I find it puzzling that there are so many reports of hardware problems with the Nexus 10, and yet just as many (or more) people report that their Nexus 10 has no hardware problems at all (mine does not). I've been wondering if the difference depends on where you buy your Nexus 10.
For example, I've read quite a few posts where people say that their Nexus 10 box had been opened when they received it. The box comes taped shut and the tape says something like "do not accept if tape is broken". But many people post, "The tape was broken on mine, which is kind of weird." Perhaps these are the people who have hardware problems with their Nexus 10s?
Maybe the people who received boxes with broken tape bought Nexus 10s that had been returned because of problems, and then were resold by a seller who Just Didn't Care.
Or maybe certain distributors at certain times got bad batches.
Or maybe it's both.
Or maybe it's neither and the problems are random. But if there does turn out to be a pattern, it would be good to know - especially for people deciding where to buy. I'll start:
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Survey: Place of Purchase and Condition of Your Nexus 10?
Place of Purchase (specify online or brick-and-mortar): I got my Nexus 10 at a brick-and-mortar Walmart store in Northampton, MA.
Purchase Date: February 10, 2013.
Tape on Box Broken: No. (definitely brand new)
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: No hardware problems of any kind. There is no light bleed, no blemishes in the display (no lines, no dead pixels, no scratches), no case problems, no WiFi issues, the screen is very bright at full brightness, and battery life is good. It never gets especially hot to the touch.
Software: In the last week or two, it started rebooting occasionally (every 5-7 days, maybe less), and sometimes the browser crashes (this is more frequent, but nothing like what was happening with the Asus TF700T, which I returned). I've been loading more and more software on it, and I particularly love widgets. I may have gone overboard because I had neither of these problems until very recently. Maybe I should remove some stuff.
Place of Purchase: Google Play Store
Purchase Date: Not sure, maybe a week after launch
Tape on Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: Minor light-bleed in 2 corners. NFC with Google Wallet is hit or miss in most stores (I think it only worked fine in 1 out of 3 stores)
Software: Very few random reboots.
Place of Purchase: Staples - Brandon, Florida
Purchase Date: 2/22
Tape on Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10: Mint
Hardware: Minor light bleed from lower corner opposite volume rockers, minor back creeks
Software: Rooted on day 1... can't say lol
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Place of Purchase: Staples - Philadelphia
Purchase Date: 1/20
Tape on Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10: Mint
Hardware - Minor little area of yellow light bleed lower left. Not seen unless full brightness on black screen.
Software - Never a random reboot yet.. Currently at a 140hr uptime of writing this.
Place of Purchase: Google Play Store
Purchase Date: Launch day
Tape on Box Broken: Yes (only one of the two pieces, I think)
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: Extremely minor light bleed in bottom corners with light bleed test app in dark room.
Software: Daily lockups on stock, usually while browsing.
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Place of purchase: play store
Tape on box broken: yea one was broken
Condition:
Minor light bleed in one corner
Software: no reboots
Note. On the first day I checked the battery usage. Had been turned on for 7 minutes before shipped to my house. I did not check the sign me in option
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Survey: Place of Purchase and Condition of Your Nexus 10?
Place of Purchase (specify online or brick-and-mortar): Brick-and-mortar Walmart in California
Purchase Date: early January 2013
Tape on Box Broken: No. (definitely brand new)
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: Light light bleed in lower right corner (diagonal from buttons), but definitely an acceptably low level. No other problems, condition was and still is great.
Software: Rebooted twice on the first day, with 4.2.1. Both times where while simultaneously listening to music and browsing in chrome. On day 2, I flashed CM10.1 and its been mostly solid since.
Place of purchase - Google Play Store
Purchase date - Not entirely sure. It was a Christmas gift. I believe the week before Thanksgiving.
Tape on box broken No. Same with my 2 replacements (more on that in a bit).
Condition of Nexus 10 Software has never been a problem with any of the 3 devices I've had. Only issue, before unlocking and rooting, was Chrome freezing. But that was solved when I installed AOSP browser.
Hardware, evident by my 2 RMAs, was a bit of an issue. My first was 100% light bleed free. But there was a sizeable chunk of dust/lint under the screen. I tried to live with it, but after about 10 days I called Google. RMA process was simple and painless. Replacement device that I received had horrible light bleed. Bottom right corner when in landscape mode actually had a yellowish glow that was visible even under normal usage circumstances. I called Google and had another replacement in 2 days. Second replacement (and current unit) is great. Very little light bleed (only noticeable when using completely black screen, 100% brightness, and viewing in a dark room) and absolutely no other issues.
Place of Purchase: Origin from US Google Play Store (I get from seller that batch purchase at Google Play Store, and resell at Singapore.)
Purchase Date: 28/Jan/2013
Tape on Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10: 100% Mint
Hardware: No light bleed (test with light bleed app at 100% brightness), 99.9% color constant. (Actually I just notice it slightly change due to angle issue)
Software: Random crash on stock 4.2.1 every few hours, now at AOKP 4.2.2, not much random crash, it still happen sometimes but rarely, around once per few days (4 - 5 days) on. I can't said it solid stable, but was far better now, wish future firmware can 100% solved the crash issue, it seems every hang-up only happen when using Google Chrome (on latest beta). I can't said this was 100% Chrome fault, as I also using it in my S III, never had hang-up issue.
Place of Purchase: Play Store
Purchase Date: 1/28/13
Tape On Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10: Perfect
Hardware: Minor light bleed on bottom right hand corner (while holding landscape), noticeable only on black screen with high brightness. Back creaks once in a while when I grab it.
Software: A few reboots on 4.2.1, perfect on 4.2.2
Note: R32D serial #
Place of Purchase: Google Play Store
Purchase Date: Beginning of Feb 2013
Tape on Box Broken: No
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: Minor light-bleed in 2 corners. NFC does not seem to work with my Galaxy NExus, I get a beep but nothiing happens or misses connection directly
Software: Very few random reboots, 4.2.2 fixed it
Still love it
Place of Purchase: Staples
Purchase Date: Late December 2012
Tape on Box Broken: The person who bought it back for me opened it before me, so not sure.
Condition of Nexus 10:
Hardware: Minor light bleed, otherwise good.
Software: Been running Franco Kernel since the start and am now on AOKP ROM as well, but haven't had any reboots
Place of Purchase: Google play spain
Purchase Date: 23/1/2013
Tape on Box Broken: 1 broken, the other was fine
Condition of Nexus 10: Mint
Hardware: Minor light bleed
Software: some screen flicker when browsing.
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OK, before you guys start yelling at me... read my post first.
I bought mine from Fry's BM store, 12/24. So far I have no issues other than getting used to the huge keyboard and sometimes non responsive touch or I have to touch harder than im used to. Every so often I get a black screen when launching settings, gallery etc. But can be resolved by hitting the back key and start over.
My wifi was terrible the first few hours but got much better after. In the bedroom where my iPhone reverts back to 3G because of lost wifi connectivity, my Prime continues to work with 1 bar.
My GPS kept failing to refresh but that's because I unchecked the boxes under my location.
The only big problem I have is that the connector for the charger started to peel away from the pins. My iPhone 4 charger is still very intact and its a year old. I dont get it.
I've been reading posts from people that got theres from Gamestop that has loose parts issues or wifi etc. Best Buy shipped/shipping theirs in just an envelope without padding.
Im just curious as to what batch may be bad or from which store had the most issues?
Gamestop, east coast 12/22, GPS issue and faulty HDMI port. Perfect other than that.
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Gamestop, east coast 12/21, GPS issue , Dust under screen, minor light bleed, unworthy performance (don't think this is a defect).
Sometimes it laggs or freeze completely (goes to a black screen) and causes a FC, also have had a few reboots, trying to deal with it and hope for a update fix.
Most people that claim they have no issues either don't know any better or are in denial about their purchase.
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Most people that claim they have no issues either don't know any better or are in denial about their purchase.
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You are definitely making my night I appreciate it buddy!
Back on topic:
I received mine 12/20, and have a screen defect. Will be getting a replacement unit. Got it from Amazon. 32gb champagne color.
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You are definitely making my night I appreciate it buddy!
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I received mine 12/20, and have a screen defect. Will be getting a replacement unit.
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From where?
Picked mine up on the 22nd from Gamestop in Seattle. GPS doesn't function but wi-fi is just as strong as all my other mobile devices. No light bleed. No black screens or os-wide force closures. Some apps are super smooth, some aren't. Not completely happy with any browser's performance so far. But overall there isn't anything glaringly wrong with my tablet... yet.
And I do know better, and I'm not in denial.
Newegg 12/24, Champagne with minor light leakage around corners (only clearly visible during boot).
Best Buy
12/27 finally
Love the thing. No issues at all. I had a few freezes before the firmware update but been fine since.
Even arrived in good shape which is unusual for ups.
All good with my grey TP. No hardware issues... only software.
I bought it Christmas eve at Frys in Manhattan beach.
Issues:
YouTube videos don't play
Camera issues -force closes
A reboot fixes them but youtube isn't prefect and freezes and FCs again.
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Gamestop, east coast 12/21, GPS issue , Dust under screen, minor light bleed, unworthy performance (don't think this is a defect).
Sometimes it laggs or freeze completely (goes to a black screen) and causes a FC, also have had a few reboots, trying to deal with it and hope for a update fix.
Most people that claim they have no issues either don't know any better or are in denial about their purchase.
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Clueless alert!!!
J&R, 32GB Grey, 12/23. No hardware issues I'm aware of, knock on wood. GPS works, was able to lock without wireless, screen is fine, no connector issues, build quality feels great. Not in denial either, because if there is a problem I intend to exchange within my return window! Software-wise, disliked the keyboard, so I got SwiftKey tablet, browser is slow so I use Opera and Dolphin, sometimes I need to repeat touch gestures, but not a big deal. I also may have had one random reboot when trying to charge, but that's about it. Overall, a happy Prime owner!
Newegg, December 23rd, absolutely 0 problems so far.
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Picked mine up on the 22nd from Gamestop in Seattle. GPS doesn't function but wi-fi is just as strong as all my other mobile devices. No light bleed. No black screens or os-wide force closures. Some apps are super smooth, some aren't. Not completely happy with any browser's performance so far. But overall there isn't anything glaringly wrong with my tablet... yet.
And I do know better, and I'm not in denial.
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Ditto. .
Ordered 11/29 from Best Buy, shipped 12/20 and received 12/21 via UPS ground from Fresno. Screen defect (bright blob in screen), GPS didn't work (never got it to lock indoors our outside) and vibration motor created an occasional grinding noise and felt weak/inconsistent. Returned it 12/22 for a refund since they definitely don't have any in stock. Will wait for some time to buy another... if ever.
Newegg 12/22 gps not locking so sold mine in CL dont wanna deal all nonsense shipping back to newegg and wait for refund.ill wait till everything fix by asus.good luck to everyone having them return or waiting for exchange their unit.Happy Holidays pepss!!!
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eBay, 12/21. Screen has a little yellow tint, but it seems like it is going away.
No issues with wifi or gps. Get a lock indoors within seconds.
Gamestop 12/22 . no issues what so ever so far. very satisfied with wifi strwngth, display, and performance. still have to test GPS out though. not too pressed about that. if it works, like its supposed to, great. if not, OK then. ill either just live with it or exchange it. what I won't do is come up here complaining about it. as long as my wifi, display, and performance has been great like it has been, I'm good. of course I want all features working properly but I'm not going to hate the prime or regret my purchase over it.
ill test GPS out tomorrow or later today, I mean
Staples. Ordered 12/22. Got it today. Wifi works well (tested side by side with my HTC Evo using wifi analyzer and the Prime was slightly better). GPS locks in no problem while indoors. No screen problems (e.g. no bleeding, no dead pixels, etc.). Haptics feedback is pretty weak, not sure if its my device or its just weak in general. Otherwise, everything looks good (so far).
Gamestop 12/21 - Very slight screen bleed - possible slow GPS? Found five sat's in 10 mins with no lock. Otherwise good.
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fry's no pre order bought Monday Dec 26. first champagne 32 gb, light bleed 7 dead pixel and no function GPS. exchange Tuesday morning Dec 27 champagne 32 gb. almost perfect but a couple tiny (super super tiny) dead pixel I can live with and a non working GPS, which case so annoying. people need to test there GPS in a car driving and see how long it stay connected. mine keep on disconnecting and very inaccurate in less than 20 miles drive. getting ready to return the second one and hang on to my xoom until something better comes along with IPS display.
Hey. Did someone get his Prime in the last week?
I wanna know if the models are better than the first few weeks models.
I got mine this week (canadian cbil) and the wifi is horrible. I don't believe any fixes have been made yet.
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Hey. Did someone get his Prime in the last week?
I wanna know if the models are better than the first few weeks models.
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I got a Gray from Best Buy on Monday (shipped last Friday), and here's a report:
1. Significant light bleed all around the screen. The worst of the three Primes I've tried out so far.
2. A terrible yellow cast to the screen. I know what people are talking about now when they complain about this. Two out of the three Primes I've tried have had excellent screens (except for minimal light bleed) with good colors. This one is horrible.
3. Haptic feedback is the same as on my Champagne model: mostly just makes a funky sound punctuated intermittently by actual vibration. Call it non-working.
Otherwise, this one is similar to the other three in terms of wifi, GPS, BT, etc.
Got mine this week from Best Buy, Ordered Friday, Receieved Wed.
Gray 32gig.
1. Opened it up and as soon as I hit the power button I saw 2 bright pixels areas against the black background. Not that big a deal at first.
2. Turned it on trying to ignore the on pixels and opened the web browser. 2 more areas with super bright/dulled pixels. So now 4 bad areas.
3. Light bleed on 3 out of 4 sides.
4. Wifi very sluggish when normal laptop wifi works fine.
Didn't try BT, GPS seemed to lock on fine, could have been based on Wifi though.
I got mine two days ago. I haven't noticed any big issues. I haven't bothered with gps. I didn't test bluetooth streaming and wifi performance. Unusual lag from time to time. Couple software issues but nothing that seems hardware related or unfixable yet.
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I got a Gray from Best Buy on Monday (shipped last Friday), and here's a report:
1. Significant light bleed all around the screen. The worst of the three Primes I've tried out so far.
2. A terrible yellow cast to the screen. I know what people are talking about now when they complain about this. Two out of the three Primes I've tried have had excellent screens (except for minimal light bleed) with good colors. This one is horrible.
3. Haptic feedback is the same as on my Champagne model: mostly just makes a funky sound punctuated intermittently by actual vibration. Call it non-working.
Otherwise, this one is similar to the other three in terms of wifi, GPS, BT, etc.
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Interesting, so are you saying out of the 3 TF's you've seen, 2 of them have a cooler color temperature screen than the latest one you have?
Seems like there is nothing to do but to go for the Galaxy Tab 10.1
Got mine yesterday was delivered by UPS ordered from Best Buy 1/5. Everything working as it should...no lifting of the glass...minimal light bleed...no dead pixels...valid serial...only issue a small spec of dust causing a greyish shadow on light colored backgrounds...not that noticeable watchin vids and playing games but web browsing/e-reading it is...thing is i dont want to return this be witout the tab for weeks for a replacement only to get one with worse issues and unknown serial...gonna hold on to this one and RMA it if need be once the major bugs have been worked out down the road.
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Interesting, so are you saying out of the 3 TF's you've seen, 2 of them have a cooler color temperature screen than the latest one you have?
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Precisely. The two are not as cold as my wife's Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, but I tend to like warmer colors anyways so I consider that a good thing.
But man, the third one--ouch. Whites in particular are distinctly yellow-tinged, although everything tends to be overall.
Received my 32G grey TP yesterday. Ordered on 1/5 from Best Buy.
All seems good. Upgraded to ICS without issue. No light bleed. Wifi is a bit weak. Haven't tried bluetooth yet.
Think I am really gonna like this little beast!
Got mine today from ebuyer boxed with both tablet and dock! (Im in London UK)
Had absolutely no problems with it at all, no pixel probs, wi-fi, gps takes about 15 mins to lock with wi-fi off and a few secs with it on.
Upgraded to ICS because it kept nagging me too, and its still running perfectly, no issues here at all, i love it.
I picked up mine today....so far seems good. Updated to ICS, will take some time to get use to that over HC. Does anyone know of the model numbers I got a CBil unit her ein Canada (otherwise it's a BC0K unit)
People early on were complaining a lot about dead pixels and gaps. For those who have gotten the One recently, Have those quality control issues been fixed?
This was a fear when I got mine, I actually went into the store (as opposed to just ordering it online) to make sure there were no issues.
I got mine on June 28th (black edition) and I'm happy to say there are zero dead pixels, and no gap in the design. Just don't be afraid to complain if you find an issue though.
Hope this helps!
I've had six ones pass through my hands since early May. My latest one from earlier this month (07/05) has not had any issues. All but one were black. The edge on the screen glass vs. speaker cover about the same (slight lip from being higher). No dead pixels or screen anomalies. All had fine sound. The only thing I see that is inconsistent is the eccentricity of the camera's lens inside the glass on the back. Have not seen one that was perfectly centered!
Well I got a black one from Amazon and within 18 hours it went into a boot loop and could not get to recovery. I took it to the AT&T store and they said there was a problem with the power button so I sent that back to amazon and bought a silver one in the store and it is flawless. Power button is raised up, screen is flush with metal, no dead pixels, no gaps.
My first nexus 9 had terrible light bleed in locations where everybody else is having issues: along the top bar, bottom left corner, and some along the left side. It was horrible to the point that I returned it to amazon within two days and got a new one. This new one has light bleed in the same locations but about 40% less. It is still noticeable in a brightly lit room when I am using an app that does not have a black bar at the top (e.g. google play store).
So, should I RMA for a second time? Does their exist any nexus 9's without backlight bleed? I'm not sure if it's worth it to keep playing RMA roulette so I was hoping for some input.
Other options are to look at some of the other tablets, in particular the Nvidia Shield and perhaps the new nokia tablet that was announced. Or maybe even go back to the dark side and get the new iPad air, although I really prefer the front facing speakers on the nexus 9/shield.
I am a medical student so my use is primarily productivity but includes: 1. Studying (highlighting pdfs, etc), 2. Accessing patient data through PowerChart, and 3. Multimedia stuff (twitch streams, youtube, netflix, etc.). It's therefore useful for me to have a somewhat larger screen, but not so large as to not fit in my whitecoat pocket. I'm worried that something like the Shield would be a bit too small for my uses. For reference I can barely squeeze an iPad 3 in my white coat pocket.
Any advice?
This is what I do:
I will keep the tablet, as the bleeding is not terrible, and wait for two months or so (after christmas), until they improve their production quality, then I will RMA it in the hope of getting one nearly perfect tablet.
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This is what I do:
I will keep the tablet, as the bleeding is not terrible, and wait for two months or so (after christmas), until they improve their production quality, then I will RMA it in the hope of getting one nearly perfect tablet.
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But can you do that after having it for so long? What would you state as the reason for RMA?
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But can you do that after having it for so long? What would you state as the reason for RMA?
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In my country (Austria) this should work.
My reasons will most likely be the lightbleed, the bad to nearly not working NFC and the bad volume rocker.
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In my country (Austria) this should work.
My reasons will most likely be the lightbleed, the bad to nearly not working NFC and the bad volume rocker.
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I see. Im from Denmark myself and I imagine that the same rules apply here however in my order details it says within 15 days after delivery I can contact them if I have issues (bought it on google play). So this made me assume that they would question why I didnt raise the issue earlier. Maybe not. Hmmm
Is your NFC working fine?
If not, you can argue, that you haven't used NFC until this time.
However, here in Austria, (and probably in the whole EU), there is the "Gewährleistung" in addition to the warranty, which means, the seller has to prove that the issue wasn't there when you got it in the first 6 months after you received it.
But make a call to Google play and tell them your problem and my idea, I think, they might confirm that this is working.
And please tell us!
If I find time to call them, I will try that too.
Hi, I am thinking of getting a Nexus 9 from http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Nexus-9-LTE-32GB-Black-Wi-Fi-4G-8-9-IPS-1536-x-2048-pixels-2GB-RAM-/221664596324.
Seems like a crazy deal to me, more than $200 off the price on Google's website.
So, do you recommend buying the N9, a one year old device ? I currently use an iPad 4 and it's quite big and heavy and I've been looking for a replacement. Tried the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 but didn't like it so I returned it. My iPad is too slow for me especially with iOS 9 and it still has a 32-bit processor. So I seriously want to upgrade.
If I buy a N9, I would be rooting/ flashing kernels, recoveries, mods, ROMS, etc.
So what do you guys recommend ? Which tablet should I buy ?
I love the size, the front facing speakers and the 4:3 aspect ratio. However, if you can't deal with major lag which happens randomly and often then don't buy it.
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That being said when it's running fine it's a delight to use
yes i would recommend it
I would too, but I am also thinking of eventually getting a used Pixel C because it more open, AFIACT. Here is a quote from here
Yes, the Pixel C will be supported on AOSP just like other Nexus devices. The bootloader can be unlocked to enable booting an alternate OS. Pixel C does not support Chromebook style recovery via USB. The firmware is open source. It is Coreboot. DisplayPort support over Type C is being worked on but we don't have a release date yet.
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Open-source firmware!
Does the N9 lag even with such a powerful processor ? Should I just wait for the iPad Air 3 ?
Also, I've heard about issues like a flimsy back, light bleed, etc. Is this true and is there a chance I may receive a defective piece from the seller ? Are Nexus 9s which were manufactured in 2015 alright ?
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Does the N9 lag even with such a powerful processor ? Should I just wait for the iPad Air 3 ?
Also, I've heard about issues like a flimsy back, light bleed, etc. Is this true and is there a chance I may receive a defective piece from the seller ? Are Nexus 9s which were manufactured in 2015 alright ?
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I got a used 32Gb from Amazon for 250 with minimal lightbleed with a dec.2014 build date. Honestly, I have forgotten my other OCD complaints because they, like the light-bleed, are acceptable. Oh right, the flimsy back, it is just a half a millimeter of between the back cover and the internals. It is not perfect, but I only notice it when I am trying to find it.
My Nexus performs great, but I am a minimalist. Some people simultaneously run Facebook, YouTube, chat, music, bluetooth, Chrome, etc and get poor results, which could be the user expecting too much, or the device being a POS, I dunno. It is faster than my Nexus 7 2012, lol...
I just went through 6 of my active Chrome tabs and had no reloads. The 7th reloaded, but that tab was inactive for a few hours, so I think that is fine. I even have the zram (compressed swap) disabled, giving me less available memory.
If you want to hate the Nexus, you can. If you want to love it, you can.
I would recommend it. That's a great price! If you find you don't love it, you could always sell it and buy the iPad. I bought mine about 2 months ago, 2015 model, no lightbleed. I am a heavy user so I will have multiple apps running, I don't usually notice it slowing until the battery gets low, say 25% or so.
Since you already asked about root and ROMs, I wouldn't say it's necessary, but it does help with performance and battery life significantly.
If you are on a strict budget then yea sure its good for 200 or 250 but if you have a little more money I would either wait or get the tab s2 , I bought both on black Friday and I love nexus devices , have had every nexus made since the Samsung Galaxy Nexus s. I assumed I would be keeping the nexus 9 and returning the samsung cause I don't like the power button or touchwiz on Samsung devices but after using both the lag on the nexus nine is very very noticeable, particularly when switching between apps. It's build quality is poop in comparison.
Thanks for everything guys !
I bought a Galaxy Tab S2 8 inch on release day and somehow I wasn't happy so I returned it after a week. - @dislplin01
I've decided I don't need LTE since I will almost never be using it. How about the deal below :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nexus-9-32GB-Wi-Fi-8-9in-Lunar-White-Latest-Model-/121835686666?hash=item1c5df90b0a:g:dnIAAOSwAKxWZyws
A used 32GB WiFi only White Nexus 9 for $270
Serial number is HT4C as seen from the pic from the listing.
The seller also posted an image of the boot screen, says no dents or chips on the device but has scratches on the back.
Does this seem to have ANY lightbleed at all ? (Pic Attached).
Thanks.
Looks good just like mine, I don't see lightbleed.
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Trix123 said:
Thanks for everything guys !
I bought a Galaxy Tab S2 8 inch on release day and somehow I wasn't happy so I returned it after a week. - @dislplin01
I've decided I don't need LTE since I will almost never be using it. How about the deal below :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nexus-9-32GB-Wi-Fi-8-9in-Lunar-White-Latest-Model-/121835686666?hash=item1c5df90b0a:g:dnIAAOSwAKxWZyws
A used 32GB WiFi only White Nexus 9 for $270
Serial number is HT4C as seen from the pic from the listing.
The seller also posted an image of the boot screen, says no dents or chips on the device but has scratches on the back.
Does this seem to have ANY lightbleed at all ? (Pic Attached).
Thanks.
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HTC has done a couple of 40% discount specials. You might try to be a little patient. I got a brand new 16gb for US$239.40 for black friday directly from HTC's website. According to the serial number, mine is from november 2015 and i don't have any light bleed at all. I did found that it was charging way too slow, but anyway i flashed the same day pure nexus with fire-ice kernel and it started to charge really fast with an anker charger (just over 3 hours)... everything is going really smooth with minimal lag in a couple of apps, just like my nexus 5. Pretty happy with it so far.
The only things i'm not happy with is the screen ratio, and the buttons. I don't know why my ipad 2 youtube's app filled the entire screen but this one keeps the black bars, and both have the same ratio. With the buttons i don't have any problems since I configured double tap to sleep and to wake, I just use the volume buttons and they work just fine, but i still don't like them lol.
You have already seemed to purchase it. I would recommend it in general only if you can get a good deal on it. I got a lightly used one for 210 dollars, black 32gig wifi with the smart cover (I replaced it with a proper case) and a microsoft portable bluetooth keyboard that normally retails for 70 bucks. It was such an insane deal, I couldn't ignore it.
The IN APP performance is great. On chrome, websites load quickly. The issue comes from how the tablet handles ram. If you have multiple tabs open, you can expect those earlier tabs to refresh when you go back to them. The same kind of thing happens to multi-tasking apps. Try to go back to an app you were using 3 or 4 applications ago, and it will reload entirely as if it was never even opened. This in mind, you have to keep track of what you have open in the background. I don't think I've ever had anything forse closed or forcefully cleared from memory yet (like a music app that gets shut down because too much ram is being used), but I can imagine this being the case if you've got too many concurrent applications all fighting for memory.
tl:dr I don't have any kind of bad performance while in an app, but I do note occasional lag and skips when jumping from app to app, or jumping from app to home screen (and vice versa). The Nexus 6p really kind of spoils your expectations for all android devices, I guess.
blanco2701 said:
HTC has done a couple of 40% discount specials. You might try to be a little patient. I got a brand new 16gb for US$239.40 for black friday directly from HTC's website. According to the serial number, mine is from november 2015 and i don't have any light bleed at all. I did found that it was charging way too slow, but anyway i flashed the same day pure nexus with fire-ice kernel and it started to charge really fast with an anker charger (just over 3 hours)... everything is going really smooth with minimal lag in a couple of apps, just like my nexus 5. Pretty happy with it so far.
The only things i'm not happy with is the screen ratio, and the buttons. I don't know why my ipad 2 youtube's app filled the entire screen but this one keeps the black bars, and both have the same ratio. With the buttons i don't have any problems since I configured double tap to sleep and to wake, I just use the volume buttons and they work just fine, but i still don't like them lol.
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I bought one Friday from HTC. Still 40% off, free 2 day shipping, and a $50 credit toward accessories next week. Have to use the link from SlickDeals to get the discount. https://goo.gl/uoyFse