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The new google nexus tablet 7"

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_16gb
available for pre order in uk! @ £199,,google playstore
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As the name suggests, the Google Nexus 7 features a 7" IPS display with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. The tablet is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chip with 1GB of RAM and 12 core ultra-low voltage nVidia GeForce GPU.
And despite the capable hardware, Google managed to keep the price of the Nexus 7 impressively low. The slate will come in 8GB and 16GB flavors, which will retail for $199 and $249 respectively.
The Google Nexus 7 comes with Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth and NFC connectivity and Google Wallet preinstalled. Sadly, there isn’t a 3G model available, but obviously keeping the price as low as possible was key here. That's also the reason there isn't a camera at the back, and only a 1.2MP front-facing snapper. However, it's capable of shooting 720p video, so it's not all bad.
Measuring 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm the 7-incher weighs in at 340 grams which is respectful for its size. The Amazon Kindle Fire and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 will be having a hard time indeed.
The Google Nexus 7 is already available for pre-order in UK, US, Canada and Australia and should ship in mid July. You can follow this link to book your Nexus 7 unit.

Do you know if it has a memory card slot?
16gb will go in a flash...

Jordanooo said:
Do you know if it has a memory card slot?
16gb will go in a flash...
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I think I heard that there's not. It's a bummer for me; with so many new phones dropping microSD support, I was hoping to use my 32 GB microSD on the tablet.

Ohh, so no extra memory at all?
I wish i could use my memory card too

Jordanooo said:
Ohh, so no extra memory at all?
I wish i could use my memory card too
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It sucks money balls but they want you to go to the cloud with all your stuff. IT FLIPPIN SUCKS
also if your in USA shipping and tax for maryland atleast is 30 more bucks added on.

Yeah, id have gladly paid £250 for one with sdcard slot
Ill probably still get one though

just want to share if its any good to anybody here!!nothing is perfect really,..some tablets are different form one another,,some are the ones your looking for..and some are not,,talking about memory,, its depends on who uses it really,,its your choice!!thanks....but for me not a bad price for the specs ,,considering the lack of memory card slot...thanks again,,,

pwnerman said:
It sucks money balls but they want you to go to the cloud with all your stuff. IT FLIPPIN SUCKS
also if your in USA shipping and tax for maryland atleast is 30 more bucks added on.
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I feel you...i have been literally checking daily on rumors the past few months on this tablet. Im very turned off by the lack of SD.
I imagined Google would do this in the spirit of the GNex and NS...im wondering if the Asus version due in Aug. will have expandable memory
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i ordered one... for the price, IDGAF about storade space, i got the 16gb and it came to about 285 shipped. Thats an awesome price for hd screen, quad core processor, 12-core gpu, gps,etc. Im still amazed how they are profitable at that price. 16gb is more than enough for TRAVEL/ON THE GO. At home, you have FULL use of the cloud. On the go , I doubt you go through more than 16gb of media unless its a long trip and on long trips, u have wifi usually. I actually would have gotten the 8gb but figured 16gb is more desirable/will hold value longer. Be excited folks, i didnt think they would be able to do it. The sd slot was the BEST possible compromise, or would u have rathered to have sd but have a DUAL core, or 512mb of ram, or a 1000x600 screen or no gps etc.

So that means 200$ price not include tax, shipping fee ?

mr_gem said:
So that means 200$ price not include tax, shipping fee ?
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mr_gem said:
So that means 200$ price not include tax, shipping fee ?
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its roughly 230 for the 8gb model with bullcrap shipping and tax added

pwnerman said:
its roughly 230 for the 8gb model with bullcrap shipping and tax added
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also roughly $283 for 16gb model after ship and tax, a bummer but yeah oh well.

To me 30$ is not a small number especially i don't live in US But still looking forward to some reviews

mr_gem said:
To me 30$ is not a small number especially i don't live in US But still looking forward to some reviews
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Engadget reviewed it
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mr_gem said:
To me 30$ is not a small number especially i don't live in US But still looking forward to some reviews
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Amazon is there to help. Just wait till they get some selling ....... but will Amazon be selling Nexus 7 ... that is the question ..... well then look for it on ebay with free usa shipping. I am sure we will have some there as soon as it is available.
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tigerfire25 said:
Amazon is there to help. Just wait till they get some selling ....... but will Amazon be selling Nexus 7 ... that is the question ..... well then look for it on ebay with free usa shipping. I am sure we will have some there as soon as it is available.
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Haha will Amazon sell their competitor's device, I really doubt it, guess I'm gonna stick with my Fire for a while

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Haha will Amazon sell their competitor's device, I really doubt it, guess I'm gonna stick with my Fire for a while
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The reason shipping isn't free is because Google is already taking a loss for these. I'm sure Bestbuy will have them, but will sell them for $230/$280 and you will have to force them to price match.

Censura_Umbra said:
The reason shipping isn't free is because Google is already taking a loss for these. I'm sure Bestbuy will have them, but will sell them for $230/$280 and you will have to force them to price match.
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Google exclusive forever
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tigerfire25 said:
Amazon is there to help. Just wait till they get some selling ....... but will Amazon be selling Nexus 7 ... that is the question ..... well then look for it on ebay with free usa shipping. I am sure we will have some there as soon as it is available.
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[Q] Do 8 GB nexus 7 users feel cheated?

With announcement of 16GB Nexus 7 and 32GB Nexus 7, do 8GB Nexus users feel cheated? I own a 8GB version and have found it to be inadequate for keeping all games together, forget about songs and videos. Though I made a wrong choice, today's discontinuation of 8GB model makes me feel cheated.
Do you too?

Yea. I mean that's the kind of risk you take being an early adopter, but I really feel I should of either just gotten a 16GB model, or waited. But then again my 8GB model is working just fine. I really wish Google would have some trade-in system to let me upgrade to a 16GB model at least, even if for a little price.
I wonder how long it will take to start seeing cool stuff for only 16/32GB models now...

Of course, it hasn't been long since they where out and this happened. And its not like added anything new other than the memory.
A upgrade like what happened with the kindle fire is ok. They changed a few things
But i exchanged mine for a 16gb today lol so im cool now
It did have some screen lift and even though it was passed the exchange time frame office Depot hooked me up. You just got to know how to talk to people
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Depends on what you use your tablet for. Granted I bought a 16gb version on release, Sam's didn't have the 8gb option, but I still have 11 gigs of space available on mine. I use mine to browse the Web and do some random things for work, I have a 10" Acer Iconia for my Multimedia needs around the house. When I travel I tend to use Netflix to stream content, and or I can throw about 3 hours worth of shows on it to watch on a plane or whatever and still stay well under the 8 gig mark. If you wanted something for multimedia purposes then you should have purchased something with more memory, but if you use the tablet in the way it was built for 8gb should be plenty of space.
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Hell, everyone should feel cheated because they don't have microSD slots... I have a 2 yo gtab with 32gb and could have 64gb if I wanted

we all are in the same boat. yours got discontinued. ours got price dropped.

hey look at the bright side, at lease we dont get completely cut off from the face of the earth like the ipad gen 3 hahs
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Wouldn't mind them throwing some extra Drive space our way though. Seems like a simple gesture, considering as y'all said, memory is the only difference.
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I really feel disappointed at all =.=....
I will give Google $80~$100 more for a change my 16GB for 32GB + 3G with my all pleasure =.='

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No. I chose the "8", I got the "8", and I paid for the "8". My choice all through. I could have waited and grabbed the "16" for the same price as it now turns out, but then I would have missed the pleasure I have had from it in the meantime. I would have felt far more cheated to have bought the "16" only to find only thirteen gigs useable.

Yes, I feel cheated, especially because I had my 8GB Nexus for only a month now. Sure, there's always such a risk but after such a short time?
Still, I made the right decision at the time.. 50 € for an additional 8 gigs is just plain ridiculous. And for the most part, the storage is sufficient for my needs which is browsing the web and gaming (except Bard's Tale with its whopping 3,35 GB - great game btw!). For everything else there's USB OTG with either a 32GB flash drive or a Transcend Storejet.
I would probably go for the 32GB Nexus now, though. The markup is still not justified, but more bearable for sure. I'd be willing to pay for it for not having to lug around external drives in the foreseeable future and be able to connect a battery pack while on the go.

I'd expect them to provide same attitude Apple made when they dropped the iPhone 2G with 4GB....
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(original)
I should remind you early adaptors got store credit. and if Google continue offering 25$ I'd expect them to give credit to those who got their device price cut.

for the same price, former 8GB owners lost 8GB storage space while former 16GB owners lost 16GB storage space..
i would say 16GB owners got "cheated" more..
anyway its those kind of risks we took when buying an electronics product, just that this time it happened a bit too fast..

Got my nexus 7, 25$ play store credit and 10$ wallet credit. I'm perfectly fine
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So stupid for people to feel cheated when technology has an extremely short life cycle now-a-days.

Im from eu. And i dont have 25$ credit. Simply i get the tablet after that promotion anyway i wouldnt put my credit card number to a private vpn to set it up. So ye i feel cheated since n7 16gb costs here 230eur..its 300$ ..now i could get 32 for that prize and even first month didnt pass after it started selling in my country.
You dont get if you think its about technology..adding a cheap flash memory is a technological progress? Kidding right?
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The fact that you can run games with otg cable makes me not so much feeling cheated. However I am happy with my 8gb nexus 7
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Otg is fine..but..you bought tablet cuz of his mobility..now you got a tablet with a cabel with usb flash /i dont qq about my memory/
i wouldnt say anything but clearly its marketing thingy and google screwed it up.
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stevensdrs said:
No. I chose the "8", I got the "8", and I paid for the "8". My choice all through. I could have waited and grabbed the "16" for the same price as it now turns out, but then I would have missed the pleasure I have had from it in the meantime. I would have felt far more cheated to have bought the "16" only to find only thirteen gigs useable.
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So true! I don't understand how people feel cheated...they made a decision based on the information at hand and found the 8 GB to be a good product and bought it. In the light of the recent HW upgrade and price drop, it would seem it was a bad decision....suck it up...I understand it feels unfair, but who said life is fair? Myself, I decided that 8 GB was not enough, and the 16 GB lacked 3G so I didn't want either of the options available....I investigated, and found the rumor about a 32 GB and a 3G version, and decided to wait. I'd rather wait for a while and get a product I'm 100% happy with, than settle for the next best thing, just because I wanna be "first"....

you're missing the point. Storage, while useful, is not that important, as long as the otg cables work. The HSPA+ though, is the most annoying omission. I would have paid $50 more for that if it had only been available. Somebody else said around here and I agree: I'd rather use up the tablet battery for 3G, and not my phone.
Also, didn't get $25 credit because I'm from the EU.
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So true! I don't understand how people feel cheated...they made a decision based on the information at hand and found the 8 GB to be a good product and bought it. In the light of the recent HW upgrade and price drop, it would seem it was a bad decision....suck it up...I understand it feels unfair, but who said life is fair? Myself, I decided that 8 GB was not enough, and the 16 GB lacked 3G so I didn't want either of the options available....I investigated, and found the rumor about a 32 GB and a 3G version, and decided to wait. I'd rather wait for a while and get a product I'm 100% happy with, than settle for the next best thing, just because I wanna be "first"....
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Problem for some of us was that waiting was not an option. I bought my 16GB during a trip to the US, because to get it here would have cost me $400. I could have waited for the next better version, but by that logic I'd never have a phone - there's always something better out next year. Turned out ok though, because this way I don't get to swim with the sharks in Jersey. (would post URL, not allowed).

Why Walmart will only sell the 32GB version?

Title says it all. Wondering what is the reason for that...

Techie2012 said:
Title says it all. Wondering what is the reason for that...
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Perhaps to drive more people to the Google Play store in hopes of being able to upsell the buyer on media purchases, extended warranty, and accessories that may otherwise not be available at retail stores.

To make people who want to buy it on the day buy the more expensive model.
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Better profit margin is my bet.Same reason they only had the 16gb N7 at retail stores and sold the 8gb through the playstore.I doubt if there is much money to be made on the cheaper units. jmo

Because that's the only one I'll buy
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Better profit margin is my bet.Same reason they only had the 16gb N7 at retail stores and sold the 8gb through the playstore.I doubt if there is much money to be made on the cheaper units. jmo
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Yeah better profit in the 32GB one, cos the cost of the extra 16GB is pence to google but $100 (£80) to us, that means there's quite a bit of profit to get from it.

Even tho google pays under ten dollars per 16gb added.
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The fact that there is no expandable memory really makes me want to flying crotch punch the designers of this thing in that aspect. I mean really no SD card slot? That is a pure crappy greedy money grabbing asshole thing to do on their part. Only saving grace is you can probably just use a usb stick or external drive to put all your media on but that is kind of crappy when a tablet is suppossed to be mobile and quick. Might as well get a laptop if you're going to be toting around external drives and junk.

I bet it's the profit margin on the 16g. Wallyworld wants to make some coin when they sell that n10. Googly is I like sure we can cut you in but only on the 32GB. If the cost to produce the unit is 350 and their selling it for 399 they can't cut wallyworld in without taking a shot to the groin. Think about the box it's in and the shipping to get the unit from where ever to where ever that all costs coin. But who knows what's really going on this is just my conspiracy theory.
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I also wish it had an SD card, but life is not fair

Walmart is trollin

The price of this annoys me for the storage at 16gb. and the fact there is no 64gb option. with a super high resolution display, HD pictures and videos and optimized apps take up a lot more space. 16gb isn't enough 32 is barely enough. Such a high spec device needs a 64gb option,google really makes some silly decisions.
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Toyeboy said:
The price of this annoys me for the storage at 16gb. and the fact there is no 64gb option. with a super high resolution display, HD pictures and videos and optimized apps take up a lot more space. 16gb isn't enough 32 is barely enough. Such a high spec device needs a 64gb option,google really makes some silly decisions.
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And remember it's not going to be 16 or 32 but more like 13 & 29gb. I'm going to wait it out and not rush out to the store like I did for my 249 really 269 n7 that is now 199... My N7 is depreciating faster than a new car being driven off the lot.
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t_007_v2 said:
And remember it's not going to be 16 or 32 but more like 13 & 29gb. I'm going to wait it out and not rush out to the store like I did for my 249 really 269 n7 that is now 199... My N7 is depreciating faster than a new car being driven off the lot.
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its depreciating?????
i really liked it man... really impressed... solid built... video playback is sick.. pure google is wonderfull...
accidently sold mine on ebay though so im trying to trade my droid x2 for one with some cacsh..

Lol how do you accidentally sell something on ebay? And good luck with the DX products... nobody wants non 4G phones anymore except maybe the D3 because it has a keyboard.

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The fact that there is no expandable memory really makes me want to flying crotch punch the designers of this thing in that aspect. I mean really no SD card slot? That is a pure crappy greedy money grabbing asshole thing to do on their part. Only saving grace is you can probably just use a usb stick or external drive to put all your media on but that is kind of crappy when a tablet is suppossed to be mobile and quick. Might as well get a laptop if you're going to be toting around external drives and junk.
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I agree that not having a slot is FUBAR, but you need to remember Google's emphasis on cloud services, and that the Nexus devices are designed to promote those. It's not an optimal solution, buy you can pick up an OTG cable for $2 and a 32G micro flash drive for ~$20. Keep big media files (e.g., movie rips) on the flash drive. It'll work well enough.

Well Apple doesn't offer expansion slots either on their devices and no one has an issue with it. There are external HDD that pair via WiFi (Kingston) and of course dongles you an use storage as well. No they are not great alternatives but they are alternatives none the less. I would rather have microSDHC or 64GB from Google but I would rather live with 32GB and sell my iPad more (which I just posted on eBay, 4 months old and saying see ya).

I know about the expansion cables and whatnot... i just would rather have a SD card slot and not have to worry about a dongle hanging off. And what about those of us who travel all over the place and can't get cloud services overseas when not on wifi? Thanks alot Google... asshats... Makes me want to buy an Infinity if I didn't keep hearing about the OS issues.

I'm the same way. I don't necessarily want to fully depends on cloud services. The nexus 10 should have a lot more storage space and the nexus 7 should have had a 64GB option right off the bat.
I'm also disappointed at the lack of a SD card slot. When I'm at the gym, am I supposed to bring a USB drive and dongle in with me? Might as well just bring in my desktop computer and set up shop.
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At a place like Walmart, I would think they would want to push the cheaper model, and save the expensive one for online and actual electronic stores.

[Q] 32 GB Version?

AT&T today announced a 32GB version available 5/10. I bought the Sprint 16GB since my ancient (by phone standards) EVO 4G was rebooting anytime the 3G radio did much work. I'd have gone for the 32GB now knowing how app installs work with Jelly Bean.
Any rumors of Sprint bringing out the 32GB? Tempted to return mine and activate my wife's old Nexus S for a couple of weeks until we're sure a 32GB isn't right around the corner.

other then the Iphone I haven't seen sprint offering multiple storage options in the past.

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other then the Iphone I haven't seen sprint offering multiple storage options in the past.
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Sprint has the Galaxy S3 in 32 GB in addition to the 16. At least online. Have for a long time.

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Sprint has the Galaxy S3 in 32 GB in addition to the 16. At least online. Have for a long time.
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ahhh never got an s3 so I missed it. wonder how many they sold.

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ahhh never got an s3 so I missed it. wonder how many they sold.
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Probably not a ton, as I don't think I've seen them in a store. Admittedly, I didn't try very much as I wasn't in the market for myself.
Heck, if they can sell a purple S3, they should offer a 32GB S4 for heavier users.

everyone moving toward online storage which suck. hope the new version on android support app to SD like gingerbread did.
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Canadian Note 5 thread

since the note 5 has been released and the release date for us Canadians is august 21. so, who's getting one? I'm still on the fence on picking up one, but if I do it's probably going be the 64gb version. Let's begin the discussion on it.:good:

I will for the first time since the note 2 not be getting a new note this year.
Samsung has totally dropped the ball (and thats a huge understatement ) this time around.
Black only and 32gb of storage?
No thanks.
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I was looking on the Bell site and I only saw the 32gb ($850). I chat online with a rep and she said they are only carrying the 32gb. At this point I can't see myself getting one

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I was looking on the Bell site and I only saw the 32gb ($850). I chat online with a rep and she said they are only carrying the 32gb. At this point I can't see myself getting one
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That really sucks, long term 32gb is going be cutting it close. I was hoping we would have a choice between 32gb and 64gb.

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I was looking on the Bell site and I only saw the 32gb ($850). I chat online with a rep and she said they are only carrying the 32gb. At this point I can't see myself getting one
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The Note 4 is now $200 cheaper at Bell ($230 with tax) - which has me seriously considering whether a Note 4 isn't a better choice for my money.

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The Note 4 is now $200 cheaper at Bell ($230 with tax) - which has me seriously considering whether a Note 4 isn't a better choice for my money.
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Is that off contract? I'll grab one if it is

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Is that off contract? I'll grab one if it is
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Obviously not off contract....
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Hi,
Does anyone know where to find the 64GB version?

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Obviously not off contract....
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Yeah, I made that comment at 2am after some wine. Want my finest moment.
I have too much of a sweet cellphone plan to risk a contract. $800 for the note 4 from Bell. Still not a bad deal, all things considering

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Yeah, I made that comment at 2am after some wine. Want my finest moment.
I have too much of a sweet cellphone plan to risk a contract. $800 for the note 4 from Bell. Still not a bad deal, all things considering
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You can find the note 4 on kijiji for 500-600 new.
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Hamidd said:
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Does anyone know where to find the 64GB version?
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Only 32gb in canada which is ridiculous. I am so mad at this.
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just visited a local Samsung Store in Richmond and took a look at the Available Space for the 32GB model..
Only 7.26GB free....

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just visited a local Samsung Store in Richmond and took a look at the Available Space for the 32GB model..
Only 7.26GB free....
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You're kidding, right? Bloatware?

I am hoping come Friday we find out thr 64gb is able to be bought. ....

rc0310 said:
just visited a local Samsung Store in Richmond and took a look at the Available Space for the 32GB model..
Only 7.26GB free....
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Absolutely impossible. That must be used space not free. 32gb note5 should have around 22GB available space.
64 GB Note5 has 52GB free space accordingly to one of the xda member who received his phone from At&t.
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Absolutely impossible. That must be used space not free. 32gb note5 should have around 22GB available space.
64 GB Note5 has 52GB free space accordingly to one of the xda member who received his phone from At&t.
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52 / 2 = 26
Sorry, had to!
Seriously pissed that Canada only gets the 32gb version, and only in black. I have sent protest tweets to Samsung Canada and Telus. Everyone should do the same (Samsung and your carrier).
Choice, what people want. Why does only Apple understand this?

Here's a picture. The phone is a Demo so maybe people has been testing the 4K video recording and taking lots of pictures..

Where did you see this demo
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I just found both at a Bell store in Chinook Centre, Calgary. Both had different free storage that I won't even bother posting. Also, don't forget that these are are retail demo units (running demo mode and with a retail disk partion) so you can't take them as gospel.
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I want to check them out before deciding whether to reserve or not - could you actually play with phones at the Bell store, or were they not supposed to be on display? (Just want to make sure it's worthwhile to drive out to Chinook).

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I want to check them out before deciding whether to reserve or not - could you actually play with phones at the Bell store, or were they not supposed to be on display? (Just want to make sure it's worthwhile to drive out to Chinook).
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Yes you could play with both, and the regular edge and Note 4 are next to them, totally worth the drive.