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Tablets New Nexus 7 (Merged)
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BTW, got to give Google credit here for finally pulling off a launch correctly. Even places that are selling out seem to be restocking very quickly. And the Play Store is -- gasp -- still up and running. I haven't heard of any crashes or foul ups with orders.
Good for Google. It's about time they got a launch right. Hopefully sign of things to come for future Nexus launches.
Good for Google. It's about time they got a launch right. Hopefully sign of things to come for future Nexus launches.
Nope not the only one. I found the power and volume buttons hard to press when I had it.
And then they follow it up with the Moto X. They've still go a ways to go before I'll consider them successful on the hardware front.
Well, I will start to give them credit when they can release a product not just in USA.
Yup. Like I said before, this could've been Google's big one-two punch. Instead, it's only a one hit one jab round. It's a darn shame.
But in terms of successfully launching one of their Nexus devices, this is the first one that has gone smoothly.
Yes, and considering the similarities, it does bode well for the Nexus phone (I hope).
So I finally tried the new nexus 7 in person at my local staples. Before this I was lukewarm about the device. Worried about the bezels, app ecosystem etc.
And then I picked it up...immediately I wanted to walk out of the store with this device. The ergonomics and performance were that nice. I could browse on chrome for android without gritting my teeth. Web browsing experience in chrome was a night and day difference compared to the original! And the size was perfect, so small and light! I have to wait until I have money saved but I am confident that even if I do eventually get an iPad I still want to have the new nexus 7.
And then I picked it up...immediately I wanted to walk out of the store with this device. The ergonomics and performance were that nice. I could browse on chrome for android without gritting my teeth. Web browsing experience in chrome was a night and day difference compared to the original! And the size was perfect, so small and light! I have to wait until I have money saved but I am confident that even if I do eventually get an iPad I still want to have the new nexus 7.
Are you guys using the provided ASUS charger? Or are you guys just using your reg. ol' charger that goes with your Android devices? Being they're all USB...
After a few days with the N7, I'm actually still not convinced Android is what I want for my tablet experience. Something about Android on a tablet just feels messier and clunkier (whereas, as most of already you know, I find Android superior to any other OS in nearly every aspect on a smartphone).
I don't know. Something about Android rubs me the wrong way on a tablet.
The only alternative I'd consider is going back to iOS (on the iPad Mini), but the dilemmas there are ridiculous prices, guaranteed "old" hardware, potentially no Retina display until 2014 (be it early or late), and then the biggest issue: the various limitations of iOS itself.
Yet iOS on the tablet makes far more sense to me than iOS on a smartphone or Android on a tablet. Ironic, isn't it?
For now, I think keeping the N7 has a slight edge over returning it, and I'm still giving it a good chance and there are certainly things I like about the device and the overall experience (Emulators and ROMs = way better gaming experience, for one!), but ya... Android feels weird and foreign to me on a tablet.
Weird, huh?
I don't know. Something about Android rubs me the wrong way on a tablet.
The only alternative I'd consider is going back to iOS (on the iPad Mini), but the dilemmas there are ridiculous prices, guaranteed "old" hardware, potentially no Retina display until 2014 (be it early or late), and then the biggest issue: the various limitations of iOS itself.
Yet iOS on the tablet makes far more sense to me than iOS on a smartphone or Android on a tablet. Ironic, isn't it?
For now, I think keeping the N7 has a slight edge over returning it, and I'm still giving it a good chance and there are certainly things I like about the device and the overall experience (Emulators and ROMs = way better gaming experience, for one!), but ya... Android feels weird and foreign to me on a tablet.
Weird, huh?
Maybe give it a little bit more time? It can take a bit to get used to using a new device all the time opposed to what you had been using for months. Otherwise, the next iPad Mini is always right around the corner.
Okay, there are some serious problems with Android on the a Nexus 7.
The OS just isn't right.
There are definitely moments of "lag" or what I would call stutter. When you swipe between screens, there's the slightest stutter sometimes -- like a frame rate skipping or something.
When you type, sometimes the keyboard falls behind the slightest bit and there's this crazy "catching up" where the click sounds double up on each other, and the letters sort of go crazy a little bit trying to catch up. It's not so bad if it didn't sometimes suddenly add double letters. So you'll get a sentence that looks like this: "Hey how aare you dooing?" What gives?
Also, there's the slightest bit of lag when launching apps too. The glow surrounds your app icon, but it doesn't really launch right away. It just hangs there for the slightest second, and then finally goes (for what it's worth, I've noticed my iPad do this all the time too -- the icon gets grayed out which means it acknowledges your press, but it doesn't launch right away).
Then there are the miscellaneous stuff:
Once, I was typing on my device, and it suddenly went beserk and quit the app I was in (Chrome Beta) and went into my DropBox app for no reason. I had no idea what happened.
Anyone else for any of these issues?
This does not happen with Android on the smartphone. So I really don't know what's going on here.
The OS just isn't right.
There are definitely moments of "lag" or what I would call stutter. When you swipe between screens, there's the slightest stutter sometimes -- like a frame rate skipping or something.
When you type, sometimes the keyboard falls behind the slightest bit and there's this crazy "catching up" where the click sounds double up on each other, and the letters sort of go crazy a little bit trying to catch up. It's not so bad if it didn't sometimes suddenly add double letters. So you'll get a sentence that looks like this: "Hey how aare you dooing?" What gives?
Also, there's the slightest bit of lag when launching apps too. The glow surrounds your app icon, but it doesn't really launch right away. It just hangs there for the slightest second, and then finally goes (for what it's worth, I've noticed my iPad do this all the time too -- the icon gets grayed out which means it acknowledges your press, but it doesn't launch right away).
Then there are the miscellaneous stuff:
Once, I was typing on my device, and it suddenly went beserk and quit the app I was in (Chrome Beta) and went into my DropBox app for no reason. I had no idea what happened.
Anyone else for any of these issues?
This does not happen with Android on the smartphone. So I really don't know what's going on here.
In the end, what do you prefer? Slight lag and stutter on some parts of the OS but having much more features and freedom or an almost perfectly smooth OS but years behind in terms of features (you won't get that Swype keyboard for example)?
I prefer having some lag and being able to do more.
I also prefer Android apps a thousand times more than iOS apps. Dropbox, my NAS app, torrent apps, emulators, YouTube downloading apps, MxPlayer, etc.
EDIT: by the way, I don't get that lag issues when opening apps in my Nexus 10. Maybe it's because I use other apps better developed. Only issue I get is slight lag, very slight. No other issues with apps.
100% valid and agreeable.
Just sucks that the Android tablet experience isn't as buttoned up as the Android smartphone experience. I really don't get why.
I think the lag to open with some apps is the apps problem, not the OS. I have noticed it especially on PocketCasts. It takes a couple seconds to launch. It's even worse of you are watching a video podcast (TWiT for example). Launch the video, then go to your home screen, and then open PocketCasts back up. It takes a good 3-5 seconds to reopen the video player.
Everything about this tablet I feel is reversed for me versus on a smartphone. For example I wish the power button was on top.
And to continue my rant, regular chrome sometimes bugs out and crashes also randomly sending me to the home screen. I was hoping this was just a quirk with chrome beta but just happened to me on regular chrome too. What the hell.
And to continue my rant, regular chrome sometimes bugs out and crashes also randomly sending me to the home screen. I was hoping this was just a quirk with chrome beta but just happened to me on regular chrome too. What the hell.
Try Dolphin ! It's a really slick browser and it accepts search voice commands.
Chrome is probably the worst app in Android.
Root and install AOSP browser (it's in the Google Play Store). It's as smooth as the iPad browser. Really. All other browsers aren't that smooth.
Root is no longer needed for the aosp browser. I developed a method to install it completely without root and its pretty simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928
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Yes there is.