXC?? Definitely going to have to sleep on this one first.
But, my god, that thing is made by Asus, Nvidia Quad-Core, 4.1 Android Jelly Bean!
$230 is not bad....Somebody convince me to buy it!!
EDIT: But where oh where will I put my many episodes of Star Trek? MacGyver? Stargate SG-1? I can't access that content when I have no internet available at work....
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Wow....literally just was about to hit "Complete your purchase" when I actually started to do more research on it....
$230 (after tax S&H...) for an 8GB tablet w/ no MicroSDHC or MicroSDXC?? Definitely going to have to sleep on this one first.
But, my god, that thing is made by Asus, Nvidia Quad-Core, 4.1 Android Jelly Bean!
$230 is not bad....Somebody convince me to buy it!!
EDIT: But where oh where will I put my many episodes of Star Trek? MacGyver? Stargate SG-1? I can't access that content when I have no internet available at work....
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Its a mental challenge really:
Just think, $230 total is just $20 shy of the 16GB at $250 but that in reality + shipping could be $280.
No sd card slot has prevented me from owning a nexus device.... That is a deal breaker for me! Once they get that, I'm onboard
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danmanx said:
Wow....literally just was about to hit "Complete your purchase" when I actually started to do more research on it....
$230 (after tax S&H...) for an 8GB tablet w/ no MicroSDHC or MicroSDXC?? Definitely going to have to sleep on this one first.
But, my god, that thing is made by Asus, Nvidia Quad-Core, 4.1 Android Jelly Bean!
$230 is not bad....Somebody convince me to buy it!!
EDIT: But where oh where will I put my many episodes of Star Trek? MacGyver? Stargate SG-1? I can't access that content when I have no internet available at work....
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amazon with their private marketplace and semi-forked os is damaging google sales.
this tablet its intended as a replacement for the kindle fire - if you were intrested in buying a kindle fire this is better in any possible way and cost the same.
if you wanted to buy a more generic tablet, this is expressly built so the other units remain actractive even if they cost more as google dont want to cannibalize its partners sales.
basically its a "**** you, amazon" gift from google.
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No sd card slot has prevented me from owning a nexus device.... That is a deal breaker for me! Once they get that, I'm onboard
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Hear hear , I say, class 10 32gb Samsung micro sdhc is safe if I drop my phone in a toilet, if It gets to close to a high power magnet, its er....... I can't remember but the packaging made it out to be pretty much indestructible, and memory cards break on me all the time, all types and prices , and I gotta say its been awesome never a problem, so no micro sd, is a real let down, and I think I'm gonna swing towards the s3 and keep the EVO, as the missus is happy with her iPhone
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I agree - plus a regular SD-slot would make it really useful for photographers and general data upload to the cloud. Oh well, I ponied up for the 16GB version anyway (actually two of them).
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... Useful for photographers... It only has one camera, FFC 1.2 megapixels... ?
I'm probably going to get one regardless of lack of SD since my Nook Color is really starting to show its age.
http://goo.gl/xvvkL -- Take a look
I'm definitely going to purchase one of these used off of craigslist for like $100 when the price drops. I definitely don't need a tablet, but having one is nice too .
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Pre ordered mine today from gamestop, trading in old crappy android tablet plus load of games and accessories will knock the pricing down a bit.
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Pre ordered mine today from gamestop, trading in old crappy android tablet plus load of games and accessories will knock the pricing down a bit.
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Seriously? I might just go trade in the full worth of it with all the junk I have lying around.
http://goo.gl/xvvkL -- Take a look
XaSe said:
Seriously? I might just go trade in the full worth of it with all the junk I have lying around.
http://goo.gl/xvvkL -- Take a look
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Yes seriously, they started carrying higher end android tablet due to being considered gaming devices since the whole tegra 3 processors, so I was happy to hear they'd be selling these as well.
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I think I might pick up a Toshiba excite 10..... full sized SD card slot means practically endless storage! specs look good too!
my friends tft300 with the dock is pretty sweet too...
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When will these manufactures learn that expandable memory is a must? We don't always have access to WiFi to use the cloud. This greatly limits when and where we can use their products. Why do they seem hell bent on pushing the cloud on us. Yes its nice to have online storage but when your not near WiFi it makes it useless.
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When will these manufactures learn that expandable memory is a must? We don't always have access to WiFi to use the cloud. This greatly limits when and where we can use their products. Why do they seem hell bent on pushing the cloud on us. Yes its nice to have online storage but when your not near WiFi it makes it useless.
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another thing is some apps and games take up alot of space... i was gonna download modern combat 3 on my touchpad, and it says you need over a GB of free space! eek!!! i didint even bother, because when I downloaded backstab, I had to delete all kinds of stuff
I don't know if anyone else has heard, but I first read reports of the up-and-coming Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GP1) on Naver (a Korean search engine). Thereafter, I did a Google search and found lots of intriguing articles, with the attached below being one of the more in-detail articles. This is pretty exciting and I know I am not the only one who is hoping for Samsung to release a 5-inch variant again. (Perhaps even Galaxy Note sized?)
Anyway, for more details check out the article and by all means, hit Google up.
Please, also, feel free to share any more insight, thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-galaxy-player/
yes, we've heard - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802958
btw, i'm waiting for this device and i hope it'll have a bt handsfree profile enabled, like with 3.6 and 4.2
Just buy a Nexus 7...It is faster, larger screen and will probably be cheaper than this new player...
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Just buy a Nexus 7...It is faster, larger screen and will probably be cheaper than this new player...
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there are some advantages to having SGP 5 over nexus 7
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there are some advantages to having SGP 5 over nexus 7
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Namely, the Nexus 7's lack of expandable storage via microSD.
baladev said:
yes, we've heard - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802958
btw, i'm waiting for this device and i hope it'll have a bt handsfree profile enabled, like with 3.6 and 4.2
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Just buy a Nexus 7...It is faster, larger screen and will probably be cheaper than this new player...
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A Nexus 7 is a genius ploy to make buyers aim towards the $250 16gb version as to avoid running out of space. That's the only reason they offer it for $200 @ 8gb, because they know the majority will go, "Hmm, I need more space then 8gb, $50 more isn't that bad".
Also with the Nexus 7 you lose portability (and I don't mean carrying in a bag, I mean being able to slip it into a binder, or in your pocket).
If you have lots of stuff that you want to keep with you... Get a galaxy player because it can have up to over 70GB of storage with the new 64gb microSDs, while a Nexus 7 can have a max of 16gb... total.
ZaIINN said:
A Nexus 7 is a genius ploy to make buyers aim towards the $250 16gb version as to avoid running out of space. That's the only reason they offer it for $200 @ 8gb, because they know the majority will go, "Hmm, I need more space then 8gb, $50 more isn't that bad".
Also with the Nexus 7 you lose portability (and I don't mean carrying in a bag, I mean being able to slip it into a binder, or in your pocket).
If you have lots of stuff that you want to keep with you... Get a galaxy player because it can have up to over 70GB of storage with the new 64gb microSDs, while a Nexus 7 can have a max of 16gb... total.
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Portability and space (or lack of it) become pretty insignificant when you consider it gets updates straight from Google and is almost un-brickable. It also has a very very powerful Tegra 3 processor and comes with £15 (or $25) of play store credit. I got my Nexus 7 16GB for £190 and now I'm seriously considering never buying a non Nexus device again. It's that good
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I got my Nexus 7 16GB for £190 and now I'm seriously considering never buying a non Nexus device again. It's that good
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I recently bought a Huawei MediaPad 7" and am very happy with it as well. Alluminium body, 3G, expandable memory, beautiful IPS screen. Many rewievers compare the build quality of it with that of an iPad. No joke, the device is very solid. Now, that i owe a tablet with 3G i think one without it (and especially without expandable memory) is a crippled device. Samsung Galaxy 5 though is a different kind of animal, it's as big as a device can get before becoming unpocketable, something you can just slip into your pocket and go. Plus, if Samsung puts a bt handsfree profile into it, the way they did with a 3.6 and 4.2, it will be possible to use it as a handsfree in combination with a larger 3G-enabled tablet (which is exactly what i do now with my Mediapad and SG 3.6).
I can't verify the authenticity of the information found on this link, but should this be a valid source,
here are some very detailed specs of the YP-GP1 32GB.
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=3787&view=1&c=samsung_yp-gp1_galaxy_player_5.8_32gb
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I can't verify the authenticity of the information found on this link, but should this be a valid source,
here are some very detailed specs of the YP-GP1 32GB
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I suspect that the screen size is 900(not 960) X560. It would then have the same aspect ratio and ppi as the GP5.0 and would be a better fit for the 3.4" width.
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Portability and space (or lack of it) become pretty insignificant when you consider it gets updates straight from Google and is almost un-brickable. It also has a very very powerful Tegra 3 processor and comes with £15 (or $25) of play store credit. I got my Nexus 7 16GB for £190 and now I'm seriously considering never buying a non Nexus device again. It's that good
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Maybe for you portability and space is insignifikant but for me no...i also have a media pad 7 which is fine tablet and 3g with 30gb data plan on it but i find 7 inch is to big to cary around everyway i go and 5.0 is just big enough to be always in pocket.You cant let say walk and listen to music on nexus 7 ..you would look
wierd if you ask me..but at home i use tablet much more but whem i am out its SGP 5..i also have android phone but i use it for calling and sms and sharing internet to sgp..i dont want that surfing on net battery dies when i need to call someone.
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ZaIINN said:
A Nexus 7 is a genius ploy to make buyers aim towards the $250 16gb version as to avoid running out of space. That's the only reason they offer it for $200 @ 8gb, because they know the majority will go, "Hmm, I need more space then 8gb, $50 more isn't that bad".
Also with the Nexus 7 you lose portability (and I don't mean carrying in a bag, I mean being able to slip it into a binder, or in your pocket).
If you have lots of stuff that you want to keep with you... Get a galaxy player because it can have up to over 70GB of storage with the new 64gb microSDs, while a Nexus 7 can have a max of 16gb... total.
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I though the SGP only supports MicroSD's up to 32GB?
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I though the SGP only supports MicroSD's up to 32GB?
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Yes it officialy supports 32Gb but many people tryed 64 gb and it works no problem.
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I am in need of a new tablet, as my current Asus TF201 battery is dying. I really (initially) wanted the Nexus 9. Now, I'm not so sure. The max of 32 gb is a concern, my TF201 has that and is full, I also have about 10 gb of music on a 64gb sd card, which I can't use in the Nexus 9. I pretty much use the tablet for media consumption. When I travel I take my tablet instead of my Ultrabook. I really would like a Android tablet as I am invested in the ecosystem.
I am also leery of the Nexus 9 build issues. A friend bought 2 (one for him, one for his wife) and went through 3 before he finally gave up and bought a Ipad Air 2 for him and a Fire HDX 8.9 for her. He said he's never been happier with his choice. Playing with the N9 at Best Buy makes me leery. The Fire HDX seems to have better build quality. But I've heard the later N9 has noticeable improvements in this area. If this is true, I might sway back to the Nexus.
I like the Samsung Tab s 8.4, gorgeous screen, but it seems laggy and not very smooth. Plus TouchWiz is more annoying on a tablet, and Samsung seems to drop support for tablets quickly.
I am intrigued by the Nokia N1, but I need a tablet sooner rather than later, who knows when Nokia is going to release it Stateside.
I keep looking at the Ipad Air 2. I really don't want to go back to the Apple ecosystem, but I could if I had to. 64gb of storage seems about perfect for my needs. All the reviews on this are stellar, everyone praises the smoothness and better dedicated tablet apps. The downside is I would have to purchase lots of movies and games again. I don't think my Google Play movies will transfer to IOs.
My Asus TF201 has everything I need in a tablet, expandable storage, 32gb internal standard and when it was new, good battery life. I would not replace it other than the battery only lasts about an hour from a full charge.
I know this is an Android site, so asking for unbiased opinions is futile, but what would you do? Is there a device I am missing that would fit my needs?
Thanks for the help!
I know it seems like many people have complained about their Nexus 9 but keep in mind that there are also many of us who have had absolutely no problems. But you generally will not hear from people like us because threads titled "Everything is A-OK" aren't as interesting and those of us who are happy will probably spend more time actually use our Nexus 9 than to post online about it. I bought my Nexus 9 a few days after it's released from Best Buy and I haven't had any issues.
With that said, I was initially concerned about the storage as well but as of today I have not used more than 10GB of space at any given time. But unlike you, I don't have tons of music as I mostly stream them, same with movies and other media. I occasionally store 2-3 movies on the Nexus 9 when I know I'm going somewhere without Internet connection and it still fits everything. So if you can't let go of any of your local media and they won't fit, then stop pondering and get something else.
wolfc70 said:
I am in need of a new tablet, as my current Asus TF201 battery is dying. I really (initially) wanted the Nexus 9. Now, I'm not so sure. The max of 32 gb is a concern, my TF201 has that and is full, I also have about 10 gb of music on a 64gb sd card, which I can't use in the Nexus 9. I pretty much use the tablet for media consumption. When I travel I take my tablet instead of my Ultrabook. I really would like a Android tablet as I am invested in the ecosystem.
I am also leery of the Nexus 9 build issues. A friend bought 2 (one for him, one for his wife) and went through 3 before he finally gave up and bought a Ipad Air 2 for him and a Fire HDX 8.9 for her. He said he's never been happier with his choice. Playing with the N9 at Best Buy makes me leery. The Fire HDX seems to have better build quality. But I've heard the later N9 has noticeable improvements in this area. If this is true, I might sway back to the Nexus.
I like the Samsung Tab s 8.4, gorgeous screen, but it seems laggy and not very smooth. Plus TouchWiz is more annoying on a tablet, and Samsung seems to drop support for tablets quickly.
I am intrigued by the Nokia N1, but I need a tablet sooner rather than later, who knows when Nokia is going to release it Stateside.
I keep looking at the Ipad Air 2. I really don't want to go back to the Apple ecosystem, but I could if I had to. 64gb of storage seems about perfect for my needs. All the reviews on this are stellar, everyone praises the smoothness and better dedicated tablet apps. The downside is I would have to purchase lots of movies and games again. I don't think my Google Play movies will transfer to IOs.
My Asus TF201 has everything I need in a tablet, expandable storage, 32gb internal standard and when it was new, good battery life. I would not replace it other than the battery only lasts about an hour from a full charge.
I know this is an Android site, so asking for unbiased opinions is futile, but what would you do? Is there a device I am missing that would fit my needs?
Thanks for the help!
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The Nexus 9 is a great device. If the 32gb concerns you I would suggest the Shield Tablet. It is a great device that gets frequent updates and has a microsd slot.
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I'm exactly under this same scenario with deciding between the iPad Air 2 and Nexus 9 but honestly speaking there are several solutions to the Storage problem:
1. Using Dual USB for having another 32-64 GB of storage. Sandisk has some very good options and they even fit in your keychain. Here's a link of it: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Android-Smartphone-Tablet-SDDD-064G-G46/dp/B00HR7J3CA
2. Using Google Drive. I know this sounds strange but sometimes having local storage through google drive actually works and is much more beneficial but it all depends on your use.
Other than that sometimes even having micro SD cards isn't helpful to the OS so I would really recommend option 1 instead of spending about an extra $100 on the iPad Air 2 in a constricted OS.
Looking forward to your opinion.
ElementalXY said:
1. Using Dual USB for having another 32-64 GB of storage. Sandisk has some very good options and they even fit in your keychain. Here's a link of it: http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Android-Smartphone-Tablet-SDDD-064G-G46/dp/B00HR7J3CA
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This was my solution. Micro USB adapters or dedicated drives, like the one above, are incredibly cheap and offer plenty of flexibility.
I bought a Sandisk 32GB Dual USB 3.0 for my wife's Nexus 9 but have had no success in getting the Nexus 9 to recognise it.
I have activated 'USB debugging' in the Developer options. I have activated the 'MTP' option in the USB connection settings. The Dual USB works fine on my Galaxy Note 4 and all our other devices.
Any ideas on what I am missing?
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I bought a Sandisk 32GB Dual USB 3.0 for my wife's Nexus 9 but have had no success in getting the Nexus 9 to recognise it.
I have activated 'USB debugging' in the Developer options. I have activated the 'MTP' option in the USB connection settings. The Dual USB works fine on my Galaxy Note 4 and all our other devices.
Any ideas on what I am missing?
regards
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Get stick mount from the play store
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jd1639 said:
Get stick mount from the play store
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I didn't want to root her Nexus. However your tip led me to another app that doesn't require root - Nexus USB OTG File Manager. That should do the trick.
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Is this tablet worth the asking price? I currently returned my Nvidia Shield Tablet because the quality felt a little meh, and the screen kept showing distortion by pushing it.
Any thoughts and suggestions?
I would really like to stick to Android and this seems to be the closest to the quality of the Air 2.
Would I be ok with the 16 GB?
not worth it for most people imho. lotsa problems if you check all the existing threads. somehow the majority in the threads, including me, are only getting 5-7 hours or screen time web browsing when the pro reviews show ~9hrs (videos are fine - 10hrs+), memory leaks needing daily reboots (which could be fixed by a patch), light bleed, removal of the ability to adjust the volumes without going into settings (you can only adjust the volume of what's being used at the time you press the volume button - ringer, alerts, media aren't expandable).
i still love mine for now, but i'd never tell anyone to buy one until google patches the software problems. the hardware is decent but far from premium. i'd say at $250 it's a good deal, $300 is fair, but at $400 there are other options.
i got it because i just got my hands on a old galaxy tab 8.9. i used to have one when they first came out and i loved the size. i have a note 8, but kinda not digging the size any more. i considered the 8.4, but the nexus at 8.9 - 4:3 is as tall as the 8.4 @ 16:10 and as wide as a 10.1 @ 16:10. for me it makes for better browsing and reading. some people prefer not having black bars in movies, but the size of the image will be the same on an 8.4 16:10 as it is on the 4:3 nexus.
also, the speakers are nice. i haven't had a tablet with sound this good since my archos 101t.
L1qu1d said:
Is this tablet worth the asking price? I currently returned my Nvidia Shield Tablet because the quality felt a little meh, and the screen kept showing distortion by pushing it.
Any thoughts and suggestions?
I would really like to stick to Android and this seems to be the closest to the quality of the Air 2.
Would I be ok with the 16 GB?
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I have the 32gb Nexus 9. I bought an open box 16gb first but I donated that to my daughter and got the 32gb. Having said that I have noticed no build quality issues with either one of them. It looks good and feels very solid. I have owned many different devices and the Nexus 9 is built better than most. In order for me to use a 16gb device it has to have a microsd card slot.
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I hate the huge markup on the 32 gb but its the way to go. would prefer 64gb if they had any.
THanks for reply guys. I reserved a white 32GB model but then saw the 600$ price tag with taxes here in Toronto...for that money I could literally get a laptop
I wish it was around 300$ for the 16 GB and 400 for the 32 and I'd totally be ok with that...but at 529.99 I might just get a video card at this point .
I really like the design of the nexus 9 and the look is very beautiful though! I'm sure most software problems will be patched but I expected lollipop to be a smoother transition.
I am in Toronto got the 32gig version, never regretted it.
L1qu1d said:
THanks for reply guys. I reserved a white 32GB model but then saw the 600$ price tag with taxes here in Toronto...for that money I could literally get a laptop
I wish it was around 300$ for the 16 GB and 400 for the 32 and I'd totally be ok with that...but at 529.99 I might just get a video card at this point .
I really like the design of the nexus 9 and the look is very beautiful though! I'm sure most software problems will be patched but I expected lollipop to be a smoother transition.
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I, too, wish the Nexus 9 was cheaper. Heck, I wish most things in life are cheaper.
With that said, I had my Nexus 9 16GB since almost day 1 (day 3 to be exact) and have been loving it. Unlike some people who have complained on the forum, I am fortunately among the Nexus 9 owners who never had a single problem.
You may be able to get a laptop at around $600 but it would be a crappy one and it would still be a laptop and not a tablet, which have very different functions. Some of the cons of a laptop being heavier, harder to just pick up and use, lack of touch screen... etc. If you DO for some reason want an "actual computer" for work, then no tablet is ideal for you.
I got the 16 GB also. Instead of forking over extra cash for additional 16 GB space I put the money towards a WiFi HD. All I need now is cifs support.
I'm thinking of Getting the 16 GB model, then using an OTG cable and putting a usb stick when ever i need to watch movies.
I'll just put minor TV Shows or Movies on the tablet that I watch on subway (although I watch mostly on my phone on subway).
Everyone bought the 16 GB version though LOL, I need to find one
@woshiweili
You're missing the point of what I mean though, I'm not trying to make it sound Like I want everything to be cheap, I just want everything to be fair.
The price is very Expensive. for the same price you can get a Samsung Tab S which has a superior Screen and the addition of microSD, also 3 GB ram.
This tab should have been 300 price for standard and 400 for 32 GB...also 680+ for LTE? I'm sorry but no LTE card is worth an additional 150$
Anyways I'm going to go pick one up today hopefully if I can find one.
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I'm thinking of Getting the 16 GB model, then using an OTG cable and putting a usb stick when ever i need to watch movies.
I'll just put minor TV Shows or Movies on the tablet that I watch on subway (although I watch mostly on my phone on subway).
Everyone bought the 16 GB version though LOL, I need to find one
@woshiweili
You're missing the point of what I mean though, I'm not trying to make it sound Like I want everything to be cheap, I just want everything to be fair.
The price is very Expensive. for the same price you can get a Samsung Tab S which has a superior Screen and the addition of microSD, also 3 GB ram.
This tab should have been 300 price for standard and 400 for 32 GB...also 680+ for LTE? I'm sorry but no LTE card is worth an additional 150$
Anyways I'm going to go pick one up today hopefully if I can find one.
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Get one of these microSD card readers:
http://www.meenova.com/
It is very small so it will not get in the way as bad as a OTG cable and usb drive.
nrage23 said:
Get one of these microSD card readers:
http://www.meenova.com/
It is very small so it will not get in the way as bad as a OTG cable and usb drive.
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This is amazing! THank you! I already reserved the 16 GB model going later to get it
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This is amazing! THank you! I already reserved the 16 GB model going later to get it
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You will need something like ESfile Explorer to see the device when you use it on your Nexus but it works perfectly.
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You will need something like ESfile Explorer to see the device when you use it on your Nexus but it works perfectly.
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That's no problem, to watch movies I usually use ES anyways since it also has root access.
i know with archos media player you can index just about any non-root folder, even networked shares (paid version, dunno about the free) and other media players shouldn't have any problems directly accessing a mounted drive.
i considered using my otg cables but i didn't want to lose the ability to charge and use an external drive if it ever came down to it. helluva lot cheaper thought, lol.
I was lucky enough to find an open box Nexus 9 32GB so I saved give or take about 75$. So I ended up paying 25$ extra or so for an extra 16 GB. Will open it when i get home.
Thanks for help guys!
dunno where you got it from, but amazon has the 32 for 429 and bb will price match. I got my 16gb for 350 plus tax new.
madsquabbles said:
dunno where you got it from, but amazon has the 32 for 429 and bb will price match. I got my 16gb for 350 plus tax new.
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As you can see from my profile pic I'm from Canada, and Best Buy will only price match with the Canadian Amazon. Either way I came out about the same with the open box, the only downside is that it was opened but looking it over it's literally brand new.
Don't rule out Swappa. I bought a brand new, sealed 16GB Black Nexus 9 for $330 shipped/no tax, and went on online chat with Google Play Store to transfer ownership of the serial number to me.
Hope you enjoy it. I've made the decision to keep mine and let go of the note 8. Gonna miss using the s pen when taking recipe note while cooking. Lecture notes and a standard capacitive pen will make do until thet make a 9" note. I don't regret my purchase and like the 4:3 more than I thought I would.
I ended up returning it because it had a lot of screen bleed. I'm just going to wait and see what happens when the nvidia x1 comes out.
Thanks for replies guys!!
I went through too many exchanges with the nvidia shield to do it with this one...and this is around 200$ more. I'll just wait and see of any revisions fix the problem.