Tablets Another View On The Nexus 7

[nickn]

Haha this thread is full of win! Freudling doesnt know how to have a debate with anyone to say the least .

 

[k3roro]

Aree you kidding. The pixel density of the nexus 7 is very close to that if the retina ipad. Its only a little lower. It is much better than the ipad 2s. From a normal viewing distanc you can't make out pixels. Even when looking close you really have to look for them. The colors on the nexus are fine as well.

I would have to agree, the screen on the nexus 7 is surprisingly nice.

 

[nilk]

I own a Nexus 7 and an iPhone 4S. I don't have an iPad to compare to, so I don't know about that. My subjective opinion:

I find that the text looks pixelated and it's taking some time to get used to it. I'm not sure how much of it has to do with Android's font rendering or how much has to do with PPI. One thing is that since I can hold the Nexus 7 easily with one hand, I often ended up holding it as close to my face as I do my iPhone. It's a bit unfair as the iPhone has a PPI of 326 and Nexus 7 is 216. So of course text on the iPhone will look better.

My other issue is that the screen is too bright, even at it's lowest brightness setting. Using the Nexus 7 in low light or a dark room is uncomfortable due to this. I don't know if this can be fixed in software or not.

That said, for a $250 device, I think the hardware is great. My issues are more with the user experience of the software, but that's another thread.

 

[cynics]

I own a Nexus 7 and an iPhone 4S. I don't have an iPad to compare to, so I don't know about that. My subjective opinion:

I find that the text looks pixelated and it's taking some time to get used to it. I'm not sure how much of it has to do with Android's font rendering or how much has to do with PPI. One thing is that since I can hold the Nexus 7 easily with one hand, I often ended up holding it as close to my face as I do my iPhone. It's a bit unfair as the iPhone has a PPI of 326 and Nexus 7 is 216. So of course text on the iPhone will look better.

My other issue is that the screen is too bright, even at it's lowest brightness setting. Using the Nexus 7 in low light or a dark room is uncomfortable due to this. I don't know if this can be fixed in software or not.

That said, for a $250 device, I think the hardware is great. My issues are more with the user experience of the software, but that's another thread.

I used to have a screen dimming app I would use on night flights with my Xoom so I wouldn't bother the person next too me. I'm sure there are a lot off app you can use....

 

[Dimorphic]

Well I have a retina iPad and a Nexus 7 and love them both. The iPad is the premium device that you do heavy browsing/work on and the Nexus is the one that you throw in your bag on the way to work.

The issue that I have is since my job doesn't allow for outside devices to be used on their network I'm essentially using the two for the same thing. In my experience the Nexus is better for reading and playing games due to the form factor but the iPad is faster and smoother for heavy web browsing, photo/movie editing, etc.

You dont have to own just one and with the price point of the Nexus 7 you don't have too.