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So, im thinking of getting an android tablet. I need it within the next week or really close.
If i do get one, will it sync with my captivate? can i use 1 data plan instead of two? What things would it sync?
Also, which one do you recommend?
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my suggestion is to wait for a while, 4 new tablets will come out soon:
moto xoom
lg g-slate
samsung galaxy tab 10.1
htc flyer
I would recommend the Motorola xoom.
I'm pretty sure you'll get all your apps if you use the same Gmail. And also the contacts if you saved them to Gmail.
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Im looking at the wifi only xoom for myself
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Hmm, im thinking about the wifi xoom too. When will it be released?
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Ipad FTW
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Its too late to get the ipad, and the ipad 2 is too far away :S.
I really wanted it though
I am using a Viewsonic G Tablet 10.1" with the custom ROM TnT Lite 4.2.3 it does sync with Google mail, calendar, and contacts. $379.00 at Office Depot.
Touchpad looks awesome. WebOS is amazing. If there was a webOS device on the market with decent hardware I'd buy it. Pre3 looks good.
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Another vote for the Viewsonic G Tablet here.
The hardware is honeycomb-ready, the price is right, and there are plenty of custom roms being baked right here at xda-developers.
Do you know if the viewsonic will get the honeycomb update? And if it does, will it be soon? I hate it when samsung takes too long to throw out an update
I think you should try out something other than android like
Ipad 2 or touchpad.
But you'll have to wait until summer..
I would not recommend the galaxy's 10.1.
I think xoom had a micro SD option, etc to make it better than galaxy 10.1.
and I really don't care about 3D so I wouldn't recommend the g slate.
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another one needs to mension --- blackberry playbook.
Personally I'd stick with android and wait for the newest galaxy s tab to come out. With Bluetooth file transfer you can easily connect and transfer from each one with a few screen touches.
+1 for the VS G-tab. Great device for the money.
Motorola Xoom looked promising, until they released the price $799.00 and the fact that you HAVE to purchase a 3g plan in order for them to unlock the wifi?!?! No thanks.
hey guys, need a little advice here.
I spontaneously bought the Tab 2 7.0 for Black Friday, but I've been looking at the Nexus 7 for a while now. What should I choose?
I like the touchwiz features but the cleanness of stock android. I use my tablet for: music, facebook, instagram, games, memos, reading, watching netflix. Is it worth the extra $40? (Tab was $160 for me)
Thanks
iDylan1357 said:
hey guys, need a little advice here.
I spontaneously bought the Tab 2 7.0 for Black Friday, but I've been looking at the Nexus 7 for a while now. What should I choose?
I like the touchwiz features but the cleanness of stock android. I use my tablet for: music, facebook, instagram, games, memos, reading, watching netflix. Is it worth the extra $40? (Tab was $160 for me)
Thanks
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Go with the Nexus 7, you won't regret it.
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Yes yes yes yes. The extra $40 is well worth the cost of N7, & the speed/upgradability is much better on the N7.
get the nexus unless you MUST HAVE tv out.. for 13.00 you can get hdmi dock for gtab...the g tab also has the ir remote dual cameras and sd card slot. thou no ap/to sd .
Ours has 8 gb its slower then nexus but runs ok... My spouse Bonnie Loves the Ir blaster remote .But i hear it only works with some cable companies .Ours its great..
The nexus is twice as fast 16 or 32 gb storage (32 gb is what mine is). Its well worth the extra money ...
you decide...
I love the touch wiz stuff but I have the SGS3 so I get my fix there so I opted for the nexus. I will say this the WiFi tab2 is getting Jellybean right now so if you like the tab that will def be a nice addition. Also weigh the no SD/SD card situation to me for what I use my tablet for its not important as I use alot of cloud. To other's it could be important.
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Had a GTab 2 7" before switching to a Nexus 7 and couldn't be happier after switching.
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Have you seen the specs on the gtab? They suck hard... :-/ get the N7
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N7 is worlds better overall in specs and support.
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Just keep the galaxy tab and install cm10 on it. Its officially supported and its essentially a WiFi galaxy nexus hardware wise and has the very dev friendly omap soc.
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If you were only going tu use it for media consumption I'd say stick with the GTab but since you also want to do gaming I'd recommend you spend the extra $40 and get pretty much the top of the line (at 7 inches). Actually if possible you should spend $90 and get a 32gig because graphic intensive games will kick the **** out of your 16gig really fast.
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Nexus 7 ahoo.
I too was considering N7 and Tab 2 7.0. I was looking for a used one on CL. I actually wanted the Tab 2 more than the N7 due to the expandable memory and lower cost. However, long story short, I got the N7 and have no regret because I don't miss what I never had (what I never had being the Tab 2). I'm sure I'll work something out to overcome the lack of expandable memory.
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Also, you're gonna get a lot of biased answers here because you're asking the question in the N7 forum.
I think they are both brilliant devices for the money. I had the original galaxy tab when it first came out and loved it. I really do think Samsung make some top quality hardware. I have a nexus 7 now and I do love stock android, I also went for the 32gb model for £199 so that will more than accommodate my storage needs.
I have a galaxy s3 for my Samsung fix so that's why I ended up choosing the nexus 7.
I'd stick with what you have for now mate and get your moneys worth. Something new is bound to emerge after Christmas and then you will probably puck a nexus 7 up for peanuts.
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Let's say this... I had the OG Tab 7,and it never got updated past Froyo. Samsung abandoned it.
The Nexus 7 is sure to get multiple updates straight from Google as soon as they come out.
If you keep the tab 2 7.0, you are probably going to have to root it and put aokp 5 on it. Stock is a little slow. And someone stated that the tab 2 7.0 had TV out, I don't believe that it does. I have had it since launch day.
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miketoasty said:
Had a GTab 2 7" before switching to a Nexus 7 and couldn't be happier after switching.
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Me too, best thing I could have done!
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Let's say this... I had the OG Tab 7,and it never got updated past Froyo. Samsung abandoned it.
The Nexus 7 is sure to get multiple updates straight from Google as soon as they come out.
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Well the tab 2.0 has jellybean now so no abandonment there
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I am a big Samsung Galaxy fan! Having said that I wanted to have one Nexus Device to have the stock Android and quick updates. The Nexus 7 is that device for me once Google came out with the 32GB! So far it is working well for me!
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If you keep the tab 2 7.0, you are probably going to have to root it and put aokp 5 on it. Stock is a little slow. And someone stated that the tab 2 7.0 had TV out, I don't believe that it does. I have had it since launch day.
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Hdmi dock from amazon is 13.00... We have one for my spouses tab2.7 . she uses the dock for charging next to our bed. She loves the tab because of the peel remote.. I just installed jelly bean 4.1.2 on it a few days ago.
Its a ok tablet for most things you would want such as surfing the web and simple games and social networking.
I do love my nexus 7 32 gb.. now have it dual booting with linux stock 4.2 and i have a 3rd book i can try and flash new roms without flashing my everyday use stuff..
In my opinion the tab 2.7 is better built then the nexus 7 but runs at a slower clock speed.. If there was a 7 in ch version of the note . i would be in love .. mybe some techno lust..
Love N7 so much
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I'm looking into buying cheap android, is this device still ok for android 4.0 usage ?
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you actually have a decent experience. I'm using my Nexus One since my other phone broke. I probably will be using this phone for a long long time until I save enough money to buy a new phone
ICS or Jelly Bean, they both are pretty smooth and stable, and functional
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I recommand you to buy At least nexus S above if you are looking for an android device that works properly on android 4.0 above.
I love my nexus one and I've run a jellybean rom on it for up to maybe 6 weeks (evervolv 4.1) it seemed to be the most stable for me out of all of them but there was a 3 second call delay on almost every rom I tried except cm7.2 and stock 2.3.6 it had when I bought it. I tried the latest 4.2 stuff and I always end up with one problem or other despite that the phone technically does work and only occasionally froze or rebooted.
Since my girlfriend has an iPhone 4s and we all know they are pretty stable if nothing else and she does pick up my phone from time to time. With cm7.2 it may be outdated but its very fast and as reliable as the iPhone in my experience. Now I don't have to worry about her whining about my "stupid phone".
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benoitm974 said:
I'm looking into buying cheap android, is this device still ok for android 4.0 usage ?
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ICS and JB are stable for this device, but not so very fast or smooth.
But it is cheap, and beautiful. That's all.
I have used all Nexus phones and IMHO you should go for a Nexus S.
Nexus One is a awesome phone but 4.0 is a bit heavier than 2.3, so it lags a bit.
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I have used all Nexus phones and IMHO you should go for a Nexus S.
Nexus One is a awesome phone but 4.0 is a bit heavier than 2.3, so it lags a bit.
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Keep in mind that Nexus S does not have microSD card.
if you wanna play with Android 4.0,I suggest you to get at least Gnex or something later than N1. It may perform better than that.
CM 10.1 runs flawelesly on both GNex and NexS.
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you actually have a decent experience. I'm using my Nexus One since my other phone broke. I probably will be using this phone for a long long time until I save enough money to buy a new phone
ICS or Jelly Bean, they both are pretty smooth and stable, and functional
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Similar experience here. Installed a jb rom on my old nexus one for my daughter to use. Very surprised, more than acceptable for daily use. Video recording seems to glitch a bit though.
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Nowdays? I think is not worth the money, but, ey! it runs fluently some 4.0 roms.
It was my first android smartphone and I'm in love with it, I'm not going to sell the N1, now I have a SGS3 but my N1 still serves my for tethering purposes hehe
galaxy nexus shoud be better.
I should say it depends on your budget. I suppose the N1 is available for ~180$ on Amazon. But with that cash would you be able to get another phone with better hardware/upgraded software? There are way more options now.
JB and ICS Roms are right now pretty stable for the N1. As 350Rocket says, there are a few niggles, but the phone can easily be a daily driver. With GB, having used both CM 7.2 and MIUI 2.3.30,I've gotta say it is rock solid stable
Personally, I love this phone's looks and having been my first Android (got it back in 2009), it holds a special place in my heart
Hi guys,
I might be getting a Nexus One (for a good price) at the end of the week.
Is there anything i should look at? Check for typical problems? It is not brand new so i don`t want to end up with a broken device.
Thanks in advance!
Sorry for bad english!
checkout if the power button is working good and the digitizer is responsive...
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The Nexus one is a decent basic smartphone if you keep it on Gingerbread. It'll bog down a bit with ICS or JB but for the most part will still be useable. You can find them for around $100 or less. Just beware of the limited storage. If you can spare a couple extra dollars I would go with a Nexus S.
Get a Nexus 4. Its cheap and a huge bump from whatever you have.
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Hello I was wondering if this Nook (either HD or HD +) is worth the money. Especially since the special price is on. How is the battery life? Lag? Is it better than the Nexus 7 once CM 10.1 is installed? (Emmc) The lack of Corning Gorilla Glass and NFC. Is very sad.
It "supposedly has better battery life" than the Nexus 7.
I want to be able to root my tablet install a ROM, overclock it, and consume books and music w/light gaming on the side
Edit: What the? The [Q] is in the wrong place. Haha
Edit 4:07 CST -Took the plunge and bought a HD, it is a lot faster than I expected from video reviews and such. My software version is 2.0.5 what is the most recent?
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I don't have a Nexus 7 but did have the Hisense pro for a couple of weeks (which is supposed to be the same) which I returned for this tablet. You can root and as of right now there are a two Roms. People complain about lag but I must have gotten lucky or I am not as picky as others I don't see it. I would buy one based on price (actually bought two) a good little tablet. There is no custom kernel yet they are working on it but that does mean you won't be overclocking yet. Gaming is pretty decent for the games I have tried. Buy one and try it the return policy at B&N (best buy and walmart too) is two weeks so if you don't like it you can return it.
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My software version is 2.0.5 what is the most recent?
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Latest ver is 2.1.0, but I guess you know that by now.
So i have the old nexus 7, no issues. Ive had it since launch and am currently running PA.
Now im thinking of upgrading just on a whim. My nexus 7 again is very very smooth atm and works perfectly. Anyone see any reason to even consider upgrading to the new one? If theres one thing i would think about it would be the expanded memory since i have the 8 gig version of the original, i find that my storage is very lacking and i cant install like multi-rom/linux very easily with out deleting everything on my tablet. You guys think it would be worth it just for the better resolution, faster processor and larger storage capacity (64 gigs) to upgrade or should i just wait and see how things fair? I know i can use Usb on the go with the old one, but im still considering upgrading just because 8 gigs really isnt alot dispite the fact that i usually am streaming media to my tablet rather then putting it directly onto it.
metalblaster said:
So i have the old nexus 7, no issues. Ive had it since launch and am currently running PA.
Now im thinking of upgrading just on a whim. My nexus 7 again is very very smooth atm and works perfectly. Anyone see any reason to even consider upgrading to the new one? If theres one thing i would think about it would be the expanded memory since i have the 8 gig version of the original, i find that my storage is very lacking and i cant install like multi-rom/linux very easily with out deleting everything on my tablet. You guys think it would be worth it just for the better resolution, faster processor and larger storage capacity (64 gigs) to upgrade or should i just wait and see how things fair? I know i can use Usb on the go with the old one, but im still considering upgrading just because 8 gigs really isnt alot dispite the fact that i usually am streaming media to my tablet rather then putting it directly onto it.
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Wait for the 2014 Nexus 7.
Nexus 5.
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Nexus 5.
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nexus 5 is a phone, not really interested in a new phone.
IINexusII said:
Wait for the 2014 Nexus 7.
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probably a good idea, ty
metalblaster said:
nexus 5 is a phone, not really interested in a new phone.
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a 7" phone will be out soon. they've already reached 6.3" with the samsung mega
IINexusII said:
a 7" phone will be out soon. they've already reached 6.3" with the samsung mega
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Asus Fonepad is already a 7" phone. The Samsung Mega specs and quality is low compared to the Xperia Z Ultra.
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Asus Fonepad is already a 7" phone. The Samsung Mega specs and quality is low compared to the Xperia Z Ultra.
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There we are then, the end of 7" tablets!
I had a 16gb v1 that I replaced with a 32gb v2 for the increased storage, faster storage, and faster CPU. Both units perfect out of the box. I gave the v1 to my son and he loves it. Best upgrade I have ever done. I find qi charging is actually great, and the back camera is handy. I love the Panasonic wireless charger.
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My N7LTE arrived just yesterday. It's a nice upgrade to tilapia. Now if only I had source and drivers.
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I'm thinking about the new pulled pork sub at Subway. Should I get it, or a classic pizza sub.....or go get a Burger somewhere?
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My Nexus 7 is my phone. Just use T-mobile 4G Hotspot when I am out. I am looking at the 4 or 5 for a bit more privacy.
The Pulled Pork looks a little better on the new N7, but buy it from Google, not Subway.
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a 7" phone will be out soon. they've already reached 6.3" with the samsung mega
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Dude if I was you I would wait until the 2014 Gen. 3 comes out B/C everything that I'm seeing on the Gen. 2 is not that great but to eaches own I'm hoping that the NEXUS 10 Gen. 2 is going to be a home run for us and if it is I might get it G.B.Y.
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The gen 2 Nexus 7 is way better than the gen 1 in every way. Period.
The next generation will probably be better than the gen 2 again. That's how it works.
If you want something better than your current gen1, buy the gen 2. It's a decent deal.
-KJ
2014 of course, your 2012 is working fine now. does 2012 work on otg?
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